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Sri Lanka beat India by 68 runs - Fifth ODICOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka clinched a consolation 68-run victory against India in the fifth and final one-day international on Sunday to avoid a series whitewash.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm Vintage beauties sparkle on Delhi roadsThey may not have the state-of-the-art engines but they possess the beauty and the grandeur of the past. A Citroen 1919, Graham Paige 1922, Willys Knight 1928 and Rolls Royce 1937 - all connoisseurs' delight - purred and wove their way on the capital's roads Sunday participating in the 43rd Statesman Vintage and Classic car rally.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 8 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Fans infuse new life into hockey at Punjab Gold CupCricket in India has always been a major crowd puller but if the swelling crowds at the Sector 42 stadium here for the Punjab Gold Cup hockey are anything to go by, then it seems the national sport is fast catching up.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 8 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Nightmare start for new England captainAndrew Strauss's first game in full-time charge of England began in the worst imaginable manner, a shock defeat by West Indies by an innings and 23 runs on Saturday leaving the captain disconsolate.Source: Sify.com Sports | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:20 am 'Visually challenged cricketers better than Indian squad'Former Indian cricketer and the captain of World Cup winning team in 1983 Kapil Dev Sunday inaugurated the finals of 8th Shakuntala Mishra Memorial Blind Inter-State Cricket Tournament here and said that the visually challenged players are "more talented than the Indian cricket team".Source: Sify.com Sports | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:04 am Sri Lanka v India fifth one-day international scoreboardCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Scoreboard at the end of Sri Lanka's innings in the fifth and final one-day international against India on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 8 Feb 2009 | 8:57 am Euro hockey champs Netherlands fitness mantra in IndiaA set of stretching exercises is the fitness mantra of European hockey champions Netherlands in tough conditions in India.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 8 Feb 2009 | 8:30 am Visually challenged cricketers better than Indian squad: Kapil DevFormer Indian cricketer and the captain of World Cup winning team in 1983 Kapil Dev Sunday inaugurated the finals of 8th Shakuntala Mishra Memorial Blind Inter-State Cricket Tournament here and said that the visually challenged players are 'more talented than the Indian cricket team'.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 8 Feb 2009 | 8:30 am Laxman felicitated for playing 100 TestsStylish India batsman VVS Laxman was felicitated by his alma mater the St John's Sports Coaching Foundation for representing the country in 100 Test matches, in Secunderabad on Saturday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 8 Feb 2009 | 7:30 am No praise is too high for Yuvraj: GavaskarIndias stupendous winning run continues with their 9th successive win. The 9th win was achieved without the services of the two senior and experienced players, Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan, but India won the game quite comfortably.Source: Sify.com Sports | 8 Feb 2009 | 7:28 am West Indies win after skittling England for 51England slumped to a humiliating defeat by an innings and 23 runs after being skittled for 51 by West Indies on the fourth day of the first Test on Saturday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 8 Feb 2009 | 5:36 am Nightmare start for new England captain StraussKINGSTON (Reuters) - Andrew Strauss's first game in full-time charge of England began in the worst imaginable manner, a shock defeat by West Indies by an innings and 23 runs on Saturday leaving the captain disconsolate.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 8 Feb 2009 | 4:15 am Gayle earns the right to partyKINGSTON (Reuters) - West Indies captain Chris Gayle planned to celebrate Saturday's first test victory over England by joining his team's fans for a beer and this time no-one will say a word against him.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 8 Feb 2009 | 4:11 am Indians can now look to playing for Asian football clubsImagine young Indian footballers like Sunil Chettri turning out for Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia or N.P. Pradeep donning the jersey of South Korea's FC Seoul. The day is not far because a new rule of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has opened a window of opportunity for Indian players to play for top clubs in the region.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 8 Feb 2009 | 4:00 am West Indies win after skittling England for 51KINGSTON (Reuters) - England slumped to a humiliating defeat by an innings and 23 runs after being skittled for 51 by West Indies on the fourth day of the first test on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 8 Feb 2009 | 3:18 am East Bengal records winKOLKATA: East Bengal recorded a 3-1 victory over Mumbai’s Air India in a 14th round match of the ONGC I-League football at the Salt Lake stadium here on Saturday. The home put up an inspired showing in the second session, which ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am ECB chairman keen on floodlit TestLONDON: ECB chairman Giles Clarke is keen to have a floodlit Test match to be staged in England next year. “If the MCC can sort out the balls, it is very keen to stage a floodlit Test at Lord’s,” Clarke told The ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am NGOC to be constituted on Feb. 10THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The organising committee for the 35th National Games to be held in Kerala during May 2010 will be formally constituted at a function here on Tuesday. The meeting, to be held at the Kanakakkunnu Palace at 10 a.m., is ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Chance for India to make historyOne last opportunity for Sri Lanka to salvage some prideSource: The Hindu - Sport | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am C.K. Nayudu Award for Gundappa ViswanathMumbai: Gundappa Viswanath is to be honoured with the prestigious Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2007-08 for his exemplary contribution to the game of cricket. ‘Vishy’ will receive a citation and Rs. 15 lakh ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am West Zone takes firm controlBadrinath wages a lone battle; Rahane misses second hundredSource: The Hindu - Sport | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Hull City holds ChelseaLONDON: Chelsea’s home blues surfaced again on Saturday when it was held 0-0 at home by Hull City to slip to fourth place in the Premier League. The Londoners, once virtually impregnable at Stamford Bridge, have dropped 16 points ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Thank the recession for million-pound cricketersThanks to the parlous state of the pound, one woke up on Saturday to discover that Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen had become the world’s first £1m cricketers. Because sterling is bumping along at about 1.46 to the dollar, they ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Set Alight triumphsMumbai: Set Alight ridden by C.D.Hayes won the Maharaja Of Morvi Trophy, the main event of the races held here on Saturday (Feb.7).The winner is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Vijay Mallya rep. United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd. P. Shroff ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am India sets up title clash with the NetherlandsSource: The Hindu - Sport | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Punjab Gold Cup: Points tally after league stageThe following is the points tally at the end of league stage of Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament here Saturday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 7 Feb 2009 | 6:32 pm Punjab Gold Cup: India set-up title clash with The NetherlandsRajpal Singh scored a brace as India beat New Zealand 3-2 in the last league match of the Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament in the floodlit Sector-42 stadium here Saturday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 7 Feb 2009 | 6:32 pm Sporting upset JCT, East Bengal winMohamedan Sporting upset JCT Mills Phagwara 2-0 while East Bengal played a scintillating second half to ride past Air India 3-1 in the I-league here Saturday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 7 Feb 2009 | 6:31 pm Let Yuki play in Davis Cup team: CoachAditya Sachdev, coach of India's first junior Australian Open winner Yuki Bhambri, feels including the Delhi teenager in the Davis Cup squad will help him make a smooth transition from junior to senior level.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 6:27 pm PCB planning to bring Miandad backJaved Miandad may come back into the Pakistan Cricket Board fold, as the officials who were involved in conspiring against him have softened their stand.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 6:24 pm Kings XI announce IPL squadAfter inducting England batsman Ravi Bopara at three times his base price and West Indian pacer Jerome Taylor in their ranks, Kings XI Punjab has announced their squad for the second edition of the Indian Premier League.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 6:20 pm Bellamy lifts Man City to win over MiddlesbroughCraig Bellamy scored his second goal since joining Manchester City to earn his side a 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough in the Premier League on Saturday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 5:51 pm Yuki Bhambri felicitated by tennis body, given cash awardJunior Australian Open winner Yuki Bhambri was felicitated with a Rs.500,000 cheque by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) here Saturday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 7 Feb 2009 | 4:00 pm Punjab Gold Cup: Netherlands trounce Germany 7-1The Netherlands handed Olympic champions Germany a 7-1 drubbing in their last league match to set up a title clash with India in the Punjab Gold cup hockey tournament at the Sector 42 stadium here Saturday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 7 Feb 2009 | 3:33 pm Amritraj in doubles finals at DallasPrakash Amritraj's good run at the $50,000 ATP Challenger event in Dallas, US ended with the singles defeat in the semifinals against local favourite Brendan Evans.Source: Sify.com Sports | 7 Feb 2009 | 3:26 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
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