Kolkata Knight Riders captain Sourav Ganguly has been fined 10 per cent
of his match fee for showing dissent on the field during their IPL
encounter against Rajasthan Royals. Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 May 2008 | 12:26 pm
Despite their passion for the game, South African Indians have so far managed to get only one member selected in the national cricket team, Hashim Amla. But there is no shortage of administrators from this group. Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 May 2008 | 11:49 am
The cash rich Indian Premier League (IPL) is yet to finalise its position on barring Pakistans temperamental seamer Shoaib Akhtar from playing in the inaugural season of the tournament. Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 May 2008 | 11:46 am
Australian Cricketers' Association President Darren Lehmann, who came out of retirement to play in the cash-rich Indian Premier League, believes the Twenty20 venture would be "bigger and better" in its second season in next April and May. Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 May 2008 | 11:45 am
A team that started out as a tournament favourite is suddenly looking down the barrel after three successive losses and the task does not get any easier for Kolkata Knight Riders when they take on an on-the-rise Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League here on Saturday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 May 2008 | 11:43 am
Umpire Amish Saheba, who was suspended for two Indian Premier League matches for commenting on Kings XI paceman S. Sreesanth's on-field behaviour in a newspaper, has categorically denied giving any interview to the publication. Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 May 2008 | 11:42 am
Former Olympian Charanjeet Singh on Friday demanded resignation of K P S Gill from the post of the President of Himachal Pradesh Hockey Association as well, following his removal from the post of Indian Hockey Federation Chief. Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 May 2008 | 11:38 am
A new sports academy that boasts of state-of-the-art equipment and facilities has been launched here. And the focus of the academy, members say, will on improving the standard of hockey. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 May 2008 | 11:01 am
Former International Cricket Council President Jagmohan Dalmiya today described the entire chain of events leading to the removal of ICC Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Speed as "unfortunate", saying the world body`s image has taken a "beating". Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 May 2008 | 10:56 am
Boeta Dippenaar criticised South Africa`s racial quota system on Thursday and urged his country to revamp the policy or risk losing more top players like Kevin Pietersen. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 May 2008 | 10:56 am
The Chennai Super Kings may have been unbeaten in the IPL so far but Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s men are certainly not invincible and they will find the going tough against Delhi Daredevils after the exit of their star Australian players, feels Delhi team`s coach T A Sekar. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 May 2008 | 10:56 am
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo today said took inspiration from Sachin Tendulkar`s pre-match pep talk for his match-winning 64-run knock against Kolkata Knight Riders two days ago. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 May 2008 | 10:56 am
Mumbai Indians team coach Lalchand Rajput today said the team had put the slap-gate involving Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth behind them and was trying to continue the winning momentum after clinching their first victory in the Indian Premier League. "We have left it behind us. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 May 2008 | 10:56 am
Shaun Marsh sizzled on his Indian Premier League debut and blasted unbeaten 85 off 62 balls as Kings XI Punjab thumped Deccan Chargers by seven wickets with seven balls to spare to coast to their third win of the tournament. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 May 2008 | 10:56 am
Sourav Ganguly hit back at Shane Warne by saying that complaining a dropped catch is not against the spirit of the game. “Is complaining a dropped catch against the spirit of the game?”, asked a visibly upset Kolkata Knight Riders` captain. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 May 2008 | 10:56 am
`Spirit of the game` controversy cropped up again as captain of Rajasthan Royals Shane Warne slammed his Kolkata Knight Riders counterpart Sourav Ganguly for not playing cricket in spirit of the game. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 May 2008 | 10:56 am
Smarting from the comprehensive seven-wicket defeat against the Kings XI Punjab tonight, Deccan Chargers captain VVS Laxman said losing wickets in a heap in the last five overs did his side in. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 May 2008 | 10:56 am
Sourav Ganguly`s captaincy in the Indian Premier League is yet to impress his Kolkata Knight Riders teammate Umar Gul, who reckons the the left-hander has to learn some more before he can emulate his success as India`s ODI skipper. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 May 2008 | 10:56 am
With time running out for hosts Bangalore Royal Challengers, they will be desperate to beat Chennai Super Kings in their return match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Saturday and keep themselves afloat for the semi-finals. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 May 2008 | 9:01 am
Umpire Amish Saheba, who was suspended for two Indian Premier League matches for commenting on Kings XI paceman S. Sreesanth's on-field behaviour in a newspaper, has categorically denied giving any interview to the publication. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 May 2008 | 9:00 am
England needs its version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in place within two years or risks missing the boat, Texan billionaire Allen Stanford said on Thursday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 May 2008 | 8:03 am
Boeta Dippenaar criticised South Africa's racial quota system on Thursday and urged his country to revamp the policy or risk losing more top players like Kevin Pietersen. Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 May 2008 | 8:02 am
With three straight losses and charges of not playing in the 'spirit-of-the-game', Kolkata Knightriders skipper Sourav Ganguly leads his squad to face home team Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 encounter here Saturday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 May 2008 | 7:01 am
An unbeaten 81-run stand between debutant Shaun Marsh and Mahela Jayawardena powered Kings XI Punjab to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory against Deccan Chargers here Thursday night. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 May 2008 | 2:01 am
Following is the scoreboard of an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in which Kings XI Punjab defeated Deccan Chargers by seven wickets here Thursday night: Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 May 2008 | 2:01 am
Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne criticized his Kolkata Knight Riders counterpart Sourav Ganguly for wasting time and said he complain against the southpaw for refusing to accept the fielder's word on a 'clean catch' during their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Thursday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 May 2008 | 2:01 am
Kings XI Punjab, who registered their third win here Thursday, moved up to the fourth position with six points in the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table, while Kolkata Knight Riders have dropped to the fifth spot with four points. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 May 2008 | 2:01 am
HYDERABAD: Sailing on Shaun Marsh’s steady and chanceless, unbeaten 84 (62b, 11x4, 1x6), Kings XI Punjab cruised to a seven-wicket win over Deccan Chargers in the DLF-Indian Premier League match here on Thursday. After a solid ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 May 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: Former international umpire Dr. Ram Babu Gupta passed away in London on Thursday, according to information received here. He was 72. Dr. Gupta was known to be a fine wicketkeeper in club cricket in the Capital. His ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Chennai: T.A. Sekhar, Head, Cricket Operations, Delhi Daredevils, highlighted Glenn McGrath’s commitment while talking to the media at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Friday. He said, “He arrived in Delhi on the April 8 and ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 May 2008 | 12:00 am
TUMKUR: Nikhil Reddy and Preethi Ujjini claimed their second successive titles in as many weeks when they bagged the boys’ under-14 and girls’ under-14 singles titles respectively in the AITA Talent Series junior tennis ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 May 2008 | 12:00 am
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Project Kerala, a part of the Asian Football Confederation’s ambitious Vision India scheme, will be formally launched at a function to be held at the Mananchira Maidan in Kozhikode on May 4. The launch of the ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 May 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: Decisive battles on the top boards left eight leaders in the open section in the Parsvnath National under-9 chess championship at the Bapu Samaj Sewa Kendra here on Thursday. Four rounds have been gone through. In the ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Dindigul: R. Vinoth Kumar’s 112-ball unbeaten 192 helped St. Peter’s Cricket Club, Kodaikanal, beat Sri Vasantha Sweets CC in the Canara Bank-DDCA first division league on Thursday. The ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 May 2008 | 12:00 am
A special day for me. Hard but very special. This is Holocaust Day in my country (Israel) and I will be making a visit to Auschwitz — Coach Avram Grant after Chelsea’s win ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 May 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: Australian hockey coach and Technical Advisor to the recently-suspended Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) Ric Charlesworth has cautioned the suddenly-optimistic hockey lovers of the country that no miracle should be expected in quick ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 May 2008 | 12:00 am
MIAMI (Reuters) - England needs its version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in place within two years or risks missing the boat, Texan billionaire Allen Stanford said on Thursday.
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Boeta Dippenaar criticised South Africa's racial quota system on Thursday and urged his country to revamp the policy or risk losing more top players like Kevin Pietersen.
Kings XI Punjab defeated Deccan Chargers comprehensively by seven wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Thursday night. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 May 2008 | 6:30 pm
