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Organiser of 2010 World Cup admits paying $10 million to FIFA
Johannesburg, June 1 (IANS/EFE): The former president of the local organising committee for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Danny Jordaan, admitted that the organisation he headed paid $10 million in 2008 to FIFA, although he denied…
Luck played a Big Part at the Start of My Career: Gavaskar
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS): Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar said luck played a big part earlier in his cricketing career which spanned over 16 years from making his Test debut in March, 1971 to playing his last One-Day-International (ODI) in…
Sania Mirza, Paes, Bopanna progress in French Open
Paris, May 29 (IANS): Indian tennis players Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna won their respective men's doubles matches while Sania Mirza also advanced to the women's doubles third round of the French Open, the lone clay court Major, here on…
World No.1 Saina loses to Shixian in Australian Open Quarters
Sydney, May 29 (IANS): India's campaign in the $750,000 Australian Open Superseries ended as World No.1 women's singles shuttler Saina Nehwal was outplayed 15-21, 13-21 by China's Shixian Wang in the quarter-finals here on Friday.…
FIFA President Blatter assures Cooperation in Probe
Zurich, May 28 (IANS): FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who is contesting for the post for a fifth consecutive term, has described the arrest of seven top federation officials in a corruption scandal as a "difficult time for football".
The…
2 FIFA Vice Presidents among 7 arrested on Graft Charges
Zurich, May 27 (IANS): Two days before FIFA elects its new president, the Swiss Police arrested seven top officials of the world football governing body on corruption charges, while in another incident on Wednesday the Swiss Federal Office…
AB De Villiers to miss Test Series against Bangladesh
Cape Town, May 27 (IANS): South Africa captain AB de Villiers will not feature in the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh after he was permitted to go on paternity leave on Wednesday, while pacers Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander have…
Queen’s Cup Golf Tournament from June 18-21
Koh Samui (Thailand), May 27 (IANS): The Queen’s Cup golf tournament will return for its seventh edition on the Asian Tour at the Santiburi Samui Country Club here from June 18 to 21, the organisers announced on Wednesday.
Bangkok…
Chanderpaul not treated shabbily, he didn’t fit: Simmons
Bridgetown (Barbados), May 26 (IANS): New West Indies head coach Phil Simmons says veteran batsman Shiv Chanderpaul did not “fit in” with the squad to face Australia in the two-Test series next month, and does not believe that his exclusion…
BCCI yet to take a call on Champions League Twenty20
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS): The Indian cricket board has not yet taken a final decision on whether to scrap Champions League Twenty20. It would take a call after more contemplation, an official said.
"We have not done away with the Champions…