BCCI gives Rs. 15 lakh for U-19 players
BCCI chief Sharad Pawar announced that the players of Indian Under-19 cricket team will receive a reward of Rs 15 lakh each. The Indian team won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup crown after a gap of eight years with a close 12-run victory over South Africa.
Sharad Pawar said, “The team has done a great job, have demonstrated there is a lot of potential in young players & that the future of Indian cricket is bright. We have asked the Karnataka ….
Venus William reached Banglore for Bangalore Open
Richard William’s sister Venus arrived in Banglore on Sunday. With 14 Grand Slam titles between the Serena & Venus Williams are undoubtedly the grand attraction at Monday’s Bangalore Open. Venus William said, “I want to see it all. I want to go to the market, want to get a saree & other things & sent it back to my friends & will try to win the tournament”.
Venus Williams & Serena are by far the best female tennis players to have ….
UFC 82 results of Sunday
Anderson Silva defeated Dan Henderson by submission.
Heavyweights: Heath Herring (28-13, 1 NC) defeated Cheick Kongo (11-4-1), split decision Judges’ scores: 29-28 Herring, 29-28 Kongo, 29-28 Herring.
Middleweights: Chris Leben (18-4) defeated Alessio Sakara (16-7, 1 no contest) by TKO.
Middleweights: Yushin Okami (20-4) defeated Evan Tanner (32-7) following a Knockout (Knee).
Welterweights: Jon Fitch (21-2, one no contest) defeated Chris Wilson (12-4, one no contest) scores: 30-27, 29-28, 30-27 .
Heavyweights: Andrei Arlovski (14-5) defeated Jake O’Brien (10-1) following TKO.
Welterweights: Luigi Fiorvanti (13-3) defeated ….
India won the cb series final match
India on Sunday won the match against Australia by 6 wickets in Sydney, Australia. Australia had make a score of 239. The target was of 240 runs. India had make a score of 242 runs. Rohit Sharma: 66 runs. Tendulkar not out at a score of 117 runs. Ms Dhoni: 15 runs not out. Yuvraj Singh: 10 runs. Robin Uttahpa: 17 runs. Gautam Gambhir: 3 runs.
Read More: India won the cb series final matchUnion Minister Dasari Narayana Rao’s son kidnapped
Hari Hara Prabhu the 10 years old son of the Union Minister of State for Coa Dasari Narayana Rao was kidnapped by five armed men from a hotel room in Chitoor town. According to the police, the armed men barged into the hotel room in Seshapuram area, where Prabhu had put up.
They took him away at gunpoint at 7:00 pm on Tuesday evening. Prabhu, his wife & their 10 years old son had checked into the hotel earlier in the ….
Ishant Sharma fined 15 percent of match fee
Ishant Sharma 19 years old, Indian cricket team player on Monday fined 15 per cent of his match fee for showing a “send-off finger” to Andrew Symonds after the Symonds was dismissed in the cricket tri-series ODI at SCG here.
The speedster Ishant Sharma from Delhi, was charged under ICC Code of Conduct 1.6 rule violation which pertains to showing disrespect to opposition player or team on the field.
Ishant Sharma was earlier fined for showing his disappointment when Symonds was not ….
Dhoni, Symonds most valuable player at IPL
India’s cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was sold for USD 1.5 million, the highest bid at the on-going Indian Premier League auctions in Mumbai. MS Dhoni was bought by Chennai.
After MS Dhoni Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds got the second highest bid for Rs 5.4
crore ($ 1.35 million) in the players auction of DLF Indian Premier League in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Australia’s team captain Ricky Ponting, however, did not command a huge price going to Kolkata for Rs 1.6 crore ….
The Great Khali eliminated at No Way Out 17 Feb. 2008
The Great Khali
The Great Khali loss the elimination chamber match (fight) at No Way Out 17 february, 2oo8 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The UnderTaker locks his new Triangle submission on The Great Khali as he taps out and is eliminated from the elimination chamber match at No Way Out & The Great Khali’s manager Ranjint Singh was taken out on a stretcher after Undertaker kicked him off the cage wall ….
Read More: The Great Khali eliminated at No Way Out 17 Feb. 2008Sourav Ganguly considering ODI retirement
Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly has disclosed that he would take retirement from the limited overs version in next 7-8 months. Ganguly told Samay, “Selectors asked me whether I wanted to continue one-day cricket. I said, yes definitely, at least for the next 7-8 months”.
Gangult told in an interview with private news channel, “There is not much of ODI cricket this year. This is Australia series then India goes to Sri Lanka for Test & ODI, ….
Australia won the match
Australia won the match agains Sri Lanka by 63 runs in the tri-series cricket one day international match at Perth on Friday.
Scores:
Australia 236 all out in 49.4 overs.
Sri Lanka 173 all out in 45.3 overs.
Man of the Match: AC Gilchrist.
Teams:
Australia: Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Michael Hussey, James Hopes, Brett Lee, Brad Hogg, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken.
Sri Lanka: Tillekaratne Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara ….
Gregory Allen King quit
Gregory Allen King
Indian cricket team’s trainer Gregory Allen King resigns on Friday. Niranjan Shah the Secretary of BCCI on Friday said that Gregory Allen King, who was contracted with the BCCI till December, 2007, has resigned from his post today. The 34 years old trainer from East London, South Africa, took up the reins from compatriot Adrian Le Roux in August, 2003. Allen King is a post-graduate in Human Kinetics & Ergonomics, ….
Read More: Gregory Allen King quitRajpal Singh out from Olympic qualifiers
Rajpal Singh & Prabhjot Singh
The surces said that the Olympic hockey team’s top forward player Rajpal Singh has decided to not to play in the tournament to be held at Santiago (Chile) from March 1. The Rajpal Singh said, “I have taken the decision to skip the Olympic qualifiers as I feel nothing was above
self respect”.
According to sources, the forward player Rajpal Singh had some differences with chief coach Joaquim Carvalho. The team returns ….
10 players signed for ICL
The sources said that the Pakistan cricket has received a big shock with 10 players, including fast bowler Mohammad Sami, reportedly joining the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL). The decision by the 10 players to join the ICL despite the Pakistan Cricket Board imposing a domestic as well as international ban on the six players who had earlier joined the Essel last year.
The authorities had hoped the domestic ban would serve as a restraint to players approached by the ICL.
The ….
Kapil filed an affidavit against BCCI
Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev a former cricketer, now the director of the Indian Cricket League, today filed an affidavit in the Delhi High Court claiming that ill-treatment was being distributed by BCCI to players who have joined rebel ICL.
In the affidavit, the Kapil Dev said that the players’ pension & other post-retirement benefits have also been stopped by the BCCI. The affidavit has been filed in support of the ICL’s petition seeking a restraint order against ….
Sri Lanka won the match
The sources said that the Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka’s captain has won the toss & decided to bowl first in the fifth ODI against India in Canberra on Tuesday. Earlier, the match was delayed due to rain. The rain was forecast to clear later in the day, raising the possibility of a shortened match. Rain had delayed another start to the second innings of the 5th ODI of the Commonwealth Bank Series, ….
Read More: Sri Lanka won the matchAustralia won the toss & elect to bat first
Australia won the toss & elect to bat first against India in forth ODI. The met office has predicted partly cloudy conditions with chances of rain during the day. If rain again plays spoilsport, it will come as a huge disappointment for the fans.
Squads
Australia:
Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Mike Hussey, Andrew Symonds, James Hopes, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson and Nathan Bracken.
India:
Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, ….
Australia won by 128 runs
Australia has won the third ODI of the series against Sri Lanka in sydney by 128 runs. Australia got 4 marks for this match.
Sri Lanka 125/10 (31.3) Overs
Australia 253/6 (50.0) Overs.
Australia’s Playing Eleven:
Ricky Ponting (Captain), Adam Gilchrist(WK), Matthew Hayden, James Hopes, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken, Brad Hogg, Mitchell Johnson.
Sri Lankas’s Playing Eleven:
Mahela Jayawardene (Captain), Kumar Sangakkara(WK), Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan ….
Australia won the toss & elect to bat first
Australia won the toss against Sri Lanka 3rd game of the series. ustralia elect to bat first & the metch has started. The met office has predicted partly cloudy conditions with chances of rain during the day. If rain again plays spoilsport, it will come as a huge disappointment for the fans.
Squads:
Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara(w), Mahela Jayawardene(c), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Ishara Amerasinghe, Lasith Malinga and ….
Michael Kasprowicz announces his retirement
Michael Kasprowicz Former Australian Test seamer has announced he would retire from cricket after Queensland’s home one-day match against Western Australia on Saturday. Kasprowicz made his first class debut as a 17 years old in 1989-90. He played 38 Tests for Australia & the last in South Africa in April, 2006. He played 43 ODI & two Twenty-Twenty internationals.
Read More: Michael Kasprowicz announces his retirementIndia won the toss & elect to bat first
INDIA have won the toss & will bat first in the tri series one day cricket match against Sri Lanka at the Gabba on another wet day in Brisbane. Although it rained heavily this morning the skies have cleared to allow a start at 14:15 EDT.
Squads:
India :
Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth, Ishant Sharma
Sri Lanka :
Upul Tharanga, ….