Feb 21, 2010

PCB approaches Arthur for coaching


PCB has approached former South African coach Mickey Arthur for taking up a full-time coaching job with the national team.


Slomka furious with players


Hannover coach Mirko Slomka blasted his players after a defeat to Borussia Dortmund, calling them a "team of schoolboys".


Gallacher: Woods needs new entourage!


Former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher insists Tiger Woods needs to change the management team around him.


Valencia vs Getafe Preview


Valencia veteran Carlos Marchena believes his side's injury crisis is the perfect chance for the fringe players.


Iniesta: Win was just what we needed


Andres Iniesta believes Barcelona's defeat of Racing Santander was what they needed ahead of their Champions League match.


Cacau enjoys "beautiful" return


Stuttgart striker Cacau could not have imagined a better return as he netted four goals in a 5-1 win at Cologne.


Liuzzi fourth on final day of test


Vitantonio Liuzzi rounded off Force India's testing with the fourth fastest time of the day and 80 smooth laps of the Circuit de Jerez.


Van Gaal lauds Bayern display


Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal was delighted with his side's performance at Nurnberg despite their 1-1 draw.


IND vs SA, 1st ODI: LIVE


Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli continue to maintain a healthy run-rate even after losing captain MS Dhoni.


England teams can still play


With the BCCI and the ECB in talks to break the deadlock, English teams' chances to play in the Airtel CLT20 have brightened up.


Aussies enjoy easy victory in T20


Another top order batting collapse from West Indies handed Australia an easy 38-run win in the T20 at Bellerive Oval.


Aussies leave for World Cup


With their national body finding "no credible security threat" to the World Cup, Australia's hockey team left for New Delhi.


Alan Butcher is new Zimbabwe coach


Alan Butcher was named as Zimbabwe's coach on Saturday after the contract of Walter Chawaguta was not renewed.


Fischbacher wins chaotic super-G


Austria's Andrea Fischbacher strikes gold in a chaotic women's Super-G, while Lindsey Vonn finishes third to take her second medal.


Tiredness cost Man Utd - Ferguson


Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson blames his side's defeat by Everton on fatigue from their midweek Champions League win over AC Milan, but backs them to recover against West Ham on Tuesday.


British curlers beaten by Canada


Britain's hopes of qualifying for the men's curling semi-finals hang in the balance following a 7-6 defeat by Canada.


Aussies overpower Windies in T20


Australia beat West Indies by 38 runs in the first Twenty20 international at Hobart.


India v South Africa live score


India take on South Africa in the first one-day international in Jaipur.


Manchester City v Liverpool


Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League.


Sharapova eases to Memphis title


Maria Sharapova beat Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson to win her first title of the year at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis.


Ancelotti wary despite Blues win


Carlo Ancelotti urges Chelsea not to lose focus in their Premier League run-in, despite going four points clear at the top of the table on Saturday.


Ski jump double for Swiss Ammann


Switzerland's Simon Ammann becomes the most successful ski jumper in Olympic history after winning gold in the individual large hill in Vancouver.


Chinese teenager Zhou wins gold


Zhou Yang of China coasts to victory in the women's 1500m short-track speed skating at the Winter Olympics


USF1 asks to start F1 season late


New Formula One team USF1 is struggling financially and is in talks with the sports governing body, FIA, to see if it can miss four grand prix races.


Try, try and try again: Super 14 goes try crazy as Waikato Chiefs beat the Lions 72-65


Waikato Chiefs beat the Lions 72-65 in the highest scoring game in Super 14 history.


Sunday's gossip column


Man City line up Torres and Gerrard, plus other rumours


Live - Sunday football


Blackburn face Bolton in the first Premier League game of the day, with four to come later including Manchester City v Liverpool.


Live - Sunday football


Blackburn face Bolton in the first Premier League game of the day, with four to come later including Manchester City v Liverpool.


Tiredness cost Man Utd - Ferguson


Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson blames his side's defeat by Everton on fatigue from their midweek Champions League win over AC Milan, but backs them to recover against West Ham on Tuesday.


Ancelotti wary despite Blues win


Carlo Ancelotti urges Chelsea not to lose focus in their Premier League run-in, despite going four points clear at the top of the table on Saturday.


Mowbray praise for defensive duo


Celtic manager Tony Mowbray praises centre-halves Josh Thompson and Thomas Rogne after they keep Dundee United at bay in a 1-0 win.


Manchester City v Liverpool


Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League.


Aston Villa v Burnley


Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Aston Villa and Burnley in the Premier League.


Wigan v Tottenham


Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Wigan and Tottenham in the Premier League.


Blackburn v Bolton


Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Blackburn and Bolton in the Premier League.


Fulham v Birmingham


Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Fulham and Birmingham in the Premier League.


Hull await Gardner injury verdict


Hull City defender Anthony Gardner injures his leg in his side's 3-0 defeat to West Ham.


Arsenal 2-0 Sunderland


Arsenal bounce back from their midweek defeat by Porto but make heavy weather of what should have been a comfortable win over struggling Sunderland.


Portsmouth 1-2 Stoke


Salif Diao's injury-time winner strikes a devastating blow to Portsmouth's hopes of emerging from their crisis with their top-flight status.


West Ham 3-0 Hull


West Ham ease their relegation fears with an emphatic three-goal win against 10-man fellow strugglers Hull.


Everton 3-1 Man Utd


Everton come from behind to continue their superb recent run with a deserved 3-1 victory over title-chasing Manchester United.


Kennedy slams 'amateur' defending


Cardiff City's Mark Kennedy launches a withering attack on the team following the 2-0 defeat by Barnsley on Saturday.


Pune blast: Two more succumb to injuries, toll 15


Vikas Suresh Tulsiani from Delhi and Rajeev Agarwal from Kolkata succumbed to their injuries sustained in the February 13 Pune terror blast, taking the toll to 15, police said on Sunday. | Special: Terror's back...in Pune


Headley was a terror jackal: Rahul Bhatt


Four months after the involvement of David Headley in the 26/11 attacks came to light, Rahul Bhatt is yet to come to terms with the "betrayal". "Headley incident has made me extremely suspicious of foreigners," he said.


2 years on, Scarlett's body still in morgue waiting for clearance


Even after two years of her tragic death, UK teenager Scarlett Keeling's body has not been buried as the British authorities are yet to get clearance from the Government of India to hand over the corpse.


Pro-Telangana activists attack CPM MLA vehicle


Tension prevailed in Andhra's Nalgonda town as policemen resorted to cane-charging to quell a group of pro-Telangana activists who pelted stones on the vehicle of CPM MLA J Ranga Reddy. The MLA escaped unhurt.


UP engineer resigns over 'threat' from BSP MLA


An executive engineer of irrigation department in Etawah has sent his resignation letter to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, accusing a ruling BSP MLA of threatening him with dire consequences.


Big B makes 4 newcomers comfortable on sets


“Mr Bachchan and Madhavan made the young actors so comfortable as co-actors that the generation gap failed to rear its head on the sets," Leena said.


Hrithik Roshan flexes muscles for fans


Hrithik Roshan knows the best when it comes to fitness. The actor, who has extremely muscular and chiseled body, is giving fitness advices to all his fans through a social networking site.


Music ‘boosts kids’ brain development’


Music training can shape a growing child’s brain, says a new research.