Kobe Bryant suffered a concussion and a broken nose after being struck in the face by Dwyane Wade during the 61st NBA All-Star game, the Los Angeles Lakers announced.

The Lakers said the four-time all-star MVP was officially diagnosed with a concussion after team doctors examined him on Tuesday.

Brazil, thanks to a last gasp own goal, beat gallant Bosnia 2-1 in an international friendly here on Tuesday in the five time world champions' first run out of the year.

The 2014 World Cup hosts took a fourth minute lead when Marcelo burst forward to latch onto Dani Alves' pass, the Real Madrid player then finishing off the move in style, drilling the ball low into the far corner of Asmir Begovic's goal.

Real Madrid star Mesut Ozil has said Germany must justify their status among the favorites to win this summer's Euro 2012 by beating France in Wednesday's friendly.

The 23-year-old was Germany's player of the year for 2011, but has always said the main prize that interests him is lifting the European Championship trophy in the final at Kiev's Olympic Stadium on July 1.

Well, NASCAR certainly knows how to make a prime-time impression.

Rain, fire, and Tide laundry detergent all factored into a Daytona 500 that will go down as the most bizarre in NASCAR history.

AC Milan defender Philippe Mexes on Monday picked up a three match ban for punching Juventus's Marco Borriello in Saturday's ill-tempered 1-1 draw.

The suspension was confirmed by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) which acted after reviewing video footage of the match which left Milan one point clear of Juve at the top of Serie A.

Australian athletes have been warned against using Twitter during competition after officials found competitors tweeting during last week's Olympic diving test event in London.

Mike Tancred, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) director of media and communications, fears athletes tweeting during competition will be distracted.

Former World Cup semi-finalists South Korea take on Kuwait on Wednesday in a crucial home clash, seeking to avoid becoming the highest-profile casualty of Asian qualifying for Brazil 2014.

The Koreans are level on 10 points at the top of Group B with Lebanon, who defeated South Korea 2-1 in November in a shock reversal that prompted the sacking of coach Cho Kwang-Rae.

Following a captivating championship and the addition of Danica Patrick, the last thing NASCAR wanted was a glitch.

And certainly not a full-on delay that pushed NASCAR into a lunchtime slot Monday for its biggest event of the year.

Premier Najib Miqati wished Lebanon’s national football team success in the Asian Football Confederation 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match on Wednesday which will determine if it will join the fourth and final preliminary round.

Information Minister Walid al-Daouq quoted Miqati as telling ministers on Monday that he hoped “Lebanon would achieve the successes that we got used to seeing.”

World number one Novak Djokovic may be entering new territory when he competes at this week's Dubai Open, his first tournament since his Australian Open triumph last month.

Though Djokovic has won the Aussie title twice before, he has never previously received the level of celebrity which has been bestowed on him.