Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi wants to retire at the peak of his career so that he is remembered as a cricketing legend. “I have not as yet made up my mind when to call it quits.But certainly one thing I have decided is that I want to retire when I am performing well so [...]
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted with his side’s vital 2-1 win over Arsenal despite conceding they should have won the game more easily. Goals from Antonio Valencia and Danny Welbeck saw off the Gunners, for whom Robin van Persie had levelled the scores at 1-1 in the second half. Ferguson told Sky [...]
Virender Sehwag said that the current Australian attack is the best he has faced as it has tested his patience like none before. Sehwag, who is India’s captain for the fourth and final Test after Mahendra Singh Dhoni was banned for the team’s slow over-rate, has endured a poor run in the series which his [...]
Wayne Rooney insists Sunday’s showdown at Arsenal is much more than a shoot-out between him and Robin van Persie. With 39 goals between them so far this term, it is easy to see why many feel whoever comes out on top in that personal duel will determine whether Manchester United or the Gunners collect all [...]
Reports have emerged from France claiming the ambitious French club have been unable to reach an agreement with the Argentinian over a possible move. Tevez’s advisor Kia Joorabchian had travelled to Paris to meet with senior club officials, including sporting director Leonardo and new coach Carlo Ancelotti. Press Association Sport understands the talks are unlikely [...]
Arsenal defender Johan Djourou is relishing the chance for payback this weekend as the Gunners welcome Manchester United to the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger suffered one of his most darkest days as Arsenal manager after watching his side capitulate to a sensational 8-2 thrashing at the hands of the Red Devils at Old [...]
Australian pacer Ryan Harris has pleaded with the team management to retain him for the fourth and the final Test against India. With pace spearhead Peter Siddle refusing to take a break, the choice is between Harris and Mitchell Starc. Harris has just returned to international cricket after four months on the sidelines due to [...]
Australia 369 (Warner 180, Yadav 5-93) beat India 161 (Kohli 44, Hilfenhaus 4-43) and 171 (Kohli 75, Hilfenhaus 4-54) by an innings and 37 runs. Australia’s fast bowlers completed an innings-and-37-run destruction of India minutes after lunch on day three of the third Test, snatching the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in the most emphatic style imaginable. Ryan Harris split a [...]
Graeme Swann is expecting England and Pakistan to defy the consensus in what he hopes will be the most harmonious Test series in a generation between the two countries. The off-spinner remembers, as do millions, the poisonous atmosphere which pervaded the two countries’ last Test meeting in 2010 – a summer wrecked by the spot-fixing [...]
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will play a key part in the club’s future even long after his playing days have ended, according to director of football Damien Comolli. The 31-year-old England international signed a new contract extension on Thursday which will almost certainly see him end his career at Anfield. “There will be more highs [...]
