Tweet Melbourne : Australian captain Ricky Ponting Friday said he would be fit in time for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan starting here Saturday. Ponting suffered a nasty hit on his elbow off Kemar Roach’s bowling during the Perth Test against the West Indies. On Christmas Day, he faced teammates Peter Siddle and Doug [...]

Tweet Geneva : Barcelona star Lionel Messi was named FIFA World Player of the Year Monday, adding one more title to his abundant collection of soccer’s great honours. Messi lifted the prestigious award at FIFA’s gala ceremony in Zurich, outdistancing the last two winners, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, along with his Barcelona teammates Xavi Hernandez [...]