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Cricket Haddin to miss Australia’s tour to India

Injured wicketkeeper Brad Haddin will miss Australia’s two-Test series in India next month after being left out of a 15-man tour squad named yesterday.Haddin has

Pakistani in bet scandal say innocent

Three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of illegal betting allegations are innocent, Pakistan’s ambassador to Britain said yesterday after meeting the players.Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid ...

Golf: OneAsia Tour axes China event

The OneAsia Tour has axed this year’s inaugural Shandong Gold Cup tournament in China due to scheduling issues, organisers said yesterday.The event was due to ...

Embrace Delhi, says CGames chief

Australia’s Commonwealth Games chef de mission Steve Moneghetti said yesterday New Delhi Games organisers should be congratulated and not castigated.Moneghetti, the former Commonwealth Games champion ...

Tennis: Tipsarevic ousts Roddick from US Open

US ninth seed Andy Roddick made a shocking second-round exit from the US Open with Serbia’s 44th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic firing 66 winners in a 3-6, ...

Football: Coaches give thumbs up to extra referees

Top European club coaches yesterday welcomed the experiment with two extra assistant referees in the Champions League this season.“The controversial thing was always going to ...

Football: Evergreen Klose aims at 2014 WCup

On the eve of Germany’s opening Euro 2012 qualifier, Germany striker Miroslav Klose said yesterday he wants to play on until the next World Cup ...

Prandelli admits to Italian worries

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli admitted there’s an atmosphere of apprehension surrounding the national team ahead of today’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Estonia in Tallinn.Italy are ...

Cricket: Afridi faces up to leading Pakistan

Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi said he was looking forward to getting back to cricket despite the "challenge" of leading a team engulfed in a ...

Football: Zidane boosts France’s new-look

World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane joined in with 1998 teammate Laurent Blanc's new look France side yesterday ahead of Friday's opening Euro 2012 qualifier at ...