 | Aussies axe Ponting
from ODI squad SHANE Watson was named in the
Australia squad for the first time this
season as selectors on Monday made a
big call and dropped former skipper
Ricky Ponting for the tri-series with
India and Sri Lanka.
Watson replaced Ponting in a....
|
|
| | Kvitova pulls out of
Dubai Open too |
 WIMBLEDON champion
Petra Kvitova´s hope of challenging
for the world number
one spot took another blow
when she was forced to retire
for a second tournament in a
row.
The fierce-hitting left-hander
from the Czech Republic
has decided she had not
recovered sufficiently from a
virus to compete at the Dubai
Open, which started on
Monday.
Kvitova also withdrew from
last week´s Qatar Open in
Doha, and is likely remain in
Prague until shortly before
she competes again, probably
at Indian Wells in the first
week in March.
"I love playing in Dubai and
am so disappointed to not be
able to get on the plane and
go and play for the fans and
those amazing crowds," said
Kvitova. | | | Wozniacki hits out
at Navratilova |  FORMER world number one
Caroline Wozniacki hit back at
Martina Navratilova on
Monday for claiming that the
Dane had never deserved to be
top of the world rankings.
Wozniacki also suggested
she has lost respect for
Navratilova, regarded by many
as the greatest woman player
ever, implying that her TV
commentating sought to stir
things up and that it would be
better to "think a little bit."
"I would never say Martina
was number one when there
was no-one playing,"
Wozniacki said, "or that she
was the best when no-one was
playing. That would be disrespectful."
Her comment was an echo of
Navratilova´s remarks at an
Australian Open press conference,
in which... | | | Majestic Messi hits four
as Barca routs Valencia |
 LIONEL Messi hit four goals
to inspire Barcelona to a 5-1
victory over Valencia on
Sunday, but the champions
still remain 10 points behind
leaders Real Madrid.
Messi, playing his 200th
game for the club, took his
league goals tally to 27 for the
season and 42 in all competitions
although third-placed
Valencia had stunned the
Spanish and European champions
by taking a shock early
lead.
"The most important thing
was that the team played like
we did against Bayer
Leverkuson in the Champions
League in midweek when we
won 3-1," said Messi after his
Camp Nou masterclass.
"There are lots of crucial
challenges ahead and it´s necessary
to keep going like this... | |
|
|
|
