Oct 1, 2009

London bullish over sponsorship hopes


London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton has predicted organisers will beat their target of securing £650million in sponsorship by more than £50million.


Harrison gunning for Williams


Audley Harrison has threatened to inflict a lot more punishment on Danny Williams in Friday's Prizefighter Heavyweights III event.


City braced for Adebayor verdict


Emmanuel Adebayor today faces a Football Association hearing to answer a charge of improper conduct, with his Manchester City boss Mark Hughes hoping the striker will escape a ban and be available to face Aston Villa on Monday.


Dougherty relishing Dunhill return


Nick Dougherty has a reminder of his biggest win every time he goes home.


Swann: Strauss deserves recognition


Andrew Strauss can cap a great first year as England captain by being recognised on the world stage tonight.


Toseland braced for bad news


James Toseland concedes he will be "bitterly disappointed" if his expected exit from the Tech 3 Yamaha FIM MotoGP World Championship team is confirmed this week.


Sainz: Solberg and Sordo are key


Two times World Rally champion Carlos Sainz believes that both Petter Solberg and Dani Sordo will have a huge influence and play major roles in determining who wins the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship title this season.


Land ‘gifted’ to Sensi and Roma


Sergio Scarpellini, the owner of a plot of land which AS Roma plan to build their new stadium, has revealed talks are going on smoothly.


Palermo stars for Maradona's Argentina


Martin Palermo led Argentina to a 2-0 friendly win over Ghana as Diego Maradona's side prepare for the culmination of their World Cup qualifying campaign.


De Boer: Ibra won Scudetto for duo


Ronald de Boer has claimed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the sole reason Inter Milan and Juventus were successful in the Serie A.


Jo-Jo: I want to be like Baggio


Stevan Jovetic is targeting one certain Divine Ponytail to emulate as he continues to grow by leaps and bounds at Fiorentina.


Johnson thanks Man City fans


Michael Johnson has thanked the Manchester City fans to their support after coming back from a 12-month absence.


Big Sam: Chelsea destroyed Shevchenko


Sam Allardyce is of the opinion that Chelsea handled Andriy Shevchenko wrongly, giving the Ukrainian too little time to settle in the Premier League.


Hughes welcomes selection headache


Mark Hughes relishes the problem of having too many players in top-form as he makes his selections for his first XI.


Arsene: Arsenal were crazy


Arsene Wenger believes that the Arsenal board must have been either brave or absolutely nuts to have hired him in 1996.


Kerala boat tragedy toll touches 37





India beat West Indies by 7 wickets


Virat Kohli hit an unbeaten 79 as India chased down the low victory target of 130 runs in 32.1 overs after their elimination from the Champions Trophy.


Losing to Australia can help us: Younus


Pakistan captain Younus Khan said he wasn't worried about their first loss of the competition, as long as it didn't come in a more crucial encounter.


Australia beat Pakistan, India ousted


Australia pulled off a dramatic victory over Pakistan to romp into the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy and bring an end to India's campaign.


Chance for youngsters to prove mettle


Irani Cup tie between 38-time Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai and the Rest of India offers the youngsters the ideal chance to showcase their mettle.


'Dungarpur launched Tendulkar's career'


Raj Singh Dungarpur was responsible for launching batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, British newspaper Times said in a tribute to the former BCCI president.


Don't rule me out of SA tour: Pietersen


Kevin Pietersen, who underwent surgery to cure a long-standing tendon problem, has refused to be ruled out of the SA tour, despite fears over his injury.


New Zealand beat England by 4 wickets


New Zealand beat England by 4 wickets at the Wanderers to finish at the top of Group B and qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.


Akram likely to join Knight Riders


The KKR management, however, is yet to confirm the report, but according to media reports Akram would be seen working with KKR's fast bowlers in IPL-3.


England in CT semis, SA crash out


Graeme Smith's brilliant century went in vain as England beat South Africa by 22 runs and book a semi-final berth in the Champions Trophy on Sunday.


IPL-3 could be Sehwag's last with Delhi


Indian Premier League III could well be Virender Sehwag's last with Delhi Daredevils. From the fourth year onwards, he may head to Mumbai Indians.


Today, Indian fans will pray for Pakistan


As Pakistan take on Australia at Centurion today, cricket will finally achieve what years of diplomacy and peace processes have not been able to.


Sehwag looking forward to crucial match practise


Virender Sehwag is looking for some important match practice in the Irani Cup ahead of the seven match One-day series against Australia.


Aussies retain winning combination for Sydney


Australia have retained the 12-member squad that played in the first Test against India in Melbourne for the second match in Sydney starting January 2.


I can't wait to go and bat even now: Sachin


Sachin Tendulkar said he had never ever taken his place in the team for granted rather he had always given his best for the country.


Clarke finally succumbs to IPL lure, eyeing 2010 edition


After resisting IPL's lure in the first two editions, Australian vice captain Michael Clarke said he wants to play in the 2010 chapter of the cash-awash event.