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Ahmedabad, Nov 20 (IANS) India drew the first cricket Test with Sri Lanka at Motera’s Sardar Patel Stadium here Friday. India were 412 for four in the second innings when both the teams decided to call it off. Sri Lanka declared their first innings at 760 for seven in reply to India’s 426. Full story

Cristiano Ronaldo has told Manchester City that he could never think of joining them. Asked if he would have joined City, the 24-year-old winger scoffed: “Never!” “City have a lot of good players and might be a problem for United, Arsenal and Chelsea. But that doesn’t interest me. I am only interested in playing for Real Madrid and teams like Barcelona and Valencia,” The Sun quoted him, ... Full story

English football club Manchester United have cancelled their tour match in Jakarta after bomb explosions in the Indonesian capital Friday left nine people dead and at least 23 injured. Bombs exploded at the Jakarta Marriott and Ritz-Carlton, which was to host the Manchester United squad for four days from Saturday evening. The team was scheduled to play Indonesia Super League XI in an exhibition match in Jakarta ... Full story

Indian Premier League (IPL) points table after Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians here Thursday. MP W L NR P Delhi Daredevils 10 8 2 0 16 Chennai Super Kings 11 6 4 1 13 Rajasthan Royals 12 6 5 1 ... Full story

Helen Philips, 48, retired retail manager and mother of two from Sterling Heights, Mich., took home $250,000 and a brand new confidence when she was announced the winner at the season finale of The Biggest Loser: Couples. Philips lost 54.47% of her previous 257 pounds to weigh 117 pounds, followed by Mike Morelli, who dropped 53.35% to get to 181 pounds from 388 pounds and ... Full story

Paris, May 11 (IANS) French tennis player Richard Gasquet admitted he tested positive for cocaine in a drug test held in a tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida, in March. Gasquet, World No. 23, confirmed Saturday’s report in French sports daily L’Equipe, which said his urine samples taken at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne both tested positive. French media reports said the 22-year-old player is unlikely ... Full story

Bhubaneswar, May 9 (IANS) Sudarsan Patnaik, who won a special prize in Moscow for a sand sculpture of the Taj Mahal, was greeted by hundreds on his return Saturday to his Puri hometown in Orissa. “The 15-foot high Taj Mahal created by me at the Kolomenskoe Museum Reserve in Moscow won a special prize,” Patnaik told IANS by phone from Puri, 56 km from here. “There were ... Full story

Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Deccan Chargers and Kings XI Punjab at the De Beers Diamond Oval here Saturday. Deccan Chargers Adam Gilchrist c Powar b Sreesanth 20 (16 balls) Herschell Gibbs c Jayawardene b Chawla 13 (13) Tirumalsetti Suman c Jayawardene b Mota 27 (17) Rohit Sharma c Sangakkara b Lee 9 (15) Andrew Symonds not out 60 (36) Yalaka Venugopal Rao run out (Katich/Sangakkara) 32 (25) Extras ... Full story

Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf refused to comment Saturday on a report he was being lined up to take over at Bundesliga leaders Wolfsburg. “I have never commented on such things and won’t be doing so now,” he said. According to Saturday’s Bild newspaper, 48-year-old Schaaf has had “first negotiations” with Wolfsburg, who are seeking a successor to Felix Magath from the next season. Schaaf Saturday celebrated his ... Full story

Kimberley, May 9 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne won the toss and opted to bat against Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the De Beers Diamond Oval here Saturday. Full story