Sports News (22.01.2010)

Safina buries Melbourne ghosts to reach Open last 16 [Geo TV] 22 Jan, 2010

Jankovic bundled out of Open [Geo TV] 22 Jan, 2010

Pakistan bat after bringing in Afridi and Akmal [CricInfo] 22 Jan, 2010

Pakistan bat after bringing in Afridi, Younis and Akmal [CricInfo] 22 Jan, 2010

Redbacks desperate to end trophy drought [CricInfo] 22 Jan, 2010

Imran asks PCB to raise IPL issue at ICC meeting [The Nation] 22 Jan, 2010

Mansoor, Waqar gear up for final battle [The Nation] 22 Jan, 2010

Argentinean envoy promises support for tennis event [The Nation] 22 Jan, 2010

Pak looks to improve ODI ranking in Australia [The Nation] 22 Jan, 2010

Big guns fire in Melbourne but Ivanovic flops [The Nation] 22 Jan, 2010

Make Afridi ODI captain: Inzamam [The Nation] 22 Jan, 2010

Arsenal go top, Liverpool eye Champions League [The Nation] 22 Jan, 2010

PCB to set up 2nd Cricket Academy at Karachi [The Nation] 22 Jan, 2010

Zaheer to lead Pak volleyball squad in SA Games [The Nation] 22 Jan, 2010

China football officials under questioning: report [The Nation] 22 Jan, 2010 LeBron leads Cavaliers over Kobe and Lakers 93-87 AP – Fri Jan 22, 3:42 am ET AP CLEVELAND - The Cavaliers haven't lost their holiday spirit. Full Story » Tiger Woods or not, facility beefs up security AP – Fri Jan 22, 1:08 am ET AP JACKSON, Miss. - Police and hospital security patrolled the streets. Property owners asked for quiet. One business owner told of a photographer offering big money just to stand on his roof and snap pictures on the odd chance Tiger Woods appeared. Full Story » Slideshow: Tiger Woods Vick shows rebuilt life on docu-series AP – Thu Jan 21, 9:14 pm ET Reuters PHILADELPHIA - Michael Vick returned to the site of his gruesome dogfighting crimes, looked at an empty dog bowl left behind in a dingy cage and wondered how he ever could have risked fame, freedom and fortune for "Bad Newz Kennels." Full Story » Slideshow: Michael Vick Jets target Super Bowl with win over full stable of Colts Reuters – Thu Jan 21, 11:07 pm ET Reuters FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts may come to regret the decision to rest their regulars in a defeat to the then unthreatening New York Jets last month, the side that now stand in their way of a Super Bowl berth. Full Story » Freddy Sanchez undergoes shoulder surgery AP – Thu Jan 21, 11:56 pm ET SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Giants second baseman Freddy Sanchez underwent left shoulder surgery and might not be ready by opening day. Full Story » Fans vote Iverson into NBA All Star starting spot AFP – 2 hrs 19 mins ago AFP/Getty Images/File NEW YORK (AFP) - Cleveland star LeBron James was the top vote-getter, but NBA fans showed their enduring support of Allen Iverson, Steve Nash and Tim Duncan by electing them to starting spots in the All-Star game. Full Story » Saint Mary's rolls past San Diego 71-56 AP – Fri Jan 22, 1:30 am ET MORAGA, Calif. - Omar Samhan scored 20 points, Ben Allen added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Saint Mary's beat San Diego 71-56 on Thursday night. Full Story » Man City boss orders Tevez to keep quiet AFP – 1 hr 17 mins ago AFP/File MANCHESTER (AFP) - Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has ordered Carlos Tevez to draw a line under his spat with Gary Neville after the Argentina striker branded his former team-mate a boot licker and a moron. Full Story » Cyclist Rebellin questioned over Olympic doping AP – 1 hr 23 mins ago AP ROME - Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin was questioned Friday by the anti-doping prosecutor of Italy's Olympic Committee after being stripped of his medal from the Beijing Games. Full Story » Canucks beat Stars 4-3 AP – Fri Jan 22, 1:57 am ET AP VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Vancouver defenseman Christian Ehrhoff made the most of a bad situation by taking advantage of some extra playing time. Full Story » Clijsters crashes but Henin's Open dream lives on AFP – 44 mins ago AFP MELBOURNE (AFP) - Kim Clijsters was left reeling from a humiliating Australian Open exit Friday, but fellow Belgian Justine Henin and defending champion Rafael Nadal kept their Grand Slam dreams alive. Full Story » Couples making Champions Tour debut AP – Thu Jan 21, 7:47 pm ET KAUPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii - Fred Couples and Tom Watson are featured on the larger-than-life Mitsubishi Electric Championship posters that greet travelers at tiny Kona International Airport. Full Story » UFC's Brock Lesnar ready for return AP – Wed Jan 20, 2:20 pm ET Brock Lesnar is ready to resume training to defend his UFC heavyweight title after a serious intestinal problem derailed his career and endangered his life. Full Story » Berto gives up fight for his people AP – Wed Jan 20, 8:35 pm ET Andre Berto is heading to Haiti instead of Las Vegas, something that the welterweight champion could not have imagined little more than a week ago. He has no choice because there's work to be done there that, for now, is far more important than anything he does in the ring. Full Story » NASCAR to relax in effort to energize sport AP – Thu Jan 21, 5:50 pm ET AP CONCORD, N.C. - Have at it, boys. Full Story » Vonn wins super-G and reclaims overall lead AP – 2 hrs 33 mins ago AP CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Lindsey Vonn posted her seventh win of the season in a World Cup super-G Friday, skiing nearly perfectly from top to bottom and reclaiming the lead in the overall standings. Full Story » White ton helps Aussies win 1st ODI against Pakistan BRISBANE: Cameroon White’s second ODI hundred helped Australia defeat Pakistan by five wickets with nine balls remaining in the first One-day International of the five-match Commonwealth Bank series here at the Gabba stadium on Friday. White made 105 off 88 balls with four sixes and eight fours. He was bowled by Rana Naved-ul-Hasan when Australia needed only 15 runs to win the match. Michael Clarke was run out by Rana Naved for 58. He added 102 runs with White for the fourth wicket stand. Australia achieved the winning target of 275 runs in 48.3 overs after losing both openers for 37. Fast bowler Mohammad Aamer dismissed Shane Watson for five and Mohammad Asif got Shaun Marsh out for 15. Later, Shahid Afridi got captain Ricky Ponting out for 27. Asif, Aamer, Rana and Afridi obtained one wicket each for Pakistan. After captain Mohammad Yousuf won the toss and elected to bat first, Pakistan made 274 runs and were all out in 49.4 overs. Salman Butt and Kamran Akmal opened the innings and made 62 runs in 12.5 overs when the latter was caught by Michael Clarke off Shane Watson for 34. His 34-ball innings was laced with four boundaries. Then came former captain Younis Khan and added 55 runs with Butt, who was caught behind by Brad Haddin off Doug Bollinger for an aggressive 72. He faced 81 balls and hit 12 fours. However, captain Mohammad Yousuf was dismissed in a strange fashion, bowled by Bollinger and Pakistan lost three wickets for 123. Later, Umar Ukmal and Shoaib Malik made significant contributions of 23 and 28, respectively Younis batted very cautiously to score 46 from 74 balls with only one four. But it was flamboyant Shahid Afridi who blasted a brisk 48 from only 26 balls. He smashed three sixes and five fours in his 32-minute stay at the crease. After Afrid departed, the Australian bowlers wiped off the remaining two wickets for only five runs while allrounder Rana Naved-ul-Hasan remained not out on eight. For Australia, Watson claimed four for 36, Clint McKay three for 61 and Bollinger two for 37. 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