Junior Tigers sign off with easy win
Skipper Anamul Haque (128) slammed his second ton of the tournament to steer Bangladesh to a five-wicket win against Pakistan and restore some pride by securing seventh place in the ICC U-19 World... Full storyBolt cruises, Blake storms to landmark 100m win
India put Kiwis in a spin
Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed three quick wickets as India gained the upper hand on the second day of the opening Test against New Zealand in Hyderabad on Friday. Full storyArmstrong to lose seven Tour titles
Clarke confident Australia will get back to top
Michael Clarke on Friday said he was confident that Australia can regain the top spot if they play well after slipping to fourth in the world one-day rankings for the first time in three years. Full storyFederer, Murray drawn in same half for US Open
Pietersen to be TV pundit for World Twenty20
Axed England batsman Kevin Pietersen will work as a television pundit during next month’s World Twenty20, raising the prospect of him commenting on his estranged former teammates, a broadcaster said Friday. Full storyLiu speaks out after injury ‘trick’ row
China’s star hurdler Liu Xiang insisted he felt ‘healthy’ just moments before injury ended his Olympic career, as controversy erupted over an alleged cover-up. The former 110m gold medallist, in his... Full storyAfghanistan braced for dream clash with Australia
Fast-rising Afghanistan will open another chapter in their remarkable story when they play their first one-day international against former world champions Australia today. Full storyOlympic Park transformed for new Games
London 2012 organisers said on Friday that they were on track to finish adjustments to the Olympic Park in time for the biggest ever Paralympic Games, which open next week. ‘The Olympic Games are a wonderful... Full storySharapova launches a personal candy line
Russian tennis icon Maria Sharapova, third seed for next week’s US Open, has launched her own brand of sweets. The 25-year-old, who won this year’s French Open and was a silver medallist... Full storyDjokovic happy to avoid Murray
Defending champion Novak Djokovic could barely conceal his delight on Thursday after avoiding the elephant in the room - Olympic champion Andy Murray - in the draw for the US Open. Full storyGiggs expects strong response from MU
Ryan Giggs admits Manchester United must deliver an immediate response against Fulham today after opening their Premier League title challenge with a lacklustre defeat at Everton. While champions Manchester City underlined their... Full storyReal look for first win
Champions Real Madrid make the short trip to Getafe on Sunday knowing that even at such an early stage as the season’s second weekend, a win is vital. Bitter rivals Barcelona already have... Full storyLiverpool scrape to win
Liverpool scraped a 1-0 win over Hearts while a Newcastle side shorn of several familiar faces survived sweltering heat to hold Greek side Atromitos to a 1-1 draw in their Europa League play-off round... Full storyBarcos gets surprise Argentina call-up
Striker Hernan Barcos of Brazilian side Palmeiras was a surprise inclusion in the Argentina squad that coach Alejandro Sabella named on Thursday for next month’s World Cup qualifiers. Full storyMancini eyes more deals
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini insists his side are still working to bring in new players and warned his unsettled stars they will not be allowed to leave until he makes some signings. Full storyNo Pato, Ganzo for Brazil against SA
Alexander Pato and unsettled midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganzo were the major names missing from Brazil coach Mano Menezes’ 22-man squad to face South Africa and China next month. Full storyBayern without Ribery for opener
German giants Bayern Munich will kick-off their league campaign today at Bundesliga new boys Greuther Fuerth without France wing Franck Ribery, who is recovering from a fever. Full storyConte lashes out at judge
Juventus coach Antonio Conte on Thursday hit out at one of the judges who decided to uphold his ten-month ban from football for failing to report suspicions of match-fixing at a previous club. Full story‘Modric should join Real soon’
Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas believes Croatia midfielder Luka Modric should finally complete his move to Real Madrid in the next few days. Modric has been keen to leave White Hart Lane since the... Full storyValdes howler hands Real lifeline
