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KP`s only problem is he can`t remain grounded: Warne!Kevin Pietersen`s meteoric rise to England captaincy comes as no surprise to his close friend Shane Warne but the Australian spin legend fears that the quick elevation might make it difficult for the flamboyant batsman to keep his feet grounded.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm Lawson optimistic about teams participation in CT!Pakistan cricket team coach Geoff Lawson today said he was hopeful about all teams participation in the next month`s Champions Trophy to be held in the strife-torn nation.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm England move into new era with Pietersen as captain!England moved into a new era on Monday with the appointment of South African-born Kevin Pietersen as captain less than a year before the start of the 2009 Ashes home series against Australia.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm ECB delays decision on CT participation!The ECB has put off its decision on sending the England cricket team for Champions Trophy in Pakistan by a week as it is yet to receive a report on the security situation in the troubled country from an ICC-instituted Special Task Force.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm Evidence against Asif `damning`!A fact-finding committee probing Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif`s misadventure in Dubai earlier this summer has informed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf that there is enough evidence to punish the dope-tainted player.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm Steyn on track to return for one dayers!South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn is on course to return from injury for this month`s limited-overs games against England.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm KP must not change style: Flintoff!Kevin Pietersen must maintain his swashbuckling approach to batting despite taking over as England captain, former skipper Andrew Flintoff said on Tuesday.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm Kapil urges BCCI to remove blanket ban on ICL!Blanket ban on ICL cricketers by BCCI is hurting the game of cricket, says former Indian captain and ICL`s Director of Operations, Kapil Dev. Addressing a press conference here today, Kapil Dev said, “The door should be open to every deserving player. The question is are we ready to pick the best playing eleven for the country.”Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm Kirsten to skip third Test!Indian cricket team will be without coach Gary Kirsten in the third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo as the South African will go home to attend to his critically ill mother.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm Netherlands qualify for World Twenty20 championships!The Netherlands joined Ireland as the second cricket team to qualify for next year`s ICC World Twenty20 Championships after beating Scotland in the semifinals of the Qualifying tournament in Stormont.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm Federer not in the mood for a partyA quick glance towards the Centre Court scoreboard at the Olympic Tennis Centre hardly helped Roger Federer's prickly demeanour on Tuesday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Aug 2008 | 12:48 pm Coach Kirsten to skip third TestIndian cricket team will be without coach Gary Kirsten in the third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo as the South African will go home to attend to his critically ill mother.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Aug 2008 | 12:20 pm India coach Kirsten to head home to ailing motherNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India coach Gary Kirsten will leave the team's Sri Lanka tour on Tuesday to visit his critically ill mother in his native South Africa, the Indian cricket board has said.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 5 Aug 2008 | 10:21 am Murray in frame for Olympic goldAndy Murray grew up playing tennis in the wind and rain of Scotland but appears perfectly adapted to the heat and humidity waiting for him in Beijing as he targets Olympic gold.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Aug 2008 | 10:08 am Lanka mulling changes after losing second TestThe drubbing in the second Test at Galle has forced the Sri Lankan cricket selectors to explore changes in the fast bowling department with Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Kulasekara in the scanner for their average performance in the match.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Aug 2008 | 10:03 am Kevin's only problem is he can't remain groundedKevin Pietersen's meteoric rise to England captaincy comes as no surprise to his close friend Shane Warne but the Australian spin legend fears that the quick elevation might make it difficult for the flamboyant batsman to keep his feet grounded.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am Pietersen must not change style: FlintoffKevin Pietersen must maintain his swashbuckling approach to batting despite taking over as England captain, former skipper Andrew Flintoff said on Tuesday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Aug 2008 | 9:59 am The Indiana Jones of Indian cricketSomehow it seems fitting that a batsman who doesnt care for landmarks is getting records in a heap, writes Partab Ramchand.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Aug 2008 | 6:34 am New captain Pietersen must not change style - FlintoffLONDON (Reuters) - Kevin Pietersen must maintain his swashbuckling approach to batting despite taking over as England captain, former skipper Andrew Flintoff said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 5 Aug 2008 | 12:12 am Tokas wins backstrokeNEW DELHI: Ashwini Tokas won the 100m men’s backstroke event on the concluding day of the Open Aquatic Meet 2008 at the Punjabi Bagh Club here on Monday. Tokas clocked 1:13:54. Meesha Arora bagged the 100m women’s backstroke ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Sparsh claims main eventHYDERABAD: M/s. L. D. Silva and K. S. V. Siva Kumar’s Sparsh (Christopher astride) won the Sunny Blossom Plate (Div. I), the main event of the races held here on Monday (Aug. 4). The winner is trained by L. ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Rajesh recovers to post big winHYDERABAD: Rajesh Choudhary may have missed out on the opening race’s honours of the Laser National championships at the Hussain Sagar here on Monday. The two-time Asian Games bronze medallist more than made up for that faulty first race ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Pietersen takes over as captainLONDON: Kevin Pietersen was appointed England cricket captain and confirmed he would lead the side as belligerently as he batted. “It is the biggest challenge of my life,” he said, “and I am excited.” Pietersen ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Anand retains crownNEW DELHI: World champion Viswanathan Anand produced a masterly display to crush young challenger Norway’s Magnus Carlsen 3-1 to win the 13th Grenkeleasing rapid world chess championship at Mainz, Germany, on Sunday. In the ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Essa stars for MahatmaMadurai: An all-round performance by Abrar Essa (three for 20, 55 not out) helped Mahatma Montessori MHSS defeat Vikasa School by six wickets and enter the semifinals of the Madurai District Boost Trophy inter-school cricket tournament here on ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am A curious, but fascinating Test matchIndia won because it had the ability to lift itself when the game was in the balanceSource: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Asif’s ‘B’ sample test delayedKarachi: Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif’s efforts to get a visa to travel to Switzerland for his ‘B’ sample test met with failure on Monday with the embassy officials advising him to apply afresh for new travel dates. — ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am The incomparable Carl LewisHe emulated Jesse Owens’s featSource: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Sarfraz Ashraf’s efforts in vainBangalore: Despite Sarfraz Ashraf’s all-round show (six for 54 and 52), Crescent CC (1) suffered a 24-run defeat to Sangam CA in a KSCA Group I, fourth division league match here recently. The scores: ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Sehwag, Harbhajan rise in ICC rankingsVirender Sehwag's match-winning knocks in the second Test against Sri Lanka have propelled the swashbuckling opener to 11th in the ICC rankings, making him the highest-placed Indian batsman in the latest list issued on Monday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Aug 2008 | 6:08 pm South Africa's Steyn on track to return for ODIsSouth Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn is on course to return from injury for this month's limited-overs games against England.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Aug 2008 | 5:57 pm South Africa's Steyn on track to return for one dayersLONDON (Reuters) - South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn is on course to return from injury for this month's limited-overs games against England.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Aug 2008 | 5:30 pm North Korea emerge Group B toppers; India to face Myanmar in semisNorth Korea emerged as champions in Group B and moved into the semi-finals of the AFC Challenge Cup by defeating Myanmar 1-0 in their last group match at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium here Monday. Korea's win brought in some good news for India, who will now face Myanmar in the semi-finals here Thursday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 5:16 pm Charlesworth blames SAI for quitting as technical advisorAustralian Ric Charlesworth, who resigned as the technical advisor to Indian hockey after a turbulent period, blamed the Sports Authority for India (SAI) for his quiting the job.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 5:02 pm Evidence against Asif 'damning'A fact-finding committee probing Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif's misadventure in Dubai earlier this summer has informed PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf that there is enough evidence to punish the dope-tainted player.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Aug 2008 | 4:46 pm Sipaeya lone bright spot on day one of New Delhi ChallengerSunil Kumar Sipaeya kept the Indian challenge alive on the first day of the $50,000 New Delhi Challenger as Ashutosh Singh and Yuki Bhambri faltered in the first round at the DLTA courts here Monday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 4:33 pm England move into new era with Pietersen as captainLONDON (Reuters) - England moved into a new era on Monday with the appointment of South African-born Kevin Pietersen as captain less than a year before the start of the 2009 Ashes home series against Australia.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Aug 2008 | 3:43 pm Cricket selectors to meet Thursday to pick ODI teamThe selection committee to pick the ODI team for the Idea Cup in Sri Lanka and the Champions Trophy in Pakistan will meet in Mumbai Thursday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Aug 2008 | 3:32 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 | 1:38 pm Bopara replaces Vaughan in England squadLONDON (Reuters) - Ravi Bopara has replaced Michael Vaughan in the England squad for the fourth and final test against South Africa, the ECB said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Aug 2008 | 1:29 pm Dhoni awarded Khel RatnaReuters - Indian limited overs captain Mahendra Dhoni was on Monday awarded the nation's highest government sporting prize, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the cricket board said.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Aug 2008 | 1:05 pm 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
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