Big City Informer

Cricket council rebuts conspiracy charge as players accused of spot-betting scam are interviewed by police under caution

Move by Customs officials comes as three players at the centre of no-ball allegations are due to meet team officials

Amid Pakistan’s general lawlessness, is it any wonder that cricketers have lost their way?

We thought that this summer would belong to Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, but for what they would do with the ball

Barcelona will again look to rely on graduates of their academy to repel the threat of Real Madrid in the coming La Liga season

• Support of club’s owner may exceed £650m over two years
• Net expenditure on players’ transfers totals around £300m

• Lure of José Mourinho sealed £12.4m deal for Germany star
• Insists he never had any desire to join Manchester United

• Club’s website says deal has been agreed for 21-year-old
• Ozil been linked with Manchester United and Chelsea

Salman Butt knows his side’s poor form is the least of Pakistan’s worries but hopes to give the country cause to cheer

Negligence on the part of fans and failure to enforce race-permit rules may have contributed to the death of eight off-road race fans at a southern California event when a driver lost control of his truck, and slammed into a large crowd at the track’s edge. Thousands of fans gathered along a 50-mile stretch of a Mojave [...]

• UAE’s Al-Qasimi family part of consortium led by Yahya Kirdi
• ‘Plans are in place to close deal shortly,’ claims Anfield source

2012 Olympics: West Ham’s stadium plans progress as Londoners express high hopes This article was written by Dave Hill, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 10th August 2010 12.30 UTC From Inside The Games: West Ham United have revealed details of their plans for the Olympic Stadium if they take it over after the 2012 Games and [...]

As Pakistan have shown in the second Test, one dropped catch often leads to another

• ‘I cannot deny that joining Barcelona was attractive for me’
• ‘I will respect Arsenal’s decision and be 100% focused’

• Manager Arsène Wenger convinces captain to stay
• Barcelona expected to return for midfielder next year

The Indian host city is struggling to complete preparations for the event in the face of rising expenses and criticism of its methods
• In pictures: countdown to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi

The hapless wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal is costing Pakistan dearly in the First Test

World number one Tiger Woods has confirmed that he will be returning to Dubai to compete in the 2011 Omega Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf Club, the promoters and organizers of the event have announced. The 14-time Major Champion underlined his fondness for the city he calls “an extremely hospitable place where the [...]

With two years till the Games, how much progress has been made on construction, logistics and legacy plans?

Today’s hearsay may have been hallucinating