Former Pakistan chief selector Abdul Qadir is preparing ammunition for his July 14 meeting with a parliamentary committee and says he will candidly inform the Members of the National Assembly (MNA) about the irregularities in the Pakistan Cricket Board...

Striker Michael Owen completed his free-transfer move to English football champions Manchester United...

Karachi, July 3(IANS) Former Pakistan Test cricketer Aamer Sohail Friday played down reports of a growing rift with fellow Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) director Wasim...

Sydney, July 4 : If Australian pace bowler Mitchell Johnson was not spearheading Australia's pace attack, possibilities would have been high that he could have been a pitcher in any major baseball...

Sydney, July 4 : This year's Ashes series between Australia and England promises to be a ripper because the two sides possess both experience and freshness to deliver what is asked of them, feels noted cricket columnist Peter...

Lahore, July 4 : Criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for its unprofessional way of handling cricket issues in the country, former Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) director general Zakir Hussain Syed has said PCB officials have no knowledge about sports...

Karachi, July 4 : Former Pakistan chief selector Abdul Qadir has been summoned by the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Sports to explain his sudden resignation from the...

Worcester (UK), July 4 : Australia's national cricket selection committee has admitted it may have mismanaged the veteran pacer Brett Lee after his difficult marriage break-up last...

Worcester, July 4 : A majority of the players contracted to Cricket Australia have described England's Kevin Pietersen as the best batsman in the world outside...

Lahore, July 3 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sent a show-cause notice to director National Cricket Academy Aamir Sohail for not attending the course held in...

India won the toss and elected to field against the West Indies in the third one-day international cricket fixture here...

The speed with which England vacated the field at Edgbaston on Friday afternoon revealed plenty about their mindset in the lead-in to next week's first Test in Cardiff. The time was 5pm on a perfect...

Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington misses his fifth successive cut Irishman cards four-over-par 75 to miss weekend rounds at the French Open Dubliner has two tournaments before seeking third...

St Helens scrum-half Sean Long is expected to be out for around eight weeks after confirmation the player has broken his jaw.The 32-year-old was taken to hospital after suffering the injury in...

over F's+ (AP) - HAKODATE, Japan, July 4 (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING CHUNICHI-YOMIURI GAME) Hitoshi Tamura hit a go-ahead two-run homer and Hidenori Tanoue put the icing on the cake with a three-run...

Tony Stewart will start from a familiar spot tonight at Daytona International Speedway. The Sprint Cup points leader was awarded the pole for the Coke Zero 400 when rain washed out qualifying...

(AP) — AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Ashton Gibbs scored 18 points to help the United States beat Egypt 112-55 on Saturday, completing a sweep of pool games at the FIBA under-19 world basketball...

FILE - In this May 6, 2009, file photo, Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest, right, has words for Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during Game 2 of a second-round NBA playoff series in Los...

Former Australian Test prop Mark O'Meley has agreed to join Super League Hull FC on a three-year deal.The Sydney Roosters forward is to undergo knee surgery this week, ruling him out for the...

Since 1948, Stanford and San Jose State have played each other in all but three seasons, however the two will not face each other on the football field in 2010. San Jose State chose instead to play...

Michael Huyghue, the commissioner of the new four-team league, says the UFL is willing to give Vick a place to play - provided there are no pending legal issues. His rights belong to the Orlando...

at a Sandton hotel on Sunday, the nonchalant Drogba is sporting a pair of designer jeans that are loose enough to show his designer Dolce and Gabbana briefs, and his laid-back look is completed by a...

Durham cemented their place as LV County Championship Division One leaders today by completing a crushing five-wicket victory over Worcestershire at the Riverside.The title-holders resumed the final...

Andy Flower believes he could have finished Andrew Flintoff's career if he had over-reacted to the all-rounder's errant start to the Ashes summer.Flintoff was disciplined by the England and Wales...

The Indian cricket board said on Saturday it will work out a schedule for a key one-day domestic tournament after moves to axe the event were met with angry protests."The schedule of the Deodhar...

India are now one step away from a rare ODI series victory in the Caribbean.They face the West Indies in the fourth and final ODI on Sunday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground confident in the knowledge...

Finding similarities where there are none Cricinfo brings you the plays of the day from the first day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and...

Marcus North has urged detractors of Phillip Hughes not to make too much of the Australia opener's failures against England's back-up bowlers ahead of next week's first Ashes Test.Highly-rated Hughes...

Andy Flower believes he could have finished Andrew Flintoff’s career if he had over-reacted to the all-rounder’s errant start to the Ashes summer. Flintoff was disciplined by the England...

Bangladesh staged a late fightback, after West Indies A fast bowler Kemar Roach and off-spinner Ryan Austin single-handedly bowled them out for 195 in the opening match of their Caribbean tour on...

Springbok captain John Smit said on Friday that the Boks were "angry" and feared for the nature of rugby union after the banning of Bakkies Botha for two weeks after the lock was cited and found...

Veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas has decided to retire from Test cricket, the country's chief selector Asantha de Mel told AFP on Saturday.The 35-year-old left-armer, who has served Sri Lanka...

By Ken Borland Saturday's third and final Test between South Africa and the British Irish Lions is anything but a 'dead rubber' to those involved, despite the series being settled and 17 changes...

By Hosea Ramphekwa Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Esrom Nyandoro has described new coach Hristo Stoichkov as a players' coach. After spending a few days training under Stoichkov's tutelage,...

Umar Akmal continued his love for Australian attacks and pitches, rattling off his second hundred in consecutive matches to give Pakistan A the initiative in Townsville. Pakistan had resumed the day...

Sisters Venus and Serena Williams clash in a fourth all-sister Wimbledon final on Saturday determined to prove that their domination of the event is not a backward step for the sport's future...

The BCCI had this past week cancelled the Deodhar Trophy for the 2009-10 season due to the tight domestic schedule, but that has not gone down well with irate protesters of the Shiv Sena, a...

Sri Lanka batsman Thilan Samaraweera has kept the "lucky" bullet which injured him in the attack in Lahore.The middle-order batsman was shot in the thigh when the team bus was ambushed by heavily...

Galle, Sri Lanka - Muttiah Muralitharan was on Friday ruled out of the first Test against Pakistan with a knee injury, dealing a huge blow to Sri Lanka's bid to win the emotionally-charged series. ...

Tiger Woods takes one-shot lead at the AT&T National at Congressional The tournament host is on 10-under-par 130 after carding a second-round 66 Australia's Rod Pampling second behind world No. 1...

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.—They just couldn't resist. Spring Creek Trail above Steamboat Springs is tame by the standards of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Gravity Team, but as the...

Teams from beach volleyball powers Brazil and United States will vie for the women's medals at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships as their beach volleyball tandems won a pair of matches each...

BETHESDA, Md. - The best of Tiger Woods came Friday when his game was falling apart. Woods lived up to his hopes of being a "greedy host" when he salvaged his round during a shaky stretch...

SAN DIEGO - Manny Ramirez returned to the big leagues as only he could. Wearing sunglasses and with his famous dreadlocks in a ponytail, the Los Angeles Dodgers' slugger apologized to fans and...

Ashantha de Mel, Sri Lanka's chief selector, has said veteran fast bowler Chaminda Vaas has decided to retire from Test cricket. Vaas, 35, had previously said he had his sights set on the 2011 World...

WIMBLEDON, England - Venus Williams is just about the perfect older sibling: She supports Serena endlessly, protects her fiercely and even lets her pick which bedroom she wants when they're on the...

You might want to Target April 12 on your calendar -- and get ready for Red Sox Nation. The Associated Press obtained a draft of next year's schedule that has the Twins playing Boston on April 12 in...

While long a haven for college football, motorsports and an abundance of high school sports activity, Tennessee has exploded onto the national sports landscape during the past 15 years with a myriad...

Detroit Tigers' Ryan Raburn (25), Josh Anderson (13) and Ramon Santiago (39) celebrate their 11-9 win over the Minnesota Twins in sixteen inning during a baseball game Friday, July 3, 2009 in...

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman James Loney, right, collides with Dodgers catcher Russell Martin, left, as Martin makes the catch on a foul ball hit by the San Diego Padres' David Eckstein during...