Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona may have a job with Italy's Inter Milan. The fabled forward--who garnered as much attention for his off-field troubles and he did for his magnificent play on the pitch--is...
" Clearing all rumuours about his role as a a double agent, former India coach Greg Chappell said he possesses no classified information about the Indian team, and if he did, would not hand it over to his new...
Legendary CFL quarterback Ron Lancaster has died. The Pennsylvania-born Lancaster, known as "The Little General", was a high standout in the US but was ignored by the NFL because he stood only 5'5". He eventually joined the Ottawa Roughriders in 1960 and worked in some...
Kenny George, the tallest player in the history of NCAA Divison I college basketball, may miss the entire 2008-09 season. The 7'7" center for the University of North Carolina at Asheville will be sidelined due to an...
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"Indian cricket coach Gary Kirsten is the man who recommended Sourav Ganguly’s ouster, that’s according to media reports quoting one of the five selectors who made the decision to leave Ganguly out of the Irani Trophy. According to one of the selectors, post Sourav’s...
"The BCCI rapped coach Gary Kirsten for his comments in the media that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was ready for Test captaincy and asked the South African to concentrate on his job only. BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah has categorically told Kirsten to avoid airing his personal views...
"Gary Kirsten, the India coach, has said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is “ready” to captain India in all forms of the game but added that there was no immediate need for change because Anil Kumble was doing “an exceptional job” leading the Test side."
"Deccan Chargers are making significant changes to their top management in an effort to reverse their fortunes. The most expensive team in the IPL finished last in the eight team competition. Shishir Hattangadi, the head of cricket, and manager Vijay Mohan Raj won’t be...
"Australia coach Tim Nielsen is working on a plan to deal with the feisty all-rounder’s absence in the forthcoming India tour. After Symonds was sent home for missing a compulsory team meeting, when he went fishing instead, Nielsen said he could not assume that the...
"Former Australian and Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan says Ajantha Mendis should be judged on a long-term basis only and success in one series doesn’t really mean anything. “Mendis reminds me a bit of Johnny Gleeson, though he releases the ball much quicker, is...
"Cuban boxing coach B.I Fernandez feels that Indian boxing has come of age with the mushrooming talent that was on display at Beijing Olympics 2008.He rates Akhil Kumar as the best boxer in India today, ahead of bronze medalist Vijender Kumar."
....I can not count the number of times I wanted to "drop trow" and say "Debate This"!The key there is "wanted to", Thinking about an action and checking yourself before you do it are two different things.What happens when teachers and coaches sink below behavioral levels of...
When Cuban taekwondo competitor Angel Matos was disqualified from the broze-medal match he reacted with a swift kick to the face of a referee prompting the World Taekwondo Federation to call for a life-time ban for...
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Under developmentThere seems to be little doubt the world over, but facts and proof may prove hard to come by"Gymnastics chiefs will be asked to check that none of the winning Chinese women's team were under-age. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants the gymnastics...
Bangladesh cricket team coach Jamie Siddons said his team are ready to take part in the Champions Trophy if they are asked to replace any of the top teams like Australia, England, New Zealand or South Africa.Read full story