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The Premier League has rejected struggling Portsmouth’s request for permission to sell players outside the transfer window.

Fifa, which sets transfer rules, had indicated it would look favourably on Pompey, who have debts of about £60m.

But the Premier League board has decided it would “not be appropriate” to grant the request.

Pompey are due in court on 1 March to contest a winding-up order which could see them go into administration.

Should that happen, the club, which is rooted to the bottom of the Premier League, will automatically lose nine points and almost certainly be relegated.

And there is even a real threat of the club going extinct, says financial expert Simon Wilson, as he believes administration is an unlikely option.

Tennis player Serena Williams has done an offense of using a bad word against a line judge official. The Wimbledon champion has been fined £100,000 and probation is put on her. Williams has also be warned if the same mistake is repeated she will not be allowed for U.S open 2010, 11and 12.

A foot-fault was also called against Williams in the Arthur Ashe Stadium.

This is a big financial punishment to Serena Williams but she has won the prize money of £350,000 in her U.S opens. Serena will be banned in slams.

The Tri-nation Compaq cup one day international cricket match was played between New Zealand, Sri Lanka and India in the last two weeks, in Sri Lanka. New Zealand lost both the qualifying matches and was sent out of the tournament three days back.
The finals was fought between India and Sri Lanka yesterday, wherein India dominated the game right from the beginning and Sri Lanka was bowled out for 273 against 319 scored by India. The win took India as the global leader in one day international cricket matches ahead of South Africa and Australia.

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Just before the start of the tournament. the Pakistan cricket team was not considered to be worthy of winning the T20 world cup cricket tournament. And they struggled to enter the super 8 group through a nail biting match win.

But from there onwards they have been able to march past every team they met, with authority and dominance. They at last won the Final match versus the Sri Lankan team yesterday, with eight balls to spare. The contribution of every member of the team with their fielding / batting / bowling etc., contributed to the victory.

The win is expected to prop up the sagging confidence of the Pakistan cricket team in the near future. Let us all wish the Pakistan cricket team, all the very best for better performance in the years to come.

The Sri Lankan team battered the formidable West Indies team in the second semi-finals match held in England yesterday. The Sri Lankan team , batting first, scored 158 runs in the allocated 20 overs, and West Indies struggled badly in the very first over losing three wickets for just one run.
From thereon, West Indies was losing wickets at regular intervals with nobody getting into two digit score except Chris Gayle who fought the battle alone.
Now Sri Lanka will meet Pakistan in the finals match to be held tomorrow.

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Umar Gul became the first man to take five wickets in a Twenty20 international as Pakistan thrashed New Zealand in the Super Eights. Right-arm seamer Gul returned 5-6 to help bowl the Kiwis out for 99, the lowest total of the tournament so far. Previously nobody has taken 5 wickets in this format. The best has been only 4 wickets though 5 wickets is the norm in onedays and tests.

Shahzaib Hasan marked his international debut with 35 off 28 balls before Pakistan, who had fallen to 71-4, posted 100-4 in 13.1 overs at The Oval. Their six-wicket victory puts them in the hunt for a semi-final place.

The Australian cricket team has dominated the cricket game in all formats, for over a decade till 2007. The change started in 2008, when India beat them at the T20 world cup, and also in the home series five day test matches.
Then it was the turn of the South African team to knock out Australia in the test series, few months back.
Now, Australia has been sent out in the first round itself, out of the 2009 T20 World cup tournament, happening currently in England. The team lost their first two matches, first to West Indies team and then to the Sri Lankan team.
India is expected to be in close contest for the cup, while South Africa and West Indies also have the ability to grab the cup.