NEW DELHI: More nations delayed their teams` arrivals for the Commonwealth Games as organisers raced against time to address security and health concerns that have already led several top athletes to pull out. New Zealand joined Canada and Scotland in delaying its arrival in New Delhi

SOUTHAMPTON: England captain Andrew Strauss called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to leave "no stone unturned" in their probe into cricket corruption after his side ended a scandal-marred season with a one-day series win over Pakistan here on Wednesday."This summer has clearly

NEW DELHI:  The chaotic Delhi Commonwealth Games faced dire warnings Thursday of a mass pullout by teams as organisers worked frantically to save the event from disaster with just 10 days to go.Eight countries have written a joint letter to the Indian organisers, demanding a list of

BERLIN: France midfielder Franck Ribery is expected to be out for at least four weeks with an ankle injury and to miss Bayern Munich`s next two Champions League games, it was revealed on Wednesday.The winger had to be helped off after an hour of his side`s 2-1 win over Hoffenheim in the

PORT ELIZABETH: Isuru Udana took a hat-trick as the Wayamba Elevens finished their Champions League Twenty20 campaign with a 74-run win over the Central Stags here on Wednesday.Wayamba could only score 144 for six in their 20 overs but it proved enough as Udana and unorthodox spinner

PARIS: World football icon Zinedine Zidane said he had no preference which national team his sought-after son Enzo played for, as a potential France v Spain tug-of-war over the 15-year-old gathered momentum.Enzo, named after Zidane`s hero, the former Uruguay star Enzo Francescoli, was

Faridpur:  A gala soccer event styled Khondoker Nuru Mia gold cup football tournament, introduced last year, begins Friday at the local stadium with the participation of 16 district teams of the country. The participating teams are host and reigning champion Faridpur, Meherpur, Khulna,

WELLINGTON: New Zealand Cricket on Wednesday confirmed Pakistan would tour later this year but admitted concerns at how the public would react to the visitors following their scandal-tainted trip to England.New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan dismissed a British newspaper

  LONDON: Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas will be out for up to three weeks with a hamstring injury, the English Premier League club said on Tuesday. The Spanish midfielder, who has been in good form in recent weeks, picked up the injury shortly after scoring in Saturday`s 1-1 draw at

MADRID: The girlfriend of Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas, Sara Carbonero, has hit out at star striker Cristiano Ronaldo for being "selfish"."Ronaldo has always been like that, selfish and an individualist on the pitch and Real Madrid signed him like that," Carbonero, a sports

KARACHI: Pakistani sporting hero Imran Khan brushed aside calls to ban his nation from international cricket until corruption allegations are investigated, saying a country cannot be punished collectively.Former England captains Ian Botham and Michael Vaughan have demanded Pakistan are

NEW DELHI: Australia`s cricket captain Ricky Ponting said on Tuesday he was satisfied with security arrangements for his team`s tour in India even as concerns grew over next month`s Delhi Commonwealth Games."During our tours we are regularly briefed as far as security issues are

NAIROBI: Kenya`s athletics squad for the Commonwealth Games was further decimated Tuesday by the late pull-out of Olympic 1500m champion Asbel Kiprop and women`s world 10,000m champion Linet Masai.Officials said the athletes were suffering from fatigue and injury respectively.Kenya`s

KARACHI: Pakistan great Zaheer Abbas praised England on Tuesday for not abandoning the series with Pakistan despite a tour blighted by mounting allegations of corruption."England cricket officials and players should be praised for their positive stance of continuing cricket with Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan`s sports minister Tuesday vowed tough action against anyone in cricket found guilty of spot-fixing after the beleaguered national team were hit by fresh allegations.The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an investigation into a "certain scoring pattern"

NEW DELHI: New Delhi`s Commonwealth Games organisers on Tuesday shrugged off criticism of the athletes` village, saying they will provide an "excellent facility" for guests."I can assure everyone there is no cause for worry," organising committee vice-chairman Randhir Singh told

MADRID: Champions Barcelona go in search of their first league home win of the season on Wednesday when they host Sporting Gijon at Camp Nou.Pep Guardiola`s side lost 2-0 to promoted Hercules in their first home match in the league but have bounced back with a 5-1 routing of Panathinaikos

LONDON: England captain Andrew Strauss insisted his side were still seething at Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt`s claims they`d deliberately lost last week`s third ODI after the tourists levelled the series at 2-2 with a convincing 38-run success at Lord`s here on Monday.And he was

LONDON: Pakistan beat England by 38 runs to level their one-day international series at 2-2 at Lord`s here on Monday in a match the hosts had thought about giving up on as the `fixing` row escalated.England captain Andrew Strauss, in a statement issued shortly before the toss, expressed

LONDON: England batsman Jonathan Trott`s pre-match altercation with Pakistan`s Wahab Riaz ahead of the fourth one-day international here at Lord`s on Monday was now a "closed matter" according to England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive David Collier.South Africa-born Trott