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Jaipur: Australian spin legend Shane Warne Monday welcomed the Indian Premier League 's decision to add two new franchises for the 2011 edition of the lucrative Twenty20 event and said the move will bring more sheen to the 'bestselling brand of cricket'. 'I think, the IPL is the bestselling brand of cricket.

Felipe Massa on Sunday played down reports that quoted him as saying F1's influx of three new small teams is "not good for the sport". After Ferrari recently bitterly attacked the entrance of its struggling new competitors Virgin, Lotus and Campos, 28-year-old Massa appeared to be on message when his employer published a translation of an interview ...

The New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks for the third time this season, 99-98 Monday night when video replay showed Al Horford's basket came after the buzzer.

Hereford manager John Trewick has been sacked following a meeting with chairman Graham Turner.

Ryan Dempster tossed two perfect innings in his spring debut and the Chicago Cubs beat the Oakland Athletics 10-3 on Monday.

The usual question, we have to ask ourselves about the Washington National is will they lose 100 games. However this year things could be very different. They have a starting rotation featuring Stephen Strasburg and two time 19 game winner Chien-Ming Wang, a formidable lineup featuring Adam Dunn, Ryan Zimmerman, and Nyjer Morgan, if the defense can improve the question this year may be can the Nationals finish the year with a .500 record.

As a one time resident of this fair city, and knowing I am going to have to explain myself to my Aunt who lives there currently I think the fix for the Jaguars is to move to a bigger market.

I have been a Detroit Lions fan for more than 20 years, and I have never seen this team be so aggressive in free agency. I have heard head coaches, General Managers, and the like give press conferences saying hat everything is fine, we have a plan, and then the make some crazy signing or trade that brings nothing in return. Current Lions GM Martin Mayhew may not be telling us what his plan is, but it seems pretty clear he will not tolerate all the losing.

PGA TOUR - WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS-CA CHAMPIONSHIP, TPC Blue Monster at Doral, Miami, Florida - The season's second World Golf Championships event kicks off this week and much like the first one, it will be without Tiger Woods.No one knows when Woods will return, but this week seemed a safe bet as he has won this event six times in the ...

Dare I get excited for the Detroit Lions 2010 NFL Draft? Dare I say that when this front office staff they would seriously rebuild the defense, that hey actually meant it. While many Lions fans continue to wait for a Matt Millen'esque move, it seems Martin Mayhew and Head Coach Jim Schwartz actually have a plan, and that plan apparently involves listening to the scouts.