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Maradona clashes with fans after Al Wasl loss

Diego Maradona was restrained by security staff as he confronted opposition fans in the stands on Thursday, angry at threats and abuse directed toward wives and girlfriends of his Al Wasl players.

India may slip to 4th place in ICC Test Championship table

Whitewashed in two consecutive Test series, India are all set to lose a spot and slip to number fourth position in the ICC Test Championship table.

Hip injury sidelines Kim Clijsters for 4 weeks

Kim Clijsters has a torn hip muscle and will have to recover for four weeks before making a return in Madrid in May.

West Indies cricketer Ryan Hinds charged with rape

West Indies cricketer Ryan Hinds has been charged with rape but was released on bail after appearing before a magistrate court in Bridgetown, Barbados.

England only country left to sign Euro 2016 broadcast deal

UEFA will market and sell all matches in the qualifying campaign on the same model it uses to sell Champions League matches, a principle agreed at the 2011 UEFA Congress in Paris a year ago.

England rugby player banned for eight weeks for biting opponent

A Six Nations disciplinary committee hearing on Tuesday found Hartley guilty of "acts contrary to good sportsmanship".

Tsonga to lead France Davis Cup team against US

World number six Tsonga was named alongside Julien Benneteau, Gael Monfils and Michael Llodra as Forget stuck with the team that beat Canada in the previous round.

SA extend lead after Taylor breaks arm

New Zealand finished the fourth day of the final test against South Africa on Monday trailing by 274 runs having lost Ross Taylor to a broken arm after the skipper was struck by a bouncer.

Dhoni, Ashwin climb up in ICC one day rankings

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have moved up the ladder to achieve the fourth and sixth positions respectively in the latest ICC ODI ranking for batsmen and bowlers.

Football will now be Goa's official sport

Presenting his first budget after coming to power, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar proposed that football will be declared as the official sport of Goa.

David Beckham selling off his £500,000 car collection in UK

The soccer star is clearing out the garage at Beckingham Palace in UK as he now lives with his family in Los Angeles. Beckham's collection that's going up on sale includes two Bentleys, a BMW 645, a Range Rover Sport, Lamborghini Gallardo worth £170,000 and three Harley-Davidson motorbikes.

Hoddle puts his name in the hat for new England manager

Hoddle, 54, managed England from 1996 until after the World Cup finals in France 1998 when he lost his job following alleged comments made in a newspaper interview.

Sourav willing to play 4-day, 50-over Ranji Matches

Former Indian Cricket captain Sourav Ganguly is keen to play the four-day and 50-over Ranji Trophy matches for home side Bengal.

Tiger Woods has a no sex vow, claims new biography

Champion golfer Tiger Woods has vowed never to have sex with another woman unless he really feels something for her, says a new biography.

Miami Open: Clijsters eliminated, other seeds progress

Clijsters was the only major upset in the Miami Open.

IPL: Kings XI Punjab unveil new logo

Kings XI Punjab today unveiled its new logo ahead of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League, which commences on 4th April.

West Ham wants Olympic Stadium

English Championship side West Ham Friday submitted a new bid to move to the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games.

Rooney apologises for breaking young fan's wrist

Thomas, who lives in Wem, Shropshire, was at Molineux watching United for the first time when he put his hands up to stop the England striker's stray shot from hitting him.

Force India to pay $1.12 mn in dues to wind tunnel company

Force India will have to pay the 846,230 euros ($1.12 million) it owes to its former wind tunnel partner, Aerolab, as part of the resolution of a related claim it made against rival Formula One team Caterham.

EPL: Blackburn out of relegation zone

Blackburn Rovers moved clear of the Premier League relegation zone with a deserved 2-0 win over Sunderland.

Windies board-Gayle impasse may end today

Explosive opener Chris Gayle could soon be back in the national side as he is expected to retract his critical remarks about the West Indies Cricket Board when he meets WICB officials today.

Berbatov to leave Man United at the end of season

Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov is poised to leave Manchester United at the end of the season despite the English champions taking up an extra year's option on his contract, his agent said on Sunday.

Chatty Raikkonen back in the points on F1 return

Kimi Raikkonen sounded confused about some of the rules, but seventh place in Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix proved that the former champion had lost none of his racing ability despite two years out of Formula One.

Suarez keen to accept Liverpool contract extension

He added that he was grateful for the support he received from Liverpool and from his home country including national team coach Oscar Tabarez.

2nd Test: Philander stars in South Africa's 9-wkt win over NZ

South Africa's win was set up through the exploits of their fast bowlers Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander, when they captured five New Zealand wickets for no runs late on day one to trigger a collapse from a comfortable 133 for two to 133-7.

South Africa in control of second test against New Zealand

South Africa took control of a match of batting struggles by sending New Zealand to stumps on Friday at 65-4 in the second innings, trailing by three runs after two days of the second cricket test.

Djokovic says close to replicating 2011 form

Comfortably the best player in the world for more than a year, Novak Djokovic believes he is close to the stunning form he produced to launch his 2011 campaign with a 41-0 record.

Senior South African cricket officials resign

CSA said acting president A.K. Khan decided to resign from all cricket administration only days after he was criticized in the report by a government-appointed committee for allegedly protecting chief executive Gerald Majola.

Blatter says India could host U17 World Cup

India, which is at No. 158 in the latest FIFA rankings, is planning to bid for the Under-17 World Cup in 2017 as well as the 2015 World Club Championship in a bid to give a boost to the game.

Match fixing: It would be inappropriate to react to media reports, says BCCI

The ICC is said to have launched an inquiry into the Sunday Times report, which suggested that the bookmakers offer thousands of pounds to the players.