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Michael Garcia quits as FIFA corruption investigator

Sports December 17, 2014 at 8:12 pm 0 comments

New York: Former US prosecutor Michael Garcia on Wednesday resigned as chief corruption investigator for FIFA after football`s governing body rejected his appeal against the handling of his report into the votes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. “The lack of leadership on these issues within FIFA that leadsRead More

Tennis ace Jo-Wilfred Tsonga fancies being an avid fashionista as well

Sports December 17, 2014 at 8:11 pm 0 comments

Beijing: France’s tennis ace Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has another talent up his sleeve and that is modeling. Tsonga, who has reportedly been modeled in a 10-page spread for the latest French edition of Gentlemen’s Quarterly magazine, said that he has always been interested in fashion and it was an exciting chanceRead More

Milestone man Tillakaratne Dilshan completes 9000 ODI runs

Milestone man Tillakaratne Dilshan completes 9000 ODI runs

Sports December 16, 2014 at 7:31 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: Sri Lanka opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan became the 15th player in ODI history and the fifth from his nation to go past 9000 runs in the limited overs game. The experienced batsman scored a well made 101 against England in the seventh and final ODI before getting outRead More

Pakistan look to clinch New Zealand one-day series

Sports December 16, 2014 at 7:30 pm 0 comments

Abu Dhabi: Stand-in captain Shahid Afridi is hoping Pakistan can maintain their winning momentum and seal the series against New Zealand in the fourth one-day match in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Pakistan lead the five-match series 2-1 after winning the first match in Dubai and the third in Sharjah. NewRead More

Ander Herrera`s `conscience clear` over fixing probe

Sports December 16, 2014 at 7:29 pm 0 comments

London: Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera declared that his conscience was “totally clear” on Tuesday after he was one of 41 people named in a Spanish match-fixing probe. Spanish prosecutors allege that Herrera was one of 18 Real Zaragoza players who gave hundreds of thousands of euros in cash toRead More

Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer resist surge of new wave

Sports December 16, 2014 at 7:29 pm 0 comments

Paris: Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic enjoyed breakthrough triumphs at the Australian and US Opens, but at the end of 2014 it was business as usual for Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer Djokovic was world number one for the third time in four years after winning a second Wimbledon titleRead More

5th World Kabaddi Cup : Indian Men & Women teams reach

5th World Kabaddi Cup : Indian Men & Women teams reach

Sports December 16, 2014 at 6:51 pm 0 comments

* Iran and Pakistan men team also reach semi finals * Pakistan and New Zealand women reach semi finals Jalalabad (Fazilka), December 16: Indian and Pakistan men teams scored four consecutive wins while Indian and New Zealand women scored hat tricks during the matches held at Multipurpose Sports Stadium atRead More

New Zealand learning to cope with different conditions: Kane Williamson

New Zealand learning to cope with different conditions: Kane Williamson

Sports December 15, 2014 at 7:07 pm 0 comments

Sharjah: New Zealand stand-in captain Kane Williamson Monday said his team needs to ‘reflect’ on the lessons learnt from the loss in the third One-Day International (ODI) against Pakistan while it is still trying to adjust to the conditions here. Pakistan had powered to 364 for seven, before bowling NewRead More

PCB keeps Misbah-ul-Haq with team to avoid confusion

Sports December 15, 2014 at 7:06 pm 0 comments

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to let the Test and One-day captain, Misbah-ul-Haq remain with the team in the UAE despite being ruled out of the series with a hamstring injury, sending out a message that he will lead the side in the World Cup. “The doctorsRead More

Hashim Amla seeks winning home captaincy start

Sports December 15, 2014 at 7:05 pm 0 comments

Hashim Amla will be seeking a winning start when he captains South Africa for the first time in a home Test match when a three-match series against the West Indies starts at SuperSport Park on Wednesday. Amla leapfrogged one-day international captain AB de Villiers to be given the Test captaincyRead More