Sports News: General

Washington, Aug 31 (ANI): Soccer ace David Beckham has recently revealed that he is worried to the point of obsession about going bald and getting a paunch.

Indian cricket team led by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni returned home in Chennai on Saturday after defeating hosts Sri Lanka 3-2 in the one-day series. Dhoni was adjudged man of the series for his contribution in the tournament.

DARWIN, Australia (AP) _ Portugal-born all-rounder Moises Henriques has been called into the Australian cricket team as a replacement for Andrew Symonds, dismissed from the team Saturday for disciplinary reasons.

Melbourne, Aug 31 (ANI): Stephanie Rice and Eamon Sullivan might have parted ways but the two seem 'pretty happy' with their lives as singles.

London, Aug 31 (ANI): The Olympic torch relay before the 2012 Olympics will be limited to Britain after protests spoiled the worldwide relay ahead of the Beijing Games.

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) _ Newcastle beat leaders and reigning champions Melbourne in the penultimate regular season round of Australia's National Rugby League to set up a cliffhanger finish to the race for the minor premiership.

New York, Aug 31 (PTI) Mahesh Bhupathi and his Australian partner Samantha Stosur lost the plot towards the end and crashed out of US Open mixed doubles event after a see-saw second round battle

HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) _ World champion Sebastien Loeb took advantage of Mikko Hirvonen's spin on the second-to-last stage to win Rally New Zealand by 17.5 seconds Sunday, doubling his lead over the Finn in the World Rally Championship.

HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) _ World champion Sebastien Loeb took advantage of Mikko Hirvonen's spin on the second-to-last stage to win Rally New Zealand by 17.5 seconds Sunday and to double his lead over Hirvonen in the world drivers' championship.

IT'S BEEN a month of celebrations and for the first time sportsmen other than cricketers have been flashed all across the media and welcomed home like all-conquering heroes.

JCT became the first team to enter the semi-finals of the 121st Osian Durand Football Championship beating qualifiers Tata Football Academy (TFA) 3-1, at the Ambedkar Stadium, here on Saturday.

THE AD HOC committee, constituted by the Indian Olympic Association to administer hockey in the country, is reportedly considering conducting the Indian Hockey League (IHL) instead of the Premier Hockey League (PHL).

Even as the foreign rifle coach, Szucsak Laszlo, looks set for another stint with the Indian team, his Hungarian compatriot for pistol shooting, Csaba Zyorik, is packing his bags as his four-year term with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has come to an end.

Kolkata, Aug 30 (PTI) John Buchanan, coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL), will conduct a two-day talent hunt camp in the city from September 4.

Melbourne, August 30 (ANI): The South Australian State Government considers the Commonwealth Games to be a "B-grade sporting event", and thus has decided not to bid for it.

Bhiwani, Aug 30 (PTI) Haryana government kept its promise and handed cash rewards and promotions for the Indian sportspersons who made their mark in the just-concluded Beijing Olympics at a

DARWIN, Australia (AP) _ An ill-timed fishing trip has cost all-rounder Andrew Symonds his place in Australia's cricket team for its current limited overs series and jeopardized his future international career, team sources said Saturday.

London, Aug.30 (ANI): Former England captain Mike Atherton has described the current crop of world cricketers, especially the Australians, as the most narrow-minded for boycotting the Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) _ Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala seized a nine-second lead after day two of the Rally of New Zealand on Saturday as world championship rivals Sebastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen prepared for a final-day showdown.

BEIJING (AP) _ Chinese authorities have reversed their decision and will not send two elderly women to a labor camp after they applied for a protest permit during the Olympics, a human rights group said Saturday.