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With buckets of young talent fighting for selection and its fittest squad in years, the Sydney Swans are anticipating a cracker start to their 2010 AFL campaign.
Coach Paul Roos on the weekend declared the Swans were coming into the year with their best lead-up preparation in almost a decade.
Ahead of their round one clash against [...]

MADRID — With Rafael Nadal sidelined, defending champion Spain picked Juan Carlos Ferrero, David Ferrer, Tommy Robredo and Marcel Granollers on Tuesday to face Switzerland in their Davis Cup opener.
Captain Albert Costa said Nadal and Fernando Verdasco will miss the event because of injury, as expected. They helped Spain sweep the Czech Republic 5-0 [...]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – German Wolfgang Staiert has been sacked as coach of the Russian ski jumping team, paying the price for the team’s poor showing at the Vancouver Olympics.
“I’ve heard the news that Staiert had resigned,” president of the Russian ski jumping federation Vladimir Slavsky was quoted as saying by local media at the weekend.
“That [...]

MOSCOW, March 1 (Reuters) – German Wolfgang Staiert has been sacked as coach of the Russian ski jumping team, paying the price for the team’s poor showing at the Vancouver Olympics.
2010 Winter Olympics | Ski-Jumping
“I’ve heard the news that Staiert had resigned,” president of the Russian ski jumping federation Vladimir Slavsky was [...]

London, Sep 14(ANI): The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have admitted that despite the incremental contract, they would not be able to stop star cricketer Andrew Flintoff from hawking his cricketing talents around the world.

Flintoff had announced his retirement from Test cricket at the conclusion [...]

London, Aug 25 (ANI): Ashes hero Andrew Flintoff stunned England fans when he emerged from boozy celebrations sober, and said how the emotion of the day moved him to tears.

Flintoff clutched cans of Red Bull as he modestly denied he was one of the all-time greats.

Flintoff, who quit Test cricket because of a knee [...]

London, Aug.24 (ANI): England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who is to go under the knife on Tuesday, will take his wife Rachael, parents and kids out for dinner, to celebrate the return of the Ashes with the 197-run victory over Australia at The Oval.

“I will take the missus out for dinner and spend the day with [...]

Colombo, July 4 (IANS) Veteran Sri Lankan cricketer Chaminda Vaas has decided to retire from Test cricket, chief selector Asantha de Mel said Saturday.
The 35-year-old left-arm bowler, who has served Sri Lanka at the top level for 15 years, will however be available for the One-Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 cricket, the official said.
“Chaminda has [...]

London, June 24 (ANI): Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has said that he is prepared to call up a batting replacement to the Ashes squad because of Shane Watson’s knee injury.

The injury-hit all rounder was ruled out of the four-day tour match starting on Wednesday against Sussex in Hove after undergoing scans on his knee on [...]

Sydney, June 21(ANI): Australian cricketer Marcus North, who scored a century on debut against South Africa, during Australia’s tour of South Africa in February this year, has expressed his views on how he conquered territories which once seemed impossible.

“I had a very laid-back attitude coming out of junior cricket. I’d been successful with the Australia [...]

London, June 20 (ANI): After winning Wimbledon on a computer game at home, Andy Murray is dreaming of doing the real thing in the hope of completing a stunning fortnight for British sport.

Murray has been given a dream Wimbledon boost, as reigning champ Rafael Nadal pulled out of the tournament. World No 1 Nadal, [...]

London, May 5 (ANI): Johan Cruyff predicts that French and Barcelona striker Thierry Henry will see off Chelsea at Stamford Bridge tomorrow.

Henry hit two goals in Saturday’s 6-2 Bernabeu demolition of Real Madrid to take his season’s total to 26.

Henry is expected to overcome a knee injury as Barca bid to improve on the 0-0 [...]

London – Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas was charged on Friday with improper conduct, following accusations he spat at Hull City assistant manager Brian Horton.
There were angry scenes after the end of Hull’s 2-1 defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter-final on March 17.
Fabregas was not playing in the game as he recovered from a [...]

London, Apr.28 (ANI): England and Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara fancies his chances of making it to the national squad for the upcoming series against the West Indies in the wake of Andrew Flintoff decision to go for knee surgery.

When Bopara walks out to open the innings for Kings XI Punjab against Mumbai Indians at Kingsmead [...]

London, Apr 27 (ANI): Former English glamour Katie Price a.k.a. Jordan struggled to finish her first London Marathon on April 26, as she was suffering from a knee injury.

Jordan, 30, who was in pain throughout the 26-mile course, had to be helped by her hubby Peter Andre, and at one point when her leg gave [...]

Dubai, Apr.21 (ANI): Despite the fact that the Australian team would be missing their three top class players in the Dubai one day international series, Pakistan captain Younis Khan has asked teammates not to be complacent against the World Champions.

Khan said that the absence of Captain Ricky Ponting, middle order batsman Mike Hussey and fast [...]

London, Apr 20 (ANI): Katie Price a.k.a Jordan was recently forced to withdraw from participating in a celebrity polo event after she injured her knee.

Though Katie was thrilled about the event, she had to pull out of the British Open Show Jumping Championships at the last [...]

BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge was recuperating in hospital on Thursday after suffering a minor heart attack, the team said.
A 50-year-old who was appointed Celtics president in 2003, Ainge played in the NBA for Boston, the Sacramento Kings, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns.
“Danny Ainge is recovering [...]

Islamabad, Apr.17 (ANI): Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar, who has been included in the national team for the UAE one-day international series against Australia after passing a series of fitness tests, may not be able to play in all five games.

According to the Dawn, [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dallas Cowboys will host the New York Giants in the first game at their new stadium in the second week of the NFL schedule which was released in full on Tuesday.
The Giants, Super Bowl winners in 2008, will be the first visitors to the new 80,000 seater venue on Sunday, [...]