Santosh Trophy football from May 24

May 26th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United star Wayne Rooney is imagining himself resplendent in his club's change strip of all white, cracking in the winning goal in the Champions League final before lifting the famous trophy high above his head. "Since we won the Premier League, I have been thinking about the final every day.

May 7th, 2009 DUBAI - Pakistan still regrets losing to India in the final of the ICC Twenty 20 World Cup two years ago, as captain Younis Khan has said that he will make sure that his side wins the trophy this time around. "We're looking forward to the event in England and we'd definitely like to take the trophy home with us.

April 30th, 2009 Malkin, Ovechkin, Datsyuk finalists for NHL MVPNEW YORK — Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is a finalist for a second straight Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player. Fellow Russians Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings were also among the finalists announced by the league Wednesday.

April 30th, 2009 Ovechkin, Malkin, Datsyuk finalists for NHL's HartNEW YORK — Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is a finalist for a second straight Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player. Fellow Russians Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings were also among the finalists announced by the league Wednesday.

April 30th, 2009 New Hall of Famer Torretta opens NasdaqNEW YORK — Newly elected College Football Hall of Famer Gino Torretta is presiding over the opening bell at the Nasdaq stock market. Torretta is one of 16 former college football stars selected by the National Football Foundation to be inducted in the Hall of Fame in December.

April 29th, 2009 Ovechkin, Malkin, Datsyuk finalists for HartNEW YORK — Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is a finalist for a second straight Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player. Fellow Russians Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings were also among the finalists announced by the league Wednesday.

April 29th, 2009 LONDON - Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal will at last be crowned the football kings of Europe. "This is the moment we have all been waiting for.

April 24th, 2009 Obama lauds Florida Gators as football champsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama welcomed the Florida Gators to the White House and congratulated them on winning a second national championship in football in three years. Obama on Thursday joked with the 115 players crammed on risers in the East Room while praising them and their coaches.

April 22nd, 2009 Ryan, Mason, Versteeg finalists for Calder TrophyNEW YORK — Anaheim's Bobby Ryan, Columbus' Steve Mason and Chicago's Kris Versteeg have been selected finalists for the Calder Trophy. The NHL announced the finalists for rookie of the year on Wednesday.

April 21st, 2009 Obama honors Navy football teamWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is praising members of the Naval Academy football team, saying he is proud of their performance on the field and for their commitment to serve the country in coming years. Obama on Tuesday welcomed Navy's football team to the White House and presented the Midshipmen the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, awarded yearly to the winner of the competition among the three major service academies.

March 18th, 2009 KARACHI - The cash-strapped Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will get a financial boost later this year as it is set to receive $2.75 million from the International Cricket Council (ICC) as an additional share from the incomes generated by the Champions Trophy. The Champions Trophy has been shifted to South Africa but as original host, Pakistan will receive $2 million as its share from the gate money and another $750,000 as hosting fees.

March 3rd, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting feels that the time has arrived for a special trophy whenever they clash with South Africa, just like when they play against England for the Ashes or meet India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Ponting told the Afrikaans weekly Rapport here that winning a test series between Australia and South Africa was just as prestigious as celebrating an Ashes win against England.

January 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited the Zimbabwe President's XI to play in the limited overs Deodhar Trophy cricket along with the five zonal home teams. The move comes after Zimbabwe Cricket Union's (ZCU) chairman Peter Chingoka met BCCI president Shashank Manohar and secretary N.

January 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - European and English champions Manchester United have shown interest in providing technical support to the proposed All India Football Federation (AIFF) academy which will come up in Goa in association with telecom major Bharti. AIFF vice-president Subrata Dutta told IANS Wednesday that the English premier club has assured the federation of its support but the finer details of project are yet to be finalised.

December 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - An ailing Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi was Tuesday unanimously re- elected as the president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) while paid secretary-general Alberto Colaco will stay in office for some more time, though his contract ends Dec 31. Announcing the list of new office-bearers after the Annual General Meeting (AGM) here at Football House Tuesday, acting president Praful Patel said the decision to re-elect Dasmunsi was unanimous and as for Colaco, he said he would take a call on his continuance in due course.