 | Gharafa edges out Shabab AL GHARAFA came from behind
to beat Al Shabab of the UAE 2-1
to keep its hope alive of qualifying
for the knock-out stage of the AFC
Champions on Tuesday.
Trailing by a goal at the home
ground, Gharafa turned around
the game in three minutes of frantic
surges...
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| | Heat´s Dwyane breathes
fire, melts NY Knicks |  DWYANE Wade scored 25
points and Chris Bosh added 21
as Miami beat New York 104-
94 on Monday night, sending
the Knicks to an NBA-recordequaling
12th straight post season
loss.
Making matters worse for the
Knicks: centre Amare
Stoudemire cut his left hand in
a post game incident. The
Knicks did not immediately
release any details on how it
happened, and coach Mike
Woodson, who saw the cut,
declined to offer specifics.
LeBron James finished with
19 points, nine assists and
seven rebounds for the Heat,
who lead the Eastern
Conference first-round series
2-0. Carmelo Anthony scored
30 points on 12-for-26 shooting
for New York, which got 18
points ... | | | Cricket comes first,
says Tendulkar |  BATTING superstar Sachin
Tendulkar said on Tuesday
he was ´honoured´ to be
nominated to India´s parliament
but stressed that
cricket would remain his
priority as long as he keeps
playing.
Last week, Tendulkar was
offered one of the 12 seats
in the upper house of parliament
that are reserved
for those who have distinguished
themselves in various
fields such as the arts,
sciences or social services.
"When you get nominated
because of your contribution
in your field, it´s an
honour. I was excited to be
nominated," Tendulkar, 39,
told a televised press event
in Pune in western India.
"I don´t think I will stop
(playing) cricket and go
straight into politics. I will
keep ... | | | Mancini encourages City
players to finish EPL job |  ROBERTO Mancini challenged
Manchester City to
finish the job after a win over
Manchester United that left
his side just two wins away
from the Premier League
crown.
A 1-0 win over United saw
City return to the top of the
table on goal difference, and
maximum points from their
remaining games at
Newcastle and at home to
QPR will almost certainly seal
the club´s first title since 1968.
However as Manchester
City´s fans and players celebrated
after a raucous title
decider at Eastlands hyped as
the biggest match in Premier
League history, Mancini´s
eyes remained firmly on the
prize.
"It is not finished," Mancini
warned his players after
Vincent Kompany´s header
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