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Cricket
- Lalit Modi denies rift with franchise owners
MUMBAI: Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi on Thursday brushed aside concerns that the Twenty20 League's franchise team owners are miffed at not being compensated for extra expenditure incurred during the 2009 event held in South Africa.
- Pakistan recalls Misbah for New Zealand series
Karachi: Pakistan has been forced to send seasoned middle-order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq to New Zealand ahead of the second Test after its top order failed to click in the series opener in Dunedin Thursday.
- Aussies take foot off the pedal against Windies in Gabba Test
Brisbane: Australia took their foot off West Indies throat in the first Test at the Gabba here on Thursday, failing to ram home an advantage
- Javed Miandad backs ICC’s new referral system
Lahore: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has supported the new referral system Umpires Decision Review System (UDRS) saying it will help reduce umpires’ mistakes considerably.
- Misbah set to join Pakistan in New Zealand
Lahore: Out of form Pakistan middle order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq would be leaving for New Zealand on Saturday (November 28) to join the team for the three match Test series.
- Doctors’ negligence led to Huma Akram’s death: Report
Lahore: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram’s wife Huma Akram died due to the negligence of her doctors in Lahore, an inquiry report has revealed.
- 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.
- Nehra awarded Grade B contract, Irfan demoted to Grade C
New Delhi: Fast bowler Ashish Nehra, who made an impressive return to international cricket after four years, was rewarded with a Grade B retainership while Irfan Pathan was demoted to Grade C by the Indian cricket board Wednesday.
- Ramnaresh Sarwan may miss first Test
Brisbane: The West Indies will take on Australia in the first Test at the Gabba without the services of key middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan who suffered a back injury.
- Mum Vs Girl friend showdown affected me: Johnson
Melbourne: Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson admitted that a bitter row with his mother led to his meltdown during this year's Ashes which Ricky Ponting's men lost.
- Review system goes into operation with NZ-Pak series
Dubai: The International Cricket Council's controversial Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) which is being opposed by the BCCI, will go into operation tomorrow with the start of the Test series between New Zealand and Pakistan Test in Dunedin.
- Test cricket needs fresh lease of life: Warne
Melbourne: Australian spin great Shane Warne has given a reality check to cricket authorities around the world saying that Test cricket needs a fresh lease of life.
F1
- Ross Brawn rules out Schumacher’s return for Mercedes
London: Team principal of Mercedes Formula One team Ross Brawn has confirmed that seven-time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher will not come out of retirement to drive for them.
- Ferrari to release Schumi for Mercedes seat - Jordan
Speculation that Michael Schumacher is planning a full return to Formula One is continuing to build.
- 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.
Football
- Chelsea feeling invincible ahead of Arsenal clash
LONDON: This time last year, Chelsea were looking forward to a Premier League clash with Arsenal after a storming start to the season under their high profile new manager.
- Grant named manager of struggling Portsmouth
LONDON: Avram Grant has been named manager of Portsmouth to replace Paul Hart who was sacked earlier this week, the Premier League club said on Thursday.
- Champions League: Besiktas beat Manchester United
Manchester: Manchester United's 23-match unbeaten home record in the Champions League stretching back to 2005 was ended by Besiktas who won 1-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
- Owen Hargreaves recovers from knee injury
London: After staying out for over an year, Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has fully recovered from his knee operation but the club is not rushing him into kicking the football.
- Liverpool knocked out of Champions League
Budapest: Five-time winners Liverpool were knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday despite a 1-0 victory over Debrecen in Group E.
- Champions League: Barcelona beat Inter Milan
Barcelona revived its chances of holding onto the Champions League title with a 2-0 victory over Inter Milan on Tuesday night, while Fiorentina and Arsenal advanced to the second round and Liverpool was eliminated.
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- Arsenal beat Liege 2-0 to go through in top spot
London: Arsenal secured their place in the knockout phase of the Champions League for the 10th successive season when a comfortable 2-0 win over Standard Liege secured them a top spot in Group H with a game to spare.
- Gago and Van Nistelrooy may leave Real Madrid
Madrid: Fernando Gago and Ruud Van Nistelrooy are both considering leaving Real Madrid in January, according to reports in the Spanish media Tuesday.
- Brooding Gattuso may consider a farewell to AC Milan
Rome: His motto quoted from his own website, states that he would play at AC Milan even as a goalkeeper.
- Henry considered quitting over handball scandal
Paris: Thierry Henry considered ending his France career over the uproar that surrounded the striker's blatant handball in last week's World Cup playoff victory over Ireland.
- Wigan players to refund fans after Spurs thrashing
London: Wigan Athletic's players have agreed to refund the club's travelling fans after Sunday's humiliating 9-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.
Tennis
- Federer squeezes into semis, agony for Murray
LONDON: World number one Roger Federer squeezed into the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday despite a 6-2 6-7 6-3 defeat by Juan Martin del Potro but Briton Andy Murray literally missed out by a fraction.
- Murray calls for action on slow play
LONDON: Andy Murray called on umpires to get tough on players taking too long between points on Thursday after being made to work hard for victory against a determined Fernando Verdasco at the ATP World Tour Finals.
- Paes-Dlouhy out of ATP World Tour Finals semis
London: Indian ace Leander Paes and his partner Lukas Dlouhy suffered a straight-set defeat against Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States. This rules them out of contention for a semifinal spot in the ATP World Tour Finals.
- Nadal flops again to bow out of ATP Finals
London: World number two Rafael Nadal lost 6-1 7-6 to Russian Nikolay Davydenko on Wednesday to become the first player to exit the ATP World Tour Finals.
- Federer crushes Murray to end year on top
London: Roger Federer rebounded from a poor start to crush Andy Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals on Tuesday, claiming a 3-6 6-3 6-1 victory that ensures he will end the year as the world's top ranked player for a fifth time.
- World Tour Finals: Bhupathi-Knowles win
London: India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark knowles of the Bahamas overcame a tough challenge from the Polish pair of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski to win 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 in a Group A doubles match of ATP WOrld Tour Finals here
- ATP Tour finals: Soderling beats Nadal
London: Robin Soderling returned to haunt Rafael Nadal with a 6-4 6-4 victory in their opening Group B round-robin clash at the ATP World Tour finals.
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- Djokovic keeps streak alive with 11th straight win
London: Novak Djokovic claimed his 11th victory in a row with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 comeback over Nikolay Davydenko to start the ATP World Tour Finals.
- Federer overcomes slow start to beat Verdasco
London: World number one Roger Federer started slowly but finished like an express train on Sunday as he beat Fernando Verdasco 4-6 7-5 6-1 in his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals.
- Murray defeats Del Potro in Tour Finals opener
London: Andy Murray marked the beginning of London's five-year hosting of the ATP Tour Finals with a 6-3 3-6 6-2 win over U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in front of 17,500 fans inside the spectacular o2 Arena on Sunday.
- 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.
Others
- Snooker champion Burden's arrogance didn't win many friends
Hyderabad: Alfred Burden of England won the World snooker championship trophy, but it was the opponent whom he beat in Wednesday's final, Igor Figueiredo of Brazil, who emerged the hero.
- India shouldn't bid for the Olympics: Gill
New Delhi: Should India bid for the 2020 Olympics as the Indian Olympic Association is known to be keen to do? Sports Minister M.S. Gill doesn't quite think so.
- Ng On Yee wins women's title in World Snooker Championship
Hyderabad: Ng On Yee the 19-year old prodigy from Hong Kong, expectedly won the women's title in the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker championship with a convincing 5-1 win against 49-year old Kathy Parashis of Australia here Tuesday.
- IAAF world athletes of year: Bolt and Richards
Monte Carlo: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt who became one of the world's most recognised athletes and American women's 400 metres world champion Sanya Richards were named IAAF world athletes of the year.
- World Snooker: Sethi shocked, Indian challenge ends
Hyderabad: Ace cueist Geet Sethi squandered crucial chances to suffer a shock 3-4 defeat against unheralded Costas Konnaris of Cyprus in the Masters category quarterfinals to put an end to India's challenge in the World Snooker Championship here.
- Image of the Day: Nice Footwork!
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- Pankaj Advani ousted from World Snooker Championships
Hyderabad: Kamal Chawla, the 30-year-old from Bhopal, emerged India's unlikeliest hero as he qualified for the quarter-finals in the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker championship here Sunday that witnessed the ouster of Pankaj Advani along with other home hopes Manan Chandra and Aditya Mehta besides Yasin Merchant.
- Unfazed Brasa looks ahead to Champions Challenge
New Delhi: Unfazed by the speculation on his rift with some players, Indian hockey coach Jose Brasa today said he is aiming for nothing less than the title at the Champions Challenge-I tournament in Argentina next month.
- 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
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- 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.
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