Four-time champion Pakistan has slumped to an embarrassing 3-2 defeat by Canada to finish last for the first time in the men's field hockey World Cup in New Delhi.

American sprinter Ivory Williams has withdrawn from this weekend's IAAF world indoor championships in Doha because of a positive test for marijuana.

Michael Schumacher is raring to go racing again, and the rest of Formula One is just as keen to have him back.

Trainer Grahame Begg has reported it is full steam ahead for beaten Newmarket Handicap favourite All Silent, who will leave for Dubai next Wednesday.

Racing Victoria will delay the start of the jumps season by 11 days because of problems with the construction of its new barriers.

Australia will take on the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the hockey World Cup despite the Dutch losing 2-1 to South Korea overnight.

Australia's men's hockey team has topped its group in New Delhi, but already stressed the importance not to squander a golden chance to win the World Cup.

A 15-year-old Japanese schoolboy tipping the scales at 145 kilograms is set to make his professional sumo debut and is already being tipped as a future 'yokozuna'.

Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher warned he is ready to fight for success when he returns to Formula One with Mercedes GP this weekend.

Favourites Australia sweated to a 2-1 win over Pakistan overnight to join England in the semi-finals from group B in the hockey World Cup.