Juventus beats the rival Inter

Juventus gets better of Inter Milan by 2-0 in their Home side . Juventus were comfortable after keeping possession with them selves. Following a first half in which both sides had chances, Juventus took the lead just before the hour mark when Martin Caceres headed home from a corner. 

Mirko Vucinic might have then made it two but for a tame finish. Veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero did doubled the advantage soon afterwards with a tidy finish. 

Inter Milan head coach Claudio Ranieri rued his side's lost chances.

 "There are regrets about this game, as for an hour we did very well, but the goal was down to yet another distraction on set plays. From there the game was over for us, as we lost in terms of intensity and determination on every ball," he was quoted as saying by Xinhua. 

Juventus continued to have the better of the chances, and Maicon needed to make a block on the goal-line from Fabio Quagliarella after a Giorgio Chiellini ball to the far post, but there were no further goals.

 The win moved Juventus back to within four points of Milan at the top of the table, while Inter are a point behind Catania in eighth.

 According to Juventus head coach Antonio Conte, the Serie A title is only for Milan to lose.

 "How much do we believe in the title? It is in Milan's hands. I don' t want to upset anyone, but I am objective. The Rossoneri are proving they have such strength in depth that they can continue to do well even through injuries," he said.

In the other matches Sunday, Lazio opened up a three-point cushion over Napoli and Udinese as they recorded a late 1-0 triumph over Cagliari.

Lazio hold the last Champions League qualifying spot and are now three points clear of fifth-placed Udinese, who drew 1-1 at Palermo Saturday, and fourth-placed Napoli, who conceded two goals in the final 15 minutes in a 2-2 draw with Catania at the Stadio San Paolo.

Genoa and Fiorentina played out a 2-2 draw as they both remained in the bottom half of the table.

Relegation-threatened Parma twice struck the woodwork as they had to settle for a 2-2 draw at bottom side Cesena.

Novara came within inches of snatching a last-gasp win over Lecce but had to settle for a goalless draw that leaves both teams in relegation trouble.

Atalanta leapfrogged Bologna in the standings with a 2-0 triumph in Bergamo.

BCB Rejected

 International Cricket Council rejects BCB objection on Pakistan win 

International Cricket Council has rejected the objection raised by Bangladesh Cricket Board on win of Pakistan team in final of Asia Cup 2012.

Field Umpires have not reported the matter so it could not be taken up for consideration, ICC replied to the request of BCB.

According to Ashraf ul Haq, Chief Executive of Asian Cricket Council(ACC) , ICC had rejected the objection based on report of field umpires.

ACC has given its respond on written request by the Bangladesh Board challenging the result of final of the asia cup last week.

Earlier, Bangladesh Cricket Board had objected the win of Pakistan Cricket Team in Asia Cup 2012.

In a statement, the BCB stated that Pakistani pacer Aizaz Cheema had deliberately tried to prevent Bangladeshi batsmen from taking runs in the final over of the Asia Cup Tournament match.

Expressing its disapprove on the BCB objection, Pakistan Cricket Board had already termed it a disappointed move.

Venus Williams too lucky for Sony Ericsson Open.

Venus William won a Non-ending match at the end against Aleksandra Wozniak The Canadian by 6-4, 7-6(5)

Williams, one of three multiple title winners remaining in the field along with Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, will play No. 15 Ana Ivanovic, who defeated No. 20 Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 7-6 (2).
Williams turned in her third straight win here advancing as a No. 134 ranked wild card.  She’s already knocked off No. 3 Czech Petra Kvitova (6-4, 4-6, 6-0) and Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan (6-0, 6-3).
The 31-year-old had dropped sharply in the rankings after having to withdraw from two prior events in 2012 (Auckland and the Australian Open) with an autoimmune disease called Sjogren’s syndrome. 
Williams lived dangerously throughout the match.  She erased match point, made 70 unforced errors and only hit in 58 percent of her first serves.  With Williams on the brink of being defeated, she rallied to save break point five times during the final set.
“I tried not to let anything discourage me today,” said Williams, who is one of three wildcards still remaining in the draw (Britain’s Heather Watson and Spain’s Garbine Muguruza Blano). “I kept thinking about how I really need this match and I need these points.  I keep thinking about the Olympics and I need my points.”
Williams, who is projected to rise back into the top 120, also discussed how fighting on the court can be such an emotional strain. 
“You have to be ready emotionally,” she said. "I think about how miserable I'm gonna feel when I have a loss and I still spend that same time having a win, so I just keep try to digging deeper. In the scheme of things, if I have to spend three hours out of 24 in the day, then I'm gonna spend the three hours and try to win. It might not work every time, but I just gotta do what I gotta do.”
Williams has not lost in the third round here since 2007 (l. Sharapova).  The only other time she lost in the third round came in her debut as a wildcard in 1997 (l. top seed Hingis).
Wozniak, ranked No.65, was in the third round for the first time in five appearances for this tournament.  Her previous best had been reaching the second round on three successive years from 2008 to 2010.


As for Ivanovic, the 24-year-old Serbian will be seeking her first quarterfinals appearance since her debut here in 2005 (l. top seed Mauresmo).


Ivanovic won on 19 of 31 second serve return points and was able to convert on four break point chances out of 12. 


Her current ranking of No. 16 is her highest since the week of October 19, 2009 (No. 14) and she is now 4-4 against top 20 players so far this season. 


“It was a very tough match for me, Ivanovic said. “I knew from the beginning that it will be, you know, very tough third round I think for both of us.  We played a lot of times in the past.  We always have tough matches.  Even in practice, it's always, you know, tight.  So I really tried to stay calm and work and concentrate on what I was doing out there.  I played really well in the first set.”


Hantuchova continued to show her shares of struggles in Miami.  Of her 13 main draw appearances, the Slovak has won back-to-back matches just once (2010) and has lost in the third round on five occasions.  

Rafa defeats his enemy

It was rafael nadal who won against  25th seed   Radek Stepanek  by 6-2 6-2.It was quiet easy for him as Stepanek was in trouble from beginning,Nadal saved both break points he faced, and broke Stepanek twice in each set to clinch his sixth consecutive victory over the Czech in 87 minutes.

“I’m just happy to be in the fourth round, winning two matches with a positive feeling and with comfortable results,” Nadal said. “I’ll just try to keep doing well and try to keep improving my level a little bit.”

The Spaniard, looking to win his first trophy at Crandon Park after three runner-up finishes in 2005, 2008 and 2011, will square off against No. 16 seed Kei Nishikori next.

“He's a fantastic player and it will be a very difficult match for me,” said Nadal. “He has a big talent to hit the ball very early, to play very aggressive. So he will be a really tough opponent.”

Nishikori booked his place in the round of 16 with a 6-4, 6-2 win against Czech Lukas Rosol. The Bradenton resident won 78 per cent of his service points to advance past Rosol in 69 minutes.

The 22-year-old Nishikori is yet to defeat Nadal in their three previous meetings. Nadal beat the Japanese No. 1 in a second-round encounter last year in Miami.

Sixth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga topped No. 32 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 7-6(2). Tsonga fired 12 aces, winning 82 per cent of his first serve points against the German.

The Frenchman will aim to reach his third quarter-final at Crandon Park when he takes on 19th-seeded Florian Mayer, who upset Top 10 newcomer John Isner 6-4, 6-2 in the final match of the day.

Mayer broke the American three times to win back-to-back matches for the first time this year, improving to a 4-6 season record.

“I think you could see that John was maybe not a 100 per cent. He was tired from Indian Wells,” Mayer assessed. “So I knew I had a good chance and playing at night was better for me, because his serve was a little slower. After I broke him in the first set, after missing so many chances, he mentally broke [down] a bit. In the second set, I was able to break him in the first game. I served pretty good and he had no break points against my serve, which I think was the key to the match.”

“I just didn’t have it tonight. I had no patience,” said Isner. “I was flailing at balls and my feet weren’t underneath my shots. It definitely wasn’t my best effort out there. I felt like he played pretty well and was smart. He was hands down the better player.”

Tendulkar & 2015 World Cup

Sachin Tendulkar, who will turn 39 next month, is in no hurry to retire and the prolific Indian batsman has refused to rule himself out of the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. “Whatever lies ahead is in God’s hands. I can only try. I just want to enjoy the game and I don’t want to set targets,” Tendulkar told reporters on Sunday at a function to celebrate his 100th international century. Since his 1989 debut against Pakistan, Tendulkar has amassed nearly 34,000 international runs and claimed his 100th century against Bangladesh this month to cement his place as statistically the greatest batsman. His contemporaries Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid have already quit international cricket but Tendulkar said he was not sure he had played his last World Cup. “I was asked a similar question in 2007 and I could not say then whether I would play in the 2011 World Cup,” Tendulkar said after cracking a smile. “Possibly, I am in the same situation now. I don’t know the answer. I just want people to continue with their good wishes and prayers for me. It means a lot to me.”

Late reaction from the Bangladesh

The PCB surprised by this late reaction from the Bangladesh board, said an official.  Bangladesh have reacted too late in trying to have the result of the Asia Cup final overturned, the Pakistan Cricket Board s chief operating officer said on Sunday.  A senior official from the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Saturday that it will ask the Asian Cricket Council to review an incident in the last over of Thursday s final against Pakistan which they believe cost them the game. Pakistan won the final by two runs but Bangladesh say Pakistani bowler Aizaz Cheema, who bowled the final over, deliberately tried to block batsman Mahmudullah and five penalty runs should be incurred. "We are a bit surprised by this late reaction from the Bangladesh board because we believe if something was wrong the match officials would have taken action on the spot," the PCB s Subhan Ahmed told Reuters. "What we fail to understand is why there is this late reaction from the Bangladesh board. But even if they appeal I don t think it will affect relations between the two boards." Pakistan, who have not hosted international matches since a gun attack on the Sri Lanka team in 2009, have invited Bangladesh to play a three-match one-day series next month. The PCB is still waiting for a response from the Bangladesh board, which says it will follow any decision made by its government.

Birmingham back in top

Birmingham returned to top six on Sunday after a 1-1 draw at home to Cardiff. Erik Huseklepp, after Marlon King had missed a penalty, gave the hosts a 68th minute lead before, 10 minutes later, Cardiff skipper Mark Hudson drew the visitors level at St Andrew s with a fine volley. The draw left both sides level on 60 points but Birmingham s vastly better goal difference gave them the final playoff place with seven games left as they try to return to the lucrative Premier League. Birmingham forced the only save of the first half when Guirane N Daw s weak shot was easily fielded by David Marshall. The hosts, on the defensive for most of the opening period, had the chance to take the lead after the break when Jordan Mutch was broght down in the box by Dan Cowie. But King s poor penalty was saved by Marshall, diving to his right. However, the home side did take the lead when they hit Cardiff on the counter-attack. Chris Burke beat Kevin McNaughton, Cardiff s lone defender as they attacked at a corner, and provided the perfect pass for Huseklepp to beat Marshall at the far post. But Peter Whittingham created Cardiff s equaliser 12 minutes from time with a chip over the home defence that Hudson volleyed in from 18 yards out. Both teams had chances to add further goals but Marshall and Birmingham keeper Boaz Myhill kept the scores level with smart saves.