Sports News for January 11, 2008

No way Harbhajan can make racist comments: Pawar
BCCI president Sharad Pawar has categorically said that there was no way Harbhajan Singh could have made racist remarks against the Australian player, and added that the board will extend its full support to the off spinner. ANI

MU claims to be worlds richest football club
The Manchester United officials believe that their gross revenue of 245million pounds till June 2007 exceeds that of the Spanish giants Real Madrid by just 12 Euros, making it richest football club of the world once again. ANI

Sven Goran Eriksson sets his eyes on Alesha Dixon
Former England football manager Sven Goran Eriksson has set his roving eyes on Strictly Come Dancing winner Alesha Dixon. ANI

Maradonas trophies, including 86 WC stolen
Football legend Diego Maradona had claimed that his 600 souvenirs, including the 1986 World Cup, have been stolen. ANI

Aussies tour to Pakistan wont be affected by Lahore suicide attack
Aussies tour of Pakistan will go ahead as per the schedule and will not be affected by yesterdays suicide attack in Lahore which claimed at least 25 lives, Cricket Australia (CA) has said. ANI

Peace-broker Madugalle confident of saving Indo-Aussie series
The International Cricket Councils (ICC) peacemaker, Sri Lankan match referee Ranjan Madugalle, has expressed his confidence in saving the Australia-India Test series that got severely damaged by the Bollyline saga. ANI

New Pakistan cricket coach showers praises on Shoaib
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar who is often embroiled in different kinds of controversies, and at times criticised for his lack of commitment, has at last found someone to praise him. New Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson has reportedly said that the fast bowler played with commitment during the last Indian tour. ANI

New Pakistan coach sees no security problem in Pakistan ahead of Aussies tour
New Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson has allayed Australian fears about security problem in Pakistan ahead of Aussies tour to Pakistan later this year. ANI

Peter Roebuck stands by his time to shake the tree, sack Ponting stand
Drawing a parallel between the ongoing Team India and Kangaroos phoney war with the Mohamed Haneef case, former England cricketer and renowned columnist, Peter Roebuck has said that the recent episode has only validated his call for the dismissal of Australian skipper Ricky Ponting. ANI

Symonds violated no-complaint oral pact with Bhajji: Chetan Chauhan
Team Indias manager Chetan Chauhan has blamed Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds for violating the oral pact the latter had with Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh for not lodging complaints against each other. ANI

Mallya announces Force India Formula One team
Indian business baron Vijay Mallya has announced his team for Force India Formula One. Italian Giancarlo Fisichella was confirmed as Force India Formula One teams second driver for the 2008 season along with Germanys Adrian Sutil, and another Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi.Fisichella, who drove for Renault last season, will team up with Sutil, who was a rookie last year with the Spyker team that Mallya bought into and renamed as Force India. ANI