Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) said on Thursday it would be standing by the scaled down redevelopment plan for Lord’s which led former British Prime Minister John Major to resign from …
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Finland’s Jari-Matti Latvala clocked the fastest time in his Ford during the inaugural qualifying stage ahead of the Rally of Sweden on Thursday. Latvala, winner in Sweden in 2008, clocked …
Continue reading WRC’s Latvala fastest in SwedenLiverpool striker Craig Bellamy believes the team are now well placed to kick on in the final third of the season. The Wales international thinks January was a significant period …
Continue reading Striker Bellamy eyes strong end for RedsSpaniard Rafael Cabrera-Bello made the most of perfect scoring conditions on the opening day of the $US2.5 million ($A2.33 million) Dubai Desert Classic and shot an impeccable round of nine-under …
Continue reading Cabrera-Bello leads Dubai Desert ClassicIreland recalled centre Keith Earls on Thursday in the only change to their starting side for this weekend’s Six Nations clash away to France in Paris. Earls was included after …
Continue reading Ireland recall Earls for Six NationsBangladesh’s inaugural Twenty20 league opened on a sour note on Thursday when a leading player revealed he received a spot-fixing proposition. Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said he had been …
Continue reading Fixing claim rocks Bangladesh T20England football chiefs vowed not to rush their search for a successor to Fabio Capello on Thursday as Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp remained tight-lipped over taking the job. Speaking at …
Continue reading Redknapp tight-lipped over England jobGermany’s 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has received a two year ban and been stripped of his third-place finish in the 2005 race for a doping violation, the …
Continue reading 1997 Tour de France winner Ullrich bannedA stadium, hit by a massive earthquake in March last year, is one of the candidate venues for the under-20 women’s football World Cup to be hosted by Japan during …
Continue reading Quake-hit stadium could host women’s U-20Hoffenheim is parting company with coach Holger Stanislawski, one day after losing 1-0 at home to second-division Greuther Fuerth in the German Cup quarterfinals. Stanislawski joined the club at the …
Continue reading Hoffenheim fires coach StanislawskiIndia batting legend and former captain Sunil Gavaskar has been formally inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame. The 62-year-old former opener was presented the Hall of Fame …
Continue reading Hall of Fame for Indian legend GavaskarWhen Zambia arrive in Libreville Thursday they will keep a promise they made before the competition began to honour the dead from the 1993 air crash that wiped out the …
Continue reading Zambia keep vow to honour crash victimsFC Basel’s star forward Xherdan Shaqiri will join its Champions League round-of-16 opponent Bayern Munich at the end of the current season. Basel confirmed the long-speculated transfer Thursday, but did …
Continue reading Basel star Shaqiri to join Bayern MunichActing Asian football chief Zhang Jilong, who replaced the corruption-tainted Mohamed bin Hamman last year, is keen to stay as head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), a report said …
Continue reading Acting Asian football chief ‘keen to stay’Qatar hired its first major contractor for the 2022 World Cup, choosing American consulting firm CH2M Hill to help deliver the tournament in the Gulf nation. The firm will work …
Continue reading Qatar hires consulting firm for 2022 WCBarcelona must win away to tough Osasuna on Saturday if they intend to catch up with Spanish league leaders Real Madrid. Real are seven points ahead of the world champions …
Continue reading Injury-hit Barca need to win at OsasunaGhana striker Asamoah Gyan exited the Africa Cup of Nations as public enemy number one among some Black Stars’ supporters after Wednesday’s quarter-final loss to Zambia. The Sunderland forward, on-loan …
Continue reading Ghana fans make Gyan scapegoat for lossThe Italian press have been left stunned by Fabio Capello’s resignation as England manager but are already focusing on his next destination. Capello was to leave the England job after …
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