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London: Manchester United advanced to the League Cup fourth round with a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton on Wednesday even though the holders played more than half of the match with 10 men.
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who made 11 changes to the team that defeated Manchester City on Sunday, saw B [more...]
Posted on:9/25/2009 Newspapers apologise for Capello beach shots
LONDON: Fabio Capello has not only knocked England’s football players in line he has also made an impressive start on an even tougher challenge—getting the nation’s tabloid press to dance to his tune.
The Italian took exception to being photographed with his wife on a beach holiday earlier this m [more...]
Posted on:9/25/2009 Home is where the heart is for North Korea’s An
SEOUL: An Yong-hak was born in Japan, holds a North Korea passport and plays club soccer in South Korea, but the Suwon Samsung midfielder is a man without a country.
The wiry 30-year-old will fulfil a childhood dream when he marches on to the field with North Korea at next year’s World Cup finals [more...]
Posted on:9/25/2009 South Africa back in contention
Centurion, South Africa: South Africa bounced back into contention for 2009 ICC Champions Trophy glory with a five-wicket triumph over New Zealand at SuperSport Park yesterday.
Upset by Sri Lanka in the opening match of the ODI tournament two days ago, the Proteas had to win and did so with relat [more...]
Posted on:9/25/2009 England face Mendis riddle in opening match
JOHANNESBURG: Andrew Strauss’ England face a stiff spin test when they take on a confident Sri Lanka in their opening match of the Champions Trophy here yesterday.
Sri Lanka have two excellent spinners in Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis, capable of making life difficult for batsmen with t [more...]
Posted on:9/25/2009 Pakistan’s Younus fit to face India
KARACHI: Pakistan captain Younus Khan will be available for their Champions Trophy match against India despite a finger injury, the Pakistani board said yesterday.
Younus missed his country’s opening victory over the West Indies in midweek after suffering the injury in a warm-up match.
“Younus [more...]
Posted on:9/25/2009 PGA Tour likely to lose further sponsors in 2010
ATLANTA: Commissioner Tim Finchem believes the PGA Tour is in a “comparatively quite good” situation amid the economic downturn but predicts the circuit will lose further title sponsors before the end of 2010.
“It’s possible we could lose a couple of events; it’s probable that we’re going to lose [more...]
Posted on:9/25/2009 Vivendi competitors moved by Seve letter: McIlroy
Saint-Nom-la-Breteche, France: Players at the Vivendi Trophy with Severiano Ballesteros have been inspired by a moving letter penned by the ailing Spanish great, Rory McIlroy revealed yesterday.
The biennial competition, formerly known as the Seve Trophy, pits together 10-man teams representing G [more...]
Posted on:9/25/2009 Absent Poulter in hot water again
VERSAILLES, France: Britain’s Ian Poulter came in for criticism again on Wednesday, a year after controversially dropping out of the final Ryder Cup points-counting event.
This time the world number 20 is underfire from 2010 European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie for skipping this week’s Se [more...]
Posted on:9/25/2009 Safina and Serena qualify for Doha leg of the Sony Ericsson Championships
Doha: World No. 1 Dinara Safina and Serena Williams (pictured right) have qualified for the season-ending final event of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour hosted by Qatar.
The world no. 2 Serena has won to date, 12 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Single tittles and is set to pass the $9m mark in her career priz [more...]
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