Sports News for October 13, 2008

Tendulkar, Team India to bat for children health and safety on Oct. 15
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and his teammates will participate in the first-ever global Hand washing Day on October 15 to highlight the importance of hand washing with soap to keep children safe and healthy. ANI

First India-Australia Test match ends in a draw
The first Test match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy ended in a draw at M Chinnaswamy stadium here today. ANI

Imran says foreign cricketers safe in Pak because terrorists will never target cricket
In the backdrop of cancellation of several cricketing engagements in the current year by foreign teams citing security concerns, former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan has said that international cricketers should tour his country as they were safe from terror threats because the game was so loved there and that terrorists will never target the game or the players. ANI

Nancy DellOlio: I slapped Sven for his affair with Faria Alam
Nancy DellOlio has admitted that she slapped Sven Goran Eriksson when she learned he was having an affair with Football Association secretary Faria Alam. The Italian property lawyer, who had already endured the former England football coach having an affair with TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson, said she reacted angrily to the ridiculous news about his relationship with Miss Alam. ANI

Golfer Ballesteros confirms he has a brain tumour
Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros has vowed to fight his brain tumour with the same battling spirit that he showed throughout his extraordinary career. ANI

Pak cricket coach Lawson says hell complete his two-year term
Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson has rejected news reports claiming that he was planning to quit his post. ANI

Cheryl Cole earns accolades while hubby Ashley faces boos
English singer Cheryl Cole earned herself a lot of praise for the work she did on the X Factor, while her hubby Ashley has earned himself the boos of spectators. ANI

Coaches Hadlee and Mudassar to join ICC Global Cricket Academy
The ICC Global Cricket Academy (GCA), based at Dubai Sports City, has announced the appointment of two world-class coaches - former Test cricketers Dayle Hadlee and Mudassar Nazar. ANI

Schuster restarts Real Madrid-ManU war for Ronaldo
Bernd Schuster has re-ignited Real Madrids war with Manchester United by insisting Cristiano Ronaldo will go to the Bernabeu next summer.According to The Sun, the Spanish giants are desperate to lure the Portuguese winger and coach Schuster claimed Ronaldo is still hell bent on a switch to Spain after a move fell through this year. ANI

Becks admits that he cant keep up with Walcott
Former England football captain David Beckham has said that he has no chance of keeping up with the lightning-quick pace of Theo Walcott. ANI

Cricket improves school behavior in the UK
Good old-fashioned cricketing values, it seems, are prompting an improvement in behavior in schools, according to the evaluation of a project to promote the sport in schools to be published later this week. ANI

Belarus striker labels Roo the weakest link in UK line-up
Belarus striker Vitaly Bulyga has labeled Wayne Rooney as the weakest link in the England football team ahead of their match, though the latter scored twice in Englands 5-1 Wembley win over Kazakhstan on Saturday.Bulyga warned: We are not scared of Rooney. He is not unbeatable and as a human being he has weaknesses. We will use that.According to The Sun, Rooneys suspect temperament will come under scrutiny in Minsk on Wednesday when England face minnows Belarus in a Group Six qualifier.Bulyga insisted that Belarus are not scared of Rooney, 22, who has scored three goals in his last two England games in the victories over Croatia and Kazakhstan. ANI

Gazza says will marry the woman who saved his life
Former England football star Paul Gascoigne has announced that he plans to marry Sally Mulholland, 43, the woman he says saved his life. ANI

UKs top seven football clubs close to going bust due to credit crunch
); Faced with a crippling three billion pound debt, Premier League football chiefs here are holding crisis talks to rescue debt-ridden clubs from eminent collapse. ANI

Hamilton accuses Massa of trying to ram him off track
A furious Lewis Hamilton has accused Brazilian rival Felipe Massa of trying to ram him off the track in the Japan Grand Prix at Fuji.According to The Sun, Hamilton and Massa clashed as Hamiltons F1 championship lead over the Brazilian was cut to just five points with two races left.The McLaren ace came 12th after being smacked sideways by Massa on lap two. ANI

Haddin loves to scrap, desperate to experience intensity of cricket in India
Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is a combative character and is desperate to experience the intensity of cricket in India. ANI