Andre Villas-Boas’ replacement will have a relatively easy task in improving the club’s fortunes.

India player Sania Mirza’s slide in the rankings continued.

Morton, 33, was returning home from a cricket match at around 11pm local time.

Allen won his first ranking title with a 10-1 victory over world number 11 Stephen Lee.

Ferrer of Spain defeated Colombian Santiago Giraldo 7-5, 6-4 in the semi-finals.

Perez clocked in a lap in one minute and 22.094 seconds (s) on soft tyres.

Jean-Eric Vergne of Toro Rosso set the fastest time on the second day of final pre-season testing in Barcelona.

Jayawardene looks for consistency as team faces Australia today.

Makkawi mistakenly detained on return to Egypt from Pakistan.

Djokovic, Murray march into Dubai singles quarters.