Lahore, Jan 7 : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has reiterated that Pakistan's priority is to host Australia's tour in their home country, but admitted that a neutral venue for the series remains a possibility.

Ijaz also said that he and chief operating officer Salim Altaf had not visited the facilities in Kuala Lumpur last week scotching reports that they had inspected the ground following a meeting at the Asian Cricket Council headquarters.

Los Angeles - The Charlotte Bobcats are the latest to take advantage of the mighty Boston Celtics' recent road woes.

Raymond Felton scored 25 points, and rookie DJ Augustin came off the bench to add 11 of his 20 in overtime, including the go-ahead three-pointer, as the Bobcats surprised the suddenly stumbling Celtics with a 114-106 victory on Tuesday night.

After starting the season with a sparkling 27-2 record, including a franchise-record 19 consecutive victories, the defending NBA Champions have sputtered, dropping five of their last seven contests - all on the road.

Dubai, Jan. 7: Australia has survived at the top of the Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship table following its 103-run victory over South Africa in the third and final match of the series in Sydney.
But the pressure is still on Ricky Ponting's team as the gap at the top has been closed to just five ratings points following the historic 2-1 series defeat.

London, Jan. 7 : Manchester United are set to kick out Argentine football star Carlos Tevez after his admission that he would love to play for the Spanish football team Real Madrid.

According to The Sun, club boss Alex Ferguson is said to be running out of patience with the 24-year-old Argentinian striker after he made it clear that clubs are lining up to sign him.

Tevez's owner and advisor, Kia Joorabchian, said: "I don't know if `Carlitos' will go. It's difficult to say. Anything can happen.

"Madrid want him and have showed concrete interest. They're not the only club. There are many," Joorabchian added.

London, Jan 7: England captain Kevin Pietersen and cricket coach Peter Moores could be sacked after Hugh Morris was handed the mandate to sort out the civil war ripping the English team apart.

The England and Wales Cricket Board called an emergency meeting of its executive board on Tuesday night and the support has shifted from backing the captain to making changes at the top of the national team's management structure, The Telegraph reported.

Sydney, Jan. 7: Australia's cricket selectors are likely to give opening batsman Mathew Hayden a tap on the shoulder, saying that probably his stint in international cricket is over after over 15 years of yeoman service.

The Daily Telegraph says that Hayden is tipped to be axed from Australia''s one-day and Twenty20 squads today, and this could be the final straw.