Hodgson hopes ton-up Cole turns jeers to cheers
England manager Roy Hodgson hopes Ashley Cole will be treated with respect when the much-maligned Chelsea defender wins his 100th international cap in Wednesday's glamour friendly against Brazil. Cole...
View ArticleIPL 6 countdown latest: KKR ‘undercook’ title defence?
The Aussies are back. For the Indian Premier League, that is. Quite clearly, as the IPL 6 auction unfolded on Sunday two types of players dominated proceedings – ‘all-rounder’ and ‘Australian’....
View ArticleIndia and Sri Lanka reignite World Cup rivalry
India and Sri Lanka will reignite memories of the 2011 World Cup final when they clash in a do-or-die battle at the ICC Women’s World Cup India 2013 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday....
View ArticlePakistan vs South Africa: New ball, old problems for Misbah & Co
Pakistan have 10 days to come up with an answer over how to counter South Africa's new-ball bowling attack ahead of the second Test at Newlands. Captain Misbah-ul-Haq said their inability to find a way...
View ArticleBroad hat-trick as England win NZ tour warm-up
Stuart Broad claimed a hat-trick Tuesday as he led England to a comfortable 46-run win over a New Zealand XI in the visitors' first hit-out of their two-month tour. England made an imposing total of...
View ArticleEmirates airline moves up a gear, becomes an F1 partner
Emirates, one of the world’s largest airlines, and the Formula One group have announced a five-year agreement appointing Emirates as a Global Partner of Formula 1, from this season. The announcement...
View ArticleSouth Africa comfortable at number one
South Africa's cricketers are increasingly comfortable as they look down on the rest of the cricketing world from their number one spot in the Test rankings. A 211-run win in the first Test against...
View ArticleMatch-fixing bigger than football realizes: Put
Burkina Faso coach Paul Put, who was suspended in Belgium over match-fixing claims, on Tuesday said that rigging games was more widespread than football realised, with top players implicated in the...
View Article‘Match-fixing bigger than football realises’
Burkina Faso coach Paul Put, who was suspended in Belgium over match-fixing claims, on Tuesday said that rigging games was more widespread than football realised, with top players implicated in the...
View ArticleRonaldinho told he must justify his Brazil inclusion
Ronaldinho has been told by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari that he must justify his surprise inclusion for Brazil after a one-year absence. The 32-year-old has been in and out of the Brazil squad over the...
View ArticlePakistan's Butt and Asif to contest spot-fixing ban
The appeals of Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif against their bans for involvement in spot-fixing will be heard this week at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Geneva. Both...
View ArticleIndia, Pakistan crash out of ICC Women World Cup
Pakistan and Indian women crashed out of ICC Women World Cup on Tuesday and set-up a clash for the seventh-place play-off match. England and Australia topped group A and B respectively while New...
View ArticleNFL: Baltimore celebrates Super Bowl champ Ravens
The city of Baltimore welcomed their Super Bowl-winning Ravens home with a raucous party on Tuesday, with defensive star Ray Lewis taking centre stage after the triumph in his final NFL game. As the...
View ArticleCorruption scandal hurts football, says Lahm
Germany captain Philipp Lahm has said the current corruption scandal rocking European football is damaging the game's image with politicians here calling on Fifa boss Sepp Blatter to act. European...
View ArticleAbidal back in training with Barcelona
Barcelona's French defender Eric Abidal has taken a full part in training 10 months after undergoing a liver transplant the club confirmed on Tuesday. Abidal, who had an operation to remove a tumour on...
View ArticleF1: Button sets pace on first day of tests
Former world champion Jenson Button overcame a morning spent largely in the pits by setting the fastest time on the first day of Formula One testing a month ahead of the opening Grand Prix in...
View ArticleEngland players offer support to Gazza
Manager Roy Hodgson and captain Steven Gerrard revealed on Tuesday that England's players have offered help to former Three Lions star Paul Gascoigne in his battle with alcoholism. Gascoigne, who won...
View ArticleCenturion Cole to start against Brazil - Hodgson
Roy Hodgson has confirmed that Ashley Cole will start in Wednesday's friendly against Brazil, on the night he becomes the seventh player to win 100 caps for England. Cole, 32, will join Peter Shilton,...
View ArticleBerlusconi under fire for calling Balotelli 'little black boy'
AC Milan vice-president Paolo Berlusconi has landed the Serie A giants in hot water after making a racist remark days after the unveiling of new signing Mario Balotelli. A video clip posted on Italian...
View ArticleAustralia vs West Indies ODI 'live' cricket score update: Australia 207-2 in...
Shane Watson is in full cry now celebrating his century by whacking Chris Gayle over midwicket for his 100th six. Australia are 161-1 after 30 overs having opted to bat first in the 3rd one-day...
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