A statement issued by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said the inaugural Champions League would involve eight teams playing 15 matches in a 10-day period in late September and early October in either the Middle East or India.

Croatia were well worth their win against a team placed 92nd in Fifa's world rankings and set the pace in the group. Austria have been widely tipped to lose all three games in their first appearance at a European Championship.

Podolski tapped the ball into an empty net midway through the first half after Miroslav Klose, another Polish-born striker, burst through to set him up in the Group B game. Germany continued to threaten and made it 2-0 when Podolski

Competing in the National Class, the T-Sport and Unicorn Investment Bank Bahraini driver was looking for his fourth podium overall. He, however, encountered fierce competition from top European drivers as British drivers dominated yesterday's action with Jay Bridger coming on

On the second day of this annual event, Al Amer overcame a shaky start to edge his British opponent and book a berth in the last eight where he meets Daniel Clemente who received a bye from the first round.

England's win, achieved before lunch on the fourth day, saw them take the three-match series 2-0. Left-arm quick Sidebottom, who finished with figures of six for 77, routed the New Zealand lower order on his Nottinghamshire home ground. But it

Jung says the subtleties make shooting such difficult that even a world champion cannot guarantee an Olympic medal. "Everything depends on how you perform on that particular day. We prepare a lot but there is so much pressure, even a

Robert Kubica accepted the opportunity providence had dropped in his lap and in victory helped himself to the bonus of the championship lead. None could say this victory wasn't coming. The popular Pole has been F1's most consistent performer this

On the level: Jeev Milkha Singh hit 18 pars in Vienna Faldo ran in 18 successive pars at Muirfield in 1987 to claim his first major title, and Singh repeated the feat for a round of 71 and a three-round

The Bengal side dominated the proceedings throughout and could have registered the victory by a bigger margin had their forwards converted the chances that came their way. They got as many as 18 chances to score but their strikers could

Arjun's final-round 71 left him with a four-day total of three-under 281. Veteran Gaurav Ghei also returned a 71 but ended up way down the leader-board at tied 51st with a total of four-over 288. Further down, Anirban Lahiri signed

Portugal's players after their win nevertheless, there was plenty about Portugal's winning performance against Turkey on Saturday night to suggest Luiz Felipe Scolari has once again fashioned a unit who can make a real impression, maybe go one better than

Two-time champion France may be the favourite for the match in Zurich, but the Romanians are confident put on a good show at Euro 2008. "We'd like to be the surprise of the tournament," Romania striker Adrian Mutu said. "The

Playing in the top-board, Sangeetha seized the initiative to beat Swathi in 29 moves. Mary Ann Gomew (WB), Eesha Karavade (Mah) and Aarthie Ramaswamy (IA) registered convincing wins. Top seed Nisha Mohota (WB), who had to settle for a draw

The Spanish second seed joined Bjorn Borg (1978-1981) as the only man to win four Roland Garros trophies in a row. Sunday's win was Nadal's 28th win in 28 matches here and was his third successive final win over the