DUBAI: International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat is to stand down from the position on June 30, 2012, the ICC announced. The 51-year-old former South Africa first-class cricketer, took over as ICC chief executive in 2008 and already has a one-year extension, but he has made it clear he…
LONDON: England manager Fabio Capello is to make eight changes to the team that beat Spain at the weekend for the friendly against fellow Euro 2012 finalists Sweden at Wembley. “There will be eight new players,” the Italian told a news conference. “They are two different games but the experience…
BERLIN: Germany coach Joachim Loew has insisted his side have nothing to fear ahead of friendly against World Cup finalists the Netherlands in Hamburg as they look to finish 2011 in style. After winning all 10 of their Euro 2012 qualifiers and humbling Brazil in an August friendly, Loew is…
DUBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has ruled out the possibility of holding ICC World Test championship until 2017. Earlier, there was a plan to have such a championship from 2013, which would match the top four teams in 2013 instead of the 50-over ICC Champions Trophy,…
KOLKATA: Batting genius Sachin Tendulkar completed 22 marathon years in international cricket, still awaiting a record 100th international ton. The Mumbaikar has gone without a century for the last eight months. It was on November 15, 1989 that a shy 16-year-old Tendulkar made his debut for India under Krishnamachari Srikkanth…
DUBAI: Opener Upul Tharanga made 77 and fast bowler Lasith Malinga claimed three wickets to lead Sri Lanka to a 25-run win over Pakistan to level the one-day international series at 1-1 with three matches left. Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene (50) ensured Sri Lanka reached 235-7 in the second match…
PARIS: Novak Djokovic continued his waiting game with a recent shoulder injury which threatens to keep the world number one out of this week’s Paris Masters. The Serb re-injured his right shoulder in a Basel semifinal loss at the weekend and remains unsure of his participation in the last event…
LOS ANGELES: David Beckham set up a goal with one of his trademark crosses as the Los Angeles Galaxy advanced to the MLS Cup final with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake. The 36-year-old English midfielder is now due to play for his first MLS title in the final…
BERLIN: Germany captain Philipp Lahm has said he is glad to have been left out of his country’s forthcoming friendlies as the Bayern Munich star is rested by German coach Joachim Loew with big games looming. Lahm misses away friendly against the Ukraine in Kiev and the home international with…
KARACHI: Convicted for the spot-fixing scandal, Pakistan’s tainted pacer Mohammad Aamer has been moved from a notorious young offenders detention centre to a more secure and safer rehabilitation centre in the United Kingdom. Aamer, who has been sentenced to six months jail term by the crown court last week for…
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