Oct 7, 2009

James keen to regain England spot


Portsmouth goalkeeper David James says he hopes to start for England in the World Cup qualifier in Ukraine on Saturday but winning is the priority.


Maradona may quit Argentina post


Diego Maradona threatens to quit as Argentina coach even if his side qualify for the World Cup finals.


McLeish excited by Blues takeover


Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish says Carson Yeung's takeover of the club can be the springboard for future success.


Injured duo out of England squad


Defender Joleon Lescott and goalkeeper Paul Robinson are forced to withdraw from England's squad to face Ukraine because of injuries.


Duff among Republic withdrawals


Damien Duff, Darron Gibson and Steven Reid are all out of the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifier match against Italy on Saturday.


Sullivan plays down West Ham move


David Sullivan insists he will not be making a move to buy West Ham in the immediate future after selling his shares in Birmingham to Carson Yeung.


Van der Sar returns after injury


Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar makes a successful comeback from injury in a reserve team win against Everton.


Bullard closes in on Hull return


Hull record signing Jimmy Bullard plays for the clubs' reserves as he nears a first-team return.


Campbell aims to train at Arsenal


Former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell is hoping to return to the club to train with the Gunners.


Tamworth 2-3 York City


York extend their unbeaten run to 10 games as they condemn Tamworth to a first home defeat of the season.


Walcott handed Under-21s recall


Arsenal winger Theo Walcott is given a place in the England Under-21 squad for Friday's game against Macedonia.


Scots U21 lose Coutts and Scobbie


Paul Coutts and Tam Scobbie drop out of Scotland's Under-21 squad, while Paul Hanlon is a doubt.


Live Chat: Dino Morea on October 7 at 1600 hrs IST


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Younus ready to quit his job


Younus Khan said he would not tolerate the slur of match-fixing and would resign from the captain's job if he felt so.


England to snack on Mars


The Football Association have announced a five-year sponsorship deal with confectionery giants Mars.


Maharoof: We will have a tough time


Espnstar.com’s Rajarshi Gupta caught up with Sri Lankan and Wayamba all-rounder Farveez Maharoof for an exclusive chat.


Colly won't be left behind


Paul Collingwood is expected to be named in England's squad to SA despite being forced out of the Airtel CLT20 with a torn muscle.


Zabaleta injury blow for Argentina


Pablo Zabaleta will miss Argentina's upcoming World Cup qualifiers with Peru and Uruguay through injury.


Signori: Totti will surpass Baggio


Guiseppe Signori is certain that Francesco Totti will surpass Roberto Baggio's goalscoring record.


Emerson: Tough for Leonardo


Brazilian legend, Emerson, spoke about his two former clubs, Juventus and AC Milan.


Buffon: Ferrara has great qualities


Gianluigi Buffon reckons Juventus will soon start to show their full promise under the tutelage of Ciro Ferrara.


Diarra: It is impossible to fail


Mahamadou Diarra exclaimed that the current Real Madrid side has the right qualities to win trophies.


Cleverly ready for world title


Nathan Cleverly insists he is destined one day to become champion of the world.


Warren: Keep dreaming Audley!


Frank Warren lashed out at Audley Harrison saying he must be in 'living in dreamland' if he wants a world-title fight.


Moore, Rhodes eye world shot


Jamie Moore's European title fight with Ryan Rhodes this month will double as a world title eliminator.


Khan vs Salita set for Newcastle


Amir Khan will defend his world title against Dmitriy Salita at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle on Saturday December 5.


Nadal returns with a win in China


Rafael Nadal was pushed all the way in round one of the China Open by Marcos Baghdatis but came through with a 6-4 3-6 6-4 win.


Focus solely on the Shark


Despite him wanting the attention to be on his team, Greg Norman was always going to figure large at the Presidents Cup.


Civil-military rift in Pak over US aid with conditions


Pakistan's foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Tuesday to convey Islamabad's concerns on some of the language and provisions in the Kerry-Lugar bill.


Sonia ends speech with new refrain: Jai Maharashtra


The Congress-NCP alliance has promised to support the Marathi language in its election manifesto. The combine has also started adding 'Jai Maharashtra' after 'Jai Hind'.


Pakistan coach accuses Indian media of fanning match-fixing debate


Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam accused the Indian media of triggering the match-fixing debate and said PCB should see if they want to restore ties with a neighbour which is trying to defame them.


Divorced couple fight over child's Diwali holidays


The Gujarat high court has appointed a lawyer as court commissioner to find out whether a nine-year old girl wanted to spend her Diwali vacation with her mother.


Gays too fasting on Karva Chauth


Many gays in Ahmedabad are quietly readying themselves for a penance usually done by a wife - Karva Chauth. Just that the prayers will ask God to make them a woman in next life!


Richest man in Rayalseema loses house to flood


Nature is a great leveller. Industrialist and Congress MLA T G Venkatesh is arguably the richest man of Rayalaseema, but today he is homeless.


Statues or govt? SC leaves it to Maya


Furious with the Mayawati govt for its ``desperate and determined'' non-compliance with the order to stop work on statues of Dalit icons, the SC has warned that the govt could risk dismissal.


Adnan's dog MJ takes cover as Jermaine arrives!





I feel sad that mom has to work for money: Rakhi





Don't peel your food


Don't peel your food


Are you addicted to sex?





Well-educated wives have healthy husbands





Mother to 80 children


Beena Rana, who fought off uterus cancer, now has a brood of 80 children


PM pays homage to RSS man at BJP HQ


Congress justified PM Manmohan's visit to the BJP headquarters to condole the death of veteran RS member Pyarelal Khandelwal by pointing out that in politics, there should be no barrier in sharing each other's sorrow.


'Pak team fixed CT matches' | 'India had a hand'





I don't see myself as staying with Dalits: Rahul Gandhi





Rahul blames media for Dalit tag to his village visits





By-elections acid test for rival fronts in Kerala





Court orders death sentence, life-term to accused in one day





Court allows police to conduct polygraph test on accused





Kerala allowed to survey dam in tiger reserve