January 9, 2012
Liverpool draw Manchester United in FA Cup fourth round
Liverpool will host Manchester United at Anfield in the pick of the ties of the FA Cup fourth round. The rivals, whose relationship has strained over Luis Suarez's ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra, meet over the weekend of 28 January. QPR host…
January 9, 2012
Thunder beat Spurs 108-96 to win 3rd in 3 nights
The Oklahoma City Thunder became the first team to win three games in three nights during the NBA's condensed schedule this season, and they managed to make it look easy. Kevin Durant had 21 points and…
January 9, 2012
Andy Murray wins in Brisbane ahead of Australian Open
Andy Murray enjoyed the perfect preparation for the Australian Open with a comfortable victory over Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov in the Brisbane International final. In his final event before the year's first Grand Slam, Murray dominated from the…
January 9, 2012
Pakistan v England: Batsmen struggle in Dubai warm-up
England's batsmen were made to struggle on the second day of their three-day warm-up game against an ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate XI in Dubai. Only Alastair Cook (76) passed 20 against the ICC XI's pace attack, led by Afghanistan's Hamid…
January 8, 2012
James dominates in return, Heat beat Nets 101-90
LeBron James returned to the lineup and scored 22 of his 32 points in the first quarter, and the Miami Heat rolled to a 101-90 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday…
January 8, 2012
Barbados take T20 title
A healthy dose of restrictive bowling, along with a composed knock from newly-appointed captain, Kirk Edwards, guided Barbados to a five-wicket victory over archrivals, Trinidad & Tobago, when the final of the UWI Cave Hill Campus Twenty20…
January 8, 2012
Mavericks sign Chinese forward Yi Jianlian
The Dallas Mavericks officially signed 6- foot-10 Chinese forward Yi Jianlian to a one-year deal contract on Friday. Yi is expected to begin his stint with the Mavericks on the team's D-League affiliate, the Texas Legends in Frisco, when the club…
January 8, 2012
FIFA rejects Warner’s claims over $1 WCup TV deals
Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner peddled "inaccuracies and falsehoods" when he claimed last month that he got World Cup television rights for $1 in exchange for supporting Sepp Blatter's presidential campaigns, football's governing body…
January 6, 2012
Sacramento Kings fire Paul Westphal after 2-5 start
If the Sacramento Kings stood any chance at success this season, Paul Westphal had to find a way to control talented but volatile center DeMarcus Cousins. He couldn't - and lost his job because of it. The Kings fired Westphal Thursday after…
January 6, 2012
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal through at Qatar Open
Defending champion Roger Federer beat Italian Andreas Seppi 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 to reach the Qatar Open semi-finals. World number two Rafael Nadal is also through after a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Federer now faces Frenchman…