LONDON: World number four Andy Murray has sacked his coach Miles Maclagan, his management company 19 Entertainment said on Tuesday.Former professional player Maclagan, 35, had been on Murray`s coaching team for two and a half years.Murray, 23, is currently competing in Los Angeles in the

NOTTINGHAM: Paul Collingwood is adamant there is no reason why he or his fellow England batsmen should feel daunted by the challenge of facing Pakistan`s bowlers here at Trent Bridge.Pakistan go into the first of four-Test series starting Thursday on the back of a dramatic three-wicket

BARCELONA: Britain`s Dwain Chambers and Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre are set for a much-anticipated showdown in the 100 metres at the European championships in Barcelona Wednesday.Assuming both athletes, the only two in the field to have broken 10 seconds this season, make it through

BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona accused Argentine soccer chiefs of betraying him on Wednesday, a day after they voted unanimously to end his tenure as national team coach.The Argentine Football Association (AFA) decided not to renew Maradona`s contract following the team`s 4-0 drubbing by

LIVERPOOL: Argentina skipper Javier Mascherano wants to leave Liverpool, the club`s manager Roy Hodgson confirmed on Tuesday.Hodgson has been speaking to the key figures in the team since taking over from Rafael Benitez at Anfield.While captain Steven Gerrard has indicated he wants to

MADRID: Spanish champions Barcelona posted a loss last season of just over 77 million euros, its first in seven years, instead of a profit as had been claimed by the previous board, the club said Tuesday.The previous board, led by former Barcelona president Joan Laporta, announced at the

BERLIN: German midfielder Michael Ballack, who missed the World Cup because of an ankle injury, is not fit enough to play in next month`s friendly against Denmark, his Bayer Leverkusen coach said on Tuesday.The former Chelsea midfielder, who joined the German club during the summer, began

BARCELONA: Russian teen Stanislav Emelyanov produced an upset in the men`s 20km walk to take the first gold of the European Athletics Championships and push favourite Alex Schwazer of Italy into second here on Tuesday.The 19-year-old is the latest walker to emerge from the successful

NEW DELHI: Suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi called an investigation into him a "witch hunt" ahead of a second hearing of an inquiry set up by the country`s cricket board.Modi, 46, said he was unwilling to co-operate with the board`s current disciplinary panel because

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil`s new coach, Mano Menezes, said Monday he intended to build a side capable of achieving his nation`s football "dreams," as he was officially presented in his new job.The successor to Dunga, who was axed after Brazil was knocked out of this year`s World Cup in the

MADRID: Real Madrid`s talismanic striker Raul bid an emotional farewell to the La Liga club on Monday after 16 seasons and said he was eyeing a move to the Bundesliga or the English Premier League. The 33-year-old, a huge favourite among Real fans and a club captain, had tears in his

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene revelled on their favourite hunting ground to send India chasing leather in the second cricket Test on Tuesday.Sangakkara hit 219, his seventh double-century, and Jayawardene made 174 as Sri Lanka declared at 642-4 on the

MILANInter: Milan and AS Roma will not meet in next May’s Italian Cup final after the pair were placed in the same half of the draw on Monday.The two sides have clashed in five of the last six Italian Cup finals with Inter prevailing last season on their way to a treble.Juventus are

MANCHESTER: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini admits he is ready to bid for Fernando Torres if the Liverpool striker shows interest in moving to Eastlands.Mancini was given hope that he may be able to sign Torres when new Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson revealed the Spain star has a

LONDON: Gavin Grant, a former Millwall and Bradford striker, will serve at least 25 years in prison for his role in the gun murder of an old friend.Grant was given the sentence at the Old Bailey after being convicted of murdering Leon Labastide, 21, outside his parents\\\' home in

BEIJING: A Chinese fan enraged by two quick red cards shown to the Qingdao Chinese Super League club at the weekend register his annoyance by launching a karate kick at the referee and shoving a linesman.The incident dealt another blow to the image of          Chinese soccer,

COLOMBO: Tharanga Paranavitana and Kumar Sangakkara tormented India`s bowlers for a second time in a row to help Sri Lanka consolidate on the opening day of the second Test on Monday.The left-handed duo, who hit centuries in the victorious first Test in Galle, put on 136 for the unbroken

SYDNEY: Inexperience playing on the sub-continent will make Australia`s bid to topple top-ranked India in the October`s Test series even tougher, senior batsman Simon Katich said on Monday.The two-Test series in October will precede the Ashes home defence against England, which starts the

MADRID: Real Madrid have called a news conference for striker Raul to say goodbye to colleagues and fans after 18 years with the La Liga club.The 33-year-old is poised to join Bundesliga club Schalke 04 on a two-year deal, local media have reported.Real president Florentino Perez and

LEEDS: Pakistan`s victory in the second Test against Australia here at Headingley has left one businessman hoping the team will return to exploit their fan-base among the local expatriate community.Leeds and the adjoining city of Bradford, often called `mini Pakistan`, are home to some