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South Africa 57-0 at tea v Australia, chasing 454JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa were 57 without loss in their second innings, after being set a target of 454, at tea on the fourth day of the first test against Australia on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:58 pm Sangakkara, Samaraweera punish PakistanLAHORE (Reuters) - Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera struck centuries to lead Sri Lanka to a commanding 317 for four on the first day of the second test against Pakistan on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:54 pm Lahore Test: Sangakkara, Samaraweera hit tonsCenturies by Thilan Samaraweera and Kumar Sangakkara gave Sri Lanka an early advantage against a sloppy Pakistan on Sunday's opening day of the second Test.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:40 pm IPL chief Modi loses RCA electionsIndian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi suffered a jolt in his re-election as the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) president here Sunday losing by five votes to Sanjay Dixit.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:30 pm Pakistan v Sri Lanka second test scoreboard at closeREUTERS - Scoreboard at close on the first day of the second test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Lahore on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:18 pm Free every cricketer in the world for IPL: WarneShane Warne feels cricket authorities should support the Indian Premier League (IPL) instead of trying to copy it, so that "every player in the world" is free to play in it.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:16 pm Elegant Sarwan proving to be a pain for EnglandIf England thought Brian Lara's retirement had left West Indies without a stroke-playing, run-scoring batsman, Ramnaresh Sarwan has proven them sorely wrong in this series.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:55 pm Six Indians to play New Zealand domestic tiesSix Indian players, including Dravid, Laxman and Laxmipathy Balaji, will turn out in the domestic championships as a warm-up to the Test series.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:51 am IPL boss Modi loses Rajasthan Cricket Association electionLalit Modi, Indian Premier League (IPL) supremo, suffered a big jolt Sunday as he lost the election for the president in the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA).Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Dravid, Laxmans practice tie hits ICL roadblockRahul Dravid and company might not be able to get any match practice before the Tests after the New Zealand players body refused to allow state teams drop any ICL-linked players.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Mar 2009 | 10:04 am Isolating Tendulkar, Dravid will be keyFormer New Zealand skipper Adam Parore feels that the key for the Black Caps in the series against India will be to isolate batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid to put pressure on the other members of the team.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Mar 2009 | 9:41 am Liverpool lose at Boro, Chelsea go secondLiverpool's lingering Premier League title hopes virtually disappeared on Saturday when they lost 2-0 at Middlesbrough as the home side secured their first league win in 15 matches.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Mar 2009 | 9:26 am Djokovic beats Ferrer to win Dubai ChampionshipsTop seed Novak Djokovic sealed his 12th ATP tour title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Spaniard David Ferrer in the final of the Dubai Championships on Saturday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Mar 2009 | 9:10 am Sarwan hits 184 amid referral controversyRamnaresh Sarwan batted all day for a superb 184 not out, his third century of the series, to lead West Indies to 398 for five on the third day of the fourth Test against England on Saturday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Mar 2009 | 8:01 am Team looking to carry T20 momentum to one-dayers: Ryder!Opener Jesse Ryder said the team is looking to carry the Twenty20 momentum to the one-day series.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:02 am Ishant likely to miss first ODI due to injury!India`s pace sensation Ishant Sharma is likely to miss the first one-day international against New Zealand due to injury.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:02 am Buttler, Mills return to New Zealand ODI squad!Ian Buttler`s impressive showing in the just-concluded T20s has earned him a place in the New Zealand One-day team after a hiatus of 5 years.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:02 am Nash warns New Zealand of Indian backlash!National selector Dion Nash has warned the players to be careful of an Indian backlash in the forthcoming one-dayers.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:02 am Bridgetown Test: Bopara`s ton puts England on top!Ravi Bopara struck his maiden Test hundred as England amassed 600 for six declared to take complete control on the second day of the fourth Test.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:02 am Bopara gets reward for patience and bravery!Ravi Bopara experienced the roughness and sweetness of Test cricket as he made his maiden ton in the fourth Test on Friday.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:02 am Vettori feels New Zealand can do even better!Daniel Vettori is satisfied with the performance of the Kiwi top order but believes the team, which beat India in both the T20 matches, can do even better.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:02 am NZC to step up security for India!India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni might have taken the bottle-throwing incident in yesterday`s second Twenty20 international as an exception.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:02 am Kallis eighth batsman to join Club 10,000 in Tests!Jacques Kallis became the eighth batsman, and the first South African, to reach 10,000 Test runs when he made 27 on the second day of the opening Test against Australia.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:02 am Graeme Smith lauds Kallis for 10,000 Test run feat!Graeme Smith has paid glowing tributes to teammate Jacques Kallis after the star all-rounder became just the eight batsman to enter Club 10,000 in Tests.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:02 am ‘Shorten IPL for the sake of best players’London: Australian spin legend Shane Warne has suggested that the Indian Premier League should be shortened and restricted to just the month of April so that all the international stars could feature in it. — ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am East Bengal rallies to hold SportingKOLKATA: East Bengal erased a two-goal deficit to hold local rival Mohammedan Sporting 2-2 in a 17th round encounter of the ONGC I-League here at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday. Looking to move out of the relegation zone Mohammedan ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Flintoff may skip Indian Premier LeagueLondon: After a nagging hip injury forced him to return home mid-way against the West Indies, England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff hinted he may skip the lucrative Indian Premier League to stay fit for the Ashes. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am SKR EC wins a thrillerTIRUCHI: SKR Engineering College edged VOC College 71-69 in extra-time in a league match of the 12th inter-collegiate basketball tournament for the Krishnaswami Naidu Memorial Trophy, organised by the Jamal Mohammed College, here on Saturday. ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Titles for Ivanios, St. Xavier’sMANNAR: Mar Ivanios College (Thiruvananthapuram) and St. Xavier’s College (Aluva) won the titles in the 18th Travancore Devasom Trophy all-Kerala inter-collegiate basketball tournament here on Saturday. Mar Ivanios defeated SB ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am ‘Coach sense’ releasedChennai: EduSports, a group of SportzVillage, which provides physical education and integrated sports management services to K-12 schools, announced the Indian launch of Dr. George A. Selleck’s book “Coach sense: Coaching to Make a ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Blaack Mischief pleasesHyderabad: Blaack Mischief, Crocodile Hunter and Clever Ploy pleased when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (Feb. 28). Winter outer grass: 1,000m: Storm Command (Asbar), Baywatch Babe (Rawal) ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Younis fears Sri Lanka backlashJayawardene to step down from captaincy after the final matchSource: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Anand to meet RadjabovLinares: World champion Viswanathan Anand will meet Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan in the eighth round of the Magistral Ciudad de Linares chess tournament here on Sunday. At the halfway stage of the tournament, Anand is on 3.5 points, ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am St. Albert’s winsKOCHI: Dijin V. Jacob scored twice as St. Albert’s School, Ernakulam, defeated Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir (Elamakkara) 3-0 and won the first RSC inter-school futsal tournament which concluded at the Regional Sports Centre ground, ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Bopara gets reward for patience and braveryAll-rounder Ravi Bopara experienced the roughness and sweetness of Test cricket as he made his maiden Test century in the fourth Test on Friday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 28 Feb 2009 | 5:37 pm East Bengal recover to hold Mohammedan Sporting 2-2Three-time winners East Bengal staged a smart second-half rally to wipe out a double-goal deficit and finish with a 2-2 draw against Mohammedan Sporting in the second I-League here Saturday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 28 Feb 2009 | 5:30 pm Swann on song as England stay on topBRIDGETOWN (Reuters) - Two wickets from Graeme Swann enabled England to maintain their dominant position in the fourth test on Saturday with West Indies 163 for three at lunch on the third day, still needing 238 runs to avoid the follow-on.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:25 pm Indian challenge ends in German Open badmintonThe Indian challenge in the Yonex German Open badminton came to an end with Chetan Anand bowing out in the quarterfinal against China's Weijie Gong.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 28 Feb 2009 | 3:00 pm Ishant may miss first ODI; Butler back after five yearsIndian fast bowler Ishant Sharma is likely to sit out Tuesday's first one-day international at Napier while Ian Butler will make a comeback to the New Zealand one-day side after five years.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:32 pm Pakistan cricketers sign dealsREUTERS - Members of the Pakistan team have agreed to sign new central contracts after the board (PCB) agreed to revise the terms, captain Younis Khan said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:34 pm Second Division I-League teams differ on use of ballThe Second Division I-League kicked-off Saturday in Silchar with at least two teams expressing their unhappiness over the football used in the tournament.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:30 pm
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