Ricky Ponting fights for his captaincy | Cricinfo

Ricky Ponting fights for his captaincy | Cricinfo: "Ricky Ponting knows his case to hold on to the captaincy is not strong, but he is desperate to retain the job and lift Australia from their lowest period since the mid-1980s. Ponting lost the Ashes away in 2005 and 2009 and he has become the country's first leader since Allan Border in 1986-87 not to hold the urn at home."

Geoff Lawson: Coach of Kochi IPL Team

Geoff Lawson: Coach of Kochi IPL Team: "Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson has been appointed coach of the Kochi franchise for the fourth season of the Indian Premier League."

Pick India's final 15 players for the World Cup

Monaco was the venue for this year’s FIA Prize Giving Gala

Monaco was the venue for this year’s FIA Prize Giving Gala: "Monaco was the venue for this year’s FIA Prize Giving Gala on Friday, where FIA President Jean Todt presented Sebastian Vettel, the youngest-ever Formula One world champion with the driver’s trophy.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner collected the constructor’s trophy"

Qatar Foundation to adorn Barcelona - Al Jazeera English

Qatar Foundation to adorn Barcelona - Al Jazeera English: "Barcelona have signed a $218m shirt sponsorship deal with the Qatar Foundation, the non-profit organisation concerned primarily with education projects in the Middle East.

The deal ends Barcelona's 111-year-old history of refusing commercial shirt sponsorships."

Liverpool plans soccer academy in Indonesia - Reuters

Liverpool plans soccer academy in Indonesia - Reuters: "English Premier League club Liverpool are planning to set up a soccer academy in Indonesia to develop young talent, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Jakarta has helped establish links with the club as part of its corporate social responsibility programmes in Indonesia."