Karachi, Feb. 14: New Pakistan skipper Younis Khan is confident about his team's performance in the upcoming test series against Sri Lanka starting from February 21.

"We are well equipped and prepared to perform under all kinds of conditions," The News quoted Khan, as saying.

Khan believes that playing on the home ground would give Pakistan an edge over the visitors.

"We need the backing of the nation and the media and we are capable of delivering for the country," he added.

London, Feb 14 : LA Galaxy has asked English midfielder David Beckham to return to the MLS after Ac Milan failed to make a second offer for the player.

The England star wanted to make his loan deal to AC Milan permanent, but Galaxy insisted that the midfielder is heading home after Milan failed to make a second offer by end of Friday's deadline.

London, Feb 14: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney got his ultimate revenge on Manchester City fan Noel Gallagher by sending him a signed photo of himself scoring.

The United ace was desperate to get his own back after the Oasis rocker sprayed Rooney's birthday guitar sky blue.

So Rooney, 23, fired back by putting one past Noel's beloved City in a derby. And he rubbed salt in the wound by sending a signed snap of his goal celebration.

Lahore, Feb. 14: Two days after beleaguered Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif said he would be challenging the ban imposed on him by the Indian Premier League (IPL), now the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to support the bowler asking the IPL to revise the time period of the one-year ban.

The PCB has requested IPL officials to revise the time-period of the ban so that it ends in July 2009.

The ban imposed by the IPL was already backdated to September 2008, when it suspended Asif on charges of taking a banned substance to enhance his performance on the field.

Melbourne, Feb 14 : A rainstorm saved Australia from major humiliation when the match was abandoned with the Kiwis in sight of victory, but skipper Ricky Ponting was left red-faced in a dramatic series finale at the Gabba.

Australia was saved from the final insult of a woeful summer, allowing Ponting's side to retain the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with the series finishing at 2-2.