September 2nd, 2010

Warner latest Aussie to confirm bookie

Explosive New South Wales batsman David Warner is the latest to join the list of Australian cricketers who had been approached by an illegal bookmaker.Warner was approached by an Indian bookie during the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 in India last year but the dashing left-hander immediately reported the matter to NSW team manager Marshall Rosen.Warner [...]

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September 1st, 2010

Pak match-fixing scandal

Pakistani captain Salman Butt and fast-pacers Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir will face their cricket board’s internal inquiry today at the Pakistan High Commission in London. The three players were pulled out of practice in Taunton on Tuesday and asked to report to London to be questioned by Scotland Yard investigators for a second time [...]

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August 20th, 2010

Stephanie Rice pulls out of Commonwealth Games

In yet another setback to the controversy-ridden Commonwealth Games, Australia’s triple Olympic gold medallist swimmer Stephanie Rice has pulled out of October 3-14 mega event in Delhi due to a shoulder injury.The 22-year-old swimmer, who is struggling with a problem in her right shoulder since March, also has been ruled out of the ongoing Pan [...]

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August 7th, 2010

Tyson Gay beats Usain Bolt in Stockholm

Tyson Gay beat reigning 100m and 200m Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt in the 100m dash in front of a sell out crowd in Stockholm, Sweden with a time of 9.84 seconds.
Bolt once solidified his reputation as the fastest man in the world by setting the100m world record in Berlin, Germany with a time of [...]

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July 22nd, 2010

Manchester United vs Philadelphia Union at Lincoln

It isn’t often that first-year soccer teams get a chance to face off against a team as storied as Manchester United, but tonight is the Philadelphia Union’s chance to step on the field with a legendary club.
The Union plays host to Manchester United at Lincoln Financial Field tonight (7:30pm, ESPN2) in the first of three [...]

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