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Chanderpaul plays his 300th first-class match

Shivnarine-ChanderpaulDerbyshire, May 17 : West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has taken his place among batting greats by playing his 300th first-class match.  Read more »

Ferguson’s departure a blow to Man-U: Dwight Yorke

Dwight-YorkeLondon, May 10 : Former Trinidad and Tobago footballer Dwight Yorke says Alex Ferguson's departure as manager of Manchester United will be a blow to the club.  Read more »

List of trophies Manchester won under Ferguson

Alex-Ferguson-MULondon, May 8 : Over a career spanning 26 years, Alex Ferguson has given Manchester United 38 trophies.

The 71-year-old, who announced his retirement Wednesday, will step down as Manchester  Read more »

Gayle to play for Somerset in Twenty20

Chris-Gayle1London, April 26 : West Indies' star batsman Chris Gayle has agreed to play for Somerset in the domestic Twenty20 league if he is available.  Read more »

Junhui eyes snooker worlds breakthrough

Ding-Junhui.London, April 18 : Snooker player Ding Junhui believes that as the only top Chinese player, he is always under pressure playing in major tournaments but added that he can win the upcoming World Championships.  Read more »

Man City close gap, Chelsea third

Manchester-CityLondon, April 18 : Manchester City and Chelsea moved one step closer to cementing second and third place respectively in the English Premier League with comfortable victories while Manchester United gained just one point after being held to a draw.  Read more »

Nash continues form, Chanderpaul struggles

Nash continues form, Chanderpaul strugglesLondon, April 18 : Discarded West Indies left-hander Brendan Nash has continued his bright start to the new County season with an even 50 for Kent on the opening day of their contest against Leicestershire.  Read more »

Usain Bolt to join London Anniversary Games

Usain-BoltLondon, April 17 : One year after winning three gold medals at the 2012 Olympics, sprint king Usain Bolt will return to the Olympic stadium for the July 26-28 London Anniversary Games.  Read more »

Pietersen to miss home series against New Zealand

Kevin-PietersenLondon, April 16 : Stylish batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of England's home Test series against New Zealand after it was ascertained that he would be needing more time to recover from his knee injury.  Read more »

Manc City hosts FICCI-Libero sports delegation

FICCI-Libero-Sports-IndiaManchester, April 11 : A 25-member FICCI-Libero Sports India delegation, which is in Britain for the Soccerex European Forum, were treated to a presentation and Etihad Stadium tour by Premier League champions Manchester City.  Read more »

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Santos coach concerned at Neymar reports

Santos coach concerned at Neymar reportsRio de Janeiro, May 18  : Santos coach Muricy Ramalho has admitted concern at mounting speculation linking his star striker Neymar with a move to Barcelona.  Read more »

Former Real Madrid forward Baptista eyes Brazil return

Former Real Madrid forward Baptista eyes Brazil returnRio de Janeiro, May 18 : Former Real Madrid and Brazil international forward Julio Baptista revealed that he is considering a return to Brazilian football.  Read more »

Would like to finish with a win: KKR coach

Trevor-Bayliss_Hyderabad, May 18 : Already out of contention for a place in play-offs, Kolkatta Knight Riders is keen to finish off this Indian Premier League (IPL) with a win against Sunrisers Hyderabad here Sunday, its coach said.  Read more »

Kings XI beat table toppers Indians by 50 runs

Kings-XI-PunjabDharamsala, May 18 : Playing their final league match, Kings XI Punjab finished on a winning note by beating table-toppers Mumbai Indians by 50 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash here at the  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

mahindraMumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine.  Read more »

Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »