Sports News for June 24, 2008

Hayden, Hussey put Australia first ahead T20 priorities
Australian batters Matthew Hayden and Michael Hussey have both confirmed that Australias tour match in India in early October will take precedence over their potential involvement in the T20 Champions League. ANI

Christopher Biggins has a crush on Becks
English television presenter Christopher Biggins admits that he has a crush on soccer idol David Beckham. ANI

Kapil - led squad leaves for London to relive 83 glory
l Kumble and Rahul Dravid too joined the proceedings. ANI

German goalkeeper ready to put life on the line for Euro glory
German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has said that he is ready to put his life on the line to win the European Championship. ANI

Gazza, ex-wife are a romantic couple again
Troubled former England football star Paul Gazza Gascoigne has rekindled his romance with ex-wife Sheryl. ANI

Rafael Nadals secret girlfriend revealed
Female fans of Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal are going to be shocked when they learn that he has a secret girlfriend. ANI

Coleen Mcloughlin orders cabinet to preserve her £100,000 wedding gown
Wayne Rooneys wife Coleen Mcloughlin is so much in love with her wedding gown that the she has ordered a specially made cabinet to preserve it in their mansion in Prestbury, Cheshire. ANI

Eleven stalkers known to target Sharapova, Williams sisters banned
Eleven stalkers known to target players such as Maria Sharapova and the Williams sisters have been banned from Wimbledon and warned to stay away from the area. ANI

Birthday boy heartbroken over Beckhams no show
It was certainly a charity gone awry when a 9-year-old boy was denied a gift package to meet his idol, football star David Beckham, that his mother won for him in a charity auction. ANI

Former Oz fast bowler McDermott declares himself bankrupt, to pay debt of 40 mln dollars
Champion cricketer turned property developer Craig McDermott is bankrupt and his company owes at least 40 million dollars to dozens of investors who came forward to back former Test fast bowler. ANI

Cristiano Ronaldo is obsessed with his NO7 shirt like Becks
Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo is obsessed with his shirt number seven just like his predecessor David Beckham. ANI

British clubs set to cash in from UEFA tourney
UEFA have agreed to compensate British football clubs for the use of their players in this years tournament. ANI

Ana Ivanovic doesnt like to read about herself
She might be a regular face in the news, but tennis star Ana Ivanovic refuses to read about herself. ANI

Sacked PCB official wants Boards accounts independently audited
Saleem Altaf, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official who was recently sacked, has demanded an independent audit of the Board finances as, he added, they lacked transparency. ANI

Four England rugby stars in rape row named
The four England rugby stars at the centre of Auckland rape allegation have been named by a British tabloid newspaper. ANI

Sharapovas shorts leave her skirt fans devastated!
Tennis superstar Maria Sharapovas plans of swapping her frills with mens shorts at this years Wimbledon have come as a shock to her male admirers. ANI

Boycotting Champs Trophy would alienate Oz cricketers from Pak fans: PCB
PCBs chief operating officer Shafqat Naghmi has said that Australian cricketers should not boycott the forthcoming Champions Trophy to be played in Pakistan from September 11-28, as it would not only tarnish the tournament, but also further alienate Aussie cricketers from the Pakistan public. ANI

Real Madrid not to pay 80 million pounds for Ronaldo
Spanish football club Real Madrid has ruled out chances of it paying 80 million pounds for Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo. ANI

Symonds ruled out of first Oz-Windies one-dayer
Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds has been ruled out of his teams opening game of their five-match one-day series against the West Indies with a back strain. ANI

Hanif Mohammed to be honoured with Pak Lifetime Achievement Award
Pakistans veteran cricketer Hanif Mohammed who captained his national side for a brief stint during 1960s, will be honoured with the Pakistan Lifetime Achievement Award for his significant contribution to Pakistan cricket at the Asian Cricket Awards function here in Karachi on June 27. ANI