Everton manager Moyes says Beckham 'just needs to call' for him to be hired

Published>Sat, Nov 27 10 01:22 PM

London, Nov 27(ANI): Everton manager David Moyes has said that he would like to sign David Beckham on a short-term loan from Los Angeles Galaxy during the midwinter transfer window.

Beckham, who is a close friend of Everton captain Phil Neville, has spent the last two Major League Soccer off-seasons (between January and March) on loan at Milan.

"If David wanted to come back to the Premier League he would only need to phone me or Phil and we would be here for him. He knows how to get hold of Phil and he knows how to get hold of me," the Telegraph quoted Moyes, as saying.

"We would have to look into it financially, but if he came and said to me I would like to come and play I would have to go to the chairman and ask if we could do it, if we think we can make it work by selling enough shirts," he added.

The 35-year-old is also a former teammate of Moyes after playing with the Scot while on loan at Preston in 1995.

"I worked with him at Preston. We played in the same team and I made him look good. I made his bad crosses OK. I think I scored from one of his corners by making his bad passes look good," Moyes said. (ANI)

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Australia 481 v England 260 - first Ashes test - innings

Sat, Nov 27 10 01:16 PM

Australia were 481 all out in reply to England's 260 in the final session of the third day of the first Ashes test at the Gabba on Saturday.

Score: Australia 481 (M. Hussey 195, B. Haddin 136, S. Katich 50; S. Finn 6-125) v England 260 (I. Bell 76, A. Cook 67; P. Siddle 6-54)

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100 riders to take part in National Supercross Championship

Sat, Nov 27 10 01:08 PM

Kolhapur, Nov 27 (PTI) The fifth round of the MRF National Supercross Championship 2010, the biggest off-road two-wheeler racing event in India, will be held here tomorrow. About 100 riders from all over the country are expected to take part in the event, to be held at Mohite''s Racing Academy in this southwestern Maharashtra city. The meet will be organised by Sportstrek, Pune, in association with the Mohite''s Racing Academy. The first four rounds were held in Bangalore, Coimbatore, Jaipur and Vadodara. The names to watch out for are C S Santosh (TVS Racing), who is leading the championship with 137 points in the most prestigious foreign open class, closely followed by C D Jinan, a private rider from Kerala (116 points). The participants will be fighting for honours in seven categories: foreign open, novice, locals, private experts, private foreign open and two classes of Indian experts. PTI COR RSY AH

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Oz experience 'massive learning curve' for me: Finn

Published>Sat, Nov 27 10 12:38 PM

Brisbane, Nov 27(ANI): England fast bowler Steven Finn has termed his first taste of cricket in Australia as a "massive learning curve".

The 21-year-old, who made his Test debut against Bangladesh, has been plunged into the Ashes after just eight Tests in less than a year.

"For me it's a massive learning curve, having never bowled in Australia before," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Finn, as saying.

"But, in saying that, no matter where you are in the world, it's important that you adapt to conditions as quickly as possible and realize the right place to bowl, and then make the most of it," he added.

Finn has shown no nerves in the ongoing first Test at the Gabba despite the pressure of playing in front of 35,000 people.

He has picked up four Australian wickets so far, including the wicket of Michael Hussey, who scored 195 to swing the momentum in the hosts' favour. (ANI)

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Indian hockey stars return from Asian Games with bronze

Published>Sat, Nov 27 10 12:16 PM

New Delhi, Nov.27 (ANI): The Indian hockey team arrived in New Delhi on Friday after bagging a bronze medal in the XVIth Asian Games being held in Guangzhou, China.

The women's hockey team, which failed to get a medal at the event, also arrived on Friday.

The Indian men's hockey team defeated four time Asian Games champion South Korea 1-0 and won a bronze. The team lost to Malaysia in the semi-finals.

Skipper Rajpal Singh expressed satisfaction with the team result.

"We went to win the tournament because the team was in full rhythm, but due to one unlucky match we could not qualify for the final. But the overall performance of the team was very good, so we are happy," said Singh.

India's performance in the Asian Games has given the country hope about achieving a good medal haul at the London Olympics in 2012. (ANI)

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Indian-origin doctor removes cancer from coach Flower's eye

Published>Sat, Nov 27 10 11:46 AM

Brisbane, Nov.27 (ANI): England cricket team coach Andy Flower missed the second day's play of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba as he was in hospital being operated by an Indian-origin doctor for the removal of a melanoma, a type of skin cancer, from close to his right eye.

Dr. Shobhan Manoharan, said that Flower owed his life to the team's security officer Reg Dickason, who took him to her skin clinic in Brisbane this week.

Flower is due to miss the third day's play of the Test to recuperate. He will return to the team for day four. Richard Halsall, the fielding coach, is in temporary charge of the squad.

Dr. Manoharan said the cancerous growth just beneath Flower's right eye had been developing at some speed, and would have caused potentially fatal complications within months.

"Melanomas are, pound for pound, the most serious cancers out there," Dr Manoharan told Telegraph Sport.

"The dangerous - or level two - part of this one was only 0.3 millimetres thick, which is not life-threatening in itself. But the history of the case suggests that it has been evolving quickly, and was on its way to becoming a much more serious problem," she added.

Flower visited the clinic only after prompting from Dickason, a Brisbane native who had previously arranged a check-up on his own sun-damaged skin.

As the England team's bodyguard and chief security adviser, Dickason is responsible for Flower's safety on tour.

Dr. Manoharan works at the Westside Dermatology Group in Brisbane, a practice that promises to arrange check-ups within 48 hours. Dickason had his appointment on Monday, and Flower was then given a biopsy on Wednesday before undergoing surgery yesterday.

Dr. Manoharan has recommended that the rest of the England squad should come in for check-ups and warned that other players and coaches could be at risk. (ANI)

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Indian cricketers gear up for ODI series against Kiwis in Guwahati

Published>Sat, Nov 27 10 11:22 AM

Guwahati (Assam), Nov.27 (ANI): The Indian cricket team had a practice session at the stadium here ahead of the first of five one-day international series against New Zealand.

The first match between the two sides will take place on Sunday.

The New Zealand team is here, and is expected to have a practice session today.

Opener Gautam Gambhir will lead the Indian team in the first two one-day internationals. The second one-day international will take place in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Security arrangements in and around the stadium have been beefed up ahead of the match.

P. C. Saloi, Senior Superintendent of Police, Guwahati, said: "We have four layers of security to prevent persons from entering the field." (ANI)

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