International

Sahara Group, Rendezvous Sports to Pay $703 Million for IPL Cricket Teams Sahara Group and Rendezvous Sports World Ltd. won the rights to own the ninth and 10th teams in the Indian Premier League, the world’s richest cricket franchise, for a combined $703 million.

Red Knights to Bid $1.9 Billion for Manchester United, Observer Reports Manchester United fans calling themselves the Red Knights are preparing to bid 1.25 billion pounds ($1.9 billion) for the club by June, the Observer reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the situation.

England Struggles to 171-3 on Second Day of Bangladesh Cricket Test England struggled to 171-3 at the close of the second day of the second cricket Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka, in reply to the home team’s first-innings 419 all out.

Ten-Man Arsenal Beats West Ham 2-0 to Move to the Top of Premier League Arsenal, playing with 10 men, defeated West Ham 2-0 to move into first place in English soccer’s Premier League.

France Beats England 12-10 to Win Six Nations Rugby Title in Grand Slam France beat England 12-10 to complete the Grand Slam in winning the Six Nations rugby championship.

Croatia's Ljubicic Upsets Nadal, Will Face Roddick in Indian Wells Final Croatia’s Ivan Ljubicic upset third-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men’s semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament and will face American Andy Roddick in today’s final.