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Page 1/11 Kazmir shines for the Angels
DALLAS: Scott Kazmir notched his first win with the Los Angeles Angels yesterday, helping them to a 2-0 victory over the Texas Rangers and extending their American League West lead to 7-1/2 games over the second-placed Rangers.
Acquired in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays on August 28, Kazmir th [more...]
Posted on:9/20/2009 Leafs snag American Olympian Kessel in a trade
toronto: American Phil Kessel was dealt by the Boston Bruins to the Toronto Maple Leafs for three top draft picks yesterday, the National Hockey League clubs announced.
Canadian media reported that the 21-year-old Kessel signed a five-year 27 million dollar deal with the Leafs.
Boston will rec [more...]
Posted on:9/20/2009 Mayweather’s weight advantage a masterstroke, says Watt
LAS VEGAS: Floyd Mayweather pulled off a masterstroke by weighing in four pounds heavier than Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez for non-title welterweight bout, says Britain’s former WBC lightweight champion Jim Watt. American Mayweather, who is undefeated in 39 professional fights, tipped the scales at [more...]
Posted on:9/20/2009 Champion Valuev to take on Haye in Nuremberg
Berlin: World heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev of Russia will defend his WBA title against controversial British fighter David Haye in Nuremberg on November 7, it was announced yesterday.
The giant 36-year-old Russian was finally declared undisputed WBA title holder in July after former champi [more...]
Posted on:9/20/2009 Australia chase historic victory
Durham, England: Australia all-rounder James Hopes admits the chance to become the first team to win a One-Day series 7-0 will provide all the motivation his side need to crush England one more time today.
Ricky Ponting’s team extended their winning run to six matches at Trent Bridge on Thursday [more...]
Posted on:9/20/2009 Pakistan hope to play India on neutral ground
KARACHI: Pakistan’s cricket chief said yesterday he hopes his team will get to play arch-rivals India at a neutral venue in the future.
The International Cricket Council had to re-draft the Future Tour Programme (FTP) after the Pakistan Cricket Board complained of being marginalised in the po [more...]
Posted on:9/20/2009 Yuvraj’s father to contest polls in India
Chandigarh: Yograj Singh, a former Test cricketer and father of Indian cricket team vice-captain Yuvraj Singh, will contest the forthcoming assembly polls in Haryana from newly-created Panchkula seat for the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD).
This announcement was made here Saturday by INLD gene [more...]
Posted on:9/20/2009 Rumaillah Group take lead in finals
DOHA: Rumaillah Group dealt the defending champions Western Union-Mindoro Tamaraws with a humiliating loss and a 20-point deficit, 96-76, to win the first game of their best-of-three Championship series of the 5th McDonald’s Qatar Basketball Cup 2009 of the Pinoy Baskteball of Qatar (PIBAQ) at the A [more...]
Posted on:9/20/2009 Indian runner knows about gender-test backlash
PUDUKKOTTAI, India: Considering suicide after being stripped of her medal and shunned by the people around her, Indian runner Santhi Soundarajan (pictured right) knows a bit about what Caster Semenya is going through.
Soundarajan failed a gender test after finishing second in the women’s 800-metr [more...]
Posted on:9/20/2009 Big test awaits Fifty50 format
JOHANNESBURG: The One-Day ICC Champions Trophy starts on Tuesday in South Africa with the future of the 50-over format under the microscope.
World stars past and present and officials have joined a fierce debate as the overwhelming success of the Indian Premier League-led Twenty20 version has le [more...]
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