Sports News: General

London, Feb 9 (ANI): Wayne Bridge has no plans to get back with Vanessa Perroncel after she slept with his England team-mate John Terry.

London, Feb 9 (ANI): Toni, love cheat John Terry's wife, has turned to Victoria Beckham to seek advice whether or not she should forgive her soccer husband, it has emerged.

Gurgaon, Feb 9 (PTI) Hoping to recapture the form that fetched him his maiden European Tour title two years ago, Indian golfer SSP Chowrasia has made slight changes to his swing ahead of the tri-sanctioned Avantha Masters here this week.

Nagpur, Feb 9 (PTI) Sachin Tendulkar (100) fell after completing his 46th Test hundred as South Africa pushed India to the brink of a humiliating defeat in the first cricket Test here today.

Washington, Feb.9 (ANI): This year's Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million viewers, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched televised event in American history.

London, Feb.9 (ANI): Coach Arsene Wenger has admitted Arsenal's inexperience has virtually KO'd their Premier League title bid.

London, Feb.9 (ANI): Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini has admitted to losing his cool for the first time after the club went down two-nil at Hull on Saturday.

London, Feb.9 (ANI): Former Manchester City coach Mark "Sparky" Hughes is on the shortlist to become Turkey's new national boss.

London, Feb.9 (ANI): German football star Michael Ballack has hit back at Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's take on Chelsea's derby success at Stamford Bridge.

Vancouver, Feb 9 (DPA) Arnold Schwarzenegger will hand the Olympic torch to former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe Friday ahead of the opening ceremony at the Vancouver Games.

Karachi, Feb.9 (ANI) : Rejecting reports of discord in the team, Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has said his team lacked the temperament needed to win against the World Champions Australia and blamed the players for being physically and mentally inferior to the Kangaroos.

London, Feb.9 (ANI): England striker David Beckham has admitted that he dreams of taking his sons-Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz-to Old Trafford.

London, Feb.9 (ANI): An emotional Chelsea captain John Terry thanked club fans for their overwhelming support in spite of revelations about his sexcapades off the field.

London, Feb.9 (ANI): Former England football star Paul Gascoigne was behind bars again last night after his second arrest in 24 hours.

Tapan Mohanta Dhaka, Feb 9 (PTI) Their game heavily influenced by China, Singapore will be India's toughest rivals in the table tennis competition of the Commonwealth Games this year, India coach Massimo Costantini said.

Wellington, Feb 9 (DPA) New Zealand chief football coach Ricki Herbert said Tuesday that he expects to play World Cup qualifying hero Rory Fallon in next month's friendly against Mexico.

India?s Somdev Devvarman jumped 21 places to be at 141st position in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings released Monday. The 24-year-old Somdev had reached the quarterfinals of South Africa Open at Johannesburg last week.

Hockey India (HI) and the senior national squad are on confrontation course again. This time it's over the choice of captain for the World Cup, beginning in New Delhi on February 28.

Rotterdam (Netherlands), Feb 9 (DPA) Last year's break-out player Robin Soderling overcame a shaky start to claim his first victory of 2010 with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 defeat of Frenchman Florent Serra at the ABN-AMRO World Tennis.

London, Feb.9 (ANI): Billionaire Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani and Sahara Group chairman Subrata Roy have reportedly set their sights on buying debt-ravaged Liverpool FC from their American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett Junior.