On Wednesday, European football's governing body said that vuvuzelas have been forbidden from all UEFA-sanctioned games like Euro 2012 qualifiers and Champions League games.

Though the horns were well-liked at the World Cup in South Africa, critics are of the view that they overwhelmed fan chanting and the ambiance.

50 years old double Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon lost his life yesterday, as he was suffering from cancer. Fignon is known to be a man, who had never stepped back from self-criticism, and had instead always wore a smile on his face, even to his critics.

Till now, in their respective tennis careers, the ace players Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have faced each other over 21 times on the tennis court all over the world.

However, the rivals have never played against each other at the U. S. Open, in any of the annual event or in any of its round.

Since in the French League, teams- Marseille and Bordeaux had a poor start in their opening matches; these title contenders, falling in the relegation zone, are therefore, now under sheer pressure.

It has been reported by the media on Thursday that Sevilla is about to finalize the deal of selling French defender Sebastien Squillaci to Arsenal.

Blackpool has finally moved into the pool of transfer market, and has also confirmed the joining of four new players today, ahead of the set up of the new Premier League campaign over the weekend.

Commissioner, David Stern quoted that during the coming season, Toronto and New Jersey will be playing a couple of games in London, facing each other on March 4 and 5 at the O2 Arena. Arena has already hosted pre-season games for several years.

The Raptors, having 13 games experience in Asia, now will be playing the first two regular-season games that are to be played in the Europe.

The decision taken by him is pretty much final and has been timed in a way that it will deprive Colin Montgomerie, Europe’s Ryder Cup captain of a lively and well performing player to fire up the team at Celtic Manor in the month of October.

This Spanish player, has to his name a noteworthy record of having never ever lost a Ryder Cup, but has in this season, faced a miserable start.