Harbhajan Singh, one of India`s heroes in the title-win over Australia in the Commonwealth Bank series has branded Australian crowd behaviour as "despicable" and said he had nothing to apologise for over his actions in Sunday`s one-day final. Through the last few days he has had his own running battle with theg crowds. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:14 pm
Irfan Pathan might have had a nightmarish series but the left-hander emerged as India`s key man as he kept his nerves to bowl the nail-biting last over of the tri-series final against Australia Tuesday. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:14 pm
"A summer of spite ends in Indian glory" was the apt description of the proceedings of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Co`s ill-tempered tour of Australia after their first-ever tri-series win Down Under. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:14 pm
Holi festivities began early for Praveen Kumar`s family as Meerut celebrated their son`s fabulous performance and he emerged the new star of cricket-mad India. He brought about the downfall of Australia in the tri-series finals with his incisive fast bowling. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:14 pm
As the controversial summer of cricket ended on high octave, India`s retributive victory in the Commonwealth Bank series was relegated to the sports pages while Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds` rugby hit on the streaker hogged newspaper front pages. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:14 pm
Opening batsman Jamie How fell agonisingly short of his first century while New Zealand threw away a golden opportunity to seize control of the first Test against England after the first day on Wednesday. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:14 pm
`Chak de India`, a jubilant Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said on India`s victory over Australia to win the triangular cricket series. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:14 pm
A key member of the tri-series title winning Indian side, top order batsman Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday attributed the rare success to the tremendous camaraderie and team spirit which kept the young cricketers together. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:14 pm
India posted a title-win in triangular series in Australia for the first time. This Commonwealth Bank series win was India`s first in six years since India defeated England in the NatWest Trophy final at Lord`s by two wickets on July 13, 2002. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:14 pm
Ishant Sharma might have missed out being part of India`s win against Australia in the Commonwealth Bank Series final Tuesday, but the rookie fast bowler has certainly emerged as India`s find of the grueling tour Down Under. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:14 pm
England seamer James Anderson has been released to play for New Zealand side Auckland in their domestic four-day match against Wellington. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:48 am
Coming back after a two and a half year break during which she went through three surgeries is not an easy task. But for the Croatian tennis player Sanda Mamic, who last featured in a WTA tournament way back in 2005 in Slovenia, the journey has begun. And it started with a 6-2,6-2 win over Yung-Jan Chan of Chinese Taipei at the Bangalore Open Wednesday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:33 am
Giant-killer Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan added one more seeded scalp to her kitty as she upset fifth seed Agnes Szavay of Hungary in a tough three-setter in the second round of the $600,000 Canara Bank Bangalore Open at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association Wednesday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:30 am
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) - South Africa coach Mickey Arthur says he would prefer to give young players exposure than regain top spot in the rankings by sweeping the upcoming one-day series against Bangladesh.
Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi Wednesday flayed India's junior cricketers for their 'absolutely terrible and atrocious behaviour' while winning the Under-19 World Cup title, even as he called the senior team's triangular triumph in Australia 'absolutely marvellous'. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 10:29 am
Fearing that loads of money coming their way for winning the Under-19 World Cup could spoil them, some of the best-known former India players Wednesday asked the Board to assist the cricketers handle their bulging bank balances. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 10:16 am
For a man who is usually the
epitome of a cool and collected champion, Roger Federer is
clearly rattled. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 9:56 am
HAMILTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - England seamer James Anderson has been released to play for New Zealand side Auckland in their domestic four-day match against Wellington.
The grand championship of the
Indian Cricket
League begins in less than a week and I am sure the wickets will be
better than
what we had in the inaugural edition. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 9:17 am
Fearing that loads of money coming their way for winning the under-19 World Cup could spoil them, some of the best-known former India players Wednesday asked the board to assist the cricketers handle their bulging bank balances. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:30 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond has accused national boards of succumbing to Indian pressure by banning players who join the country's unofficial Twenty20 league.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton expects to have an easier time
fighting for
the Formula One title this season than in his extraordinary 2007 rookie
year. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:12 am
Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi Wednesday flayed India's junior cricketers for their 'absolutely terrible and atrocious behaviour' while winning the under-19 World Cup title, even as he called the senior team's triangular triumph in Australia 'absolutely marvellous'. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:00 am
Andrew Symonds will likely escape any sanction
for pummeling a nude streaker with a shoulder charge during a
limited-overs international against India. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 6:52 am
Alastair Cook and Paul Collingwood pulled off superb catches to give
England a slight advantage over New Zealand on Wednesday after the
first day of the first cricket Test. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 6:41 am
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds will face no action after he knocked over a streaker in his side's nine-run one-day international loss to India in Brisbane on Tuesday.
HAMILTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - Opening batsman Jamie How fell agonisingly short of his first century while New Zealand threw away a golden opportunity to seize control of the first test against England after the first day on Wednesday.
Arsenal sent holders Milan packing from the Champions League on
Tuesday as the English Premier League leaders booked a quarter-final
place with a 2-0 win at the San Siro. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 5:15 am
MALAPPURAM: Palakkad entered the semifinals of the State senior football championship, beating Kozhikode 6-5 via the tie-breaker. The teams were level at 2-2 at the end of the regulation period. Rahul scored both the goals for Kozhikode, ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals, one of the eight teams of the Indian Premier League, will hold a nation-wide talent hunt to discover the most promising young cricketer in the country. The Reebok Cricket Star Twenty20 talent hunt will be ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Chennai: Southern Railway ‘A’ recorded its third win in as many matches with a 2-0 victory over Sports Authority of India ‘A’ in the MIOT-CHA senior division hockey league championship for the Rajaram Memorial Shield at ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Dubai: The triumph on Tuesday has helped India gain three rating points to move just a fraction behind third-placed New Zealand even as Australia’s lead on top of the ICC ODI Championship table was trimmed to a bare ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
MUMBAI: Seasoned Ashok Shandilya (Railways) and talented Lucky Vatnani (Hyderabad) overcame initial hiccups to win their opening round matches against Nikhil Ootam (Mumbai) and Rafat Habib (Railways) respectively in the Khar Gymkhana-Shyam ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Mumbai: India’s 2-0 sweep of the triangular series finals against Australia at Brisbane on Tuesday was hailed by former Test cricketers as historic. “It was a historic victory and reminded me of the 1971 (Test series) ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Brisbane: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni attributed the tri-series triumph to great spirit within the side. “The manner the boys have responded to the challenge has been great. Much for a captain depends on how the players react. ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Hyderabad: Sprucespringstien and True Legend should fight out the finish of the Rossini Plate (1,600m), the main event of the extra-day races to be held here on Wednesday (March 5). There will be no false rails. •TECORNO PLATE ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Maestro Sachin Tendulkar has overtaken Australian captain Ricky Ponting as No. 1 in the International Cricket Council (ICC)'s one day international batsmen ranking. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Mar 2008 | 6:32 pm
Unseeded Chinese girl Zi Yan registered the first major upset of the $600,000 Canara Bank Bangalore Open, defeating eighth seed Maria Kirilenko of Russia in a tough three-setter in the first round of the Tier II event here Tuesday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Mar 2008 | 6:32 pm
The Canara Bank Bangalore Open is facing a serious threat of being downgraded to Tier III status again with Women's Tennis Association (WTA) chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Larry Scott finding the facilities at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) as 'minimally adequate.' Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Mar 2008 | 6:01 pm
Ishant Sharma might have missed out being part of India's win against Australia in the Commonwealth Bank Series final Tuesday, but the rookie fast bowler has certainly emerged as India's find of the gruelling tour Down Under. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Mar 2008 | 6:01 pm
Andrew Symonds may well have landed himself in yet another controversy, even as Australians were at the losing end of the second of three Commonwealth Bank series finals on Tuesday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Mar 2008 | 6:00 pm
The home city of Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh erupted in joy, with people bursting crackers and dancing the 'bhangra' to the beat of drums after the Indian team's thrilling win over Australia in the Commonwealth tri-series tournament in Sydney. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Mar 2008 | 6:00 pm
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it would support a ban on a tour next year by the Zimbabwe cricket team in protest at President Robert Mugabe's rule, but the decision was up to the sport's authorities.
DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - A hamstring injury has forced all-rounder Vernon Philander to withdraw from South Africa's squad for their one-day series in Bangladesh.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - India ended their troubled tour of Australia on a high note when they beat the hosts by nine runs on Tuesday to win their best-of-three finals series 2-0.
