Top Stories: Dubai, Nov 22 (IANS) A trip into the water on the very last hole saw Jeev Milkha Singh miss out on a chance to make the top-10 in the inaugural Dubai World Championships at the Earth Course here Sunday. IANS Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:30:02 -0500Dubai, Nov 22 (IANS) Lee Westwood outplayed the field with a stunning course record of eight-under 64 and took home Europe's biggest prize, winning both the Dubai World Championships golf and the Race to Dubai. IANS Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:30:02 -0500Brisbane, Nov. 22 : West Indian cricket team coach David Williams has warned the Australians that the visitors will not to wilt under pressure from the hosts this summer, even as former players Shane Warne and Dennis Lillee have come up with doomsday predictions. ANI Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:40:07 -0500Melbourne, Nov.22 : Former star players have questioned Michael Clarke's capacity to ascend to the Test captaincy and believe Ricky Ponting must lead Australia to England for Ashes revenge in 2013. ANI Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:40:04 -0500London, Nov.22 : The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is eager to host India - Pakistan Test series in 2011 in England. ANI Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:30:38 -0500Sydney, Nov.22 : Having spent endless summers as a cricket commentator of note, former Australian captain Richie Benaud is set to use his golden voice for the sport for another four summers. ANI Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:30:36 -0500Islamabad, Nov.22 : Massive irregularities have been reported in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) during the regime of Dr Nasim Ashraf. ANI Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:30:35 -0500London, Nov.22 : The beach ball that bounced Liverpool out of the Premier League title race has been put on display at the National Football Museum after being won by a Sunderland fan in a News of the World charity auction on eBay. ANI Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:30:30 -0500Kanpur, Nov 21 The Indian and Sri Lankan cricket teams arrived in Kanpur on Saturday for the second Test starting on Tuesday at the Green Park stadium. ANI Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:20:04 -0500Amid a sea of big orange fans at UT's final home football game of the season, some Salvation Army volunteers rang red bells to bring home some Christmas green. The end of the home football schedule... WBIR Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:23:42 -0500The paltry offense that led to a loss Tuesday for the Gophers women's basketball team stood corrected Saturday. The Gophers made 83 percent of their shots in the first nine minutes of the game on the... StarTribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:18:10 -0500COLLEGEVILLE, MINN. - St. John's had its customary home-field magic during an unbeaten regular season, beating Bethel on a last-second 49-yard field goal, St. Thomas in overtime and barely surviving a... StarTribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:18:10 -0500Absent Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce got a welcome tonic as his side ended a run of 10 defeats on the road in the league with a 2-0 victory over Bolton at the Reebok Stadium.David Dunn made the brea... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:07:20 -0500Two days ahead of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka in Kanpur, the Green Park pitch was green. "They should leave the grass," umpire Nigel Llong said with a wide smile, after inspecting the ... Cricinfo Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:02:59 -0500The NFL fined Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for obscene gestures he made last Sunday. Adams took out a full-page color advertisement in The News amid the controversy that followed his obscene gestur... ESPN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:57:40 -0500A replay of the controversial World Cup play-off match between France and the Republic of Ireland is out of the question, the French Football Federation (FFF) reiterated on Friday. PARIS (AFP) - A r... soccerway Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:33:36 -0500Berlin - A German paper said Sunday it had obtained details of some of the 200 matches under investigation in the match-fixing scandal that has rocked European football. According to the Sueddeutsc... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:28:27 -0500SUPERSPORT SERIES - FINAL DAY Dolphins v Cobras Durban Toss: Cobras Dolphins first innings I Khan lbw Philander 12 C Delport c Canning b Kleinveldt 20 L Bosman b Kemp 34 A Amla... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:28:24 -0500Durban - The SuperSport Series cricket match between the Dolphins and the Cape Cobras predictably ended in a draw on Sunday when the two captains decided to call it a day with the Cobras on 329/2 in r... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:28:22 -0500Before Jayawardena, Australia's Mike Hussey was the last batsman to reach the 900-point mark in the 131-year history of Test cricket when he achieved the rare distinction after the Sydney Test against... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:28:19 -0500New EU president prompts fears in Turkey Herman Van Rompuy's selection as the EU's first president had less to do with who is than who he is not: Tony Blair. But his views on Turkey raise concerns abo... The National Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:58:12 -0500MADRID: Barcelona’s Argentine striker Lionel Messi faces missing his club’s crucial Champions League meeting with Inter Milan after picking up a thigh injury in Saturday’s draw with ... New Straits Times Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:53:59 -0500Lee Westwood achieved a European Tour double on Sunday by winning the season-ending Dubai World Championship and the money-list title.An 8-under-par 64 gave him a final 23-under total of 265 and a ... ESPN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:38:25 -0500STANFORD, Calif. (AP) ? The California players listened quietly all week to the pregame talk about how powerful Stanford had a chance to go to the... USA Today Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:37:31 -0500Scotland beat Australia for the first time in 28 years after Wallabies flyhalf Matt Giteau missed an injury-time conversion in Edinburgh. Australia wasted two try-scoring chances before Ryan Cross wen... International Herald Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:28:53 -0500For many years, European soccer has looked east toward China, Hong Kong and Singapore hoping that the day would never dawn when its own sports were contaminated by match fixing on anything like the le... International Herald Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:28:51 -0500GLENCOE — Glencoe’s girls basketball team won its home opener in dominating fashion Friday night with a 57-26 victory over White Plains in a Class 3A, Area 10 matchup. Gadsden Times Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:05:41 -0500TOKYO, Nov. 22 (AP) - (Kyodo)?Free agent Japanese left-hander Hisanori Takahashi said Sunday he will be happy to join any major league club. "I want to play in the majors more than anything, hope... Breitbart Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:00:23 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Lee Westwood has won the Dubai World Championship to end the season as European No 1. Westw... Times Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:38:31 -0500"),"") stng.sitelife.integration.initArticle("1896809,CST-SPT-rick22", contenthead, document.location, "sports", ["pubdate_ November 22, 2009"]); }//if true... Chicago Sun-Times Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:34:25 -0500DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Lee Westwood of England has won the European Tour's first Race to Dubai after capturing the Dubai World Championship by six strokes with an 8-under 64 in the final round... StarTribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:34:15 -0500DUBAI: England’s Lee Westwood shot a round of eight-under par 64 to win the 7.5 million US dollar Dubai World Championship golf tournament here on Sunday. With the win, Westwood also won the in... New Straits Times Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:32:45 -0500The retired legends delivered some stinging lessons but it was the young pups of Michael Clarke's Australian XI who stole the Twenty20 exhibition at the Gabba. While the current generation was under p... Cricinfo Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:22:12 -0500It was over when... Malcolm Williams caught a 68-yard TD pass to give Texas a 34-13 lead in the third quarter just 17 seconds after KU had cut the lead to 14 points. ESPN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:16:31 -0500Cleveland Browns .Holmgren said on his weekly radio show on Seattle's KJR that he has not yet spoken to Browns owner Randy Lerner, who is looking for a "serious, credible leader" football authority to... ESPN Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:16:30 -0500Ryan McLaren and Albie Morkel both went cheaply, as South Africa struggled to get runs on the board. Morkel was brilliantly caught at deep square leg by Eoin Morgan, who just managed to keep inside th... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:48:26 -0500Close call: Bafana goalkeeper Rowan Fernandez makes a save during the national team's friendly match against Jamaica at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein. Photo: Etienne Rothbart, The Star... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:48:23 -0500Bafana Bafana head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is determined to have as many of his Europe-based players as possible when the squad go into a month-long camp in Brazil in March to prepare for the 20... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:48:20 -0500Beijing Olympic 1 500m finalist, Juan van Deventer (Nike) continued with his build-up for the international track season with his third victory in the RAC Tough One 32k,m clocking his fastest time to ... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:48:09 -0500Denis Leamy seems certain to miss out on Ireland's final autumn international against South Africa after he was carried off with an ankle injury in the 41-6 victory over Fiji at the RDS in Dublin. The... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:08:56 -0500Referee Martin Hansson broke his silence on Friday by insisting "life must go on" after his blunder contributed to the Republic of Ireland's World Cup exit on Wednesday.Hansson failed to spot Thierry ... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:08:55 -0500Ireland winger Damien Duff has admitted he probably would have replicated Thierry Henry's now infamous handball if the opportunity had arisen at the other end of the field.The France striker used his ... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:08:49 -0500New Zealand and Pakistan start round two of their disrupted cricket series on Tuesday searching for respectability amid a background of upheaval.The world's seventh and sixth ranked sides are two of t... Cricket365 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:04:34 -0500Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ijaz Butt has urged Younus Khan to quickly end his hiatus from the national team and play against Australia in the three-Test series next month.Former captain Younus is on... Cricket365 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:04:33 -0500Yangpu District. AFL game development head David Matthews told reporters, "[t]here are big opportunities here [in China] to improve our broadcast position and consider China as an events market. I th... Wikinews Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:51 -0500The company, which spends 50 per cent of its branding budget through sports, is looking at growing sales of Celebration by 12 per cent in next one year. "After cricket, football is the most popu... Business Standard Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:20 -0500Fort Lauderdale, Florida - The United States qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup when it beat Uruguay 27-6 at Central Broward Regional Park on Saturday. The Eagles defeated Uruguay 27-22 in Mont... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:30:37 -0500Wellington - Two New Zealand cricketers admitted Sunday to inadvertently sparking what has been described as a riot in the Indian city of Chennai after handing out money to street people. The incid... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:30:34 -0500TOKYO, Nov. 22 (AP) - (Kyodo)?A select team of Under-26 professionals played a university all-star team to a 1-1 tie Sunday in a game to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Central and Pacifi... Breitbart Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:23:25 -0500The Football Association of Ireland must do the decent thing and allow former Derry City player James McClean to sign for Lincoln City immediately, according to top Irish agent Gerry Carlile.Derry Cit... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:47:31 -0500(AP Photo/Wily Low)Oregon's Ed Dickson (83) celebrates after scoring a touchdown with six seconds left in regulation against Arizona in the second half of an NCAA college football game at Arizona Stad... The Examiner Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:44:41 -0500Recommend Forrest Griffin outstruck Tito Ortiz on Saturday to win a clash of light-heavyweight ex-champions. Griffin won a split decision over Ortiz in the main event of UFC 106 in Las Vegas, with ju... USA Today Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:36:41 -0500"So the frustration was high in a week where we were pretty much all over the place, via Saracens and missing a day's training on Wednesday because of the weather. "Our boys regrouped pretty well a... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:10:17 -0500Two hundred days to go until the World Cup kicks-off in South Africa and for the man at the helm, it marks a time to change the storyline. With the last remaining teams having now secured their spo... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:10:14 -0500With five wins (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002), Brazil are the most successful team in World Cup finals. They did lose two finals (1950 and 1998). Brazil are the only nation to have played in every ... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:10:12 -0500Orlando Pirates bounced back into contention to challenge champions and Absa Premiership leaders SuperSport United after they destroyed second placed Ajax Cape Town 3-0 at the Orlando Stadium on a col... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:10:08 -0500Kawasaki+ (AP) - OITA, Japan, Nov. 22 (Kyodo)?(EDS: ADDS QUOTES, DETAILS) Relegated Oita Trinita rewrote the script with a stunning 1-0 win over high-flying Kawasaki Frontale in the J-League firs... Breitbart Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:02:39 -0500Kyle Busch made it a double dose of celebration, winning the Nationwide Series championship before completing a lap and capping his night at Homestead-Miami Speedway with his ninth trip to Victory Lan... San Francisco Chronicle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:37:34 -0500WINCHESTER — The Treasure Valley Community College men's basketball team defeated Umpqua Community College 103-91 in the season opener for both clubs at the UCC gym on Friday.Freshman Eliseo Nie... News-Review Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:36:04 -0500A day that began with Fifa ruling out a replay of the France vs Ireland World Cup play-off ended, after pleas, denials and opinions from all quarters, with the French still heading for South Africa an... Mail & Guardian Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:32:36 -0500(AP Photo/Wily Low)Oregon's starting quarterback Jeremiah Masoli (8) passes for a touchdown against Arizona's Xavier Kelley (15) in the first half of an NCAA college football game at Arizona Stadium i... The Examiner Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:27:37 -0500(AP Photo/Erich Schlegel)Texas quarterback Colt McCoy (12) passes over Kansas defensive end Maxwell Onyegbule (90) in the third quarter of the NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, No... The Examiner Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:27:35 -0500England on Sunday announced Alastair Cook will remain in Pretoria while the remainder of the one-day international squad fly to Cape Town on Monday to continue their series against South Africa.Cook i... Cricket365 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:26:11 -0500Neil Broom and Aaron Redmond have admitted being charged with serious misconduct by New Zealand Cricket while on New Zealand A's tour of India in August.The pair breached team protocols by leaving the... Cricket365 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:26:09 -0500LeBron James leading the home team's assault with a 32-point effort.James added nine assists and seven rebounds while Mo Williams chipped in 18 points for a fast-finishing Cavaliers, who trailed 81-75... International Herald Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:11:27 -0500CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The Cleveland Cavaliers held the Philadelphia 76ers to just 10 fourth quarter points to rally for a 97-91 win on Saturday, LeBron James leading the home team's assault with a 32-... Reuters Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:06:14 -0500TOKYO (Reuters) - Italy's Edoardo Molinari beat Robert Karlsson in a playoff to win the Dunlop Phoenix tournament on Sunday, denying last year's European order of merit winner a first victory since an... Reuters Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:06:13 -0500Kathie Bohacek submitted this photo of the Club All Star 11-and-under Blue Baseball Team, which finished the recent Team Appreciation Tournament in Sunnyvale with a 5-0 record. The squad defeated the ... Record Net Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:06:10 -0500Football fans tackle both the Christmas and football seasons by buying artificial Christmas trees that match team colors. South San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 22, 2009 -- Treetopia, the leading o... Earth Times Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:05:15 -0500Founder of FanFanaticJerseys.com, James Howe, created an online business to distribute an all-inclusive assortment of professional sports jerseys. His collection encompasses every player for every tea... Earth Times Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:05:07 -0500Udine, Italy - World champions South Africa ended their three-match losing run with a 32-10 victory against error-strewn Italy here on Saturday. The Springboks came into the match on the back of an... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:50:39 -0500Orlando Pirates got their Absa Premiership campaign back on track when they demolished second placed Ajax Cape Town 3-0 in a clash with no quarter asked nor given at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday ni... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:50:37 -0500But the 40-year-old, heavier Fragomeni stepped up the pace in the middle rounds, and his relentless style began to wear down his five years-younger opponent. "After the first three rounds I thought... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:50:35 -0500By Samuel Petrequin Saint-Denis - France raised expectations of its rugby clash with New Zealand next week by outgunning Samoa 43-5 at Stade de France on Saturday. The French started their autum... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:50:32 -0500By Rob Harris Manchester, England - Manchester United cruised to a 3-0 victory over Everton on Saturday to rise to second in the Premier League and keep the pressure on leader Chelsea. Darren Fl... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:50:30 -0500A second-half scoring spree after they had trailed by a goal gave Moroka Swallows a stimulating 3-1 Premier League win over Golden Arrows at the Chatsworth Stadium in Durban on Saturday night and left... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:50:28 -0500NEW YORK -- The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of co... Daily Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:49:46 -0500KLAMATH FALLS — The road hasn't been that daunting of a place for the Sutherlin High football team this season.The Bulldogs clinched a Class 4A playoff berth away from home, earning them a secon... News-Review Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:17:20 -0500SALEM — The fifth-ranked West Salem football team put the brakes on No. 7 Roseburg's postseason tour, uprooting the Indians 42-7 in a Class 6A second-round playoff game Friday night.The Titans, ... News-Review Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:17:19 -0500West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola reflected on a "crazy game" after his side claimed a 3-3 draw at 10-man Hull.The Hammers were forced to come from behind to take a point off their fellow Barclays Prem... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:10:31 -0500Birmingham boss Alex McLeish saluted a "world class" finish from Lee Bowyer as his side extended their unbeaten run to four games with victory over Fulham. Bowyer put the icing on an outstanding perfo... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:10:30 -0500Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill hopes Emile Heskey's 86th-minute equaliser in the 1-1 draw at Burnley will spur the striker on to more goals.The England international has been spending a lot of tim... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:10:28 -0500Sunderland boss Steve Bruce backed Darren Bent's claims on a place in England's World Cup squad after seeing him fire Arsenal to their first defeat in 14 games. Bent's 71st-minute strike, his ninth go... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:10:26 -0500Carlo Ancelotti acclaimed Michael Essien as one of the best midfielders in the world after his two-goal super show against woeful Wolves at Stamford Bridge.Essien scored twice inside 10 minutes after ... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:10:23 -0500Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted Manchester United must treat every game as "must-win" as they look to put pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea. United had fallen eight points adrift of Carlo Ance... Independent.ie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:10:21 -0500On the eve of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Dubai 2009 final, Ricardo Teixeira, Chairman of the FIFA Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee; Jérôme Valcke, FIFA General Secretary; Joan Cusco, Member of... FIFA Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:07:58 -0500Newly-married James Tredwell will have some consolation even if he ends up carrying the drinks for England - because at least he will be missing the DIY at home.The 27-year-old Kent off-spinner has em... Cricket365 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:06:01 -0500Andrew Strauss won the toss and chose to bowl first to take advantage of the moisture that is still lingering around the Highveld after a weekend of wet weather, as the one-day series prepared to get ... Cricinfo Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:06:00 -0500Andhra seamer Syed Sahabuddin has agreed to join the Mumbai Indians for the third season of the IPL. Sahabuddin, who quit the rebel ICL with a host of other Indian players, was recommended by the fran... Cricinfo Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:05:59 -0500Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) chief John Coates has taken a swipe at Federal Sports Minister Kate Ellis, saying she has gone missing on the issue of sports funding. This week the Government rece... ABC Australia Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:01:47 -0500Texas quarterback Colt McCoy passed for 396 yards and four touchdowns, helping the No. 2 Longhorns rout Kansas 51-20 and earning his NCAA-record 43rd career victory. USA Today Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:59:44 -0500Ward (21-0, 13 KOs) announced his arrival among the world's elite boxers with a dynamic thrashing of Kessler (42-2), the WBA super middleweight champion for most of the past five years and the early f... USA Today Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:59:43 -0500Oftentimes, the most exciting college football Saturdays are the ones you least expect. On a day without a single game between two ranked teams, the sport provided us an all-day marathon of dramatic f... Sports Illustrated Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:57:35 -0500Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday night.Patrick Kane, Kris Versteeg and John Madden also scored for the Blackhawks (14-5-2), who built on a 7-1 win over Calgary for their second consecutive road win at ... International Herald Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:51:25 -0500NEW YORK — The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of ... Deseret News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:41:52 -0500Sydney - The Wallabies' abject loss to lowly Scotland was Australian rugby's worst Test defeat in decades, newspapers said on Sunday. Critics lambasted the third-ranked Wallabies after they slumped... Independent Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:32:19 -0500Whether football is played indoors, outdoors, in the afternoon or near midnight, Eden Prairie sticks to the routine. In the Class 5A semifinals at the Metrodome on Saturday night -- and nearly into Su... StarTribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:00:28 -0500Directly addressing the issue of Mtawarira, known to the rugby world as “The Beast”, the advert said: “The officials of the Saru [South African Rugby Union] even inform us that Mr Mtawarira ‘i... Mail & Guardian Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:54:50 -0500(AP Photo/Wily Low)Oregon's starting quarterback Jeremiah Masoli (8) passes for a touchdown against Arizona's Xavier Kelley (15) in the first half of an NCAA college football game at Arizona Stadium i... The Examiner Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:50:06 -0500(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)California quarterback Kevin Riley, top left, is lifted by teammates and fans after a win over Stanford during a NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif., Saturday,... The Examiner Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:50:05 -0500 | 
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