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CRICKET
- Cricket: Ranatunga boiling hot over IPL tour controversySri Lanka Cricket Interim Committee Chairman Arjuna Ranatunga stressed that he would not budge from his stand in honouring Sri Lanka’s tour obligation with England in 2009.
- Cricket: Warne's spin lessons for Clarke ahead of India tourShane Warne may not be part of the Australian squad in the tour of India but the retired spin great is doing his bit to ensure that his compatriots come out with flying colours against Anil Kumble's men in the four-match Test series starting in October 2008.
- Cricket: Symonds to get full CA contract amountAndrew Symonds may have to miss next month's India tour following the "gone fishing" saga but the volatile Australian all-rounder will still earn as much as any other Cricket Australia contracted player by just cooling off his heels at home.
- Cricket: Deccan Chargers to probe Afridi-Laxman spatTaking a serious note of the verbal spat between IPL teammates Shahid Afridi and VVS Laxman, Deccan Chargers on Saturday said they will enquire into the matter to establish the facts.
- Cricket: Duleep to seek solution on Lanka IPL participationFormer captain Duleep Mendis has been asked to explore a solution on the vexed issue of Sri Lanka national cricketers committing to play in the Indian Premier League.
- Cricket: Fit Tendulkar to play in Irani Cup tieA fit-again Sachin Tendulkar is all set to get back into his groove after a poor run with the bat in the three-Test series against Sri Lanka by taking part in the Irani Cup tie for Rest of India against Delhi at Vadodara later in September 2008.
- Cricket: Window fixed for Champions League 2009The period between September 25 and October 11 has been fixed for holding the Twenty20 Champions League tournament in 2009.
- Cricket: SA turns down tri-series proposalPakistan cricket officials received yet another setback on Friday when their South African counterparts finally rejected a proposal to host a tri-series involving Pakistan and Sri Lanka in September.
FOOTBALL
- Football: Argentina draws with leader ParaguayAfter the conclusion of the seventh round of the 2010 Football World Cup qualifier on Saturday, Paraguay leads with 14 points.
- Football: Germany hit Liechenstein for sixThree-time world champions Germany breezed to a 6-0 victory over lowly Liechenstein in a Group 4 match to ease into their World Cup football qualifying campaign.
- Football: Italy struggle against Cyprus to register winA dithering Italy snatched a late 2-1 win through an Antonio Di Natale brace away to a gritty Cyprus in the stifling heat in Larnaca, during the Group VIII World Cup qualifiers.
- Football: RCom set to negotiate Newcastle takeoverReliance Communications head Anil Ambani is still keen on taking over Newcastle United and bring in former manager Kevin Keegan for the third time at St James Park, English media reported in London on Sunday.
- Football:Keegan bites back as Newcastle war of words hots upThe spat between Newcastle United and their former manager Kevin Keegan worsened on Sunday as the former England boss insisted he had been guaranteed complete control over player transfers.
- Football: Loew not worried about Ballack’s absenceGermany's chief football coach Joachim Loew is confident his side will compensate for the loss of injured captain Michael Ballack for the start of the World Cup qualifying campaign.
- Football: Curbishley quits West HamAlan Curbishley has resigned as West Ham manager, the Premier League club confirmed on Wednesday.
- Football: India secures 151st postion in the FIFA rankingThe 35 points gained from historic AFC Challenge Cup pushed India two places up to 151st in the latest FIFA rankings issued on Wednesday.
TENNIS
- Tennis: US Open give assurances that roof will be builtUS Open organizers say that they are more committed than ever to putting a cover over Arthur Ashe Stadium to prevent future washouts at the Grand Slam tennis tournament.
- Tennis: Djokovic closes an Open to forgetThe third-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic lost to Swiss second seed Roger Federer in semi-final rematch of his straight-set loss in last year's US Open final.
- Tennis: Federer enters his fifth US Open finalFormer world number one Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, looking for his first Grand Slam title of the year, overcame Serbian Novak Djokovic in four sets, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, to enter the US Open final.
- Tennis: US Open men’s semis to start early todayWorried about Tropical Storm Hanna, US Open organisers moved up the start of today's men's semifinals to an hour earlier and prepared to have the men's final delayed a day until Monday if needed.
- Tennis: Jankovic, Serena set for finals showdownWorld No 2 Jelena Jankovic advanced to her first Grand Slam final by defeating Elena Dementieva 6-4, 6-4 at the US Open on Saturday, setting up a showdown with two-time winner Serena Williams.
- Tennis: Paes loses men's doubles finalIndia's Leander Paes was denied the double of winning the two doubles titles when he and his Czech Republic partner Lukas Dloughy lost a pulsating men's doubles final in New York on Friday.
- Tennis: On-court coaching in WTA Tour eventsFemale tennis players will be allowed to consult with their coaches during matches from 2009, the Women's Tennis Association announced on Friday.
- Tennis: Federer to face Djokovic in US Open semisFour-time defending champion Roger Federer advanced to his 18th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal on Thursday, stretching his US Open win streak to 32 matches and moving closer to a 13th Slam crown.
OTHERS
- Chess: Win eludes again, Anand held by Carlsen in Rd 5Viswanathan Anand drew his fifth round game with Magnus Carlsen to be joint fourth in the ongoing Euro 4,00,000 prize money tournament in Bilbao.
- Billiards: Pankaj Advani begins title defence in styleDefending champion Pankaj Advani on Saturday started his journey in style defeating compatriot Prem Prakash in the World Billiards championship's time format.
- Chess: Humpy through to quarters, Harika bows outIndian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy crashed through the defence of Hoang Thanh Trang of Hungary to win her second game of the pre-quarterfinals and make it to the last eight stage of World Women's Chess Championship at Nalchik in Russia.
- Paralympics: China Games set to open in styleMore than 4,000 athletes are set for the opening on Saturday of what promises to be a dazzling Paralympics, with the head of the international movement predicting a "fantastic" Games.
- Chess: Anand loses to Topalov at BilbaoWorld Champion Viswanathan Anand was stunned by Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the fourth round of the Bilbao Grand Slam final chess tournament in Bilbao.
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