REFILE-Games-Afghanistan pipped to cricket gold by Bangladesh Bangladesh dashed Afghanistan’s hopes of a fairytale finish in the men’s cricket final at the Asian Games on Friday to win their first gold at the multi-sport event. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport
Perfect 10 by Basha Mahaboob Basha. ANANTAPUR: Andhra off-spinner Sk. Mahaboob Basha took all 10 wickets as his team restricted Tripura to 188 in its Cooch Behar (under-19) Plate Group ‘B’ match here on Saturday. Read more on The Hindu
Gloucester v Saracens (Sat) Gloucester face Saracens in Saturday’s Premiership fixture. Read more on BBC News
SPL CONFIRM FIXTURES GO AHEAD The Scottish Premier League have confirmed all six fixtures will be played as scheduled this weekend despite ongoing uncertainty caused by the referees’ strike. Read more on Sporting Life
Quality the focus for 2011 ROWING:QUALITY NOT quantity will be the keynote of Irish international rowing in the season ahead, and Ireland may not field any heavyweight men’s crews at the very top level in the 2011 season. Read more on The Irish Times
Euro giants reach knockout stages Inter Milan, Barcelona and Manchester United go through to the next stage of the Champions League. Read more on BBC News
India’s Mahindra to buy Ssangyong SEOUL: India’s Mahindra and Mahindra has signed a deal with Ssangyong Motor to acquire the struggling South Korean automaker for US$463 million (US$1 = RM3.12) in shares and debt in a bid to create a global force in sport utility vehicles. Ssangyong, which mostly manufactures SUVs and also makes a [...]
Avid NASCAR fans turning to digital media for info Avid NASCAR fans increasingly turn to digital and social media for news, information and interaction around their favorite drivers, according to research conducted by marketing and public relations firm Taylor. Read more on SportingNews
Tiger Woods struggles to recover after year of scandal It was a fender-bender that became a train wreck, and one year on from the late-night car crash that sparked a tawdry sex scandal Tiger Woods’ reputation and golf game have yet to fully recover. Read more on AFP via Yahoo! News
Reward for Ron Long-serving Ron Reeve receives the Torch Trophy. Read more on TheFA.com
