Sri Lanka 289 for 6 (Thirimanne 62, Dilshan 51, Mathews 49*) beat India 238 (Kohli 66, Irfan 47, Kulasekara 3-40) by 51 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Virender Sehwag sliced awide ball to third man and was caught for a duck India abandoned their rotation policy and played all three senior batsmen. They also brought in a spinner in place of a fast bowler. They still leaked runs at the death. Their h ...

 Sir Alex Ferguson believes that the rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool is unparalleled and something that continues to keep him interested in the game. "The thing about us and Liverpool is the rivalry, the rivalry is unparalleled. They are the most fantastic games," Ferguson told BBC Radio 5 Live. "They're unparalleled in British history in terms of the success of both clubs and that's why we ...

 MS Dhoni backed the team's rotation policy in the top order, saying the top three batsmen were not playing each game because they are slow on the field. Dhoni explained the reasons why Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir are not playing all the games together, even as India lost the tri-series game against Australia by 110 runs at the Gabba. "It might happen (they playing together, but) it ...

The most scrutinized format of cricket continues to be in the eminence for all the dubious reasons. Is it the beginning of the end? Reflecting back to the first edition of the Indian Premier League, one can find a number of obstacles which stalled the tournament. Promoted as a platform for the young and promising, the IPL soon became the symbol of crass commercialisation. All the talk of nurturing raw domes ...

The soap opera of English soccer reached yet another a noisy climax Wednesday when national team coach Fabio Capello quit angrily just eight hours after potential successor Harry Redknapp was cleared in a London court of tax evasion charges. Only four months before the European Championship, Capello's employers stripped John Terry of the England captaincy over racism charges without consulting the manager - ...

Real Madrid's revenues of 480m euros (£401m) topped the Deloitte league table of the world's richest football clubs for the seventh straight year. Deloitte's Football Money League, based on data for season 2010/11, says Real will match Manchester United's eight-year record if they stay top next year. Real's arch-rivals Barcelona remained in second place, ahead of Manchester United, who stayed third. Bayern ...

John Terry is not considering England retirement John Terry will not retire from international football despite losing the England captaincy, BBC Sport understands. The Football Association informed the Chelsea defender, 31, he was losing the armband on Friday. Terry is due to stand trial in July over racial abuse allegations after an incident with QPR's Anton Ferdinand. But sources close to Terry have told ...

Journalists are evenly split on whether or not they should interview their personal heroes: some say you shouldn't because you'll find your idol has feet of clay, others argue the opportunity is too good to miss. For me, it was a no-brainer. Lionel Messi is not only the shining star of my favorite team, FC Barcelona (although among my sentimental favorites, he ranks behind stalwarts Carles Puyol, Xavi Herná ...