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Cricket
- The Mohammed Azharuddin fact file
Once hailed for his stylish batting and wristy elegance, Mohammed Azharuddin was disgraced when his name surfaced in the match-fixing scandal which rocked international cricket in early 2000. The former Indian captain confessed he had fixed three one-day internationals and was therefore handed a life ban from cricket by the BCCI. The once tarnished cricketer is now a MP of the Congress party and is seeking to revoke his life ban. MSN India churns up a fact file on Mohammed Azharuddin.
- Congress wants ban on Azhar lifted, MPs meet Pawar
New Delhi: The Indian Cricket Board is under pressure from the Congress party to revoke the life ban on former skipper Mohd Azharuddin for his alleged involvement in the 2000 match-fixing scandal.
- Govt assures PCB of allowing cricketers to play in IPL
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt has got verbal assurances from the government that it would have no objections regarding the national players travelling to India for the Indian Premier League next year.
- Injured Kallis ruled out of South Arica's one-day series
CENTURION: South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis has been ruled out of the one-day series against England because of a rib injury, Cricket South Africa said on Saturday.
- Decision on sending Misbah to NZ after first Test: PCB
Karachi: Uncertainty still looms large over Misbah-ul-Haq's tour to New Zealand after the Pakistan Cricket Board said it would wait till the first Test to decide whether to send the senior batsman there as Younus Khan's replacement.
- First ODI between South Africa and England rained off
Johannesburg: Rain caused the abandonment of the first one-day international between South Africa and England at the Wanderers Stadium.
- Bradman inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
Melbourne: One of the best-known names in world sport the late Don Bradman was formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame at the Bradman Oration at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- Strauss says England are in S.Africa to make runs, not friends
Johannesburg: In an indirect rejoinder to South African cricket team coach Mickey Arthur England captain Andrew Strauss has said that his team is in South Africa to make runs and win matches, and not to make friends.
- Bond and Fulton recalled for Test series against Pakistan
Auckland: New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond and batsman Peter Fulton have been included in the 13-man squad for the first of Three tests against Pakistan starting in Dunedin on Tuesday.
- OZ selectors must learn lessons from Ashes defeat: Roebuck
Sydney: Australian cricket needs to face the facts. They have lost three of their past five Test series and as far as the selectors are concerned, the backslapping not withstanding, it is a point to ponder over feels weel known cricket columnist Peter Roebuck.
- T20 can turn Test cricket into four-nation clique: Greg Chappell
Melbourne: Former Australian cricket captain and coach Greg Chappell has warned that 50-over cricket would be the best way to measure all cricketing nations but Twenty20 is the best format for ensuring the growth of the game.
- Slim chance of Akhtar returning to international cricket: Butt
Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has said that the possibility of controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar returning to international cricket is very slim.
F1
- Mercedes play down Schumacher speculation
LONDON: Mercedes have played down, without completely dismissing, media speculation that seven times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher could come out of retirement as Jenson Button's replacement.
- Hamilton/Button would be 'excellent' lineup - Massa
Experts and pundits are questioning the wisdom of Jenson Button's reportedly likely move from Brawn/Mercedes to McLaren for 2010.
- Button switched for less money and 'new challenge'
Jenson Button made a final farewell visit to Brawn's Brackley headquarters this week, prompting "sadness and anger", according to the Daily Telegraph.
- Button teams up with Hamilton at McLaren
LONDON: Jenson Button will partner Lewis Hamilton at McLaren next season in an all-British line-up of champions, the Formula One team said on Wednesday.
- Alonso dreams of winning Formula One with Ferrari
London: Two-time champion Fernando Alonso is already dreaming of winning the Formula One world title with Ferrari.
- Mercedes take over F1 champions Brawn
LONDON: Formula One champions Brawn will compete as Mercedes Grand Prix next season after the German carmaker announced a takeover on Monday along with the sale of their stake in McLaren.
- Alonso makes first public Ferrari appearance
LONDON: Twice Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso made his first public appearance with his new Ferrari team at an event in Valencia, Spain on Sunday.
- Formula One champ Button meets Mclaren officials
London: Formula One champion Jenson Button has met McLaren officials, sparking off fresh rumours about McLaren having an all-British team alongside Lewis Hamilton.
- Chandhok sees three chances of F1 drive next year
LONDON: India's Karun Chandhok says he has a real chance of racing in Formula One next year after talks with all the new teams due to enter.
- Renault to decide Formula 1 future by end of year
PARIS: French carmaker Renault will decide by the end of the year whether to stay in Formula One after a race-fixing scandal that has badly damaged the team's reputation.
- Ferrari sponsors to pay $4.7m to Force India
Abu Dhabi companies Etihad Airways and Aldar Properties have been ordered to pay $4.7 million to Force India.
- Lotus and Force India in new F1 spy scandal
A new formula one espionage scandal is threatening to erupt.
Football
- Chelsea and Man Utd win while Arsenal lose
LONDON: Chelsea trounced Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 to stay five points clear of champions Manchester United at the top of the Premier League on Saturday.
- Benitez says Liverpool can still finish in top four
DUBLIN: Up to 200 Irish fans protested at the French embassy in Dublin on Saturday to demand a replay of Wednesday's controversial World Cup playoff.
- Benitez says Liverpool can
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool can still finish in the Premier League top four despite a poor run of form, manager Rafa Benitez said on Saturday after his injury-hit side were held to a 2-2 draw by Manchester City.
- Henry not a cheat, says Zidane
PARIS: Thierry Henry is not a cheat and will get over his handball in France's controversial World Cup playoff against Ireland, Zinedine Zidane was quoted as saying on Saturday.
- FIFA rejects France v Ireland replay request
London: Soccer's world governing body FIFA has confirmed that the controversial France v Ireland World Cup playoff will not be replayed.
- I would have hit striker Thierry Henry: Cantona
London: Football legend Eric Cantona has said that he would have hit striker Thierry Henry if he was one of the Republic of Ireland players cheated of their World Cup spot.
- World brands French footballer Henry a cheat
London: The World has turned on French football star Thierry Henry branding him a cheat even as Irish football chiefs have approached FIFA with a demand for a replay of the World Cup tie.
- Man City’s Santa says he’ll ruin Rafa’s Christmas!
London: Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz and his team-mates have warned Liverpool coach Rafa Benitez that they intend to ruin his Christmas celebrations this year.
- Ireland demand rematch with France
Dublin: Ireland appealed to France and FIFA on Thursday to replay their World Cup playoff after an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry set up the deciding goal.
- Image of the Day: How Thierry Henry cheated!
Henry's hands are dirty!
- Image of the Day: Algeria qualify for the 2010 World Cup
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- Robinho is not hiding his desire to play for Barcelona: Santa Cruz
London: Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz has revealed that team-mate Robinho has been completely open about his desire to move to Barcelona.
Tennis
- Murray confident of joining grand slam club soon
LONDON: Andy Murray was left in the shade by Juan Martin del Potro this year as the gangly Argentine made his grand slam breakthrough although the Briton is confident his time will arrive soon.
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London Dreams!
- Murray looking to utilize home advantage for ATP Finals
London: British tennis player Andy Murray has said he is looking forward to utilizing the huge home advantage at the O2 Arena for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.
- ATP Tour finals: Federer faces tough draw
London: World number one Roger Federer will face his U.S. Open conqueror Juan Martin del Potro in the round-robin stage of the ATP Tour finals after getting the rough end of Wednesday's draw for the season finale.
- Wickmayer and Malisse appeal against doping bans
London: Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse, who both fell foul of anti-doping regulations, appealed against their one-year bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday.
- Soderling replaces Roddick in ATP finals
London: Andy Roddick withdrew from the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals due to a knee injury he suffered six weeks ago. The US player is being replaced in the eight-man draw by Swede Robin Soderling.
- Nadal and Verdasco back for Spain for Davis Cup final
MADRID: Top 10 duo Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco have returned to the Spain side for next month's Davis Cup final against Czech Republic, captain Albert Costa said on Monday.
- 'Perfect' Djokovic outplays Nadal, faces Monfils
PARIS: Serbia's Novak Djokovic praised his "perfect" performance after outclassing world number two Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3 to set up a Paris Masters final against local hope Gael Monfils on Saturday.
- Djokovic shrugs off Monfils challenge
PARIS: Serbia's Novak Djokovic shrugged off a brave challenge from crowd favourite Gael Monfils to claim the Paris Masters title with a 6-2 5-7 7-6 win on Sunday.
- Bopanna-Aisam wins Germany ATP Challenger event
NEW DELHI: Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won their second ATP Challenger doubles title of the season after a Rohan Bopanna straight set victory over Philipp Marx and Igor Zelenay in the final of Aachen event in Germany.
- Wickmayer and Malisse launch legal attack on WADA
BRUSSELS: Suspended Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse are launching appeals with European authorities that will question Yanina Wickmayer the legality of the whereabout rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
- Bopanna-Qureshi in Aachen doubles final
Aachen: India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has entered the doubles final of the 42,500 euro Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) challenger.
Others
- Sandeep rested for Champions Challenge, Rajpal named captain
New Delhi: The controversy surrounding Sandeep Singh's fitness has finally been put at rest. The drag flicker has now been ruled out with a back problem from the Champions Challenge hockey tournament, thus confirming the fears of coach Jose Brasa, whose announcement about Sandeep's fitness raised a storm.
- Best quotes from this week
From Thackeray's comments on Sachin Tendulkar to Theirry Henry's controversial confession. MSN India presents the seven best quotes from the week gone by.
- Geet Sethi reaches quarterfinals of World Snooker
Hyderabad: Ace Indian cueist Geet Sethi pulled off a stunning win over Chuchart Trairattanapradit of Thailand to enter the quarterfinals of ONGC-IBSF World Snooker Championship here today.
- IBSF World Snooker: Smooth sailing for Advani, Sethi
Hyderabad: Pankaj Advani and Geet Sethi hardly broke a sweat but compatriot Yasin Merchant had to toil for his win in the IBSF World Snooker Championship.
- World weightlifting body to take strict action against India
New Delhi: The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has said that it will take strong disciplinary action against the dope tainted Indian federation for the repeated offences of its lifters.
- World Snooker: Matches postponed for Rock Concert!
Hyderabad: A rock concert in the neighbouring hall at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre caused the rescheduling of the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker championship as it would have unduely disturbed the players.
- No decision on hockey team's captaincy: Mattoo
New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) president Ashok Kumar Mattoo's assertion in Pune that Rajpal Singh was not the choice of selectors for captaincy is factually correct but an HI release clearly mentioned the striker as captain for the Champions Challenge tournament in Argentina.
- FIH chief says elected HI will be in place soon
New Delhi: International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Leandro Negre asserted that a democratically elected Hockey India (HI) will be in place before the World Cup as that is the only way to put the game back on the rails here.
- IBSF World Snooker: Sethi, Advani post wins
Hyderabad: Geet Sethi shrugged off a first frame deficit to thrash Kuwait's Ayyoub Alsharrah in the masters category while world champion Pankaj Advani continued his brilliant run in the men's event by defeating compatriot Sandeep Gulati in the IBSF World Snooker Championship here.
- Khali suspended from Punjab Police
Jalandhar: Indian WWE wrestler and Assistant Sub-Inspector with the Punjab Police 'Khali' was today suspended from the force due to his inordinate absence from the duty.
- Hockey: Truce between players and coach Brasa
Pune: Hockey India (HI) president Ashok Kumar Mattoo appears to have brought about at least a temporary truce between the players and national coach Jose Brasa.
- Saina, Arvind bow out of China Super Series
New Delhi: India's Saina Nehwal bowed out of the China Super Series badminton in Shanghai, going down to Chinese qualifier Xia Jingyun in the second round of the women's singles.
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