Sydney, Apr. 21 : The threat of terrorism could lead to some cricketers cutting short their international careers, said Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss.

Bayliss was in the team bus that came under attack in Lahore last month from terrorists, believed the fear of future attacks could lead to players curtailing their careers.

Dubai, Apr. 21: Despite the fact that the Australian team would be missing their three top class players in the Dubai one day international series, Pakistan captain Younis Khan has asked teammates not to be complacent against the World Champions.

Khan said that the absence of Captain Ricky Ponting, middle order batsman Mike Hussey and fast bowler Mitchell Johnson would not make much different to the Kangaroos, as they still have several talented players in the side.

Los Angeles- Ray Allen shot himself out of a shooting slump by hitting the Bulls right between the eyes when it mattered the most.

Allen fired in the tie-breaking three-pointer with two seconds left, giving the Boston Celtics a dramatic 118-115 victory over the pesky Chicago Bulls on Monday night, and squaring their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at one-game apiece.

Sydney  - Australia cannot afford to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup and may not bid for the 2019 competition either, Australian Rugby Union chief executive John O'Neill said Tuesday.

O'Neil said the International Rugby Board (IRB) was insisting the host assume all costs as well as a tournament guarantee fee.

As well as financial concerns were the time constraints, because the IRB will announce the 2015 and 2019 hosts on July 28, six years before the first tournament and 10 years before the next.

Kuwait - The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is to take legal action over claims by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohamed Bin Hamman that the organization was using its influence to remove him from his position on FIFA's executive committee.

FIFA's ethics commission is currently investigating the allegation revealed by panel member Les Murray that the OCA offered money to national associations in return for their support of Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Khalifa of Bahrain in his campaign against Bin Hamman.

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