Which Indian cricketer became the fourth batsman in the world this January to score five consecutive Test centuries?

To honour the birthplace of the Olympics and in accordance with the Olympic Charter, Greece leads the parade. The host country is the last delegation in the line-up.

Sharapova, seeded 14th, was defeated by 58th-ranked Kirilenko to lose her first match at Melbourne Park since beating Ana Ivanovic for the title in 2008.

Kieron Pollard, 22, attracted the maximum bid of $750,000 by IPL franchise team, the Mumbai Indians.

The four Grand Slam tournaments, also called the Majors, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world ranking points, tradition, prize-money and public attention.

The repeat offender, who has competed over the years in the 75-kg category, was punished for failing the most recent out-of-competition dope tests carried out by the National Anti-Doping Agency and the World Anti-Doping Agency in September last year.

Abhinav Bindra said he was frustrated with the National Rifle Association of India's attitude towards him, leading to his exclusion from the Commonwealth shooting championship squad.

In a controversial move that heightened the rivalry between the two clubs, Tevez moved from Manchester United to Manchester City last year.

After the competition was cancelled in 1942 and 1946 due to World War II, it was decided that Brazil would host the 1950 edition.

Gautam Gambhir became the fourth batsman in the world to score five consecutive Test hundreds when he smashed 116 off 129 balls during India's second innings in the first Test against Bangladesh.

Mahesh Bhupathi suffered the calf injury during a practice session and aggravated it at a men's doubles first-round match along with partner Max Mirnyi, which the pair lost.