Cape Town, Dec.16 : England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has urged his team mates to forget their Ashes success and concentrate on winning the series against South Africa here.
ANI Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:40:26 -0500

New York, Dec 16 : Theresa Rogers, the latest woman linked to Tiger Woods, bragged to her friends that she showed the sports ace "everything he needed to know to be a great lover."...
ANI Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:50:07 -0500

Karachi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday recalled former Indian Cricket League (ICL) rebel Mohammad Sami for the tour of Australia starting later this week.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:40:02 -0500

Karachi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was Tuesday planning to lodge a formal complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) claiming the national team was racially abused on the final day of the third and final Test against New Zealand in Napier.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:30:01 -0500

Sydney, Dec 15: Former Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell has said that Cricket Australia (CA)'s plans to revamp domestic Twenty20 league is the way of the future.
ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:20:16 -0500

London, Dec. 14 : Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs is at the centre of a betting controversy after winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:50:02 -0500

London, Dec.15 : Manchester United's Welsh star Ryan Giggs has said that all he could think about at the BBC Sports Personality Awards was how the club lost to Aston Villa, and how this defeat has motivated him to continue turning out for it.
ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:50:08 -0500

Nairobi, Dec 15 (DPA) Kenyan officials were Tuesday reportedly searching for the Eritrean national football team after it failed to return home following defeat in a local tournament.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:20:02 -0500

Washington, Dec. 14 : After physically recovering from two knee operations that kept him away from football for 14 months, England midfielder Owen Hargreaves is trying to overcome his psychological hurdles to make a comeback.
ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:10:09 -0500

Washington, December 15 : Gangs Of New York star Stephen Graham has said he has been unsuccessful in turning Leonardo DiCaprio a soccer fan.
ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:10:04 -0500

Mohali, Dec 15: In the backdrop of the Copenhagen climate change summit, Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) is holding talks with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to reduce its carbon footprint.
ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:00:01 -0500

(Tuesday, December 15th) Final Score: Charlotte 94, New York 87 Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Stephen Jackson scored 24 points, including six in a late Charlotte run, as the Bobcats upended the New...
Sports Network Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:00:01 -0500

Mich. , reported on Tuesday night that Jones had begun negotiating a contract with Cincinnati. A person familiar with Cincinnati's search, speaking on condition of anonymity because no deal was comple...
The Examiner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:49:51 -0500

Sri Lanka have lost the services of Muttiah Muralitharan for the remaining four matches of their five-ODI series against India.The star spinner has failed to overcome a finger injury sustained in the ...
Cricket365 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:48:24 -0500

Muttiah Muralitharan being ruled out of the remaining four games because of a finger injury. Murali, who missed the two Twenty 20 matches as well as the first ODI, sustained the injury in the final Te...
Cricinfo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:48:18 -0500

Despite back-to-back losses, the University of Louisville is leaning toward patience, not panic, as it prepares for its game against Oral Roberts on Wednesday night.
Courier-Journal Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:48:10 -0500

(FSY) said his sprained neck felt "100% better" on Tuesday but he did not practice and will undergo more tests before the team decides whether he will be available to face unbeaten New Orleans on Satu...
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:41:34 -0500

Suns forward Grant Hill high-fives teammate Goran Dragic during their game against the Spurs. Dragic scored a career-high 18 points as Phoenix remained perfect in home games. By Christian Petersen, Ge...
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:41:32 -0500

Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL Network, 8:20 ET), the Colts (13-0) already have clinched the top seed and home field for as long as they last in the AFC playoffs.
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:41:31 -0500

Stanford's Kayla Pedersen (14), driving against Duke's Shay Selby, had 22 points, eight rebounds and two blocks to lead Stanford to a 71-55 win.
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:41:30 -0500

Broncos just needed to win one of their last three games to secure a playoff spot. Of course, Denver lost each of those, including the season finale against the fast-charging...
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:41:28 -0500

Lindsey Jacobellis seemingly had the women's snowboard cross gold won at the Torino Olympics when she fell while grabbing her board near the finish and wound up with a silver medal. The American says ...
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:41:22 -0500

LeBron James has taken some heat lately for his dancing after baskets and during timeouts, something he's done over the last couple of seasons. What do you make of his antics? Ian Thomsen: There are b...
Sports Illustrated Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:39:24 -0500

Tracy McGrady seemed to be the last one to know he would make his season debut against Detroit on Tuesday night. The seven-time All-Star sank a 3-pointer in his first game since Feb. 9,...
Sports Illustrated Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:39:18 -0500

Dec 16 2009 by Our Correspondent, Western Mail WREXHAM FC owner Geoff Moss believes his decision to bring Superleague outfit Crusaders from South Wales to the Racecourse will benefit the Blue Squar...
IC Wales Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:31:38 -0500

James Patrick Wernke was last seen Saturday afternoon. His body was found in a wooded creek bed that may have flooded during the weekend's rains, authorities say.
Los Angeles Times Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:28:19 -0500

Paris - The year 2009 will be remembered as the year when rugby union, albeit in its abbreviated seven-a-side format, was re-admitted to the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) gave...
IOL Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:27:57 -0500

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Tracy McGrady returned to the court for the first time since February on Tuesday and helped the Houston Rockets to a 107-96 win over the Detroit Pistons.
Reuters Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:26:28 -0500

"The district is moving in a different direction and coach Taylor has been reassigned from duties as head football coach," Bryant said in a statement released on Monday afternoon.
Tyler Morning Telegraph Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:19:17 -0500

ST. PAUL, Minn.—St. Thomas baseball coach Dennis Denning is retiring. Denning announced his decision Tuesday, effective Feb. 1 after 15 seasons at the school. The 65-year-old coached the Tommies...
Pioneer Press Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:18:31 -0500

Linebacker Rolando McClain, shown hitting Chatta­nooga quarterback B.J. Coleman, was among six Alabama players named to the APAll-America first team. (Associated Press file photo: Dave Martin)...
Pioneer Press Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:18:07 -0500

Orlando, Florida - The absence of a wedding ring from a scorned wife's finger usually signifies that she could be on the verge of filing for divorce. And if that was the message Elin Nordegren was ...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:09:57 -0500

By Grant Winter Paarl Richard Sterne will be doing his level best at Pearl Valley from tomorrow to not only defend his title, but to extend the home nation's tight grip on the South African Open g...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:09:55 -0500

Two goals in the space of two minutes from midfielder Musa Nyatama earned Maritzburg United a 2-1 win over Ajax Cape Town in a Premiership clash played at the Woodburn Stadium on Sunday. The defeat...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:09:50 -0500

Copenhagen - The International Olympic Committee voted Friday to include both sports on the program for the 2016 and 2020 Summer Games. Each sport received majority support in separate votes by the...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:09:46 -0500

Rajkot, India - India survived a thrilling Sri Lankan chase to win a dramatic and high-scoring first one-day international by three runs on Tuesday. Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed a...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:09:43 -0500

Andrew Strauss explained yesterday that his star batsman was dealing with the unknown. "He found himself in quite an unfamiliar position at the start of the tour. It was probably the first time in ...
Independent Online Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:09:40 -0500

It’s only mid-December but thanks to a 47-43 win over Piedmont on Tuesday night, the Glencoe Yellow Jackets girls basketball team is already on the verge of accomplishing one of its goals for th...
Gadsden Times Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:08:32 -0500

It’s only mid-December but thanks to a 47-43 win over Piedmont on Tuesday night, the Glencoe Yellow Jackets girls basketball team is already on the verge of accomplishing one of its goals for th...
Gadsden Times Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:07:36 -0500

In early January last season, top-ranked Hopkins played at No. 2 Henry Sibley in the biggest matchup of the high school boys' basketball regular season. A giant, rollicking crowd stuffed the place to...
StarTribune Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:32:52 -0500

(Tuesday, December 15th) Final Score: Charlotte 94, New York 87 Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Stephen Jackson scored 24 points, including six in a late Charlotte run, as the Bobcats upended the New...
Sports Network Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:32:37 -0500

Five months ago, Brett Wallace was seen as the A's future at third base. Now, Wallace is Toronto's property - dealt away as part of the Roy Halladay trade between the Blue Jays and Phillies - and Oa...
San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:32:27 -0500

(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2009 photo, Toronto Blue Jays starter Roy Halladay throws to first to get Boston Red Sox's Joey Gathright on a grounder to the mound during the first ...
The Examiner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:21:38 -0500

(AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)FILE - This is an Oct. 26, 2008, file photo showing Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren watching the second quarter of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers,...
The Examiner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:21:37 -0500

(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)FILE - This is an April 8, 2008, file photo showing Texas Ranger owner Tom Hicks in his box during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Arlington, Texas. Baseball ...
The Examiner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:21:36 -0500

Andrew Strauss' England were on Wednesday setting out on a long road to prove this time they can consolidate Ashes success.Four years ago - after England beat Australia 2-1 and sent their country into...
Cricket365 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:20:25 -0500

Brad Hodge has played his last first-class game after a knee injury ruled him out of what was intended to be his finale against New South Wales in Newcastle starting on Friday. Hodge struggled with kn...
Cricinfo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:20:24 -0500

Shane Watson and Simon Katch orchestrated an unbeaten century stand on day one of the third and final Test against the West Indies in Perth.Full report to follow...
Cricket365 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:20:24 -0500

Tiger Woods and a bevy of elite amateur and pro athletes after an assistant was found in possession of growth hormone and other drugs purportedly intended for Dr. Anthony Galea while being questioned ...
ESPN Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:14:40 -0500

Fast Facts • In his first game since Feb. 9, 2009, Tracy McGrady scored 3 points on 1-for-2 shooting in 8 minutes as the Rockets won for the sixth time in their last eight games. • Hou...
ESPN Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:14:36 -0500

Tiger Woods changed his cell phone number the day after his car accident and is not talking to some of his famous friends.On a show that airs Sunday on news network HLN, Barkley and filmmaker Spike Le...
ESPN Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:14:33 -0500

Danica Patrick stands next to her No. 7 Chevrolet entry for her foray into stock cars. Patrick is bracing for a massive transition after five years in the IndyCar Series. By Ross D. Franklin, AP...
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:13:31 -0500

Recommend Three years ago, Butch Jones replaced Brian Kelly at Central Michigan. Jones appears ready to follow in Kelly's footsteps again by becoming the next coach at Cincinnati after Kelly left for ...
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:13:30 -0500

Lindsey Jacobellis seemingly had the women's snowboard cross gold won at the Torino Olympics when she fell while grabbing her board near the finish and wound up with a silver medal. The American says ...
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:13:28 -0500

Bryant was simply phenomenal even though he was wearing a splint on his broken right index finger, tearing through the Bulls after struggling to score 16 in a loss to...
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:13:27 -0500

TELLURIDE, Colo. (AP) ? Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli of Switzerland and Matthew Morison of Canada each won parallel giant slalom titles at the snowboard World Cup.
USA Today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:13:24 -0500

Kobe Bryant couldn't escape the pain. He did a better job avoiding defenders. Bryant scored a season-high 42 points despite a broken finger, and the...
Sports Illustrated Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:11:28 -0500

Avery Bradley had his third straight impressive game for the second-ranked Longhorns. Bradley scored a season-high 18 points and had five assists to lead Texas to an overpowering 104-42 victory ove...
Sports Illustrated Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:11:25 -0500

Shaquille O’Neal , began jawing and pushing their way toward Harris. “It was a hard foul,” O’Neal said. “I just wanted to make sure nobody got into a squabble. A grab her...
International Herald Tribune Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:05:53 -0500

Linebacker Rolando McClain, shown hitting Chatta­nooga quarterback B.J. Coleman, was among six Alabama players named to the APAll-America first team. (Associated Press file photo: Dave Martin)...
Pioneer Press Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:52:13 -0500

Post-Dispatch retirees protest health benefit cuts For many retirees who took buyouts, the paper agreed to cover their medical insurance until Medicare kicked in. However, the paper's owner, Lee Ente...
KSDK Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:45:37 -0500

New York - NBA great Charles Barkley says Tiger Woods changed his cellphone number the day after his car accident and is not talking to some of his famous friends. On a show that airs on Sunday on ...
Independent Online Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:43:53 -0500

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (AP) - (Kyodo)?The New York Mets are close to signing Japanese reliever Ryota Igarashi to a two-year deal, the New York Times reported in its online edition Tuesday. The 30-year...
Breitbart Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:36:01 -0500

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (AP) - (Kyodo)?World Series MVP Hideki Matsui underwent a physical Tuesday, a day after reaching a preliminary agreement on a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels. T...
Breitbart Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:35:57 -0500

MINNEAPOLIS - Blake Hoffarber set a school record with eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points to lift Minnesota to a 89-48 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night. Hoffarber hit four in a row ...
StarTribune Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:02:16 -0500

Marek Zidlicky scored with 39 seconds left, snapping a tie and giving the Wild a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. Mikko Koivu won a faceoff in the Columbus zone and sent t...
StarTribune Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:02:13 -0500

Darius Reynaud had not returned punts in a game since high school when the Vikings tapped him for that job this season. Now, the second-year player believes he can find career longevity in that role, ...
StarTribune Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:02:12 -0500

Vikings backup linebacker Erin Henderson was suspended without pay for four games by the NFL for violating its policy on performance-enhancing substances Tuesday. Henderson will sit out the Vikings' ...
StarTribune Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:02:11 -0500

CHICAGO - The Chicago White Sox got the leadoff man and left fielder they needed. Juan Pierre got the chance to be an everyday player again. The White Sox acquired Pierre and $10.5 million from the Lo...
StarTribune Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:02:10 -0500

Early in his career, Derek Boogaard felt like a marked man. Being a 6-8 enforcer, Boogaard had a reputation to overcome, and referees sometimes didn't give him the benefit of the doubt. "It was...
StarTribune Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:02:05 -0500

(Tuesday, December 15th) Final Score: Charlotte 94, New York 87 Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Stephen Jackson scored 24 points, including six in a late Charlotte run, as the Bobcats upended the New...
Sports Network Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:01:57 -0500

The last barricade on the race front in sports is set up all around State U. A few days ago, when he took the Kansas job, Turner Gill became the 13th black coach among 120 Football Bowl Subdivision sc...
MSNBC Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:57:45 -0500

(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)FILE - This is an April 8, 2008, file photo showing Texas Ranger owner Tom Hicks in his box during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Arlington, Texas. Baseball ...
The Examiner Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:51:31 -0500

Bob Willis told Sky Sports News that England can go into the first Test against South Africa full of confidence despite fitness concerns over their bowlers.Doubts persist over the participation of sea...
Cricket365 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:50:13 -0500

The International Cricket Council want us to believe that the Umpire Decision Review System has helped to improve the game, but the players still remain sceptical about it.The system has been causing ...
Cricket365 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:50:11 -0500

The Washington football program committed a secondary recruiting violation in January when current players paid a bill of roughly $300 for recruits at a local nightclub, a UW official said. The viola...
The Seattle Times Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:47:29 -0500

Cincinnati offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Jeff Quinn, who will coach the Bearcats in the Sugar Bowl against Florida, has expressed strong interest in the head coaching job.
USA Today Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:43:08 -0500

Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl talks to sophomore Scotty Hopson, right, during the first half. Hopson scored 14 points, several of them on fast breaks, as the Vols beat Wyoming 77-58.
USA Today Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:43:07 -0500

Superior Court Commissioner Scott M. Gordon set a two-day hearing on spousal support payments for March 29 and said the ownership issue would be heard from May 24 to June 3.
USA Today Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:43:05 -0500

With one win and four straight top 5 finishes in the Cy Young voting, Roy Halladay is leaving Toronto as the most consistently impressive pitcher of the past seven seasons.
Sports Illustrated Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:41:17 -0500

Jamario Moon . With Cleveland leading by 11, Harris wrapped his arm around Moon's face and neck and pulled him to the ground while Moon was going up for a breakaway basket. It caused a brief skirmish...
Sports Illustrated Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:41:14 -0500

Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks will enter into an exclusive negotiation for the sale of the team to a group headed by Pittsburgh lawyer Chuck Greenberg, one that includes team president Nolan Ryan. A p...
Sports Illustrated Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:41:05 -0500

ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and her father Stephen Andrews leave the courthouse after Michael David Barrett, who secretly shot nude videos of Andrews, pleaded pleaded guilty to one count of stalking, i...
C News Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:40:22 -0500

REGINA — While a Regina minor baseball league is reeling from the disappearance of a major part of its operating funds and has asked the police to investigate, it's trying to stay focused on the sea...
Leader-Post Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:40:21 -0500

Dr. Anthony Galea is a renowned sports medicine doctor, is founder and medical director of I.S.M Health & Wellness Centre, an international recognized sports medicine clinic in Toronto, Canada. He is ...
The Province Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:39:18 -0500

“It’s a bit of a tightrope act,” said Uwe Krupp, Germany’s coach and the man who will choose the squad. “We can’t simply take all our N.H.L. players just because th...
International Herald Tribune Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:35:13 -0500

Yankees , and fans dared to dream of another Malone kind of trade. Surely the Phillies could find their version of Caldwell Jones and a first-round pick to ship to the...
International Herald Tribune Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:35:10 -0500

Omar Minaya did his best to put a happy face on a gloomy day. His main division rival had acquired another ace, and the top free-agent starter agreed to go to Boston, leaving the impression that the...
International Herald Tribune Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:35:08 -0500

Knicks ’ recent past is layered with more stops than starts, more retreats than rises. The last time a Knicks winning streak stretched to at least five games,...
International Herald Tribune Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:35:02 -0500

Bill Guerin ’s goal about two and a half minutes later, immediately after the first round of pushing, shoving and punching. Crosby had a 3-point night and now has 21 goals and 28 assists in 28 c...
International Herald Tribune Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:34:59 -0500

(AP) ? NEW YORK - USA Football, the sport's national governing body on youth and amateur levels, will make concussion information a point of emphasis to coaches and league commissioners in 201...
New Jersey Online Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:18:12 -0500

Friday's French Football Federation (FFF) executive meeting has been described as "ill-timed and counter-productive". The demand was made by FFF board member Guy Chambily, who told Fr...
Yahoo! News Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:01:48 -0500

Havel and his partners, Ray Peterson, 61, of Richfield and Bob Giarusso, 64, of Elk River -- all sporting goods representatives -- bought StrikeMaster in 1991 from an entrepreneur named Bob Foster, wh...
StarTribune Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:22:34 -0500

(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2009 photo, Toronto Blue Jays starter Roy Halladay throws to first to get Boston Red Sox's Joey Gathright on a grounder to the mound during the first ...
The Examiner Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:11:12 -0500

(AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2008, file photo, Alabama running back Mark Ingram (22) carries the ball duringthe second half of an NCAA college football game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. H...
The Examiner Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:11:10 -0500

Nathan Hauritz is expected to be fit for the third Test against West Indies despite suffering a finger injury at training on Tuesday. Clint McKay was presented with his baggy green during a huddle on ...
Cricinfo Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:09:38 -0500

New Zealand Cricket have a short-list of candidates for the vacant Black Caps coaching role but are keeping tight-lipped on who they are. Chief executive Justin Vaughan said they are working through ...
New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:04:01 -0500

Tracy McGrady will make his season debut Tuesday night against Detroit, about nine months after undergoing microfracture surgery on his left knee.Houston coach Rick Adelman announced the decision to p...
ESPN Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:03:42 -0500