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Archive for March, 2010

Lumb and Kieswetter named for World Twenty20

The uncapped Hampshire batsman, Michael Lumb, has been named in England's 15-man squad for the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean next month, while Craig Kieswetter has been named as the sole wicketkeeper in the party

Scarlets to drag Ospreys into mix

Nigel Davies says the Scarlets will see how the Ospreys handle the pressure of being dragged into the European qualification battle in Friday's derby.

Edwards proud of Carnegie academy

Leeds Carnegie academy manager Diccon Edwards says they have to stay in the Premiership to keep hold of their brightest young stars.

Centre Smith rejoins Leeds Rhinos

Leeds Rhinos re-sign centre Lee Smith after his release by rugby union side London Wasps.

It’s time for the Bosnar supremacy

Craig Moore still hopes to be selected in Australia's World Cup squad, despite the abrupt end to his Greek stint. For the sake of the Socceroos, I hope Pim Verbeek bloods someone new at the centre of defence.

Changing of the guard for Europe elite

Europe has caught up with the top echelon of English clubs, as Barcelona and Bayern Munich showed in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

Career at the crossroads, at just 11

Panos Armenakas is a prodigious Australian football talent, carving out a reputation at one of Europe's best academies. Other skillful Australian kids should be following his lead and heading abroad.

England women announce T20 squad

England's women will rely on a blend of youth and experience as they seek to retain the World Twenty20 title that they claimed last summer when the 2010 tournament gets underway in the Caribbean next month

Chandimal, Perera in Sri Lanka’s World T20 squad

Promising wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal is the only uncapped player in Sri Lanka's 15-member squad for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament

Durham sign Albie Morkel and aim for Ross Taylor

Durham have re-signed South African limited-overs allrounder Albie Morkel for this season's Twenty20 Cup and are looking to land Ross Taylor, the gifted New Zealand batsman, for the tournament as well

Kenny Florian Smiling Again

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - What happens when you do everything you're supposed to, put in the necessary hours in the gym, sacrifice beyond what most can fathom, and still come up short of your eventual goal? Do you break, do you quit, do you settle for second place? Not if you're Kenny Florian.

Bradshaw – Pink ball needs more work

Keith Bradshaw, the chief executive of MCC and one of the main pioneers of the pink ball that is currently undergoing floodlit trials in Abu Dhabi, has conceded that further tests and research will be necessary before the ball is ready for use in Test cri

Leeds v Bradford

Team news ahead of Thursday's Super League match at Headingley (2000 BST).

Somerset sign Aussie Damien Wright

Somerset have signed Australian paceman Damien Wright for to replacement Murali Kartik for the first month of the season while Kartick is involved with the Indian Premier League

Johnson grabs 10 to seal series success

Mitchell Johnson achieved his second ten-wicket match haul in Tests to finish off New Zealand before lunch as Australia swept to a 2-0 series victory

Centre Smith rejoins Leeds Rhinos

Leeds Rhinos have re-signed centre Lee Smith after his release by rugby union side London Wasps.

Newcastle v Gloucester (Weds)

Newcastle host Gloucester in Wednesday's rearranged Premiership game.

Dragons’ Walker misses two games

Catalans Dragons full-back Chris Walker is banned for two games after an incident which left Hull KR's Liam Colbon with a broken jaw.

Theron, Kleinveldt in South Africa World T20 squad

Uncapped medium-pace bowler Juan Theron is the only new inclusion in South Africa's 15-member squad for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament that begins in the West Indies on April 30th

Carlton doesn’t need Fev for motivation

Forget beating Brendan Fevola, Carlton is desperate to upset Brisbane on Thursday night to erase the heart-breaking memories from last year's finals implosion.

Berdych defeats Federer in Miami

Tomas Berdych beats world number one Roger Federer 6-4 6-7 7-6 in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Derbyshire agree to sign deal with Loots Bosman

Derbyshire agreed a deal to sign South African batsman Loots Bosman for this summer's Twenty20 cup

Takanori Gomi Bringing The Ruckus to the UFC

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - March 31, 2010. If not for the fickle hand of fate, Takanori Gomi might not be in Charlotte, North Carolina right now, preparing for his long-awaited UFC debut against Kenny Florian.

Cup bid healthy, with or without Docklands

Football Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy is confident the nation's bid to host the World Cup is on track despite confirming Melbourne's Docklands stadium is no longer a considered venue.

Cayless to hit historic double-ton

Saturday will be an important day in the history of the NRL captain's 200 club, with Nathan Cayless to become member number one.

Unchanged Reds go stale in Japan

Adelaide United paid a hefty penalty for failing to refresh its starting team in the 1-0 Asian Champions League loss to Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Lowy confident in Fury future

Football Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy is confident North Queensland Fury will line up in the next A-League season despite their financial woes.

Oar included in Young Socceroos squad

Teenage World Cup aspirant Tommy Oar will fly from Holland to join the Young Socceroos on their four-match tour of South America.

Afridi writes to PCB; requests reconsideration of fine

Shahid Afridi has written to the PCB chairman asking him to reconsider the fine imposed on him by a committee for ball-tampering during the fifth ODI against Australia in February this year

Mortlock to fly Rebels flag

Former Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock has signed a three-year deal with Melbourne's new Super rugby.

Federer crashes out in Miami

World number one Roger Federer was sent crashing out of the ATP Masters on Tuesday, dropping a 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (8-6) fourth round marathon match to Czech Tomas Berdych.

Watt looking forward to Gift

Mitchell Watt is eager to find out just how fast he can run at this weekend's Stawell Gift athletics meet.

No room to experiment in Twenty20 – Harbhajan

Harbhajan Singh believes that the advent of the Twenty20 format has resulted in making Test cricket more result oriented

Ponting looks to the Ashes after undefeated summer

Ricky Ponting is confident Australia are in the best possible shape to regain the Ashes later this year

NRL final may return to western heartland

Queensland's bid to snatch the NRL grand final is being hampered by rugby league's fight to maintain dominance in western Sydney.

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