England's Jermain Defoe celebrates his goal during the 2010 World Cup Group C soccer match against Slovenia in Port Elizabeth June 23, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos Barria U.S. ski racer Lindsey Vonn smiles after a press conference ahead of the World Cup Alpine Skiing, in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. With media attention on her personal life intensifying and some 400,000 fans expected, Lindsey Vonn will be surrounded by bodyguards at the Alpine skiing world championships starting Tuesday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
U.S. ski racer Lindsey Vonn smiles after a press conference ahead of the World Cup Alpine Skiing, in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. With media attention on her personal life intensifying and some 400,000 fans expected, Lindsey Vonn will be surrounded by bodyguards at the Alpine skiing world championships starting Tuesday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) U.S. ski racer Lindsey Vonn watches during a press conference in view of the World Cup Alpine Skiing, in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. With media attention on her personal life intensifying and some 400,000 fans expected, Lindsey Vonn will be surrounded by bodyguards at the Alpine skiing world championships starting Tuesday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
U.S. ski racer Lindsey Vonn watches during a press conference in view of the World Cup Alpine Skiing, in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. With media attention on her personal life intensifying and some 400,000 fans expected, Lindsey Vonn will be surrounded by bodyguards at the Alpine skiing world championships starting Tuesday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) U.S. ski racer Lindsey Vonn gestures during a press conference in view of the World Cup Alpine Skiing, in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. With media attention on her personal life intensifying and some 400,000 fans expected, Lindsey Vonn will be surrounded by bodyguards at the Alpine skiing world championship s starting Tuesday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
U.S. ski racer Lindsey Vonn gestures during a press conference in view of the World Cup Alpine Skiing, in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. With media attention on her personal life intensifying and some 400,000 fans expected, Lindsey Vonn will be surrounded by bodyguards at the Alpine skiing world championships starting Tuesday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) U.S. ski racer Lindsey Vonn, left, talks with U.S. ski downhill racer Steven Nyman , center, as U.S. ski racer Julia Mancuso watches in background during a press conference in view of the World Cup Alpine Skiing , in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. With media attention on her personal life intensifying and some 400,000 fans expected, Lindsey Vonn will be surrounded by bodyguards at the Alpine skiing world championships starting Tuesday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
U.S. ski racer Lindsey Vonn, left, talks with U.S. ski downhill racer Steven Nyman , center, as U.S. ski racer Julia Mancuso watches in background during a press conference in view of the World Cup Alpine Skiing, in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. With media attention on her personal life intensifying and some 400,000 fans expected, Lindsey Vonn will be surrounded by bodyguards at the Alpine skiing world championships starting Tuesday. (AP Photo/Luca B runo) Rugby-Orquera's steady hands put Michalak in the shade
ROME, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Italy flyhalf Luciano Orquera’s superb display drove his side to a shock 23-18 win over France in their Six Nations opener on Sunday, overshadowing his heavily-hyped opposite number Frederic Michalak. All the pre-match talk had been the inspired form of the flamboyant French number 10, but man-of-the-match Orquera kicked 10 points and set up both Italian tries to grab the headlines. His inspired offloads to number eight Sergio Parisse and prop Martin Castrogiovanni gave Italy the confident ball handling they have often lacked in attacking positions. …
Taylor's ton goes beyond her dreams
Mumbai, Feb. 4 — Everyone sets goals and aims to achieve them some day. It takes hard work, perseverance and luck to fulfill their dreams. But it’s all too rare that one’s dream comes true the very next morning.West Indies batswoman Stafanie Taylor, who failed in the opening game defeat against India in the World Cup, was so worked up going to bed on Saturday that she dreamt she had found her touch but fallen short of her century by six runs – in the key clash against Sri Lanka. …
Kaur's knock in vain as Edwards propels England
Mumbai, Feb. 3 — Harmanpreet Kaur went to the other end of the wicket and plonked her bat whenever she waltzed down the track to score a boundary in her unbeaten 109-ball 107 against England in the Women’s World Cup Group A encounter on Sunday.But her belief in the superstition did not pay off as the day belonged to England and their skipper Charlotte Edwards.England beat India by 32 runs at Brabourne Stadium, thanks to a late burst of wickets restricting the hosts to 240/9 in 50 overs. Put in to bat, England ended with 272/8 with Edwards scoring 109. …
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