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Symonds sent home for breaking alcohol rulesLONDON (Reuters) - Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds is being sent home from the World Twenty20 tournament in England for disciplinary reasons, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:12 pm State hockey units up in arms over new set-upIndignant superseded state units of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) condemned the Indian Olympic Association's move to form another ad hoc body after what they call running the game through proxy for over a year and termed it 'illegal, unconstitutional and reprehensible.'Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:02 pm Ankita storms into ITF semisTop seed Ankita Bhambri is the lone Indian in the semi-finals of the International Tennis Federation semi-finals and she beat her compatriot Parija Maloo 7-5, 6-2, at the DLTA complex here Thursday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am Teenage footballers to attend Arsenal's training campSixteen talented youngsters will get a chance to attend a training camp at English Premier League side Arsenal's facility in Britain.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Jun 2009 | 9:00 am New Zealand welcomes back ICL playersWELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have agreed to allow players returning from the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League (ICL) to be selected for their national team with immediate effect.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Jun 2009 | 5:13 am PREVIEW - England limp apologetically into World CupLONDON (Reuters) - In contrast to the ebullience of some of the other Twenty20 World Cup contenders, England open the tournament on Friday almost apologising for their presence.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Jun 2009 | 5:06 am Test crowds dwindle while fans flock to one-dayersREUTERS - Test-match crowds have steadily dwindled throughout much of the cricketing world while fans turn instead to 50-over and Twenty20 matchesSource: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Jun 2009 | 2:06 am Sri Lanka captain urges team to show fortitudeNOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has urged his team to show "mental strength and fortitude" at the Twenty20 World Cup after the trauma of Lahore this year when the team bus was attacked by armed militants.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Jun 2009 | 2:04 am Nadal Tennis School at AnantapurSource: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Sood sizzlesNEW DELHI: Varun Sood’s all-round performance helped Vidya Jain Academy beat Collage Group by five wickets in the Lala Raghubir Singh cricket tournament at the Modern School ground here on Wednesday. The ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Bjorn Borg thanks SoderlingPARIS: Robin Soderling protected Bjorn Borg’s French Open record by beating Rafael Nadal at this year’s tournament, and the Swedish great came through with the text message that Soderling was hoping for. “He said, ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Shankara and Nataraj triumphTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Second seeds R.M. Shankara and M. Nataraj (IASCB) clinched the men’s doubles title by toppling top seeds and defending champions Yogesh Pardeshi and Ramesh Babu (PSPB) in the 11th inter-institution National carrom ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Sri Lanka squeaks homeNOTTINGHAM: Former Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 43 to lead his team to a tense four-wicket win over Bangladesh in a World Twenty20 warm-up match here on Tuesday. After Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sanath Jayasuriya ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am ‘Take up the game at a younger age’Bangalore: Mithali Raj, the former India women’s cricket team captain, stressed that girls should take up cricket at a younger age, a thought echoed also by the Indian women’s team coach Sudha Shah. “Most often, it is ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Jaago Re Soccer Stars’ final campKOLKATA: The final camp of the Tata Tea Jaago Re Soccer Stars got underway at the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club on Wednesday. Two specialist coaches from the Arsenal FC Academy, Paul Shipwright and Kurt Maginley, will conduct the ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Ashish, Noel sparkleBangalore: Ashish Dhar’s 105 and Noel Jayaprakash’s five-wicket haul helped Bangalore United CC defeat Mount Joy CC by 110 runs in a KSCA u-19 tournament match recently. The scores: Bangalore ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Narrow win for Writer Ramasamy MCCSalem: Writer Ramasamy Memorial Cricket Club pulled off a narrow two-run win over Liberty Cricket Club in the TNCA-SDCA first division cricket league at the Neelambal School grounds here recently. The scores: ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Moon Emperor may repeatUDHAGAMANDALAM: Moon Emperor, a last outing winner, may repeat in the Class I Coonoor Cup (1,300m), the main event of the races to be held here on Thursday (June 4). •CLOUDY WEATHER PLATE (Div. II), (1,300m), Cl. V-B, 10-45 a.m: ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Rohit Sharma gives India another opening optionLONDON (Reuters) - Rohit Sharma, deputising for the injured Virender Sehwag, showed India had another opening option with 80 from 53 balls as the world Twenty20 champions defeated Pakistan by nine wickets at the Oval on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Jun 2009 | 9:05 pm 2010 Commonwealth Games 6-8pct over budgetLONDON (Reuters) - Higher construction costs will force the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games to go 6-8 percent over the planned $1.6 billion budget and there will be some delays completing the facilities, an organising committee director said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Jun 2009 | 7:06 pm Dhoni's leadership makes India T20 favourites: GangulyThe outstanding leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni makes India the favourites for retaining the Twenty20 World Cup title, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly said here Wednesday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Jun 2009 | 6:30 pm Benaud, Lawry my favourites: GangulyRetired Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly Wednesday named Aussies Richie Benaud and Bill Lawry as his favourite television commentators.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Jun 2009 | 6:30 pm IOA forms Hockey India after FIH deadlineIndian hockey changed from a five-member ad-hoc committee to a seven-member Hockey India (HI) to comply with the deadline set by the international body. The reins, though, remain firmly in the hands of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Jun 2009 | 3:32 pm Ganguly debuts as a commentator with World Twenty20Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is all set for a new innings -- that of a television commentator.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Jun 2009 | 3:31 pm Santosh Trophy: Services win, Goa held by KarnatakaGoa and Karnataka did everything but score while settling for a goalless draw in their Group B quarter-final league match of the 63rd National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy here Wednesday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Jun 2009 | 3:30 pm No pause in India-Pakistan cricket tiesIndia may have paused talks with Pakistan after 26/11 Mumbai attacks. But the two cricket-crazy nations have decided not to let their diplomatic standoff get in the way of a good cricket match.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Jun 2009 | 2:30 pm Ankita to take on Maloo in ITF quartersTop seed Ankita Bhambri swept aside Treta Bhattacharyya 6-2, 6-3, to set up a quarter-final clash with Parija Maloo in the $10,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament at the DLTA complex here Wednesday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 3 Jun 2009 | 1:33 pm
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