World Sports

Star Cricket Asia Cup
Better be disciplined
Sports Reporter
When birthday boy Sanath Jayasuriya decided to make it his day, a score in excess of 300, something that the Tigers have conceded four times in their last nine games, was only a matter of time.

UEFA Euro 2008 Austria-Switzerland
Spain's new era
Afp, Vienna
After just over three weeks of drama, shocks, comebacks and capitulations, Spain emerged triumphant from Euro 2008 to end decades of consistent failure and launch perhaps a new dawn in international football.

The Championships Wimbledon
Tamarine makes a mark
Afp, London
Tamarine Tanasugarn became the first Thai to reach a Grand Slam quar-terfinal as she sent Serb second seed Jelena Jankovic crashing out of Wimbledon on Monday.

Zimbabwe find friends
Bbc Online, undated
Support for Zimbabwe appears to be growing in the sub-continent ahead of this week's International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Dubai.

Journos storm out of Lawson conference
CricInfo, undated
Journalists stormed out of Geoff Lawson's post-match press conference as tempers frayed after Pakistan's 64-run loss to Sri Lanka on Sunday, which pushed the hosts to the brink of elimination.

A team's final Irish tie today
Sports Reporter
Bangladesh A team play their last match in Ireland today when they meet the second string Irish side in a limited-over game in Belfast.

Tendulkar now second top batsman
Pti, Dubai
Out of action due to a groin injury, Sachin Tendulkar still moved up one spot to second while two unbeaten innings in the ongoing Asia Cup has pushed Mahendra Singh Dhoni by five places to joint fourth spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batsmen.

Geoff says sorry
Reuters, undated
Geoff Lawson, Pakistan's Australian coach, on Monday has apologised for a row with the media after Sunday's Asia Cup defeat by Sri Lanka in Karachi.

Chingoka slams ICC decision
CricInfo, undated
Peter Chingoka, the chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket, has criticised Ray Mali, the International Cricket Council's outgoing president, for tabling a motion to discuss the future of Zimbabwe when the ICC meets in Dubai this week.

UEFA Euro 2008 Austria-Switzerland
In shadows no more
Afp, Vienna
Fernando Torres showed that anything his fellow striker David Villa can do he can do too with the precious goal that gave Spain victory over Germany in Sunday's Euro 2008 final.

UEFA Euro 2008 Austria-Switzerland
It's the best: Casillas
Afp, Vienna
Spanish goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas basked in the glory on Monday of having won Euro 2008 and reflected on the ghosts Spain laid to rest by winning their first title for 44 years.

UEFA Euro 2008 Austria-Switzerland
Ballack's miseries on
Afp, Berlin
Having lost May's Champions League final with Chelsea, Michael Ballack again suffered silverware heartbreak on Sunday as Germany lost the Euro 2008 final 1-0 to Spain.

UEFA Euro 2008 Austria-Switzerland
Xavi Player-Of-The-Meet
No place for Ronaldo
Afp, Reuters, Vienna
Victorious Spain's open, attacking play at Euro 2008 was hailed by UEFA on Monday with midfielder Xavi reserved for special praise.

Ready to die if…
Afp, Paris
Some of the things they said at Euro 2008:
"The team is ready to die on the field if they have to.”

Spain goes berserk
Afp, Madrid
Spain's celebratory party at landing their first football title in 44 years was marred by a death and police making 52 arrests for acts of vandalism or public disorder in Madrid.

'Triumph for football'
Afp, London
Spain's triumph at Euro 2008 is a "triumph" for football, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said on Monday.

UEFA Euro 2008 Austria-Switzerland
Germans still heroes
Afp, Berlin
Germany's luckless football team arrived back home on Monday for a heroes' welcome parade in central Berlin despite losing 1-0 to Spain in the final of Euro 2008.

UEFA Euro 2008 Austria-Switzerland
Top of the flops
Afp, Paris
It doesn't say much for the Bundesliga defenders that Luca Toni and Mario Gomez accrued 40 goals between them last season and yet when they got to Euro 2008 their return was -- zero.

Watson guides Aussies
Afp, St. George's
Shane Watson collected his maiden Test century to power Australia to a seven-wicket victory in the third one-day international against West Indies on Sunday.

Klinsmann in action
Afp, Munich
Jurgen Klinsmann led his first training session as new coach of German champions Bayern Munich on Monday.

B. League clubs told to confirm home venues
Sports Reporter
The B. League committee has asked all eleven clubs to name their respective home grounds for the second edition of the professional football league due to start in August.

Norman, Evert tie the knot
Afp, Los Angeles
Sports legends Greg Norman and Chris Evert have married in the Bahamas, the weekly People reported on their website Sunday.

Nat'l Women's H'ball
Narail move into semis
Sports Reporter
Narail got off a solid start in the EXIM Bank 19th National Women's Handball Competition when they defeated Ranagamati 24-13 in the opening match at the Mirpur Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium yesterday.

Akhtar appeals against ban
Afp, Lahore
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar Monday filed a fresh appeal against a ban for indiscipline just weeks after the punishment was reduced from five years to 18 months, his lawyer said.

Athletics camp
Unb, Dhaka
Bangladesh Amateur Athletics Federation picked up 21 athletes from the recently concluded senior and junior competitions for a 60-day residential training camp that will begin on July 5 at the BKSP in Savar.

Kallis out of tour match
CricInfo, Taunton
Jacques Kallis will play no part with the bat or in the field on the second day on Monday of South Africa's opening tour match against Somerset at Taunton, after sustaining a painful blow to his elbow while facing Andrew Caddick with the second new ball on Sunday evening.