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Rooney pulls out of FA Cup semi-final with a fractured foot

 Rooney pulls out of FA Cup semi-final with a fractured footLondon, Apr. 18 : Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has been ruled out of tomorrow's FA Cup semi-final amid fears he that has a fractured metatarsal.

Club coach Alex Ferguson is set to throw in Federico Macheda for his first start at Wembley.

Ferguson admitted that he would make changes after the midweek Champions League win over Porto - in which Rooney was seen limping briefly - with one eye on next Wednesday's league game against Pompey.

Monfils, Tsonga out of Barcelona with injury

Monfils, Tsonga out of Barcelona with injury Barcelona - Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils have withdrawn with injuries from next week's Barcelona Open with injuries as the clay season countdown draws closer to the start of the French Open.

Monfils was barely a factor in Monte Carlo this week, losing in the first round to Janko Tipsarevic while complaining of pain in both knees from tendinitis.

The 2008 Australian Open finalist Tsonga has not played since the Miami quarter-finals at the start of the month against Novak Djokovic.

Indian cricket team praises South Africans honesty for cash back

Indian cricket team praises South Africans honesty for cash back Johannesburg - A visiting Indian cricket team was full of praise for South Africa on Saturday after a big stash of cash the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) team left behind in a room was returned untouched.

A cellphone company boss stumbled across 450,000 rand (50,000 dollars) in the safe of a hotel room in the southern city of Port Elizabeth earlier this week.

IPL can only make us better, says ex-England cricketer Robert Key

IPL can only make us better, says ex-England cricketer Robert KeyLondon, Apr. 18 : One of England''s finest Twenty20 minds and captain of Kent, Robert Key, believes that the Indian Premier League (IPL) might just help England win back the Ashes.

Key argues that if England are to have any chance of success in June''s World Twenty20, then the country''s top players must get more practice in the shortest form of the game - and where better than the IPL?

Liverpool’s Gerrard to miss crunch game against Arsenal

 Liverpool’s Gerrard to miss crunch game against ArsenalLondon, Apr. 18 : Steven Gerrard will miss Liverpool's crunch clash with Arsenal on Tuesday as he is down with a groin injury.

Gerrard suffered a recurrence in the Reds' final training session before the game, preventing him from even taking a place on the bench.

He may be even in doubt for the trip to Hull four days later.

2011 World Cup shift will cost PCB 10.5 million dollars

http://www.topnews.in/files/world-cup-2011.jpgKarachi, Apr. 18 : With the International Cricket Council (ICC) deciding to shift the 2011 cricket World Cup matches from Pakistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to suffer a whopping 10.5 million dollar loss.

"We lose out on earning the hosting fees of the matches. The ICC pay out the host country 750,000 dollars for each match," PCB's Chief Operating Officer Saleem Altaf said.

Altaf said the loss could be much more than what has been estimated.

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