Sports News for July 4, 2009

Real Madrid to bid for Ashley Cole
Spanish football giant Real Madrid are expected to bid for Chelsea star Ashley Cole, after he rejected a new deal with the Blues. ANI

Mitchell Johnson - Baseballs loss and crickets gain
If Australian pace bowler Mitchell Johnson was not spearheading Australias pace attack, possibilities would have been high that he could have been a pitcher in any major baseball league. ANI

Warne rates Australian squad
With the Ashes series scheduled to begin in less than a weeks time, former Australian spin legend Shane Warne has rated each player of the Australian squad. ANI

Ashes 2009, a series too close to call, says Roebuck
This years Ashes series between Australia and England promises to be a ripper because the two sides possess both experience and freshness to deliver what is asked of them, feels noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck. ANI

Top PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management
Criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for its unprofessional way of handling cricket issues in the country, former Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) director general Zakir Hussain Syed has said PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management. ANI

Murray mania causes 120 m pounds worth of work loss in UK
With around eight million viewers watching the Wimbledon semi-final between British tennis hope Andy Murray and American Andy Roddick, experts have estimated that 120 million pounds worth of man hours were lost at work. ANI

Adebayor can leave the Gunners if he wants to says Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has assured that he wont stand in star striker Emmanuel Adebayors way if he wants to quit the Gunners. ANI

Rooney hospitalised after stumbling over his yacht
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, who is holidaying on the French Riviera, ended up in a hospital after stumbling over his luxury yacht. ANI

Qadir summoned by Pak NA committee to explain reason for his sudden resignation
Former Pakistan chief selector Abdul Qadir has been summoned by the National Assemblys Standing Committee on Sports to explain his sudden resignation from the post. ANI

Poshs chat-up line kicked off her love story with Becks
It was a chat-up line that sparked off David and Victoria Beckhams relationship, which went on to become the most iconic partnerships in celebrity history. ANI

Warne says the side that uses the new ball well will be the Ashes winner
Who uses the new ball better - Australia or England - will determine the winner of the 2009 Ashes series, believes former leg-spinner Shane Warne. ANI

Crickets leading Test wicket taker Swann has forgotten how to smile
England off-spinner Graeme Swann, who has emerged as the leading Test wicket-taker in the world in 2009 with 26 victims, says that he has learnt from his errors, but has lost the ability to smile along the way. ANI

2005 Ashes destroyer Jones says Lee will swing momentum
Former England pacer Simon Jones believes Australias Brett Lee will swing the momentum in this years Ashes series. ANI

Australian selectors admit to mismanaging Lee
Australias national cricket selection committee has admitted it may have mismanaged the veteran pacer Brett Lee after his difficult marriage break-up last year. ANI

F-1 chief Ecclestone likes the way Hitler got things done!
Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has said that he preferred totalitarian regimes to democracies and praised Adolf Hitler for his ability to get things done. ANI

Murray insists that he will win Wimbledon soon
British tennis star Andy Murray, who lost against Andy Roddick in the Wimbledon semi-final on Friday, plans on lifting a Grand Slam before next years tournament at the All England Club. ANI

We want to start the series on a winning note : Younis Khan
As Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first in the first Test of the three match series here on Saturday, captain Younis Khan expressed the hope that he would like to start the series on a winning note. ANI

Australian cricketers feel KP is the worlds best
A majority of the players contracted to Cricket Australia have described Englands Kevin Pietersen as the best batsman in the world outside Australia. ANI

Wayne rushes pregnant wife Coleen to hospital after she falls ill
Wayne Rooney had to rush his pregnant wife Coleen to hospital after she fell ill in the scorching heat of St.Trupez, while on a vacation. ANI

Serena Williams wins Wimbledon 2009 Womens Singles Final
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