Venezuelan skier Adrian Solano may be the butt of the world's jokes after hapless slips and falls in the Lahti Nordic World Ski Championships last week, but the 22-year-old cook who had never seen snow and practiced the sport on wheels is delighted with his "marvellous" adventure.

Kurt Busch finally wins Daytona as just 25 cars cross the finish line, only five of them unscathed.

Melbourne Boomers general manager Justin Nelson believes the way people talk about the WNBL needs to change.

Andrew Bogut's chances of a second NBA title may be set to soar with reports that a move to defending champions Cleveland Cavaliers is on the cards.

Surfing great Kelly Slater has called for a "serious" shark cull in the waters off the island of Réunion, after a surfer was killed in the area last week, bringing the number of attacks to 20 since 2011.

Crystal Palace supporters inadvertently vandalised their own team's bus thinking it belonged to Middlesbrough prior to the Premier League clash between the relegation rivals on Saturday.

The first ball Virat Kohli faced as captain of India was from Mitch Johnson at the Adelaide Oval, and it hit him in the head. That was less than two weeks after the death of Phil Hughes, and it  sent an alarmed shiver down every spine, not least Johnson's.

Trainers eyeing the prized Black Opal Stakes will be hoping for a drought in Queensland this week.

Jason Behrendorff is still trying to process what has transpired over a "whirlwind" couple of days.

India's pitch doctors have been thrown another curve ball by the confident Australians, who say they are prepared for whatever surface is thrown at them for the second Test in Bangalore.