London, Nov. 24: England football coach Fabio Capello believes the team is as good, if not better than the team that represented Italian club AC Milan in the 1990s.

News of the World quoted Capello as saying that he saw clear similarities with a Milan side dubbed ‘The Invincibles’ after they won four Serie A titles in five years and thrashed Barcelona 4-0 in the 1994 European Cup Final.

That side then had all-time greats Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi.

London, Nov. 24: Manchester United football ace Cristiano Ronaldo has said that his mother will pick his girlfriends in future, to stop him making a hash of his love life.

The Manchester United star has bedded a host of beauties, but has not yet found his perfect girl.

According to the Daily Star, Cristiano, 23, has asked mum Dolores to run the rule over any future babes trying to snare him.

The Portuguese pin-up worships his mother, 52, who was fiercely opposed to him dating Spanish beauty Nereida Gallardo, 25.

Dubai/Brisbane, Nov. 24: The Australia team has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its 149-run victory against New Zealand in the first Test played between November 20 and 23.

An ICC press release said that Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fines after Ricky Ponting’s side was ruled to be three overs short of its target when time allowances were taken into consideration.

In accordance with the ICC Code of Conduct regulations governing over-rate penalties, players are fined five per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time, with the captain fined double that amount.

Brisbane, Nov. 24: The international career of Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds is once again hanging in the balance after the all-rounder was allegedly involved in a physical altercation at a Brisbane pub.

Cricket Australia is investigating the alleged incident involving Symonds, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

Symonds was understood to have been drinking at the popular Normanby Hotel in Red Hill with several members of the Australian rugby league team when the fight commenced.

London, Nov. 24: Manchester United’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to miss the club’s Champions League clash at Villarreal after picking up a leg injury.

The Portuguese winger was substituted in the 82nd minute of United’s goalless draw at Aston Villa on Saturday and was limping heavily as he left the ground.

The Sun quoted coach Alex Ferguson as saying: “His leg’s in a mess. He’ll be doubtful for Tuesday, I’m sure of that.”

Sydney, Nov 24: Aussie cricket captain Ricky Ponting has put his weight behind his opener Mathew Hayden, saying that he was still left with much cricket in him, and that he was a dedicated batsman and who worked hard to get his batting flaws right.

The second Test against the Kiwis starting Friday at Adelaide would be 100th for 37-year-old Hayden.

“I know Matty’s game as well as anybody … I haven’t seen anything to say he is not as good as he has ever been. It was only a couple of Test matches ago that he made a terrific 80-odd in Delhi.”