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Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi wins top soccer prize for fourth time

Barcelona and Argentina’s Lionel Messi, the soccer player many believe is the best of all time, won the prestigious Ballon d’Or for a record fourth time (in a row, no less) in Zurich, Switzerland.   The 25-year-old Argentinian took the honour ahead of Barcelona team-mate Andres Iniesta and Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo. He enjoyed […]

Reasons behind Pakistan’s defeat against India in the 3rd ODI

Reasons behind Pakistan’s defeat against India in the 3rd ODI Pakistan ended their successful tour to India with a 2-1 series victory in the One Day Internationals, but their fans back home were disappointed by the fact that they did not complete a whitewash after being in a strong position. Earlier, the arch rivals battled […]

Katinka Hosszu and Benoit Debast win gold medals – 2012 Indian Ocean Meet

Katinka Hosszu and Benoit Debast won gold medals of the Women’s 800m freestyle and 1500m freestyle respectively at the 2012 Indian Ocean Meet in St. Paul, Reunion. Hosszu stayed in a comfortable lead over her closest swimmer as she cruised her way towards the finishing wall for gold medal by touching the wall with the […]

India’s visit to Pakistan: BCCI rejects PCB’s offer

The Board of Control for Cricket in (BCCI) has dismissed Pakistan’s proposal about India’s visit to the neighboring country, Indian media reported on Monday.   According to an Indian newspaper, Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Zaka Ashraf was hopeful of holding Ashes like series between India and Pakistan. However, his Indian counterpart has refused to accept […]

Wasim Akram’s advice to bowl inswingers helped me against India, Junaid Khan reveals

Left-arm pacer Junaid Khan has disclosed that Wasim Akram’s advice to bowl inswinging deliveries to the Indian batsmen helped him greatly in the just-concluded One Day International (ODI) series in India. Junaid was among the most successful and impressive players in the three-match series. He made life very tricky for the Men in Blue, and […]

Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista looking forward to play well in 2013

Major League Baseball Update The Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista is hoping that the 2013 Major League Baseball season will prove successful for his game to improve further. He struggled in the last Major League outing with several injuries but now he has recovered fully and wants to compete well in the next […]

Jaffar in fine form once again as Army beat Navy

The veteran goalkeeper thwarted Navy after putting in a superb display in the Pakistan Premier League during Army’s 2-0 win. After shining against PIA, Pakistan star Jaffar Khan was clearly in a class of his own and carried that form into the game against Navy. With a penalty stop and an all round credible display, […]

ICC Ranking: Muhammad Hafeez and Saeed Ajmal shine on number one ODI spots

After giving outstanding performances in bilateral series against India, Pakistani cricketers Muhammad Hafeez and Saeed Ajmal ascended to the number one spot on the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) list of ODI allrounders and bowlers, respectively.   Pakistan’s T20 captain Hafeez scored 428 points after his performance in the ODI series against India, moving to the number […]

Ontario Elite Series: Michelle Li outplays Stephanie Pakenham in Women’s Singles semi-final clash

Michelle Li, an experienced player from Canada, showed her brilliance on court and stormed into Women’s Singles final after showing exit to Stephanie Pakenham in semi-final battle at 2013 Yonex Ontario Elite Series in Toronto, on Saturday, January 5. The incredible Michelle, who is seeded at the top in the main draw of the championship, […]

Serena Williams, Agnieszka Radwanska and Li Na capture the crown at their respective tournaments – Tennis Special

Serena Williams, Agnieszka Radwanska and Li Na capture the crown at their respective tournaments – Tennis Special Former world number one Serena Williams, top seeded Agnieszka Radwanska and the Chinese number one Li Na all ruled their respective tournaments and eventually bagged the title. Seeded third at the Brisbane International 2013, Williams breezed past Anastasia […]

India wins low-scoring battle; Pakistan fails to whitewash the arch rivals

Pakistan failed to make a clean sweep of the three-match One-day International series against their arch rivals India losing the third and final ODI International by ten runs in a sensational way here at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground.   Pakistan restricted India to 167 in 43.4 overs but failed to chase the total as […]

Yonex Ontario Elite Series: Maximilian Koreny outplays Joseph Rogers in Men’s Singles quarter-final

Canada’s experienced player Maximilian Koreny showed a great performance on court and stormed into Men’s Singles semi-final after giving a shocking treatment to his higher ranked compatriot Joseph Rogers in quarter-final clash at 2012 Yonex Ontario Elite Series on Friday, January 4, in Toronto. The in-form Maximilian, who is un-seeded player in Men’s Singles main […]

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