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Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, who are under investigation for spot-fixing, to miss rest of tour Pakistan cricket team manager, Yawar Saeed, right, reads of the spot-fixing allegations during the fourth Test against England at Lord's on Sunday.

Goalkeeper Scott Carson has been released from the England squad to play against Bulgaria following a family bereavement.

Kenny Miller and David Weir are certain starters for Scotland in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier in Lithuania, although manager Craig Levein is yet to name his team.

Andy Roddick found it infuriating that a lineswoman who called him for a foot fault was wrong about which of his shoes touched the line.

Pacquiao and Margarito at New York press con on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. Photo: Photo: Top Rank BOXINGA -A Rob Peters, head of Manny Pacquiao's U.S. security detail, advises fans that they are welcome to greet Manny but that fans should not expect the pound-for-pound king to stop and sign autographs and pose for pictures with them.A [ Pacquiao ...

Nyjer Morgan charged the mound after a pitch sailed behind him, triggering a bench-clearing brawl Wednesday night during the Florida Marlins' 16-10 win over the Washington Nationals.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is set to return from the knee injury that wrecked his World Cup after emerging unscathed from a reserve team outing on Wednesday.

Mikel Arteta's dreams of playing for England are destined to end in disappointment.

Chicago White Sox's Manny Ramirez stands on deck during a pitching change in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians Tuesday, Aug.

Day 2 at the U.S. Open was a day for the hot and tired. The hot: Those who played in the glare of the punishing midday sun, when temperatures veered into the mid-90s and forced tournament officials to employ their extreme weather policy.

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki made comfortable progress into the second round of the US Open with a 6-1 6-1 victory over American wild card entrant Chelsey Gullickson.

Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer and Curtis Granderson and Nick Swisher also went deep for the Yankees, who beat up on Oakland again in a 9-3 win over the Athletics on Tuesday night.

Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 43rd homer during a 10-run sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 13-5 on Tuesday night.

Three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in allegations of match-fixing look set to miss their team's match against Somerset on Thursday after questioning by officials from their country was put back 24 hours.

Veteran defenseman Chris Chelios has officially called it a career and will move into a front office role with the Detroit Red Wings.

Tottenham have signed goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa on a season-long loan from Spartak Moscow.

Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys stands on the field before the Cowboys play the Houston Texans.

Shocks were conspicuous by their absence on the opening day of the US Open, with Venus Williams and defending champion Kim Clijsters among the seeds enjoying a comfortable passage into the second round at Flushing Meadows.

The mother of "The Brady Bunch," a former NFL quarterback, one of the self-proclaimed "guidos" from "Jersey Shore" and the daughter of Sarah Palin are among the celebrities who will cha-cha-cha on the 11th season of "Dancing with the Stars." Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke, hosts of the ABC ballroom competition, announced the cast Monday.

Fifa President Sepp Blatter looks set to secure an unprecedented fourth term as the head of football's governing body after Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam, 61, ruled himself out of running for the position.