London, Dec. 16 : Former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan would be delivering the tenth MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's next year, thus joining the elite group of great personalities such as Geoffrey Boycott and Desmond Tutu.
ANI Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:10:09 -0500

Cape Town, Dec.16 : England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has urged his team mates to forget their Ashes success and concentrate on winning the series against South Africa here.
ANI Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:40:26 -0500

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - While Tiger Woods' business partners in Dubai won't comment on the golfer's personal woes, they are pushing ahead with plans to build a course bearing his name despite t...
StarTribune Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:24 -0500

Nicolas Anelka would love to extend his time at Chelsea until 2014 before heading for a big-money move abroad.The 30-year-old still has around 18 months left on his current contract with the Barclays ...
Independent.ie Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:51:59 -0500

The redevelopment scheme at McHale Park in Castlebar will cost the Mayo county board 730,000 euros next year, it has been revealed.Auditor Michael McHugh said the capital payment to Ulster Bank next y...
Independent.ie Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:51:58 -0500

(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)FILE - This is an April 10, 2005, file photo showing Tiger Woods reacting to winning the 2005 Masters in a playoff with Chris DiMarco on the 18th hole during final round...
The Examiner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:48:48 -0500

FBI . The person was not authorized to discuss the case and therefore spoke on condition of anonymity.Galea's lawyer denied any wrongdoing at a news conference in Toronto on Tuesday.
The Examiner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:48:46 -0500

Jeff Quinn , who has been Kelly's assistant for the last 22 years, said Tuesday he hoped to get the job even though he had no head coaching experience.Quinn was promoted to interim coach when Kelly le...
The Examiner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:48:43 -0500

(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2009 file photo, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, right, gives New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui the MVP trophy after Game 6 of the Major League Baseball ...
The Examiner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:48:42 -0500

England had no answer as a determined Jacques Kallis took control for South Africa at Centurion on day one of the four-Test series.Kallis (112 not out), playing as a specialist batsman because of his ...
Cricket365 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:47:13 -0500

Did England misread the pitch on the morning of the opening Test or did they decide their strategy on what they saw on the eve of the game? Andrew Strauss kept his cards about the England starting XI ...
Cricket365 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:47:12 -0500

Eastern Kentucky University released its 2010 football schedule on Wednesday. The non-conference slate is highlighted by a game at the University of Louisville on Sept. 11.
Courier-Journal Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:47:05 -0500

Shrink The boss of New Zealand Cricket has urged Eden Park management to "find any solution" to get test cricket back to Auckland. Justin Vaughan has described the situation where Auckland has not ho...
New Zealand Herald Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:41:04 -0500

Shrink To blend a bit of Yogi Berra with Bill Murray, tonight's match against Townsville on the North Shore is like Groundhog Day all over again for the Breakers. Having dug themselves out of a hole ...
New Zealand Herald Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:41:00 -0500

Shrink Dozens of groups of football hooligans in Argentina are promising to clean up their act and end the violence that has been linked to 150 deaths in and out of stadiums. Of course, there is a ca...
New Zealand Herald Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:40:59 -0500

Among the thoughts to exercise the national selectors' minds after they've tucked into the turkey next week, two stand out. The second test assignment on this three-leg summer is Bangladesh in early ...
New Zealand Herald Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:40:56 -0500

Auckland will work on the clean slate philosophy as the national one-day championship replaces the four-day Plunket Shield as the focus of domestic cricket from today. Their loss to Otago on Tuesday ...
New Zealand Herald Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:40:54 -0500

Both New Zealand captain Dan Vettori and the boss of the technology provider were happy with the Umpires Decision Review System used during the three-test series against Pakistan. Over the 11 complet...
New Zealand Herald Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:40:52 -0500

Bay It's possible that there will be movement in the Mets offer -- which was between $60 million and $65 million over four years -- but as of Wednesday morning, that had not happened. At a news con...
ESPN Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:40:29 -0500

Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren to run its football operations.Mangini, 2-11 in his first season with Cleveland, spent time with Holmgren during the 61-year-old's two-day visit with the Browns. Mangini ...
ESPN Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:40:28 -0500

Tiger Woods has been voted Athlete of the Decade by members of The Associated Press, his 10 years of incomparable golf outweighing nearly three weeks of a salacious sex scandal.
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:39:18 -0500

Also heading to the Olympics is Megan Sweeney, who survived a race-off to grab the final women's singles spot on the U.S. team by downing her younger sister Emily Sweeney and Kate Hansen.
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:39:16 -0500

Also heading to the Olympics is Megan Sweeney, who survived a race-off to grab the final women's singles spot on the U.S. team by downing her younger sister Emily Sweeney and Kate Hansen.
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:39:15 -0500

Enter J.P. Losman . Losman is coming off a season where he led the Las Vegas Locomotives to a 5-2 record and the UFL Championship in the league's inaugural season. In seven games, Losman completed 62....
Sports Illustrated Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:37:00 -0500

A Toronto sports doctor who has treated athletic superstars such as Tiger Woods and Donovan Bailey has been charged Wednesday by the RCMP for selling an unapproved drug known as Actovegin. Dr. Anthon...
CBC News Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:36:32 -0500

David Gold and David Sullivan's bid to buy West Ham has taken a knock after the bank controlling the club had its debt payments frozen until September.On Monday former Birmingham owners Gold and Sulli...
BBC Sport Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:33:37 -0500

Los Angeles Angels agreed to a one-year contract worth about $6.5 million on Wednesday, bringing the World Series MVP and two-time All-Star to the AL West power.Matsui hit .274 with 28 homers and 90 R...
International Herald Tribune Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:30:11 -0500

London - Wolverhampton Wanderers have been asked to explain their decision to field a weakened side for Tuesday's 3-0 defeat by Manchester United. "The Premier League Board has written to Wolverham...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:06:48 -0500

London - Paul Gascoigne was arrested and fined on Wednesday for being drunk and disorderly, in the latest alcohol-related problem to hit the troubled England football legend. Gascoigne, 42, was tak...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:06:46 -0500

Seville - The 65th edition of the Tour of Spain will break new ground in 2010 with the leader's jersey changing colour from the traditional gold to red and the first stage taking place here at night. ...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:06:43 -0500

London - International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan said on Wednesday he would be "surprised if we don't see day/night Test cricket within the next two years". While attendances for...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:06:41 -0500

Chennai, India - Holders Germany and favourites Australia have been drawn in opposite groups for the men's hockey World Cup in New Delhi. The International Hockey Federation said on Wednesday that ...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:06:36 -0500

NAGPUR, India - Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and fast bowler Dilhara Fernando will miss the rest of the one-day series in India because of injury. The team said on Wednesday that the pair...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:06:34 -0500

By Stuart Hess at SuperSport Park Tea update: South Africa 159-4 The dismissal of AB de Villiers in the last over of the afternoon session put the first Test between South Africa and England bac...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:06:32 -0500

Tiger Woods's estranged wife could get up to £169-million of his fortune after calling in California's top divorce lawyer, it was claimed on Wednesday. Elin Nordegren is believed to be meetin...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:06:29 -0500

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 (AP) - (Kyodo)?World Series MVP Hideki Matsui and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a one-year contract, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. General manager Tony Rea...
Breitbart Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:58:42 -0500

END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Harlequins have confirmed the appointment of Conor O'Shea as their new director of ru...
Times Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:12:27 -0500

Even after a shocking sex scandal that tarnished Tiger Woods, it was tough to ignore what he achieved on the golf course. He won 64 times around the world, including 12 majors, and hoisted a trophy o...
StarTribune Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:07:35 -0500

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Tiger Woods' business partners in Dubai on Wednesday wouldn't comment on the golfer's personal woes, but say despite the emirate's cash problems they are still pushing a...
StarTribune Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:07:34 -0500

Dublin football boss Pat Gilroy is hoping to unearth up to a dozen new players from this weekend's Dublin football regional tournament at the Innisfails GAA Grounds in Balgriffin.Gilroy said: "There's...
Independent.ie Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:58:42 -0500

Harlequins have announced the appointment of Conor O'Shea as their new director of rugby.O'Shea, currently national director at the English Institute of Sport, will fill the vacancy created by Dean Ri...
Independent.ie Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:58:41 -0500

(AP Photo/rubra, File)FILE - This is an Oct. 16, 2009, file photo showing Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer making a return against Italy's Sara Errani during their quarterfinal match of the Generali Ladies ...
The Examiner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:55:33 -0500

United States is ranked 14th.In rankings published Wednesday, the European champion maintained the lead it took last month from South American champion...
The Examiner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:55:32 -0500

(AP Photo/Armando Trovati)Bode Miller, of the United States, starts a practice run for an alpine ski, Men's World Cup Downhill race, in Val Gardena, Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
The Examiner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:55:31 -0500

International Cricket Council president David Morgan expects day-night Test matches to be introduced within two years to address dwindling attendance figures.Morgan insists the ICC are committed to ad...
Cricket365 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:54:05 -0500

Dheeraj Jadhav's chalked up his third century in three matches to make Assam frontrunners for promotion to the Super League next year and a place in this season's quarter-finals. It was slow going thr...
Cricinfo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:54:04 -0500

Warwickshire have cleared the last significant hurdle in their plans for a £30million development of Edgbaston.An application for a full judicial review of the club's planning consent was on Wednesda...
Cricket365 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:54:04 -0500

It was hard to imagine that the Kemar Roach versus Ricky Ponting battle could live up to the hype, but it did. That much was apparent from the second ball Roach bowled to Ponting, a short, 146kph deli...
Cricinfo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:54:02 -0500

ZURICH — Spain is ranked No. 1 in the year-end FIFA standings for the second straight year, while the United States is ranked 14th. In rankings published Wednesday, the European champion mainta...
The Seattle Times Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:50:20 -0500

FILE - This is an Oct. 16, 2009, file photo showing Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer making a return against Italy's Sara Errani during their quarterfinal match of the Generali Ladies tennis tournament in L...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:46:43 -0500

U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium earned a major off-court victory Wednesday when officials lifted her one-year ban for violating anti-doping rules.
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:46:06 -0500

Portis thinks his Redskins days are over Clinton Portis discussed what has been on his mind since he suffered a concussion more than a month ago: That his time in Washington may be over. Given th...
Sports Illustrated Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:43:10 -0500

Moving aggressively to try to secure a power-hitting left fielder, the Mets tweaked their offer to Jason Bay to give him a possible five-year alternative and are getting back into the ballgame for Mat...
Sports Illustrated Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:43:09 -0500

(CNN) -- Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has backed manager Rafael Benitez to turn the club's fortunes around and reiterated his desire to remain at Anfield for the foreseeable future.
CNN Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:42:44 -0500

Jump jockey Richard Johnson has claimed the 2,000th winner of his career.Victory on Fighting Chance in the 1400 GMT at Newbury on Wednesday made him the second most successful jockey of all-time, in t...
BBC Sport Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:34:52 -0500

Several rare early editions of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll are due to be sold at auction in the US.One of the books belonged to 10-year-old Alice Liddell, the Oxford don's inspiration for Ali...
BBC Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:34:42 -0500

Attorneys in a wrongful death lawsuit filed shortly after the Aug. 4 Cove Road collision that killed three teenagers want to question staff at BJ's Sports Bar and Grill in Stuart on duty the evening l...
Sun-Sentinel Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:25:00 -0500

TORONTO -- The Toronto Argonauts appear to have given up on BMO Field as a possible new home. The decision was hastened by a feasibility study initiated by the CFL board of governors on playing footb...
TSN Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:16:52 -0500

It’s only mid-December but thanks to a 47-43 win over Piedmont on Tuesday night, the Glencoe Yellow Jackets girls basketball team is already on the verge of accomplishing one of its goals for th...
Gadsden Times Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:07:10 -0500

YOKOHAMA, Dec. 16 (AP) - (Kyodo)?The Yokohama BayStars have agreed to terms with former Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Terrmel Sledge for the 2010 season, baseball sources said Wednesday. The dea...
Breitbart Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:02:13 -0500

VIENTIANE, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam beat last SEA Games women's football champion Thailand 3-0 in a thrilling penalty shootout after a scoreless full-time to win the gold at the ongoing 25th Southe...
SINA Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:54:58 -0500

(AP Photo/Christophe Ena, file)FILE - In this March 20, 2009 file photo, a car carrier transporting Renault cars is seen at the Flins Renault plant in Aubergenville, west of Paris. Car makers Renault ...
The Examiner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:03:45 -0500

Scorecard A second day of bat-powered domination allowed Bengal to tighten their grip over Delhi at the Jadavpur University Ground. Delhi's hopes of running into the lower order were given a boost...
Cricinfo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:02:07 -0500

Australian opener Shane Watson has said he was surprised star West Indian fast bowler Kemar Roach was predominantly bowled into the wind during the opening day of the third Test at the WACA.Leading in...
Cricket365 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:02:04 -0500

Paul Farbrace, Kent's team director, said: "We are delighted that Darren and Robbie have extended their contracts with the club. Both are quality players and, with Rob Key, Martin van Jaarsveld and Ge...
Cricinfo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:02:01 -0500

After Monday's court ruling in Belgium, Wickmayer was offered a wild card to play at the ASB Classic, a tournament in New Zealand that serves as a warmup for the Australian Open. She is also hoping to...
ESPN Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:55:46 -0500

A Sudanese refugee has made sporting history by becoming the first African-born player to join an Australian Rules Football League team.Majak Daw, 18, has been signed by one of the competition's most ...
BBC Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:48:39 -0500

Texas Rangers baseball team being sold by sports tycoon Tom Hicks, but still must finalize the deal and get the approval of the league's owners and Hicks' creditors.Greenberg, whose group includes...
International Herald Tribune Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:45:26 -0500

By John Goliath Ever since South Africa received the right to host the World Cup, a lot of people have been talking up Africa's chances of producing its first World champions. However, after las...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:23:38 -0500

London - The International Tennis Federation has lifted the one-year bans imposed on Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse for violating anti-doping rules. The ITF said on Wedn...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:23:34 -0500

It’s only mid-December but thanks to a 47-43 win over Piedmont on Tuesday night, the Glencoe Yellow Jackets girls basketball team is already on the verge of accomplishing one of its goals for th...
Gadsden Times Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:22:41 -0500

KAWASAKI, Japan, Dec. 16 (AP) - (Kyodo)?J-League runners-up Kawasaki Frontale on Wednesday announced the resignation of manager Takashi Sekizuka, who feels he should take responsibility for endin...
Breitbart Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:15:48 -0500

Azeem Rafiq, the 18-year-old Yorkshire offspinner, has been named England's captain at next year's Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. A 15-man squad had already been...
Cricinfo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:27:40 -0500

Some fans were always a tad uncomfortable with A-Rod but Phelps and Woods were the two must trusted athletes out there. We give our trust so easily and take it back so quickly. Washington running ba...
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:20:29 -0500

(CNN) -- Simon Katich missed out on a century by single run as he helped put Australia in a commanding position after the first day of the third Test against the West Indies.
CNN Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:18:02 -0500

Former Olympic champion Greg Searle will compete against Great Britain's top rowers this weekend, in the hope of competing at London 2012 aged 40.Searle won gold in Barcelona in 1992 with brother Jonn...
BBC Sport Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:15:21 -0500

Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has insisted he did not hit a journalist after Sunday's 1-1 draw with Atalanta but has admitted he did insult him.Mourinho was accused by the Italian Sport Union of Jou...
BBC Sport Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:15:20 -0500

(AP) ? ZURICH - Spain has been ranked No. 1 in the year-end FIFA standings for the second straight year. In rankings published Wednesday, the European champion maintained the leading status it...
New Jersey Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:55:23 -0500

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Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:51:27 -0500

Andrew Strauss explained yesterday that his star batsman was dealing with the unknown. "He found himself in quite an unfamiliar position at the start of the tour. It was probably the first time in ...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:51:25 -0500

Milan - AC Milan's David Beckham wants to play former club Manchester United when the draw for February's Champions League last 16 is made on Friday. The 34-year-old, who joins Milan in January for...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:51:22 -0500

Dakar - The Senegalese football federation said on Wednesday that Amara Traore had been appointed as the country's national football coach. The 44-year-old former player has coached first division ...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:51:19 -0500

Alan van Heerden, arguably South Africa's best road cyclist, died on Tuesday from injuries suffered in a car accident. He was 57 years old. Details of the accident were not available early on Wedne...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:51:07 -0500

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Fulham, Valencia, Genoa and Lille are among the sides bidding to reach the knockout stage of the Europa League as the competition's group phase reaches its conclusion this wee...
MENAFN Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:07:50 -0500

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) The San Francisco 49ers denied the Arizona Cardinals their second successive NFC West divisional title yesterday, capitalising on their opponents' fumbling to ride out surpris...
MENAFN Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:07:46 -0500

Tiger Woods won much-needed backing on Monday from the head of key sponsor Nike, while one of the troubled golf star's alleged mistresses apologised to his wife Elin for the pain she had caused.
Mail & Guardian Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:07:00 -0500

Arsene Wenger has warned his young Arsenal side they cannot relax for one moment as they look to maintain their title drive with victory at Burnley.The Gunners came from behind to beat Liverpool 2-1 a...
Independent.ie Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:04:40 -0500

Mark Hughes has ruled out the possibility of Joe Hart leaving Manchester City.Hart was allowed to join Birmingham on a season-long loan in a bid to further his development after losing his first-team ...
Independent.ie Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:04:39 -0500

England drew first blood in their much-anticipated Test series against South Africa.But after the near immediate and runless departure of captain Graeme Smith to Stuart Broad, England were unable to m...
Cricket365 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:59:54 -0500

Australia are in a commanding position after day one of the third Test against the West Indies at the WACA, with hometown hero Mike Hussey poised to become the first Aussie centurion for the series af...
Cricket365 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:59:53 -0500

Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola has paid tribute to one of South Africa's finest cricketers, Makhaya Ntini, who celebrated his 100th Test appearance on Wednesday.Ntini made his Test debut again...
Cricket365 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:59:51 -0500

A week after Younus Khan was overlooked for this month's tour of Australia, the former Pakistan captain on Tuesday made a surprise appearance at a coaching course in Lahore.Younus, reported to be unco...
Cricket365 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:59:50 -0500

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan will give the tenth MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's next year, organisers announced on Tuesday.Imran will become the first Pakistani to deliver the l...
Cricket365 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:59:49 -0500

Missed it by that much Simon Katich posted his second 99 in a Test match and continued the theme of no Australian batsmen reaching a century in the series. After Katich swept Sulieman Benn to square l...
Cricinfo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:59:47 -0500

China's Ding Junhui has donated the 276 meat pies he was given after winning the UK Championship to a charity in his adopted home city of Sheffield.Tournament sponsors Pukka Pies promised the victor h...
BBC Sport Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:47:57 -0500

James Patrick Wernke was last seen Saturday afternoon. His body was found in a wooded creek bed that may have flooded during the weekend's rains, authorities say.
Los Angeles Times Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:41:10 -0500

Madrid - Two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador said on Monday that 2009 had been his best year ever, as he received the award from the International Cycling Union (UCI) as this season's top ...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:24:52 -0500

Francis Parker senior Zuri Walker offers an imposing midfield presence for the Lancers, who reached the San Diego Section and Southern California Regional finals last season. A fourth-year varsity pla...
Sign on San Diego Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:56:11 -0500