New York, Apr 5 (ANI): Golf legend Annika Sorenstam has criticised rising teen sensation Michelle Wie, saying that Wie has not evolved into the golf champ everyone thought she would be.

London, Apr 2 (ANI): British tennis ace Andy Murray has set his sights on dethroning Novak Djokovic from the top of the rankings after gaining the number two position by winning the Miami Masters Trophy.

London, Mar 31 (ANI): Brit tennis ace Andy Murray is eyeing number two spot in the world rankings ahead of his Sony Open final clash with David Ferrer on Sunday.

Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): Internet search engine like Google can manipulate search rankings, giving an edge to a favored political candidate by pushing up flattering links and pushing down unflattering ones, an expert has said.

Dubai, Mar.27 (ANI): Contrasting performances with the bat have helped India's Cheteshwar Pujara and England's wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior to move into the top 10 of latest Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings for batsmen, for the first-time in their careers.

Islamabad, Mar 26 (ANI): India has retained the No.1 spot in the ICC ODI Rankings while England finished second on the table at the April 1 cut-off date.

London, Mar 21 (ANI): Ace golfer Tiger Woods, who had slumped to 58th in the world before getting back in the swing of things, has said he would not only like to regain his previous best form but would actually like to get better than that.

Johannesburg, Mar 10 (ANI): South Africa coach Gary Kirsten has vowed to address the country's consistent failure to win any big tournaments and admitted that it is necessary to improve the Proteas' patchy one-day performances, although the country's Test team has risen to the top of the International Cricket Council rankings with the recent 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan.

London, Mar 5 (ANI): Educational institutions in the United Kingdom have gone down in ratings as compared to institutions in other parts of the world, although Cambridge and Oxford are still among the most prestigious universities in the world, according to latest university rankings.

Johannesburg, Feb 19 (ANI): South Africa is set to earn 450 000 dollars after they assured their number one position in the ICC Test Championship beyond the April 1 cut-off date for prize money to be awarded in 2013.

Sydney, Feb 6(ANI): South African cricketers are enjoying looking down from their number one spot in the Test rankings with several of them also placed well at the top in the individual positions.

Sydney, Jan 26(ANI): Seventh-placed Australia could jump five places to the second rank in the ICC Twenty20 rankings in the next three weeks if the results go in their favour.

Johannesburg, Jan 16(ANI): South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has reaped reward for his brilliant performances during their 2-0 whitewash over New Zealand as he leapfrogged West Indies veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul to the second position in the ICC Test batsmen rankings.

London, Jan 11(ANI): England captain Alastair Cook has urged his players to cement their number one status in the ICC ODI rankings with a series win against India, starting today in Rajkot.

Johannesburg, Jan 10(ANI): India will reclaim the top spot in the ICC ODI Championship table if they manage to beat top-ranked England 5-0 in their upcoming one-day series, starting from Jan 11 in Rajkot.

London, Jan. 8 (ANI): Without Dutch striker Robin Van Persie, current English Premier League table toppers Manchester United would have been languishing in mid-level as far points and rankings go.

Dubai, Jan.7 (ANI): South Africa paceman Vernon Philander has edged closer to number-one ranked Dale Steyn in the Reliance ICC player rankings for test bowlers after his match-winning spell against New Zealand in the Cape Town Test.

Dubai, Dec.29 (ANI): Australia captain Michael Clarke has reached a career-best 900-points the Reliance ICC player rankings for Test batsmen after his side's innings and 201 run win against Sri Lanka in Melbourne on Friday which guaranteed Australia an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Sydney, Dec. 20 (ANI): Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan believes under Alistair Cook's captaincy,

London, Dec 19(ANI): Australia captain Michael Clarke has strengthened his position as number one in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings after he moved nine points clear of second-placed Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Sydney, Dec 13(ANI): Explosive West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has claimed he is the best batsman in the Twenty20 format of the game despite dropping to number two in the T20 world rankings behind Brendon McCullum.

Nagpur, Dec.12 (ANI): Alastair Cook is in line to become the first England batsman since 2003 to top the Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings when his side takes on India in the fourth and last cricket Test which starts in Nagpur from Thursday.

Wellington, Dec 11(ANI): South Africa all rounder Faf du Plessis has said they shouldn't under estimate touring New Zealand side despite the huge gulf in their rankings, and added the world number one Proteas need to be like Australia in their glory days.

Dubai, Dec.9 (ANI): The race to become the number one-ranked batsman on the Reliance ICC Test rankings for batsmen has just become even more exciting following England's seven wicket win against India in Kolkata.

Johannesburg, Dec 7(ANI): South Africa captain Graeme Smith has said they are eager to extend their lead at the top of the Test rankings when they face New Zealand in a home series.