As cops defused a bomb planted in an auditorium in Navi Mumbai's Vashi area, BCCI's chief administrative officer Ratnakar Shetty on Saturday expressed full confidence in Maharashtra Police to see that Sunday's IPL final goes ahead without any hindrance. Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:18 am
After the wild shot that Ross Taylor played to get out in the first Test between New Zealand and England, Geoffrey Boycott was heard commenting that he was going around with the hangmans noose looking for the kiwi batsman. Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:05 am
World number two Ana Ivanovic raced into the quarter-finals of the French Open with a 6-0, 6-0 whitewashing of unseeded Czech Petra Cetkovska on Sunday. Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:23 am
3 - Number of maiden overs bowled by Manpreet Gony, making him the only bowler to send down 3 maiden overs in the IPL. Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:16 am
Purists may dismiss the Indian Premier League (IPL) as dumbing down of cricket but Sachin Tendulkar feels instead of being criticised, the glamorous
Twenty20 series should be lauded for globalising the game. Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Jun 2008 | 9:42 am
The suburban township of Nerul, which is almost equidistant from the heart of Mumbai and Pune, has been catapulted to the world cricketing map as the Indian Premier League finals is going to be played here. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Jun 2008 | 9:30 am
The domestic cricketers who have performed well in the Indian Premier League (IPL) were rewarded by the Indian cricket board Saturday by selecting them to represent the country in the forthcoming series in Israel and Australia. Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Jun 2008 | 8:00 am
Marathi theatre artist and Bollywood actor Dilip Prabhawalkar, better known for his role as Mahatma Gandhi in the superhit "Lage Raho Munnabhai", has hit out at the T20 form of cricket, saying that "the true charm of the gentleman's game is lost in its present form". Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Jun 2008 | 7:51 am
Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne described as 'huge loss' the non-availability of their opener Graeme Smith for Sunday's Indian Premier League summit clash due a hamstring injury. Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Jun 2008 | 7:44 am
England coach Fabio Capello named midfielder David Beckham as captain on Saturday for Sunday's friendly international against Trinidad & Tobago. Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Jun 2008 | 6:06 am
The Serbian flag will be flying high on Centre Court on Sunday when three players from the Balkan country battle it out for a quarter-final spot at the French Open. Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Jun 2008 | 5:32 am
Marathi theatre artist and Bollywood actor Dilip Prabhawalkar, better known for his role as Mahatma Gandhi in the superhit 'Lage Raho Munnabhai', has hit out at the T20 form of cricket, saying that 'the true charm of the gentleman's game is lost in its present form'. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Jun 2008 | 5:30 am
NORTH SOUND, Antigua (Reuters) - An emotional Michael Clarke wiped his brow and looked to the heavens after completing his century against West Indies on Saturday -- and there was no doubt who was on his mind as he took the applause.
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) - England fast bowler Stuart Broad is relishing the competition for places as he prepares for his first home test at Trent Bridge against New Zealand this week.
REUTERS - Scoreboard at the close of the second day of the second test against West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium, North Sound, Antigua, Saturday.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua (Reuters) - Michael Clarke scored a fine 110 and then picked up two top-order wickets as Australia ended the second day of the second test against West Indies on Saturday with a 354-run first innings lead.
Chennai Super Kings will clash with Rajasthan Royals in the title clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after they thrashed Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets in a one-sided semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Jun 2008 | 1:31 am
Kings XI Punjab skipper Yuvraj Singh defended his decision to bat first but blamed his batsmen for his team's humiliating nine-wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings in the second semi-final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Saturday night. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Jun 2008 | 1:31 am
Newport (Wales): Jeev Milkha Singh turned in a steady three-under 68 that earned him a share of the second spot even as three other Indians in fray missed the cut in the second round of the Celtic Manor Wales Open here on Friday. ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Coimbatore: S. Darshini of Virudhunagar dashed the hopes of local girl and top seed S. Archana 21-14, 21-19 to clinch the under-19 girls’ singles title in the Aircel-Tamil Nadu State-ranking junior badminton tournament at the Officers ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: The two Indian women judokas Tombi Devi and Divya who have qualified for the Beijing Olympics in the 48 and 78 kg weight categories will undergo training in Uzbekistan with the Olympic silver medallist, coach Arman Bagdasarove. ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
BANGALORE: The Jawahar Sports Club will conduct its annual cricket academy at the Malleswaram 18th Cross Ground in Bangalore from June 14 to January 4’ 2009. For details, call: 9986356595 or 9986042783. The JK Cricket Academy will ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Bangalore: Rahul’s 66 helped Vijay Paul CA defeat Laabh Jewellers by six wickets in a Laabh Jewellers inter-academy under-16 final here on Saturday. The scores (finals): Under-16: Laabh Jewellers ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Bangalore: Rain played spoilsport and curtailed the match between South Zone and West Zone in the SAI Inter-Regional girls hockey tournament match here on Saturday evening. South Zone was leading 4-0 and with 19 minutes left for close, ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Bangalore: Nishanth Singh Shekhawat’s unbeaten 105 helped host Karnataka Institute of Cricket (KIOC) defeat MCC Delhi by 48 runs in the under-19 final of the Tata Coffee cricket tournament that concluded at the ITI ground here recently. ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Mysore: A nine-wicket haul by medium-pacer Ramanna (nine for 63) helped Jaihind CC ‘A’ register a four-wicket win over Mysore CC in the KSCA Mysore Zone first division league match at the Gangothri Ground here on ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Lausanne: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board will select the candidate cities for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad to be held in 2016 on June 4. Chicago, Prague, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Baku, Doha and Madrid are in the ... Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Following is the scoreboard of second semi-final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in which Chennai Super Kings defeated Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday: Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 31 May 2008 | 6:30 pm
Chennai Super Kings stormed into the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) beating Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets in the second semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday night. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 31 May 2008 | 5:30 pm
Following is the scoreboard of Kings XI Punjab's innings against Chennai Super Kings in the second semi-final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday: Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 31 May 2008 | 5:01 pm
The domestic cricketers who have performed well in the Indian Premier League (IPL) were rewarded by the Indian cricket board Saturday by selecting them to represent the country in the forthcoming series in Israel and Australia. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 31 May 2008 | 4:32 pm
Harendra Gupta delighted the home crowd when he defeated Mukesh Kumar and Ashok Kumar in a play-off to win the Players Championship golf title at Chandigarh Golf Club here Saturday. Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 31 May 2008 | 4:30 pm
