Lahore, Mar. 10 : The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, Ijaz Butt has rebuffed demands of stepping down from the post in the wake of Lahore terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team.

"Pakistan cricket is facing a huge challenge and crisis. But I will stay on and try to improve things and put Pakistan cricket back on track," The Nation quoted Butt, as saying.

He said that the PCB would invite any foreign team to visit Pakistan only after getting firm assurance from the government on the security arrangements.

Karachi, Mar. 10: Cricket starved Pakistan is also likely to be snubbed by the sponsors after last week’s terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed fears that major sponsors might backtrack from their deals with the board in the wake of the Lahore terror attack.

“Our major sponsors in Pakistan, who support cricket, are bound to rethink their sponsorship deals if we can’t have international cricket in the country,” The News quoted PCB’s chief operating officer Saleem Altaf, as saying.

London - One image haunts Manchester United fans ahead of Wednesday's Champions League football tie against Internazionale: that of Jose Mourinho sprinting down the Old Trafford touchline, coat flapping behind him, arms outstretched, to join his players in celebration by the corner flag.

That was a last-16 game in 2004, and Porto's improbable 3-2 aggregate victory was the first English football had really seen of Mourinho.

He was brash, unpredictable, successful and, as he would later point out, very clearly "not from the bottle. A special one."

Two weeks ago, United comprehensively outplayed Mourinho's Inter at the San Siro - so much so that there was a sense of disappointment that they only managed a 0-0 draw.

Mumbai, Mar 10: Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi on Tuesday said that that Ahmedabad and Vishakapatnam have been confirmed as new venues for the second edition of the tournament.

"Tournament will now move to new venues of Ahmedabad and Vishakapatnam. IPL is still trying to get a confirmation from Dharamsala to host matches," he said.

While addressing a press conference here, he said that the final IPL dates are still being decided.

Modi said the opening and closing ceremonies to be held in D Y Patil stadium in Mumbai.

Los Angeles (US), Mar. 10: England mid-fielder David Beckham has been told to forget playing any friendlies for his country by L A Galaxy.

The club is already paying the price for their timeshare deal with A C Milan, which sees Becks return in July for 13 of the 30-game MLS season.

According to The Sun, they are anxious to keep the England ace for every match possible, which means forbidding any extra travel back to Europe in the summer.

Melbourne, Mar. 10: Swiss tennis great Roger Federer has hired Darren Cahill as his new coach.

Cahill, who has previously coached Andre Agassi and Lleyton Hewitt, will begin his association with Federer at the Indian Wells this week, reports The Australian.

Cahill and Federer, who has been off the circuit for six weeks with a back injury, have been working together in Dubai, where the Swiss star has a base.

Federer has previously worked with other Australian coaches Peter Carter, who passed away in 2002, and Tony Roche.