JAKARTA - PIM Verbeek's rookie Australian side opened its 2011 Asian Cup qualifying campaign with a gritty 0-0 draw against Indonesia, while Singapore earned three precious points by beating Jordan 2-1.
LONDON - EUROPE, stung by defeat four months ago, have turned to Ryder Cup giant Colin Montgomerie in a bid to wrest back the trophy from the US in the next edition of the biennial match in 2010.
MILAN - DAVID Beckham has said he is having doubts about returning to Los Angeles Galaxy after making a strong start to his two-month loan stint at Italian club AC Milan.
ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - FORMER test captain Javed Miandad quit as director general of the Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday citing what he described as his 'limited role' in the PCB.