Manchester, Sep 1 - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said lack of partnerships cost the team a six-wicket defeat against England in the one-off Twenty20 international at the Old Trafford here Wednesday.

"Partnership is key, doesn't matter what format it is. Once you lose quick wickets, like we did after 12 overs, it doesn't help. You want to have at least five or six wickets in the slog overs," said Dhoni.

Manchester, Sep 1 - England Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad expects India to bounce back in the five-match ODI series starting Saturday.

Broad led England to a six-wicket win in the one-off Twenty20 international at Old Trafford Wednesday night.

"They've got some world-class talent in their team. They are the 50-over world champions so we know the danger they present," he said.

"We are certainly not going to take any game lightly."

Manchester, Sep 1 : England captain Stuart Broad on Wednesday hailed his team's effort in their thrilling six wicket victory over India in a T-20 match here.

India slumped from 104-1 to 165 all out at Old Trafford, with the impressive Jade Dernbach taking four wickets for 22 runs.

"We probably didn''t start as well as we like to do in the first 10 overs, we got slightly wrong and we need to exceed that. But the way we clawed back was testimony to the character of the side," said Broad.

Manchester, Sep 1 - A win eluded India once again as they lost the lone Twenty20 international against England by six wickets at the Old Trafford here Wednesday.

Sterling displays from Eoin Morgan (49) and Jade Dernbach (4/22) helped England scamper home to a six-wicket win in a tense Twenty20.

Opting to bat first on a sluggish track, India made a competitive 165 all out in 19.4 over after valuable contributions by debutants Ajinkya Rahane (61) and Rahul Dravid (31).

On Monday, the Co-operative Group managed to provide further evidence pointing to the delightful fact that the British supermarkets had enjoyed strong sales during the Christmas period. The mutually owned retail chain, however, did say in its trading update that it is concerned about the future as it expects the UK economy to experience some pressure until late 2010 or 2011's first half.

The Co-operative Group is the owner of Britain's fifth-largest supermarket chain, and last year, it has completed the takeover of Somerfield, a rival grocer, in a deal which had cost the Group 1.6 Billion Pounds.

Manchester scientists and experts in Sweden have finally debunked the peanut allergy myth. They have developed a blood test which is much more accurate than current testing methods, and have cited that peanut allergies have probably been overestimated.

The team also hopes to work to further diversify the peanut test so the severity of the allergic reaction whether, it is mild or catastrophic, can be known, thereby enabling parents to seek the appropriate advice.

The test detects antibodies to the peanut protein RH2 and reveals 95 per cent accuracy in diagnosing peanut allergy, revealed the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

London, Jan 9 : Manchester City striker and skipper of Togo Emmanuel Adebayor recounted the details of the horrific attack on the team bus and how he prayed to god to save his life.
Angolan rebels attacked a bus carrying the Togo national football team as it travelled for the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament on Friday. The driver was killed and two players were among nine injured in the ambushed by rebels on their way from their Congo training ground to their African Nations Cup base in host country Angola.

London, July 19 : British boxer Amir Khan defeated titleholder Ukrainian Andreas Kotelnik to become the new world champion.

After taking the WBA light-welterweight title at the MEN arena in Manchester, Khan said: “It’s the best feeling ever.”

He won just 10 months after suffering a devastating knockout defeat by unknown Colombian Breidis Prescott.

The 22-year-old from Bolton won the fight with a slick unanimous points victory. Khan’s victory completes an impressive turnaround after his world title dreams appeared to be shattered less than a year ago, SKY News reported.

Manchester  - Manchester United will take a narrow advantage into the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal after edging out the London side 1-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

The holders dominated the match for long periods but in the end only had an early header from John O'Shea to show for their superiority.

The two sides will play the second leg at the Emirates Stadium next Tuesday.

Manchester  - Mariano Gonzalez scored a late equaliser as Porto held Manchester United to a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

The visitors took a fourth-minute lead through Cristian Rodriguez, only for a defensive howler to present Wayne Rooney with an equaliser 11 minutes later.

Substitute Carlos Tevez looked to have given United the win when he struck with five minutes remaining, but Mariano ghosted in at the back post to steal an equaliser three minuets later.

Manchester - Mariano Gonzalez scored a late equaliser as Porto held Manchester United to a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

The visitors took a fourth-minute lead through Cristian Rodriguez, only for a defensive howler to present Wayne Rooney with an equaliser 11 minutes later.

Substitute Carlos Tevez looked to have given United the win when he struck with five minutes remaining, but Mariano ghosted in at the back post to steal an equaliser three minutes later.

On the occasion of their 101st birthday, twin sisters Betty Richards and Jenny Pelmore tell the secret of long life. The twins were born half an hour apart on January 1, 1908 in Manchester and there is a strong bond among them since childhood.

Both sisters were married but now they are widows. Earlier Richards was a kindergarten teacher and later she became a beekeeper and Pelmore was a secretary and later in life she became an accomplished painter.

MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 5  -- A woman said bosses at a Manchester, England, hospital asked that her deceased father sign a consent form before his death could be investigated.

Sally Guidon said she wrote to North Manchester General Hospital officials after the death of her father, James Johnson, 76, listing a series of complaints and asking for hospital staff to investigate the death, The Daily Mail reported Thursday.

However, Guidon said hospital bosses responded with a letter saying they needed Johnson to give written approval before his file could be opened.

Manchester - The race for the English Premier League title is still up for grabs after leaders Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw at Middlesbrough in an entertaining match on Sunday.

Two goals from Afonso Alves helped overturn Cristiano Ronaldo's early strike for United but Wayne Rooney levelled for the visitors with 15 minutes to go.

United remain on top, but they are now just three points clear of Chelsea, with Arsenal not out of it, another three points behind in third. Middlesbrough have 35 points, nine clear of the relegation zone.

When Ronaldo, unmarked, side-footed Michael Carrick's cross for the opening goal on 10 minutes it looked like United would cruise to victory.