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Afridi facing tough task in EnglandSep 09, 2010 RDIFF: Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi admitted he had a job on his hands to raise the morale of his scandal-hit side after they were bowled out for just 89 by England in a thumping Twenty20 loss.
Pakistan were dismissed for their lowest Twenty20 score in 40 matches at this level at Sophia Gardens here yesterday as England won by six wickets to wrap up a 2-0 series win with a mammoth 36 balls to spare. ... |
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Rooney hits bulls eyeSep 09, 2010 England beat Switzerland 3-1
BASEL: Wayne Rooney, hit by media claims about his private life, struck his first international goal for almost a year to set England on the way to a 3-1 win away to Switzerland in their Euro 2012 qualifier on Tuesday. ... |
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Clijsters shines at US OpenSep 09, 2010 * Clijsters struggles past Stosur * Wawrinka grinds down Querrey * Nadal eases through to quarters
NEW YORK: Kim Clijsters needed all her fighting qualities to keep her US Open defense alive and cap an extraordinary day of titanic struggles at the last grand slam of the season Tuesday. ... |
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Secrecy culture surrounds gay footballersSep 09, 2010 LONDON: More than one in four British professional soccer players, coaches and referees polled in an online survey personally know gay footballers currently in the game.
Researchers Ellis Cashmore and Jamie Cleland have sent the findings of the survey of more than 3,000 fans and football professionals to both the Football Association and the Professional Footballers' Association. ... |
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India’s weightlifter faces life banSep 09, 2010 MUMBAI: Indian weightlifter Sanamacha Chanu has failed a dope test for a second time and could be banned for life, a top official said on Wednesday.
Chanu, who won three golds at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, tested positive last month for methylhexaneamine at a trial for the 2010 Games in Delhi, National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) director general Rahul Bhatnagar told Reuters. ... |
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