Broad reveals torn shoulder muscle, may miss fifth ODI

London, Sep 12 England's Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad revealed he has torn a muscle in his shoulder. Broad had suffered a sudden pain in his right arm during the last over of India's innings during the tied fourth ODI match at Lord's here Sunday. He received the results of a scan Monday and is likely to be out of the fifth ODI at Cardiff. "Bad...

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Barcelona kick off Champions League defence against AC Milan

Madrid, Sep 12 : FC Barcelona will make sweeping changes to their starting 11 for the visit of AC Milan to the Camp Nou Stadium in the UEFA Champions League Tuesday night. The Catalans suffered a setback in their Primera Liga campaign Saturday night when they surrendered a 2-0 lead away to Real Sociedad to end up drawing 2-2, prompting...

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Ambrose, Davidson and Belinda Clark to be inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame today

London, Sep 12 : The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) today announced that former West Indian fast bowler Curtly Ambrose, former Australian fast bowlers Frederick Spofforth and Alan Davidson and former female Australian batsman Belinda Clark will be inducted into...

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Four Indians in ICC's ODI team, Dhoni captain

London, Sep 12 The 2011 ODI team of the year announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) Monday features four Indians and has Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its captain. The team was chosen by a specially-appointed selection panel chaired by West Indian legend and former captain Clive Lloyd. The other Indians in the side are Virender...

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Sania cracks top 10 in doubles, slips 17 ranks in singles

New Delhi, Sep 12  India's Sania Mirza Monday cracked the top-10 in the women's doubles tennis rankings. Her singles rankings, however, slipped 17 places to 81. The top Indian women's player, who is nursing a knee injury, climbed a rung to the 10th position in the new Women's Tennis Association (WTA) doubles rankings. Her doubles partner Elena Vesnina of Russia also moved up a place to 11th position. "Woke up to find...

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Meet the Brit great-great grandfather who still plays golf at 100

London, Sept 12 : A British great-great grandfather is not letting his age slow him down, and is still turning up for a game golf at the ripe age of 100. Bill Light, who has been playing golf for 92-years after he first started at the age of eight, still goes out twice a week and says he has a fair way to go yet. And in recent times...

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Robbie Savage takes a football break from ‘Strictly Come Dancing’

London, Sept 12 : Robbie Savage was pictured putting on his `Strictly Come Dancing' shoes while playing football for a little fun. Dressed casually in a tracksuit, the 36-year-old former Welsh professional footballer was seen boosting his self-confidence by playing the sport in his dancing shoes, the Daily Mail reported. Savage was...

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New Zealand replace India as hosts of 2011 Champions Trophy

Lausanne, Sep 13 : The FIH Tuesday announced that New Zealand will replace India as the hosts of the the 2011 edition of the men's Champions Trophy hockey tournament, which will be held in Auckland Dec 3-11. As part of the move, New Zealand, ranked seven in the world, will replace No. 9 India in the Champions Trophy. India was originally allotted a place in the Champions Trophy as the hosts, but has now been invited to play...

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Injured Ibrahimovic ruled out of Barcelona clash

Rome, Sep 13 :AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been ruled out of the European Champions League football game against Barcelona after he picked an injury during training Monday. The Swede picked up a muscle problem in training earlier Monday and will miss the Champions League showdown with his former club Tuesday, the Xinhua...

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Davis Cup: Federer will still fire in spite of short preparation: Hewitt

Melbourne, Sep. 13 : Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt believes that a short preparation time won''t hurt Swiss tennis superstar Roger Federer heading into the Davis Cup World Group playoff tie in Sydney this week. Swiss team management revealed on Tuesday that Federer would arrive in Sydney on Wednesday, just two days before the...

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New ICC Cricket Hall of Fame entrant Ambrose recalls 1995 confrontation with Steve Waugh

London, Sep. 13 : New ICC Cricket Hall of Fame entrant and West Indian great Curtly Ambrose has recalled the time when he aggressively confronted former Australian captain Steve Waugh during a Test series between the West Indies and Australia, when the former was in danger of losing its number one status in world cricket. Recalling...

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Indian cricketers boycott ICC awards in London

London, Sep. 13 : The Indian team boycotted the ICC Awards in London on Monday after the ICC failed to send the invite on time.The team did get a belated call from the ICC, but by then, the players had made their own plans for the evening. According to sources, one of the cricketers said they did recieve the invite, but it was too late...

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Dhoni wins ICC Spirit of Cricket Award for recalling Bell

London, Sep 13 : Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Monday won the Spirit of Cricket Award 2011 at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Awards here for allowing England batsman Ian Bell to continue batting after he was run out in controversial circumstances during the Trent Bridge Test in July. On what was the last ball before...

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Auckland Aces cricket team arrives in India for T20 contest

Hyderabad, Sep. 13 : The Auckland Aces cricket team arrived here on Monday to take part in the upcoming Champions League T20 tournament. Members of the team interacted with mediapersons and stated that they are well prepared to face some of the best teams in the game of cricket. "We have had really good preparation coming to this tournament....

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Footballer Manuel Da Costa accused of ‘punching woman before groping her in nightclub’

London, Sept 13 : Premier League footballer Manuel Da Costa has been accused of punching a young woman on the face before `groping' and sexually assaulting her at a nightclub. Ex-West Ham defender went on a trial accused of grabbing the 21-year-old''s crotch in Faces nightclub in Gants Hill, Essex, on October 17, 2010. According...

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London 2012 Olympics to be toughest ever for dopers

London, Sept 13: Scientist heading anti-doping operations for the 2012 London Olympics has warned that the event will be the toughest for dopers as about 6,000 tests would be conducted during the games. Professor David Cowan strongly indicated that a new test to detect blood doping could be held at the games for the first time. Scientists...

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Broad likely to miss ODI series in India

London, Sep 13 : England T20 captain Stuart Broad has been ruled out for the remainder of the home season and is likely to miss the five-match One-day series in India next month, following a muscle tear he suffered in the fourth ODI at Lord's. Broad's injury also that means that he won't be captaining the side in the two Twenty20...

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Asian hockey champions India return to Delhi

New Delhi, Sep. 13 : The Indian hockey team arrived here late on Monday after its resounding victory against Pakistan in the final of the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy in Ordos city of China''s Inner Mongolia province. Captain Rajpal Singh said the team''s morale was high throughout the tournament which gave them a positive approach...

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Usian Bolt's mother 'forgives' chief starter

Cumbria (England), Sep 13:  Fate brought the 100 metres chief starter and the parents of sprint king Usain Bolt together during the recent World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Alan Bell was the man triggering the starter's gun during the Championships, when Bolt suffered his shocking false-start disqualification in the final...

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ICC inducts former Windies great Curtly Ambrose into Hall of Fame

London, Sep. 13 :The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Federation of International Cricketers'' Associations (FICA) on Monday inducted former West Indies fast bowler Curtly Ambrose into the Hall of Fame in London. The former West Indies fast bowler was inducted along with other Australian fast bowlers Frederick Spofforth and...

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Djokovic beats Nadal in epic US Open final

New York, Sep. 13 : Serbian Novak Djokovic defeated Spaniard Rafael Nadal in an epic U S Open final on Monday. Djokovic beat Nadal in four sets, 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1, but it was more like a five-setter in its intensity. According to The Telegraph, the match lasted four hours and ten minutes. In each of the three sets, Nadal broke Djokovic's...

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Injured Broad ruled out of NatWest ODI, Twenty20, ODI leg of India tour

London, Sep. 13 : England bowler Stuart Broad will miss the final ODI against India and the NatWest Twenty20 series against West Indies as well as the ODI leg of the India tour with a muscle tear within his right shoulder. Broad may be fit to join the England squad for the Twenty20 fixture scheduled for October 29 in Kolkata. ECB chief...

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Pak’s Aleem Dar wins ICC Umpire of the Year award for third time in row

London, Sept 13: Aleem Dar of Pakistan has won the David Shepherd Trophy for the third time after being named the ICC Umpire of the Year 2011. Dar, 43, was voted to this award by the 10 Full Member captains as well as the eight-man Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, based on his decision statistics and officiating skills over...

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