The opening ceremony to kick off the Cricket World Cup is set to get under way in Bangladesh capital Dhaka.

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Dhaka ready for opening ceremony

A fresh round of talks aimed at resolving the row over mackerel quotas, which has angered Scottish fishermen, is due to get under way.

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Fresh round of mackerel talks due

St Johnstone host Celtic in the early kick-off in the Scottish Premier League, before four other matches get under way at 1500 BST.

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Live – Scottish football

Talks over the controversial mackerel quota wrangle, which has angered Scottish fishermen, are due to get under way in London.

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Talks under way in ‘mackerel war’

Nine swimming finals take place and the athletics is due to get under way on the third day of action in Delhi.

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Live – Commonwealth Games day three

The 2010 Commonwealth Games get under way on Sunday with a spectacular opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

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Live – Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

Large crowds see the Ryder Cup get under way at Newport’s Celtic Manor, but play is suspended due to torrential rain.

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Rain forces Ryder Cup suspension

A retrial in the case of two men accused in the Bahamas of attempting to extort millions from John Travolta over the death of the actor’s son was halted Monday just as it was about to get under way, according to the Bahamian attorney general’s office.

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Travolta halts extortion case retrial

Talks aimed at averting a strike by security staff, engineers and firefighters at six BAA airports are set to get under way at Acas later.

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Talks due over BAA strike threat