30th SHETLAND FOLK FESTIVAL VARIOUS VENUES, SHETLAND

IN overnight sport, Australia’s Neil Robertson led the world snooker final and Mahela Jayawardene scored a ton for Sri Lanka at the world T20 finals.

Italian rider Franco Pellizotti of Liquigas, rated as one of the favourites for the Tour of Italy, will be unable to compete in the event owing to unusually high blood readings on his biological passport, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Monday.

Omega Pharma Lotto boss Marc Sargeant will give younger members of his Belgian squad the opportunity to shine at this month’s Giro d’Italia.

IN overnight sports news, Wayne Carey was revealed as one of the new inductees to AFL’s Hall of Fame and Sam Stosur surged into another WTA final.