Sports News for October 10, 2008

Lara cautions BCCI against simultaneous retirement of top five players
Former West Indies captain and cricket legend Brain Lara today cautioned the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) against retiring all the top five players simultaneously. ANI

Glam girl Stephanie Rice boosts Davenport sales
Swimming sensation Stephanie Rice is showing no signs of slowing down if the sales figures of her underwear brand are anything to go by. ANI

Twenty20 an invention with appeal, says its founder
Stuart Robertson, the man credited with inventing Twenty20 cricket, does not believe that he has created a monster that will ruin the traditional spirit of the game. ANI

Lineker’s gal can’t stand football
Former England football star Gary Linekers wife-to-be, Danielle Bux, 29, has made an astonishing confession - she cant stand football. ANI

Pakistan not suitable venue for international cricket: Abdul Qadir
Former spin legend of Pakistan Abdul Qadir has said that it is about time the Pakistan Cricket Board snaps back to reality and accepts the country is not a suitable venue for International cricket taking into account the current security situation. ANI

PCB chairman unhappy with coach Lawsons performance
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) new chairman Ijaz Butt has said that he is unhappy with the performance of the national teams coach Geoff Lawson. ANI

Beefy says his walks for leukaemia research worth every toe-blistering mile
Twenty-three years after first undertaking a walk for the advancement of leukemia research, former England cricketer Ian Beefy Botham says that the cash that he has raised as a result has been worth every toe-blistering mile. ANI

Gazza told have second hip operation or will become a cripple
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been told to have surgery on his legs or he faces the prospect of becoming a cripple for life. ANI

Dickhead Warne says he was often in drunken stupor during 2005 Ashes
Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne has candidly admitted that during the 2005 Ashes tour, he often got drunk and cried himself to sleep, unable to deal with the collapse of his marriage and his of-field antics, including sex-related romps. ANI

Lewis Hamilton determined not to blow away his title dream again
Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton has said that he has no intention of blowing away his title dream again. ANI

Roo says he is a better player today than in 2004
England footballer Wayne Rooney believes that he is a better footballer today than he was in 2004 when he lit up Euro 2004 with two goals against Switzerland and another two against Croatia. ANI

Ex-American footballer O J Simpson feels he will be killed in jail by whites
Ex-American football star O J Simpson aka The Juice, who is facing a life sentence for robbery and kidnap, fears that he could be killed in jail a white supremacist gang. ANI

England is now fearless, claims coach Capello
England football coach Fabio Capello has said that his team is now in a position to play without fear, and promised to build on last months 4-1 thrashing of Croatia in Zagreb with a gung-ho approach against Kazakhstan on Saturday. ANI