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Mumbai Indians sign Richard Levi for IPL 5
Mumbai Indians today signed up Twenty20 sensation Richard Levi as a replacement for former Australian batsman Andrew Symonds for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League in April.
Football legend Sailen Manna passes away
Olympian and 1951 Asian Games gold medal winning football captain Sailen Manna died at a private hospital in the wee hours today.
India in Olympics is good for hockey: Pak stars
India's performance was lauded by Pakistani players including Rehan Butt and Sohail Abbas, who said to save Asian Hockey, it is necessary that the neighbours play in the Olympics.
I would never block Tendulkar on purpose: Brett Lee
Lambasted by Indian skipper MS Dhoni, Australian pacer Brett Lee has asserted that he did not block Sachin Tendulkar "on purpose" during the Indian's controversial run-out in the crucial tri-series ODI in Sydney.
Pakistani held in Bangladesh over spot-fixing
Karachi resident Sajid Khan arrived in Dhaka on 10 February and was under close watch since February.
PCB to question banned pace bowler Amir
Amir was released from prison this month after serving a three-month sentence for his role in a spot-fixing scandal during the 2010 test against England at Lord's.
Dhoni says no to experiment, will field three regular openers
Faced with a do-or-die situation, Indian skipper MS Dhoni is all set to field his three regular openers rather than experiment with a pinch hitter at the top of the order in tomorrow's crucial ODI against Australia.
Sania-Vesnina enter doubles final in Dubai
Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina beat Shuai Peng of China and Chinese Taipei's Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2 6-7 (5) 1-0 (13-11) to book a berth in the doubles final of the Dubai Duty Free Women's Tennis Championships.
Force India's Di Resta collects input on 3rd day of testing
The Scot completed 83 laps, covering 386kms with fastest lap timing of 1:25.646.
Tendulkar needs no advice on when to quit ODIs: Vengsarkar
Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar today slammed suggestions in the media and views of another former captain Kapil Dev that Sachin Tendulkar should quit One-Day cricket, saying that the master batsman needed no advice on this issue.
Messi targeting favourite victims at Atletico
Lionel Messi will have his favourite victims in his sights when Barcelona play at Atletico Madrid on Sunday and the Argentina forward comes into the game in a rich vein of form even by his high standards.
Michael Jordan sues Chinese sportswear firm over name use
Jordon told that Qiaodan Sports, a company located in the southern Fujian province, had built its business around his Chinese name and jersey number without his permission.
Basel stun Bayern Munich with late goal
Substitute Valentin Stocker snatched the winner for the Swiss champions in the 86th minute with a shot which went through Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer's legs.
Rally champion Blomqvist's son joins McLaren
Aged 16 he was the youngest driver to win the British Formula Renault championship, the same series that 2008 Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton won as a youngster
Balotelli's racism charge just a misunderstanding: Porto Coach
Manchester City's complaints that striker Mario Balotelli suffered racist abuse during their Europa League match in Portugal last week were probably the product of a misunderstanding, Porto coach Vitor Pereira said.
IPL asks Sahara to get consent of all franchises
The IPL governing council today asked Sahara Pune Warriors to get the consent of all the franchises for fielding five foreign players in the fifth edition of the tournament.
ICC denies clearing Kaneria of spot-fixing charges
The ICC today denied that it had cleared Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria to take part in competitive cricket after he was implicated in a spot-fixing case, in which his Essex county team-mate Mervyn Westfield has been jailed for four months.
Sehwag drops to 18 in ICC batsmen rankings
Failure with the bat cost Indian opener Virender Sehwag four places as he slid to 18th in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen but skipper Dhoni moved up by two places to number four.
Man United's cash reserves fall by £100 million
Manchester United's cash reserves fell by £100 million in six months partially to finance an investment in the squad that is failing to maintain the English champions' dominance on the pitch.
Force India's Hulkenberg completes 97 laps in Barcelona Test
Nico Hulkenberg was back in the VJM05 for the start of Sahara Force India's second winter test in Barcelona, and the programme included tyre comparison work, aero sweeps and long runs in the afternoon.
Ponting looking forward to Ashes next year
Having called time on his successful One-Day international career, Ricky Ponting has made it clear that the Ashes tour to England next year was his goal.
BCCI should step in and sort out issues in team: Kapil
Former captain Kapil Dev today refused to believe that there was 'rift' within the Indian team in Australia but said the BCCI should step in to sort out the "difference of opinion".
ICC ODI rankings: India, SA in race to finish No 2
Australia, though, are the favourites to complete a hat-trick of finishing as the number-one ranked side.
Tevez apologises to Man City over conduct
The Argentine striker also withdrew his appeal against a gross misconduct charge handed to him after he spent three months in his homeland without the club's permission.
Porto face disciplinary hearing over alleged racist chanting
European football's governing body UEFA said it was investigating "improper conduct" by Porto supporters and the hearing would take place on 29th March.
Olympic Stadium not up to Premier League standards
The 486 million-pound ($744 million) stadium has been built without the under-soil heating required in England to stage top football matches.
Man United sees earnings rise by 8 percent
English Premier League soccer champions Manchester United reported an increase of almost eight percent in first half earnings on Tuesday, boosted by strong increases in commercial and media revenues.
Sri Lankan commentator Ranil Abeynaike passes away
Renowned Sri Lankan cricket commentator, Ranil Abeynaike, 57, passed away at a private hospital following a severe heart attack, his family informed today.
China takes first gold of diving test event
World champions Qin Kai and Luo Yutong won the men's synchronised 3-metres springboard ahead of Russia's Ilya Zakharov and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Malaysia's Brian Nickson Lomas and Huang Qiang took the bronze.