Dubai, Nov 12: Chances are bleak for Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar to play in the first ODI against West Indies today, after he suffered a Side Strain Injury here on Tuesday evening during practice session.

Sources confirmed that the fast bowler suffered a right calf injury during training session.

Shoaib Akhtar was the centre peace of Pakistan team, but now his participation in the first ODI is doubtful, the Daily Times quoted a Geo News report as saying.

Zurich - European champions Spain remain top of the world football rankings issued Wednesday by the world governing body FIFA while England jumped four places to return to the top 10.

Spain lead the way with 1,657 points from Germany, who moved up one place to second on 1,413 points. World champions Italy dropped to third on 1,356 points.

The Netherlands moved up one spot to fourth, ahead of Brazil with Argentina up one to sixth and Croatia down one to seventh.

London, Nov 12: English football star David Beckham has received a clear message about his place in the Italian club AC Milan pecking order after being told that he is “probably not in the class as a player of Ronaldinho or Kaka”.

The midfielder also knows that his chances of featuring regularly in Serie A will depend upon his fitness when he arrives in Milan, The Telegraph reported.

“There is nobody in football who can say anything against David as a footballer. He is a fantastic professional, dedicated to the game. A great player,” said Milan director Umberto Gandini.

Melbourne, Nov 12: Golfing legend Greg Norman’s wife, Laura Andrassy, is buying a luxury estate in New York’s exclusive Hamptons.

Andrassy received over 150-million- Australian dollar divorce settlement from Norman.

She waged a bitter two-year public divorce battle with the Great White Shark, is in contract to pay 11.3 million dollar for a 0.92-acre property on a leafy lane in Southhampton, the Daily Telegraph reported.

The former flight attendant will be pumping millions more into the property as she plans to tear down the 325sqm house to build her dream home on the block, which is close to the ocean.

Los Angeles - Al Horford was unstoppable and the high-flying Atlanta Hawks remained unbeaten in the NBA.

Horford had a career-high 27 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks as the Hawks rolled to their sixth straight victory, 113-108 over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.

"Everybody knows we're shorthanded with Josh Smith (ankle injury) being out," teammate Mo Evans said. "And for us to be undefeated after six, Al was huge."

The Hawks are off to best start since opening the 1997-98 season with 11 straight wins, but it's no surprise to Hawks guard Mike Bibby.

Sydney, Nov 12: Former Aussie Test captain Greg Chappell has said that it was high time that Oz selectors, coaches and high-performance managers sat together to look at the demands on the modern player, as was done in mid-80s when his country faced a tough recession in cricket and West Indies ruled the cricketing world.

The review in the mid-1980s, under chairman of selectors Lawrie Sawle, identified Steve Waugh, Ian Healy, Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh who led the team''s revival. It followed the retirement of Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee and Chappell. Like mid-80s, Australia is once again struggling after the retirements of Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist and Glenn McGrath.