Gonzalez eases into last eight

Chile's Fernando Gonzalez ended American hopes of a singles winner at Roland Garros when he beat Robby Ginepri 7-6, 6-3, 6-1 for a place in the quarter-finals of the French Open on Monday.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Jun 2008 | 1:25 pm

Eriksson leaves Manchester City

Sven-Goran Eriksson left Manchester City on Monday, less than a year after taking over as coach of the Premier League club.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Jun 2008 | 11:24 am

Australia, West Indies fined for slow over rates

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Australia and West Indies have been fined for slow over-rates during the first test in Kingston, Jamaica, which the tourists won by 95 runs, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Jun 2008 | 11:18 am

IPL: Top performers

Number of bowler who has taken four or more wickets in an innings twice. Rajasthan’s Sohail Tanvir has accomplished this rare feat with figures of 6 for 14 against Chennai and 4 for 14 against Mumbai – both in Jaipur.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Jun 2008 | 11:05 am

Stuart MacGill bids adieu to international cricket!

Australia leg-spinner Stuart MacGill will retire from international cricket at the end of the second test against West Indies, Cricket Australia said in a statement on Sunday.
Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Jun 2008 | 10:53 am

Salman Khan steals the thunder at IPL final!

Evergreen superstar Salman Khan more than made up for Shah Rukh Khan`s absence at the closing ceremony of the IPL. The Bollywood`s original Macho Man danced with a bevy of starlets to his popular chartbusters particularly to the tunes of his forthcoming gameshow `Dus Ka Dum`.
Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Jun 2008 | 10:53 am

Rajasthan win inaugural IPL title in `Royal` style!

An absolute cracker of a match. All the makings of a final match, the momentum swayed throughout the match and went down to the wire. Needless to say, the best team won in the end. Shane Warne`s Rajasthan Royals outclassed and outplayed MS Dhoni`s Chennai Super Kings to beat them by three wickets.
Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Jun 2008 | 10:53 am

Clarke ton and golden arm put Aussies in control !

Michael Clarke followed up his seventh Test hundred with two late wickets to give Australia a firm advantage in the second Test against West Indies on Saturday.
Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Jun 2008 | 10:53 am

Script couldn`t have been better: Warne!

Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne was ecstatic after clinching the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) title in a nail-biting finish against Chennai Super Kings here Sunday night. He said the script in the final could not have been any better.
Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Jun 2008 | 10:53 am

IPL needs to be nurtured

So, the Indian Premier League 2008 is done and dusted with. If anything, the T20 tournament could not have asked for a tighter and more thrilling finish with the Rajasthan Royals chalking up a last-ball win over the Chennai Super Kings in the final in Mumbai.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Jun 2008 | 10:35 am

Pakistan announce squad for triangular series

Pakistan selectors have named senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf in their 16-man squad for a triangular One-day series in Bangladesh from June 8.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Jun 2008 | 9:08 am

There's definitely cricket left in me: Sachin

He's one of cricket's greatest batsman, with a devoted following of millions. Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar sits down with CNN's Anjali Rao in Mumbai and shares with her the thrill of playing cricket, his thoughts on the Indian Premier League (IPL), and the importance of his family in keeping him grounded.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Jun 2008 | 8:24 am

Pakistan announce squad for triangular series

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan selectors have named senior batsman Muhammad Yousuf in their 16-man squad for a triangular one-day series in Bangladesh from June 8.

Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Jun 2008 | 8:18 am

Sports schedule for June 2, 2008

Following is the sports schedule for June 2, 2008:
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Jun 2008 | 7:30 am

West Indies press ahead on rain-shortened day

West Indies took their first innings total to 255 for four in reply to Australia's 479 for seven declared on a rain-shortened third day of the second Test on Sunday.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Jun 2008 | 7:28 am

Rossi wins Italian MotoGP

Yamaha's Valentino Rossi consolidated his MotoGP championship lead on Sunday by cruising to his seventh consecutive Italian Grand Prix win.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Jun 2008 | 7:28 am

Jermain Defoe helps England beat Trinidad

Jermain Defoe scored twice to lift England to a 3-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in a one-sided friendly in sultry conditions on a bone-hard pitch on Sunday.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Jun 2008 | 6:57 am

Salman, acrobats, lend glamour to IPL final

Salman Khan danced with a bevy of starlets to popular chartbusters amid razzmatazz, setting the tempo before the start of the DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) final between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Jun 2008 | 6:55 am

Stuart MacGill does it different right to the end

NORTH SOUND, Antigua (Reuters) - Australia leg-spinner Stuart MacGill's surprise retirement was an appropriate end to a career in which he always spoke his mind and rarely conformed.

Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Jun 2008 | 5:05 am

West Indies press ahead on rain-shortened day

NORTH SOUND, Antigua (Reuters) - West Indies took their first innings total to 255 for four in reply to Australia's 479 for seven declared on a rain-shortened third day of the second test against West Indies on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Jun 2008 | 5:01 am

England names unchanged squad

LONDON: If the selectors’ plans work out England will be unchanged for the fifth Test in a row when the third and final match of the series against New Zealand begins at Trent Bridge on Thursday. They have not achieved that run of ...
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am

KSFA awards presented

BANGALORE: Hindustan Aeronautics Sports Club (HASC), the Super Division league champion, received the winner’s trophy and cash award of Rs. 20,000 from chief guest A.R. Khaleel, president Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) at ...
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am

Bolt blazes to 100m glory in 9.72s

The Jamaican betters compatriot Asafa Powell’s world mark
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am

Warne’s Rajasthan Royals reigns supreme

Chennai Super Kings goes down fighting in a last-ball finish
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am

Delhi girls lift trophy

BHILWARA: Delhi girls bounced back from a below par fare in the third quarter to beat Kerala 43-37 in the final of the 59th National junior basketball championship here on Sunday. After having led 21-18 at half-time, Delhi was unable to ...
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am

Creditable show by Naren; Loeb wins

KOCHI: India’s V.R. Naren Kumar saved his best for the last as he finished a creditable 11th in the Acropolis Rally of Greece in Athens on Sunday. Sebastien Loeb, driving a Citroen, won the World Rally Championship title. He has now won ...
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am

Skipper Ballack nets Germany’s winner

Portugal, Romania also register wins in warm-up matches
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am

Gulbis makes history

Forgettable day for Leander Paes
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am

Choge runs fastest 1500m of the year

BERLIN: Kenya’s Augustine Choge ran the fastest 1500 metres time in the world so far this year to claim victory at the Golden League meeting here on Sunday. With Kenyan athletes taking the first three places, Choge, the ...
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am

Chopra drops to tied 36th

Dublin (USA): Indian-born Swede Daniel Chopra stuttered to a four-over 76 in the penultimate round of the Memorial golf tournament to drop to tied 36th on the leaderboard in the $6 million event here. Chopra managed just one birdie ...
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am

Dhoni not disappointed with Super King's performance

Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he was not disappointed with his team's performance against Rajasthan Royals despite losing the Indian Premier League (IPL) final by a whisker here Sunday night.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Jun 2008 | 8:30 pm

Yusuf leades Rajasthan Royals to win inaugural IPL

Rajasthan Royals are the champions of the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL). In a tense, last-ball finish they beat Chennai Super Kings by three wickets at the D.Y. Patil Stadium at Nerul in Navi Mumbai Sunday night.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Jun 2008 | 8:30 pm

Script couldn't have been better: Warne

Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne was ecstatic after clinching the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) title in a nail-biting finish against Chennai Super Kings here Sunday night. He said the script in the final could not have been any better.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Jun 2008 | 8:30 pm

Rajasthan Royals win inaugural IPL title

Rajasthan Royals won the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) title, defeating Chennai Super Kings by three wickets in a last-ball finish in the final at the D.Y. Patil Sports Academy here Sunday night.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Jun 2008 | 7:00 pm

Bhupathi-Jie beat Paes-Petrova in mixed doubles

Mahesh Bhupathi of India and Jie Zheng of China beat Indian Leander Paes and Nadia Petrova of Russia 7-5, 6-4 in a closely fought first-round match in the French Open at Roland Garros Sunday.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Jun 2008 | 7:00 pm

Final scoreboard: Rajasthan Royals vs. Chennai Super Kings

Following is the full scoreboard of the final match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in which Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by three wickets at the D.Y. Patil Sports Academy in Nerul here Sunday night:
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Jun 2008 | 7:00 pm

Australia spinner MacGill announces retirement

NORTH SOUND, Antigua (Reuters) - Australia leg-spinner Stuart MacGill will retire from international cricket at the end of the second test against West Indies, Cricket Australia said in a statement on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Jun 2008 | 5:55 pm

Super Kings set 164-run target for Rajasthan Royals

Chennai Super Kings made 163 for the loss of five wickets against Rajasthan Royals in the final of the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the D.Y. Patil Sports Academy Stadium here Sunday.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Jun 2008 | 5:30 pm

Salman, acrobats, laser show lend glamour to IPL final

Though Shah Rukh Khan was not there, fellow Bollywood actor Salman Khan danced with a bevy of starlets to popular chartbusters amid razzmatazz, setting the tempo before the start of the DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) final between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals here Sunday.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Jun 2008 | 5:30 pm

Jammu and Kashmir beat Delhi 4-0 in Santosh Trophy

Hosts Jammu and Kashmir beat Delhi by four goals to nil in an exciting match here Sunday in the first pre-quarter final knock-out of the ongoing 62nd Santosh Trophy Football Championship at Polo Grounds here.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Jun 2008 | 5:30 pm

England name unchanged squad for third NZ test

LONDON (Reuters) - England's selectors on Sunday named an unchanged 12-man squad for the third and final test against New Zealand starting on Thursday at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Jun 2008 | 2:41 pm
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