Alastair Cook scored a dominant hundred in his first innings as England's Test captain but Kevin Pietersen was bowled for 99 as the tourists took full control of the first Test against Bangladesh.

In less than 48 hours, Manny Pacquiao will face Joshua Clottey inside the ring amid a huge crowd of 45,000 fans at Cowboys Stadium.

With the recent signing of closer Rafael Soriano, the Tampa Bay Rays' ownership group has once again demonstrated its commitment to our community and to building a winning Major League Baseball franchise.

Can Margarito still draw a big crowd? Several members of Manny Pacquiao's entourage, including trainer Freddie Roach, have said that they want the winner of Mayweather vs. Mosley, but apparently Bob Arum has other ideas.

Luke Harangody came off the bench and hit three key free throws in the final two minutes, helping Notre Dame hold off No.

Suspected gang member Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams after a New Year's Eve outing three years ago.

Pro football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen has passed away at the age of 69. A 14-time Pro Bowler with the Rams, Olsen was diagnosed last year with a rar ...

"At the 124th Annual General meeting of the International Football Association Board in Zurich on 6 March 2010, which, as is the case with every FIFA World Cup year, was chaired by myself on behalf of FIFA, the IFAB decided not to implement technology in football.

The Polish Olympic Committee says cross-country skier Kornelia Marek tested positive for EPO at the Vancouver Olympics.

Anthony Barravecchio, an officer on the force in the Pittsburgh suburb of Coraopolis, and Pennsylvania Trooper Ed Joyner were among about eight people with Roethlisberger celebrating his birthday at the club, attorney Michael Santicola said.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones at the Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey media conference at Cowboys Stadium on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

It is kind of hard to bag on a team that went 10-6, won their division, and advanced to the second round of the NFL playoffs.

Real Madrid's dreams of a Champions League final at their Bernabeu home were crushed by Lyon as the Spanish giants were knocked out at the last-16 stage for the sixth successive season after a 2-1 aggregate defeat .

Wayne Rooney scored twice to ensure David Beckham's Old Trafford return was a losing one as Manchester United eased into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 4-0 victory over AC Milan.

Once again Floyd Mayweather has been making the headlines, this time for his involvement in a shooting last year. Although not directly implicated himself, Mayweather was present at the time of the incident and knows both parties. His associate is now on trial for attempted murder.

Every year there is one bone head that is guaranteed a high draft spot then seems to do whatever he can to screw it all up.

With a 7-9 record the Miami Dolphins do not have as much work to do as some of the other teams we have covered so far.

The Oakland Raiders are a mess, and they have the eighth pick in the 2010 NFL draft.

Pablo Sandoval hit a grand slam off Carlos Zambrano and Jonathan Sanchez pitched three scoreless innings Wednesday, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs .