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Owner of Triple Crown hopeful American Pharoah named in gambling lawsuit
The owner of Triple Crown hopeful American Pharoah has been accused in federal court of owing $1.65 million to a man who allegedly fronted him gambling money. Ahmed Zayat was sued for breach of contract in March 2014 by a Florida man named Howard Rubinsky.…
Fit Ishant is 'very much in consideration' for rest of the games: Moody
Mumbai: Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody on Wednesday said pacer Ishant Sharma was currently fit and surely in consideration for rest of the Indian Premier League (IPL) games.IPL 2015 - Full CoverageHe said the bowler has worked hard on the areas where he…
Yuvraj and Pietersen released by their IPL teams
Yuvraj Singh, the most expensive player of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has been released by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) while Delhi Daredevils skipper Kevin Pietersen was released along with Dinesh Karthick, Ross Taylor and Murali Vijay, according to media reports.The Vijay Mallya-owned RCB…
Taylor scores 19, Loveridge and Poeltl add 18 apiece, No. 25 Utah beats Ball State 90-72
Brandon Taylor scored 19 points while Jordan Loveridge and Jakob Poeltl added 18 apiece to lead No. 25 Utah to a 90-72 victory over Ball State in its season opener on Friday night.The Utes (1-0) blew open a tight game in the final five…
Broad to undergo knee surgery post England-India Test series
England fast bowler Stuart Broad would undergo a knee operation later this summer but expects to be fit for the 2015 World Cup and Ashes series.Broad delivered figures of 6-25 as England dominated the opening day of the fourth Test against India at Old…
England make India batsmen struggle
England's bowlers backed up the good work of their batsman to leave the hosts in a commanding position after three days of the third Test against India in Southampton.India were reduced to 323-8, 246 behind England's total of 569-7 declared and 47 short of…
Violence mars rally to celebrate Argentina's World Cup performance
Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a group of rock-throwing vandals who disturbed a rally by Argentines celebrating their team's gutsy performance in a 1-0 loss to Germany in the World Cup finals.Thousands of Argentines, saddened but proud, had gathered…
Germany crush Brazil 7-1 to reach World Cup final
The nation whose attacking soccer has thrilled the world for generations was left heart-broken on Tuesday after Brazil's humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany in the World Cup semi-finals.Brazil has hosted one of the most memorable World Cups ever but the country's dream of winning…
I have no ill-feelings towards anyone: Sammy
West Indies' Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy says his decision to quit Test cricket came after the selectors conveyed to him that they didn't have any plans for him as player or captain in the team.Sammy retired from Tests Friday evening and the announcement came…
India back as No.1 ranked T20I side in ICC rankings
India have become the number-one ranked Twenty20 International (T20I) side after the annual update of the ICC T20I Team Rankings, which was announced on Thursday. India have swapped places with World Twenty20 champions Sri Lanka. In the past 12 months, India have lost just one…