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Top Stories: New Delhi, Dec 10 : The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organisers to be its official partner here on Thursday. ANI Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:30:04 -0500Karachi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is hopeful about the participation of their players in the Indian Premier League (IPL). IANS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:50:16 -0500Lahore, Dec. 10 : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt is still hopeful that the issue of participation of Pakistani cricketers in the Indian Premier League's (IPL) third edition would be resolved in the next two to three days. ANI Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:00:18 -0500London, Dec 10: England football fans are crying foul after it emerged that the German team is already using the ball designed for next year's World Cup in South Africa. ANI Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:10:19 -0500New York, Dec 10 : A leading sports image-maker has said that golfer Tiger Woods is one "good cry on Oprah" away from redeeming himself from his rash of purported infidelities. ANI Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:10:08 -0500London, Dec 9 (IANS) Jessica Simpson has moved on from her ex-boyfriend, American football star Tony Romo and is dating Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:40:05 -0500French coach Diego Garzitto has raised the bar to a dizzy height for Democratic Republic of Congo club Tout Puissant Mazembe ahead of their Fifa Club World Cup debut. Mail & Guardian Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:16:52 -0500Gordon Igesund collected his first win as the coach of Free State Stars since landing the job last month when his side beat Lamontville Golden Arrows 1-0 at the Chatsworth Stadium on Wednesday afterno... Mail & Guardian Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:16:50 -0500Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has been dealt a fresh blow with the news that defender Anton Ferdinand could be sidelined for at least a month.The 24-year-old was hurt in a challenge by striker Erik Nevl... Independent.ie Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:13:45 -0500Wasim Jaffer has remained the bulwark of Mumbai's batting. Today was no different for the Mumbai captain: he stood tall and calm to crack an effortless century that thwarted the challenge raised in th... Cricinfo Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:09:31 -0500Scorecard Kerala more than doubled their first-innings total the second time around but it still wasn't enough to prevent an innings defeat against Haryana inside three days. They began the third day ... Cricinfo Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:09:30 -0500Jets' decision enrages Sanchez Mark Sanchez came to work yesterday fired up and ready to go. He left ticked off. Sanchez arrived to work flush with hope and expectation, ready to rebound from the... Sports Illustrated Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:00:17 -0500(CNN) -- Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o will be seeking to win a record fourth African Player of the Year award after being named in the final shortlist of five for the 2009 title. CNN Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:59:54 -0500Michael Ball is on the brink of resurrecting his career with Wigan, according to boss Roberto Martinez.Ball, currently a free agent, has spent the last few weeks training with the Latics in a bid to r... BBC Sport Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:56:50 -0500The beautiful game, the wretched game.After Wednesday, we know which 16 clubs will go into next Friday’s draw for the knockout stages that start in February. They pretty much follow the money: t... International Herald Tribune Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:53:34 -0500An international organisation is set to start an 12 874km charity drive that will start in Berlin, Germany, and end in Cape Town in time for the World Cup. Nomadic Nation, a group of "globetrotters... Independent Online Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:31:00 -0500The Nigerian soccer team is to base itself in Durban and elsewhere in the province - and about 200 000 supporters will follow their heroes to town. Idah Peterside, one of the best African goalkeepe... Independent Online Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:30:56 -0500CROSSVILLE — Class 3A, No. 4 Glencoe outscored host Crossville 21-14 in overtime to earn a 73-66 win Tuesday in girls basketball. Gadsden Times Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:29:32 -0500SAPPORO, Dec. 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)?Nippon Ham Fighters second baseman Kensuke Tanaka turned down a multiyear contract offer from the Pacific League champions and re-signed for one year on Thursday. ... Breitbart Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:23:13 -0500NISHINOMIYA, Japan, Dec. 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)?Randy Messenger will be back with his former Seattle Mariners battery mate Kenji Jojima as the Hanshin Tigers on Thursday announced the acquisition of t... Breitbart Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:22:50 -0500California cocktail waitress Jaimee Grubbs apologised to Tiger Woods's wife Elin Nordegren in an interview with a US tabloid television program for having an affair with the golf superstar. Mail & Guardian Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:36:51 -0500Burnley manager Owen Coyle is keen to speak to Avram Grant about David Nugent.Coyle wants clarification with the Portsmouth boss about the striker's situation. Nugent, 24, is on a six-month loan at T... Independent.ie Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:34:18 -0500Portsmouth have issued a strongly-worded statement denying rumours they are planning to go into administration.Speculation over the club's finances has intensified since it was revealed last week that... Independent.ie Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:34:17 -0500Tait, 26, has had a stuttering career for Australia, starring in the 2007 World Cup but suffering frequent injuries soon after. Then, in 2008, he took a complete break from cricket, citing mental exha... Cricinfo Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:30:02 -0500Pakistan's players will need to go through the auction process to take part in the next IPL season, the league's commissioner Lalit Modi has said. His statement came shortly after the Pakistan board s... Cricinfo Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:30:01 -0500Jacques Kallis is using an oxygen chamber to try and speed his recovery from the fractured rib that has threatened his participation in the opening Test against England at Centurion Park. Kallis s... Cricinfo Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:30:00 -0500Michael Vaughan has outlined the importance of a successful tour of South Africa for under-pressure batsmen Alastair Cook, Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood.Vaughan led England in their 2004-05 campaign s... Cricket365 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:29:57 -0500(CNN) -- Olympic cycling champion Bradley Wiggins has left American outfit Team Garmin-Transitions to join his native Britain's first professional elite-level line-up. CNN Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:20:17 -0500Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano would not be drawn on his future at Anfield following Wednesday's 2-1 defeat by Fiorentina.Reds boss Rafael Benitez recently claimed talks to extend the Argentin... BBC Sport Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:17:15 -0500It was a sentimental tennis season. Marat Safin, Amélie Mauresmo and Ai Sugiyama retired and actually appeared to mean it. Meanwhile, the unretired Kim Clijsters clutched the U.S. Open trophy as ... International Herald Tribune Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:14:08 -0500) shares jumped 8.8% on Thursday after the sports retailer named Keith Jones as its new chief executive. He will join the company by March 1. Jones is currently group retail director at electrical r... Market Watch Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:11:00 -0500Indonesia´s Andika Yudhistira Lubis (R) clashes with Myanmar´s Moe Win during their preliminary match at the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, December 10. Indonesia crashed out of the Southe... soccerway Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:12 -0500Bafana Bafana recieved a huge boost last week with the news that Katlego Mphela's goal against Spain in the Confederations Cup playoff for third place has been nominated as one of Fifa's goals of the ... Independent Online Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:53:08 -0500The Springboks go into this weekend's IRB Sevens World Series in George under tremendous pressure to retain their title and keep in contact with leaders New Zealand on the standings in the Series. ... Independent Online Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:53:05 -0500Liverpool, England - Premier League club Everton have confirmed they are in talks to sign USA forward Landon Donovan on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy. Major League Soccer's season has finished and a... Independent Online Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:53:02 -0500London - Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is part of a consortium lining up a bid for League Two side Notts County, according to media reports on Thursday. Eriksson, currently County's di... Independent Online Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:52:58 -0500Sydney - Britain's Ricky Hatton is close to making a final decision on whether he will make a comeback to professional boxing. The 31-year-old, who is currently in Australia on a promotional tour, ... Independent Online Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:52:55 -0500SENDAI, Dec. 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)?Pacific League batting champion Teppei Tsuchiya re-signed Thursday with the Rakuten Eagles for an annual salary of 120 million yen plus performance incentives -- mo... Breitbart Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:45:42 -0500NORTH PORT | Two southwest Florida firefighters have lost their jobs after a lieutenant allegedly skipped an emergency medical call to coach a soccer game. The Ledger Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:14:58 -0500The Springboks go into this weekend's IRB Sevens World Series in George under tremendous pressure to retain their title and keep in contact with leaders New Zealand on the standings in the Series. Mail & Guardian Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:08:13 -0500(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)FILE - This is a Sept. 15, 2009, file photo showing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Randy Wolf throwing against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning of a bas... The Examiner Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:02:54 -0500Joe Denly's impressive 217 set up a dominant day for the England Performance Programme (EPP) as they hammered home the advantage against the Titans at the LC de Villiers Oval. Denly has had a diff... Cricinfo Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:01:31 -0500Alastair Cook and Paul Collingwood both fell in the first hour of a squelchy morning as England moved to 183 for five on the second and final day at Buffalo Park.Groundstaff performed wonders to get p... Cricket365 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:01:31 -0500South Africa all-rounder Justin Kemp will not return to Kent in 2010 after he lost his Kolpak exemption.The 32-year-old has spent four seasons at the St Lawrence ground, however despite initially talk... Cricket365 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:01:30 -0500Tier A After eight weeks at the top of Tier A in the Premier League, Nondescripts CC finally conceded the lead to Chilaw Marians CC as the competition thickened leading towards the final two weeke... Cricinfo Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:01:29 -0500Cricket South Africa will be introducing a festive season special to ensure the Proteas play in front of capacity crowds during the upcoming Castle Test Series against England, starting at Centurion o... Cricket365 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:01:29 -0500Sports World owner Sports Direct International was on course to make payouts to thousands of UK staff today after raising profit forecasts for the second time this year.The group, controlled by Newcas... Breaking News.ie Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:00:03 -0500Bishop Gorman High sophomore basketball players Shabazz Muhammad dunks last year in the Gaels game against Findlay Prep. Findlay guard Cory Joseph gives chase on the play and attempts the block. Las Vegas Sun Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:46:51 -0500< 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } Tim Brewster insists he isn't going anywhere. "It's unfortunate that unsubstantiated, unfounded rumors circulate in the coaching profession this time of the year,"... Pioneer Press Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:33:54 -0500The Highveld Lions won the toss and chose to bat first in their Supersport Series match against the Diamond Eagles at the Wanderers on Thursday. Teams: Highveld Lions - Stephen Cook, Grant Mokoe... Independent Online Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:25:24 -0500OSAKA, Dec. 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)?Former Japan strikers Masashi Nakayama and Tatsuhiko Kubo took part in a J-League joint tryout for out-of-contract players on Thursday. The 42-year-old Nakayama, the... Breitbart Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:17:42 -0500TOKOROZAWA, Japan, Dec. 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)?Seibu Lions left-hander Kazuhisa Ishii took a 60 million yen pay cut in re-signing with the club for 190 million yen plus performance bonuses on Thursday... Breitbart Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:17:27 -0500COOLUM, Australia - South Korean Han Min-kyu upstaged the big-name locals at the Australian PGA on Thursday, shooting a 9-under-par 62 to take a four-stroke lead after the first round. Han, who teed... StarTribune Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:49:25 -0500Abu Dhabi Grand Prix organisers are hoping for a change to the 2010 Formula One calendar so that they can again be the season-ending race next year. Mail & Guardian Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:44:35 -0500Umpire Mark Benson has denied walking out of Australia's second Test against the West Indies over the controversial new video review system, and quashed speculation he had quit the sport. Mail & Guardian Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:44:33 -05008.30am: Good morning and welcome to our daily sports news blog. You probably know the drill by now, but if not, the idea is this: throughout the day we will update this page with news, links, and what... The Guardian Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:41:24 -0500Is this man going to help Liverpool win the Europa League? Photograph: Misha Japaridze/AP Having missed out on Tottenham Hotspur's Uefa Cup adventures last season because he was cup-tied from playin... The Guardian Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:41:08 -0500(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur, right, rejects a shot by Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during the first half of their NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, in Lo... The Examiner Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:39:30 -0500(AP Photo/Brian Snyder, File)FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2009, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers' Randy Wolf pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning of Game 4 of the National League Ch... The Examiner Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:39:28 -0500Larry Romany, the current President of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee, has been appointed chief operations officer of the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA). The decision was taken at ... Cricinfo Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:38:11 -0500Pakistan's cricket chief gave new hope that his nation's players will compete in the 2010 Indian Premier League, saying Thursday that there was a chance of extending the deadline for visa applications... Cricket365 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:38:11 -0500Cheltenham clerk of the course Simon Claisse has played down fears of their December meeting on Friday and Saturday being at risk to cold weather."We've been monitoring the predictions for the ov... BBC Sport Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:26:30 -0500The Portland State Vikings hired Nevada defensive coordinator Nigel Burton as their head football coach. Burton replaces Jerry Glanville, who resigned last month after going 9-24 over three seasons at... The News Tribune Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:10:01 -0500A rumour has begun running around cricket circles that Herschelle Gibbs is considering retiring from international cricket. By the time you read this column, that rumour may or may not have been confi... Independent Online Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:02:18 -0500In line with research conducted with the help of Independent Online (IOL), Cricket South Africa will be introducing a festive season special to ensure the Proteas play in front of capacity crowds duri... Independent Online Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:02:15 -0500SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt said his defending Absa Premiership champions will be on their toes when they host bottom club Jomo Cosmos at Loftus Versfeld Saturday night. Kick-off is at 6pm. ... Independent Online Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:02:13 -0500Vodacom Bulls' Springbok lock Bakkies Botha, who underwent an achilles operation last Friday, is according to Dr Org Strauss, doing just fine. "Bakkies' operation went according to plan and his foo... Independent Online Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:02:10 -0500The Dolphins won the toss and elected to field in their SuperSport Series cricket match which started in Durban Thursday. Squads: Dolphins - K Abbott, Y Abdulla, HD Ackerman, A Amla, L Bosman, P... Independent Online Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:02:05 -0500INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)?Talk of World Series MVP and free agent Hideki Matsui is gradually picking up steam at baseball's winter meetings. ESPN has reported that the Chicago... Breitbart Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:54:24 -0500When the University of Alabama hired Nick Saban in 2007, it gave him a $32 million, eight-year deal that made him the highest-paid college coach. Apparently, it was worth it. San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:27:13 -0500Remember the talk a few weeks back about how the Vikings had gotten so far into the season without being hit by many injuries? Well, that's no longer the case. Running back Adrian Peterson (foot, an... StarTribune Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:27:04 -0500Stanford soccer player Kelley O'Hara didn't go out the way she had intended, with the national championship trophy. What's more, she said she "felt personally responsible" for putting her team at a bi... San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:27:03 -0500Call them the mystery men, or the just-passing-through all-stars. They are major-factor Bay Area sports figures whose futures are way up in the air. They could be gone tomorrow, they could settle in ... San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:26:53 -0500In 2009, the investor trend in franchise ownership within the Sports Nutrition and Weight Loss supplement market continues to surpass market expectations. In an industry growing at a rate of $1.3 - 1.... PR Web Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:25:56 -0500(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Michael Clarke hit an unbeaten half-century to guide Australia to a draw against the West Indies in the second Test at the Adelaide Oval here yesterday. After the brilliant ba... MENAFN Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:21:30 -0500(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Having crowned themselves the number one team in Test rankings, India would look to assert their supremacy in the shortest format as well when they clash against Sri Lanka in ... MENAFN Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:21:26 -0500Ernie Els will compete for attention with crocodiles, hippos and lions when the 2010 Road to Dubai begins on Thursday on a golf course with a difference. Mail & Guardian Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:21:05 -0500Bayern Munich pulled off a memorable 4-1 win at Juventus on Tuesday to ensure their place in the next round of the Champions League at the expense of the Italian giants. Mail & Guardian Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:21:04 -0500Chelsea have confirmed that midfielder Michael Essien will be out for up to four weeks with a hamstring tear. That could put the Ghana midfielder's participation in January's African Nations Cup in je... Independent.ie Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:18:32 -0500Muttiah Muralitharan has hailed Shane Warne's superior "cricket brain".The two spinners, considered the greatest of their era, have competed for the world record for dismissals in Tests for much of th... Cricket365 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:13:56 -0500Graham Thorpe believes Kevin Pietersen is just one innings away from re-producing the kind of performance that saw him tear apart South Africa in 2005.The Natal-born batsman made his return from a fou... Cricket365 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:13:55 -0500Captain Kumar Sangakkara was relieved to weigh in with a match-winning innings as Sri Lanka defeated India in the first of two Twenty20 internationals in Nagpur.Openers Sanath Jayasuriya and Tillakara... Cricket365 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:13:53 -0500Kent's Joe Denly completed a double hundred on day two of the England Performance Programme's match against Nashua Titans to leave the tourists in a dominant position in Pretoria.Resuming on 188 Denly... Cricket365 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:13:51 -0500Owais Shah believes his dream of winning a World Cup with England is still alive.The Middlesex batsman was a surprise omission from the ODI squad to tour South Africa after he starred in England's ICC... Cricket365 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:13:50 -0500Alastair Cook is confident the worst of his back trouble is behind him as he sets his sights on next week's first Test against South Africa.The England opener took his opportunity on a sluggish surfac... Cricket365 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:13:49 -0500Shaun Udal has urged Adil Rashid's critics to lay off the leg-spinner or risk impeding the development of a player who he believes is capable of becoming an "outstanding" player.The England and Wales ... Cricket365 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:13:48 -0500West Indies legend Joel Garner has labelled the controversial umpire decision review system currently being introduced into Test cricket "a gimmick" and claimed it is "not working".The review system a... Cricket365 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:13:47 -0500Harbhajan Singh , the Indian offspinner, wants to win the 2011 World Cup and be part of teams that reached the top in all three formats of the game. India are presently the No. 1 Test side after beati... Cricinfo Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:13:44 -0500A bold declaration behind by Tasmania's captain George Bailey has left the door open for an outright result against Western Australia in Hobart, after Alex Doolan and Bailey led a strong Tigers battin... Cricinfo Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:13:43 -0500Max Ramirez , according to a report on FoxSports. The deal is contingent, according to the report, on the players passing physicals and approval by Red Sox owners of absorbing a considerable chunk of ... ESPN Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:08:30 -0500Ochocinco was fined $30,000 for briefly donning a mock poncho and a sombrero next to the bench following his touchdown catch during a 23-13 win over Detroit on Sunday. That's $10,000 more than the fin... USA Today Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:07:18 -0500Texas Rangers have reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year contract that guarantees him $7.5 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said Wednesday. USA Today Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:07:17 -0500Jazz forward Carlos Boozer, center, tries to put up a shot as Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, left, and center Pau Gasol apply the double team. USA Today Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:07:16 -0500Junior Austin Bankowski is Woods Cross' only starter returning from last year's team. But just because he is the player with the most varsity experience, doesn't mean he is assuming the role as the le... Salt Lake Tribune Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:06:32 -0500Utah guard Marshall Henderson screams with excitement as the Utes extend their lead during first half action of the Utah Michigan men's basketball game at the Huntsman Center, in Salt Lake City, Wedne... Salt Lake Tribune Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:06:30 -0500There are moments when Teddy Grzeskiewicz tries to grasp his transformation. Sure, the Highland senior appreciates the growth he's made in a year as he's gone from being the new kid in town to a lea... Salt Lake Tribune Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:06:10 -0500Two years ago, Bingham made it to the Class 5A title game, but making it that far was an upset. Last season, the Miners went to the final four, but they really weren't title threats. This time aroun... Salt Lake Tribune Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:06:06 -0500 |
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