Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif has been arrested at Dubai airport on charges of possessing illegal drugs, cricket officials said Tuesday.
Asif was seized while returning home from India after featuring in Indian Premier League, which ended on Sunday.
Pakistani fast bowler arrested in Dubai over illegal drugs
June 3rd, 2008 by Kiyani
Play golf if you want to live longer: study
June 3rd, 2008 by Kiyani
According to a study published in Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports the death rate for golfers is 40 per cent lower than for other people of the same sex, age and socioeconomic status.
This corresponds to 5 year increase in life expectancy.
Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays thanks to Kevin Youkilis
May 5th, 2008 by Kiyani
Kevin Youkilis was the star performer in a match between Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park yesterday.
Youkilis delivered an Ortiz-like performance, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, two runs and four RBI in a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. He matched his single-game high for RBI, which he […]
Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson arrested
May 4th, 2008 by Kiyani
AUSTIN, Texas - Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested on failing a sobriety test while operating a 10-metre boat. He tried to resist so officers hit him with pepper spray and dragged ashore.
Benson faces charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest after the incident Saturday night on Lake Travis, Travis County Sheriff’s […]
Diamondbacks beat Astros 5-3; Major League Baseball
April 29th, 2008 by Kiyani
ARIZONA - Diamondbacks beat Astros 5-3 thanks to Dan Haren who played brilliantly with bat. Haren (4-1) shined for 7 2/3 innings, allowing a total of seven baserunners, five of them in the fifth inning, as Arizona ran its Majors-best home record to 10-2 in front of 19,868 in Chase Field.
NFL, ex-Pats video assistant reaches agreement on illegal taping practice
April 24th, 2008 by Kiyani
Matt Walsh a former New England Patriots video assistant has reached an agreement Wednesday to meet with league officials and turn over any video tapes he might have to support his allegations. He has told ESPN that he has potentially damaging information about the team’s taping practices.
Torch relay in Indonesia on grim trip
April 22nd, 2008 by Kiyani
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Olympic torch was paraded through a heavily guarded stadium in Jakarta on Tuesday after police stopped about 100 anti-China protesters from disrupting the latest leg of the torch’s fraught journey around the world.
Indonesian badminton star and Olympic gold medalist Taufik Hidayat lit a cauldron in front of a cheering crowd as […]
Kenyan wins Boston Marathon
April 22nd, 2008 by Kiyani
Robert Cheruiyot won his fourth Boston Marathon on Monday, and Dire Tune outkicked Alevtina Biktimirova by 2 seconds in the closest finish in the history of the women’s race.
Cheruiyot ran away from the pack to finish in a blistering 2 hours, 7 minutes, 46 seconds. He missed the course record he set two years ago […]
