Melbourne, Feb 28 - Australian opener David Warner has reportedly been fined 15 per cent of his match fee- an amount of 2900 dollars, for accusing South African batsman AB de Villiers of ball tampering during the second Test at Port Elizabeth .

The ICC charged Warner under its code of conduct with 'public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in an international match or any player, player support personnel, match official or team participating in any international match'.

According to Telegraph. com. au, Warner pleaded guilty to the charge and accepted the penalty with match referee Roshan Mahanana saying t

Mumbai, Feb 27 : Bangalore golfer Sharmila Nicollet registered her first victory of the season in the fourth leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club (BPGC) here Thursday.

With a five stroke advantage over Delhi golfer Vani Kapoor, overnight leader Sharmila continued her good run of form on the final day to clinch her first title of the season.

Sharmila showed great temperament to dominate the fourth leg carding two under par scores in the second and final rounds, the only player to do so.

She returned with an impressive one under 69 on the final day and a total of 208 to take the title. She carded fi

  London: Holders Bayern Munich survived an early battering to beat 10-man Arsenal 2-0 on a night of high drama in the Champions League on Wednesday as both teams missed penalties and home goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was sent off.

A year to the day after the Germans beat Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium in their last-16 first leg tie, Bayern handed out another beating to Arsene Wenger`s men at the same stage of the competition.

Second-half goals from the outstanding Toni Kroos, who curled in a right-foot shot, and substitute Thomas Mueller put the champions a giant step closer to the quarter-finals.

Earlier, Arsenal`s Mesut Ozil missed

  Sydney, Feb. 17 - After decimating South Africa in the Centurion Test, Australia's left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson is dominating something else - The Internet.

Memes about his record-breaking and incredible 12-wicket haul in the first test; have popped up all over Facebook and Twitter.

Here are some of the best ones doing the rounds.

Mitch has always been a bit of a romantic.

Funny, and true,. Mitchell Johnson is Australia's Hulk.

Chuck Norris had a baby, its called Mitchell Johnson.

Australia's new time machine. Able to turn a 5 day test match into a 4 day test match. Earned

London, Feb 17 - Everton FC cruised into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a three-one win over Swansea FC on Sunday.

Everton had Scotland forward Steven Naismith to thank for firing his side into the next round after a crunching tackle from Jordi Amat left him concussed, reports the Daily Star.

Everton were in a sticky situation against under-strength Swansea, when super-sub Naismith came off the bench to inject some life into what was till then a timid tie.

Naismith fired a goal after just four minutes on the pitch, and then, won the penalty that killed any hopes of a Swansea comeback to seal a trip to meet Arsenal in the quarter-finals. (AN

  Wellington, Feb 17 - New Zealand were 440 for five, leading by 194 runs at tea on day four of the second and final Test against India here Monday.

Brendon McCullum (228 batting) reached his third double hundred, while B. J. Watling (119) scored his third century. The NZ duo extended their sixth wicket unbeaten partnership to 346 runs. (IANS)


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  Kolkata, Feb 12 : Somdev Devvarman romped into the quarter-finals but Yuki Bhambri’s campaign came to an end on a mixed day for Indian players at the $50,000 State Bank of India ATP Challenger Tour tennis tournament here Wednesday.

Devvarman carved out a straight set 6-3 6-3 victory over Russian A Kudryavtsev, while Bhambri lost to third seeded Russian Evgeny Donskoy 3-6 4-6 in pre-quarter final matches on the Bengal Tennis Association court.

Devvarman broke Kudryavtsev in the fourth game of the first set to take it 6-3. In the second, Kudryavtsev was broken twice - in the third and ninth games - as Devvarman advanced to the last eight where he wo

Johannesburg, Feb 11  : Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has admitted that South Africa are the favourites for their three-Test series starting in Centurion on Wednesday.

South Africa has maintained their number one ranking since midway through 2012, which was no fluke according to the Test vice-captain.

According to Sport24, Haddin said that he believes South Africa is on the top of the Test rung as they have played consistent cricket over a long period of time and have won at home and away, adding that they deserve the tag of favourites.

Stating that it will be a big challenge for Australia to test themselves away from home against South

  Johannesburg, Feb 6 : Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has reportedly expressed 'sadness' over the end of his international career and said that he was 'incredibly overwhelmed' by the support that he has received.

Pietersen's days as an international cricketer came to an end when the England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB) announced that it had 'unanimously' decided to move forward without him ahead of the forthcoming tour of the West Indies and the World Twenty20.

According to Sport24, Pietersen posted a picture on Instagram of himself leaving the field after his final Test match against Australia in Sydney during Engla

  Beijing, Feb 2  : Brazilian football star Ronaldinho has reportedly signed a one-year contract extension with his club Atletico Mineiro.

A World Cup winner with Brazil in 2002, Ronaldinho, who will not play for Atletico Mineiro this weekend because of a suspension for a red card at the Club World Cup, led his club to the Copa Libertadores title last year.

According to the China Daily, negotiations had been underway since Atletico played in FIFA's Club World Cup in December, although the two-time FIFA player of the year said at the time that he was not sure whether he would remain with the club in 2014.

The former Barcelona player

                            MS Dhoni completed 8,000 ODI runs in 214 innings
 
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today became the fourth fastest batsman to complete 8,000 runs in one-day cricket during the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand here.

The 32-year-old reached the milestone in the 26th over of the match here.

It is a commendable achievement by the wicketkeeper-batsman who comes in lower down the order.

The three men ahead of him in the list are illustrious compatriots Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly and West Ind

London: Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has suffered a setback in his recovery from a thigh injury, manager Arsene Wenger told reporters after the Premier League leaders were held to a 2-2 draw at Southampton on Tuesday.

"Aaron Ramsey is out for longer than we expected because he had a little setback in training yesterday (Monday). So I couldn`t bring him here," Wenger was quoted as saying on the club`s website (www.arsenal.com).

"It`s the same muscle he did a bit again so we have to be cautious this time. Hopefully he`s not out too long but he won`t be available for Sunday`s game (at home to Crystal Palace)."

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Hamilton, Jan 28 : India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed his fast bowlers after losing the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series against New Zealand 0-3 here Tuesday.

India put up a respectable total of 278/5 in their 50 overs, which the Black Caps chased down in 48.1 overs with seven wickets to spare in the fourth ODI.

"We are still not sure who our choices for fast bowlers are and what individuals we are looking forward to. We get bowlers who can bowl quick but they end up giving more runs without even bowling at the slog. So, we have to find a fair balance and need a fair amount of improvement," Dhoni said bluntly at the post-mat

Welcome to the LIVE coverage of the 3rd ODI between India and New Zealand from the Seddon Park stadium in Hamilton. Scorecard | Key Players | Top Battles

New Zealand notched up the competitive total of 278 runs at the loss of just three wickets and with 11 balls to spare against India.

48.1 overs: SIX!! Brendon McCullum makes room and slaps it over long-off for the maximum. NZ skipper FINISHES OFF IN STYLE!!

FIVE RUNS required off TWELVE BALLS!!

47.4 overs: FOUR!! Brendon McCullum walks down the track and smashes it towards square leg for another boundary. McCullum wants to FINISH IT EARLY!!

47.3 overs: FOUR!! Brendon

New Delhi:In the latest ATP and WTA rankings, both the singles` winners – Stanislas Wawrinka and Li Na at Australian Open have gained career-high rankings at 3. With a championship winning, 2000 points each, Wawrinka and Li Na have 5,710 and 6,570 points respectively.

For Swiss Wawrinka, a gained of five places has, for the first time, in his career become a top three player. In the men`s tour, other respectable rise is for the Bulgarian, Roger Federer look-a-like, Grigor Dimitrov, especially after his impressive Australian Open performance. The 2014 quarter-finalist at Melbourne Park is now ranked 19th , gaining three places.

The two top players retained

  Melbourne: All-rounder James Faulkner has been ruled out of Australia`s Test tour of South Africa with a knee injury and is due to have surgery on Tuesday, cricket chiefs said.

Australia, full of confidence after an unchanged XI whitewashed England 5-0 in the Ashes, are also sweating on batsman Shaun Marsh, who has a calf strain, and the fitness of paceman Jackson Bird.

Marsh will not travel to South Africa as scheduled but will remain in Perth for further treatment, before a decision is taken on whether he will join the tour.

Bird will also stay in Australia and return to bowling to determine if he has recovered sufficiently from back pr

London, Jan 21 - The classic Ferrari car, which was used by Formula One legend Michael Schumacher for 38 races, has reportedly been sold for a whopping 1.7 million dollars at an American auction.

The seven-time German champion, who retired in 2012, has been in a medically-induced coma since his horrific skiing accident off-piste in the French Alpine resort of Meribel just before New Year while on holiday.

According to the Mirror, the 1998 Ferrari F300, which was used by Schumacher for 38 races throughout the season 16 years ago, was sold at the Barrett-Jackson auction held in Arizona, US.

The auctioneers released a statement, saying that the car,

                                London, Jan 8  Formula One legend Michael Schumacher, who is battling for his life following a ski accident in late December, is reportedly planning to leave his 750 million-pound fortune to his family to 'support all those who are important to him', according to a will he made three years ago.

The former seven-time German champion remains in a medically induced coma since the accident on December 29 in the French ski resort of Meribel, where he owns a chalet.

According to the Daily Star, Schumacher had said

London, Jan 8 - Indian-origin English footballer Michael Chopra has reportedly been slammed with a 10,000-pound fine by his Football League Championship side Blackpool and warned about his future conduct following some comments that he made on the social media.

Chopra had used expletives in a post on Twitter after only six players turned up for training.

According to the BBC, confirming the punishment, a club statement said that Chopra was one of a number of players asked to report to training as normal for extra work with the fitness coach, adding that both the manager and chairman are disappointed with his tweet.

However, the statement added tha

Johannesburg, Jan 7 - The condition of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher, who has been in a medically-induced coma since his skiing accident eight days ago, has reportedly 'improved slightly' than before.

Schumacher remains in a critical condition in hospital since the accident on December 29 in the French ski resort of Meribel, which left him with life-threatening injuries.

According to Sport24, however, a source said that there are small signs of improvement and the seven-time world champion's family and friends hope that he will pull through.

Earlier, doctors treating Schumacher said that he remained in a stable but critical con