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England name test and one-day squads v S.AfricaLONDON (Reuters) - England named the following 13-man squad on Monday for the fourth and final test against South Africa at The Oval, London starting on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:26 pm Dhoni to be conferred Khel RatnaIndia's One-day and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was Monday chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, country's highest honour for a sportsperson.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:19 pm England appoint Pietersen as new captainLONDON (Reuters) - England appointed Kevin Pietersen as their new captain on Monday following Michael Vaughan's resignation after the series loss to South Africa.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:16 pm Brittle middle order disappoints KapilIndia's series-equalling win against Sri Lanka notwithstanding, former captain Kapil Dev is just not happy with the brittle middle-order that continues to fire blank.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Aug 2008 | 11:29 am Reliance denies talks with NewcastleReliance Communications, India's No. 2 mobile operator, on Monday denied reports that it was in talks with English Premier League football club Newcastle United.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Aug 2008 | 10:32 am Gilchrist wants Twenty20 in 2020 OlympicsFormer Australian star cricketer Adam Gilchrist Monday called for the Twenty20 format to be adopted as an Olympic event in the year 2020.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Aug 2008 | 9:48 am Anand wins Mainz chess titleViswanathan Anand showed that he is in perfect shape to defend his world title later this year as he outplayed young Magnus Carlsen in the final of the 13th Grenkeleasing Rapid World Championship.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Aug 2008 | 6:58 am Djokovic stuns Nadal to reach finalNovak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6-1, 7-5 to reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters and bring the Spaniard's 32-match unbeaten streak to a halt.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Aug 2008 | 6:39 am Bhutia brace guides India to semisA brace from skipper Bhaichung Bhutia helped India move into the semi-finals of the AFC Challenge Cup football after they defeated Turkmenistan 2-1 in their last Group A match on Sunday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Aug 2008 | 6:27 am Create roll of honour for NRI OlympiansSome non-resident Indians who have become citizens of the countries of their residence have excelled in sports and achieved a berth in Olympic teams for many such tournaments since the 1960s. Field hockey was one of the first such sports in which NRIs represented their countries like Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Malaysia, among others. During the 1960s and 1970s, when India played in Kenya, it was difficult to tell the two teams, as the Kenyan team was predominately made up of local Indians, especially Sikhs. During one match between the two countries, a total 17 'Singhs' were in the field - 11 in the Indian side and six in the Kenyan squad!Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 5:31 am Murray wins first Masters Series titleAndy Murray upset Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic 7-6, 7-6 to win his first Masters Series title on Sunday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Aug 2008 | 5:29 am Nadal hopes for Olympic winRafael Nadal has two major achievements so far this year he took the Wimbledon title by beating Roger Federer in an epic final and stacking up enough wins to unseat the Swiss star atop the rankings.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Aug 2008 | 5:28 am Vaughan quits as England's most successful captainMichael Vaughan stepped down as England captain on Sunday with the timing that finally deserted him on the field but with his reputation intact as his country's most successful leader.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Aug 2008 | 5:04 am Gilchrist champions cause of Twenty20 in 2020BEIJING (Reuters) - Former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist is leading the campaign to get Twenty20 cricket into the Olympic Games in 2020.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Aug 2008 | 4:14 am Floodlights to be ready by next monthVISAKHAPATNAM: Floodlights at the ACA-VDCA stadium would be ready by September 15, according to vice-president of ACA P.R. Narayanaswami here on Sunday. Work on erecting flood lights at a cost of Rs. 6 crores is on while a large ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Play abandonedHYDERBAD: Heavy rains forced abandonment of play on the first day of the second round in the Coromandel King all-India invitation Moin-ud-Dowla Gold Cup cricket championship here on Sunday. The four matches scheduled at different grounds ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Blade Runner catches the eyePune: Blade Runner and Mountain Bear caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Sunday morning (Aug. 3). Sand track 600m: Star Impact (rb) 40.5. Easy. Opera Royale (rb) 39. Moved freely. Siberian ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am India scripts a remarkable victoryTen-wicket match haul for Harbhajan; Ishant provides the breaksSource: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Unbeaten knock by KarthikBangalore: Karthik’s unbeaten 42 guided MS Ramaiah Vidyaniketan to a six-wicket victory over Cambridge Public School in a B.T. Ramaiah Shield under-15 tournament match here on Saturday. The scores: ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Tarun has the last laughChennai: Eighteen-year-old Tarun Veeraraghavan held his nerve in a thrilling three-way battle for the Sportstar Open golf tournament on Sunday, sealing victory in a sudden-death play-off, shooting par at the first hole. L. Selvadurai ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Loeb wins his first Rally FinlandJYVASKYLA (Finland): Four-time World champion Sebastien Loeb of France won the Rally Finland on Sunday for the first time, closing in on the overall championship lead. Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen, the overall leader, finished nine ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am China awaits Xiang’s second coronationBut his competitor, Dayron Robles, has an awesome record this seasonSource: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Hoogenband to focus on 100mAMSTERDAM: Dutch media reported on Sunday that Pieter van den Hoogenband would not compete in the 200m freestyle at the Beijing Olympics in order to focus solely on the 100m race. Van den Hoogenband, 30, won gold in the 100 and 200m ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Saladino — bearing the hopes of a nationIrving Saladino is the flag-bearer of the three-member Panamanian contingent to the Beijing Games ... but more importantly it is winning a medal for his country that will be weighing on this 25-year-old long jumper’s ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am India gave its best when mattered, says HoughtonIndia coach Bob Houghton Sunday termed his team's win against Turkmenistan as one of the best performances in tough conditions that helped them book a semi-final berth in the AFC Challenge Cup football.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:02 pm Harbhajan and Sharma bowl India to victoryGALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Harbhajan Singh and Ishant Sharma bowled India to a series-levelling 170-run victory on the fourth day of the second test against Sri Lanka on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Aug 2008 | 5:56 pm Vaughan quits as England's most successful captainLONDON (Reuters) - Michael Vaughan stepped down as England captain on Sunday with the timing that finally deserted him on the field but with his reputation intact as his country's most successful leader.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Aug 2008 | 5:47 pm Bhutia brace guides India to AFC Challenge Cup semisA brace from skipper Bhaichung Bhutia helped India move into the semi-finals of the AFC Challenge Cup football after they defeated Turkmenistan 2-1 in their last Group A match here Sunday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 4:37 pm Bagan and Sporting in close race for top slotMohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting played a snake-and-ladder game for the top spot while East Bengal improved their position as the Indian Football Association (IFA)-Sahara Calcutta Football League moved into its fourth week.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 3:56 pm Proud Kumble praises Indian team's characterGALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - India captain Anil Kumble said he was proud of his players after they bounced back on Sunday to level the series against Sri Lanka with a convincing 170-run victory in the second test in Galle.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Aug 2008 | 1:46 pm Sonia to go with family for Beijing Olympic openingCongress president Sonia Gandhi may finally go for the Aug 8 opening of the Beijing Olympic Games, but it will be Sports Minister M.S. Gill who will be rubbing shoulders with Chinese President Hu Jintao and other world leaders like US President George Bush.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 1:21 pm Sonia decides to go for Olympic openingBringing to an end days of speculation in the media and anxiety for her Chinese hosts, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has decided to go for the Aug 8 opening of the Beijing Olympic Games.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 1:20 pm Sri Lanka v India second test scoreboardGALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Scoreboard on the fourth day of the second test between Sri Lanka and India on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:48 am Hockey umpire Sharma upbeat about officiating in OlympicsThough eight-time gold medallist India will not be competing in the hockey event of Olympics for the first time, the country will have an representation from the sport in Satinder Sharma, who will officiate in the Beijing Olympics.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:41 am
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