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Out-of-play test necessary to eliminate cheats: WADA!As the BCCI-ICC stand-off continues over aspects of WADA`S anti doping regulations, WADA insisted on the need for stringent measures.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:40 am PCB undecided on venue for NZ tour!The Pakistan Cricket Board has still not decided upon the venues for its One-day and Test series against New Zealand in October-November.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:40 am BCCI backs players, says no to WADA dope code!The BCCI backed it players in an emergency meeting with the ICC officials and refused to sign the WADA Anti-Doping Code.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:40 am Shane Watson savours his opening stint!Australia`s Shane Watson said he was relishing his latest challenge in a career which has so far not gone to plan.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:40 am Drop the friendly image and get `nasty`: Warne to Aussies!Shane Warne asked Australia to shrug off their friendly approach and pump up the heat against England in Ashes by sledging and getting “nasty”.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:40 am Divide in Pak team, skipper Khan calls for dropping Misbah!Fissures in Pakistan cricket team is wide open once again, as captain Younis Khan has said that vice-captain Misbah-ul-Haq should not remain in the squad.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:40 am Cricketers don`t have a choice: Bindra!Abhinav Bindra feels that the concerns viz-a-viz security issues regarding the information supplied to the anti-doping agency are unfounded.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:40 am Brett Lee hopes to play fourth Test!Recuperating from a rib injury, Brett Lee is hoping to hit the peak of his pace by next week to reclaim his place in the squad for the fourth Ashes Test.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:40 am Captaincy ambition prompted McCullum to forego IPL cash!His ambition to captain New Zealand in future was the reason why Brendon McCullum agreed to forego IPL next year and sign the central contract.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:40 am Bowling coach Gibson gets England seal of approval!Bowling coach Ottis Gibson`s contribution to England`s recent success against Australia was praised here by team boss Andy Flower.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:40 am ICC hopeful of practical solution to WADA clauseRuling out confrontation with the BCCI over a controversial anti-doping clause that the BCCI has rejected, the ICC on Sunday said a "practical and mutually acceptable solution" would be worked out.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 2 Aug 2009 | 7:45 am Border hails Ponting as 'best since Bradman'Ricky Ponting has been lauded as the best Australian batsmen since Don Bradman after breaking Allan Border's national Test aggregrate in the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 2 Aug 2009 | 6:33 am WADA code justified for highly paid cricketers: ChappellFormer Australian great Ian Chappell says players' apprehensions to sign WADA's controversial 'whereabout clause' was understandable but feels the price was worth paying in view of a possible doping menace which may come with high pay packages for cricketers.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 2 Aug 2009 | 6:05 am Start of fourth day of third Ashes test delayedBIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - The start of the fourth day of the third Ashes test between England and Australia was delayed by one hour due to a wet outfield on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Aug 2009 | 4:21 am BCCI rejects anti-doping clause, stands by its playersStrongly backing its players, the BCCI rejected a controversial WADA anti-doping clause which makes it mandatory for cricketers to be available for out of competition testing, a decision which puts BCCI on collision course with the ICC.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 2 Aug 2009 | 4:02 am Injured Razzak to miss Bangladesh series in ZimbabweDHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak has been ruled out of this month's one-day series in Zimbabwe with a hamstring problem, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Aug 2009 | 3:35 am Indian cricket board rejects WADA whereabouts ruleNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian cricket board has rejected the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) "whereabouts" rule, backing its players' refusal to sign up to the directive due to security and privacy issues.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Aug 2009 | 2:43 am BCCI rejects WADA's anti-doping clauseThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sunday rejected the controversial anti-doping clause of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that makes it mandatory for players to make themselves available for out of competition tests.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Aug 2009 | 2:01 am Allan Border hails Ponting as 'best since Bradman'SYDNEY (Reuters) - Ricky Ponting has been lauded as the best Australian batsmen since Don Bradman after breaking Allan Border's national test aggregrate in the third Ashes test at Edgbaston.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:18 am Easy for ChirecHyderabad: Chirec crushed Niraj boys 34-8 in the Dr. Emily Emanuel inter-school basketball tournament at St. Andrews School court, Bowenpally on Saturday. Anirudh and Pranay with 10 points each were the prominent scorers for the winner, while ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Peirsol sets 200m backstroke recordSteffen breaks women’s 100m freestyle record; U.S. quartet bags goldSource: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Gaurav wins convincinglyChennai: Gaurav Dalal made full use of championship leader Ashwin Sundar’s absence to finish atop the podium in the Formula Rolon category in the fourth round of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship here on Saturday. The Red ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Anderson praises OnionsBirmingham: He fashioned Australia’s first innings collapse in the third Ashes Test with his brilliant five for 80 but James Anderson said it was fellow paceman Graham Onions who set the tone for a dominating second day for England with ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Vizianagaram takes honoursVISAKHAPATNAM: Vizianagaram gained the first innings lead over Srikakulam in the drawn two-day round-robin match of the ACA North Zone under-22 inter-district tournament at the DSA stadium in Kakinada on Saturday. Though Srikakulam lost ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am River Blossom excelsPune: River Blossom and Warcraft excelled when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (Aug. 1). Sand track: 600m: Talk Of The Town (Jethu) 40. Easy. Roaming Fame (-) 40. Easy. Onus Probandi (Stephane) ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Don’t blame T20, says Yuvraj SinghNEW DELHI: He is at his best when belting the ball. Six sixes in an over off Stuart Broad was a strong statement by Yuvraj Singh during the T20 World Cup two years ago. It is thus hardly surprising when he defends this format of ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Sajjad shinesHYDERABAD: Good spell by Md. Sajjad Ali (seven for 43) helped Brothers XI record a comfortable, 129-run win over Nizam College in the A-Division (two-day) league cricket championship match here on Saturday.Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Bangladesh humiliates West IndiesBASSETERRE: All-rounder Mahmudullah hit an unbeaten 51 on Friday to push Bangladesh to a tense three-wicket victory and a 3-0 series sweep over West Indies in the third and final one-day cricket international. The right-hander, who ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Volkswagen plans to launch Polo early next yearBANGALORE: Volkswagen India plans to launch its high volume hatchback, Polo, by early 2010. Anticipating high volumes, the production capacity at the company’s two plants in Maharashtra might be enhanced to 30,000 units a year ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 5:12 pm Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 5:12 pm Bindra to go to China to promote cricketThe International Cricket Council's principal advisor IS Bindra will go to China next week to explore the possibilities of cricket there and to promote the sport.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 1 Aug 2009 | 3:12 pm Wash-out hampers Australia's Ashes hopesRain meant the third day's play in the third Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Saturday was abandoned without a ball being bowled. SEE FULL COVERAGE | SCORECARDSource: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 1 Aug 2009 | 2:00 pm Sri Lanka wins 2nd ODI by 6 wicketsChamara Kapugedera scored a composed 67 and shared an unbeaten 95-run partnership with Thilan Samaraweera on Saturday to guide Sri Lanka to a six-wicket win in the second limited-over match against Pakistan. Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 1 Aug 2009 | 1:59 pm Not at loggerheads with ICC on anti-doping norms: BCCIBoard of Control for Cricket in India is not in confrontation with International Cricket Council on the issue of players' reservation over the anti-doping norms and will find a mutually acceptable solution, said BCCI president Shashank Manohar. BCCI has conveyed the concerns of the Indian players to the ICC, he said.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 1 Aug 2009 | 11:15 am Easy win for Gaurav Dalal in JK Tyre racingGaurav Dalal of Red Rooster Racing comfortably won the first race in the Formula Rolon Chevrolet class from a depleted field in the third round of the JK Tyre National Racing championship, here Saturday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Aug 2009 | 11:01 am Bindra to go to China to promote cricketThe International Cricket Council's principal advisor I.S. Bindra will go to China next week to explore the possibilities of cricket there and to promote the sport.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Aug 2009 | 11:00 am BCCI to work out a mutually acceptable solutionThe BCCI will work for a mutually acceptable solution to resolve a contentious anti-doping clause, which India’s top players have refused to sign, when its Working Committee assembles for an emergency meeting in Mumbai on Sunday.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 1 Aug 2009 | 10:10 am Australia's Watson relishing opening gambleBIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Australia's Shane Watson said he was relishing his latest challenge in a career which has so far not gone to plan.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Aug 2009 | 9:52 am Hamilton excited at Schumacher's returnBritish Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton Saturday said he is excited at the return of seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Aug 2009 | 9:31 am Rupesh, Thomas clinch New Zealand OpenIndia's doubles combination of Rupesh Kumar and Thomas Sanave beat Hirokatsu Hashimoto and Noriyasu Hirata of Japan to win the New Zealand Open Grand Prix title in Auckland Saturday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Aug 2009 | 9:30 am Collective decision on WADA anti-doping code issue: YuvrajIndian middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh said he would go by the collective decision of the players on the question of the contentious “Whereabout Requirements” clause of the WADA anti-doping code.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 1 Aug 2009 | 9:24 am ICC cannot exempt any country from WADA Code: FICAAhead of the Indian cricket board's meeting with the International Cricket Council (ICC) Sunday to sort out the players' concerns over anti-doping norms, the Federation of International Cricketer's Association (FICA) has made it clear that ICC, as things stand, cannot exempt any country from the mandatory WADA code.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Aug 2009 | 8:31 am Heat in India will be a challenge: HamiltonBritish Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton feels the heat and humdity in India will pose a challenge for the drivers in the proposed 2011 Indian Grand Prix.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Aug 2009 | 8:30 am Ponting Australia's best batsman after Bradman: BorderPaying tribute to the man who broke his record as Australia's highest Test run-getter, former captain Allan Border said Ricky Ponting is his country's greatest batsman after the incomparable DonSource: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 8:08 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 | 8:08 am Dipika's dream run in World junior squash endsTop seed Dipika Pallikal of India crashed out of the girls singles in the junior World Squash Championships, losing to Egypt's fourth seeded Nour El Tayeb in four games in the semi-finals here Saturday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Aug 2009 | 8:01 am India win 2nd hockey Test against England, level seriesBIRMINGHAM: India bounced back in style from their first match loss by recording a 4-3 victory over England in the second of their three-match hockey Test series.The Indians produced aSource: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 7:58 am Kohli guides India to Emerging Players Tournament titleBRISBANE: Virat Kohli cracked a rollicking century (104) as India defeated South Africa by 17 runs to win the Emerging Players Tournament on Saturday.Put in to bat, India scored 283 forSource: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 7:54 am Third day of third Ashes test abandonedBIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - The third day's play in the third Ashes test between England and Australia was abandoned due to heavy rain on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Aug 2009 | 7:48 am KKR captain, coach still to be decided: Shah RukhNEW DELHI: Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders' owner Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday dismissed reports that Sourav Ganguly has been re-appointed skipper for next season, saying thatSource: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 7:42 am Kapugedera guides Sri Lanka to six-wicket winDAMBULLA, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka cruised to a 2-0 series lead with a comfortable six-wicket victory against Pakistan in the second one-day international on Saturday.Left arm pace bowlerSource: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 7:15 am Karthikeyan qualifies for eighth place in Le Mans Series, Aug 1 (IANS) India's Narain Karthikeyan returns to the Le Mans Series (LMS) here this weekend after recovering from a dislocated shoulder that caused him to miss the previous round.Source: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 7:00 am Sri Lanka v Pakistan second ODI scoreboard(Reuters) - Scoreboard at the end of the second one-day international between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Dambulla, Sri Lanka on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Aug 2009 | 6:56 am Kapugedera guides Sri Lanka to six-wicket winDAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka cruised to a 2-0 series lead with a comfortable six-wicket victory against Pakistan in the second one-day international on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Aug 2009 | 6:55 am Dope testing programme will be reasonable: LorgatIn a bid to ease cricketers' concerns over the contentious "Whereabouts Requirements" clause of the WADA Anti-Doping Code, the ICC has assured its member boards that the dope testing programme wouldSource: Sify.com Sports | 1 Aug 2009 | 6:39 am Karthikeyan qualifies for eighth place in Le Mans SeriesIndia's Narain Karthikeyan returns to the Le Mans Series (LMS) here this weekend after recovering from a dislocated shoulder that caused him to miss the previous round.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Aug 2009 | 6:30 am BCCI not at loggerheads with ICC on anti-doping norms: ManoharBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is not in confrontation with International Cricket Council (ICC) on the issue of players' reservation over the anti-doping norms and will find a mutually acceptable solution, said BCCI president Shashank Manohar.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Aug 2009 | 5:33 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
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