New Zealand All Blacks Colin Slade reacts as he is attended to by a team medic during their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against Argentina in Auckland, New Zealand, on Sunday. (AP Photo/Ross Land)By STEVE MCMORRAN | AP AUCKLAND: Pride and penitence were mixed with pain in the aftermath of weekend Rugby World Cup quarterfinals which left four survivors nursing injuries of varied severity and four teams... 

New Delhi (IANS) : Lack of residential facilities and high rentals have scared national sports federations away from holding their training camps or major tournaments at the state-of-the-art Commonwealth Games (CWG) venues, some of which have started to rot within a year of the mega event here. In the last one year, only a handful of tournaments have been held at the 12 CWG venues which were put up... 

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) India’s cricket legend Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who personified style on and off the cricket field, died here Thursday after battling a lung infection for about a month. He was 70. The former Indian captain, who was admitted to the Sir Gangaram Hospital here, is survived by his wife, veteran actress Sharmila Tagore, and three children – daughters Soha and Saba and... 

By Ravinder Singh Robin Wagah, Apr 13 (ANI): With the return of Karachi resident Ali Jamil, all the Pakistan cricket fans, who had entered into India to watch the 2011 World Cup cricket matches have returned to their country. Immigration officials confirmed that all the 285 Pakistani visitors, who were possessing cricket visa, have returned to Pakistan. 67-years-old Jamil, a resident of Karachi, who... 

London, Apr 13 (ANI): Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has conceded that his future at the club is beyond his control after admitting that he may have made a mistake by selecting Fernando Torres ahead of Didier Drogba during their Champions League exit at Old Trafford. Torres is still waiting for his first Chelsea goal since his 50 million pound transfer. Drogba replaced him at half time during the Champions... 

Colombo, Apr. 12 (ANI): Being a finalist in the cricket World Cup for a second consecutive time has not helped Sri Lanka financially, it seems. Sri Lanka Cricket today said it has to pay off 23 million dollars in debt after cost overruns and hefty bills incurred for building stadiums for the recent World Cup. “We spent a lot of money to host the World Cup, to build two stadiums and rebuild one... 

London, Apr 10(ANI): Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists that a “victimized” Wayne Rooney will take out his indignation over a two-match Football Association (FA) ban on Champions League opponents Chelsea. Ferguson, whose side takes a 1-0 lead into Tuesday’s quarterfinal second leg, knows that the striker’s suspension does not include European competition. “Knowing Wayne,... 

Karachi, April 10(ANI): US-based tennis coach Jalil Riaz will arrive in Pakistan in June to train the team for the Davis Cup scheduled to be held in July, Pakistan Tennis Federation President Syed Kaleem Imam has said. “The PTF has requested the coach to train the players before their next assignment in South Korea, slated to be held from July 8 to 10,” the Dawn quoted Imam, as saying. He pointed... 

London, Apr. 9 (ANI): Coach Alex Ferguson is facing a Manchester United keeper crisis. Edwin van der Sar is retiring and now No2 Tomasz Kuszczak wants a move. The Polish international is fed up of waiting for his chance to be United”s main man between the posts, the Sun reports. Kuszczak even hit out at boss Fergie for holding him back. He said: “I”m definitely leaving the club. My... 

Karachi, April 9(ANI): Pakistan’s limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has made it clear that he will never return to Test cricket- the longest format of the game that he had quit last year. Afridi was initially installed as Pakistan’s captain for all three formats last year after he came out of his Test retirement to lead the team against Australia in England last summer, but retired from Test...