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Steve McNair shot to death in Nashville

Steve McNair shot to death in Nashville

July 5th, 2009 - 5:45 am ICT by admin -
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (BNO NEWS) -- Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was found dead in downtown Tennessee on Saturday afternoon, officials told BNO News. The call to police came in at 1.35 ...

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NFL Quarterback Steve McNair shot to death

NFL Quarterback Steve McNair shot to death

July 5th, 2009 - 4:26 am ICT by John Le Fevre -
Former NFL quarterback Steve LaTreal McNair has been shot to death in Nashville, Tennessee, aged 36. According to media reports McNair and an unidentified female victim were found shot to death in ...

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NFL Quarterback Steve McNair dead

NFL Quarterback Steve McNair dead

July 5th, 2009 - 3:57 am ICT by John Le Fevre -
Former NFL quarterback Steve LaTreal McNair has been shot to death in Nashville, Tennessee, aged 36. Details on the incident are not known, however it has been reported that McNair suffered a ...

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Serena turns tables on Venus for third Wimbledon title

Serena turns tables on Venus for third Wimbledon title

July 4th, 2009 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS -
London, July 4 (DPA) Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 Saturday to claim her third Wimbledon title and end a trophy dry spell on the grass which stretched ...

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‘2008 best year for South African cricket’

July 4th, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS -
Johannesburg, July 4 (IANS) South African cricket fans say 2008 was the most successful year for the country's cricket team, according to an internet survey. The survey conducted by Cricket South Africa ...

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Indian hockey captain to be made police officer in Haryana

July 4th, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) Indian hockey team captain Sandeep Singh will be inducted as an officer in the Haryana police, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced Saturday. Sandeep, who hails from Haryana, has ...

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BCCI to reconsider Deodhar Trophy’s fate after Sena threats

July 4th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Stung by threats from the Shiv Sena, the Indian cricket board is contemplating to accommodate the Deodhar Trophy tournament in a cramped 2009-10 schedule. Board of Control of Control ...

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William Sisters Battle Each Other At Wimbledon Finals 2009

William Sisters Battle Each Other At Wimbledon Finals 2009

July 4th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by GD -
It's going to be an All-American final at Wimbledon today as the William sisters clash against each other with the elder sister Venus, hoping to win the title for the third consecutive ...

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Sports minister asks tennis players to focus on singles

Sports minister asks tennis players to focus on singles

July 4th, 2009 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Sports Minister M.S. Gill Saturday asked Indian tennis players to concentrate on singles events ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Gill said it is heartening ...

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Subash may join Indian football team’s Barcelona camp

July 4th, 2009 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) East Bengal's young forward Subash Singh has been put on the standbye for injured Sunil Chettri for the national football team's camp in Barcelona. The All India Football ...

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New Soccer Attraction: Vick In United Football League 2009

New Soccer Attraction: Vick In United Football League 2009

July 4th, 2009 - 8:04 pm ICT by GD -
The news regarding the US football team reaching the finals of the Confederation Cup is not the latest buzz about American soccer. Instead, its the United Football League that is catching up ...

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Baseball Star Rafael Palmeiro Denies Consuming PEDs

Baseball Star Rafael Palmeiro Denies Consuming PEDs

July 4th, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD -
Much to the shock of his fans in 2005, Rafael Palmeiro has been accused of taking drugs during his career as a baseball player. Palmeiro then, had been tested positive for the ...

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Saina is now World No.6, aims for top spot by year end

July 4th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) India's teenage badminton sensation Saina Nehwal, who moved up one spot to sixth place in the latest world rankings, said she is aiming to become World No. ...

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Yuki wins Central Bank ITF tournament

July 4th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Birthday boy Yuki Bhambri overcame a second set fightback from Rohan Gajjar 6-2, 7-6 (6) to clinch the Central Bank $15,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Futures at ...

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Real Madrid to bid for Ashley Cole

Real Madrid to bid for Ashley Cole

July 4th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 4 (ANI): Spanish football giant Real Madrid are expected to bid for Chelsea star Ashley Cole, after he rejected a new deal with the Blues. According to reports, Cole ...

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CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009: El Salvador Beats Costa Rica

CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009: El Salvador Beats Costa Rica

July 4th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by GD -
El Salvador has won against Costa Rica in the opening round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament 2009 on Friday, July 4, at 3:00. At the end of the match the score ...

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India Beats West Indies In The 3rd One Day International

India Beats West Indies In The 3rd One Day International

July 4th, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by GD -
The ongoing India-West Indies Series is creating quite a ripple among the cricket fans across the globe. The two teams met each other at the third One Day International where the Indian ...

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Rolland Garros Set For Wimbledon Finals 2009

Rolland Garros Set For Wimbledon Finals 2009

July 4th, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by GD -
The Wimbledon has been the focus of sports aficionado all over the last week as the major contenders were to face each other at the important semi- finals. In the men's single ...

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Bookies relieved, Murray miserable (Wimbledon Diary)

Bookies relieved, Murray miserable (Wimbledon Diary)

July 4th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS -
London, July 4 (DPA) London bookmakers were breathing a massive sigh of relief after avoiding a financial bath thanks to the Wimbledon semi-finals loss of Andy Murray. The four-set loss to Andy ...

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German Olympic Committee reacts with caution to Pechstein case

July 4th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Hamburg, July 4 (DPA) The German Olympic Committee (DSOB) Saturday reacted with caution to a doping ban on the nation's most successful Winter Olympian, speed skater Claudia Pechstein. Pechstein, 37, was banned for ...

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Mitchell Johnson - Baseball’s loss and cricket’s gain

July 4th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, July 4 (ANI): If Australian pace bowler Mitchell Johnson was not spearheading Australia's pace attack, possibilities would have been high that he could have been a pitcher in any major baseball ...

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Warne rates Australian squad

July 4th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, July 4(ANI): With the Ashes series scheduled to begin in less than a week's time, former Australian spin legend Shane Warne has rated each player of the Australian squad. Warne has ...

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Ashes 2009, a series too close to call, says Roebuck

July 4th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, July 4 (ANI): This year's Ashes series between Australia and England promises to be a ripper because the two sides possess both experience and freshness to deliver what is asked of ...

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‘Top PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management’

July 4th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, July 4 (ANI): Criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for its unprofessional way of handling cricket issues in the country, former Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) director general Zakir Hussain Syed has ...

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Pakistan likely to recall Asif for Champions Trophy

July 4th, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Karachi, July 4 (IANS) Pakistan is seriously considering recalling Mohammad Asif in the 30-member preliminary squad for this September's ICC Champions Trophy after the International Cricket Council (ICC) said it would not ...

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Murray mania causes 120 m pounds worth of work loss in UK

Murray mania causes 120 m pounds worth of work loss in UK

July 4th, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI -
Edinburgh (Scotland), July 4 (ANI): With around eight million viewers watching the Wimbledon semi-final between British tennis hope Andy Murray and American Andy Roddick, experts have estimated that 120 million pounds ...

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Qadir to reveal irregularities in Pakistan cricket board

July 4th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Karachi, July 4 (IANS) Former Pakistan chief selector Abdul Qadir is preparing ammunition for his July 14 meeting with a parliamentary committee and says he will candidly inform the Members of the ...

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Adebayor can leave the Gunners if he wants to says Wenger

Adebayor can leave the Gunners if he wants to says Wenger

July 4th, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 4 (ANI): Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has assured that he wont stand in star striker Emmanuel Adebayor's way if he wants to quit the Gunners. Wenger also revealed that ...

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Chowrasia lone Indian to make cut, Jeev, Kapur miss out

July 4th, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS -
Paris, July 4 (IANS) Finishing blues cost Indian golfers dearly, as Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia, was the only one of the four to make the midway cut at Open de Alstom Friday. ...

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Richards, Isinbayeva among six left in jackpot race

July 4th, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Oslo, July 4 (DPA) Sanya Richards of the United States lowered her 2009 world best over 400 metres at the Bislett Games as she remained in the hunt for athletics' Golden League ...

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