Substitute Martin Palermo’s close-range finish deep into injury time earned Argentina a thrilling last-gasp win over Peru in Buenos Aires. His crucial strike happened just minutes after Diego Maradona’s men looked to have suffered yet another World Cup qualifying setback. Palermo, whom Maradona has recalled to the national team after a 10-year absence, tapped home […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has shrugged off Wayne Rooney’s comments that he hopes Portugal do not qualify for the World Cup. The Manchester United striker claimed on Friday: "it would be nice" if Portugal, who have knocked England out of the past two major tournaments, failed to secure their place in next year’s finals. However, Ronaldo believes […]

Grant Elliott and Daniel Vettori guided an incredibly thin batting line-up, blighted by injuries, to a modest target which was made more difficult to achieve by the variety in Pakistan’s bowling attack. The New Zealand batsmen, who came out blazing at the start, made sure Pakistan never got back-to-back wickets, and the required run-rate never […]

Centurion: India Vs Pakistan match at Champions Trophy invited much excitement and fan of both teams cheered them on. Pakistan won with a 54 run margin and entered semi final stage as India failed to reach the target 302, scored by the Pakistan team. India had to score 303 and even with Gautam Gambhir’s 57out of 46 balls and Rahul Dravid’s 76, India could […]