ROME: Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti defended his club`s selection policy that includes no Italians in the first XI by aiming a swipe at their major rivals AC Milan and Juventus.Inter Milan, who rarely fielded an Italian in their starting line-up last season, were once again

RIO DE JANEIRO: Robinho has turned down a formal offer from Fenerbahce hoping to leave Manchester City for a Spanish or Italian club before the Aug. 31 transfer deadline.The 26-year-old Brazil forward has remained out of City manager Roberto Mancini`s side in the opening games of the

NEW YORK: Serena Williams` loss is Caroline Wozniacki`s gain as the Danish tennis star was named Monday the top women`s seed for the US Open which begins on Monday.Wozniacki was the runner-up at Flushing Meadows last year and is the first woman since 2003 to be seeded No. 1 at the US Open

LOS ANGELES: Tiger Woods tees off Thursday as a single man again, desperate to recapture some form and eke out the top 50 finish that would guarantee his presence in the next round of the PGA Tour playoffs.Up until last November when a whirl of extra-marital affairs brought his world

LONDON: Both sides head into the fourth and final Test between England and Pakistan here at Lord`s confident they can make the other collapse.The hosts are 2-1 up, primarily after bowling Pakistan out for record low scores against England of 80 and 72 in 354 run and nine-wicket wins at

LEICESTER: Leicestershire chairman Neil Davidson accused captain Matthew Hoggard and coach Tim Boon of setting a "very poor example" after they signed a letter calling on him to quit his position.Davidson has been accused of interfering in team affairs, a charge that led former

KARACHI: Former captain Younus Khan was again ignored by Pakistani selectors but fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was recalled to the 16-man squad for next month`s one day series against England.Although Younus had an indefinite ban for ill-discipline overturned earlier this year, chief selector

WELLINGTON: Pakistan`s cricket tour of New Zealand will feature fewer Tests and more one-day matches to help the teams prepare for next year`s World Cup, according to the itinerary released Tuesday.The number of Tests has been cut from three to two with the one-day schedule expanded to

MONTREAL: Denmark`s Caroline Wozniacki easily beat Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 on Monday in the final of the rain-hit WTA Rogers Cup, one of the last tune-up events for the US Open.The 20-year-old Wozniacki defeated the Russian in a Monday championship game which was pushed back a day after

WASHINGTON: Tiger Woods and Swedish model wife Elin Nordegren divorced Monday, their marriage "irretrievably broken" by a blistering sex scandal that has left the world number one golfer`s life in disarray.Woods, 34, and Nordegren, 30, issued a joint statement saying they were sad to be

MANCHESTER: Carlos Tevez scored twice as Manchester City overpowered Liverpool 3-0 at Eastlands here on Monday.James Milner, on his City debut, set up his former Aston Villa team-mate Gareth Barry to side-foot in the first goal in the 13th minute.And the Argentina striker got on the end

BRUSSELS: Kim Clijsters has said she will be fit in time to defend her US Open title next week despite sustaining a hip injury while playing in Montreal at the weekend.The Belgian lost to Russia`s Vera Zvonareva in the quarter-finals in Canada and needed treatment on her left leg during

GREENSBORO: Arjun Atwal became the first player born in India to win on the US PGA Tour by shooting a final round three-under par 67 to capture the Wyndham Championship on Sunday.The 37-year-old Atwal finished at 20-under-par 260 to beat American David Toms (64) by one stroke.Atwal also

SYDNEY: Australian batting great Greg Chappell has been appointed the country`s first full-time selector, Cricket Australia said on Monday.Chappell, 62, will leave his current position as head coach of the national centre of excellence to take up the official role of national talent

WELLINGTON: New Zealand cricket chiefs on Monday backed the idea of fundraising matches for flood-ravaged Pakistan but ruled out the prospect of the Black Caps travelling there.Reports from Pakistan indicated New Zealand had offered to play there to raise funds for flood victims, but New

TOKYO: Defending champion Maria Sharapova will return to Tokyo next month, spearheading the star-studded Pan Pacific Open women`s tennis tournament, organisers said on Monday.Twenty-seven players out of the current world top 30 will take part in the two-million-dollar hard court

LONDON: Pakistan`s teenage fast bowling sensation Mohammad Aamer has insisted he remains unaffected by the "pressure" of playing international cricket.The 18-year-old left-arm quick was named man-of-the-match in Pakistan`s four-wicket third Test win at The Oval for his impressive

LONDON: Andy Flower has told Salman Butt to mind his own business after the Pakistan captain backed Australia to deny England a successful defence of the Ashes.Butt`s men beat England by four wickets at The Oval here on Saturday to reduce the hosts` series lead to 2-1 ahead of the fourth

CINCINNATI: World number two Roger Federer won his second ATP Cincinnati Masters crown in a row on Sunday, outlasting American Mardy Fish 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 for his 63rd career title.The Swiss superstar, who is bidding for a 17th Grand Slam crown when the US Open begins on August

London: Manchester United and Fulham served up a frantic 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage on Sunday while Newcastle United stunned Aston Villa 6-0 with a hat-trick from Andy Carroll on another dramatic day of Premier League action.In their top flight home return, Newcastle ran riot at St James`