1. The ICC on Wednesday confirmed that Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt will be eligible to return to competitive cricket at both domestic and international levels after the sanctions against them expire at midnight on September 1.
2. Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Wednesday said all-rounder Stuart Binny would lend much needed balance to the Indian team which is keen to bounce back after an embarrassing defeat in the first Test against Sri Lanka.
3. Roger Federer shook off the rust in his first match since Wimbledon as women's drawcards Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams withdrew injured from the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday
4. From agony to ecstasy, this is the story of Saina Nehwal in the last 12 months. At the same time last year, she returned to the city in despair refusing to believe critics who had declared that her career is more or less over.
5. Gearing up to make the Olympic cut for a second successive time, star Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom on Wednesday said it would be no walk in the park to fetch a medal even if she qualifies for next year's Games in Rio de Janeiro.
