Top Stories: Brisbane, Nov. 22 : West Indian cricket team coach David Williams has warned the Australians that the visitors will not to wilt under pressure from the hosts this summer, even as former players Shane Warne and Dennis Lillee have come up with doomsday predictions. ANI Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:40:07 -0500Melbourne, Nov.22 : Former star players have questioned Michael Clarke's capacity to ascend to the Test captaincy and believe Ricky Ponting must lead Australia to England for Ashes revenge in 2013. ANI Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:40:04 -0500London, Nov.22 : The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is eager to host India - Pakistan Test series in 2011 in England. ANI Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:30:38 -0500Sydney, Nov.22 : Having spent endless summers as a cricket commentator of note, former Australian captain Richie Benaud is set to use his golden voice for the sport for another four summers. ANI Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:30:36 -0500Islamabad, Nov.22 : Massive irregularities have been reported in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) during the regime of Dr Nasim Ashraf. ANI Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:30:35 -0500Dubai, Nov 22 (IANS) A trip into the water on the very last hole saw Jeev Milkha Singh miss out on a chance to make the top-10 in the inaugural Dubai World Championships at the Earth Course here Sunday. IANS Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:30:02 -0500Dubai, Nov 22 (IANS) Lee Westwood outplayed the field with a stunning course record of eight-under 64 and took home Europe's biggest prize, winning both the Dubai World Championships golf and the Race to Dubai. IANS Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:30:02 -0500London, Nov.22 : The beach ball that bounced Liverpool out of the Premier League title race has been put on display at the National Football Museum after being won by a Sunderland fan in a News of the World charity auction on eBay. ANI Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:30:30 -0500Irishsport.tv Women's SuperLeague UL Basketball Club 97 (48) (R Vanderwal 28, M Aspel 22, L Galvin 13) Meteors 65 (32) (E Naughton 18, E Mairtin 16, J Kavanagh 14) Team Montenotte Hotel Cork 78 (38) (... RTE Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:58:18 -0500"We then played a great 20 minutes with [Alessandro] Zanni's chance and [Gonzalo] Garcia's try but our team needs to put points on the board when we have chances. "In the second half when South Afric... Mail & Guardian Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:54:10 -0500(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Mississippi all purpose running back Dexter McCluster runs low into the line of scrimmage against LSU during their NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov... The Examiner Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:49:34 -0500(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis walk off the field following a 33-30 loss in double overtime to Connecticut in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. ... The Examiner Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:49:33 -0500(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Britain's Andy Murray reacts during his ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro at the O2 Arena in London, Sunday Nov. 22, 2009. The Examiner Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:49:31 -0500John Napier .Napier rallied from fourth in the final run to finish 0.44 seconds behind for his second career World Cup medal. He had edged Holcomb to win the two-man gold on Saturday. The Examiner Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:49:30 -0500Paul Scharner replied for Wigan when Spurs were three goals up, and the Austrian appeared to control the ball with his hands before scoring.Tottenham is tied with... The Examiner Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:49:29 -0500Nate Robinson was not benched for taking a shot at the wrong basket Saturday.The Knicks inbounded to Robinson in the backcourt with 0.5 seconds left in the first quarter of their 98-91 victory at... The Examiner Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:49:27 -0500Shane Bond has said New Zealand's bowling attack has what it takes to succeed against Pakistan, but believes the key to winning the upcoming Test series is the batsmen posting large totals. Bond i... Cricinfo Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:47:56 -0500Karthik, the Tamil Nadu captain, was in Dharamshala for the Ranji Trophy Super League match against Himachal Pradesh when he got the call on Sunday afternoon. He last played a Test for India in March,... Cricinfo Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:47:51 -0500Patriots ' chief of security, Mark Briggs, for his role that led to an NBC cameraman losing his feet in the postgame aftermath of last Sunday night's game in Indianapolis, according to a league source... ESPN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:42:24 -0500Junior wide receiver Mike Williams, who left the Syracuse program three weeks ago, has informed school officials that he will not return next season, and will enter the NFL draft in April 2010 as an u... ESPN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:42:24 -0500Jack Hannahan as their principal third basemen in 2009. Oakland's third base contingent hit a combined 10 home runs and ranked 25th in the majors with a .672 OPS. The A's traded Hannahan to Seattle in... ESPN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:42:23 -0500With most of the top teams either playing inferior competition or taking the weekend off, the national championship picture didn't change much as far as the ... USA Today Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:41:18 -05001. Kyle Orton: Will he or won't he? Redskins end Brian Orakpo rolled up on Orton's left ankle last Sunday, tearing some of Orton's ligaments in the process, and the former Bear sat out Wednesday and T... Sports Illustrated Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:39:13 -0500Tottenham Hotspur humiliated Wigan 9-1 with England striker Jermain Defoe scoring five to move into the Champions League spots in the English Premier League. CNN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:38:58 -0500London Irish slipped to defeat by Newcastle to record their first Guinness Premiership loss since the opening day of the season.Fly-half Jimmy Gopperth slotted home four first-half penalties as the Fa... BBC Sport Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:35:54 -0500Kathie Bohacek submitted this photo of the Club All Star 11-and-under Blue Baseball Team, which finished the recent Team Appreciation Tournament in Sunnyvale with a 5-0 record. The squad defeated the ... Record Net Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:28:31 -0500UCLA BASKETBALL: Forward arrested Friday on assault charge from fight at concert last month. UCLA senior forward Nikola Dragovic, arrested on a felony assault charge stemming from a fight at a conce... Daily News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:28:09 -0500South Africa's premier all-rounder Jacques Kallis, is out of the rest of the MTN one-day international (ODI) series against England because of as fractured rib cartilage. Proteas coach Mickey Arthu... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:13:40 -0500Paul Collingwood marked his record 171st one-day appearance with an unbeaten century to lead England to a commanding seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the second match of the series on Sunday. Mail and Guardian Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:31:58 -0500[Regarding Action Line Sept. 27], I am a great soccer fan and would like to watch European soccer in English. I called GOL TV and was told that games are televised in English and it is up to Comcast t... Miami Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:31:55 -0500Blackburn ended a run of 10 successive defeats on the road in the Barclays Premier League with a 2-0 victory at Bolton which gave a welcome boost to the absent Sam Allardyce in the process. Allardyce ... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:29:48 -0500TV grab shows French forward Thierry Henry (L) eyes the ball next to Irish Paul McShane during the World Cup 2010 qualifying football match France vs. Republic of Ireland. Photograph: OFF/AFP/Getty Im... The Guardian Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:29:01 -0500Shane Bond believes the experienced New Zealand bowling line-up has the goods to cause Pakistan problems but says the key to winning the three-Test series will be getting runs on the board.New Zealand... Cricket365 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:25:25 -0500The United States qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup when they beat Uruguay 27-6 yesterday. The Eagles defeated Uruguay 27-22 in Montevideo a week ago, and swept the two-leg Americas playoffs 54-... New Zealand Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:25 -0500Shrink The man on the end of Jesse Ryder's dressing-room tirade in South Africa spoke out yesterday - and New Zealand Cricket will hope manager Dave Currie's words are the last on the issue. Batsman ... New Zealand Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:22 -0500SuperDan showed he was a mere mortal, but by the fulltime whistle at Twickenham normal transmission had resumed for the All Blacks' record-breaking test rugby pointscorer. Dan Carter's 14 points - fo... New Zealand Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:20 -0500Shrink Of all the players to put an injury scare through New Zealand's first test preparations, you would least want it to be the captain. But that's what happened when Dan Vettori took a blow on his... New Zealand Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:19 -0500Shrink It is getting to the stage now where it's almost too hard to believe. The All Blacks have not conceded a try in end-of-year tests since Cedric Heymans scored in Paris on November 18, 2006. That... New Zealand Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:16 -0500Shrink England were so bad they almost made the All Blacks look good, but Martin Johnson's clunky robots failed in that as well. The All Blacks took the spoils on the scoreboard yesterday morning, but... New Zealand Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:12 -0500There will be plenty of anxious eyes on Kirk Penney this week at Breakers training as he nears an NBL return. If he comes through the three scheduled sessions unscathed, the reigning MVP will suit up... New Zealand Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:10 -0500Shrink CARDIFF, WALES- Not even a record win over Argentina was enough to stop Wales coach Warren Gatland admitting his team "needs to go up another level" against Australia this weekend. Two tries f... New Zealand Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:09 -0500Cricketers Neil Broom and Aaron Redmond have owned up to breaking the team curfew and inadvertently starting what has been described as a riot in Chennai while touring India with the New Zealand A tea... New Zealand Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:07 -0500Shrink CAIRO - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ratcheted up the diplomatic tension with Algeria yesterday as football-related violence continued across both countries. In a statement to Parliament, ... New Zealand Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:05 -0500Shrink EDINBURGH - Australian goal kicker Matt Giteau says missing the last-second conversion attempt that would have beaten Scotland rates "up there" with the emptiest feelings of his career. Named ... New Zealand Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:05 -0500British rugby writer Stephen Jones has described the All Blacks as one of the worst New Zealand sides in recent memory. Writing in the Sunday Times, Jones said the All Blacks' 19-6 win at Twickenham ... New Zealand Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:04 -0500Auckland City made hard work of it but eventually came from behind to score a 2-1 win over 10-man Waitakere United at Kiwitea St yesterday in the best match of the New Zealand Football Championship se... New Zealand Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:02 -0500Phoenix 1 Newcastle Jets 0 Wellington Phoenix finally recorded their first away win of the A-League soccer season with victory over Newcastle Jets at EnergyAustralia Stadium in Newcastle last night.... New Zealand Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:00 -0500Kyle Orton , who was injured during last week's 27-17 loss at Washington, will be the backup, the sources said.Simms will be making his first start since September 2006, when he suffered a life-threat... ESPN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:19:50 -0500Troy Polamalu will not play Sunday at Kansas City and is expected to be sidelined about a month with a strained ligament in his knee, a source close to the situation told ESPN's Adam Schefter. ESPN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:19:49 -0500Tucson, Ariz. » Jeremiah Masoli carried Oregon one step closer to the Rose Bowl. The Ducks' gifted quarterback tied it with a touchdown pass to Ed Dickson with six seconds left, then won it wi... Salt Lake Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:18:02 -0500(CNN) -- David Beckham has pledged his future to the Los Angeles Galaxy and says that victory in Sunday's MLS Cup final against Real Salt Lake would rank alongside other career achievements such as wi... CNN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:16:33 -0500Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington believes Celtic winger Pat McCourt must improve in order to secure a regular place in his squad.McCourt made a substitute appearance in last week's friendly aga... BBC Sport Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:13:39 -0500N EW YORK — It’s the time of year in baseball for courting and bluffing — sometimes simultaneously. Free agent signing season began Friday with teams competing for a dearth of stars... Boston Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:03:47 -0500Paul Collingwood, making a record 171st one-day appearance for England, hit a century, took two wickets and held a superb catch as England gained a comfortable seven-wicket win over South Africa in th... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:49:29 -0500Amid a sea of big orange fans at UT's final home football game of the season, some Salvation Army volunteers rang red bells to bring home some Christmas green. The end of the home football schedule... WBIR Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:23:42 -0500The paltry offense that led to a loss Tuesday for the Gophers women's basketball team stood corrected Saturday. The Gophers made 83 percent of their shots in the first nine minutes of the game on the... StarTribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:18:10 -0500COLLEGEVILLE, MINN. - St. John's had its customary home-field magic during an unbeaten regular season, beating Bethel on a last-second 49-yard field goal, St. Thomas in overtime and barely surviving a... StarTribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:18:10 -0500Absent Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce got a welcome tonic as his side ended a run of 10 defeats on the road in the league with a 2-0 victory over Bolton at the Reebok Stadium.David Dunn made the brea... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:07:20 -0500Two days ahead of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka in Kanpur, the Green Park pitch was green. "They should leave the grass," umpire Nigel Llong said with a wide smile, after inspecting the ... Cricinfo Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:02:59 -0500The NFL fined Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for obscene gestures he made last Sunday. Adams took out a full-page color advertisement in The News amid the controversy that followed his obscene gestur... ESPN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:57:40 -0500A replay of the controversial World Cup play-off match between France and the Republic of Ireland is out of the question, the French Football Federation (FFF) reiterated on Friday. PARIS (AFP) - A r... soccerway Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:33:36 -0500Berlin - A German paper said Sunday it had obtained details of some of the 200 matches under investigation in the match-fixing scandal that has rocked European football. According to the Sueddeutsc... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:28:27 -0500SUPERSPORT SERIES - FINAL DAY Dolphins v Cobras Durban Toss: Cobras Dolphins first innings I Khan lbw Philander 12 C Delport c Canning b Kleinveldt 20 L Bosman b Kemp 34 A Amla... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:28:24 -0500Durban - The SuperSport Series cricket match between the Dolphins and the Cape Cobras predictably ended in a draw on Sunday when the two captains decided to call it a day with the Cobras on 329/2 in r... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:28:22 -0500Before Jayawardena, Australia's Mike Hussey was the last batsman to reach the 900-point mark in the 131-year history of Test cricket when he achieved the rare distinction after the Sydney Test against... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:28:19 -0500New EU president prompts fears in Turkey Herman Van Rompuy's selection as the EU's first president had less to do with who is than who he is not: Tony Blair. But his views on Turkey raise concerns abo... The National Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:58:12 -0500MADRID: Barcelona’s Argentine striker Lionel Messi faces missing his club’s crucial Champions League meeting with Inter Milan after picking up a thigh injury in Saturday’s draw with ... New Straits Times Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:53:59 -0500Lee Westwood achieved a European Tour double on Sunday by winning the season-ending Dubai World Championship and the money-list title.An 8-under-par 64 gave him a final 23-under total of 265 and a ... ESPN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:38:25 -0500STANFORD, Calif. (AP) ? The California players listened quietly all week to the pregame talk about how powerful Stanford had a chance to go to the... USA Today Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:37:31 -0500Scotland beat Australia for the first time in 28 years after Wallabies flyhalf Matt Giteau missed an injury-time conversion in Edinburgh. Australia wasted two try-scoring chances before Ryan Cross wen... International Herald Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:28:53 -0500For many years, European soccer has looked east toward China, Hong Kong and Singapore hoping that the day would never dawn when its own sports were contaminated by match fixing on anything like the le... International Herald Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:28:51 -0500GLENCOE — Glencoe’s girls basketball team won its home opener in dominating fashion Friday night with a 57-26 victory over White Plains in a Class 3A, Area 10 matchup. Gadsden Times Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:05:41 -0500TOKYO, Nov. 22 (AP) - (Kyodo)?Free agent Japanese left-hander Hisanori Takahashi said Sunday he will be happy to join any major league club. "I want to play in the majors more than anything, hope... Breitbart Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:00:23 -0500"),"") stng.sitelife.integration.initArticle("1896809,CST-SPT-rick22", contenthead, document.location, "sports", ["pubdate_ November 22, 2009"]); }//if true... Chicago Sun-Times Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:34:25 -0500DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Lee Westwood of England has won the European Tour's first Race to Dubai after capturing the Dubai World Championship by six strokes with an 8-under 64 in the final round... StarTribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:34:15 -0500The retired legends delivered some stinging lessons but it was the young pups of Michael Clarke's Australian XI who stole the Twenty20 exhibition at the Gabba. While the current generation was under p... Cricinfo Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:22:12 -0500It was over when... Malcolm Williams caught a 68-yard TD pass to give Texas a 34-13 lead in the third quarter just 17 seconds after KU had cut the lead to 14 points. ESPN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:16:31 -0500Cleveland Browns .Holmgren said on his weekly radio show on Seattle's KJR that he has not yet spoken to Browns owner Randy Lerner, who is looking for a "serious, credible leader" football authority to... ESPN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:16:30 -0500Ryan McLaren and Albie Morkel both went cheaply, as South Africa struggled to get runs on the board. Morkel was brilliantly caught at deep square leg by Eoin Morgan, who just managed to keep inside th... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:48:26 -0500Close call: Bafana goalkeeper Rowan Fernandez makes a save during the national team's friendly match against Jamaica at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein. Photo: Etienne Rothbart, The Star... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:48:23 -0500Bafana Bafana head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is determined to have as many of his Europe-based players as possible when the squad go into a month-long camp in Brazil in March to prepare for the 20... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:48:20 -0500Valletta - Manchester United defender Gary Neville said it was wrong to brand France striker Thierry Henry a cheat for handling the ball in his side's controversial World Cup qualifying playoff victor... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:48:18 -0500Beijing Olympic 1 500m finalist, Juan van Deventer (Nike) continued with his build-up for the international track season with his third victory in the RAC Tough One 32k,m clocking his fastest time to ... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:48:09 -0500Denis Leamy seems certain to miss out on Ireland's final autumn international against South Africa after he was carried off with an ankle injury in the 41-6 victory over Fiji at the RDS in Dublin. The... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:08:56 -0500Referee Martin Hansson broke his silence on Friday by insisting "life must go on" after his blunder contributed to the Republic of Ireland's World Cup exit on Wednesday.Hansson failed to spot Thierry ... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:08:55 -0500New Zealand and Pakistan start round two of their disrupted cricket series on Tuesday searching for respectability amid a background of upheaval.The world's seventh and sixth ranked sides are two of t... Cricket365 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:04:34 -0500Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ijaz Butt has urged Younus Khan to quickly end his hiatus from the national team and play against Australia in the three-Test series next month.Former captain Younus is on... Cricket365 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:04:33 -0500Yangpu District. AFL game development head David Matthews told reporters, "[t]here are big opportunities here [in China] to improve our broadcast position and consider China as an events market. I th... Wikinews Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:51 -0500The company, which spends 50 per cent of its branding budget through sports, is looking at growing sales of Celebration by 12 per cent in next one year. "After cricket, football is the most popu... Business Standard Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:20 -0500Wellington - Two New Zealand cricketers admitted Sunday to inadvertently sparking what has been described as a riot in the Indian city of Chennai after handing out money to street people. The incid... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:30:34 -0500TOKYO, Nov. 22 (AP) - (Kyodo)?A select team of Under-26 professionals played a university all-star team to a 1-1 tie Sunday in a game to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Central and Pacifi... Breitbart Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:23:25 -0500The Football Association of Ireland must do the decent thing and allow former Derry City player James McClean to sign for Lincoln City immediately, according to top Irish agent Gerry Carlile.Derry Cit... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:47:31 -0500(AP Photo/Wily Low)Oregon's Ed Dickson (83) celebrates after scoring a touchdown with six seconds left in regulation against Arizona in the second half of an NCAA college football game at Arizona Stad... The Examiner Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:44:41 -0500Recommend Forrest Griffin outstruck Tito Ortiz on Saturday to win a clash of light-heavyweight ex-champions. Griffin won a split decision over Ortiz in the main event of UFC 106 in Las Vegas, with ju... USA Today Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:36:41 -0500"So the frustration was high in a week where we were pretty much all over the place, via Saracens and missing a day's training on Wednesday because of the weather. "Our boys regrouped pretty well a... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:10:17 -0500Two hundred days to go until the World Cup kicks-off in South Africa and for the man at the helm, it marks a time to change the storyline. With the last remaining teams having now secured their spo... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:10:14 -0500With five wins (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002), Brazil are the most successful team in World Cup finals. They did lose two finals (1950 and 1998). Brazil are the only nation to have played in every ... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:10:12 -0500Orlando Pirates bounced back into contention to challenge champions and Absa Premiership leaders SuperSport United after they destroyed second placed Ajax Cape Town 3-0 at the Orlando Stadium on a col... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:10:08 -0500Kawasaki+ (AP) - OITA, Japan, Nov. 22 (Kyodo)?(EDS: ADDS QUOTES, DETAILS) Relegated Oita Trinita rewrote the script with a stunning 1-0 win over high-flying Kawasaki Frontale in the J-League firs... Breitbart Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:02:39 -0500 | 
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