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Team England leaves for Abu Dhabi to practice!A full-strength England squad leaves for Abu Dhabi today with the cricket board giving its go ahead for the two-match Test series against India which was on the verge of being cancelled following the Mumbai terror attacks.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:34 pm England`s duty to play Test series: Strauss!England is returning back to India to play the two-Test series despite the recent terror attacks in Mumbai because it is their “duty to the game”, so feels England`s opening batsman Andrew Strauss.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:34 pm Dickason okays venues; England to resume India tour !England cricket team are all set to return to India for the two-Test series after they left the country leaving the ODI series mid-way in the wake of Mumbai terror attack. To resume with, England will fly to Abu Dhabi on Thursday from where they would land in India after a brief practice camp.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:34 pm Jaques eager to play South Africa series!Australian opener Phil Jaques is keeping his fingers crossed for a quick and timely recovery from a back surgery so that he can be a part of Oz series against South Africa in February.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:34 pm ECB still expects drop-outs from India tour!Though the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has sought a confirmation from players that they would travel to India next week, it is expecting a last minute defection from some of the team`s first-choice bowlers.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:34 pm KP convinces Freddie, Harmison for India tour!England skipper Kevin Pietersen has convinced Andrew Flintoff to undertake India tour in spite of fears in England team after Mumbai attacks.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:34 pm Ponting to lead OZ against SA despite wrist complain!Ricky Ponting put a full-stop to all the speculations regarding his long-term fitness after he declared his right wrist to be fit enough to lead Australia in the first Test against South Africa. After his appointment with his surgeon Greg Hoy on Thursday, Ponting declared that he would be available for the Test series against the Proteas that starts on December 17.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:34 pm Oz players to take on CA over pay and sponsorships!Top cricketers of Australia have said that they are ready to take on their Cricket Australia bosses over the issue of more pay and wanting less public exposure.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:34 pm Oram fights back, finger injury to play against WI!Jacob Oram hopes to regain fitness and be a part of the New Zealand squad that will be up against West Indies in the first Test match on Thursday.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:34 pm West Indies choose England over Sri Lanka for 2009 tour!West Indies are to tour England next year instead of Sri Lanka.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:34 pm England did the right thing: Nasser HussainFormer captain Nasser Hussain hailed Kevin Pietersen and his teammates for not taking the easy option of running away and said they have done the right thing by agreeing to tour India even despite the recent terror attacks in Mumbai.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:19 pm Yuvraj makes a comeback; RP dropped from Test squadIndian cricket selectors announced a 15-member squad on Thursday for a two-Test series against England.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:58 am Gibbs to enter rehab programme.South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs will enter a month-long alcohol rehabilitation programme starting on Monday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:42 am Cricket South Africa planning to end quota system.Cricket South Africa (CSA) is planning to do away with its much-criticised selection policy of having a quota for coloured players in the next three years.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:37 am Ivanchuk may be banned for not taking dope testAfter the Championship Cup being damaged and the diamond from its crown being stolen, world chess is in for another round of unsavoury controversies. Vasily Ivanchuk, Ukraine's leading player and World No. 3, could well be banned for two years for not taking a dope test after the final round of the Chess Olympiad last month at Dresden.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:32 am Strauss says players happy to return.Contrary to media reports, England batsman Andrew Strauss claimed his teammates are happy to be returning to India for the two-Test series later this month, notwithstanding the Mumbai terror attacks.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:30 am Ponting says his wrist is fine.Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting said Thursday that his troublesome wrist is fine and it won't stop him from leading the team in the Test series against South Africa starting Dec 17.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:24 am 200 athletes selected for 2010 Commonwealth Games trainingInternational training will be provided to 200 athletes to prepare them for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:01 am Sriram, Ranjeet in DSCL tennis nationals semisSriram Balaji Narayanaswamy got the measure of second seed Rohan Gide even as top seed Ranjeet Virali Murugesan outclassed eighth seed Arjun Goutham to enter the semi-final of the DSCL men's tennis nationals at the DLTA stadium here Friday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:01 am Yuvraj makes a comeback, Rudra Pratap dropped from Test squadNational selectors Thursday decided to bring in Yuvraj Singh in place of retired Sourav Ganguly for the two-Test series against England, starting here Tuesday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am India name squad for test series against EnglandNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian cricket selectors announced a 15-member squad on Thursday for a two-test series against England.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:46 am United and Tottenham reach League Cup semis.Carlos Tevez scored four goals for Manchester United against Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday as they joined holders Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-finals of the League Cup.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:44 am McLaren to unveil Hamilton's new car on Jan 16.The car Lewis Hamilton will use to defend his Formula One title next year will be unveiled by McLaren on Jan. 16 at their Woking factory, a team spokesman said.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:23 am South Africa's Gibbs to enter rehab programmeCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs will enter a month-long alcohol rehabilitation programme starting on Monday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Dec 2008 | 9:42 am Not enough hotel rooms for Commonwealth Games, cabinet toldThe Indian cabinet was Thursday informed that adequate hotel accommodation might not be available by the time the Commonwealth Games are held here in 2010.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 9:01 am Maradona to conduct football clinic at Mohun Bagan ground.Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona is all set to conduct a football clinic at the Mohun Bagan ground here for under-12 boys Dec 7 as part of his two-day trip to the city.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Dec 2008 | 6:43 am West Indies to tour England in 2009.West Indies are to tour England next year instead of Sri Lanka.Source: Sify.com Sports | 4 Dec 2008 | 6:33 am SGF badmintonVISAKHAPATNAM: The District School Games Federation and the MVDMC High School are jointly organising the 54th SGF inter-District badminton tournament at the Swarna Bharati indoor stadium here from Thursday. The competitions will be ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Changes make Alonso ponder retirementMADRID: Two-time World champion Fernando Alonso might ponder retirement if FIA goes through with plans for F-1 to have a sole engine and transmission supplier starting from 2010. “If they approve a single engine, it would be the last ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am ‘Federer on course to break record’Sampras feels Rafael Nadal may be able to do it as wellSource: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Gorkha Heroes posts winNEW DELHI: A goal each by Sachin Rawat and Deepak helped Gorkha Heroes score a 2-0 win over Rohini Club in the DSA ‘A’ division football super league here on Wednesday. It was the third victory in three matches for Gorkha ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am ‘I will be working on the fitness’BANGALORE: It is time for a unique camp at the ‘Tennis Village’ here. India’s top tennis trio — Mahesh Bhupathi, Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna — get together for a pre-season training camp to sharpen their ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am TN spikers reignCHENNAI: Tamil Nadu won the boy’s and girls’ titles in the National sub-junior volleyball championship, which concluded in Jammu on Wednesday. While the boys retained the title, the girls regained it after a gap of four ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am ‘It seemed as if Inzamam batted with a toothpick’Melbourne: Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne has drawn interesting profiles of the world’s leading international cricketers in his just released book. Sample this: “Inzamam was a huge great bear of a man who looked ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am MSSSMS blanks Mt. Abu PSNEW DELHI: Host S.S. Mota Singh Senior Secondary Model School (MSSSMS) defeated Mt. Abu Public School (Rohini) 7-0 in the senior boys’ section of the 26th S.S. Mota Singh memorial hockey tournament on Wednesday. Amanpreet Singh (3), ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Dhoni still on topDubai: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has maintained his spot in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen while Zaheer Khan is just a step away from breaking into the bowler’s top 10. Apart from Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, at sixth, is ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Simran scores five goalsNEW DELHI: Simran Shergill hammered five goals as Himalayan Horse/Equisport powered to an 11-4 victory over Sahgal Stud in the inaugural match of the Reid and Taylor Indian Open polo championship here on Wednesday. Abhimanyu Pathak, ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am England to resume aborted tour of IndiaLONDON (Reuters) - England are to fly to Abu Dhabi on Thursday before travelling to India to resume the tour they aborted after last week's militant attacks in Mumbai.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Dec 2008 | 9:03 pm West Indies to tour England in 2009LONDON (Reuters) - West Indies are to tour England next year instead of Sri Lanka.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Dec 2008 | 7:43 pm Maradona to conduct football clinic at Mohun Bagan groundArgentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona is all set to conduct a football clinic at the Mohun Bagan ground here for under-12 boys Dec 7 as part of his two-day trip to the city.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 6:31 pm Bharat Petroleum win Shastri hockey cupRiding on Hari Prasad and Aiyan Aiyamma's strikes, Bharat Petroleum beat Indian Oil 2-0 in the final of the Shastri hockey tournament at the Nehru Stadium here Wednesday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 2:32 pm BCCI hopeful that Test series will go aheadThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is hopeful that the two-Test series between India and England would go ahead as scheduled from next week.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 2:32 pm Sriram advances, doubles top seeds shocked in DSCL nationalsSriram Balaji Narayanaswamy swept aside Ronak Manuja to enter the singles quarter-final while in doubles Vikram Reddy and Abhijeet Tiwari shocked top seeds Ranjeet Virali Murugesan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth to move into the semi-final of the DSCL men's tennis national at the DLTA stadium here Wednesday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 2:30 pm 44 boxers selected for Commonwealth Games trainingInternational training will be provided to 44 boxers to prepare them for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 2:00 pm Love of cricket helps Mumbai to recover from shockMUMBAI (Reuters) - Cricket is helping Mumbai to overcome the shock of last week's militant attacks that killed at least 171 people, say players and fans.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:27 am
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