( Shreevats Goswami)
India Under-19s were stretched for the first time in the tournament but held their nerve in a tense chase under lights in wet conditions at the Kinara Oval to beat New Zealand by three wickets to reach their second successive final.
The victory was set up by their bowlers, who bowled an [...]
Eduardo da Silva has been released from hospital to continue his recovery from a broken leg at home.
The Arsenal striker suffered the horrific injury when he was caught by Birmingham’s Martin Taylor in the 2-2 draw at St Andrews on Saturday.
He has spent the last four nights in a London hospital but the club has [...]
Steven Gerrard insists Liverpool must do their talking on the pitch if the Reds are to end an increasingly long wait for a league title.
Liverpool look unlikely to conclude an 18-year top flight title drought this season as they sit fifth in the Premier League and 17 points adrift of Arsenal in top spot.
Rafa Benitez’s [...]
Reports suggest Dubai International Capital are considering making an offer for George Gillett’s half of Liverpool after being knocked back by co-owner Tom Hicks.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Hicks rejected speculation he was looking to offload his half of the Reds to DIC.
Rumours had suggested that Hicks had invited DIC to inspect the Anfield [...]
Red and White Holdings Limited, an investment vehicle co-owned by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, has no plans to raise its stake in Arsenal beyond 25 per cent.
Usmanov raised his stake to 24.2 per cent last week, overtaking the club’s previous highest shareholder Danny Fiszman, who has 24.11 per cent.
Usmanov has explained that there are plans [...]
Fernando Alonso claims Lewis Hamilton has only himself to blame for the abuse he received at the Circuit de Catalunya earlier this month, because of his criticisms of the Spaniard.
Hamilton said in an interview last month that while the two were together at McLaren, Alonso had shown him “just how not to behave as a [...]
Matthew Hayden has been reprimanded for calling Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh an “obnoxious little weed” in a radio interview.
The Australia opener was called to attend a disciplinary hearing in Melbourne on Wednesday following the interview, in which Hayden also challenged teenager bowler Ishant Sharma to a fight.
The Indian cricket board reacted angrily to the remarks [...]
Spanish star target ‘unbelievable’ Premier League glory
(Cese Fabregas )
Cesc Fabregas has revealed he and his Arsenal team-mates were determined to prove the critics wrong this season and the midfielder admits it would be ‘unbelievable’ to win the Premier League.
The young Gunners had been tipped to struggle this campaign after the summer loss of star [...]
Alonso struggles at rear of field
(Hamilton )
British tyro Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in the final pre-season test at Barcelona.
With the first grand prix of the season in Australia just 19 days away, Hamilton and his McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen were considerably quicker than world champion Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari.
On a dry day, the [...]
Anfield surpremo denies DIC rumours
Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has insisted he is not planning to sell his stake in the club.
Hicks and co-owner George Gillett have been continually linked with selling their stakes in the club over the last few months.
However, American billionaire Hicks claims he is completely committed to Liverpool and has rejected reports [...]
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