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*Visa glitches for India\'s full bore shooting team
India\'s full bore shooters, who have been practising with borrowed rifles, suffered a serious set-back Wednesday after their selection-cum-practice tour to England for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games was delayed due to visa problems. *Pakistan trio to meet PCB officials in London (Roundup)
Pakistan captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer, who are at the centre of a raging spot-fixing controversy, have left for London for a series of crucial meetings with diplomats and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials Thursday. *Oezil, Khedira asked to learn English or Spanish by Mourinho
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has urged new German players Sami Khedira and Mesut Oezil to learn Spanish or English swiftly so that he can communicate with them, the AS sports daily said Wednesday. *Manchester United fail to hit season-ticket target
Manchester United chief executive David Gill confirmed Wednesday that the club failed to reach their target of season-ticket sales this summer. *Junior world champion Noria replaces Rathore in CWG shooting squad
Junior World Champion Asher Noria replaced Athens Olympic silver medallist double trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in the 36-member shooting squad for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games that was announced here Tuesday by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). *No vuvuzelas, please, we sing in Europe: UEFA
The noisy vuvuzela trumpet which featured prominently among fans at the World Cup football in South Africa was Wednesday outlawed by the ruling body UEFA for its events such as Euro 2012 qualifiers, the Champions and Europa League. *US Open: Paes-Dlouhy stunned in first round (Lead)
Defending champions and third seeds Leander Paes of India and Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic made a shocking first round exit from the US Open, losing 7-6(7), 3-6, 4-6 to Czech Martin Damm and Filip Polasek of Slovakia. *Shiromani Akali Dal initiates 'Delhi Cleaning Campaign' ahead of CWG
Amid the plethora of allegations of large scams involving the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, the activists of the Shiromani Akali Dal initiated a 'Delhi Cleaning Campaign' here on Wednesday ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. *Family, coach stand by embattled Pakistani pacer Aamer
The famiy and coach of 18-year-old Pakistani pace bowler Mohammad Aamer, one of the three Pakistan cricketers named in spot fixing scandal, insist he is innocent and has been conspired against. *US Open 2010: McEnroe happy to see Murray on the offensive
Tennis legend John McEnroe has urged grand slam hopeful John Murray to be on the offensive during this year's U.S. Open, saying that he should go for his shots for however long he stays around, whatever the weather. *Watson blasts ICC anti corruption unit for its inability to act against match-fixers
Australian opener Shane Watson has criticized the International Cricket Council's anti corruption unit over its inability to act against match-fixers, after Pakistani fast bowlers were alleged to have bowled pre-arranged no-balls in the Lord's Test against England. *Ban 'tainted' Pak players from international cricket for life, says ex-Kiwi skipper Reid
Former New Zealand skipper and match referee John Reid wants Pakistan to be thrown out of international cricket for alleged involvement of some its players in match fixing scandals. *Djockovic compares searing heat of US Open to sleeping with his girlfriend
Serb tennis star Novak Djokovic has compared the searing heat at this year's U.S. Open to sleeping with his girlfriend. *Chidambaram reviews security arrangements for Commonwealth Games
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, who reviewed the security measures for the 2010 Commonwealth Games on Wednesday said security overlays for the Games will be completed by September 15. *Injured Terry ruled out of two Euro 2012 qualifiers
Chelsea captain John Terry will miss England's first two Euro 2012 qualifiers because of a hamstring injury he suffered at the World Cup. *Australian sport far from incorruptible
Eight years after disgraced South African captain Hansie Cronje plummeted to his tragic death, cricket's corruption is about as well concealed as Merv Hughes's moustache. *UK police probing blizzard of phone calls linked to spot fixer Majeed
British investigators are reportedly examining a blizzard of telephone calls to and from British tycoon-cum-cricket spot fixer Mazhar Majeed. *Beckham pointed out my goal error in England-Germany WC match: Referee
Referee Jorge Larrionda, who ruled out England's FIFA World Cup equaliser against Germany in South Africa, has said that he had no idea that the ball was in until English footballer David Beckham pointed the error out to him. *Commonwealth Games preparations running behind schedule
With just over one month left for the commencement of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the world's third largest sporting event, have turned a major challenge for authorities in the country. *New Zealand based bookie to take bets during Pak tour despite fixing furore
A New Zealand based bookmaker has said that all the normal cricket betting options would be available, even those open to manipulation, during Pakistan's tour to the country this summer, despite some Pakistani players being probed for match fixing. *Bolt wants to break his records to become legend at 2012 Olympic Games in London
Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has expressed his desire to win the title all over again during 2012 Olympic Games in London and establish himself as a legend. *English Premier League spending tumbled 22 pct from 2009-10
Premier League clubs spending for the summer transfer window tumbled 22 percent from last year, a report says. *Woods' 'mistress' visits Ground Zero as part of recovery on 'Celebrity Rehab'
Tiger Woods' ex-flame Rachel Uchitel visited Ground Zero - where she lost her fiance in the rubble of the South Tower, as part of her therapy in 'Celebrity Rehab'. *Tiger Woods moves into NYC bachelor pad without help
Tiger Woods has moved into his new bachelor pad on Hudson St., New York, and that too without any assistance. *Tiger Woods' $54m mortgage for mega-mansion
Golf ace Tiger Woods recently took out a 54.5 -million-dollar mortgage for his under construction mega-mansion. *US Open: Paes-Dlouhy crash out, Bopanna-Qureshi advance
Defending champions and third seeds Leander Paes of India and Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic crashed out of the first round while India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi advanced to the second round of the US Open men's doubles tennis. *Three Pakistani players leave for London
Pakistan's trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer -- at the centre of match-fixing allegations -- left here for London Wednesday for what are seen as a series of crucial meetings with diplomatic and Pakistan cricket board officials Thursday. *Tennis players criticised for their outrageous dressing sense on court
Tennis players have come under fire for the outrageous clothes they wear while on court. *Sumo wrestling may soon be in Olympics
Sumo, the Japanese heavyweight style of wrestling, may soon find its way to the Olympics after 20 years of its internationalisation. *Now Lee, Johson say they were approached by same Mumbai gangster
After Brad Haddin and Shane Watson, now fast bowlers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson also say they were approached by the same Mumbai gangster, who targeted their team mates, for information during last year's Ashes in England. *Amir's coach, brother claim he is innocent
A former mentor and a brother of young Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Amir have both proclaimed his innocence after British police questioned him on spot-fixing allegations following a newspaper sting. *India's cycling probables waiting a year for bikes
Bizarre as it may appear, but the Indian cyclists for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games will be lucky if they can ride their competitive bikes before the Games get under way. *'Spot fixer' Majeed rearrested over money laundering charges
British Customs officers have arrested cricket match fixer Mazher Majeed again on charges of being involved in a money laundering racket. *Basit Ali demands disbanding of ICC's anti corruption unit in present format
Former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali has called for disbanding the International Cricket Council's Anti Corruption Unit in its present format over its ineffectiveness. *Michael Phelps cozies up to girlfriend in Hawaii
American swimmer Michael Phelps has been spotted getting up close and personal with girlfriend Nicole Johnson in Hawaii *1,200 cricket teams to vie for premier league in Himachal
The cricketing season is back in the hills of Himachal Pradesh with a staggering 1,200 teams, mainly from rural areas, all set to compete in the mega premier league starting in November. *Ramiz fears bad company may have led to Amir's spot fixing predicament
Defending young fast bowler Mohammad Amir, former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has expressed sympathy for him, saying that the greater blame lay with the men who had led him astray so early in his career. *Butt, Amir and Asif claim spot fixing allegations are part of conspiracy
Pakistan Test skipper Salman Butt, and fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif have claimed that spot fixing allegations are part of a conspiracy against them.
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