Pakistan and South Africa to play Test series in UAE
Pakistan on Tuesday announced the schedule for its series against South Africa in October, involving two Tests, five one-day matches and two Twenty20 games. The series will be played in Dubai, Abu...
View ArticleIreland first to qualify for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Ireland on Tuesday qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 after a dramatic last-gasp tie with the Netherlands at Amstelveen on Tuesday. The Netherlands' number-nine batsman Michael Rippon hit a...
View ArticleMaradona to continue as honorary sports ambassador of Dubai
The Dubai Sports Council has renewed the contract of Argentine legend Diego Maradona as the 'Honorary sports ambassador of Dubai' for one more year. This was announced at a packed press conference held...
View Article1st Ashes Test ENG v AUS: England fire back after Siddle takes five for...
England roared back in the final session following a feeble batting display as wickets tumbled on a dramatic opening day of the first Ashes Test against Australia at Trent Bridge on Wednesday....
View ArticleRonaldo wants to retire at Real Madrid: Perez
Cristiano Ronaldo wants to play out the rest of his career at Real Madrid, club president Florentino Perez said in an interview on Monday. The Portugal forward and former World Player of the Year has a...
View ArticleChelsea boss will ask youngsters to follow Drogba example
Jose Mourinho will use former striker Didier Drogba as a template of how to behave as a professional when he tries to coax the best from the younger players in his squad, the Chelsea manager said. The...
View ArticleBarcelona agree to sell David Villa to Atletico
Atletico Madrid have reached a deal in principle to sign Spain striker David Villa from Barcelona, the Catalans said on Monday. Having signed for Barca in a 40 million euro ($51.5 million) deal from...
View ArticleRooney in focus as Moyes starts new Man United era in Asia
Intense speculation over Wayne Rooney's future looks set to dominate the headlines this week as Manchester United begin their new era under David Moyes at the start of a bumper series of pre-season...
View ArticleChelsea sign Australia goalkeeper Schwarzer
Premier League Chelsea have signed Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer on a free transfer until the end of next year's World Cup in Brazil. Schwarzer, 40, has played more than 15 years in England with...
View ArticleIndia v Sri Lanka Tri-series Final: Dhoni may return to lead the champions
India and Sri Lanka meet yet again, this time in the final of the Tri-series at Queen's Park Oval on Thursday, amid increasing speculation that Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be back to the lead the World...
View ArticleAngry fan throws urine at Mark Cavendish
British cycling star Mark Cavendish had urine thrown at him by a spectator during the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday, his team have confirmed. The incident happened during the...
View ArticleManchester United boost social media presence
Manchester United increased their social media presence on Wednesday as the Premier League champions launched their official Twitter and Sina Weibo pages. United's move into micro-blogging platforms is...
View ArticleVidic absent as Man United fly out for Asia tour
Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic was a surprise absentee as the Premier League champions prepared to fly out for their pre-season tour of east Asia and Australia on Wednesday. Vidic was missing...
View ArticlePellegrini aims to bring style and trophies to Man City
Manchester City's new manager Manuel Pellegrini promised a more attacking brand of soccer and pointed to his experience of outfoxing local rivals Manchester United as he pledged on Wednesday to win...
View Article3 athletes charged with raping official in Malaysia
Three young Malaysian handball players have been charged with raping an official at a national tournament, a government lawyer said Thursday, in a case that has shocked the country's sporting...
View Article1st Ashes Test ENG v AUS: Australia's Agar makes astonishing debut in England
Number 11 Ashton Agar made an astonishing record 98 on debut as Australia seized control of the first Ashes test against England on a wildly fluctuating second day at Trent Bridge on Thursday. The...
View ArticleTri-series FINAL India v Sri Lanka 'live' cricket score: India 165-7 chasing...
Sri Lanka restricted India to 19 for the loss of two wickets in the batting Powerplay. Dhoni gets another boundary edging Malinga past the vacant slip. Ind 165-7 in 40 overs. Dhoni swats a low full...
View ArticlePonting makes century in final first-class game
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting made an unbeaten 169 in his final match for English county Surrey to ensure he ended his first-class career with a bang on Thursday. It was an 82nd first-class...
View ArticleRooney suffers hamstring injury, out for month
Manchester United say striker Wayne Rooney is flying back to England from the club's pre-season tour of Asia because of injury. A day after arriving in the Thai capital of Bangkok, United said on...
View ArticleTri-series FINAL India v Sri Lanka: Dhoni powers India to thrilling...
India captain MS Dhoni smashed 16 off the first four balls of the final over to clinch the Tri Nation series with a thrilling one wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Port of Spain on Thursday. After...
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