PRABIR Mukherjee, the Eden Gardens curator, has strongly criticised MS Dhoni’s call for turning pitches, calling it “immoral”, and even sought a month’s leave from work. However, by yesterday

SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) – Hosts Brazil will face Japan in the opening match of next year’s Confederations Cup in Brasilia on June 15 although FIFA were left red-faced

SAO PAULO, Brazil – New Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari welcomed a tough Confederations Cup draw that pitted his team against Japan, Mexico and Italy and said failure to

CRICKET Australia has congratulated Ricky Ponting on a stellar cricketing career, describing him as simply one of the best ever to pad up for his country. Ponting, Australia’s 366th

ENGLAND pulled off one of the great victories in their history as they destroyed world champions New Zealand at a rejoicing Twickenham. The All Blacks had been unbeaten in

LONDON, England (Reuters) – Manchester United moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League after an extraordinary 4-3 victory at Reading yesterday in which all seven

THE LINDEN Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) yesterday bounced off its Malta Supreme Magnificent Seven basketball championships in Linden as Banks DIH backed the tournament as the major sponsor for

(REUTERS) – David Beckham has targeted one final fling in the European Champions League before hanging up his boots once he leaves Los Angeles after five-and-a-half years. “I always