Melbourne - Sri Lanka will keep the heat on an Australia side that will be without their skipper Ricky Ponting for today's opening one-day international in Melbourne, captain Kumar Sangakkara said yesterday.The Sri Lankans received a significant boost ahead of the Melbourne Cricket Ground match when Ponting said he was withdrawing to attend his grandmother's...
Lewis Hamilton still gunning for second F1 title
Dubai - McClaren's Lewis Hamilton has vowed to give it all as he heads into the last two races of the season and seeks to land his second Formula One title.Third-placed Hamilton finished a disappointing second in Korea on October 24 and trails leader Ferrari's Fernando Alonso by 21 points.The championship resumes on Sunday with the Brazilian Grand...
Verstappen: Red Bull must pick a driver
With the penultimate race of the 2010 season occurring on Sunday, the race for the World title is still wide open, with five driver's still in with a shot of taking home the Championship crown.Two of those in the hunt are Red Bull drivers Webber and Vettel, with Webber 11 points behind Championship leader Fernando Alonso and Vettel sitting a further...
Webber chasing Brazilian glory
After crashing out in the inaugural race in South Korea 10 days ago, Webber has gone from the hunted to the hunter as Fernando Alonso is the man to catch following his victory at the Yeongam circuit.Webber now finds himself 11 points adrift of the Spaniard with the season approaching its climax, with only Sunday's race in Sao Paulo and the concluding...
Kelantan Dominate 2010 National Football Awards
Petaling Jaya - Malaysia Cup champion Kelantan dominated the 2010 National 100Plus-FAM football awards by sweeping five of the seven awards at stake.Kelantan who beat Negeri Sembilan 2-1 on Saturday to win the Malaysia Cup after 55 years to set a historic feat, added another piece of history by becoming the first team win so many awards in a season.Striker...
Aidil Eyes 100PLUS-FAM National Football Awards After Malaysia Cup Loss
Kuala Lumpur - After a "heartbreak" in the Malaysia Cup final last Saturday, Negeri Sembilan's Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Razak hopes to make up for that disappointment by winning the 100PLUS-FAM National Awards 2010 tomorrow.Not only the defeat to Kelantan denied Negeri Sembilan a back-to-back Malaysia Cup title, the match on Saturday also saw Aidil...
Asian Games gets bigger and bigger
Guangzhou - The Asian Games have come a long way since the concept was formalised in New Delhi in 1949.When they open in Guangzhou on November 12, more than 14,000 athletes and officials from 45 countries will be involved, competing in a record 42 sports. It will be the biggest Asiad ever with a television audience of billions.In contrast, the first...