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‘Team performance is key’, stresses MalikPAKISTAN’S Shoaib Malik has shrugged off rumours surrounding his future as captain. Malik has come under scrutiny following Pakistan’s dip in form since he was appointed captain after the team’s first-round exit from the...

Indian hero leads team to victory over EnglandINDIAN hero Sachin Tendulkar dedicated his match-winning century to the victims of the Mumbai atrocities as India capped a remarkable last-day performance to beat England in the first Test in Chennai. Tendulkar...

But India hint they will pull outTHE PAKISTAN Cricket Board are hopeful India will tour the country despite a Government official hinting it may not go ahead. India are scheduled to tour Pakistan from January 6 to February 19...

Man escapes banning orderMIDDLESBOROUGH Football Club and the Football Association have expressed their disappointment that a Newcastle fan who admitted hurling racist abuse at striker Mido was not handed a banning order. Barry Norman Hutchinson, 49, of Silver Lonnen, Fenham,...

Amir vows ‘no more mistakes’AMIR Khan returned to winning ways with a second-round knockout of Oisin Fagan at the ExCeL Arena, vowing there would be no more mistakes again. Khan, 21, returned to the ring with memories of his September...

Players donate half match fee to victimsENGLAND’S players have pledged to donate half their match fees from the opening Test against India to the victims of the terror attacks in Mumbai. Following a meeting at the team hotel in Chennai...

‘They won’t do anything about it’,says Muslim starEGYPTIAN striker Mido has launched a scathing attack on the Football Association after he was subjected to racist abuse by Newcastle United fans during last weekends Tees-Tyne derby. The Middlesborough striker accused the...

‘We will not pull out’, say BCCITHE INDIAN cricket board have reassured Pakistan they will not be pulling out of a proposed tour to the country next January. There were fears the forthcoming series between the two nations would...

Sri Lankan government must help them, says groupAMNESTY International has made an urgent plea to the Sri Lankan government to allow it to pass humanitarian aid to thousands of people trapped as a result of fighting in the north....

Project aims to keep kids off the streetA BIRMINGHAM sports academy instrumental in turning children away from a life of crime can continue its work for another year following a funding boost. The Birmingham Youth Sports Academy was given...