Top Stories: Santiago, Nov 27 (DPA) Chilean football club Rangers de Talca withdrew an appeal against their relegation from the country's first division, ending a crisis that could have seen Chile excluded from the World Cup spot that the team earned in qualifying. IANS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:00:03 -0500New Delhi, Nov 27 : In view of the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi, the Home Guards and Civil Defence Directorate has initiated a programme to train its personnel in spoken English. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:30:04 -0500New Delhi, Nov 27 : Union Government on Friday issued detailed guidelines in order to prevent age fraud in sports and ensure fair play. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:30:03 -0500Jerusalem, Nov 27 : Israel's Sports and Culture Minister Limor Livnat has left the Netanyahu government red faced after calling the Obama administration "horrible" a day after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced that the security cabinet had approved a partial moratorium on building in the West Bank. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:20:06 -0500London, Nov 27 : Troubled football legend Paul Gascoigne has described how former team-mate Peter Beardsley has taken him under his wings. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:08 -0500London, Nov 27 : The boss's hair at top soccer club's turns grey within six years due stressful nature of the job, new research has shown. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:08 -0500London, Nov 27 : South African actress Charlize Theron has revealed that her charity is raising cash to build football fields all over Africa in honour of the 2010 World Cup. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:07 -0500Sentosa (Singapore), Nov 27 (IANS) The Asian Tour golf widened its footprint with a new arrangement with Fox Sports that will take the live coverage of the Tour's events to Australia with immediate effect. IANS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:00:01 -0500Dunedin (New Zealand), Nov.27 : Impressed by Umar Akmal's fighting innings in the first Test against New Zealand here, Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has predicted a 'great future' for the young right-hand batsmen. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:10:12 -0500Brisbane (Australia), Nov.27 : Cricket Australia has become the latest country to honour its volunteers when it presented ICC centenary medals to its six volunteers before the start of the second day's play in the first cricket Test between Australia and the West Indies in Brisbane on Friday. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:10:09 -0500Karachi, Nov.27 : Massive irregularities have been uncovered in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) during a comprehensive audit covering a period of the last five financial years from 2003 to 2008. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:10:02 -0500Rome, Nov 27 (DPA) Charith Rajamanthri is a rarity in Italy's under-15 age group cricket team. He is one of just three Italian nationals in the 13-member squad, which also includes Britons, Bangladeshis, Indians and Pakistanis. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:30:02 -0500FRANKFURT ? The international gang suspected in Europe's biggest soccer match-fixing scandal supplied sedatives to team doctors and hotel cooks to drug players in matches to be manipulated, a law... Fox News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:30:22 -0500(AP Photo/Sang Tan)Spain's Rafael Nadal being treated during a break in his ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the 02 Arena in London, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The Examiner Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:29:33 -0500The indifferent form of spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan is a cause of worry going into the series decider in Mumbai, Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said on Friday."It does bother us when our sta... Cricket365 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:27:31 -0500England have announced Test squad members Adil Rashid and Liam Plunkett were leaving the one-day international party to instead take part in a four-day England Performance Programme match.Leg-spinner ... Cricket365 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:27:30 -0500Juventus midfielder Mohamed Sissoko has called on the authorities to take further action after his club's fans were again accused of racist chanting. Juve were forced to play a game behind closed door... New Zealand Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:22:35 -0500Mike Brown said O'Neal "will probably play" unless he has a setback before Friday night's game. O'Neal has sat out the past six games with a strained left shoulder.Brown said O'Neal will be limited to... ESPN Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:22:19 -0500Milan Lucic for a month from mid-October to Nov. 19 when he suffered a broken finger. Now they'll be without him for another month after Lucic suffered a high-ankle sprain Wednesday night against the... ESPN Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:22:18 -0500WASHINGTON -- An e-mail requesting an internship arrived at the Agriculture Department this summer with an impressive resume: Princeton University degree in operations research and financial engine... ESPN Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:22:17 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS -- A top-tier French rugby match has been postponed after several players from the Perpignan team were diagnosed with swine flu. Perpignan has not identified the players... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:21:46 -0500"I came to Japan several times as an amateur," Contreras told the Nikkan Sports. "I know they play at a very high level here and I have tremendous respect for Japanese baseball."... USA Today Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:21:20 -0500Provo » The biggest question the BYU basketball team faced coming into the 2009-10 season was how it was going to replace Lee Cummard, who averaged 16.8 points and 6.2 rebounds a game his senior... Salt Lake Tribune Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:20:28 -0500Ogden » Seven players from Weber State, including record-setting Trevyn Smith and unanimous pick Tim Toone, have been named to the All-Big Sky Conference first team. Smith, a running back from... Salt Lake Tribune Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:20:20 -0500Allen Iverson : don't give up. Iverson's former coach said Friday he thinks the 10-time All-Star "still has a passion to play" and shouldn't retire. An online report this week indicated Iver... Sports Illustrated Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:19:16 -0500Doubts had recently been raised about the validity of a prior deal with Qadbak Investments Ltd, which has now been shelved in favor of the sale to Sauber. CNN Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:18:49 -0500The alpine World Cup season kicks into full gear this weekend with wall-to-wall coverage from CBC Sports. The action begins Saturday with the season debut of the GMC Alpine Ski Series on CBC, startin... CBC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:18:31 -0500A statue stands by the doors of Soccerex at Santon Convention Centre The great and the good from the football industry are arriving in South Africa for the annual gathering of the Soccerex football ... BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:15:04 -0500A high school football player is hospitalized after taking a hard hit during a Thanksgiving Day football game. The head coach for San Jose Academy's football team says Matt Blea was in critical con... 5PIX Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:02:22 -0500South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in the third One-Day International against England at Newlands on Friday. Both teams showed two changes from the sides which played in the second match ... Independent Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:51:56 -0500The Warriors will be pleased with their efforts on day two of their SuperSport Series cricket clash against hosts Cape Cobras at Paarl on Friday. At the close of play, the Warriors openers Ashwell ... Independent Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:51:51 -0500Titans' Jacques Rudolph weighed in with an unbeaten 140 runs against his former team mates, the Diamond Eagles, in the SuperSport-series match at the OUTsurance Oval on Friday. The former Protea ba... Independent Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:51:49 -0500Scoreboard at the close on day two of the SuperSport Series match between the Highveld Lions and the Dolphins at the Wanderers on Friday. Toss: Highveld Lions Highveld Lions first innings (overn... Independent Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:51:46 -0500London - Novak Djokovic kept alive his hopes of reaching the last four of the ATP World Tour Finals as the defending champion defeated Rafael Nadal 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 on Friday. With Sweden's Robin Sod... Independent Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:51:40 -0500Alabama is the favorite of 25 out of 25 state sports editors and college football writers heading into Saturday’s game with Auburn. The average score from their annual Iron Bowl predictions: Ala... Gadsden Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:49:42 -0500New Zealand's bowlers would have been entitled to glare across the dressing room at the end of a depressing fourth day and grumble about another fine mess their batsmen had dropped them into. Having ... New Zealand Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:59:50 -0500Waitakere and Auckland City are set to meet today in another of the classic knife-edge cross-town battles which provide the highlight of any domestic season. But to give themselves a realistic chance... New Zealand Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:59:49 -0500Allen Iverson : Don't give up.Iverson's former coach said Friday that he believes the 10-time All-Star "still has a passion to play" and shouldn't retire. An online report this week indicated Iverson ... ESPN Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:59:21 -0500Iverson's former coach said Friday he thinks the 10-time All-Star "still has a passion to play" and shouldn't retire. An online report this week indicated Iverson had decided to end his career after r... USA Today Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:58:26 -0500McDowell, aiming to win Ireland's third cup, was looking forward to a return to the fourball format on Saturday after the more demanding foursomes. USA Today Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:58:23 -0500Former world champion Brian Joubert will miss the ISU Grand Prix final in Tokyo next week due to a foot injury that required surgery. USA Today Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:58:22 -0500Former world champion Brian Joubert will miss the ISU Grand Prix final in Tokyo next week due to a foot injury that required surgery. USA Today Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:58:18 -0500Utah running back Matt Asiata. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune) The pain that Matt Asiata felt when his right anterior cruciate ligament ripped was nothing like the pain he has felt since. That ... Salt Lake Tribune Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:57:34 -0500Ryan Mathews notched 234 on it), but I have far more faith in Boise slowing down Nevada than I do in the Wolf Pack defense containing Moore and his receivers. Sports Illustrated Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:56:32 -0500New York Giants .Coming out of a commercial break following a series of false starts near the goal line that resulted in Denver settling for a field goal, the NFL Network showed a clip of McDaniels, w... Sports Illustrated Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:56:30 -0500"For the first time in many years we will have the continuity of not only the same drivers, but the same engine and management. With this stability now in place I truly believe we have an excelle... CNN Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:56:10 -0500(CNN) -- Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell underlined their potential as a possible Ryder Cup pairing with a hard-fought four-under-par 68 in Friday's foursomes at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup -- ... CNN Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:56:09 -0500Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Kieran Gibbs has had surgery and faces three months out.Gibbs, 20, injured his left foot in a challenge with Standard Liege's Eliaquim Mangala during the ... BBC Sport Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:53:03 -0500FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2005, file photo, the Silverdome is seen in Pontiac, Mich. A judge has cleared the way for the city to sell the stadium that was once home to the NFL's Detroit Lions to a Canadi... Pioneer Press Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:37:39 -0500FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2005, file photo, the Silverdome is seen in Pontiac, Mich. A judge has cleared the way for the city to sell the stadium that was once home to the NFL's Detroit Lions to a Canadi... Pioneer Press Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:37:13 -0500The South African national under 20 side, Amajita, is in camp to round off preparations for the 2009 Cosafa Under 20 Youth Championship. The tournament is scheduled for Johannesburg from December 4... Independent Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:29:29 -0500By Rob Harris London - For all the silky football and attacking flair, Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia knows the Premier League title will remain elusive unless his team avoids making sloppy mist... Independent Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:29:27 -0500Retief Goosen is hoping that being paired with Grand Slam champion Gary Player in this weekend's Gary PlayerInvitational at Fancourt will help him end the putting woes which have stopped him from reco... Independent Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:29:22 -0500Athletics South Africa's (ASA) interim board will meet with the federation's administrator, Ray Mali, for the first time at ASA House in Houghton on Saturday. The South African Sports Confederation... Independent Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:29:20 -0500Arsene Wenger insists the "moment has come" for his Arsenal side as they prepare to face Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.The Gunners - who have a match in hand on... Independent.ie Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:29:04 -0500Graeme Smith became South Africa's fifth-highest ODI run-scorer, while AB de Villiers reached 3000 ODI runs on Friday...1. Jacques KallisRuns: 10380ODIs: 290Average: 46.13Highest Score: 139Strike Rate... Cricket365 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:24:56 -0500 ] Wii system, said Colin Sebastian, an analyst at Lazard Capital Markets. Testing a game is always one of the strongest drivers of sales, but standalone spots offer an advantage over having a kio... CNBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:24:28 -0500It had a distinctly "we've been here before" feeling as New Zealand's top order flopped against Pakistan's bowlers of the new ball at University Oval yesterday. The middle order fell apart later, and... New Zealand Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:20:03 -0500Shane Bond described the experience as "weird"; New Zealand cricket watchers would think of a different word. Either way, when the Canterbury quick completed his five-wicket haul on his return to tes... New Zealand Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:20:01 -0500Firmly believing his rebuilding side is on track for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, defiant Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has vowed to fight on come what may in today's year-ending showdown with Wales in Ca... New Zealand Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:19:57 -0500Canterbury had to be content with first innings points as their four-day Plunket Shield cricket match against Auckland meandered to a draw in Christchurch yesterday. A mammoth first-innings 540 put C... New Zealand Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:19:54 -0500New Zealand's brightest sporting talent will again be recognised as winners in the Future Stars awards. Since 1968, the Herald has often been the first to acclaim this country's rising stars with man... New Zealand Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:19:49 -0500LONDON -- Tim Montgomery says he started taking performance-enhancing drugs because he wanted to beat American sprint rival Maurice Greene and become the fastest man in the world. The former 100-mete... ESPN Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:19:28 -0500By Clayton Barnes The stage is set and the cameras ready to beam Fifa's final draw to the world. In exactly a week, more than 5 000 guests and dignitaries will gather at the Cape Town Internatio... Independent Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:48:45 -0500London - Whatever surprises the draw for South Africa 2010 provides in Cape Town on December 4, the path to glory at the first African World Cup will be a familiar one. Fifa's decision to take its ... Independent Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:48:42 -0500Next year's soccer World Cup is safe in the hands of South Africa's law enforcement agencies, national police commissioner Bheki Cele said on Friday. Speaking at the unveiling of the Western Cape p... Independent Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:48:38 -0500The owner of the Canadian company that's buying the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan says he wants to bring football, baseball and other sports to the 80,300-seat venue. Gadsden Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:46:46 -0500MANCHESTER,Fri: Sir Alex Ferguson has backed Avram Grant to succeed at Portsmouth and believes the former Chelsea manager has the ability to save his new club from relegation from the Premier League. ... New Straits Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:02:47 -0500MADRID,Fri: Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic trained today, however Barcelona said there is no guarantee the pair will be ready for this weekend’s home clash against arch-rivals Real Madrid. ... New Straits Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:02:43 -0500Three years later Noakes has been saying the same things and a tour with three low-key games gave Peter de Villiers the perfect excuse to emulate his predecessor. That he did not may gain in significa... Mail & Guardian Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:59:12 -0500The Wexford County Board have come out in support of the proposed agreement between the GAA and the Gaelic Players Association.While some delegates at the monthly meeting questioned the fact they had ... Independent.ie Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:56:54 -0500The Leinster Council has no plans to move its senior hurling final out of Croke Park, despite struggling to attract attendances in excess of 25,000 in recent years.The 2010 decider has been fixed for ... Independent.ie Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:56:54 -0500Wigan manager Roberto Martinez does not believe the return of former Latics boss Steve Bruce with Sunderland on Saturday will place any more significance on an already important match for his side. Ha... Independent.ie Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:56:52 -0500Avram Grant has insisted he is looking forward to taking over as Portsmouth manager and keeping the club in the Premier League.Grant was due to receive his work permit for his director of football rol... Independent.ie Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:56:51 -0500Burnley have agreed a deal for Cork City's teenage defender Kevin Long.The 19-year-old will arrive at Turf Moor permanently in January after signing a three-and-a-half year deal with the Barclays Prem... Independent.ie Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:56:48 -0500Steven Gerrard has demanded a united front as Liverpool seek the top-four finish required to qualify for next season's Champions League.Liverpool were dumped out of the Champions League group stages o... Independent.ie Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:56:46 -0500(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels reacts as he leaves the field after Denver defeated New York Giants 26-6 in an NFL football game in Denver, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Den... The Examiner Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:54:03 -0500Sri Lanka came into the series intending to secure their maiden Test victory on Indian soil but were left with a lot of soul searching to do after they were thrashed by an innings-and-144-runs in the ... Cricinfo Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:52:22 -0500Kent won't play any one-day matches under floodlights during the 2010 season after twice having matches interrupted by high winds during the last two summers. Cricinfo Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:52:20 -0500India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes a well-behaved Shanthakumaran Sreesanth augurs well for the side.The temperamental fast bowler marked a spectacular return to the international game after a... Cricket365 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:52:20 -0500West Indies vice-captain Denesh Ramdin hopes he and Travis Dowlin can forge a fightback come day three of the first Test against Australia at the Gabbba in Brisbane.The tourists fell to 96 for five in... Cricket365 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:52:19 -0500South Africa won a potentially crucial toss at Newlands and Graeme Smith had no hesitation in batting first. History says it is tough chasing under lights so England will have to buck the trend if the... Cricinfo Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:52:18 -0500Good Week For...Exicitng, New-Look New ZealandGreat excitement around the Black Caps camp this week with secret scandals breaking left and right. First Jesse Ryder bawls out the team manager, script c... Cricket365 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:52:18 -0500Group A Tamil Nadu 293 for 8 dec (Ashwin 107*, Dinesh Karthik 70, Malik 3-79) and 319 (Anirudha 72, Ashwin 51) beat Himachal Pradesh 366 (Thakkar 83, Mukesh Sharma 78) and 155 (Ganapathy 5-61, Bal... Cricinfo Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:52:16 -0500The next Ashes series receives a premature build-up, Birmingham-based Jonathan Trott snubs Cape Town's beaches and more in this week's perusal of the cricket media... Cricket365 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:52:16 -0500The Force India team are to retain Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi as their drivers for the 2010 season.German Sutil will be entering his fourth season with the team in F1. And Italian Liuzzi's per... BBC Sport Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:39:56 -0500By Jacques van der Westhuyzen Dublin Dublin - Wynand Olivier is relishing the chance to measure himself against one of the world's best centres here tomorrow when Ireland host South Africa in the f... Independent Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:11:57 -0500Crikey, so that's it! The Springboks' year-end tour is not a rugby assignment at all but a holiday in such places as Toulouse, London, Rome and Dublin. This is not a test of mind and body, in which we... Independent Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:11:55 -0500Cambodia's Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation with the support from Australian Embassy held the special Olympic sport tournament o... People's Daily Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:56:43 -0500SHENZHEN, China - Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy held onto Ireland's three-stroke lead in the World Cup of Golf on Friday, shooting a four-under par 68 in the second round. The Irishmen were 18-un... StarTribune Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:28:54 -0500(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Though better known for his 95mph sinking fastball, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ross Ohlendorf, a graduate of Princeton University, is spending the off-season doing resear... The Examiner Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:18:14 -0500Aaron Curry is about to get an unexpected breather from the Seahawks.He's had so many life changes since April, he probably could use it.The dynamic outside linebacker turned 23. He became the fourth ... The Examiner Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:18:13 -0500Filed at 5:26 a.m. ET ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Big play after big play on offense. Dominating defense throughout the game.While good defense had been a constant for the Dallas Cowboys this season, the... International Herald Tribune Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:00:27 -0500Charles Woodson had a day most people could only dream of enjoying.He returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown, recovered a fumble he forced and had a sack to help the... International Herald Tribune Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:00:25 -0500Broncos .This time, he was the object of an apology from the NFL Network instead of league-wide criticism for jawing with San Diego's linebackers. Oh, and the Broncos finally won a game again, beating... International Herald Tribune Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:00:23 -0500LONDON (Reuters) - BMW have canceled the planned sale of their Formula One interests to Qadbak Investments and agreed a new deal with Peter Sauber to save the team, the carmaker said in a statement on... Reuters Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:55:49 -0500 | 
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