Sports News (12.04.2010)

Finally, Sania, Shoaib enter wedlock HYDERABAD: Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik entered matrimony at a Nikah ceremony today. Dressed in a beautiful red saree, Sania posed pretty as she headed for the venue on Monday, an Indian TV channel reported. Earlier today, Sania Mirza’s spokesperson Rucha Nayak confirmed that Shoaib and Sania would materialise their Nikah on Monday, followed by mehndi ceremony on April 13, sangeet on April 14 and the reception will be held on April 15 as scheduled. Nevertheless, Sania’s PRO also revealed that the tennis star will be wearing the same red saree, which her mother wore at her own Nikah 25 years back. Also, she is stated to go for a subtle make-up and the much raved about Arabic mehndi. On the other hand, Shoaib is set to wear a Black sherwani designed by renowned designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil.

	Ireland interested in Hamish Marshall WELLINGTON: Ireland cricket coach Phil Simmons says former New Zealand batsman Hamish Marshall would be a welcome addition to his national s ... more
	Warne backs Saker appointment LONDON: Shane Warne believes England have made an astute choice in appointing his former teammate David Saker as their new bowling coach. more
	Wozniacki wins second straight Ponte Vedra title PONTE VEDRA BEACH: Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki erased a 4-1 second-set deficit to defeat Olga Govortsova 6-2, 7-5 Sunday and win this WTA ... more
	Wawrinka wins Casablanca title for second career crown CASABLANCA: Swiss top seed Stanislas Wawrinka won his second career title on Sunday when he breezed past third seeded Romanian Victor Hanesc ... more
	Portsmouth shock Tottenham to reach FA Cup final LONDON: Debt-crippled Portsmouth emerged from the maelstrom of a stormy season on Sunday to reach the FA Cup final by sinking Tottenham Hots ... more
	Nikah of Shoaib, Sania today: Sania spokesperson NEW DELHI: Indian tennis queen Sania Mirza is slated to get married to Pakistani cricket star today, Geo News quoted an Indian news channel ... more
	Shoaib has to appear in court with Ayesha: Indian police HYDERABAD: Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, who is all set to marry Sania Mirza in can get back his passport in about a week's time after h ... more
	Murray desperate for claycourt boost MONTE CARLO: Andy Murray begins his 2010 claycourt campaign at the Monte Carlo Masters this week, desperate for a morale-boost as the French ... more
	Chela shocks Querrey to end ATP victory drought HOUSTON: Juan Ignacio Chela won his first ATP title in more than three years Sunday as he toppled third-seeded American Sam Querrey 5-7, 6-4 ... more
	Gul, Arafat may miss World T20 due to injury KARACHI: Defending champions Pakistan were on Sunday bracing themselves for a double blow just weeks before the start of the ICC World Twent ... more
	Tiger in title hunt as Masters drama unfolds AUGUSTA, Georgia: Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson — three of the world’s four top golfers — were poised to provide a championsh ... more
	Essa steals the show at KRC KARACHI: Except for two races, the day belonged to the followers of firm favourites, as they shouted home five winners in a curtail card of ... more
	Kaneria inquiry could spin game into a quagmire LONDON: If Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria were to be found guilty of any wrong-doing and it led to a ban this summer, the implications ... more
	‘Keep off Facebook to avoid gamblers’ LONDON: England’s county cricketers have been advised to stay away from social networking sites like Facebook as there are fears that they m ... more
	Wozniacki battles into Ponte Vedra final PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida: Caroline Wozniacki had one foot out the door on Saturday, but managed to hang on for a three-set victory over El ... more
	County cricket under betting spotlight LONDON: English county cricket faces a test of its integrity with two Essex players under investigation for what is believed to be ‘spot fix ... more
	‘I was reprimanded by ICC for raising match-fixing issue’ JOHANNESBURG: Retired South African cricket boss Dr Ali Bacher claims he was reprimanded at an ICC meeting for raising the issue of match-fi ... more
	Habib Bank win BB tourney KARACHI: Habib Bank defeated Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) 71-55 in the final of the NBP President’s Cup Basketball tournament held ... more
	Bracken a target for T20 teams SYDNEY: Left-arm paceman Nathan Bracken has been inundated with offers to become a Twenty20 gun for hire since losing his Cricket Australia ... more
	Pak Steel win against Korangi KARACHI: Pakistan Steel ousted Korangi Town by 29 runs in the 17th Hino Pak KCCA Inter Departmental Cricket League match held here at the Qu ... more
	Stoner on pole for Qatar MotoGP season-opener DOHA: Australian Casey Stoner began his quest for a fourth consecutive Qatar Grand Prix victory with pole position in Saturday’s floodlit qu ... more
	Too much MESSI for CR9 MADRID: Lionel Messi and Pedro Rodriguez scored to give Barcelona a 2-0 win in Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu, taking them to the top of th ... more
	Stalemate dents United’s title hopes LONDON: Manchester United squandered a chance to temporarily regain the Premier League leadership when they were held 0-0 by Blackburn on Su ... more
	Chelsea cruise to FA Cup final LONDON: Holders Chelsea reached the FA Cup final for the third time in four seasons as goals by Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda and Frank Lam ... more
	Roma break Inter’s six-month stranglehold ROME: Inter Milan’s six-month stranglehold on the Serie A title race was broken on Sunday when Roma deposed them as league leaders. R ... more
	Rehan double helps WAPDA end NBP’s unbeaten run KARACHI: Veteran Olympian Rehan Butt scored a brace to spearhead WAPDA to an impressive 4-0 victory over NBP in 57th National Hockey Champio ... more
	Pennetta outlasts Suarez for ninth singles crown MADRID: Italian Flavia Pennetta claimed her ninth WTA singles title here on Sunday as she defeated Carla Suarez of Spain 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. < ... more
	Lendl beaten by Wilander ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey: In his first match since retiring 16 years ago, Ivan Lendl looked nearly as fit as the man who dominated tennis i ... more
	Nadal aims for historic sixth Monte Carlo title MONTE CARLO: Rafael Nadal starts a quest for tennis history here Monday when he takes aim at a sixth straight Monte Carlo Masters title. ... more
	briefs... Aisam-Bopanna fall in Morocco By our correspondent KARACHI: The Indo-Pak duo of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq lost out on the ... more

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  AP – Mon Apr 12, 3:58 am ET  
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  AP – Sun Apr 11, 9:43 pm ET  
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  AP – Sun Apr 11, 7:01 pm ET  
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  AP – Sun Apr 11, 8:42 pm ET  
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  AP – Sun Apr 11, 11:40 pm ET  
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  AP – Mon Apr 12, 12:42 am ET  
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  AP – Sun Apr 11, 11:44 pm ET  
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• Portsmouth set to appeal for European reprieve

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  AP – Sun Apr 11, 10:39 pm ET  
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  AP – Mon Apr 12, 3:02 am ET  
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• Luge aims to rebuild its image after fatal crash

  AP – Sun Apr 11, 2:04 pm ET  
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  ST. LEONHARD, Austria - The president of the International Luge Federation president acknowledged that the sport's image has been damaged by Nodar Kumaritashvili's death at the Vancouver Olympics. Full Story »