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New boys gear up for debuts
Mesut Ozil and Willian could be among the players making their first appearances when the Premier League resumes on Saturday, while Tottenham Hotspur will begin life without Gareth Bale.
Misbah stands firm as Pak stumble
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq stood firm as his side lost five wickets chasing victory on the fourth day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Friday.
Mexico risk missing Brazil spot
Mexico are wrestling with the humiliating prospect of missing football’s World Cup finals for the first time in a quarter century with only two qualifiers left to reverse their fortunes.
Focus on Davis semis, Serbia take on Canada
World no. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia will play against the 41st-ranked Canadian Vasek Pospisil in the opening match of the Davis Cup semi-final showdown on Friday in Belgrade.
Fights, bites cloud China Games
Fighting, biting, alleged cheating and an extraordinary on-pitch protest have cast a shadow over China’s National Games and prompted renewed accusations that the quest for medals in the domestic showcase is motivated mainly by greed.
Vitori’s five-wkt haul gives Zims the edge
Left-arm fast bowler Brian Vitori took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket on Thursday, as Zimbabwe secured a 64-run first innings lead over Pakistan on the third day of the second Test at Harare Sports Club.
‘Sachin’s last Test should be against Pak’
Famed Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram said on Thursday he hoped Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar would play his final Test farewell against Pakistan in Kolkata.
‘Kimi not anti-Alonso choice’
Ferrari say their decision to bring 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen back to the Formula One team next season will help and not hurt Fernando Alonso’s chances. “For anyone thinking that the choice of Kimi is somehow an anti-Alonso choice, I can put their minds at rest,” team principal Stefano Domenicali said.
Sreesanth and three others guilty of spot fixing
Test fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and three other players have been found guilty of spot fixing during the Indian Premier League (IPL) by an internal probe conducted by the national cricket board, a report said on Friday.
Judge sentences December 16 gang rapists to death
A judge sentenced four men to death Friday for the fatal gang rape of an Indian student on a bus last December, triggering applause inside the packed courtroom.
