Harbhajan race row: Could it split cricket apart?

The furore over India’s Harbhajan Singh supposedly calling Andrew Symonds a “monkey” during the second test in Sydney is escalating in confusion and intensity.

On the one side is the ICC, the body that protects the wider game from its tax-haven in Dubai; the other is India, the obsessive cricketing nation that frequently airs intention, albeit [...]

Match Report: Stoke City 0-0 Newcastle United

Stoke City 0-0 Newcastle United
FA Cup: Third Round
Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Att: 22,681
It was built up as the match that could determine Sam Allardyce’s fate as Newcastle manager; it now holds more significance, but for now at least, Allardyce remains safe.
Meanwhile Stoke, while being pleased in keeping the Premier League outfit at bay, forcing the replay [...]