Hyderabad beat Bangalore in a thrilling final in Johannesburg to win the second season of the Indian Premier League.
Adam Gilchrist’s men, who finished last at the inaugural tournament in 2008, posted a below par 144-victory target, but scraped home thanks to the slow left armer’s three wickets as well as good performances from Andrew Symonds [...]

Manchester United hero Cristiano Ronaldo believes he has hit peak form at exactly the right time.
This was after he helped to fire his side into the Champions League final in Rome.
United beat Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium tonight to secure a 4-1 aggregate success and will face Chelsea or Barcelona in Rome on May [...]

India reached the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup after defeating arch-rivals Pakistan 2-1 in Ipoh on Saturday.
Skipper Sandeep Singh continued his goal-scoring spree as India pipped Pakistan to reach the final of the five-nation Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
The in-form Sandeep, leading goal scorer for his side in the tournament, struck twice in the [...]

Scotiabank Series, 2008

Canada vs West Indies, Final

Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, August 24, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Roger Dill (Ber) & Darell Hair (Aus)

Match Referee:
Ranjan Madugalle (SL)

Toss:
West Indies (Elected to field)

Match Status:
West Indies won by 7 wkts

Man of the Match:
Chris Gayle

Man of the Series:
Rizwan Cheema

Batting: Canada Innings

Batsmen
Canada (179/10 in 46.5 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Mohammad Iqbal
run out (S Chattergoon)
0
1
0
0
0.00

Rizwan [...]

Roger Federer’s five year running streak was finally ended as Rafael Nadal finally managed to dethrone him in Wimbledon’s longest match ever lasting just under 5 hours. Nadal won the game 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7. He also became only the second person to win the Wimbledon and French Open in the same [...]

It was a victory that Spain had been waiting for almost 44 years. Their long wait ended today as they lift the Euro 2008 Cup by defeating Germany 1-0 in a match that saw several close shaves as both teams gave their level best with top notch performances.
The last time Spain was in [...]