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England keeper Jones to play for Papua New Guinea

England keeper Jones to play for Papua New GuineaDubai, March 12 :  England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones will be playing for his country of birth, Papua New Guinea (PNG) in a qualifying event that will lead two aspiring cricket nations to the ICC World Twenty20.  Read more »

Ana Ivanovic says when she got to No 1 ‘everything was a struggle’

Ana Ivanovic says when she got to No 1 ‘everything was a struggle’Dubai, Mar 10 : Ana Ivanovic has found that even after getting to the top there will always be a struggle, but "that is also the beauty of it".  Read more »

Ana Ivanovic inspired by Monica Seles to take up tennis

Ana Ivanovic inspired by Monica Seles to take up tennisDubai, Mar 9  : Ana Ivanovic has revealed that she started playing tennis because of Monica Seles and hopes to inspire young children the same way.

Seles is a former world No.  Read more »

ICC chiefs back expansion of T20 cricket

ICC chiefs back expansion of T20 cricketDubai, Mar. 8 : The International Cricket Council's (ICC) Chief Executives Committee met here on Wednesday and have decided to back an expansion of the Twenty20 format.  Read more »

South Africa aim for clean sweep to claim No.1 ranking

South Africa aim for clean sweep to claim No.1 rankingDubai, March 6 - South Africa will be aiming to carry the winning momentum from its ODI series into the three-Test series against New Zealand starting in Dunedin Wednesday which will earn it the status of the No.  Read more »

Ana Ivanovic says she has to deal with burden of expectations

Ana Ivanovic says she has to deal with burden of expectations Dubai, Mar 6 : Ana Ivanovic reveals that she does her best to live up to the expectations of herself and her fans.  Read more »

Ana Ivanovic believes success and titles wear out but character stays

Ana Ivanovic believes success and titles wear out but character stays Dubai, Mar 5 : Ana Ivanovic feels that while it is important to play well and win titles, what stays with players in the end is character and respect for the game.  Read more »

Ana Ivanovic says being on top like ‘placing bull’s eye on my back’

 Ana Ivanovic says being on top like ‘placing bull’s eye on my back’Dubai, Feb 28 : Ana Ivanovic believes that being on top is more difficult than the process of getting there in the first place.  Read more »

Flower wants England to make most of final T20 against Pakistan

Flower wants England to make most of final T20 against PakistanDubai, Feb 27: England coach Andy Flower feels their final Twenty20 match against Pakistan on Monday is the last chance for them to prepare for the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka where the conditions would be almost same.  Read more »

Federer eager to taste elusive Olympic glory

Federer eager to taste elusive Olympic gloryDubai, Feb 27: Tennis ace Roger Federer has said it would be a special feeling for him to win the gold medal at this year's London Olympics. Federer has won a record 16 Gland Slams and 71 singles titles, but has never able to conquer the Olympic gold.  Read more »

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Hulk determined to win over Brazil fans

Hulk determined to win over Brazil fansFortaleza (Brazil), June 19 - Brazil forward Hulk insists he is unaffected by jeers from the stands and has vowed to win over the hearts and minds of Brazilian supporters during the Confederations Cup.  Read more »

Spain retains UEFA Under-21 crown

UEFA-U-21Jerusalem, June 19 : Spain retained the 2013 UEFA U-21 soccer championship beating Italy 4-2 here at the Teddy Stadium.

Spanish captain Thiago Alcantara hit a hat-trick in the first half  Read more »

Sri Lankans will target Indian bowling: Jayasuriya

Sanath-JayasuriyaCardiff, June 19 : Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya said Sri Lanka will target the Indian bowlers during the Champions Trophy semifinal slated for Thursday at the Sophia Gardens here.  Read more »

Champions Tropny semifinals: England put South Africa in to bat

england-vs-south-africaLondon, June 19 : England opted to field against South Africa in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy at the Kennington Oval here Wednesday.  Read more »

Mahindra's Locatelli takes double win at Misano

Andrea-LocatelliMisano (Italy), June 17 : Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV Moto3 which concluded at the Misano World Circuit here.  Read more »

Gill leads APRC field by 12 minutes

Gaurav-GillNoumea (New Caledonia), June 15 : Gaurav Gill (co-driver Glenn Macneall) took a commanding 12-minute lead for the MRF Tyres Rally team after Day 1 of the Rally of New Caledonia, the second round of the  Read more »