http://www.rediff.com/sports/index.html India's largest news and entertainment service online. en-us Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:15:00 GMT Copyright: (C) 2008 Rediff.com India Limited. All Rights Reserved. http://www.rediff.com/uim/red_log.gif http://www.rediff.com/ 144 28 Visit rediff.com http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/jul/18hock2.htm Diwakar Ram's goal in extra-time gave India a 3-2 victory over South Korea in the final. India were down by two goals but rallied splendidly to come out trumps. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/jul/18ron1.htm Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday that Cristiano Ronaldo would not be leaving the Premier League champions. 'I can say that he (Ronaldo) will be a Manchester United player next year, we won't be selling him,' Ferguson told reporters at a news conference in Cape Town. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/jul/18hep.htm Women heptathletes J J Pramila and Sushmita Singha Roy qualified for Olympic Games by bettering the 'A' standard at the National Jumps and Combined Events in Bangalore on Friday. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/jul/18hock1.htm Ric Charlesworth's controversial stint with Indian hockey finally come to an end on Friday with the Sports Authority of India accepting his resignation. The development put an end to speculation about the http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/jul/18hock.htm The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Friday announced that India will host the 2010 hockey World Cup. After the FIH board meeting in Hyderabad on Friday, a decision was made that the 2010 World Cup will be held in New Delhi. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/jul/18ron.htm Brazil forward Ronaldinho said he is mostly looking forward to teaming up again with compatriot Kaka as he was unveiled as an AC Milan player on Thursday. The San Siro was almost half full to welcome the 28-year-old, who wore a Milan kit as he waved to the crowd from the pitch. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/jul/18real.htm Raul, Fabio Cannavaro, Ruud van Nistelrooy and fellow Galacticos descending in India to weave magic on carpet does not sound daydreaming anymore with Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon Ramos writing to Sports Minister M S Gill, seeking a passage to India. Gill has reacted by promptly writing to his cabinet colleague and All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, seeking to discuss the next course of action. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/jul/18amrit.htm Indian Davis Cupper Prakash Amritraj continued his sizzling form to storm into the quarter-finals of the US $ 75000 ATP Challenger tournament in Aptos after posting a convincing straight sets win. Prakash, who had knocked out top seed Amer Delic in the first round, beat American wild card Phillip Simmonds 6-4, 6-2 in the second round. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/jul/18blake.htm Top seed James Blake overcame a patchy service game to defeat South Korean qualifier Woong-Sun Jun 6-3, 7-5 and reach the quarter-finals of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships on Thursday. Blake, ranked eighth in the world, made just 49 percent of his first serves but converted three of nine break points to defeat the 293rd-ranked Jun in 71 minutes. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/jul/18bop.htm Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Qureshi finished their Indianapolis Tennis Championships campaign on a sordid note after pulling out of their quarter-final encounter midway due to a back injury to the Indian. The unseeded Indo-Pakistani were trailing 2-6, 0-1 against the Australian-American pair of Ashley Fisher and Tripp Phillips when Bopanna decided to pull out.