Muralitharan To Risk Injury

Sri Lankan spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan, announced today that he will fight through his injury just to beat India in tomorrows Cricket World Cup final; thereby topping his cricketing career in the best way possible, before heading into retirement. Muralitharan, 38, is expected to play in the Mumbai final, however he is still carring hamstring, knee and groin injuries sustained earlier in the competition.

Rangers Going Bust

Rangers chairman, Alastair Johnson, announed today that his club, Rangers FC, are very close to becoming bust. This came up when they club announced half-yearly figures showing that the club owes £29m. Alastair Johnson stated that in June the clubs debts will drop to around £22m. However, he is worried that the club could go out of business if the decision over tax payments goes against them.

Real Madrid trio to miss Tottenham match

It was announced today that Real Madrid trio; Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Marcelo will miss next weeks Champions League Quarter-Final first leg tie against Tottenham. Ronaldo has a hamstring injury, Benzema with a thigh problem and Marcelo with a sore rib. They should, however, return for the second leg, and they won't be available for Real Madrid's match on April 9th against Athletic Bilbao.

F1 Drivers' World Championship - Week 1

Vettel after Australian Grand Prix victory

1	Ger	S Vettel	25
2	GB	L Hamilton	18
3	Rus	V Petrov	15
4	Spa	F Alonso	12
5	Aus	M Webber	10
6	GB	J Button	8
7	Brz	F Massa	6
8	Swi	S Buemi	4
9	Ger	A Sutil	2
10	GB	P Di Resta	1

Malaysian Grand Prix

Satellite view of Sepang Circuit in Malaysia

Venue: Sepang, Kuala Lumpur
Race Date: Sunday 10 April
Lap length: 3.444 miles
Race laps: 56
2010 winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
First grand prix: 1999
Fascinating fact: Kuala Lumpur literally means "muddy estuary". The city's grand prix track was built on a 260-hectare swamp, a factor some have blamed for the increasing number of bumps on the track. Some people claim the circuit may be literally sinking.

Formula 1 - Drivers and Teams

Red Bull - Sebastian Vettel & Mark Webber

McLaren - Lewis Hamilton & Jenson Button

Ferrari - Fernando Alonso & Felipe Massa

Mercedes - Michael Schumacher & Nico Rosberg

Renault - Nick Heidfeld & Vitaly Petrov

Williams - Ruben Barrichello & Pastor Maldonado

Force India - Adrian Sutil & Paul di Resta

Sauber - Kamui Kobayashi & Sergio Perez

Toro Rosso - Sebastien Buemi & Jaime Alguersuari

Team Lotus - Jarno Trulli & Heikki Kovalainen

Hispania Racing Team - Narain Karthikeyan & Vitantonio Liuzzi

Virgin Racing - Timo Glock & Jerome d'Ambrosio

Australian Grand Prix

Satellite view of Albert Park, Melbourne

With the 2011 F1 Grand Prix season about to begin tomorrow, and qualifying taking place today, I believe it is time I post a quick fact file about the Australian Grand Prix. I will be doing this for each race as soon as possible (not necessarily on the day of the race).

Venue: Albert Park, Melbourne
Race Date: Sunday 27 March
Lap length: 3.295 miles
Race laps: 58
2010 winner: Jenson Button (McLaren)
First grand prix: 1996
Fascinating fact: The race returned to Melbourne in 1996 when Martin Brundle was involved in a terrifying crash on the first lap, which split his Jordan car in two. Amazingly, the British driver was able to run back to the pits to collect the spare car for the restart - only to spin off at the same corner on the first lap.