Crouch, who scored 11 goals for Liverpool last season, has been given permission to discuss personal terms with the FA Cup winners, who are preparing for their first season of European football in the Uefa Cup. "We have reached a

After an action-packed day, Busaiteen scored an additional 79 points to continue their lead with a total of 326 points. Behind them are Al Ahli who now have 204 points after scoring 44 points on the second day. Third place

Both Bahraini youngsters have to wait until Thursday, however, before they begin their campaign in the six-day competition, as the championships programme was confirmed yesterday during the technical meeting attended by Bahrain Athletics Association officials Lounes Madene and Ali Al

The victory was the third for Almoayyed in their fourth and last match of the first round which put them level with Asry but behind on goal difference. It was a no-bearing match for both teams as Almoayyed have secured

The surgery went well and he is expected to go home tomorrow," hospital spokesman Johan Kortenray said. He declined to give further details of the operation or when Ronaldo would be fit to return to training. The 23-year-old Portuguese revealed

The 22-year-old became the first Spaniard to take the men's single crown since Manolo Santana's 1966 achievement, eventually overpowering his Swiss rival 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-7 9-7 after a punishing four hours and 48 minutes on Sunday. "It doesn't matter

Hamilton had come in for a fair amount of criticism after failing to score a single point in his previous two races but he made light of treacherous conditions to reinvigorate his season with a crushing win at Silverstone on

The International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive vowed no compromise on safety after 19 were killed in Islamabad. "The ICC will not compromise the safety and security of any individual at one of its tournaments and if it is not

After being introduced to a raucous crowd at the Qwest Centre, the 41 members of the US team returned to their hotels, packed their bags for a two-week training camp in Stanford which will be followed by a move to

Tahu played a lead role at inside centre for Australia A in the just-finished Pacific Nations Cup, in which the Australians finished a close second to the New Zealand Maori. His selection caps a rapid rise since his decision to

The second-ranked Spaniard traveled to the Weissenhof tennis center to tell the promoters personally of his withdrawal as the clay-court event's defending champion and star attraction. "This was the least I can do. I'm disappointed that I can't play," Nadal

Lagat surged to the lead with 250 metres to go and used his superior speed to win the race in 3:40.37. The world 1,500 and 5,000 metres champion had earlier won the 5,000 at his first American Olympic trials. He

Negi,15, who has already won the Kaupthing Open in Luxemburg and then the Philadelphia Open made it a hat-trick of titles with the World Open title here Sunday. However, Negi lost the trophy in a tie-breaker played over a blitz

The teenaged Cilic came through his start at this high-altitude alpine venue, beating French qualifier Josselin Ouanna 6-3, 6-4 to reach the second round where holder Mathieu was waiting after a bye. Mathieu and Cilic are more than a bit

Bopanna, seeded fourth, defeated his Russian opponent 7-6 (7), 7-5 to claim one of the four qualifiers' spot in the main draw. Bopanna will now face American Kim Kevin in the first round. Another Indian Davis Cupper Prakash Amritraj has