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Sydney, Feb. 4: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is convinced that troubled all rounder Andrew Symonds will make a comeback to international cricket sooner than later.

The Courier-Mail quoted Ponting as saying on Tuesday on the sidelines of a ceremony to give away the Allan Border Medal for
2008-09 that he was a strong supporter of Symonds and the value he brought to the Australian team.

London, Feb. 4 : Troubled former England football star Paul Gascoigne has announced plans to leave Britain and settle down in Portugal after emerging from rehab "a changed man".

The ex-England footie idol is to start afresh in Portugal close to new love Sally Mulholland, 44.

The Sun quoted friends of Gazza, 41, as saying that he is at his fittest and most sober in years.

Melbourne, Feb. 4: Andrew Symonds international cricket career is hanging in the balance after Cricket Australia ruled the troubled all-rounder emotionally unfit to tour South Africa.

The board of directors endorsed the view of CA management that Symonds should not be considered when the selectors meet today to choose the touring party.

The 33-year-old faces an uphill battle to convince his counsellors and employers that he can again represent his country when his situation is reviewed at the end of the Sheffield Shield season next month.

London, Feb.

London, Feb. 4 : Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has said that he cannot play at his best unless he is being booed.

According to The Sin, he has got so used to abuse from opposition fans, that without it, he gets paranoid.

"It's normal for me now. If it doesn't happen, I'm thinking, `Why aren't they booing?' It's part of football. Maybe they think if they boo I'll lose my concentration - but it doesn't happen because I like it," Ronaldo said.