Messi, Iniesta out of Zaragoza clash
Barcelona have left World Player of the Year Lionel Messi and the Spanish international trio of Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba out of their squad for their trip to Zaragoza on Sunday....
View ArticleReal not lucky in semi-final draw - Karanka
Real not lucky in semi-final draw - Karanka Real Madrid assistant boss Aitor Karanka has dismissed suggestions that his side got lucky in Friday's Champions League semi-final draw by being paired with...
View ArticlePakistan bans international umpire over spot-fixing
Pakistan cricket authorities Saturday banned international umpire Nadeem Ghauri for four years after a sting operation by an Indian television channel found him willing to spot-fix. The Pakistan...
View ArticleIPL6: Chennai snatch win from Bangalore
Chennai won Match 16 of IPL6 against Bangalore by four wickets after a nail-biting finish at a packed MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk on Saturday night. Needing 16 off the last over, Jadeja smashed a...
View ArticleArsenal leapfrog London rivals with late goalrush
Three goals in a frantic final five minutes helped Arsenal move into the box seat in the battle for Champions League qualification with a dramatic 3-1 win at home to Norwich City on Saturday. A shock...
View ArticleWigan reach FA Cup final as Millwall fans fight
Wigan Athletic reached the FA Cup final for the first time in their history when they beat Championship side Millwall 2-0 at a soggy Wembley in a match overshadowed by violence which broke out when...
View ArticleArsenal leapfrog London rivals with late goalrush
Three goals in a frantic final five minutes helped Arsenal move into the box seat in the battle for Champions League qualification with a dramatic 3-1 win at home to Norwich City on Saturday. A shock...
View ArticleSnedeker and Cabrera share lead at Masters
American Brandt Snedeker and Angel Cabrera of Argentina survived a drama-packed day at the Masters on Saturday to share the lead after the third round, nosing themselves ahead of a congested...
View ArticleDortmund hit six and Bayern four in easy wins
Germany's Champions League semi-finalists went on scoring sprees in the Bundesliga on Saturday with Borussia Dortmund blasting five first-half goals in a 6-1 win at Greuther Fuerth and champions Bayern...
View ArticleCardiff move within a point of Premier League
Rudy Gestede scored twice as Championship (second division)leaders Cardiff City moved to within one point of the Premier League after a 3-0 win at home to 10-man Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Hull...
View ArticleHafeez signs up for Caribbean Premier League
Pakistan Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez has signed for the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the West Indies Cricket Board said in a statement on Saturday. The statement said the 32-year-old...
View ArticleCrossing boundaries: Will Sushmita Sen marry Pakistan’s Wasim Akram?
The rumour mill is abuzz, yet again, about how Indian actress Sushmita Sen will marry former Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram later this month in Dubai. Soon after a website reported that the former...
View ArticleSpectacular crash wrecks Skydive Dubai's Portugal rally
Skydive Dubai Rally Team (UAE) driver Rashid Al Ketbi’s challenge for WRC2 honours in the Vodafone Rally of Portugal came to a spectacular end on the third special stage, the 20.32km Mu special, when...
View ArticleWigan reach FA Cup final as Millwall fans fight themselves
Wigan Athletic reached the FA Cup final for the first time in their history when they beat Championship side Millwall 2-0 at a soggy Wembley in a match overshadowed by violence which broke out when...
View ArticleEBBF in drive to keep sport clean
The new board of the Emirates Bodybuilding Federation (EBBF) is taking several initiatives to keep the sport clean. Since being readmitted to the IFBB (International Federation of Bodybuilding and...
View ArticleF1: Ferrari's Alonso roars to victory in Chinese Grand Prix
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso roared to victory in the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, making amends for crashing out of the previous race in Malaysia. In a dry race dictated by tyre choices and...
View ArticleIPL6: Kolkata rout Hyderabad by 48 runs
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) crushed SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 17 of IPL6 by 48 runs to notch their second win at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. It is their biggest win in front of their...
View ArticleChelsea and Man City set to return FA Cup focus to centre stage
Sunday's second FA Cup semi-final between holders Chelsea and Manchester City was always going to overshadow the first between Wigan Athletic and Millwall, and that will still be the case despite the...
View ArticleIPL6: Rajasthan beat Punjab by 6 wickets
Rajasthan Royals overcame a gritty fightback by Kings XI Punjab to win Match 17 of IPL6 by six wickets at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday night. Chasing a small target of 125, RR were...
View ArticleFA Cup SF: City win 2-1 to dethrone holders Chelsea
Manchester City dethroned defending champions Chelsea 2-1 in an action-packed second semi-final of the FA Cup at the packed Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Goals in each half by Sami Nasri and Sergio Aguero...
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