new zealand Ross Taylor, the stand-in New Zealand captain, has denied that his side were complacent in the final game of the three-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan in which they were routed by 103 runs, the largest winning margin in contests between Test nations. New Zealand had already sealed... [Read More]

liverpool It took six long and sometimes painful months for the Kop to finally rise and sing Roy Hodgson’s name. ‘Hodgson for England’ rang around Anfield, thickly laced with irony, as his Liverpool slumped to defeat against lowly Wolves. The follow-up blow was just as powerful, the... [Read More]

Well, at least Michael Vick doesn’t have to worry about any Vikings asking for his autograph after this game. Here are some thoughts following a 24-14 loss and a lackluster performance by the Philadelphia Eagles: What it means: The Eagles didn’t look all that interested in playing this game.... [Read More]

Ponting Australia’s mission to save the fourth Ashes Test started promisingly despite the horror run-out of opener Phillip Hughes on the third day at the MCG. The hosts made it to tea at 1 for 95, still 320 runs behind England, with Shane Watson in good touch on 50 alongside an embattled Ricky... [Read More]

phoenix-suns-dancers The Friends actor met Buckman, a photographer, in London in 2007. They announced their engagement in March 2010 and quickly married just a few months later in a secret ceremony that wasn’t revealed until October — coincidentally the same day his Friends sister Courteney... [Read More]

aaron-rodgers Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who suffered his second concussion of the season in Week 14 at Detroit, officially is doubtful to play on Sunday night when Green Bay travels to New England. With doubtful technically representing a 25-percent chance that the player will play, it indeed... [Read More]

de villiers gal AB de Villiers scored the quickest test century by a South African on Saturday when he reached his hundred from 75 deliveries on the third day of the first test against India. At lunch De Villiers, who scored a national record 278 not out against Pakistan last month, had reached 119... [Read More]

Sachin South Africa captain Graeme Smith has termed Sachin Tendulkar as ” a great ambassador of the game” and said his desire to become a cricketer got wings after watching the Indian batting maestro during his childhood.Smith was a 11-year-old kid when Tendulkar first toured the Rainbow... [Read More]

Michael Vick threw his second interception that set up the go-ahead score for the Dallas Cowboys, who led the Philadelphia Eagles 20-17 after the third quarter Sunday night. Vick was under constant pressure and hit several times even before scrambling and them making a throw that bounced off Jeremy... [Read More]

the-ashes A woman in the US has made headlines after complaining about cricket messages sent to her Twitter account, which is named @theashes. The woman says she knows nothing about cricket but has received scores of tweets about the Ashes contest between Australia and England. She finally complained... [Read More]

It is still early in the season, of course, but a game that will be watched by millions worldwide could have a huge bearing on a title battle that was only ever going to involve two teams.Unbeaten in all competitions, Real Madrid lead La Liga having won 10 and drawn two but Barcelona remain just a... [Read More]

Somdev_Devvarman Somdev Devvarman becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in the men”s singles tennis event of the Asian Games Somdev Devvarman created history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in the men”s singles tennis event of the Asian Games while ace discus thrower... [Read More]

NAGPUR: India rode on some inspired spin bowling to thrash New Zealand by an innings and 198 runs in the third and final Test on Tuesday and claim the series 1-0. Spinners Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha and Suresh Raina shared seven wickets before paceman Ishant Sharma finished off the tail, bowling out... [Read More]

29slide1 Cricket bosses in Australia welcomed the splashing of huge dollars by private investors, including Indian billionaires, in the IPL-style Big Bash League, starting in 2012, even as Cricket Australia chief predicted the BBL to rival Kerry Packer’s World Series in the impact it will bring... [Read More]

30slde11 Caroline Wozniacki rolled up her sleeves and battled back from a set down to defeat Francesca Schiavone of Italy 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 at the Doha WTA Championships on Thursday, sewing up the year-end world number one ranking.Also in the Maroon Group, Australian Samantha Stosur lost 4-6, 6-4, 7-6... [Read More]

Sachin-Tendulkar-of-India Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who is set to become only the second player in the history of cricket to play six ODI World Cups, was on Thursday named the official ambassador of the event to be held in the sub-continent next year. Tendulkar will be called upon to promote... [Read More]

Gerrard It was one of those iconic European nights at Anfield and Liverpool’s most iconic player delivered again, the captain destroying Napoli with a hat-trick. Competing in the Europa League might well be indicative of the decline in Liverpool’s powers in the last two years but this was... [Read More]

The Broncos officially opened their season’s second half Tuesday, beginning their preparations for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Head coach Josh McDaniels said Tuesday morning, that after a week of review some lineup changes could be in the offing — especially in the offensive... [Read More]

newton wo sources who recruit for Mississippi State told school compliance officials in January that quarterback Cam Newton and his father each admitted in separate phone conversations that his college choice would be about money, ESPN’s Joe Schad reports. The sources said that prior to Newton’s... [Read More]

08slide1 India found an unlikely batting hero in tailender Harbhajan Singh who produced a match-saving maiden Test century to steer his team to safety alongwith VVS Laxman as the first cricket Test against New Zealand ended in a draw in Motera on Monday. The gutsy Harbhajan (115) notched up his only... [Read More]

Tim Lincecum lifted the Giants into the World Series by setting the right tone in postseason openers against the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. But when the Fall Classic arrived on the shores of McCovey Cove on Wednesday night, Lincecum’s tone was replaced by a crescendo. Freddy Sanchez... [Read More]

Shannon Brown, Steve Blake come off the bench to spark a 112-110 victory over Houston. Pau Gasol has 29 points and 11 rebounds while Kobe Bryant adds 27 points. The ring ceremony was dramatic and emotional, as such things often tend to be, but the Lakers weren’t done providing the crowd with its... [Read More]

26slde1 Paul, the oracle octopus who shot to fame in the World Cup this summer for his uncanny ability to predict the results of Germany’s football matches, has died at his home in Oberhausen at the age of two.English-born Paul made headlines across the globe after he correctly forecast how Germany... [Read More]

On a rare night in which he wasn’t slated to start, Avalanche star goaltender Craig Anderson suffered a right knee injury at the conclusion of warm ups. The severity of the injury is unknown, but Anderson couldn’t put weight on his right leg, and won’t accompany the Avalanche for their... [Read More]