Madrid  - Barcelona midfielders Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Yaya Toure will all probably be out of action for around two weeks, according to the digital versions of Sport and Mundo Deportivo on Sunday night.

All three picked up minor injuries in Barca's 6-0 thrashing of Malaga on Sunday, and will probably miss the upcoming international matches. They will all undergo further tests on Monday.

Ivory Coast midfielder Toure limped out of the game after 23 minutes, with a torn abductor muscle in his right leg.

Indian Wells, California  - Russian Vera Zvonareva overcame a whipping desert wind on Sunday to dethrone Ana Ivanovic at the Indian Wells Masters, overcoming the frustrated holder 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 for the title

The match was played in desert gusts which sent sand through the air and made holding serve a challenge. A total of 19 break points were up for grabs in the unpredictable conditions. There was only one ace served in the two-hour battle.

Trondheim, Norway  - Ole Einar Bjoernd

Mumbai, Mar 22 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will hold an emergency meeting to take a final call on the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here today.

The Twenty-20 league has been under a cloud of uncertainty because of security apprehensions.

The meeting has been called after many top state officials expressed reservations on providing security to the high profile championship, as many matches being held at different venues clash with Lok Sabha polls.

Indian Wells, California  - Andy Murray bids for his third title of the season after setting up a final with world number 1 Rafael Nadal at the Indian Wells Masters on Saturday.

Murray stunned error-prone second seed Roger Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6- 1, marking his fourth consecutive victory over the former dominator of the sport since losing to the Swiss in the US Open final six months ago.

Madrid  - Striker Frederic Kanoute hit a handsome hat-trick on Saturday, in Sevilla's 4-1 thrashing of hapless Valladolid.

The comfortable win consolidates Sevilla in third place in La Liga, six points ahead of fourth-placed Villarreal, who beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 earlier on Saturday.

Kanoute is in the best form of his career, at the ripe old age of 31. He started the rout after just eight minutes by turning in a centre from Koffi Romaric.

Henok Goitom made it 1-1 for Valladolid in the 22nd minute by heading in a free-kick from Fabian Canobbio.