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Sri Lanka skittle Pakistan for 168 runsThilan Thushara and Muttiah Muralitharan shared five wickets as Sri Lanka bowled out Pakistan for 168 runs in the second one-day international in Dambulla. Live CoverageSource: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 1 Aug 2009 | 6:19 am Pakistan sent in by Sri Lanka in 2nd one-dayer!Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second one-day international against Pakistan.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Aug 2009 | 6:18 am Penalise Indian players for missing anti-doping deadline: FICA!FICA has demanded that either ICC penalise Indian players, who missed the deadline to submit the WADA anti-doping form, or withdraw the code.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Aug 2009 | 6:18 am Dalmiya elected CAB President for yet another term!Jagmohan Dalmiya was elected unopposed as the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President at it`s 78th Annual General Meeting.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Aug 2009 | 6:18 am It`s "bittersweet" taste for Ponting at Edgbaston!"I`ve got a bittersweet taste in my mouth today (Friday) after getting past the (Allan Border) record," said Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Aug 2009 | 6:18 am Ganguly mulls legal action!Sourav Ganguly today said that he is not embarrassed by the sting operation, which claimed that a sleaze racket was being run in the bar and restaurant he owns, and was seeking legal opinion to deal with the issue.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Aug 2009 | 6:18 am BCCI to meet on Sunday to uncode Anti-Doping issue!The Cricket Board`s all-powerful Working Committee will meet here on Sunday to sort out issue regarding the WADA Anti-Doping Code.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Aug 2009 | 6:18 am Onions gets England contractBIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - England fast bowler Graham Onions has been awarded an incremental contract, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Aug 2009 | 5:19 am Salgaocar SC in finals of Manchester United tourneySalgaocar Sports Club will compete in the world finals of Manchester United Premier Cup (MUPC) under-15 football tournament.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 4:30 am Start of third day of third test delayed by rainBIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - The start of the third day's play in the third Ashes test between England and Australia was delayed by rain on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Aug 2009 | 4:19 am Williams sisters suffer contrasting fatesSTANFORD, California: American Venus Williams crushed Russia's Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2, while her younger sister Serena was upset by Australia's Samantha Stosur in the quarter-finals of theSource: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 3:58 am ICC's WADA anti-doping clause not giving Pak cricketers sleepless nightsPakistan cricketers are not worried by the International Cricket Council's (ICC) WADA anti-doping clause, according to which players must inform the ICC about their expected whereabouts inSource: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 3:50 am Obituaries in the newsLOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Miessner, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' devoted "Keeper of the Oscars" who each year donned his signature white gloves to get the goldenSource: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 3:45 am UK twin brothers banned for life for skullduggery in league cricket matchIdentical twins Nazim and Zahid Mohammed hatched a cunning plan that they hoped would secure them victory in a cricket match, but they were exposed well in time before achieving their goal.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 3:20 am Pakistan v Sri Lanka second ODI scoreboardREUTERS - Scoreboard after Pakistan's innings in the second one-day international against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Aug 2009 | 2:31 am Indian rowing team for world championship announcedA 14-member Indian team will participate in the World junior rowing championship at Brieve la Gaillarde, France Aug 5-8, the Rowing Federation of India announced Saturday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Aug 2009 | 2:30 am Thushara helps Sri Lanka dismiss Pakistan cheaplyDAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Left arm pace bowler Thilan Thushara claimed three wickets as Sri Lanka dismissed Pakistan for 168 in the second one-day international on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Aug 2009 | 2:28 am Vikings aren't only ones trying to forget FavreAs June turned into July, Chris Brustuen was convinced. Brett Favre was definitely coming to play for his favorite team, the Minnesota Vikings.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:16 am New pitcher Lee beats Giants in Phillies' debutCliff Lee spotted his fastball with precision, and his curveball, too. What a National League debut for the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:16 am Quentin, Getz lead White Sox past Yankees 10-5The White Sox made a big trade. Then they got a big win. Carlos Quentin homered and had a go-ahead RBI double and Chris Getz delivered a two-run, bases-loaded single Friday night as the White SoxSource: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:15 am Upton scores on wild pitch; D'backs edge Mets 3-2Justin Upton scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the eighth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks capitalized on Sean Green's control problems in a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets on FridaySource: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:15 am New pitcher Lee beats Giants in Phillies' debutCliff Lee spotted his fastball with precision, and his curveball, too. What a National League debut for the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:10 am Chirec thrashes GitanjaliHYDERABAD: Chirec boys thrashed Gitanjali 33-6 in the Dr. Emily Emanuel inter-school basketball tournament at the St. Andrews School, Bowenpally, on Friday. The scores: Boys: St. Andrews A 42 (Tarun 15, ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Madhurya, Shreyal winBANGALORE: Shreyal Telang of BNM TT Club and M. Madhurya PTTA, Mysore bagged the boys’ and girls’ singles titles respectively in the sub-junior section of the Indian Oil State-ranking table tennis here on Friday. Shreyal, ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Hayden, Langer to Hughes’s helpMelbourne: Former openers Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer promised to counsel Phil Hughes and help him come back stronger after he was omitted from Australia’s Ashes team for the third Test. Hayden was quoted as saying bySource: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am KSCA invitation tournament from todayBangalore: The domestic cricket season opener — the KSCA all-India invitation tournament — will commence here on Saturday. The tournament will feature 12 teams, including defending champion Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Indian players refused ‘whereabouts’ information even during trial phaseSource: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Bluemarine in good heartPune: The three-year old filly, Bluemarine, who is in good heart as evidenced by her track performances, may win the Great Strides Plate (Div. I), the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday (Aug. 1). False rails will be ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am India to meet South AfricaChennai: Favourite South Africa will take on India in the final of the Emerging Players one-day tournament in Brisbane on Saturday. The Australian Institute of Sports will meet New Zealand to decide the third and fourth places. The ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Madan shinesBangalore: Madan’s five for 9 spell helped Sri Aurobindo Vidya Mandir defeat St. Michael’s HS by 142 runs in a B.T. Ramaiah Shield under-14 tournament match here recently. The scores: Sri ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Australian middle order has the edgeSource: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Greenwood High ‘A’ triumphsBANGALORE: Greenwood High ‘A’, with 84.5 points, claimed the team chess title in the Sri Chinnaswamy Reddy memorial inter-school tournament. The final placings: Boys: ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 1 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Bangladesh complete clean sweep over WindiesBASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Reuters) - Bangladesh completed a test and one day clean sweep over West Indies with victory in the final one day international on Friday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 31 Jul 2009 | 8:11 pm Ponting becomes Australia's highest run - scorerBIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Ricky Ponting became Australia's highest test run-scorer on the second day of the third Ashes test against England on Friday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:21 pm Ganguly questions key decisions of Dalmiya at CAB AGMFormer Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday made his debut in cricket administration - questioning several decisions of the Jagmohan Dalmiya regime during a nearly hour-long address at the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kolkata. Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 31 Jul 2009 | 5:01 pm If they can, why can’t we?If Rafael Nadal, Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt can work with the World Anti Doping Agency's (WADA) Code, why should India's cricketers have apprehensions? That is the big question stirring the sport at the moment.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:54 pm Aussies trip on Anderson’s fiverBad light halted play with England on 116 for two on the second day of the third Ashes Test on Friday. England captain Andrew Strauss was unbeaten on 64 with Ian Bell on 26. SCORECARD | LIVE COVERAGE | SEE FULL COVERAGESource: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:22 pm Twenty20 the ultimate test for Test cricketThe debate on the impact of T20s on international cricket and the survival of Test cricket continues, each day bringing in different views and perspectives from those who play the game and those who write on it, writes Pradeep Magazine.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:15 pm Anderson and Onions fire England chargeBIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - England fast bowlers James Anderson and Graham Onions ripped out Australia for 263 on the second day of the third Ashes test on Friday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:57 pm Ponting breaks Border's Australian Test recordAustralian captain Ricky Ponting Friday became the highest Australian Test run scorer in history. Ponting passed Allan Border's former record of 11,174 runs during the first innings in the third Test against England at Edgbaston.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 31 Jul 2009 | 1:54 pm Penalise Indian players for missing anti-doping deadline: FICAThe Federation of International Cricketers' Associations has demanded that either ICC penalise Indian players, who missed the deadline to submit the WADA anti-doping form because of its 'whereabout clause', or withdraw the code. Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 31 Jul 2009 | 1:15 pm Ganguly questions key decisions of Dalmiya at CAB AGMFormer Indian captain Sourav Ganguly Friday made his debut in cricket administration - questioning several decisions of the Jagmohan Dalmiya regime during a nearly hour-long address at the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Annual General Meeting (AGM) here.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:31 pm Ganguly approaches police chief on sting operation at restaurantFormer Indian captain Sourav Ganguly Friday approached the Kolkata police chief and also sought legal opinion about a purported sting operation by a private Bengali television channel that claims to have shot visuals of scantily-dressed women dancers at his bar and restaurant here.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:30 pm Selectors never revealed why they dropped me: KambliFormer cricketer Vinod Kambli said the national selectors never bothered to tell him why he was unceremoniously dropped from the Indian team and lamented the trend, which according to him, continues even today.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:25 pm Akhtar submits reply to PCB showcauseControversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Friday submitted his reply to the showcause served on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board on charges of violating three clauses of his central contract.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 31 Jul 2009 | 11:30 am West Indies win toss, elect to bat against BangladeshWest Indies captain Floyd Reifer won the toss on Friday and chose to bat in the third and final one-day international against Bangladesh. The hosts, trailing 2-0 in the series, made two changes to the team that lost the second match in Dominica last Tuesday.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 31 Jul 2009 | 11:29 am Brunei Open: Bhullar best Indian after second roundGaganjeet Bhullar, who made a great recovery with three straight birdies from 15th to 17th, dropped a bogey on the very last to finish at even par 71 in the second round of the Brunei Open golf here Friday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 31 Jul 2009 | 8:32 am Fluent Dipika in semis of junior world squashTop seed Dipika Pallikal, the 17-year old from Chennai, stayed on course by entering the girls singles semi-finals in the 13th junior world squash championship with a 11-6, 4-11, 11-8, 11-6 win over fifth seeded Egyptian Nouran El Torky here Friday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 31 Jul 2009 | 8:30 am Bond in New Zealand A squad for Chennai tourneyShane Bond, Neil Broom, Nathan McCullum and Kyle Mills will play for New Zealand A in the Buchi Babu All India Invitation Tournament next month to warm for the Black Cap's upcoming limited over cricket series against Sri Lanka and India.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 31 Jul 2009 | 8:02 am Badminton: Rupesh-Sanave in New Zealand Open finalIndia's men's doubles pair of Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas cruised into the final of the New Zealand Open Grand Prix badminton in Auckland Friday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 31 Jul 2009 | 8:01 am Indian compound squad named for World Archery ChampionshipThe Archery Association of India (AAI) Friday named a six-member compound bow squad to represent the country in the 45th World Championship to be held at Ulsan, South Korea, from Sep 1.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 31 Jul 2009 | 5:32 am Demand for probe into bookie issueDespite the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) decision to put the issue of bookmakers allegedly trying to contact the country's national players in Sri Lanka under wraps, an influential member of the board has promised to raise the issue at a meeting soon.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 31 Jul 2009 | 5:30 am
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