Football
*Middlesbrough and their former player Gary Smith have lost an appeal against a 4,5-million-pound damages award over a high tackle that ended a Manchester United starlet’s career.
Smith broke Manchester United player Ben Collett’s right leg in two places during a reserve game between the clubs in 2003.Collett was awarded the damages by a High Court judge sitting in Manchester last August who heard that Collett, 23, was unable to sustain the level required to be a professional and was ultimately forced to retire from the game.Cricket*Pakistan captain Younus Khan has said his side would love to win the World Twenty20 as a tribute to their former coach Bob Woolmer.The ex-England batsman died during the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean, hours after Pakistan’s shock loss to Ireland.However, a 39-run victory over the same opponents at the Oval on Monday saw Pakistan into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 where they will play South Africa at Trent Bridge today.Rugby*Fijian-born winger Sitiveni Sivivatu has joined a core group of All Blacks who have committed to the New Zealand national side through to the 2011 World Cup.The 27-year-old has been one of the All Blacks’ most potent attacking weapons in 34 Tests, scoring 24 tries – including four on debut against Fiji in 2005.Formula One*Formula One teams have written to the sport’s powerbrokers in what they see as a final attempt to break a deadlock over next year’s rules and prevent a damaging split.’The time has come when, in the interests of the sport, we must all seek to compromise and bring an urgent conclusion to the protracted debate regarding the 2010 world championship,’ the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) said. – Nampa-AFP and Reuters
