Aussie cricketer Michael Clarke and his model girlfriend Lara Bingle have officially called off their engagement, ten days after a women’s magazine published Bingle’s nude picture in its edition.
International Quarterback, the public relations firm representing the star cricketer, broke the official news in a brief statement to [...]
England skipper Alastair Cook scored an unbeaten century on his debut as Test captain and Kevin Pietersen hit 99 to help England reach an imposing 374-3 at stumps on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.
Cook scored 158 not out, [...]
Aussie cricketer Michael Clarke is believed to be seeking legal advice to protect his multi-million dollar fortune if he decides to break up with fiancee Lara Bingle over her nude photo scandal.
Bingle and Clarke have not seen each other or spoken for two days, reports the Daily Telegraph.
The cricketer is believed to have [...]
Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has silenced those questioning his decision to make a comeback this season.
Schumacher had retired in 2006, but has now signed a three-year contract to drive for the new Mercedes GP team from 2009.
“When I first announced my comeback, I felt like a [...]
Rajasthan Royals and former Australian batsman Damien Martyn has rejected claims over security fears in India, and urged his fellow nationals not to be pressured into making a decision not to participate.
The build up to the third season of the Indian Premier League, starting [...]
Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has refused to accept the charge that he head-butted New Zealand middle order batsman Scott Styris during the first one-day international of this year’s Chappell-Hadlee series played at Napier.
ICC Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle fined Johnson 60 per cent [...]
Deccan Chargers skipper and former Australian star Adam Gilchrist insists his team has much to live up to after rising from the bottom in the Indian Premier League’s first season to be the champions in the second.
Gilchrist also said the relationships developed in 2009 will [...]
Young golfer Rory McIlroy, who features alongside Tiger Woods on the cover of his latest video game, has broken ranks with many players by saying that he would have no qualms about being pictured with the World No.1.
He said: “This is the first time any other golfer has been pictured with Tiger on [...]
New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori has slammed his batsmen for their soft dismissals which handed Australia the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy on a platter.
Australia secured a 3-1 series win on Thursday.
“They were the same mistakes as the previous two games and it’s really hard to expand on. It was about not putting enough runs [...]
Ace West Indies cricketer Brian Lara has applauded Sachin Tendulkar’s double-century in One-Day International cricket, and says if he has a son then he would like him to bat like Tendulkar.
Lara, who is on a personal visit to India, praised Tendulkar for his other numerous records and his endurance.
“We speak a lot about [...]
Union Agriculture Minister and President-elect of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Sharad Pawar will not attend the opening ceremony of the third edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament that kicks off on Friday evening at the D Y Patil Stadium here
Sources said he has decided not to be a part of [...]
Defending the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to impose a ban and hefty penalties on seven top cricketers, board chairman Ijaz Butt has said such strong action was needed to stamp out indiscipline in the national squad.
In an interview with a private television channel, Butt said the persistent problem of groupism and indiscipline had [...]
England’s ace midfielder David Beckham will be invited to become the figurehead of the Manchester United fans’ protest movement bidding to oust club owner the Glazer family from Old Trafford.
The former Manchester United hero picked up a green and gold scarf and wrapped it around his neck in a clear show of support for [...]
Former Pakistan hockey players have blasted the current bunch of players and the team management for the deplorable show in ongoing Hockey World Cup in New Delhi.
Pakistan finished last in the 12-nation tournament after it was defeated by ‘minnows’ Canada 3-2.
This is the first time that Pakistan have finished in the last position in [...]
Ace striker Wayne Rooney, whose form has made England believe that he can bring the World Cup home from South Africa, felt “weird” to be near the trophy he dreams of lifting in triumph soon.
When Rooney came face-to-face with the prize, he had an understandable touch of the willies.
He said: “It’s a bit [...]
Tiger Woods has hired former US President George W Bush’s press secretary Ari Fleischer as an adviser amid reports that he is eying next month’s Masters to make his much-awaited comeback to golf.
Fleischer served as the communications chief during the first two years of Bush’s presidency and has since set up a PR [...]
Lara Bingle’s agent Max Markson has denied claim that the model knew footballer Brendan Fevola was married when they had an affair in 2006.
Champion ex-footballer Dermott Brereton claimed that he told Bingle directly that Fevola was married.
However, Markson insists that his client was not aware of any such thing.
“I’ve got three words for you: [...]
Australian vice captain Michael Clarke runs the risk of following in spin legend Shane Warne’s footsteps and never captaining Australia at the Test level because of his “not-so-private life”, according to former opener Michael Slater.
Slater, the man who introduced Clarke to Lara Bingle, does not believe that “Pup” is fit to captain Australia if [...]
Manchester United ace striker Wayne Rooney has curbed his training regime to avoid a burn-out ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
Rooney always plays a five-a-side at the Carrington training ground with the same vigour as a Champions League final. But the Manchester United star fears that this attitude to his job is actually [...]
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has become an emblem of India’s aspiration to be a recognised world power in all, if not, most spheres.
In a country of 1.2 billion people, most of whom are bonkers about cricket, the IPL is a symbol of everything they want India to become-a true global power.
There is [...]
Australian vice captain Michael Clarke, who returned home in the middle of the ODI series against New Zealand due to personal problems, has got the backing of Sports Minister Kate Ellis over his decision to leave the tour midway.
Ellis called the recent public fuss surrounding Clarke and his fianc
Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is all set to become Real Madrid’s new boss after club’s Champions League defeat at the hands of Lyon.
The Spanish giants will sack Manuel Pellegrini in the summer and Benitez is the front-runner on a shortlist of Real president Florentino Perez that also includes Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti.
A [...]
The third edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament will kick off on Friday evening with the defending champions-Deccan Chargers taking on the Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match at the D Y Patil Stadium here.
The match will be preceded by an opening ceremony, which will witness performances by Lionel Ritchie, [...]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) application against the Indian Premier League (IPL) for snubbing Pakistani cricketers, saying it can not take action against any domestic association.
According to well-placed sources in the PCB, Haroon Lorgat, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the ICC has replied to PCB’s [...]
The identity of the woman who convinced Elin Nordegren to take back love rat hubby Tiger Woods has been revealed.
RadarOnline.com reports, according to sources the Swede model was talked out of filing divorce papers by her twin sister Josefin.
After the sports ace’s kinky secret was revealed, Elin had hired a divorce lawyer. And as [...]
Two-time defending champion Germany on Thursday defeated England 4-1 in the men’s Hockey World Cup semi-finals to stay in the hunt for a third straight title.
With the victory, Germany, the 2002 and 2006 World Cup winners, avenged its loss to England in last year’s European Cup final.
Germany took [...]
Indian pugilists are confident of a title-winning show at the fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championship, to be organized at the Talkatora Stadium in national capital New Delhi from Friday.
The line-up of Indian participants includes Olympic hero Vijender Singh, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Akhil Kumar and Asian champion [...]
Australia secured the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy on Thursday with a six-wicket win against New Zealand in the fourth one-day international played here.
Credit for the win went to skipper Ricky Ponting and Cameron White, who helped their team reach the revised score of [...]
Jamie Jungers, who has won Howard Stern’s Tiger Woods’ mistress beauty pageant, has revealed that the golfer never tipped waitstaff when they were together.
The aspiring model, along with fellow Tiger Woods gals Loredana Jolie Ferriolo and Jaimee Grubbs, competed for 75,000 dollars and a black diamond ring [...]
Former British No.1 Tim Henman loves to play golf instead of accepting the offer to be new Davis Cup captain of Britain.
Henman will snub the Lawn Tennis Association’s offer to be Britain’s captain. But the former world No.4 would love to take the job one day and called the state of the game in [...]
