Striker Michael Owen completed his free-transfer move to English football champions Manchester United...

Karachi, July 3(IANS) Former Pakistan Test cricketer Aamer Sohail Friday played down reports of a growing rift with fellow Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) director Wasim...

Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is all set to sign for Victoria Bushrangers for the Twenty20 Big Bash and play as local hero at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the same venue where 14 years ago he was labelled a chucker by umpire Darrel...

Do friends sport the same style in shoes or see the same movies because of their similar tastes, which is why they became friends in the first place? Or once friendship is established, do individuals influence each other to adopt similar behaviours? Social scientists don't know for...

Lahore, July 3 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sent a show-cause notice to director National Cricket Academy Aamir Sohail for not attending the course held in...

London, July 3 : England football star David Beckham's niece Georgina Every has been diagnosed with swine flu....

Lahore, July 3 : The internal rift between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials is out in the open again, with the board's Director Human Resources, Wasim Bari serving a show cause notice to Director National Cricket Academy, Aamir...

Lahore, July 3 : Pakistan would host New Zealand for three Tests and five one-day internationals on a neutral venue, after all efforts by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to relocate the 'home' series against Kiwis to New Zealand...

India won the toss and elected to field against the West Indies in the third one-day international cricket fixture here...

With just five days left for the Ashes, Australian captain Ricky Ponting again made it clear that he is not happy with John Buchanan's decision to join the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as an...

Lahore, July 3 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is unlikely to participate in the meeting with the three hosts of the 2011 World Cup India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, to discuss and sort out the hosting rights...

Spanish football giants Villarreal announced the signing of defender Ivan Marcano from Racing Santander for an undisclosed...

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings acquired left wing left wing Ryan Smyth from the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night for defensemen Kyle Quincey and Tom Preissing and a...

For the first time since the Multan Test of 2004, or 38 Tests, Pakistan started a Test without Danish Kaneria. They were always going to play three fast bowlers, and going to field first if they won...

Eddie Royal , coming off a stellar rookie season. "He was so passionate about the game and his love of football, talking about how badly he wished he could still play. It made me realize how...

LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer sprinkled his magic all over Center Court on Friday before Andy Roddick bludgeoned Andy Murray into the hallowed turf to leave Britain still seeking its first...

In order to make his film more authentic, director John Lee Hancock (right) recruited Nick Saban and five other coaches to play themselves in 'The Blind...

1. Well, this is what the rest of the career of Manny Ramirez looks like: the guy is more notorious than ever, which in today's culture just happens to mean he is more popular, "notoriety"...

"Rick is our captain, the foundation of our team and one of the elite players in the NHL," general manager Scott Howson said on the team's website...

MONACO (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong will begin to find out whether his gamble to return to the Tour de France is a credible one when the seven-times champion tackles a tough opener in front of...

Los Angles Dodgers' Manny Ramirez walks with agent Scott Boras second from right, to Petco Park prior to the Dodgers' baseball game against the San Diego Padres Friday, July 3, 2009, in San Diego....

Tony Stewart will start from a familiar spot Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.The Sprint Cup points leader was awarded the pole for the Coke Zero 400 when rain washed out qualifying...

Matt Wallace is a citizen journalist covering the Detroit Tigers minor leagues in the blog "Take 75 North.'' In December, the Tigers traded outfielder Matt Joyce to Tampa Bay for starting...

St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits a grand slam off Cincinnati Reds reliever David Weathers in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 3, 2009, in Cincinnati. St. Louis won the game...

Back to top Umpires: I J Gould, D J Harper, A G Hurst, H D P K Dharmasena Sri Lanka: Warnapura, Paranavitana, Sangakkara (C/W), M Jayawardene, Samaraweera, Dilshan, Mathews, Kulasekara, Thushara,...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (5) gets involved in a crash on the backstretch with Mike Bliss, front left, and others with 42 laps to go in the Nationwide Series Subway Jalapeno 250 auto race at Daytona...

The head coach for the US National Soccer team Bob Bradley (3rd right) speaks to his team during a practice session in Bloemfontain, SAfrica, on June 23. The US, fresh off a runner-up showing in the...

SYDNEY - There have been plenty of flashpoints in cricket in the more than 75 years since an England team led by Douglas Jardine and under the auspices of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), arrived in...

TOKYO, July 4 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Sunday, July 5: ATHLETICS Sapporo International Half Marathon. Starts and finishes at Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo. 1:32 p.m....

CHICAGO - MAY 24: Martin Havlat #24 of the Chicago Blackhawks looks on in the first period against the Detroit Red Wings during Game Four of the Western Conference Championship Round of the 2009...

ROSEBURGFor the third time in his 29-year golfing career, Ralph Cheesman of Roseburg aced the 191-yard Hole 2 at the Roseburg Country Club.Cheesman, who has four career hole-in-ones, used a hybrid to...

Dr. Stewart's players warm up before a recent practice at Legion Field. Despite a budget that relies upon ticket sales, advertising and donations, Roseburg's American Legion baseball team is on...

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Brendan Ryan (13) hugs second baseman Jarrett Hoffpauir after they defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 in a baseball game, Friday, July 3, 2009, in Cincinnati. Hoffpauir...

By RUSTY MILLERAP SPORTS WRITER COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Rick Nash and the Columbus Blue Jackets have reached agreement on an eight-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season. Blue Jackets...

Michelle Kwan will skate before an audience for the first time in three years when she joins world champion Kim Yu-Na in Ice All-Stars 2009 in Seoul, in...

The 6-foot-10 forward who helped the Orlando Magic to the NBA finals arrived in Portland on Thursday to meet Blazers executives and tour the...

Tiger Woods had a stretch of five holes when he hit bunkers and rough instead of fairways but shot 4-under 66 to take a one-shot lead at his AT&T National with the lowest 36-hole score ever at...

Gary Kirsten , India's coach, has credited India's innings not being affected as much as by inclement weather as crucial to taking a series lead. West Indies innings began two hours late and was...

WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Andy Roddick of USA looks on as he is victorious during the men's singles semi final match against Andy Murray of Great Britain on Day Eleven of the Wimbledon Lawn...

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Seth Curry scored 12 points to lead the United States to a 71-55 victory over France on Friday, sending the Americans into the second round of the...

Johnson Sources told ESPN.com that Dumars and Johnson, after discussing the job by phone, have planned to meet Sunday at Johnson's home in the Houston area, with Dumars intent on trying to hire his...

Portland Trail Blazers have ended contract talks, a person close to the team confirmed Friday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the negotiations....

Rafael Palmeiro spent some time reflecting before he was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame on Friday in Lubbock, Texas.Palmeiro's legacy shifted in the summer of 2005. On July 15, he...

Turkoglu Yahoo! Sports reported that Turkoglu backed out of his earlier commitment and has his sights set on Toronto. Yahoo! Sports reported that Toronto can offer Turkoglu about $6 million more...

A back injury will prevent soccer legend Zinedine Zidane from playing a charity soccer match Saturday in Vancouver, but the game has been rescheduled for July 12. The game will be played at a...

George Kottaras hit his first major-league homer in the bottom of the 11th for the Red Sox, who tied the game at 5 with two runs in the eighth...

(Alfred A. Knopf; 454 pages; $26.95) Baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., promotes itself as the place fans go for an escape from the often ugly realities of the game. But as veteran...

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Vancouver Canucks beefed up their offense by signing Swedish right winger Mikael Samuelsson on a three-year contract, the team said on...

STAVANGER, Norway, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Teams from beach volleyball powers Brazil and United States will vie for the women's medals at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships as their beach...

with a friendly look, wobbly flesh, and a slight pot belly, Fedor Emelianenko looks anything but exceptional. Nicknamed "a fighter created by God," however, he is the undisputed heavyweight champion...