London, Apr. 4: Manchester United have played down reports of Spanish football club Real Madrid offering 75 million pounds for Portuguese star striker Cristiano Ronaldo.

Sources at Old Trafford insisted last night that there was no substance to the claims, in line with the club''s public stance that Ronaldo, under contract until 2012, will not be leaving Manchester in the near future.

Lahore, Apr. 4 : The list of controversies and scandals is getting longer by the day for banned Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, as he has now been accused of being a `home-wrecker' by a film actor Babrak Shah.

According to The Daily Times, Shah has accused Asif of destroying his marital life.

"I was happily married to Veena when Asif interrupted my married life by wooing Veena and he succeeded," Shah said.

Shah said he has already divorced Veena Malik, a film and TV actor herself, in the presence of Asif.

Wellington, Apr. 3 : Legendary New Zealand all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee was formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the lunch interval on the first day of the third and final Test between New Zealand and India at Basin Reserve, Wellington on Friday.

The 57-year-old from Christchurch, who was appointed as a Member of British Empire (MBE) in 1981 and knighted in 1990, received his commemorative cap from ICC President David Morgan as ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat looked on.

Karachi, Apr. 3 : Controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has managed to pass through the first of series fitness tests before the Pakistan Cricket Board declares him fit for the national duty against Australia.

According to The News, Akhtar looked in great shape during the test.

Chief selector, Abdul Qadir confirmed that Akhtar has cleared the first hurdle, but made it clear that he would need to fair well in all the endurance checks.

Wellington, Apr. 3 : New Zealand fast bowler James Franklin today rued the fact that India''s batters got away after being pinned to just over 200 runs for the loss of six wickets on the first day of the third and final test being played at the Basin Reserve here.

Franklin shared his teammates disappointment as the last remnants of India''s tail survived to bat on.

India reached stumps at 375 for nine - Ishant Sharma''s 15 and 14 by Munaf Patel the final insult as the last pair helped the tourists recover superbly from 204 for six.