Archive for February, 2010
Frank Curreri, WEC - Despite his opponent's recent stretch of bad luck, 11-year pro Javier Vazquez knows better than to underestimate a former UFC Champion. A Rodrigo Medeiros Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Vazquez sternly dismisses talk of there being an "Old Jens Pulver" and a contemporary Jens Pulver whose skills have slipped over time.
Williams wins back-to-back titles
Venus Williams fights back from a set down to win the Mexican Open final and her second consecutive title in a row.
Kleybanova wins maiden tour title
Alisa Kleybanova beats top seed Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-2 in a rain-disrupted all-Russian final to claim her first WTA title at the Malaysian Open.
HSBC Women’s Champions final scores
Final scores from the tournament in Singapore, won by Japan's Ai Miyazato.
Djokovic retains title in Dubai
Novak Djokovic beats Mikhail Youzhny 7-5 5-7 6-3 to win the weather-hit Dubai Open and successfully defend an ATP title for the first time.
Djokovic channels anger to retain Dubai crown
World number two Novak Djokovic has overcome a racket-smashing tantrum and a day-long rain delay to retain his Dubai Championships crown by beating Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.
Johnson ponders England approach
England manager Martin Johnson believes his side tried to run the ball too much in their defeat by Ireland.
Paine and Denton deliver Tasmania one-day title
Tasmania secured their second FR Cup title in three seasons and consigned Victoria to a fourth consecutive one-day final loss after Tim Paine's century left the hosts to chase an unreachable 305
Tigers clinch one-day title
Tasmania upset favourite Victoria to claim the 2009/10 domestic one-day cricket title after defeating the Bushrangers by 110 runs at the MCG on Sunday.
Baker eight-for puts Leewards in control
A round-up of the second day of matches from the seventh round of the Regional Four Day Competition
Southee and McCullum seal super NZ win
A superb match needed a Super Over to split the teams and New Zealand prevailed to repay Brendan McCullum for his amazing century
Miyazato wins in Singapore
Japan's Ai Miyazato won the USLPGA women's champions tournament in Singapore to continue her sparkling start to the season with a second straight title.
Dockers sneak home against Roos
Fremantle forward Ryan Murphy kicked a goal with six seconds remaining to give the Dockers a thrilling four-point win over North Melbourne in their AFL preseason cup quarter-final at Docklands.
Luke cool on hat-trick talk
He went five years without scoring a Socceroos goal but suddenly Luke Wilkshire is chasing a hat-trick of strikes against Indonesia in Wednesday's Asian Cup qualifer.
Auckland open account with stunning win
A review of the sixth round of games in the 2009-10 Plunket Shield
Rahul Vishwakarma reprimanded for misconduct
Vishwakarma was found to have breached Section 12 Article 2.1.6 of the ICC Code, which relates to "pointing or gesturing towards the pavilion by a bowler or other member of the fielding side upon the dismissal of a batsman"
Tigers mount big score in final
Victoria has been set a difficult chase of 305 after Tasmania made the most of a strong batting pitch in the domestic one-day cricket final at the MCG on Sunday.
Snedeker moves into Phoenix lead
Brandt Snedeker fires a five under par 66 to lead going into the final round of the Phoenix Open in Scottsdale.
Evans fifth in Euro season start
Australian world road cycling champion Cadel Evans has opened his European campaign with fifth place at a one-day race in Italy.
White Ferns do it again
New Zealand registered its fifth straight victory over Australia with a 17-run triumph in the women's Twenty20 international in Christchurch on Sunday.
Australian players told IPL threat ‘not credible’
Australia's players could be a step closer to taking part in the IPL after receiving advice that the terrorist threat from the 313 Brigade was not credible
Force welcome break to rejig attack
Western Force coach John Mitchell admits the early bye has come at a handy time as his struggling Super 14 side try to regroup before their March 14 clash with Queensland in Brisbane.
Marsh ruled out of New Zealand ODI tour
Shaun Marsh has failed to recover from a back injury in time to take part in the Chappell-Hadlee Series
New Zealand knock over Australia again
New Zealand took their winning streak over Australia to five with a 17-run success in the second Twenty20 in Christchurch
Injury-hit halves no worries: Henjak
Coach Ivan Henjak has shrugged off suggestions an underdone Darren Lockyer-Peter Wallace halves combination could result in a sluggish NRL season start for Brisbane.
Wenger sickened by Ramsey horror injury
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he was left sickened by the horrific broken leg suffered by Aaron Ramsey that will rule the teenager out of the game for months.
‘Outsmarted’ Reds counting cost of defeat
Queensland's Super 14 rugby loss to the Blues has been compounded by the loss of winger Rod Davies for four weeks, while full-back Peter Hynes is also under an injury cloud.
Kallis calls for improvement from South Africa
Stand-in captain Jacques Kallis has expressed his disappointment at South Africa losing the one-day series in India
‘Don’t judge bench strength on one game’ – Kirsten
Indian coach satisfied youngsters got an opportunity to test themselves against a strong tem
Terry’s behaviour not surprising: Bellamy
Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy helped Wayne Bridge get revenge on John Terry then blasted the Chelsea captain after his side's 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge.
Roos hopeful Bradshaw right for round one
Sydney coach Paul Roos is hopeful boom recruit Daniel Bradshaw will play in the opening round of the AFL premiership season.
Marsh to miss ODI series
Opening batsman Shaun Marsh will miss Australia's one-day international series in New Zealand because of ongoing back problems, Cricket Australia said.
Rain halts Djokovic title push in Dubai
Holder Novak Djokovic was leading Russian Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 2-0 when a rainstorm ended their Dubai Championships final for the day.
Proud Cook warns against complacency
Alastair Cook has done all the right things in preparation for his first full series as England captain