Sunday, August 01, 2010

Hamilton defiant on title hopes


Lewis Hamilton believes his title challenge is not slipping away despite McLaren falling further behind championship rivals Red Bull and Ferrari.


No third Milan stint for Beckham


LA Galaxy midfielder David Beckham will not return to AC Milan for a third time, coach Massimo Allegri says.


Victorious Marquez eyes Pacquiao


Juan Manuel Marquez wants a third fight with Manny Pacquiao after retaining his WBA and WBO lightweight titles with a points win over Juan Diaz on Saturday.


Farah wins second European gold


Great Britain's Mo Farah wins the European 5,000m title to add to the 10,000m gold he won on Tuesday.


Wenger puts pressure on Fabregas


Arsene Wenger says it is now up to Cesc Fabregas to end speculation over his future at Arsenal.


Aurelio opts to re-join Liverpool


Defender Fabio Aurelio, who left Liverpool in May, re-joins the club on a two-year deal.


Murray battles into final in LA


Andy Murray reaches the Farmers Classic final in LA after coming through a topsy-turvy semi-final against Feliciano Lopez in Los Angeles.


Azarenka reaches Stanford final


Victoria Azarenka celebrates her 21st birthday with victory over Sam Stosur in the Stanford semi-finals.


Klitschkos 'scare' Haye - Vitali


Vitali Klitschko says his deal to fight Shannon Briggs is not yet sealed and that David Haye is scared of the Klitschkos.


Tseng retains Birkdale Open lead


An eagle at the 18th ensures Taiwan's Yani Tseng retains her four stroke lead after round three of the Women's Open at Birkdale.


Fisher faces fight for Irish Open


England's Ross Fisher sees his lead at the Irish Open cut to only one shot after the third round in Killarney.


England lose to Germany in opener


England fail to recover from a first-half mauling as they lose their Champions Trophy opener 4-2 to hosts Germany.


Yuvraj back, Sachin rested for tri-series


Yuvraj Singh made a comeback to ODI squad for the forthcoming tri-series in Sri Lanka, while Tendulkar, Harbhajan and Gambhir have been rested.


England eye victory as Pakistan collapse


Stuart Broad took two wickets as Pakistan collapsed to 15/3 at stumps on the third day, still needing a further 420 runs to win the first Test against England.


Dhoni's dilemma over Yuvraj and Raina


Yuvraj Singh's abilities may enable him to walk into India's ODI team but questions linger over whether he has been able to cement his spot in the Test squad.


BCCI refuses to give donation to CWG


Grappling with allegations of widescale corruption, the Commonwealth Games suffered another blow with the BCCI refusing to give a Rs 100 crore donation.


India to back Alan Isaac for top ICC post


India's cricket chiefs endorsed NZ's Alan Isaac as the next vice-president of the world governing body after former Aussie PM John Howard was snubbed for job.


Inzamam offers to assist Pak's batsmen


Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has offered his services as a batting coach for a national side struggling to score runs in England.


Stop talking about my age now: Sachin


Sachin Tendulkar said he has proved that age has got nothing to do with performance and people should just stop linking the two in his case.


Will sponsors allow sporting pitches?


Test cricket's future depends on ICC to ensure sporting pitches and stave off alleged requests from sponsors, broadcasters to make play last five days.


CA declines to make fresh nomination


Refusing to nominate a candidate other than rejected John Howard, CA decided to support NZC Chairman Alan Isaac for the post of ICC vice president.


Has Raina ton queered the pitch for Yuvi?


With Yuvraj Singh sidelined with flu, it was pure luck that Suresh Raina got an opportunity to make his Test debut at this belter of a ground at the SSC.


Morgan's ton puts England in charge


Eoin Morgan plundered 125 not out for his maiden Test century to steer England to 331/4 at stumps on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan.


Modi seeks meetings' attendance sheet


Lalit Modi asked the BCCI to provide him attendance sheet of the recent disciplinary committee meetings held in Mumbai and Delhi.


'India don't deserve to be No.1 Test team'


Former Aussie captain Steve Waugh feels that the Indian team doesn't deserve to be the No.1 Test side as the team doesn't have bowlers to take 20 wickets.


Pakistan down but not out: Waqar


Pakistan coach Waqar Younis backed his side to be as resilient against England as they were against Australia after their latest top-order collapse left them on the brink of a crushing defeat.


ICC expands qualification process for T20 World Cup


ICC announced that a new qualification tournament featuring 16 teams would take place in 2012 to give more teams a chance to make it to T20 WC in Lanka.


Controversies were good for me: Muralitharan


Sri Lankan off-spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan, who has just retired from Test cricket, talks to TOI on chucking, the laws and life after cricket.


St George's Park, Port Elizabeth


St George's Park staged the first Test to be played outside England or Australia in 1888-89 and in 1969-70 hosted the final Test before South Africa's isolation.


Mumbai to kick off Ranji defence against Saurashtra


Champions Mumbai would commence their bid to clinch the Ranji Trophy for the 40th time against Saurashtra in the Group A Elite Division tie.


Docu-drama on Indian women cricketers' struggle and success


Indian players Anjum Chopra, Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj have now ventured into uncharted territory - coming together for a documentary film based on their life.


Barbados ease into finals


Barbados had a relatively easy path to the finals on a day where Jamaican players were just not in the mood to put up a fight.


Hauritz keen on a comeback


Nathan Hauritz has started walking without restriction but his return to action in Australia’s two-Test series against India in October is still very much in doubt.


Pakistan crumble after Prior ton


Pakistan stumbled to 15 for three after Matt Prior's unbeaten 102 left them needing 435 to win at Trent Bridge.


Friendly: Sydney FC 1-2 Blackburn


Brett Emerton and Morten Gamst Pedersen bagged the goals as Blackburn finished their Australia tour with a win over Sydney FC.


BCCI vs Modi soap opera resumes


BCCI's Disciplinary Committee meets on Sunday for the third time to continue its probe into alleged financial irregularities by suspended IPL chief Lalit Modi.


Asif claims massive improvement


Muhammad Asif believes his bowling has improved by leaps and bounds ever since he since he made his international comeback after serving a 12-month suspension.


Butt to appear before Pak senate


PCB chairman Ijaz Butt will have to appear before the privilege motions committee of the Senate for making "disparaging" remarks against some members of the Senate sports committee.


Guyana reach Caribbean T20 final


Guyana survived an onslaught from Trinidad and Tobago's Dwayne Bravo to reach the finals of the West Indies Cricket Board's Caribbean T20 on Friday evening at Queen's Park Oval.


Tendulkar rested, Yuvraj back


Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh were rested while Yuvraj Singh was recalled into the 15-member Indian squad for the upcoming cricket tri-series in Sri Lanka, beginning from August 10.


Isaac wants window for IPL in FTP


Australia and New Zealand's new pick for the ICC vice-President's post Alan Isaac has advocated the need for a window for the Indian Premier League.


'Raina has cemented his place'


Former star Sanjay Manjrekar feels Yuvraj Singh will be under great pressure to regain his Test berth.


PCB not to extend Jaffer's contract


Miffed with his behaviour, the PCB has decided against renewing the contract of former Test pacer Salim Jaffer as a national selection committee member.


Haider reveals fitness issues on FB


Pakistan's reserve wicketkeeper Zulfqarnain Haider escaped punishment despite revealing details of his fitness problems on a social networking site.