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Ovechkin scores 2, leads Capitals to win in openerAlex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist, and Jose Theodore stopped 19 shots to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night in the season-opener.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:25 am Atlanta's Meadors WNBA coach of the yearMarynell Meadors was honored Thursday as the WNBA coach of the year after leading the Atlanta Dream to a remarkable turnaround in the franchise's second season.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:15 am Chelsea enjoying stint under Ancelotti: LampardChelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has said the team is enjoying its spectacular beginning in the Premier League under new coach Carlo Ancelotti.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am Marinelli insists Lions game like any other to himRod Marinelli might not recognize the guys on the other side when the Chicago Bears host the Detroit Lions on Sunday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:05 am Pairing of Knicks, Milicic could be what both needThe New York Knicks are desperate for someone to bolster the worst interior defense in the NBA.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:05 am Tendulkar collapsed in hotel room after Australia matchSachin Tendulkar sustained a cut on his cheek and was lucky not to break his nose after collapsing in his hotel room on the eve of India's last Champions Trophy match against the West Indies.Source: Rediff Cricket | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:58 am Former Patriots LB Seau campaigns for comebackFormer NFL linebacker Junior Seau is trying out some new careers this fall as part of a television show called "Sports Jobs."Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:50 am Penguins' Crosby among last to switch sticksSidney Crosby is still speaking softly, only now he's carrying a different stick.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:30 am Source: Giants will bring back Bochy, SabeanThe San Francisco Giants are close to finalizing new deals for general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:30 am Mora saw Manning's greatness in high schoolThough now isn't the best week for the Seahawks to learn this, Jim Mora loves Peyton Manning.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:30 am Saints' Payton, Jets' Ryan are aggressive gurusCall it a meeting of the masterminds in New Orleans.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:20 am Australia eyes successive final in Champions TrophyHaving sneaked into the semi-finals with a last-ball victory over Pakistan, Australia will have to plug their batting loopholes when they take on England in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Centurion.Source: Rediff Cricket | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:38 am AP boys post winCHENNAI: Defending champion Andhra Pradesh trounced Chhattisgarh 29-9, 29-6 in the boys’ category of the National junior ball badminton championships here on Thursday. Other results: ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Consolation win for IndiaJohannesburg: Virat Kohli’s bat-speed was the striking aspect of his batsmanship. Whether wading into the bowling with whiplash drives and flicks or picking the length in a flash for the pull, the young man was in his element at the ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am ACA u-19 women campVIJAYAWADA: The following players are selected for the Andhra u-19 women cricket camp to be held at JKC College ground, Guntur, from October 2 to 11. The team will take part in the South Zone inter-state tournament to be held at Hyderabad from ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am India’s bowling attack was its baneJohannesburg: Much as India missed the hugely influential Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh, the side’s failure to enter the semifinals was essentially related to its attack. Ordinary bowling was the chief cause for the Indian ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Rejuvenated England takes on favourite AustraliaStuart Broad may miss out because of injury; Side winning toss would opt to batSource: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Bagan seeks clarificationKOLKATA: A day after Baichung Bhutia signed for East Bengal, Mohun Bagan on Thursday shot off a letter to the All India Football Federation President Praful Patel citing “huge irregularities” in the handling of the Bhutia issue. ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Irfan Pathan back at NCABangalore: Irfan Pathan is back at the National Cricket Academy for a rehabilitation stint after his knee injury forced him to miss the Irani Trophy match in progress at Nagpur. The left-arm seamer has been nursing the injury for a ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am It could well be the 8th one-dayerThe first semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy could well be the 8th one-dayer between the Australians and the Englishmen. They barely finished a seven match one-day series a few days before they got on the plane to travel to South Africa for ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Taher Quadri and Satyavani shineHYDERABAD: S.M. Taher Quadri in the small borefree rifle prone 50m event for juniors (men) and K. Satyavani in the .22 open sight standard rifle 3P 50m event for women set new meet records in the 10th AP State shooting championships at SAAP ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Russia catches up with IndiaNEW DELHI: As anticipated, a resurgent Russia caught up with defending champion India at the top and now appears better placed in the title-race of the World Youth (under-16) Chess Olympiad at Akhisar, Turkey, on Thursday. In the eighth ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Gambhir happy to emulate DravidGautam Gambhir says he is honoured to emulate former India captain Rahul Dravid by winning the ICC Test Player of the Year award. 'It's a great feeling to be rated the best Test batsman of the year, an award which has come an Indian's way after Rahul Dravid [in 2004], who truly is one of the legends of the game,' he said after receiving the award in Johannesburg on Thursday.Source: Rediff Cricket | 1 Oct 2009 | 9:38 pm Mitchell Johnson named ICC Cricketer of YearLONDON (Reuters) - Australia all-rounder Mitchell Johnson was named International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricketer of the Year at an awards ceremony in Johannesburg on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Oct 2009 | 9:25 pm NZ's Styris to cover for Elliott at Champions TrophyWELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand have called up all-rounder Scott Styris to cover for the injured Grant Elliott ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against Pakistan on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Oct 2009 | 9:19 pm Dhoni, Gambhir win top ICC honoursMahendra Singh Dhoni was named the ICC ODI Player of the Year for the second consecutive time at a glittering award ceremony in Johannesburg on Thursday night.Source: Rediff Cricket | 1 Oct 2009 | 9:01 pm Peter Siddle is Emerging Player of the YearAustralian fast bowler Peter Siddle won the Emerging Player of the Year award at the International Cricket Council (ICC) awards ceremony here Thursday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Oct 2009 | 12:30 pm Peter Siddle named Emerging Player, Dilshan gets T20 awardAustralian right-arm fast bowler Peter Siddle on Thursday was named the Emerging Player of the Year at a glittering International Cricket Council (ICC) Awards ceremony in Johannesburg.Source: Rediff Cricket | 1 Oct 2009 | 12:14 pm Pakistan uncertain over playing elevenControversial pacer Mohammad Asif's impressive comeback against Australia has left the Pakistan team management in a fix over the playing eleven for their semi-final clash against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy on Saturday.Source: Rediff Cricket | 1 Oct 2009 | 9:43 am Australia will not take England lightly - HauritzCENTURION, South Africa (Reuters) - Australia will not be taking England lightly in Friday's Champions Trophy semi-final, off-spinner Nathan Hauritz said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Oct 2009 | 8:37 am De Villiers to sit out of Champions League Twenty20Delhi Daredevils will miss the services of AB de Villiers in their Champions League campaign as Cricket South Africa (CSA) has withdrawn the middle-order batsman from the Twenty20 tournament due to a lower back pain.Source: Rediff Cricket | 1 Oct 2009 | 8:02 am Mumbai bowl out Rest of India for 260Rest of India were bowled out for a paltry 260 runs in their first innings on a decent batting track against Mumbai on the first day of the Irani Trophy.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Oct 2009 | 8:01 am Scoreboard: Rest of India vs. Mumbai, Day I, Irani TrophyThe following is the scoreboard after the first day's play in the Irani Trophy between Rest of India and Mumbai at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here Thursday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Oct 2009 | 8:00 am India made mistakes in Champions Trophy - DhoniJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted his team made mistakes during the Champions Trophy in which they failed to reach the semi-finals.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Oct 2009 | 7:42 am Sehwag fails to impress in Irani TrophyRavindra Jadeja's gutsy 77 and Munaf Patel's brisk unbeaten 36 guided Rest of India to 260 in their first innings on the opening day of their Irani Trophy match against Ranji Champions Mumbai in Nagpur on Thursday.Source: Rediff Cricket | 1 Oct 2009 | 7:39 am England's Broad doubtful for Champions Trophy semiCENTURION, South Africa (Reuters) - England fast bowler Stuart Broad is doubtful for the Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia on Friday due to a buttock injury.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Oct 2009 | 7:18 am Pakistan board refuses to pay for Shoaib knee surgeryKARACHI (Reuters) - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has refused to pay for a knee operation for fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in a bid to revive his flagging international career.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 1 Oct 2009 | 7:09 am Has Dhoni lost his midas touch?Mahendra Singh Dhoni, regarded as the man with the midas touch, is feeling the heat for the first time in his otherwise fabled spell as captain of the Indian team.Source: Rediff Cricket | 1 Oct 2009 | 7:03 am Churchill Brothers held by Mahindra United in I-League openerDefending champions Churchill Brothers were held 1-1 by Mahindra United in the opening game of the first round of the I-League football at the Cooperage here Thursday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Oct 2009 | 7:01 am Murugappa Gold Cup hockey: Karnataka split points with IOBKarnataka XI wasted an excellent opportunity to pick up full points and eventually drew 2-2 with local champions Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) in the opening fixture of the All-India Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament here Thursday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Oct 2009 | 7:01 am National kick-boxing meet startsThe national kick-boxing championship started here Wednesday with more than 1,000 participants in the men and women's sections fighting for top honours.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Oct 2009 | 7:01 am India made mistakes in Champions Trophy: Dhoni!Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted his team made mistakes during the Champions Trophy in which they failed to reach the semi-finals.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 1 Oct 2009 | 6:47 am Hockey squad for Women's Asia CupHockey India Thursday announced an 18-member squad for the Women's Asia Cup to be held in Bangkok Oct 3 to Nov 8.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 1 Oct 2009 | 6:32 am When Dhoni took his first ODI wicketFollowing are the statistical highlights of the Champions Trophy match between India and the West Indies, and Australia and Pakistan.Source: Rediff Cricket | 1 Oct 2009 | 2:45 am
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