Karachi, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam Monday rubbished reports of his sacking and being replaced by newly appointed bowling and fielding coach Waqar Younis.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:20:04 -0500

Karachi, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistan's cash-strapped cricket board is willing to play a cancelled home series against India in India.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:40:02 -0500

Karachi, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistan's regular cricket captain Younis Khan, who has been mysteriously missing from the scene for the last few days, returned to action Monday but surprisingly as a budding coach.
IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:50:01 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 14 : The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) on Monday announced that the second one-day international between India and Sri Lanka would be played in Nagpur instead of Vishakhapatnam due to the Telangana crisis engulfing the State of Andhra Pradesh.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:00:04 -0500

Perth, Dec 14: Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark reckons that it is very unlikely for him to be selected to play Test cricket for the team again.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:30:25 -0500

London, Dec 14: England midfielder David Beckham has reiterated that he wants to be a part of the national squad for the 2010 football World Cup finals in South Africa and has pledged to fill in wherever needed.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:37 -0500

Lahore, Dec. 14 : Former fast fowler Waqar Younis's appointment as the Pakistan team's new fielding and bowling coach for the Australian tour is part of a bigger picture. The Pakistani Cricket Board (PCB) is planning to replace the current coach Intikhab Alam with Younis.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:27 -0500

Brisbane (Australia), Dec.14 : Former Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell wants the national team and Cricket Australia to consider a rotation system to reduce the pressure on fast bowlers.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:14 -0500

London, Dec 14: Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs has become the 56th BBC Sports Personality of the Year after edging out reigning Formula One champion Jenson Button, heptathlon world champion Jessica Ennis and Ashes-winning captain Andrew Strauss.
ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:04 -0500

Toronto pitcher Roy Halladay was in Philadelphia on Monday to take a physical for the NL champion Phillies, according to a person with knowledge of the situation — a necessary step before the te...
StarTribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:38:09 -0500

Tottenham's Benoit Assou-Ekotto is set to meet the supporter he clashed with after Saturday's defeat to Wolves to bring an "amicable" end to the matter.Assou-Ekotto confronted the supporter next to th...
Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:29:35 -0500

Dec. 14--Do you suppose the San Francisco 49ers are dying to emulate the Arizona Cardinals, who win more often, score more points and have played better defense in bigger games?Guess again, slackers.M...
Hispanic Business Magazine Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:29:18 -0500

(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Washington University basketball coach Mark Edwards yells on the sidelines up during an NCAA college basketball game against McKendree University Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in St. L...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:26:32 -0500

Los Angeles Dodgers last season.The Brewers are desperate for starting pitching help after finishing last season 80-82 and made Wolf their top priority this offseason. Wolf gets $9.25 million next yea...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:26:28 -0500

In an era when any cricket player, let alone a fast bowler, struggles to reach 50 Test caps, Makhaya Ntini is on the verge of joining an exclusive club of players who have played 100 Tests.The Mdingi ...
Cricket365 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:25:00 -0500

Shrink 12.13pm: The rain has become lighter with plenty of sunshine on the pitch. Play continues with Pakistan now at 360 for four. 12.09pm: Daryl Tuffey comes into the attack. The groundstaff are ...
New Zealand Herald Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:19:21 -0500

Blake Thompson, a 31-year-old from San Francisco, won the $1 million grand prize in the ESPN.com Streak for the Cash Pick-Off when he tabbed the Queens Park Rangers (QPR) to win or tie with West Bromi...
ESPN Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:18:57 -0500

The Associated Press, citing a person who had to remain anonymous because deal had not been completed, said Halladay was in Philadelphia for a physical, which would be necessary for a trade from the...
USA Today Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:17:50 -0500

Ariza said Monday that he'll have to sit out Tuesday's game against Detroit. NBA spokesman Tim Frank would not immediately confirm the suspension, saying that "no decision has been made."...
USA Today Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:17:49 -0500

National Basketball Association's first big Chinese investor.A Cavaliers spokesman declined to comment, but Cavaliers vice chairman David Katzman, whose Camelot Venture Group owns the stake being sold...
International Herald Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:09:08 -0500

Filed at 4:25 p.m. ET UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- The Connecticut Sun have picked up veteran forward DeMya Walker in a draft of players from the defunct Sacramento Monarchs.The Sun had the third pick in...
International Herald Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:09:04 -0500

Tom Coughlin is sticking with Bill Sheridan as his defensive coordinator.Hours after the defense gave another pitiful performance in a 45-38 loss to the NFC East-leading...
International Herald Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:09:02 -0500

New York Jets fans.He sneaks an occasional peek at the remaining schedule, does some quick math in his head and analyzes his team's playoff chances.''It's just human nature,'' the Jets safety said Mon...
International Herald Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:08:59 -0500

WESLEY CHAPEL - The Deferred Retirement Option Program has claimed its second Pasco County head football coach in as many seasons. John Castelamare, who opened Wesley Chapel in 1999, was told last we...
TBO.com Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:03:49 -0500

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Michigan investment firm has finalized a deal to sell its 15 percent stake in the Cleveland Cavaliers to Albert Hung, bringing LeBron James' team a step closer to adding the Nati...
Reuters Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:03:30 -0500

By Ben Klayman Chicago - Tiger Woods has just made life a whole lot tougher for athletes looking to score big deals to pitch a company's products or services. The lurid, unrelenting media covera...
Independent Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:47:04 -0500

Orlando, Florida - Tiger Woods won much-needed backing on Monday from the head of key sponsor Nike, while one of the troubled golf star's alleged mistresses apologised to his wife, Elin, for the pain ...
Independent Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:47:01 -0500

Orlando, Florida - The consulting firm Accenture announced on Sunday that it was ending its six-year sponsorship of Tiger Woods, as a series of companies took a step back in their support of the world...
Independent Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:46:58 -0500

London - England have added uncapped off-spinner James Tredwell to their Test squad for the tour of South Africa as cover for Graeme Swann who has a side injury. "Graeme's injury is improving and w...
Independent Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:46:51 -0500

Madrid - Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to have his tonsils removed after medication failed to cure a recurrent problem. "When I realised how serious it was I had to sit down and dr...
Independent Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:46:48 -0500

Brussels - US Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer and her Belgian compatriot Xavier Malisse on Monday had their one-year doping bans provisionally lifted by a Belgian court. Wickmayer, the world nu...
Independent Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:46:46 -0500

Never mind that the rain is coming down in sheets and a nor’easter is whipping up wind in 20 m.p.h. gusts. Nico Marcolongo is undeterred. With a sturdy Marine stride and the bellowing enthusiasm of ...
Christian Science Monitor Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:40:52 -0500

Sports giant Nike has publicly backed Tiger Woods despite the scandal surrounding his personal life as sponsors distance themselves from the golfer Phil Knight, owner and co-founder of the US firm, ...
Ananova Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:37:53 -0500

The notion of student-athletes as students first is integral to Division III, the NCAA's largest classification. But a growing body of research shows a considerable gap in classroom performance betwee...
Tampa Bay Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:32:32 -0500

The notion of student-athletes as students first is integral to Division III, the NCAA's largest classification. But a growing body of research shows a considerable gap in classroom performance betwee...
Tampa Bay Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:32:27 -0500

A federal appeals court has declined a petition by the NFL to reconsider its decision in a case involving two Minnesota Vikings who violated the NFL's anti-doping policy. The September decision allow...
StarTribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:48:17 -0500

(AP Photo/Gurinder Osan, File)FILE - This is a March 27, 2005, file photo showing former Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen posing wearing a Tag Heuer watch that the company claims to be...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:36:16 -0500

(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Washington University basketball coach Mark Edwards yells on the sidelines up during an NCAA college basketball game against McKendree University Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in St. L...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:36:15 -0500

(AP Photo/Amy Gutierrez)Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware (94) gives a thumbs up as he is carted off the field by emergency personnel after suffering a reported neck injury during an NFL footbal...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:36:12 -0500

(AP Photo/Jessica Hill)Connecticut's Maya Moore, right, drives toward the basket while guarded by Hartford's Erica Beverly in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Hartford, Conn., Thu...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:36:10 -0500

In recent years England batsmen have become far more adept at playing spin and a large of part of that improvement is put down to a machine called 'Merlyn'. Invented by Henry Pryor, it recreates spin ...
Cricinfo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:34:15 -0500

ST. LOUIS — They play for the love of the game, not with the hope of landing a pro contract. Without athletic scholarships, many even pay their own way to school. The notion of student-athletes...
The Seattle Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:29:26 -0500

Shrink Martin Guptill would probably have preferred to talk about his batting exploits, but the third cricket test between Pakistan and New Zealand is yet to follow the standard script. A day after f...
New Zealand Herald Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:27:58 -0500

Shrink The master handed over the responsibility for guaranteeing Pakistan's survival to the apprentice at McLean Park yesterday, offering New Zealand hope of securing a rare test cricket series vict...
New Zealand Herald Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:27:54 -0500

Matsui A league source told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney that the Angels and Matsui were closing in on a one-year deal for about $6.5 million. The 35-year-old Matsui had hoped to return to the Y...
ESPN Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:27:40 -0500

Boston Red Sox in the major league Sunday night opener on April 4.The game will be televised on ESPN2 nationally but will be blacked out on the ESPN2 in the areas of the two teams, where it will be br...
ESPN Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:27:38 -0500

Jake Locker announced Monday that he will return for his senior season instead of entering the NFL draft, despite most projections slotting him as an early first-round selection. "After a great dea...
ESPN Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:27:37 -0500

Washington University basketball coach Mark Edwards yells on the sidelines up during an NCAA college basketball game against McKendree University Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in St. Louis. Big-time college s...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:26:56 -0500

' performance on Sunday and suggested that the Patriots WR was not giving full effort in a win against the Panthers.Carter, who played with Moss in Minnesota from 1998-2001, joined a chorus of detract...
USA Today Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:26:33 -0500

The Colts secured the AFC No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with Sunday's 28-16 home victory over Denver. The Jaguars (7-6), however, are in the thick of the AFC playoff hunt...
USA Today Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:26:31 -0500

SEATTLE (AP) ? Washington quarterback Jake Locker announced Monday he will return to Washington for his senior season, quickly putting to rest any lingering questions about his future.
USA Today Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:26:30 -0500

The Brewers are desperate for starting pitching help after finishing last season 80-82. They made Wolf their top priority this offseason. Wolf gets $9.25 million next year and $9.5 million in each of ...
USA Today Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:26:29 -0500

Police in Maryland Heights, Mo., gave details of the arrest Monday. Freese was stopped at 2:40 a.m. Saturday for a traffic offense, then given a sobriety test.
USA Today Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:26:28 -0500

U.S. curler Chris Plys, a five-time U.S. junior curling champion, was named as an alternate on John Shuster's Olympic team at age 21, a young age in a sport that sees many players in their 40s still c...
USA Today Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:26:26 -0500

Roy Halladay , SI.com has learned. Sources say Halladay will agree to a contract extension to complete the deal. It's expected to be a formality. The Phillies have discussed...
Sports Illustrated Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:24:44 -0500

Red Sox is similar to the $82.5 million, five-year contract A.J. Burnett got with the Yankees last offseason. "That's what they were looking for,'' an AL executive said. Lackey has had a couple m...
Sports Illustrated Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:24:40 -0500

Louisville , the player's father, his high school coach and five members of USF's football program told FanHouse.The incident involved sophomore walk-on...
Sports Illustrated Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:24:35 -0500

ESPN has agreed a three-year broadcasting deal with Premier Rugby to show live matches from next season.The deal allows the American company to televise 43 games exclusively live, including one semi-f...
BBC Sport Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:19:53 -0500

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese has been arrested in St. Louis County on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.Police in Maryland Heights, Mo., gave details of the arrest Monday. Frees...
International Herald Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:16:55 -0500

Milwaukee Brewers , who also agreed to a $2.1 million deal with infielder Craig Counsell.Wolf, a 33-year-old left-hander, went 11-7 with a 3.23 ERA in 34 starts for the...
International Herald Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:16:52 -0500

Pittsburgh Steelers have only a slim chance of making the playoffs.Polamalu has missed eight games and most of two others with a pair of ligament injuries in his left knee. He hasn't played since the ...
International Herald Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:16:47 -0500

A review of first-year academic records at 88 of the division's most selective schools by the College Sports Project shows that male athletes on average have poorer grades than their counterparts in t...
Associated Press Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:16:19 -0500

The lurid, unrelenting media coverage of the world No. 1 golfer's fall from grace over a sex scandal will hurt the multi-billion dollar sponsorship market as companies shy away from individuals whose ...
Reuters Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:14:50 -0500

The lurid, unrelenting media coverage of the world No. 1 golfer's fall from grace over a sex scandal will hurt the multi-billion dollar sponsorship market as companies shy away from individuals whose ...
Reuters Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:11:13 -0500

S T. LOUIS — Research showing a lag in the academic performance of Division III athletes has caught the NCAA’s attention. A review of first-year academic records at 88 of the division&rsq...
Boston Herald Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:10:20 -0500

Streamwood High School was sentenced today to eight years in prison for having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old member of the team. Robert Hope Jr., 36, of the 500 block of Pembrook Court,...
Chicago Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:09:42 -0500

A review of first-year academic records at 88 of the division's most selective schools by the College Sports Project shows that male athletes on average have poorer grades than their counterparts in t...
Tampa Bay Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:41:02 -0500

Kansas was the runaway No. 1 pick in The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday, just as it has been each week since the season began last month. Kansas State and New Mexico entered the ran...
StarTribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:04:26 -0500

BOYS BASKETBALLCoach: Russell Hobson (third year).Last season: 2-20, 1-13 Mountain View Conference (tied for last with Glendale). Returning starters: Robert Stratton 6-0 jr. w. Others to watch: Kyle K...
News-Review Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:02:01 -0500

EUGENE — Jordan Black had 16 points and seven rebounds and the Umpqua Community College basketball team defeated Lane 77-61 in the Dale Bates Tournament at Lane Community College on Sunday. It w...
News-Review Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:01:55 -0500

Riddle junior shooting guard Alex Rogers (left) battles for the ball against Glendale last season. Rogers is one of four returning starters for the Irish, who are off to a 4-1 start.
News-Review Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:01:54 -0500

(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Kansas' Xavier Henry, left, puts up a shot past La Salle's Kimmani Barrett during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, in Kansas City,...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:51:48 -0500

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss (81) loses control of the ball as he is pressured by Carolina Panthers cornerback Chris Gamble (20) and Panthers linebacker Jon Be...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:51:47 -0500

U.S. Open semifinalist hopes to receive a wild card for the Australian Open.Wickmayer and Malisse were suspended by a Belgian court Nov. 5 for breaking...
The Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:51:39 -0500

(AP) ? NEW YORK - In the opening scene of his meandering one-man play "Juan and John," Roger Guenveur Smith plays himself as a boy in 1965. He is frozen in horror while witnessing a startling ...
New Jersey Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:35:54 -0500

Amid a swirl of balloons and popping champagne corks, Cape Town mayor Dan Plato received the key to the city's R4,5-billion stadium on Monday afternoon. Plato told the crowd that assembled in the s...
Independent Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:32:47 -0500

By Staff Writer A handful of construction workers dangled from ropes, and the hum of power tools maintained an easy level of tension as Cape Town Stadium contractors handed their work over to Cape ...
Independent Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:32:43 -0500

Confident Stuart Broad is about to embark on what may be the defining stage of his Test career - as a pivotal all-round influence, in the absence of Andrew Flintoff.Broad on Monday morning issued a jo...
Cricket365 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:18:34 -0500

Sports and business executives with Milwaukee ties have been named among the most influential people in the business side of sports, according to SportsBusiness Journal. The sister publication of The...
Business Journal Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:17:22 -0500

Kansas and Texas start their third straight week as the top two teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll. Kansas State and New Mexico move into the rankings for the first time this seaso...
The Seattle Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:13:13 -0500

Ware Will Miss At Least One Game IRVING, Texas -- After being carted off the field and taken to the hospital with a strained neck, outside linebacker...
ESPN Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:12:35 -0500

Kentucky climbed a spot to No. 3 and picked up a first-place vote in the latest ESPN/USA Today men's college basketball rankings, which were released on Monday.
ESPN Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:12:34 -0500

Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Caldwell has an answer for starters who want to play the final three games: Be ready to go Thursday night at Jacksonville.
ESPN Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:12:33 -0500

(FSY) . The three-time Pro Bowl linebacker got around another offensive lineman and then went headfirst into the upper leg of lineman Brandyn Dombrowki. Ware remained on the ground for several anxious...
USA Today Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:11:22 -0500

Randy Moss against comments that the wide receiver doesn't go all out on the field. Belichick said Monday he has a lot of respect for Moss and dismissed the criticism as coming from two players who ha...
Sports Illustrated Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:08:11 -0500

Others receiving votes: Memphis 129, Wisconsin 110, UNLV 96, Clemson 84, Temple 83, Northwestern 59, Illinois 44, Miami 40, St. John's 30, Oklahoma St. 29, Charlotte 24, Dayton 24, Seton Hall 24, Flor...
Sports Illustrated Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:08:09 -0500

Gattuso has been linked with moves to the English Premier League in recent weeks as he was said to be unhappy with his first-team opportunities after battling injury.
CNN Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:43 -0500

Lotus F1 have confirmed Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen as their drivers for the 2010 Formula 1 season.Trulli joins the new Malaysian-backed team from Toyota, while Kovalainen moves after he was le...
BBC Sport Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:04:37 -0500

Filed at 12:25 p.m. ET BRUSSELS (AP) -- A Belgian court Monday suspended the one-year doping bans given to tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse.Wickmayer's lawyers hope the injunction wi...
International Herald Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:01:27 -0500

NBC ’s “Football Night in America.” “My biggest worry with them is that, after fighting so hard to go 16-0, will it get to a point where they get exposed because they drained t...
International Herald Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:01:23 -0500

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Independent Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:40:03 -0500

Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato has called on the city's business community to look at the bigger picture and not hike up prices for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. "The South African government has ...
Independent Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:40:01 -0500

Nairobi - Twelve players of the Eritrean national football squad have gone missing in Kenya, the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) general secretary Nicholas Musonye to...
Independent Online Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:39:57 -0500

GENEVA - Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer said Monday it will continue its association with Tiger Woods despite the golfer's alleged infidelities. Company spokeswoman Mariam Sylla said the sponsorship is ...
StarTribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:58:51 -0500

Injured England striker Carlton Cole has pledged his future to West Ham. The 26-year-old World Cup hopeful has been linked with a January move away from Upton Park, with Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenh...
Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:50:26 -0500

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy expects Manchester United to be "rubbing their hands with glee" at the prospect of facing his side at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.With United having suffered a surprise ...
Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:50:25 -0500

Burnley midfielder Kevin McDonald has warned that Arsenal will be wary of being bitten twice by Owen Coyle's underdogs.The Scottish midfielder scored twice last season when Burnley ended the young Gun...
Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:50:25 -0500

Arsene Wenger admits even he has been surprised by the speed and determination with which his Arsenal youngsters have marched back into the Barclays Premier League title race. The Gunners found themse...
Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:50:23 -0500

An exasperated Rafael Benitez has pleaded with his players to show backbone as Liverpool's crisis worsens. The Anfield chief witnessed another distressing display as his side lost 2-1 at home to Arsen...
Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:50:22 -0500