5 TENNIS ; FEDERER IS READY TO PLAY ON CLAY
ROGER FEDERER is ready to get him dirty as he is preparing to play on clay. federer had arrived at MONTE CARLO this week and posted on his facebook profile "Arrived in Monte Carlo yesterday…on my way to another practice session. Time for the clay court season!" along with the photo of ROLEX court.
Sachin Tendulkar would be 42 when the next World Cup comes around but former Australian batsman Adam Gilchrist says the Indian batting icon could well be seen in action in the mega-event as he is "ageless".
Gilchrist heaped praise on Tendulkar, who would be celebrating his 38th birthday on April 24.
"Sachin is ageless," Gilchrist said.
"He has obviously shown his desire and hunger to continue and that`s great for him. Sachin is one of the iconic figures in world cricket history," he said.
3 FOOT BALL ; BALE AND NASRI LEAD PFA NOMINATIONS 
Gareth Bale and Samir Nasri have both been nominated for the Professional Footballers' Association Player and Young Player of the Year awards.
The PFA announced on Friday that Tottenham winger Bale and Arsenal playmaker Nasri were among seven nominees from the Barclays Premier League for each of their top prizes.2 IPL ; CHENNAI SUPERKINGS BEAT KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS IN IPL 4 MATCH 1
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's inspired captaincy again played a key role as champions Chennai Super Kings snatched a dramatic two-run victory against Kolkata Knight Riders to open their campaign in the 2011 Indian Premier League on a strong note here on Friday.
Three stumpings, a run out and shrewd bowling changes at the death underlined Dhoni's Midas Touch as the Knight Riders, chasing Super Kings' total of 153 for four, collapsed to 151 for seven despite a classy knock by Jacques Kallis (54) and some late blitz by Manoj Tiwary.
A chancy but valuable knock of 64 by opener Anirudha Srikkanth, who was dropped twice, held the Super Kings innings together after Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat against a severely depleted Knight Riders, who had just two foreign players in their playing eleven.
1. BASKETBALL ; Tom Gores has agreed to buy the struggling NBA franchise
The Detroit Pistons announced Friday that billionaire California investor Tom Gores has agreed to buy the struggling NBA franchise, ending a drawn-out sale by longtime owner Karen Davidson that stretched back before the season.
The tentative deal, which also includes The Palace of Auburn Hills and DTE Energy Music Theatre, must be approved by the NBA. Terms were not disclosed, but the deal is expected to close by June 30.
Gores, the chairman and CEO of Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Platinum Equity, also is buying the operating rights to the Meadow Brook Music Festival.
Davidson became the owner after her husband died in March 2009
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