Issue: April 11, 2012   (Archive)
Monday, May 20, 2013   

Title beckons United
Manchester United make the short journey to a happy hunting ground at Wigan Athletic where they have won every time they have played and where they are likely to take another step to retaining their Premier League title today.



Windies bowlers turn up Oz heat
West Indies kept the pressure on Australia on day three of the first test in Bridgetown, Barbados, restricting the tourists to 248 for five in 95 overs.

No dream debut for prized pitcher
Prized Japanese pitching prospect Yu Darvish, pictured, did not set the world on fire in his Major League Baseball debut. He shrugged off a rough start that led Texas Rangers to an 11-5 win over Seattle Mariners.

Tigers line up first five-day series in India
Bangladesh may play their maiden Test series in India later this year, the Bangladesh Cricket Board says.

Heartache over, but Oostie still faces long odds
Teen champion Matteo Manassero expects Louis Oosthuizen to shrug off his Masters heartache at the Malaysian Open, but warned victory would be "nearly impossible" for the South African.

Olympic gold diving champ Lenzi dead
Mark Lenzi, who won Olympic diving gold for the United States in 1992, has died at the age of 43.



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