CRICKET

Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga gets an opportunity to test his fitness in the one-off Twenty20 match against world champions India on Tuesday. The 25-year-old, who was out of action due to a knee injury, made his last international appearance in February 2008 in a one-dayer against Australia in Melbourne.

CRICKET

West Indies have dropped batsman Xavier Marshall for Friday's second test against England in Antigua and drafted in Lendl Simmons. Marshall, who had a poor tour of New Zealand, made a second ball duck in the first test win over England at Sabina Park .

FOOTBALL

Joel Santana's Bafana Bafana will face a stiff challenge on Wednesday evening when they host a formidable Chile side at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane in an international friendly, kick-off 20h30. Bafana will be on a high when they take the pitch to face their South American opposition after winning their last five internationals in a row, but they could come crashing down to reality if the Chile's highly rated coach, Marcelo Bielsa, has anything to say about it.

FOOTBALL

Chelsea have sacked manager Luiz Felipe Scolari after falling behind in the English Premier League title race, the club announced on Monday. The Blues lie fourth in the table, seven points behind leaders Manchester United after being booed off the pitch by their own fans at Stamford Bridge following a goalless draw with top-flight new boys Hull on Saturday.

TENNIS

South African Open winner and currently one of the most dynamic drawcards in world tennis, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, described the tournament after his final triumph over fellow-Frenchman Jeremy Chardy at Montecasino on Sunday afternoon as "something quite amazing".