Shoaib Akhtar may have been cleared to play in the Indian Premier League but former players say the maverick pacer will find it tough to make an impact in the twenty20 league as months of absence from the cricket field has robbed him of match fitness. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 May 2008 | 10:19 am
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar continues to head the Cricket Committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC). He is taking part in the deliberations at the two-day meeting that started here Monday, the ICC said. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 May 2008 | 10:00 am
BRISBANE (Reuters) - Australia opener Matthew Hayden believes the India Premier League (IPL) has helped ease simmering tensions between the Australian and Indian cricket teams.
BRISBANE (Reuters) - Fast bowler Shaun Tait was back training with the Australian cricket team on Monday, three months after walking away from the sport with depression.
Smarting from their eight-wicket defeat to Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, Chennai Super Kings have a very good opportunity to get back to winning ways when they take on cellar-dwellers Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament here Tuesday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 May 2008 | 8:31 am
Real Madrid fought back after a sending off and going a goal down to snatch a dramatic 2-1 victory at Osasuna and win their 31st Spanish league title. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 May 2008 | 7:04 am
With four consecutive defeats, the 'Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo' motto may be losing tempo, but fans of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are unperturbed with some even looking to the gods above. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 May 2008 | 7:01 am
Ronaldo has admitted to being
ashamed after a bizarre run-in with a trio of transvestites in Rio de
Janeiro last week. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 May 2008 | 6:38 am
Everton missed the chance to confirm a place in next season's UEFA
Cup when they were beaten 1-0 by Arsenal in the Premier League on
Sunday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 May 2008 | 6:37 am
Bangalore Royal Challengers will have a tough task when they face in-form Kings XI Punjab in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match
Monday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 May 2008 | 6:14 am
When the Chennai Super Kings landed in Jaipur for their sixth game of the IPL, they were considered to be the favourites against hosts Rajasthan Royals. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 May 2008 | 6:01 am
If he was given the choice, Rafael Nadal said he would prefer to capture a fourth consecutive French Open title rather than a first
Wimbledon crown. Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 May 2008 | 5:36 am
When seven-foot three-inch tall Dalip Singh Rana returns to his native village in Himachal Pradesh this week, the 'Great Khali' wrestling champ will have easy passage for the first time. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 May 2008 | 4:30 am
Sohail Tanvir created a bowling record in Twenty20 cricket and inspired Rajasthan Royals to an eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Sunday night. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 May 2008 | 2:01 am
Rajasthan Royals moved to the top spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after beating Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in Jaipur Sunday night. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 May 2008 | 2:01 am
VIJAYAWADA: Host East Godavari defeated defending champion Hyderabad 58-26 in the boys’ final, while Hyderabad outplayed Kurnool 57-26 in the girls’ final of the AP State junior basketball championship concluded at District Sports ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Coimbatore: It’s a great feeling to win the season finale at the Brands Hatch circuit, the home of motor sport. It is not only good that I won the race, but also because I pushed the team to the top 10,” said an elated Narain ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 May 2008 | 12:00 am
KOZHIKODE: Project Kerala, a part of the Vision India programme of the Asian Football Federation, was officially inaugurated by the AFC secretary Dato Paul Mony Samuel here on Sunday. The function was presided over by the Kerala Sports ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Jaipur: Victory was never in doubt for Rajasthan Royals in its DLF-IPL Twenty20 clash after left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir rocked the Chennai Super Kings top order with three wickets at the start at the Sawai Man Singh stadium here on Sunday ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Bangalore: Virdhawal Khade ended the Malaysian Open swimming championship on a high by winning the 50m freestyle clocking 23.03s with a new meet record. His time is faster than the Olympic qualifying time of 23.13s. Meanwhile Shikha ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Udhagamandalam: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan’s Magical Sunset (Milan up) claimed the Mettur Plate, the main event of the races held here on Sunday (May 4). R. Foley trains the winner. 1. METTUR PLATE (1,200m), Cl. I: ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 May 2008 | 12:00 am
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Cycle Brand Kids CC (CBK CC) crushed Oxford CC by eight wickets to enter the semifinals of the Captain Jerry Premraj memorial all-Kerala Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Agriculture College ground here on ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 May 2008 | 12:00 am
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: NEST and Speridian Technologies recorded wins in the TDCA inter-institution cricket tournament here on Sunday. NEST defeated Termo Penol by 65 runs while Speridian Technologies defeated Toonz Animation by 63 ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Karachi: The Pakistani players, who joined the Indian Cricket League, have given up their legal battle against the Pakistani authorities for banning them from domestic tournaments. “Obviously we have to earn our livelihood from ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Kolkata Knight Riders spearhead Ishant Sharma was today fined 10 per cent of his match fees for kicking down the stumps in yesterday`s Indian Premier League match against Punjab King`s XI at Mohali. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 May 2008 | 11:10 pm
Steve Harmison is likely to quit cricket if he fails to win back his England place, the fast bowler said on Sunday. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 May 2008 | 11:10 pm
Just two days after toppling the mighty Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils tasted a humiliating defeat by 29 runs against a depleted Mumbai Indians, who were reeling at the bottom of the points table before this match. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 May 2008 | 11:10 pm
Irfan Pathan and S Sreesanth grabbed two scalps each to help Kings XI Punjab beat Kolkata Knight Riders by nine runs in their Indian Premier League match at the PCA Stadium on Saturday. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 May 2008 | 11:10 pm
Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan sought to put at rest the spat between Sourav Ganguly and Shane Warne, saying the issue was dead after the two captains had accepted the decision taken by the IPL. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 May 2008 | 11:10 pm
An appellate tribunal will meet at 12 noon on Sunday to hear and deliberate on fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar`s application for reinstatement in the Pakistan cricket team and removal of the five-year ban imposed on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 May 2008 | 11:10 pm
Pakistani leg-spinner Danish Kaneria cannot hide his disappointment at not being part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) razzmatazz and he insists it`s not only the lure of moolah but also the stature that makes it a blue ribbon event. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 May 2008 | 11:10 pm
Australia`s current cricket superstars have arrived back home with riches beyond their expectations, thanks to their participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 May 2008 | 11:10 pm
Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akthar has been cleared to participate in the inaugural edition of the lucrative Indian Premier League. An appellate tribunal on Sunday decided to suspend the ban until the next hearing scheduled on June 3. Following the tribunal directive, BCCI too opened its doors for Shoaib Akthar. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 May 2008 | 11:10 pm
Kolkata Knight Riders lost their fourth straight game in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Mohali`s Kings XI Punjab defeating them here Saturday night, but their skipper Sourav Ganguly feels the side is still not out of the semi-final reckoning in the Twenty20 tournament. Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 May 2008 | 11:10 pm
Sohail Tanvir's world record Twenty20 bowling figures of 6 for 14 on Sunday left even his rival team Chennai Super Kings captain M S Dhoni spellbound, who said he could only clap and appreciate the Pakistani pacer's feat. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 May 2008 | 8:12 pm
Praising his teammates for defending a low total and stunning the high-flying Delhi Daredevils in the IPL clash on Sunday, Mumbai Indians captain Shaun Pollock said the players have finally come to terms with the Twenty20 format. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 May 2008 | 7:12 pm
Riding on a sensational best ever bowling spell of Twenty20 cricket by Pakistani left-arm pacer Sohail Tanvir (6/14), Rajasthan Royals cantered to an easy
eight wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here Sunday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 May 2008 | 7:06 pm
Rafael Nadal held off a stirring fightback from David Ferrer to beat his fellow Spaniard 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 on Sunday and become the first man to win four consecutive Barcelona Open titles. Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 May 2008 | 6:55 pm
Sohail Tanvir picked up six wickets as Rajasthan Royals bundled out Chennai Super Kings for 109 in 19 overs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here Sunday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 May 2008 | 6:32 pm
Following is the scoreboard of Chennai Super Kings' innings against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match here Sunday: Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 May 2008 | 6:31 pm
