Sunderland, England  - Former England star Paul Gascoigne has opened up on a life of addiction and violence in an interview to be broadcast on Sky TV on Monday.

In a startlingly frank performance, Gascoigne admitted that his heart stopped three times during rehab for alcohol addiction, explained the circumstances behind his violence to his ex-wife, and spoke of feeling "used" by his son Regan.

Melbourne, Mar 16 : Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne and his ex-wife Simone Callahan were recently spotted getting cosy backstage at Sound relief concert.

Warne raised many eyebrows as he tried getting cosy with his ex-wife, who seemed pretty interested in him, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Callahan was also seen reciprocating the feelings, as she eagerly waited and watched in the wings when Warne helped Chris Martin and his band Coldplay perform a rendition of The Monkeys'' hit `I''m A Believer'.

Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 16 : Four of South Africa''s top six batsmen in the forthcoming Test match have brown skins, and had tall left-arm fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe recovered from knee surgery, most of Graeme Smith's team would have included players from previously repressed communities.

We are talking about Ashwell Prince, who blasted 254 of the best at the weekend to remind the selectors about what they had been missing in the two-nil series defeat against Australia.

Another brown-skinned star in the making is Imraan Khan, who stroked a stylish 145 for KwaZulu-Natal at the Pietermaritzburg''s cricket ground.

London, Mar. 16  Riding high on his sides stunning performance to beat Manchester United 4-1, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has raised questions over United's hope of bouncing back in the league.

Gerrard said he still hopes that Liverpool can pull it off and win the title.

"I think we can still win the league. It is still tough, there is still a big gap and we are running out of time as there are not many games left," he said.

Gerrard said his team wants to continue its winning spree after handed over a defeat to Real Madrid at home followed by a win over Manchester United.

Los Angeles  - Mark Cuban may legally own the Dallas Mavericks, but the Lakers own them in Los Angeles.

Kobe Bryant tossed in 28 points, Trevor Ariza had a career-high 26, and the Lakers regrouped after blowing a big lead to continue their home court mastery over the Mavericks with a 107-100 victory on Sunday.

"We match up well with them," said Bryant after the Lakers closed on an 18-5 run and improved to an astonishing 33-3 home mark over the Mavericks since 1991.

If the play-offs began today, the top-seeded Lakers and eighth- seeded Mavericks (40-27) would meet in the first round.

London, Mar. 16: Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson has charged the FA of of devaluing the FA Cup.

Ferguson criticised the FA governing body for scheduling the semi-finals of the tournament at Wembley where Manchester United would face Everton on April 19.

David Moyes has also expressed displeasure over the choice of the venue.

“I agree with David that playing the semi-finals at Wembley devalues the FA Cup,” The Sun quoted Ferguson, as saying.