Melbourne, Feb. 4: Australian captain Ricky Ponting and his deputy Michael Clarke, were last night anointed joint winners of the Allan Border Medal in the first tie of the award''s 10-year history.

While the two upstaged favourite Mitchell Johnson, it was the crowning of young batting prodigy Phillip Hughes as the young player of the year that was arguably of more significance given his potential importance to the future of Australian cricket as it confronts a difficult period of generational change.

London, Feb. 4 : England winger David Beckham has hinted that he would like to join the Italian football club A C Milan after his loan deal from LA Galaxy ends.

The Sun quoted club officials as saying that the midfielder has been in sensational form during his short spell with the Italian giants and has already scored twice.

He also set up the first two goals in Milan's 3-0 win at Lazio on Sunday to leave fans and the Italian media drooling over his performances.

New Delhi, Feb 4: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. M. S. Gill has congratulated the Indian hockey team for their performance at the ongoing Four Nation International Hockey Tournament at Chandigarh.

While conveying his good wishes, he hoped that that the hockey team will continue to fight hard and would lift the Cup.

Karachi, Feb. 4: Just when the international cricketers of Pakistan who sided with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) were looking for making a comeback in their national squad after being cleared from the ban imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), there seems to be more problems brewing up, with reports suggesting that Cricket Australia may not allow its team to play against Pakistan if any ICL cricketer is a part of the Pak team.

London, Feb. 4 : Tensions are growing between players and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over the compensation fee that players like Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff will have to pay to their counties for taking part in the Indian Premier League.

Pietersen and other England players taking part in the IPL auction have been asked to pay 10 per cent of their auction price to the counties, the Telegraph reports.

London, Feb 4: Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is being dubbed "Ronopoly" - all thanks to his `hobby' of buying properties.

The Man Utd ace has already bought four pads and is currently spending thousands of money out on a hotel - just like in the board game.

The 24-year-old is reportedly planning to put 8million pounds into a hotel boasting sea views on Porto Santo, an island near his native Madeira.

The hunk already owns a 4-million pound mansion in Cheshire and a string of pads abroad, reports the Sun.