Warne, ex-wife ignite Rumours of Renewed love match

Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne and his ex-wife Simone Callahan stepped out together at the Wimbledon men's final on Sunday, igniting rumors of a renewed love match.

According to the Daily Telegraph, Warne and Simone looked a happy couple in the grandstands at the royal box end.

They spent a relaxed afternoon in each other's company. However some habits die hard, with Warne spotted texting on his mobile phone as he stood in front of Callahan.

Warne was in London for a Twenty20 match with his Rajasthan Royals Indian Premier League team at Lord's - a match promoted as his last game at the famous venue.

Warne flew into the UK from Las Vegas, where he has been competing in the World Series of Poker event as part of his new part-time poker career.

The spin king took Callahan and the pair's three children to Vegas with him. But they had not been spotted together until yesterday at Wimbledon, where Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick to win a record 15th grand slam title.

The pair missed the historic moment, slipping out of Centre Court at the start of the fifth set.

Pakistan not fit to tour Yet: Warne

Younus Khan's emotional plea for teams to tour Pakistan notwithstanding, spin great Shane Warne reckons the trouble-torn country is still not safe for the visitors.
Warne had sympathy for Younus, his Rajasthan Royals teammate in inaugural Indian Premier League, but the retiredAustralian felt touring Pakistan is a hazardous proposition.
"It is easy to understand why Younus wants teams to tour his country. Unfortunately, the security risk is too great atthe moment," Warne wrote in his column for 'The Times'.
"We all love playing there with the incredible atmosphere and passion inside the grounds, but it is not worth it because of what might happen. The guidance is from governments, not just cricket authorities," he added.
Soon after leading Pakistan to the Twenty20 World Cup triumph, Younus had appealed to all the teams to tour Pakistan, something they have been avoiding in recent past resulting in a virtual isolation of the country.
Warne, meanwhile, felt having another Twenty20 World Cup next year defied logic and said Champions Trophy is a "joke" and should immediately be scratched.
"One of the best things about Twenty20 is the way that women and kids, new spectators, are coming to games. But we have to be careful. To have the next event in April 2010 seems too soon. I think one of these tournaments every two years is about right.
"And we don't need the Champions Trophy any more. That really is a joke," he added.
Dwelling on Ashes, Warne said England erred by omitting former captain Michael Vaughan from the pre-Ashes camp.
"England may have made a mistake by leaving Michael Vaughan out of what looks to be their big Ashes squad. Admittedly, I haven't seen him for a while, but I do know that he's a big-match player who can bring that touch of class. He deals with the short ball really well and looks to attack. Tactically, he could have helped (Andrew) Strauss," Warne said.
"Vaughan is not just a better batsman than (Ravi) Bopara - I'd put him above everybody bar (Kevin) Pietersen. As long as he is making runs and can run between the wickets, he would be in my team," added the spin legend.

We couldn't stop Warne from Playing against Sachin'

He was almost ruled out of rest of the IPL owing to his hamstring injury but Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne made a surprise appearance against Mumbai Indians as he did not want to miss possibly his only chance to play Sachin Tendulkar in the Indian Premier League in Durban.

The previous match between the two teams was washed out by rains so with Tendulkar again on the opposite side on Thursday there "no way to stop" Warne, who had his leg strapped up, says Rajasthan Royals Director of Coaching Darren Berry.

"We, Jermy (Snape), the physio, and I gave Shane every warning against playing today. You would have needed a semi trial to stop Shane from playing against the Mumbai Indians. With Sachin Tendulkar in their team, there was no way to stop him," Barry said.

"His leg was strapped up but he said he was playing. And when he says he is playing, it doesn't matter what we are saying," he was quoted as saying by the official IPL website.

Acknowledging man-of-the-match Warne's role in the win, Barry also showered lavish praise on all his boys for their collective effort to pull off the win in the nerve-wrecking encounter.

"I think without a doubt all the players look up to him (Warne). He is one of the greats of all time. He enjoys an enormous amount of respect among our group. But, to be honest, it was actually a collective effort from all our players. He is a wonderful captain. Tactically, very good. The guys believe in him and that is important," Barry said.

On playing so many close matches, Barry said "Rajasthan Royals have played quite a few of those in the last couple of years. Last year we had two on the last ball and one on the penultimate ball against Deccan Chargers.

"Tonight (Thursday) I think, the most pleasing aspect from our point of view is that we came out on a winning side.

It was also a great game of cricket. Both the sides really had a crack at it and it was fantastic. Warne vs Tendulkar – it doesn't get better than this," he added.

Barry also lauded the efforts of Munaf Patel and Rob Quiney in Jaipur winning the crucial match.

"Rob Quiney innings at the top was important. To come back into the team and get a half-century at the top was good.

"Full credit to Munaf Patel. The last over and four runs to defend with seven wickets down and he pulled it off. I think three wickets fell for just one run. It was all happening towards the end. When it came to the last over I am sure that most of the people would have had their money on Mumbai Indians. Munaf and Rajasthan Royals pulled off a great victory," he said.