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Bopara thrilled, relieved to find a taker in IPLThe $450,000 he fetched at the Indian Premier League auction do not matter much, says England batsman Ravi Bopara as he is more thrilled at finding a taker in Kings XI Punjab after watching two of his teammates going unsold.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 2:26 pm SLC plays down Team India's dress fiascoSri Lanka Cricket on Saturday said it sees no 'major issues' with the Indian team turning up at the Sri Lankan President's party in casual attire, flouting the dress code for the occasion.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 2:23 pm Mosley says F1 crisis biggest for 40 yearsFormula One faces its biggest crisis in 40 years and must act immediately to cut costs further, International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Max Mosley said on Thursday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 1:42 pm Yuvraj promised me a place in Kings XI: MortazaAll set to join the Kolkata Knight Riders camp after the Shah Rukh Khan-owned outfit bought him for a whopping $600,000, Bangladesh pacer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza revealed Kings' XI Punjab captain Yuvraj Singh had promised him to induct in the Mohali-based outfit.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 1:32 pm Limba Ram expecting a good show in the Commonwealth GamesIndia's new archery coach Limba Ram is expecting a good show at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and hopes his charges will bag several gold medals in the quadrennial meet.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 7 Feb 2009 | 1:30 pm Duminy to undergo mentorship to handle IPL fameThe newest South African cricket star, Jean Paul Duminy, will be mentored by captain Graeme Smith and the Cricket South Africa management to deal with his sudden rise to fame in the wake of his huge Indian Premier League (IPL) deal with the Mumbai Indians.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 1:19 pm Confident India eye series whitewashHaving achieved their best-ever ODI ranking by displacing world champions Australia as the number two team, a confident India would be eyeing a series whitewash when they take on Sri Lanka in the final cricket one-dayer here on Sunday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 1:14 pm Bangladesh retain Ashraful as captainDHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh will retain Mohammad Ashraful as national captain for a limited overs home series against Pakistan in March and the Twenty20 World Cup in England in June.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 7 Feb 2009 | 1:06 pm USD 1.55m unbelievable amount: KP, FreddieEngland stars Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff were drowned with an "unbelievable" feeling at becoming joint highest paid players in the second edition of the Indian Premier League and said they could not wait to feature in the lucrative Twenty20 extravaganza.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:01 am India never played better in SL: RanatungaHighly impressed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men's attacking brand of cricket, former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga said India has never played better here.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 10:58 am Pak players got a raw deal from IPL: YounisPakistan's cricketers got a raw deal from the Indian Premier League and were paid less than what they deserved, complained Younis Khan after watching English players fetch record bids in the IPL second season auction despite their limited availability.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 10:54 am Ponting returns for crucial Sydney matchFaced with the prospect of back-to-back ODI series defeats, Australia on Saturday recalled regular skipper Ricky Ponting for the crucial third one-dayer of the five-match cricket series against New Zealand in Sydney on Sunday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 8:10 am Doubters answered in tightly balanced testKINGSTON (Reuters) - On a day in which neither England nor West Indies could quite get the upper hand, both teams at least managed to answer some of their doubters.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 7 Feb 2009 | 1:34 am Rangers holds HindustanNEW DELHI: Royal Rangers held Hindustan Club to a goalless draw in the SAIL-ONGC Delhi Soccer Association senior division league at the Ambedkar Stadium here on Friday. The teams have seven points each from four outings. ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Gypsy Magic impressesBANGALORE: Gypsy Magic, Red Renegade, One and Chimerique impressed when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (Feb. 6). Inner sand: 800m: On A Roll (rb) 54, 600/41.5. Easy. 1200m: Tern Me ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Tuticorin triumphsVISAKHAPATNAM: Tuticorin men and Chennai women won the team titles in the 31st all-India major ports athletics championships which concluded at the Port stadium here on Friday. Team and individual ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Sonnet stops ONGCNEW DELHI: Shikhar Dhawan smashed a timely 60 after Kartik Gupta and Dhruv Singh took three wickets to set up Sonnet Club’s six-wicket victory over Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground here. ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Abhinav Bindra to fly an F-16NEW DELHI: Olympic and World champion, shooter Abhinav Bindra will fly an F-16IN at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bangalore, on February 12. The exciting exercise that will be part of the Aero Show, will see Bindra join prominent ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am South Zone in a spot of botherOnus on skipper Badrinath and Dinesh KarthikSource: The Hindu - Sport | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Malik never deserved captaincy: YousufKarachi: Mohammad Yousuf has lauded PCB’s decision to sack Shoaib Malik (in picture) as captain, saying he is an inconsistent player and does not have the respect of the team. “I am not surprised because Malik ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Sri Lanka searching for answersColombo: Is Sri Lanka’s traditional strategy at home — choking the flows of runs in the middle-overs with spin and creating pressure — out of place in the age of Power Plays and big hits? The advent of Twenty20 cricket ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Inter-school footballCHENNAI: HR firm Ma Foi will sponsor an inter-school football tournament for boys in the under-12 and 14 age groups at the Nehru Stadium from February 18. The idea is to pick the best 50 talents from the tournament and prune it down to ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Himmat Rai takes titleKOLKATA: Himmat Singh Rai won his first professional crown at the Aircel-PGTI Players championship at the Tollygunge Club course on Friday. The 21-year-old, the youngest pro to win a title, posted 69 in the final round for a total of nine ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am IPL auction: List of sold players!The following is the list of players sold at the Indian Premier League auction after the third round of bidding here Friday.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:56 pm Vettori clears the air with Haddin ahead of MCG ODI !Daniel Vettori`s text messaged Brad Haddin to clear the air following the glove affair in Sunday`s one-day match.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:56 pm Hughes feels he belongs to the highest level!Since the upheaval of World Series Cricket, only two batsmen have made their Australian Test debuts before their 21st birthdays. The third will be New South Wales opener Phillip Hughes during the first Test in Johannesburg in South Africa three weeks from now.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:56 pm Gayle, Sarwan take Eng to task; WI 160/1 on Day 2!Gayle and Sarwan`s unbeaten 142-run partnership helped West Indies to 160/1 at close on Day 2, 158 runs adrift of England`s first inning score of 318 runs.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:56 pm It`s sale time! IPL Season 2 auction kicks off!The D-Day is here! The much awaited auctions for the second season of the high profile Indian Premier League are set to take place in Goa today.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:56 pm PCB to lift ban on ICL players in few months: Moin!Moin Khan feels the Sindh High Court`s ruling in the favour of ICL players would prompt the PCB to lift the international ban on them within a few months.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:56 pm Bangalore`s captain not decided yet: Mallya!Vijay Mallya was understandably elated with purchase of Kevin Pietersen for USD 1,550,000.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:56 pm Clarke`s Lara theme affecting Oz team unity!Michael Clarke`s desire to spend as much time as possible with his fiancée Lara Bingle is creating heart burn within the team.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:56 pm BCB to review Razzak`s action before ICC assessment!The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to review the bowling action of spinner Abdur Razzak before he faces an International Cricket Council`s (ICC) assessment.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:56 pm KP, Flintoff go for $1.55 mn each, overtake Dhoni !Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff attracted largest bids going for identical USD 1,550,000 each to as the auction for the second IPL season got under way.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:56 pm England fight back after Gayle and Sarwan tonsKINGSTON (Reuters) - West Indies edged into a lead of 34 runs with three first innings wickets in hand on an attritional third day of the first test against England at Sabina Park on Friday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:14 pm West Indies v England - scoreboardKINGSTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at the close on the third day of the first test between West Indies and England at Sabina Park on Friday:Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 6 Feb 2009 | 10:45 pm Himmat Singh Rai wins PGTI Players ChampionshipYoung talent Himmat Singh Rai finished with an aggregate nine under 271 to post his first professional win at the PGTI Players Championship at the Tollygunge Golf Club here Friday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 6:32 pm Bagan emerge leader, record ninth consecutive winMohun Bagan climbed to the top spot with a Bhaichung Bhutia strike to defeat Sporting Clube de Goa 1-0 and set up an I-League record of nine wins on the trot here Friday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 6:30 pm South Africa captain Smith cleared to play againCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa captain Graeme Smith will play in the three-test series against Australia starting this month after missing the two teams' recent one-day series through injury.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 6 Feb 2009 | 4:03 pm Punjab Gold Cup hockey: Points tallyThe following is the points tally of the Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament here Friday:Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 4:00 pm Punjab Gold Cup: India go down to Germany, Netherlands in finalHosts India tasted their first defeat as they went down 2-4 to Olympic champions Germany in the Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament at Sector-42 stadium here Friday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 4:00 pm Punjab Gold Cup: Netherlands beat Kiwis to enter finalsEuropean champions The Netherlands outplayed New Zealand 4-1 in the Punjab Gold Cup hockey to reach the finals of the four-nation tournament at the Sector 42 hockey stadium here Friday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:33 pm Houghton hope to see Indian footballers playing overseasIndia's chief coach Bob Houghton has said the country's footballers should try their luck in overseas leagues.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:31 pm Yuki will have to play a lot to go up, says Ramesh KrishnanFormer Davis Cupper Ramesh Krishnan put Junior Australian Open champion Yuki Bhambri's future in perspective, saying that the youngster has to play a lot of matches to make a mark in men's tennis.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:02 pm Abhinav Bindra to fly aboard F-16IN at Aero India-2009Ace Indian shooter and the country's first Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra will fly aboard Lockheed Martin's fighter jet F-16IN at the Aero India international air show here Feb 12, it was announced Friday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:02 pm India move to second spot in ODI rankingsIndia's ninth consecutive One-day international win moved them up to the second spot in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings released Friday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:01 pm
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