Vettori attributes victory to team-effort!

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori attributed his side`s maiden win over Sri Lanka on the tour to `team-work`.
Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 3 Sep 2009 | 7:47 am

Paine to replace injured Haddin in CT squad!

Tasmania wicketkeeper Tim Paine will replace regular wicketkeeper Brad Haddin, who was recuperating from finger surgery, in the Oz team for CT.
Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 3 Sep 2009 | 7:47 am

Kaif still hopeful of a comeback!

Mohammad Kaif will complete his three years in the wilderness in November but the right-hander insists he is not a spent force yet and would return to the national team again.
Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 3 Sep 2009 | 7:47 am

Collingwood supports umpires` decision to call-off Old Trafford T20!

England captain Paul Collingwood on Thursday came out in support of the umpires` decison to call-off Tuesday`s Twenty20 tie..
Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 3 Sep 2009 | 7:47 am

Injured Haddin ruled out of Champions Trophy!

Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been ruled out of cricket`s Champions Trophy in South Africa this month while he recovers from finger surgery.
Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 3 Sep 2009 | 7:47 am

Rahane drawing inspiration from Tendulkar to make India debut!

Hailing Sachin Tendulkar as his inspiration, Ajinkya Rahane now wants to see his dream -- of making India debut -- come true.
Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 3 Sep 2009 | 7:47 am

Haddin targets India ODIs for comeback!

Brad Haddin is now targeting the bi-lateral ODI series against India, starting on October 25, to make a comeback into the national side.
Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 3 Sep 2009 | 7:47 am

Plenty at stake at England-Australia ODI series!

Strauss`s men can move ahead of their visitors if they win 5-2 or better while Ponting`s side can reclaim the top spot in ICC rankings.
Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 3 Sep 2009 | 7:47 am

Title battle will go down to wire, says Webber

London: The Formula One title battle will rage until the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi, Red Bull contender Mark Webber predicted on
Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Sep 2009 | 4:08 am

Cricket fever in Kashmir

Cricket fever has gripped the youth in Kashmir Valley as scores of them have turned out for the Ranji trophy selection camp in Srinagar.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

New forces at work in F1

As usual, Formula One is in turmoil on various fronts. Even as we are trying to digest Force India's astonishing success at Spa last weekend, with a pole and second place finish, Fisichella, the
Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Sep 2009 | 3:49 am

ICC seeks to explore cricket-specific WADA code

Chennai: The International Cricket Council will ask the World Anti-Doping Agency to consider a cricket-specific code for its controversial "whereabouts" rule,
Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Sep 2009 | 3:18 am

ICC seeks to explore cricket-specific WADA code

The International Cricket Council will ask the World Anti-Doping Agency to consider a cricket-specific code for its controversial "whereabouts" rule, ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat told Indian media on Thursday.
Source: Rediff Cricket | 3 Sep 2009 | 3:08 am

ICC seeks to explore cricket-specific WADA code - report

CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council will ask the World Anti-Doping Agency to consider a cricket-specific code for its controversial "whereabouts" rule, ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat told Indian media on Thursday.

Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Sep 2009 | 2:54 am

Indian cricketers play badminton match in Chandigarh

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and pacer Rudra Pratap Singh on Wednesday sweat it out as they played their opponents in a different ballgame altogether.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Sep 2009 | 2:40 am

Alonso reveals real reason behind his decision to quit Liverpool

Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso, who knew that his time at Liverpool was up a year ago, has now revealed the full details behind a dramatic 28 million pounds Anfield exit.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Sep 2009 | 2:40 am

Indian cricketers play badminton match in Chandigarh

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and pacer Rudra Pratap Singh on Wednesday sweat it out as they played their opponents in a different ballgame altogether.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Sep 2009 | 2:40 am

Injured Haddin to miss Champions Trophy

Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been officially ruled out of Australia's Champions Trophy title defence in South Africa later this month because of a broken finger.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Sep 2009 | 2:40 am

Indian cricketers play badminton match in Chandigarh

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and pacer Rudra Pratap Singh on Wednesday sweat it out as they played their opponents in a different ballgame altogether.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Sep 2009 | 2:20 am

Alonso reveals real reason behind his decision to quit Liverpool

Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso, who knew that his time at Liverpool was up a year ago, has now revealed the full details behind a dramatic 28 million pounds Anfield exit.
Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Sep 2009 | 1:40 am

'Dire Prior' finally earns recognition

Wicketkeeper Matt Prior says he has proved the selectors right, both with the bat, as well as through his flawless work behind the stumps, as England sealed a 2-1 Ashes victory over Australia.
Source: Rediff Cricket | 3 Sep 2009 | 1:08 am

Rahane drawing inspiration from Tendulkar

Ajinkya Rahane has achieved the primary goal of sharing dressing room with idol Sachin Tendulkar and the Mumbai top order batsman now wants to see his other dream -- of making India debut -- come true.
Source: Rediff Cricket | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:35 am

MRF wins rain-marred match against BPCL

VISAKHAPATNAM: MRF won its rain-marred inaugural round-robin match against BPCL in the Sahara-BBCI Corporate Trophy tournament here on Tuesday. The win came thanks to Y. Gnaneswara Rao’s half-century that pulled the team out of ...
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

BSNL and Air India (Red) share points


Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Narrow win for Hindu PS

HYDERABAD: Hindu Public School (Sanathnagar) scored a 25-22 win over HAL School in the Kanjerla A Shankar Yadav basketball tournament at the Hindu PS courts here on Wednesday. For the winner, Dheerendranath (13) was the top-scorer while L. ...
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Sehwag bats for Test cricket

MUMBAI: Virender Sehwag batted for more Test match cricket and expressed players’ eagerness about new concepts being discussed on those lines, like a World Test Match championships. He also responded to Indian cricketers view on doping ...
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Harendra claims first day’s honours

BANGALORE: Harendra Gupta of Chandigarh shot a bogey-free three-under-par 69 and emerged as the sole leader at the end of the first round in the Global Green Bangalore Open Golf championship at the Karnataka Golf Association course here on ...
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Easy win for Crescent

BANGALORE: Crescent Club outplayed Town Sports Club (Channapatna) 3-0 in the ‘C’ division football championship here on Wednesday. Muzakir (fifth minute), Sanjay (10th) and Ravi (50th) netted for the winner. ...
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

East Bengal wins again

KOLKATA: East Bengal cruised to its second successive win beating Manaksia Group 4-1 in the Bengal Premier League table tennis here at the Sports Authority of India, Eastern Centre on Wednesday. The ...
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Opening ceremony to be held at Dhaka

Mumbai: The Opening ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will be held at Dhaka on February 17, 2011 and the opening match on February 19. This was decided at the Central Organising Committee (COC) of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 ...
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Russell beats Rupesh

LEEDS: The 2009 World Professional Billiards Championship commenced Wednesday morning at the Northern Snooker Centre here in Leeds. The event, which features seven Indians, is being played initially in a two-hour league format with four ...
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Manohar to initiate talks with IMG

Commission acceptable to both BCCI and IMG will be negotiated
Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Bhajji revs up controversy again, this time with Hummer

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has probably created more hullabaloo on and off the field than any other celebrity cricketer in India, and this time controversy has come riding on the back of his new Rs.1 crore Hummer SUV.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Sep 2009 | 10:31 pm

Injured Haddin ruled out of Champions Trophy

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been ruled out of cricket's Champions Trophy in South Africa this month while he recovers from finger surgery.

Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Sep 2009 | 10:02 pm

Vettori's new role as a national selector will not hurt team: Mills

New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills doubts that skipper Daniel Vettori's new role as a national selector will harm his relationship with the players.
Source: Rediff Cricket | 2 Sep 2009 | 9:28 pm

'I'm going to make sure my name's up there'

Australian batting tyro David Warner wants to attract the attention of selectors in all forms of the game.
Source: Rediff Cricket | 2 Sep 2009 | 9:24 pm

What prompted Pawar to intervene

Former Cricket Board chief Sharad Pawar's intervention in the BCCI's dispute with International Management Group had come after Mumbai Indians' franchise owner and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani wrote to him on the matter.
Source: Rediff Cricket | 2 Sep 2009 | 9:16 pm

Haddin ruled out of Champions Trophy

Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been ruled out of cricket's Champions Trophy in South Africa this month while he recovers from finger surgery.
Source: Rediff Cricket | 2 Sep 2009 | 9:08 pm

BCCI to take final decision on IMG issue by Sep.24

The Indian Premier League (IPL) and its commissioner Lalit Modi has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to take a final call on whether or not to terminate the services of IMG as an organiser of the event.
Source: Rediff Cricket | 2 Sep 2009 | 9:02 pm

Indian Revenue beat ITC by six runs in Corporate Cup

Indian Revenue beat ITC by six runs in a close match of the Sahara Corporate Cup tournament played at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here Wednesday.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Sep 2009 | 6:30 pm

New Zealand clinch dramatic win over Sri Lanka

New Zealand snatched a dramatic three-run win over Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 international on Wednesday. SL restricted New Zealand to 141 for eight and looked to be cruising to victory when opener Tillakaratne Dilshan blazed 57 from 28 balls including eight fours and two sixes.
Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 2 Sep 2009 | 4:46 pm

Sehwag bats for Test cricket as Dhoni sweeps ICC nominations

The public might be enchanted with the Twenty20 format but swashbuckling Indian opener Virender Sehwag prefers to play Tests and ODIs more than the shortest form of the game that has taken the cricket world by storm.
Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 2 Sep 2009 | 4:06 pm

Choudhury takes Revenue to a thrilling win over ITC

Anchored by Avik Choudhury, Indian Revenue overcame a shaky start to post a competitive 255 for 8 in their match against the Indian Tobacco Company at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium.
Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 2 Sep 2009 | 3:58 pm

Public Sector, Indian Oil game washed out

The indications were for a truncated match, but, in the end, even that didn’t happen. Heavy showers in the afternoon had left the outfield of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium unplayable, reports Anam Arsalan.
Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 2 Sep 2009 | 3:53 pm

State-of-the-art rehab facility at Dharamsala

How often do you come across news that a certain player is a non-starter as he is injured, or a certain player is flying abroad for rehabilitation? Despite being a cricketing powerhouse India does not lay much focus on a player’s rehabilitation, reports Anam Arsalan.
Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 2 Sep 2009 | 3:49 pm

Board asks Manohar to look into IMG issue

The president of the Indian cricket board Shashank Manohar has been authorised to deal with the dispute with IMG, the sports management firm that conducted the two editions of the IPL.
Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 2 Sep 2009 | 3:46 pm

Khoda and Kohli deflate MRF with Vizag heroics

It is not often that we see batsmen of a team chasing a 300-plus target shouldering arms repeatedly against opposition bowlers. But MRF was exposed to such a pace barrage that the batsmen were forced to watch and play, gradually slipping into a mountain of deficit, reports Bivabasu Kumar.
Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 2 Sep 2009 | 3:42 pm

Badrinath, Dravid Cement BSNL fate

Comeback man Rahul Dravid began his preparations for the Sri Lanka tri-series and the Champions Trophy in earnest, scoring a typically well-constructed innings of 63, reports G Krishnan.
Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 2 Sep 2009 | 3:39 pm

Cricket goes digital; sports portal to show Live matches

In a unique initiative, a sports portal is being launched where cricket fans can watch Live matches as well as highlights free of cost.
Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 2 Sep 2009 | 12:43 pm

New Zealand clinch dramatic win over Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (Reuters) - New Zealand snatched a dramatic three-run win over Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 international on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Sep 2009 | 12:38 pm

New Zealand clinch dramatic win over Sri Lanka

New Zealand snatched a dramatic three-run win over Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 international on Wednesday.
Source: Rediff Cricket | 2 Sep 2009 | 12:36 pm

Sri Lanka v New Zealand first Twenty20 scoreboard

REUTERS - Scoreboard at the end of the first Twenty20 International between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Sep 2009 | 12:04 pm

Air India, Sporting ahead of others in semi-final race

Air India held Senegal's A.S. Douanes goalless while Churchill Brothers and Mohammedan Sporting finished 1-1 in group league clashes of the 114th IFA Shield football tournament Wednesday.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Sep 2009 | 11:00 am

Bangladesh to host 2011 World Cup opening ceremony

Bangladesh will host the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup Feb 17.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Sep 2009 | 10:01 am

NGO to appeal against court's clean chit to Harbhajan

A city-based voluntary organisation is to challenge the Punjab and Haryana High Court's clean chit to cricketer Harbhajan Singh for dressing like Ravana in a dance reality show, and allegedly hurting the sentiments of people.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Sep 2009 | 9:32 am

National dope testing lab joins hands with international agency

The National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) has signed a contract with the International Doping Test and Management (IDTM), Stockholm, to carry out testing of 300 samples in a year.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Sep 2009 | 9:32 am

Harendra Gupta takes lead in Bangalore Open golf

Harendra Gupta of Chandigarh shot a bogey-free 69 to take the lead on day one of the Global Green Bangalore Open 2009, at the KGA course here Wednesday. R. Murthy and Ranjit Singh were one stroke behind Gupta in tied second place.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Sep 2009 | 9:30 am

Himangshu, Vidit pull off big upsets in Kolkata Open Chess

International Master Himanshu Sharma and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi caused major upsets by scalping highly rated Grandmasters in the second round of the fourth Kolkata Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament here Wednesday.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Sep 2009 | 9:30 am

Pak to share info with Lanka about cricket team attack

Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has assured Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa that Islamabad would share information on the March 3 terror attack on the island nation's cricketers in Lahore that had left six players injured.
Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 2 Sep 2009 | 8:46 am

Court orders Punjab Cricket Association to attach bank account

A local court Wednesday ordered the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) to attach its bank account for non-payment of dues to a supplier of generator sets.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Sep 2009 | 8:31 am

Karunuday in ITF tournament quarters

Indian teenager Karunuday Singh marched into his first International Tennis Federation (ITF) quarterfinals Wednesday, dispatching South Korean Seong-Yoon Chung 6-4, 6-1 in the $10,000 event at the DLTA Stadium here.
Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Sep 2009 | 8:31 am

Nielsen to take a break, Cooley to coach Oz for last 3 ODIs

A tired Tim Nielsen will return home after Australia's first four ODIs, leaving his deputy Troy Cooley to coach the side in the final three one-dayers against England.
Source: Rediff Cricket | 2 Sep 2009 | 6:39 am

Australia coach Nielsen to head home for a break

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia cricket coach Tim Nielsen, who presided over the team's 2-1 Ashes defeat last month, will return home after the fourth one-day international against England, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Sep 2009 | 3:13 am