Young construction workers are falling unconscious and talking abnormally as their unhygienic and cramped living conditions have led to an outbreak of deadly meningitis at the Commonwealth Games Village site on the banks of the polluted Yamuna river in the national capital. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:03 am
World no. 11 golfer Vijay Singh has accepted an invitation to become an honorary member of the Asian Tour. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:02 am
Charismatic Williams sisters registered their first victory on the Indian soil, dumping Andreea Ehritt-Vanc of Romania and Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand in the doubles first round of the $600,000 Bangalore Open here at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) tennis centre Tuesday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:01 am
The Tibetan government-in-exile has appealed to Tibetan refugees in India to avoid resorting to violence during the 2008 Beijing Olympics Torch relay through India next month. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:01 am
Defending champion Yaroslava Shvedova's dream of retaining her title at the Bangalore Open was shattered by Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan, while sixth seed Sybille Bammer and eighth seed Agnes Svay made it to the second round of the tournament here Monday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Mar 2008 | 10:41 am
A streaker was stopped in his tracks during a limited-overs
cricket international and was flattened by Australian allrounder Andrew
Symonds. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Mar 2008 | 10:26 am
Australian cricketers` reputation, already in tatters after their ugly run-ins with the Indian cricket team this summer, will be dented further if they refuse to tour Pakistan and play in the cash-rich Indian Premier League during that period, feels Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Mar 2008 | 9:50 am
The dynamic duo of master batsman Sachin Tendulkar and Robin Uthappa on Tuesday started the Indian campaign on a positive note as they did not allow the Australian bowlers to make inroads early on in the innings. They rotated the strike well to take India past fifty runs. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Mar 2008 | 9:50 am
Inzamam-ul Haq will captain an all-Pakistani team Lahore Badshahs, while new recruit Damien Martyn will skipper the Ahmedabad Rockets in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) Twenty20 Grand Championship starting later this month. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Mar 2008 | 9:50 am
Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association will give a rousing welcome to Under-19 Cricket World Cup hero Tanmay Srivastava and is also planning to hand him a cash reward, its director Jyoti Bajpai said today. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Mar 2008 | 9:50 am
The Pakistan cricket board (PCB) refused to support India`s bid to get a total ban imposed on sledging when the issue was discussed at the ICC meeting. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Mar 2008 | 9:50 am
The world on Monday morning saw the 19-year-old Virat Kohli hold the Under-19 World Cup aloft. It was no doubt a moment to cherish for the captain of the Indian Youth team. But behind that memorable moment were many others, not always so happy, which have made Virat the mature player that he is today. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Mar 2008 | 9:50 am
Unfazed by the Pakistan Cricket Board`s decision of denying him a central contract, mercurial pacer Shoaib Akhtar once again hit out at PCB officials, saying they were oblivious to the problems faced by players. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Mar 2008 | 9:50 am
BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah on Monday warned the `unnecessary` targeting of Harbhajan Singh by Australian spectators and media could result in a similar treatment for the world champions when they tour India later this year. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Mar 2008 | 9:50 am
Fresh doubts have been raised about Australia`s tour of Pakistan going ahead after the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) cancelled their planned inspection because of security concerns. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Mar 2008 | 9:50 am
Sachin Tendulkar missed scoring his second successive century by
nine runs as India piled up a competitive 258 for 9 against Australia
in the second finals of the cricket tri-series on Tuesday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Mar 2008 | 8:11 am
England batsman Andrew Strauss has been recalled to the side for
their first Test against New Zealand starting on Wednesday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Mar 2008 | 6:32 am
England wicketkeeper batsman Phil Mustard has been taken to hospital
after being struck in the face during batting practice before the first
Test against New Zealand. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Mar 2008 | 6:26 am
Denying allegations
of racial taunts levelled against him during the first of the
best-of-three CB Series finals in Sydney, Harbhajan Singh slammed the
Australian spectators saying their behaviour ''was despicable''. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Mar 2008 | 5:38 am
Mahesh Bhupathi
ended his one-and-a-half-year drought of ATP doubles title by winning
the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships here. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Mar 2008 | 5:12 am
HAMILTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - England batsman Andrew Strauss has been recalled to the side for their first test against New Zealand starting on Wednesday.
Roger Federer is on a losing streak for the second time in four months.
The top-ranked Federer, who won three Grand Slam titles last year but
has struggled since the U.S. Open, lost to Andy Murray 6-7 (6), 6-3,
6-4 on Monday in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Mar 2008 | 4:29 am
Sixth-seeded Sybille Bammer rallied to beat Akiko Morigami of Japan
2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of the Bangalore Open on Monday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Mar 2008 | 4:24 am
HAMILTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - England wicketkeeper batsman Phil Mustard has been taken to hospital after being struck in the face during batting practice before the first test against New Zealand.
India skipper
Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat
in the second match of the best-of-three tri-series finals. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Mar 2008 | 3:42 am
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Rehan Poncha has struggled to translate his dominance on the domestic scene to performance at international meets. He has had two forgettable Asian Games, in 2002 and 2006, and the initial expectation of someone ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
There is no doubt that this series can be compared, for pure acrimony, to the Bodyline series, writes Makarand Waingankar Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
London: Ayegbeni Yakubu sent Everton back into fourth place in the Premier League as the Nigerian’s double strike set up a crucial 3-1 win against Portsmouth on Sunday. David Moyes’s side had been knocked out of the last ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Centre Court: 11 a.m.: Serena Williams & Venus Williams (USA) vs Andreea Ehritt Vanc (Rou) & Tamarine Tanasugarn (Tha); Anastasia Rodionova (Rus) vs Tiantian Sun (Chn); Isha Lakhani (Ind) ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
KOLKATA: Tarundeep Rai of Services and Jayanta Talukdar of Steel Plant along with Rahul Banerjee of Steel Plant and Railways’s Mangal Singh Champia will spearhead the Indian men’s recurve team in the two Meteksan World Cups next ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
CHENNAI: Perfect Venue, who is in good form, may complete a hat-trick in the first division of the Class III Katpadi Plate (1,000m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Tuesday (March 4). There will be no false rails. ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fresh doubts have been raised about Australia's tour of Pakistan going ahead after the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) cancelled their planned inspection because of security concerns.
Defending champion Yaroslava Shvedova's dream of retaining her title at the Bangalore Open was shattered by Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan, while sixth seed Sybille Bammer and eighth seed Agnes Svay made it to the second round of the tournament here Monday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Mar 2008 | 7:02 pm
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) wants Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi to play in the Beijing Olympics, and will also request the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to provide India a wild card entry in the women's doubles. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Mar 2008 | 7:02 pm
South Africa's Santos FC played a 1-1 draw with East Bengal to ensure top position in Group A while Churchill Brothers defeated Mohammedan Sporing 2-0 to ensure top position in Group B in the 113th IFA Shield here Monday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Mar 2008 | 7:01 pm
The victorious Indian under-19 cricket team will soak the admiration of Indian fans in an open bus ride much like the Twenty20 champions got in Mumbai when they land here Tuesday. Each member of the team will also get Rs 1.5 million as prize money while the support staff will get Rs 1 million each. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Mar 2008 | 4:01 pm
Defending champion Yaroslava Shvedova's dream of retaining the Bangalore Open title was shattered by Uzbek Akgul Amanmuradova, who defeated the Russian 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the opening round of the $600,000 here Monday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Mar 2008 | 4:00 pm
LONDON (Reuters) - Australian Norman O'Neill, a powerful attacking batsman who suffered unfairly from being dubbed "the new Bradman", has died at the age of 71, Cricket Australia said on Monday.
