Inzamam regrets missing golden opportunity in SA
KARACHI, Jan 29: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has spoken of his disappointment at losing the Test series in South Africa following Sunday''s five-wicket defeat in Cape Town....
England hit by injuries for vital match
PERTH, Jan 29: England could be without three key players for Tuesday''s must-win one-day match against New Zealand. Fast bowlers James Anderson and Jon Lewis will both miss the tri-series game...
Imran Farhat fifth man to be sent home
LAHORE, Jan 29: Opener Imran Farhat is the fifth player who has been not considered for the forthcoming Twenty20 match and the five One-day Internationals against South Africa....
Asif equals record in ICC rankings
DUBAI, Jan 29: Pakistan''s prolific seam bowler Mohammed Asif has equalled record for fewest cricket matches taken by a Pakistan player to break into top 10 of ICC player rankings for Test bowlers....
Tait recalled for last two ties
PERTH, Jan 29: Shaun Tait has been called into the Australia squad for the final two tri-series one-day matches against England and New Zealand to beef up the team''s fast bowling stocks....
Hayden right man for World Cup
PERTH, Jan 29: Australian wicket-keeper/batsman Adam Gilchrist believes Matthew Hayden is the right man to partner him at the top of the order at the upcoming World Cup....
Ranatunga ignored for cabinet
COLOMBO, Jan 29: Sri Lanka’s World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga has once again been ignored for a ministerial berth in the first reshuffle of President Mahinda Rajapakse’s government....
Pathan joins team for last one-dayer
VADODARA (India), Jan 29: Pace bowler Irfan Pathan joined the Indian team on Monday for the fourth and final One-day International against the West Indies, a month after he was sent back from the tour of South Africa....
Kenya crush Bermuda in opener
NAIROBI, Jan 29: Bermuda suffered the worst possible start to their World Cup preparations when they slumped to a 10-wicket defeat to Kenya in the opening match of the ICC World Cricket League on Monday....
Woods makes history with 7th straight win
SAN DIEGO, Jan 29: Tiger Woods carved out another slice of history with a two-shot victory at the Buick Invitational on Sunday, his seventh consecutive title on the PGA Tour and the 55th of his career....
‘2010 World Cup will boost entire Africa’
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 29: South African President Thabo Mbeki pledged on Monday to ensure the first ever World Cup to be staged on African soil would benefit the whole of the world''s poorest continent....
Federer wants Grand Slam hunting until 2012
MELBOURNE, Jan 29: Roger Federer is looking to play on for five more years as he chases more Grand Slam glory following his 10th major tennis title in the Australian Open....
Toure keeps Arsenal’s hopes alive in FA Cup
LONDON, Jan 29: Kolo Toure kept Arsenal in the FA Cup as his late goal salvaged a 1-1 draw against Bolton in the fourth round on Sunday....
Hockey: Second consecutive win for Aussies
CANBERRA, Jan 29: Luke Doerner scored two goals on Monday as Australia edged Holland 5-4 to furnish the second consecutive win in a four-Test men’s field hockey series....
Argentina qualify for Olympics
ASUNCION (Paraguay), Jan 29: Lautaro Acosta headed in the winner just before the final whistle and Argentina’s under-20 team beat Uruguay 1-0 on Sunday to earn a berth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics....
Sharapova dethrones Henin, Serena leaps 67 places
PARIS, Jan 29: Serena Williams reaped the benefits of her astounding run to the Australian Open title at the weekend when she rocketed up 67 spots in the WTA rankings to 14th on Monday....
Beckham will be worth the money: Club chief
MADRID, Jan 29: David Beckham will be worth every cent of his multi-million dollar move to Los Angeles Galaxy, according to club president Alexi Lalas. The 31-year-old midfielder has agreed a...
Women judo starts Friday
LAHORE, Jan 29: Nine teams will lock horns when the 2nd National Women judo championship commences on Friday. As per rules of the contest, each unit is allowed to send a...
United ready to unleash duo
LONDON, Jan 29: Manchester United are ready to unleash goal-happy Cristiano Ronaldo and Louis Saha when the Premier League leaders take on bottom club Watford on Wednesday....