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Watson sees positives in shift to No 4 in batting lineup

Watson said the move was also a positive for his bowling.

Del Piero's Aussie adventure turning sour

The long-time Juventus stalwart joined Sydney to much fanfare in the off-season but his side have nose-dived to the bottom of the 10-team league after 10 rounds.

All Indo-Pak tour will do is make money for BCCI: Ehsan Mani

Mani said he couldn’t understand how the PCB agreed to play in India when the nation owes Pakistan two series, which it has cancelled out on.

Fulham star Ruiz out for five weeks with hamstring injury

Ruiz, 27, last played in Fulham's 3-1 defeat to Sunderland three weeks ago and had been expected to return against Newcastle United on Monday.

Ranji Trophy: Fit again Agarkar to lead Mumbai

Agarkar missed the side’s previous three games after picking up an injury in the season-opener against Railways, at the same venue.

Daniel Vettori to miss South Africa tour

Daniel Vettori will miss New Zealand's tour to South Africa starting later this month because of an Achilles tendon injury.

Chelsea sign 18-year-old Wallace from Fluminense

Wallace, a Brazil under-20 international, was part of the under-17 team that won the South American championship last year.

Harbhajan down with flu, skips practice

Indian captain MS Dhoni, however, refused to predict the availability of Harbhajan for the Test against England at the Eden Gardens beginning Wednesday.

Golf has no place at the Olympics: Tom Watson

Watson, who will play at the Australian Open this week for the first time since winning the tournament in 1984, told reporters Tuesday he doesn't support golf's return to the Olympics from 2016.

Maradona admits girlfriend Veronica carrying his child

The former coach of the Argentine national team has two adult daughters by ex-wife Claudia Villafane: Dalma, 25, and Gianina, 23.

Former baseball union head Miller dead at 95

Miller may best be remembered as the man who made the word "strike" stand for something other than a pitched ball.

MLS looking to add second New York team

If agreement can be reached, the team would be based in Queens, near the national tennis centre and Citifield stadium where Major League Baseball's New York Mets play their home games.

West Ham ban fans after anti-Semitic chants at Spurs

West Ham are also working with London rivals Tottenham to identify fans heard taunting Spurs supporters, who have strong Jewish ties.

City striker Tevez gets driving ban for speeding

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has been banned from driving for speeding.

Spurs fans attacked in Rome pub ahead of Lazio clash

Ten fans of Tottenham Hotspur were hurt and one seriously injured in an attack in the early hours of Thursday as they celebrated in Rome ahead of a Europa League match.

Tickets worth Rs 30 lakh already sold for Wankhede Test

The lowest-price daily ticket costs Rs 50 while the most cost-effective season ticket is Rs 150, both for the popular Sunil Gavaskar stand.

AIFF encourages playing as many friendlies as possible

FIFA has earmarked 11 days for friendlies and the AIFF at its Executive Committee decided that the national team should utilise, if possible, all the days.

France ex-coach brands Ribery a diva

Raymond Domenech also called Samir Nasri a "symbol of selfishness" and said Nicolas Anelka "killed the group".

Eagerly looking forward to tour of India: Ajmal

Ajmal, who began his international career at the age of 31, was among the probables when Pakistan last toured India in 2007 but couldn't make the final squad for any format of the game.

Best haul gives Windies victory in first test

The home side caved in under pressure and were all out for 167 runs in their second innings, having been set a target of 245 runs in a maximum of 78 overs to win on a fifth day track.

Chanderpaul, Ramdin score big before WI declare at 527

Chanderpaul's 203 came off 372 balls and Ramdin made 126 runs from 236 deliveries. It was Chanderpaul's second double-century in test cricket, equaling the 203 he scored against South Africa in 2005.

Crystal Palace forward Zaha gets England call-up

Zaha, who has played five times for the Under-21s, is the first Championship outfield player to be called up for England since striker Jay Bothroyd, then of Cardiff City, in 2010.

McIlroy claims European money title

The Northern Irishman now has $4.7 million in winnings on the European Tour, giving him an unassailable $1.33 million advantage over Swede Peter Hanson, currently in second place.

Agra to host international half marathon

Athletes from Kenya and Ethiopia are expected to participate in an international half marathon to be held in Taj city in February 2013 with a winners' purse of Rs. 2 crore.

Hanoi to host 2019 Asian Games

The Asian Games, the biggest multi-sport event after the Olympics, have been running since 1951.

Ranji Trophy: Rohit confident despite absence of Sachin, Zaheer

The absence of Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan notwithstanding, Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma is confident that his team would prove to be quite a handful for Rajasthan.

PCB chief backs day/night Test cricket

Although a few member countries of the ICC, including Pakistan, have already experimented with day-night first-class matches, there is still no consensus on the colour of the ball to be used in such matches.