Injured Ferguson ruled out of Australian summer

October 9th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Victorian finger spinner Jon Holland has been included in the Australian cricket squad to play India. The 22-year-old left-armer has been given an opportunity after playing just six first class games for his state.

October 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australian bowling great Glenn McGrath can be seen in action again. After failing to play in any of the matches in the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the summer, he is back in the Delhi Daredevils squad for the Champions League Twenty20.

October 6th, 2009 LONDON - England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has been ruled out of this month's Champions League tournament due to a torn muscle in one of his buttocks. Collingwood, 33, was due to play for his Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils in the two-week club tournament, which starts on Thursday, reports The Independent.

October 5th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Australian cricket can look back at its past five months with pride despite the Ashes loss, feels skipper Ricky Ponting. Ponting believes the rejuvenation of the side after the two-one series loss to England will allow the period to be looked back upon as significant.

September 28th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Injured New Zealand Opening batsman Jesse Ryder has been ruled out of the rest of the Chmapions Trophy after he damaged his groin muscle further during his match winning knock against Sri Lanka. The bulky left-hander swiped 74 off just 58 balls with 11 boundaries as New Zealand posted a challenging 315 for seven at the Wanderers.

September 26th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has been ruled out of Australia first Champions Trophy clash on Saturday against West Indies following recurring back problems that continue to trouble the batsman. Clarke has been struggling with the back pain for many years and has been managing the injury through the taxing international schedule that the Australians have.

September 16th, 2009 LONDON - England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney hurled his boot in fury after being subbed in Turkey last night. The fiery Manchester United striker blanked boss Alex Ferguson as he trudged off in the 63rd minute.

September 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - Former Australian captain Mark Viduka, who has had stints with Dinamo Zagreb, Celtic, Leeds, Middlesbrough and Newcastle during the 14 years he played football in Europe, is returning home, his agent announced Saturday. The 33-year-old, who led Australia to their first World Cup Finals victory with a 3-1 win over Japan in Germany in 2006, had been linked with English clubs Portsmouth, Fulham and West Ham but agent Steve Kutner ruled out another contract in Europe.

September 9th, 2009 SOUTHAMPTON - The greatest quality that Australian middle-order batsman Callum Ferguson possesses is not his vision or footwork but that he does not believe his own publicity. The South Australian is the clear candidate to fill the boots of Michael Hussey when the 34-year-old calls it quits.

August 22nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Despite being sidelined for the entire Ashes series due to injuries, fast bowler Brett Lee has found a place in the 15-member Australian squad for the Champions Trophy in South Africa from Sep 22. Cricket Australia (CA) national selection panel's chairman Andrew Hilditch said the selectors decided to pick a squad which is similar to the Ashes team.

July 21st, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson feels that Cristiano Ronaldo could still make a return to Old Trafford one day. The 24-year-old Ronaldo joined Real Madrid for a record 80 million pound deal and Ferguson said that the Portuguese striker still has lot of time to make a return to Manchester later in his career.

July 14th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has stunned the Red Devils fans by saying that there would be no further signings at Old Trafford this summer. Fergie still has the 60 million pounds that they had acquired from the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid, and after losing loaned striker Carlos Tevez to Manchester City, many fans were looking forward for a big-money capture.

June 12th, 2009 LONDON - Yuvraj Singh has been named vice-captain of the Indian cricket team in place of injured Virender Sewhag for the ongoing World Twenty20. Sehwag was ruled out of the championship with a shoulder injury.

June 1st, 2009 SYDNEY - Fast bowler Shaun Tait, who was stopped from playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by Cricket Australia (CA), has been included in the Australia A squad to play a home series against Pakistan A in June-July. Tait felt he was fit enough to play for Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals after battling hamstring tendonitis for four months and that he could have been a strong contender for a place in Australia's World Twenty20 squad.

May 28th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian cricket officials are planning a promotional Twenty20 match to brighten up an uninspiring summer of cricket. With the first Test against the West Indies in Brisbane starting Nov 26 in the programme released Wednesday, officials are trying to organise a Twenty20 clash Nov 22 to generate interest in the series.