Dec 5, 2010

Woods closes on long-awaited title


Tiger Woods is on course for his first title of 2010 as he remains four shots clear at the Chevron World Challenge in California.


Derby 1-2 Norwich


Norwich hold off Derby to move above the Rams and into fourth place in the Championship.


Coventry 1-0 Middlesbrough


Middlesbrough's agony continues after Marlon King's penalty gives high-flying Coventry victory at the Ricoh Arena.


Cardiff 1-1 Preston


Andy Keogh rescues a point for Cardiff City in injury time to deny bottom club Preston a shock victory.


Ipswich 1-3 Swansea


Ipswich crash to their worst run of league defeats in 15 years and piled more pressure on boss Roy Keane.


Swindon 2-1 Sheff Wed


Jon-Paul McGovern's goal gives Swindon victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the only League One game to survive the big freeze.


Oxford 2-1 Barnet


A late strike from substitute James Constable gives Oxford United victory over Barnet.


Cold snap hits football schedule


Football matches across the country are being cancelled because of the snow and freezing temperatures.


Barca win after race to play game


Strike forces Barca to travel by train and coach to play Osasuna


2nd Test: Eng 449/3 at lunch on Day 3


Riding high on the knocks of Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook, England lead by 204 runs at lunch on the third day of the second Test against Australia.


India crush NZ by 9 wkts to seal series


Team India produced a clinical display to register a crushing 9-wicket win over New Zealand in the third ODI and seal the 5-match ODI series 3-0 at Vadodara.


BCCI worried about 10-teams in IPL 4


BCCI is worried that more matches in a 10-team format could lead to the burnout because IPL is supposed to start just six days after World Cup.


Preparations for WC on track: Srikkanth


The Indian cricket team's World Cup preparations are on track going by their showing over the last few months, feels selection committee chairman.


Sachin all-time great, says Nadkarni


Cricketers like Don Bradman, Lara are born once in a while but Sachin Tendulkar is an all-time legend, described former India all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni.


MSD most exciting cricketer: Musharaff


Pervez Musharaff is in awe of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and rates the current India skipper as the most exciting and entertaining cricketer in world cricket.


Salman Butt's lawyer slams ICC official


Suspended Pak captain Salman Butt's lawyer lashed out at ICC official who said he would be "disappointed" if players in a spot-fixing case were acquitted.


Lanka's Herath shines on rain-hit day


Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath bagged three wickets in five overs before the West Indies reached 303/8 in their first innings on Day 4 of the third and final Test.


Suspense over Kochi's fate likely to end


Suspense over Kochi IPL franchise's fate will finally end on Sunday as the GC meets to take a decision on the issue amidst legal hurdles being faced by BCCI.


Pakistan want China to host matches


Javed Miandad, former Pak captain, has presented a written report to the PCB suggesting China be made a "neutral venue" for international cricket matches.


HC extends IPL retention deadline


The Bombay High Court extended the deadline for the India Premier League franchisees to sign up their respective "marquee" players till December 8.


Smith, Amla in South Africa Test squad


Injured captain Graeme Smith and star batsman Hashim Amla were named in South Africa's squad for first Test against India from Dec 16 to 20 at Centurion.


Now pacer Wahab to sue bookie Majeed


Pak pacer Wahab Riaz is the latest to threaten a legal action against alleged bookmaker Mazhar Majeed for claiming that he was involved in fixing matches.


England bowl Aus out for 245 on Day 1


England backed up a sensational three-wicket start to bowl out Australia for 245 on an extraordinary opening day of the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval.


Sachin in fray for Laureus World award


Sachin Tendulkar will be competing with the likes of Rafael Nadal and F1 driver Sebastian Vettel for the 2011 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award.


ICC has a solid case against tainted Pak trio: Lorgat


ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat says that the ICC has a solid case against the three Pakistan players accused of spot-fixing and they would not be shown any leniency if found guilty.


ICC expands qualification process for T20 World Cup


ICC announced that a new qualification tournament featuring 16 teams would take place in 2012 to give more teams a chance to make it to T20 WC in Lanka.


Afghan ace Hassan just like Pakistan greats, says Latif


Hamid Hassan was compared to Pakistan aces by Rashid Latif after his man-of-the match performance inspired a seven-wicket win over Scotland.


St George's Park, Port Elizabeth


St George's Park staged the first Test to be played outside England or Australia in 1888-89 and in 1969-70 hosted the final Test before South Africa's isolation.


Match ends in draw, Maharashtra take first innings lead


Intelligent bowling by Maharashtra helped snatch a vital first innings lead by dismissing Kerala for 221 in their first innings in the Ranji trophy Plate League match.


BCCI announces women's team for Challenger Trophy


Mithali Raj was today named captain of India Blue while India captain Jhulan Goswami and Reema Malhotra will lead India Green and India Red respectively.


Ranji Trophy updates: Saturday


Railways and karnataka earns crucial match points in their respective Ranji Trophy clashes on Saturday.


Nadkarni: Sachin is an all-time great


Former India all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni has described Sachin Tendulkar as an all-time great cricketer.


Musharraf: Dhoni is most exciting


Pervez Musharraf is in awe of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and rates him as the most exciting cricketer in world cricket.


Ashes: 2nd Test - Day 3: LIVE


Australia and England clash in the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval. Track the LIVE scores and updates right here on ESPNSTAR.com.


Vettori: We batted in worst condition


New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori said that his team had to bat in the most trying of conditions in the morning.


BCCI's secret meet on Saturday


BCCI officials are set to discuss the future course of the IPL on Saturday.


ICC promises action in spot-fixing


Haroon Lorgat insists the ICC will deal firmly with the Pakistan players facing spot-fixing charges should they be found guilty.


"Captaincy has not affected my batting"


Gautam Gambhir on Saturday said he was enjoying as skipper of the Indian team as runs were flowing from his bat.


Adelaide Five-fer: Day Two highlights


Here's a recap of some key moments during the second day of the second Test at the Adelaide from Dave Tickner.