BERLIN – World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against Poland’s Albert Sosnowski in Schalke, Germany, on May 29, the Ukrainian said yesterday. 

THE Gauteng Promoters Association (GPA) has given Minister of Sport, Makhenkesi Stofile, its fullest support for the boxing convention to take place his month. 

THE new Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) leaders plan to engage legends such as Titus Mamabolo, Germina Sesoai and Sonja Laxton for assistance in the development of the sport. 

VIENNA – Austrian athlete Bettina Mueller-Weissina, a seven-time national sprint champion, is facing a lifetime ban from the sport after allegedly violating anti-doping rules for a second time in her career. 

RALEIGH, North Carolina – Ivory Williams, America’s newest sprint champion, knows all too well how mental errors can destroy dreams.  

LONDON – Germany’s seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher will fail like so many other great sportsmen who have made comebacks, claimed top Australian driver Mark Webber yesterday. 

CRICKET SA Youth cricket manager Niels Momberg is recovering in hospital after being shot in an attempted hijacking in the driveway of his home in Parkmore, Johannesburg, early this week. 

THE return of Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher from injury will add more zeal to the already powerful Warriors team that will play the Lions in the Standard Bank Pro20 final in Port Elizabeth on Friday night. 

DHAKA – Bangladesh have axed experienced batsman Mohammad Ashraful for a two-Test series against England following his inconsistent form, selectors said yesterday. 

PHOENIX, Arizona – The 20-year-old square-groove clubs that sparked a furore on the US PGA Tour this season will be prohibited on the tour from March 29 thanks to an agreement reached with club manufacturer Ping. 

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian golf chiefs are threatening to withdraw their endorsement of the US PGA’s first event in Southeast Asia over a clash of dates with an existing Asian Tour event in the country. 

NEW DELHI – Defending champions Germany outclassed New Zealand 5-2 yesterday to join England and Australia in the semifinals of the men’s field hockey World Cup.