Which English player was dropped in recently held first ODI against India in Hyderabad?

Warwickshire batsman Ian Bell was dropped in the recently held first ODI against India in Hyderabad because England had opted for Kevin Pietersen and Jonny Bairstow in the middle-order.

Manchester United defender Patrice Evra accused Liverpool striker Luis Suarez of racist abuse in the Premier League clash between the two teams. Evra alleged that Suarez had been trying 'to try to wind me up' and that 'there are cameras, you can see him say a certain word to me at least 10 times. There is no place for that in 2011'.

Fifteen-year-old Rutuja Bhosale of Pune became the youngest state tennis player ever to win the senior national championship. The class XI student beat Isha Lakhani 6-4 6-3 to win the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship in New Delhi.

Sania Mirza underwent an arthroscopic surgery on her left-knee in Apollo Hospital. Sania had torn her meniscus during the US Open Grand Slam tournament in Flushing Meadows last month. She had earlier undergone an arthroscopy after damaging her ACL on the right knee in 2006.

Andy Murray beat David Ferrer 7-5, 6-4 to claim the Shanghai Masters and moved ahead of Roger Federer in the rankings for the first time in his career. The victory completed a stunning Asian hat-trick for Murray and allowed him to leapfrog 16-time Grand Slam champion Federer into third spot in the ATP list.

India’s friendly match against top German football club Bayern Munich on January 10, 2012 will see Bhaichung Bhutia donning the national colours for one final time. Talking about his last match Bhaichung said, “I always wanted to retire playing a match. I stay grateful to the AIFF for giving me an opportunity to play my last match.”

FIFA slapped a six-month ban on Jamaica Football Federation president Captain Horace Burrell for his role in the cash-for-vote scandal and also imposed sanctions on several other Caribbean officials. Burrell, a leading Caribbean Football Union member was the senior most CFU official punished for violation of FIFA's Code of Ethics.

The IPL Governing Council meeting has decided that it will be a nine-team tournament, making it clear that there is no re-looking at the termination of Kochi Tuskers. Kochi's contract was terminated for non-payment of bank guarantee, thus abruptly ending the controversial Kerala team's association with the cash-rich league after just one year.

A 17-year-old village lad Achyutananda Sahoo of Orissa grabbed a gold medal in youth commonwealth weightlifting championship in Cape Town, South Africa. Sahoo got the medal in 62 kg category.

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia won gold in women’s discus throw event in the Harvest Throw Meet in Portland, United States. Poonia came up with her season’s best throw of 59.39m but her effort fell short of 2012 London Olympics qualification ‘B’ standard of 59.50m.