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Brussels, May 9 (DPA) Former cycling world champion Tom Boonen has been suspended by his Quick Step team and faces a criminal investigation after again testing positive for cocaine, Belgian news reports said Saturday. The reports said that Boonen tested positive at an out-of-competition test in late April, around two weeks after April 12 winning the Paris-Roubaix Classic for the third time in his career. The 2005 ... Full story

Melbourne, April 8 (IANS) Michael Clarke will lead Australia in the five match One-day series against Pakistan in Dubai and Abu Dhabi starting April 22. The selection committee decided to rest Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey and Mitchell Johnson in view of the forthcoming Ashes and Twenty20 World Cup. Cricket Australia’s (CA) National Selection Panel (NSP) also recalled Andrew Symonds, Brett Lee and Shane Watson in the ... Full story

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is skeptic about the International Cricket Council (ICC) giving clearance to players who sided with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) to play in the World Twenty 20 Championship scheduled to be held in England in June. The PCB has included three rebel cricketers Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Imran Nazir in the list of 30 probable for the T20 World ... Full story

London, Fe 16 (IANS) Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez is likely to sign an extended contract next week after sorting out the future of his back-up staff. The Spaniard will sign a three-year contract, after dealings with club owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, next week before Champions League tie against Real Madrid and is likely to stay at Anfield till 2013. All his terms were agreed a ... Full story

Islamabad, Feb 16 (IANS) The Nizam-i-Adl Regulation that Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Monday approved for parts of the country’s northwest replaces the appellate jurisdiction of the Peshawar High Court with that of the Federal Shariat Court and will revive the executive magistracy in the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA). Revival of the offices of district magistrates and executive magistrates has also been included in the ... Full story

London, Feb 16 (IANS) Frenchman Nicholas Anelka said that he and his fellow striker Didier Drogba could have saved Brazilian coach Luis Felipe Scolari’s future at Chelsea. Scolari, who was sacked last week, had said that Anelka and Drogba were incompatible when it came to play in tandem during his tenure at Stamford Bridge. But Anelka said that the Brazilian never tried playing both the strikers ... Full story

Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) Moin Malak raced ahead with a three shot lead at the LG All-India Amateur Golf Championship here. Moin struck two eagles for a round of five-under 67 to lead over Karan Vasudeva at the par-72 Royal Calcutta Golf Club. Karan finished the day with a round of two under 70, one ahead of Rashid Khan and Saurabh Bahuguna, who playing together, finished with an ... Full story

“They went, they played and they conquered.” This is the most suitable slogan for the team India players. The blue champs once again proved that they are not ‘paper tigers’. The yesterday’s match between India and Sri Lanka at the Dambulla stadium stands witness to their ability. The center of attraction has been the skipper of the blues, M S Dhoni. The last test ... Full story

The Swiss 2nd seed of the world, Roger Federer has paved his way to the Oz open finals. Federer is all set to make a record of winning 18 grand slams after the Australian open finals. To stand on the verge of victory of his lifetime, Federer defeated American Andy Roddick with 6-2, 7-5, 7-5. Though Roddick had beaten both Federer and Nadal in the ... Full story

The Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza said a ‘cold bye’ to the first grand slam of the year. Sania lost with 3 – 6 , 2 – 6 to in the Australian Open to the world # 10 seed of Russia, Nadia Petrova. Sania ,who has just come back from her heel injury, could do no miracles at the Oz open. With her defeat, the ... Full story