IPL snubs Pak cricketers for bilateral series
Pakistan cricketers will not be a part of the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) despite the resumption of bilateral ties between the two countries. Even as the Pakistan team landed in...
View ArticleMan Utd's Nani in Dubai sparks transfer move... to UAE?
Manchester United rebel has triggered speculation of a move to a UAE club after he was spotted shopping in Dubai whilst recovering from a hamstring injury. World Cup winning Italy captain Fabio...
View ArticleMahela crosses swords with Lanka board
Sri Lanka's cricket authorities say captain Mahela Jaywardene and team manager Charith Senanayake have breached their contracts by publicly complaining that a private memo they sent to the sport's...
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Cricket's master blaster OUT: India's Sachin Tendulkar quits ODIs
Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has announced his retirement one-day internationals. Tendulkar, 39, spoke to BCCI president N. Srinivasan and "conveyed his decision to retire from the one-day...
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Revealed: Why Sachin quit ODIs for India
Even as news of the master blaster, India’s batting genius Sachin Tendulkar announcing his retirement from the one-day international format of the game reverberated across the world, the Board of...
View ArticleLanka's Sangakkara poised to join 10k club
Sri Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara is poised to join the exclusive 10,000-run club in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne against Australia, a landmark he plans to build on. The prolific batsman needs...
View ArticleSachin Tendulkar retires from ODIs: Did media and fans force the legend to quit?
Sachin Tendulkar retires from one-day internationals – the headline doing the rounds on social media sites and news portals hits harder than any characteristic square drive that the batting maestro hit...
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Sachin Tendulkar played two of his most memorable knocks in Sharjah
Cricket fans in the UAE were fortunate to witness Sachin Tendulkar at the peak of his career during a tri-series in Sharjah in 1998. The just retired master blaster played two of his most memorable...
View ArticleSachin Tendulkar begins winding down an extraordinary career
Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from one-day internationals on Sunday signaled the winding-down of an extraordinary career which has established him as one of the greatest cricketers of all time and with...
View ArticleMourinho's Real need rapid turnaround before United clash
Defeat at Malaga on Saturday has surely dashed any lingering hopes Real Madrid had of defending their La Liga title and they urgently need to find some form before Manchester United's Champions League...
View ArticleLandreau joins Bastia
France international keeper Mickael Landreau, who left Lille this month after falling out with manager Rudi Garcia, has signed a six month contract with Bastia, the Corsican club announced on Sunday....
View ArticleLiverpool starting to see the best of Downing - Rodgers
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes the club are finally beginning to see the best of winger Stewart Downing and get a return on their big-money investment. The England international scored his...
View ArticleEngland 2014 World Cup win not impossible says Hodgson
Winning a second World Cup title in Brazil in 2014 should not be impossible for England, manager Roy Hodgson said on Sunday. "We're far from being favourites but you've got to shy away from...
View ArticleLampard future clouds super eight Chelsea
Frank Lampard admits his Chelsea future remains uncertain despite the midfielder establishing himself as the club's leading top-flight scorer in the 8-0 rout of Aston Villa. Lampard marked his 500th...
View ArticleBird lands debut as Clarke decision on hold
Australian quick Jackson Bird will make his debut in the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka, selectors said Monday, while skipper Michael Clarke was given more time to prove his fitness. Lanky...
View ArticleFresh winds spur bid for Sydney-Hobart record
Favourable winds may produce a record time when the gruelling Sydney to Hobart yacht race sets off on Boxing Day, with supermaxi Wild Oats XI a hot tip to take a sixth line honours win. The weather...
View ArticleSachin Tendulkar begins winding down an extraordinary career
Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from one-day internationals on Sunday signaled the winding-down of an extraordinary career which has established him as one of the greatest cricketers of all time and with...
View ArticleIndia axe Zaheer for series against Pakistan
India announced their squads on Sunday for the upcoming limited-overs series against Pakistan, starting from December 25 in India. Â The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made the...
View ArticlePietersen rested for England's New Zealand tour
Kevin Pietersen has been rested for England’s one-day and Twenty20 squads announced on Sunday for February’s tour of New Zealand.  James Anderson, Jonathan Trott and Graeme Swann have returned to the...
View ArticleSachin retirement takes gloss off Pak series?
Pakistan players expressed regret that Sachin Tendulkar would not be featuring in the upcoming series in India. Tendulkar announced his retirement from the one-day format on the eve of the resumption...
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