April 24th 2010
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Saurabh Tiwary hit an enterprising half-century and Kieron Pollard played a delightful cameo to charge Mumbai to 184 for 5 at the DY Patil Stadium. It was a bridge too far even for the batting-heavy Bangalore and they never really threatened to get anywhere close to the target. The 35-run win took Mumbai to the final, and sealed their qualification for the Champions League Twenty20 to be held in September.

Arsenal ace Andrey Arshavin is hoping to return to action against Manchester City this weekend. Arshavin has been out of action since picking up a calf problem during the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona and has missed the last four games. The Russian is making good progress with his fitness and he hopes to be available for the visit of Champions League chasing Manchester City on Saturday.

Portsmouth's administrators have revealed the extraordinary level of the club's debts - with £1million owed to Tottenham for Asmir Begovic. Portsmouth have released their debt report to creditors, spelling out the entirety of the club's debts to be £119million. Among the debts is the staggering revelation that Portsmouth owe money to Spurs over former goalkeeper Begovic - even though he never played for the north London club. During the final days of the January transfer window it is thought that, when Portsmouth sold Younes Kaboul to Tottenham in January, the club negotiated a double deal which included Begovic.

Tiger Woods added two more tournaments Wednesday to a schedule that is not much different from previous years except for the timing. Woods entered The Players Championship and the AT&T National, which benefits his foundation. It was the second straight week that Woods made an early commitment to a PGA Tour event, allowing it more time to promote his appearance. For years, the world's No. 1 player waited until the last few days before signing up. Woods missed five months while caught in a sex scandal that shattered his image and cost him three major endorsements. He returned at the Masters, where he tied for fourth.

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