Massa wins in Bahrain

SAKHIR: Ferrari’s Felipe Massa jump-started his struggling Formula One campaign on Sunday by winning the Bahrain Grand Prix for his first victory of the season. Massa moved ahead of pole-sitter Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber at the start and then held off teammate and new overall leader Kimi Raikkonen to win by 3.339 seconds. Kubica finished third ahead of teammate Nick Heidfeld as BMW Sauber filled out the second row. McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen finished in fifth while teammate Lewis Hamilton was 13th after a poor start from fourth on the grid. Massa’s sixth career win put him into the championship hunt with 10 points. — AP

India recall Patel

AHMEDABAD: Indian selectors named paceman Munaf Patel in a 16-member squad for the series-deciding third Test against South Africa in Kanpur. Patel replaced fast bowler Rudra Pratap Singh who went wicketless in the second Test on Saturday. Singh had also failed to bag any wicket in the drawn first Test in Chennai. Patel, 24, last played against Pakistan at home in November-December last year. Off-spinner Ramesh Powar was named in the squad as a cover for captain Anil Kumble who is suffering from a groin injury, a press release from Indian cricket board said. — AFP