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AT&T ends sponsorship of scandal-hit Tiger Woods
AT&T Inc said on Thursday it is terminating its sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods , joining the list of companies that have distanced themselves from the top golfer in the wake of a sex scandal. The US telecommunications company is the latest corporate sponsor to back away f
Jayasuriya dropped from Sri Lankan squad
Colombo: Veteran Sanath Jayasuriya has been dropped from the Sri Lankan squad for the Bangladesh tri-nation series after his poor performance in India. The world's most experienced ODI batsman, Jayasuriya, has not been named in Sri Lanka's 15-man squad for the tri-series involvin
Cut down on T20 or Pak cricket will be over: Yousuf
Melbourne: Too much emphasis on Twenty20 has triggered a downward spiral in Pakistan cricket and the format now threatens to "finish" the game altogether in the country, fears captain Mohammad Yousuf. Cut down on T20 or Pak cricket will be over: Yousuf Yousuf feels ever since the
Johnson is the world's best bowler: Ponting
Melbourne: Australian cricket skipper Ricky Ponting has hailed Mitchell Johnson as the world's premier quick. Johnson is the world's best bowler: Ponting Johnson on a hat-trick in his first over against Pakistan yesterday, now has a staggering 63 Test wickets at 27.42 in a year w
Bangladesh captain Mortaza ruled out of tri-series
DHAKA: Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza has been ruled out of next month's home tri-series against India and Sri Lanka after failing a fitness test, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Thursday. Mortaza underwent surgery on both knees in Australia in September and was l
W.Indies cricketer Taylor facing charges
KINGSTON: Jamaica and West Indies cricketer Jerome Taylor has been charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest after a confrontation with officers in a bar in which he had been drinking, police said on Thursday. Taylor, 25, was released on bond on Thursday follo
Sans Dhoni, India look to take lead in series
Cuttack, Dec 20 (IANS) Sans captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India will be looking to forget their Nagpur peformance when they take on Sri Lanka in the third One-Day International at the Barabati Stadium here Monday. Dhoni, who scored 72 and 107 in the last two matches, has been han