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New Zealand delay team announcement for Sri Lanka tourWELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have delayed naming their squad for next month's tour of Sri Lanka because the itinerary is still to be ratified.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Jul 2009 | 9:48 am Shiv Sena threatens IPL games over domestic eventCHENNAI (Reuters) - Rightwing Hindu party Shiv Sena has threatened to disrupt Indian Premier League (IPL) matches next year unless the cricket board restored a key one-day tournament to the domestic calendar, local media reported on Friday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Jul 2009 | 9:40 am Apologetic Nazir cleared for Pakistan dutyKARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan opener Imran Nazir has been cleared for national duty again after apologising for his outburst in a domestic tournament, the cricket board said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Jul 2009 | 9:07 am Muralitharan out of first test against PakistanGALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan will miss the first test against Pakistan due to a knee injury.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Jul 2009 | 9:05 am Gavaskar warns players against the lure of IPL cashMUMBAI (Reuters) - Young players should not be distracted by the vast amounts of cash on offer from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and instead focus on earning national selection, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has warned.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Jul 2009 | 6:43 am Malinga to play for Tasmania in Big BashMELBOURNE: Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga has signed for Tasmania for next season’s Twenty20 Big Bash, Australia’s domestic competition to be held during the New Year holiday period. — ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Ajay on topCHENNAI: Ajay Srikanth of Chennai was in the lead at the end of the sixth round of the Tamil Nadu State sub-junior (under-15) chess championship here on Thursday. Seven players - A. Akshaya, M. Mahalakshmi, P. Michelle Catherina, P.V. ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Bryant decides not to opt out of contractLOS ANGELES: Kobe Bryant has chosen not to terminate the final two years of his contract and will remain with the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA finals MVP said, “I’m not going anywhere. I know I ain’t going nowhere, so ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Inter-school volleyballBANGALORE: Sree Rama Vidyalaya, Jayangar, will conduct its 15th State-level inter-school volleyball tournament for higher and primary school boys and girls from August 1 to 3. A tournament for the physical education teachers will also be held ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Vikas in semifinalsCHENNAI: Vikas Sarwin entered the u-12 semifinals of the Augustine Thomas Cup State-ranking tennis tournament with a 7-5, 6-3 win over S. Soorya here on Thursday. Naveen Kumar, Vignesh Prabu, L. Aakash and M. Fahad are the semifinalists ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Top-order is a cause for worryDhoni expects teammates to play more responsiblySource: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Aravind in main drawMUMBAI: S. Aravind (Andhra Pradesh) overcame an early stumble to win over Amey Joshi (Maharashtra) 17-21, 21-12, 21-9 at the second Tata Open all-India badminton men’s singles qualifier at the CCI courts. With this win, he occupied one ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am JOA office-bearers re-electedKOLKATA: The three office-bearers of the Jharkhand Olympic Association with R.K. Anand as president were unanimously re-elected at the annual general meeting near Dhanbad on Thursday. Besides, Anand, S.M. Hashmi and Madhukant Pathak ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Michael Phelps says no to new suitsNEW YORK: Michael Phelps, who doesn’t plan to experiment with any new swimming suits, is critical of the same. “It does take away from some things. A lot of swimmers are going to put up a lot of great times this summer and a lot of ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Irudayaraj and Karthik move upCoimbatore: R. Karthik (Chennai) and R. Irudayaraj (Nilgiris) scored hard-fought wins and entered the men’s singles second round in the Aircel-Tamil Nadu senior State-ranking badminton tournament at the Jenney Club courts here on ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am PREVIEW - Sri Lanka face wicketkeeper puzzle in first testGALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka face a selection dilemma over their wicketkeeper as they gear-up for a tough three-test series against Pakistan starting in Galle on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Jul 2009 | 4:22 pm Pakistan board fines Asif after Dubai detentionKARACHI (Reuters) - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has fined pace bowler Mohammad Asif one million rupees ($10,250) for bringing Pakistan into disrepute, after he was detained in Dubai last year for possessing opium.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:48 am
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