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Rooney wants to achieve dream of holding up silverware at Wembley

Rooney wants to achieve dream of holding up silverware at WembleyLondon, Feb. 28 : England and Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney is desperate to get his hands on some silverware at the Wembley football stadium.

Rooney is aiming to fulfill a boyhood dream tomorrow by lifting a trophy at Wembley.

Ever since he went to the old Wembley as a nine-year-old Everton fan to see Joe Royle's team beat United, he has wanted to get his hands on some silverware there.

Omitting McGain from first Test was a huge blunder, says Warne

Shane WarneJohannesburg, Feb. 28: Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne believes the Australian selectors have erred hugely in not picking Victorian Bryce McGain for the first Test against South Africa.

"Bryce McGain is clearly the best spinner in Australia. I was disappointed that he was not picked for the first Test in South Africa. The South Africans don''t play wristies well," Warne was quoted, as saying.

Cuche leads giant slalom

Didier CucheKranjska Gora, Slovenia - Super-G world champion Didier Cuche leads the standings after the first run of Saturday's penultimate World Cup giant slalom race of the season in Kranjska Gora in Slovenia.

The Swiss leads from Italian Massimiliano Blardone and American Olympic champion Red Ligety. Austrian Benjamin Raich, who leads the giant slalom World Cup standings by just 12 points from Cuche is fourth.

More security for Indian team in New Zealand after bottle throwing incident

More security for Indian team in New Zealand after bottle throwing incidentWellington, Feb. 28: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) will increase on ground security for the upcoming one day matches against India, after a bottle was thrown onto the field during last night''s Twenty20 international in Wellington.

Play was halted briefly towards the end of the New Zealand innings after a plastic bottle was thrown from the crowd on to the ground close to Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan.

Oram, Ryder and Mills recalled for India-Kiwi ODI series

Wellington (New Zealand), Feb. 28 : The New Zealand cricket squad for the first three one day internationals (ODI) against India announced today features the return of Jacob Oram, Jesse Ryder and Kyle Mills, all of who were out of the squad with different injuries.

Ewen Thompson and Nathan McCullum from the Twenty20 squad have been omitted.

Stuff. co. nz quoted selection panel chairman Glenn Turner as saying that the squad was a strong one, which reflected the sizeable pool of players in consistent good form at international and domestic levels.

The selectors had decided not to include a second spinner in the initial ODI squad, Turner said.

IOC may ban Pakistan from participating in international sports events

Islamabad, Feb. 28 : Pakistan may be banned from participating in international sports events by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), after an amendment was made in the 1962 Sports Ordinance, empowering the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) to amend or form a model constitution for all the sports federations in the country.

The IOC may bar Pakistan if it concludes that the country's sports associations are controlled by the Government or the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).

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