Test match against India starts from scratch, says Sangkkara
KANPUR - On the eve of the second Test match against India, Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangkkara said that this match would start from scratch since the first Test match was drawn.
Cricket
Test cricket needs fresh lease of life: Warne
MELBOURNE - Australian spin great Shane Warne has given a reality check to cricket authorities around the world saying that Test cricket needs a fresh lease of life.
Sri Lanka can go with three spinners in Kanpur Test
KANPUR - Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said injury to their right-arm pacer Dammika Prasad could force them to go with three spinners in the second cricket Test against India here Tuesday.
Dhoni backs bowlers ahead of Kanpur Test
KANPUR - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni backed his bowlers ahead of the second cricket test against Sri Lanka that starts here Tuesday.
Hockey
Stamkos' tip-in gives Tampa Bay 4-3 OT win
ATLANTA - Steven Stamkos scored his 15th goal at 2:56 of overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning their second straight win, 4-3 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday.
Confident Indian hockey team leaves for Spain
NEW DELHI - Putting behind all controversies, the Indian men's hockey team Sunday left for a week's camp in Spain to prepare for the Champions Challenge in Argentina from Dec 6.
Toews has 2 goals, assist in Blackhawks' 5-2 win
EDMONTON, Alberta - Jonathan Toews scored two goals and added an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks won their sixth game in a row, knocking off the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday night.
Football
Criminal charges dropped against Tennessee safety
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Prosecutors have dropped attempted aggravated robbery charges against Tennessee freshman safety Janzen Jackson.
AP source: WKU hires Stanford's Taggart as coach
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A person with knowledge of the decision says winless Western Kentucky has hired Stanford assistant Willie Taggart as its football coach.
Nine arrests in Italy match-rigging probe
ROME - Italian police arrested nine people including the president of Italian football club Potenza SC, Monday in a match-fixing investigation.
UEFA to hold talks with federations on match-fixing probe
HAMBURG - European football union UEFA is to hold talks this week with nine national federations affected by a match-fixing investigation.
Golf
McPherson leads heading into LPGA final round
RICHMOND, Texas - The sky cleared and Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin were left with one day to settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year.
McPherson leads LPGA Tour Championship
RICHMOND, Texas - The sky cleared and Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin were left with one day to settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year.
Soccer
Real Salt Lake beats LA to win MLS Cup
SEATTLE - They were railed and criticized for reaching the championship of Major League Soccer despite a losing record in the regular season.
Defoe scores 5 in Tottenham's 9-1 win over Wigan
LONDON - Jermain Defoe scored five goals, including a seven-minute hat trick, to match a Premier League record in powering Tottenham to a 9-1 rout of Wigan on Sunday.
Federer has a score to settle when he meets Murray in London
LONDON - A cautious Roger Federer is determined to improve a modest 3-6 career record against high-flying Scot Andy Murray when the pair play in Group A Tuesday at the ATP World Tour Finals.
Indian challenge in World snooker is over
HYDERABAD - Igor Figueiredo of Brazil snuffed out the last of Indian challenge in the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker Championship when he zipped past a distracted Kamal Chawla 6-1 to enter the men's semi-finals here Monday.
Man U’s Neville blasts millionaire players for wasting money on agents
LONDON - Manchester United defender Gary Neville has criticized Premier League's millionaire stars for wasting hundreds of thousands of pounds a year on agents.
Thierry Henry considered quitting France over handball uproar
PARIS - Striker Thierry Henry considered ending his France career over the uproar that surrounded his blatant handball in last week's World Cup playoff victory over Ireland.
Phelps looking ahead to better times in 2010
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Michael Phelps is ready to put an up-and-down post-Olympic year behind him and focus on the challenges that await in 2010, including adjusting to a ban on the high-performance suits that rocked his sport.
MLS Cup Finals 2009
Seattle- Yesterday, Real Salt Lake won the Major League Soccer Cup 2009 beating Los Angeles Galaxy at Qwest Field.
Belgian chiropracter says Beckham can play up to 2014 World Cup
LONDON - A medical mastermind, who extended the careers of two football legends, has said that England star David Beckham's muscle mass places him at an advantage for prolonging his career right up to the 2014 World Cup.
Chelsea eye French winger Ribery
LONDON - Chelsea will try to steal Franck Ribery from under the nose of Real Madrid in the January transfer window.
Hockey coach Brasa confident of winning Argentina tournament
NEW DELHI - Indian hockey team coach Jose Manuel Brasa has expressed confidence about the team winning the Champions Challenge Tournament in Argentina next month.
Bickell, Niemi lead Blackhawks past Canucks, 1-0
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Bryan Bickell scored his first goal of the season 1:12 into the third period, and Antii Niemi made 30 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.Baseball
Art Savage, owner of Oakland A's farm club, dies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Art Savage, the majority owner of the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, has died.
Beckham stayed at Galaxy to enable kids to get a “normal” schooling
LONDON - David Beckham has revealed that the attraction of spending quality time with his family was the main reason that kept him committed at Galaxy, despite his under-whelming, injury-plagued start in Las Angles.
Pricey gift: MLB offers Series film set for $2,229
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball has the perfect gift to bust a budget in a recession.
Alomar hoping for election to Hall of Fame
TAMPA, Fla. - Roberto Alomar has career numbers that compare favorably with many of baseball's greatest second basemen.
Basketball
Lakers beat Thunder for 11th straight time
LOS ANGELES - More than two decades ago, after Larry Bird made a shot from behind the backboard that didn't count in a preseason game, the NBA changed the rule on plays like that.
NC State edges Auburn 60-58
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Tracy Smith's basket with 1.3 seconds remaining lifted North Carolina State to a 60-58 victory over Auburn on Sunday night.
Stoudemire, Nash lead Suns past Pistons, 117-91
PHOENIX - Amare Stoudemire scored 21 points and Steve Nash added 20 for Phoenix, then sat out the fourth quarter to watch the Suns rout road-weary Detroit 117-91 Sunday night for the Pistons' fifth straight loss.
Latest
Nadal loses to Soderling at ATP Final in London
LONDON - Rafael Nadal lost to Robin Soderling for the second straight time, falling 6-4, 6-4 Monday in their opening round-robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals.
Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling
LONDON - Rafael Nadal has lost to Robin Soderling for the second straight time, falling 6-4, 6-4 in their opening round-robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals.
Brazil wins volleyball Grand Champions Cup
NAGOYA, Japan - Top-ranked Brazil overpowered Japan in straight sets Monday to win the volleyball World Grand Champions Cup.
Rise in construction costs of 2012 London Games
LONDON - There's been a slight rise in the projected final construction costs for the 2012 London Olympics.
Tennis
A ‘princely’ Rs.400 - for winning two golds, one bronze at Ipoh
AGRA - When constable and sportswoman Anita Yadav went to meet a top Agra police official with her prized possessions - two golds and one bronze medal won at the November athletics championships in Malaysia - she could scarcely imagine what lay in store.
Sports
Warne says selectors must starting looking to the future
BRISBANE - Fearing another mass exodus of senior players in the coming years, leg-spinning great Shane Warne has urged the national selection committee to avoid becoming too comfortable with up-and-down results in a period of transition, and to plan for the future on a priority basis.
Federer, Murray open with wins in London year-ender
LONDON - Roger Federer and Andy Murray started the ATP World Tour Finals after the tournament moved from China to Britain, with both earning opening group victories at the eight-man year-end showcase.
Federer rallies to beat Verdasco at ATP finals
LONDON - Roger Federer overcame an erratic forehand and Fernando Verdasco on Sunday, rallying to beat his Spanish opponent 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the round-robin stage of the ATP World Tour Finals.
World
Uruguay secure last World Cup berth
MONTEVIDEO - Uruguay secured the last available berth for South Africa 2010 football World Cup by defeating Costa Rica 2-1 on aggregate in the playoffs.
Portugal beat Bosnia to qualify for South Africa
ZENICA - Porto midfielder Raul Meireles was the hero for Portugal as his side beat a 10-member Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-0 to qualify for next year's football World Cup finals in South Africa.
Enke honoured as Germany draw with Ivory Coast
GELSENKIRCHEN - Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke was remembered by players from both sides ahead of a friendly football match that Germany drew 2-2 with the Ivory Coast.
Tears in Cairo as Algeria wins World Cup qualifier
KHARTOUM/CAIRO - There were tears on the streets of Cairo Wednesday night as stunned fans shook their heads in disbelief at Algeria's convincing 1-0 victory to qualify for the football World Cup next year.
Blackhawks-Canucks Sums
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Swimmers Lochte, Soni win athlete of year honors
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - World champions Ryan Lochte and Rebecca Soni won male and female athlete of the year awards Sunday night at the Golden Goggles honoring the year's top American swimming performances.
Johnson leads Purdue over St. Joseph's
St. THOMAS, Virgin Islands - JaJuan Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead No.
No. 5 'Nova beats Ole Miss 79-67 in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Scottie Reynolds scored 21 points, Corey Stokes added 18 and No.
Boxing
Ward claims Kessler's WBA title in 11th round
OAKLAND, Calif. - With a stunning victory in his hometown, Andre Ward proved he's ready for the world.
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