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This is the weakest Australian side: YuvrajYuvraj Singh believes with no quality spinner in the ranks, Ricky Ponting has arrived here with the weakest Australian squad in recent times even though he warns India against complacence in the forthcoming Test series against them.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Oct 2008 | 1:09 pm Lahore Badhshahs eye ICL crownLed by former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq, Lahore Badshahs will fly out for Hyderabad on Sunday to launch their campaign in the next season of the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL) Friday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Oct 2008 | 1:02 pm Yuvraj and Jaffer shine in drawThe domineering Board President's XI punctured Australia's usual aura of invincibility in the drawn warm-up match, exposing numerous chinks in the visitors' armour ahead of the four-match cricket Test series.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Oct 2008 | 1:01 pm IPL needs to have more local talent: AmarnathThe Indian Premier League spelt mega bucks and mega success in its inaugural season but former India captain Mohinder Amarnath feels the Twenty20 league needs to penetrate more states and be more inclusive of local players to be of any help to Indian cricket.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Oct 2008 | 12:58 pm India tough to beat on home turf: HarbhajanHarbhajan Singh began the war of words ahead of the four Test series against Australia that begins Thursday, saying the World Champions will find it difficult to beat the Indians on their home turf.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Oct 2008 | 12:57 pm Paes-Dlouhy lose Japan Open finalIndia's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy were denied back-to-back title wins by Russian Mikhail Youzhny and German Mischa Zverev, who tamed the top seeds 6-3, 6-4, to win their second Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) event at AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships here on Sunday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Oct 2008 | 10:44 am Memory of Sourav winds up Shane WarneFormer Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, taken back into the team after being dropped, is among 11 Indians named by Australian spinner Shane Warne in his list of 100 greatest cricketers.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Oct 2008 | 9:48 am 'Kumble still the best bowler'An ordinary performance in Sri Lanka and no longer young at 38, Anil Kumble came under scanner of critics but former spin greats say the Indian Test captain is still the best bowler in the team.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Oct 2008 | 9:37 am Yuvraj slams ton, Jaffer missesYuvraj Singh (113) bulldozed his way to a scintillating ton, while Wasim Jaffer (93) missed the mark by a whisker as Board President's XI blunted Australia's attack to stretch their lead to 381 runs on the final day of the warm-up match here on Sunday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Oct 2008 | 9:36 am Shoaib Akhtar's future remains uncertainThe national selection committee has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board to give clear directives on whether fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar should be selected in the 15-member squad to be announced on Monday for the four-nation Twenty20 event in Toronto, Canada.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Oct 2008 | 9:32 am New Zealand wary of Bangladesh threatDHAKA (Reuters) - New Zealand will have to be on top of their game to avoid an upset this month against Bangladesh, skipper Daniel Vettori said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 5 Oct 2008 | 9:27 am Shane Bond loves Dandiya, says 'its awesome'Meet the new hero of the Indian Dandiya raas - Shane Bond. When not practicing for the coming Indian Cricket League (ICL) season, the strapping New Zealand bowler is dancing to dandiya beats, keeping quite a few women on their toes.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:30 am Basketball players form associationBANGALORE: Senior players of the State announced here on Saturday the formation of Basketball Players Association of Karnataka (BPAK) with the intention of promoting the game from the grassroots level. Ravi Raju, secretary of the BPAK ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Bindra family to set up schoolsMYSORE: Abhinav Bindra, gold medallist at the Beijing Olympics, was accorded a rousing reception on the inaugural day of the annual Dussera Games here at the Chamundi Vihar stadium on Saturday. Overwhelmed by the honour Abhinav Bindra ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Sudanand and Prithveen winCHENNAI: Brothers Sudanand and Prithveen Rajan of Team WSRF with Leela persevered their way to a win in the endurance race, even as Team Rams Racing won the Enduro Championship in the final leg of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship on ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Sashank slams 152BANGLAORE: H. Shashank’s 152 set up KE Board, Dharwad’s 277-run victory over VVS Sardar Patel School in a Boost Cup under-16 tournament match here on Saturday. The scores: KE Board, Dharwad ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am La Joie De Vie triumphsPune: La Joie De Vie, ridden by S. Chinoy, won the October Handicap the main event of Saturday’s races here. The winner is owned by Mr. R.M. Goculdas & Mr. Dilip R. Goculdas, Rep. B.S. Services Pvt Ltd. Narendra Lagad trains ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Berdych stuns Roddick for final berthPaes and Dlouhy storm into title roundSource: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Nikhat Banu wins youth girls’ titleHYDERABAD: Nikhat Banu defeated K. Vidisha 11-4, 11-4, 11-4, 11-9 in the final to win the youth girls’ title in the State-ranking table tennis tournament here on Saturday. The results: Cadet girls: ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am India ‘A’ calls the shot on day twoAmit Mishra finishes with six wickets; Vijay, Pujara in good standSource: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am White replaces McGainHYDERABAD: Cricket Australiahas announced that Cameron White would Bryce McGain, for the rest of the tour to India. Andrew Hilditch, selection panel chairman, currently with the team here, announced this on Saturday. “We feel that ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Short joins Ganguly, Hossain in leadNAGPUR: Three Grandmasters at the top, two rounds to go and just one point of interest in the Commonwealth chess championship. On Monday, who will be holding the exquisite silver trophy that comes with the title? On Saturday, a ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Chawla spell gives BP XI advantage against AustraliaBoard President's XI reached a commanding position with an overall lead of 251 runs after Piyush Chawla's five-wicket haul saw Australia being bowled out for 314 in their first inings on the third day of the four-day practice match here Saturday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Oct 2008 | 5:30 pm Mutatkar, Anand in Bitburger Open finalIndia's Aditi Mutatkar Saturday upset local favourite Juliane Schenk while Chetan Anand beat Peter Mikkelsen of Denmark to reach the women's and men's singles finals respectively of the Bitburger Open badminton tournament at Saarbruecken in Germany.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Oct 2008 | 5:30 pm Aussies no longer invincibles: BuchananFormer Australian cricket coach John Buchanan has served a reality check on the world champions, saying their invincible aura is now diminished and that the upcoming series against India would be a litmus test for them.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Oct 2008 | 5:01 pm Cameron White to be McGain's replacementCameron White will fill in for injured Bryce McGain in the Australian squad for the four-Test series against India starting in Bangalore next week.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Oct 2008 | 5:00 pm Ganguly will score a century: SRKMegastar Shahrukh Khan Saturday congratulated cricketer Sourav Ganguly for being included in the Indian squad for the upcoming Test and one-day series against Australia and hoped he would score a century in the first Test.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Oct 2008 | 3:00 pm Scoreboard: India A vs New Zealand A, day twoScoreboard on the second day of the four day cricket match between India A and New Zealand A at the M.A. Chidambaram stadium.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Oct 2008 | 2:32 pm AFC Cup: India lose 2-5 to South KoreaIndia went down 2-5 to South Korea in their first Group B match of the AFC Under-16 Championship at Tashkent Saturday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Oct 2008 | 2:31 pm Ganguly fails to get a good knock in Chennai gameSourav Ganguly could not get the desired knock in the middle, bating for India A against New Zealand A here Saturday. He was run out for 14 after leg-spinner Amit Mishra celebrated his call-up to the Test squad with a six-wicket haul to restrict the visitors to 315 in the first innings.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Oct 2008 | 2:31 pm Kolkata Knight Riders to stay put at Eden GardensEden Gardens would be the home venue of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the second edition of cricket's Indian Premier League (IPL) next year.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Oct 2008 | 2:30 pm Australia call up White for injured leg spinner McGainNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Australia named Cameron White on Saturday to replace injured fellow leg spinner Bryce McGain in the squad for the four-test series in India starting next week.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Oct 2008 | 11:54 am
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