Germany's Nico Rosberg lapped fastest for Williams in final Bahrain Grand Prix practice on Saturday to deny Ferrari's Felipe Massa his third top spot in a row. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:42 am
Sourav Ganguly stood among the ruins with a fighting half-century as India reached 191 for four in their second innings at tea on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at the Sardar Patel Stadium at Motera here Saturday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:33 am
Mithali Raj will lead a 15-member Indian squad for the women's Asian Cup cricket tournament to be played in Sri Lanka April 27-May 12, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced here Saturday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:33 am
The media has not had enough of Jacques Kallis' girlfriend Shamone Jardim and Dale Steyn's mate Jeanne Kitzmann. The duo has been the darling of photographers and media persons alike as there aren't many colourful and cheering faces in the crowd to shoot, thanks to India's disappointing performance. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:30 am
Forty, 50 or 60 runs. No, they can't go beyond their first innings score. Saturday morning saw everybody at Sardar Patel (Gujarat) Stadium play the guessing game. It was not a cricketing guess by any standard. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:30 am
With Sourav Ganguly playing a role in India's turnaround the third day, people did not want to lose their chance of watching their heroes in action. So what if India has been at the receiving end of South African fury until now. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:30 am
South Africa edged toward clinching the second Test match on
Saturday and inflicting India's first defeat by more than an innings
for seven years. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Apr 2008 | 10:07 am
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - India's Saurav Ganguly thwarted South Africa's charge for victory in the second test with an undefeated half century on Saturday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked Chief coach Geoff Lawson for an explanation for commenting on Shoaib Akhtar's ban and warned him against making further comments on issues which were "not in his domain". Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Apr 2008 | 9:32 am
Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar will miss the third and final Test
against South Africa starting in Kanpur on April 11, the Indian board
(BCCI) said on Saturday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:48 am
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar will miss the third and final test against South Africa starting in Kanpur on April 11, the Indian board (BCCI) said on Saturday.
India, after conceding a mammoth 418-run lead, were tottering at 95 for three wickets in their second innings at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test against South Africa here Saturday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:03 am
Following is the scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test between India and South Africa at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, near here: Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:02 am
The Indian team Saturday suffered a major blow ahead of the third Test against South Africa at Kanpur with Sachin Tendulkar ruled out of the match due to an aggravating groin injury. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:00 am
India were staring one of their biggest defeats in recent memory as South Africa reduced them to 95 for three wickets at lunch on a lively track on the third day of the second Test match here Saturday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Apr 2008 | 7:31 am
South Africa took a large stride toward victory in the second Test
on Saturday, snaring three top order wickets in India's second innings. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Apr 2008 | 6:35 am
Uncapped provincial veteran Aaron Redmond has been included as a
top-order batsman in the New Zealand Test squad named Saturday for a
three-Test tour to England. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Apr 2008 | 6:04 am
South Africa declared their first innings at 494 for seven wickets, piling up a lead of 418 runs against India in the second Test of the three match series here Saturday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Apr 2008 | 5:32 am
World number two Rafael Nadal will face fourth-seeded Russian
Nikolay Davydenko in the Sony Ericsson Open final after semi-final
victories on Friday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Apr 2008 | 5:25 am
Sri Lanka clawed their way back into the second Test on Friday,
snapping up six West Indies wickets in the final session to leave the
match finely balanced. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Apr 2008 | 4:50 am
South Africa declared their first innings closed at 494 for seven
before play began on the third day of the second Test against India on
Saturday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Apr 2008 | 4:37 am
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Opening batsman Aaron Redmond was the only newcomer named in New Zealand's test squad on Saturday for the tour of England that starts this month.
Sakhir (Bahrain): Giancarlo Fisichella once again outshone teammate Adrian Sutil even though both the Force India drivers managed to better their Friday morning timings in the afternoon free practice session ahead of Sunday’s Bahrain ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: State Bank of Travancore ‘A’ crushed Cycle Brand Kids CC by 99 runs in the Canara Bank-TDCA ‘A’ division cricket league at the Medical College ground here on Friday. Batting first, SBT powered ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
HYDERABAD: Chetan Anand of India elevated his game to a new high. And, he could not have timed it better, coming up with a vintage display under crisis to knock out third-seeded Chen Yu of China 21-16, 22-20 in the 33-minute quarterfinal of ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
Karachi: Shoaib Akhtar’s claims about being approached by match fixers in India and South Africa may land the banned pacer in another tight spot for not reporting these instances to his team management as required by the International ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
VIJAYAWADA: East Godavari District Basketball Association (EGDBA) will host the Andhra Pradesh junior basketball tournament (u-19) for boys and girls at District Sports Authority stadium at Kakinada from May 1 to 4. The State teams to ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
KOCHI: Central Excise and Cochin Port Trust posted big wins in the Ernakulam District Premier Division Football League here on Friday. Central Excise drubbed Ernakulam XI 7-0 in a Group ‘A’ fixture at the Udyogamandal FACT Ground. ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
TIRUCHI: S. Sathish scalped five wickets as Urumu Dhanalakshmi College ‘A’ scored a 34-run win over Rainbow CC in a Canara Bank-Tiruchi DCA fifth division league cricket match here. The scores: ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
PUNE: State Bank of Travancore sunk to its third successive loss in the second division I-League here on Friday. The Thiruvananthapuram-based bank lost 0-1 to Chirag United in Group ‘A’, with Gouranga Datta scoring the ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Reuters) - Sri Lanka clawed their way back into the second test on Friday, snapping up six West Indies wickets in the final session to leave the match finely balanced.
The ICC announced that it was re-recognising the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) as an Associate member of the organisation with immediate effect. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Apr 2008 | 9:52 pm
South African opener Neil Mckenzie, who hammered a century against India in the first Test, is down with flu, South African team management said on Friday. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Apr 2008 | 9:52 pm
Haroon Lorgat, the new chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), has a proven ability to juggle politics and cricket, something that should stand him in good stead in his new post. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Apr 2008 | 9:52 pm
The 3rd – 4th place match of the Edelweiss 20s Challenge featured the spirited Kolkata Tigers take on the former champions Chennai Superstars at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula. It was expected to be a keenly contested match with pride at stake in this match. In the end, the former champions, Chennai Superstars convincingly beat the Tigers by 32 runs. R. Sathish was declared the man of the match. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Apr 2008 | 9:52 pm
Aggression is a double-edged sword. This fact was amply proved as Sri Lanka`s batsmen, who came out swinging on the second day of the Second Test at Port of Spain maintaining an aggressive approach, were bowled out for 278. The attacking approach, which came off to a great effect on the first day, proved to be their undoing. Silva, who scored 77, was the last man out and had to score the bulk of the runs as he batted with the tail-enders. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Apr 2008 | 9:52 pm
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - AB de Villiers hailed Jacques Kallis's influence on his approach to spinners after scoring a maiden double hundred to give South Africa the upper hand in the second test against India on Friday.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Haroon Lorgat, the new chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), has a proven ability to juggle politics and cricket, something that should stand him in good stead in his new post.
KARACHI (Reuters) - Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar filed an appeal with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday against the five-year ban imposed on him for six counts of indiscipline.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - South Africa's Haroon Lorgat has been appointed the new chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body announced on Friday.
