ICC To Discuss Sledging, 2011 World Cup
India's cricket board will try to get support from other friendly countries at next week's chief executives' meeting in a bid to completely stamp out sledging from the sport, a top official said Thursday. 'When I go there (Kuala Lumpur) I will discuss this issue with other countries. Basically, I will be asking a question, which is a common sense question,' Niranjan Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), told IANS. 'Our demand is that umpires should take action if they hear any abuse in the field. But whether or not the Internati..
I-League Title Race Poised For Exciting Finish
India's inaugural I-League football tournament is heading for an exciting finish. With two rounds remaining, Goan clubs Dempo and Churchill Brothers are tied at the top with 32 points, but the former have a better goal difference. Last year's National League champions Dempo have a +19 goal difference as against Churchill's +15. The winner may not emerge till the last round of games on Feb 23. Dempo, however, are better placed as they will be playing bottom-ranked Salgaocar in the penultimate round Saturday, while Churchill should have a slightly tougher outing against Spor..
Results And Standings Of I-League After 16th Round
The following are the results and standings of the I-League football after the conclusion of the 16th round. The standings have been tabulated under matches played, won, draw, loss, goals for, against, difference and points. Round XVI (results): Feb 9: Salgaocar 1-0 Viva Kerala (Margao); Mahindra United 3-0 Sporting Clube de Goa (Mumbai); Mohun Bagan 0-0 Dempo (Saltlake) Feb 10: JCT, Phagwara 2-0 Air-India (Ludhiana); East Bengal 0-1 Churchill Brothers (Saltlake) Standings: TEAMS P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS Dempo 16 09 05 02 30-11 +1..
DLF Wins IPL's Title Sponsorship Rights
Leading real estate company DLF Limited Wednesday won the title sponsorship rights for Indian Premier League (IPL), which is set to kick off April 18. The title sponsorship right for five years was won by DLF after they quoted the highest bid amount of Rs.400 million. Lalit Modi, chairman and commissioner of IPL said: 'The title sponsorship race was tightly contested between three participants, with DLF emerging the final winner through a fair and transparent process. 'I am truly happy to have DLF as our Title Sponsors as they happen to share a common vision with the BCCI to ..
After Scoring 351, Sankalan Shines With Three Wickets
After scoring a brilliant 351 Tuesday, rookie Sankalan Ghosh created flutters by picking three wickets and taking three catches on the second day of the match in the Cricket Association of Bengala (CAB) 110 points junior league here Wednesday. Turning out for Mainland Sambaran Cricket Academy (MSCA) at the Vivekananda Park, left-handed Sankalan tore apart the 38-ward Krira--Unnayan Parishad bowlers with his triple hundred Tuesday, which was his maiden triple-figure score. 'I am very satisfied. But I am aware that this is just the beginning. My favourite shots are drives and cuts on t..
Kapil Dev's Website Launched
Legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev's fans can now reach out to him through his website www.KapilDev.asia. 'I lost out on securing KapilDev.com and KapilDev.in. However, KapilDev.asia will be my home on the internet. DotAsia is doing commendable work through its Celebrity Pioneers Program,' the former India captain said at the launch here. 'It's time for all stars, especially athletes and cricket stars, to take their online presence seriously. With DotAsia, they have a perfect platform to connect with their fans and audience,' said the 1983 World Cup-winning..
Delhi, Not Kolkata, Likely To Host Next Davis Cup Tie
Squashing all speculation about Kolkata hosting the Asia-Oceania Davis Cup Group I semi-final against Japan, a senior Bengal Tennis Association (BTA) functionary said Wednesday that Delhi is the likely venue for the encounter. 'As of now, the April 4-6 tie is in Delhi,' BTA secretary Hiranmoy Chatterjee, who also an executive council member of the All India Tennis Association (AITA), told IANS from Kolkata. Chatterjee said initially the South Club courts in Kolkata was considered as the venue, but the idea was dropped looking at the huge expenses involved. 'We initially..
Red Tape, Personality Clashes Cripple Indian Sport
The Beijing Olympic Games are less than six months away and India's preparations in badminton and shooting events appear to be hit by the personality clashes between the sports officials. Camps have either been cancelled or postponed in the recent past due to the lack of consumable equipment like the shuttlecocks and ammunition in the absence of a clear-cut policy, red tapism and personality clashes between officials of Sports Authority of India (SAI) and national sports federations (NSFs). Correspondence between the ministry and SAI accessed by IANS clearly reveals that despite the..
Delhi, Not Kolkata, Likely To Host Next Davis Cup Tie
Squashing all speculation about Kolkata hosting the Asia-Oceania Davis Cup Group I semi-final against Japan, a senior Bengal Tennis Association (BTA) functionary said Wednesday that Delhi is the likely venue for the encounter. 'As of now, the April 4-6 tie is in Delhi,' BTA secretary Hiranmoy Chatterjee, who also an executive council member of the All India Tennis Association (AITA), told IANS from Kolkata. Chatterjee said initially the South Club courts in Kolkata was considered as the venue, but the idea was dropped looking at the huge expenses involved. 'We initially..
32 Indian Athletes Eye Beijing Berth At Asian Indoor Meet
Led by world ranked long jumper Anju Bobby George, thirty-two Indian athletes -- 17 men and 15 women -- left for Doha Wednesday morning to participate in the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Feb 14-16. The three-day meet provides the athletes yet another chance to qualify for the Beijing Olympics in August. It is also a qualification event for the World Indoor Championships in Spain later this year. Apart from Anju, prominent Indian athletes who will look to book their Beijing berth at Doha include 1500m bronze medal winner in last year's World Military Games Hamza Chatholi, re..
Frenzy Grips Punjab City As Wrestler Khali Fights
His sport may not be played commonly in India but that has not dented the popularity of wrestler Dalip Singh, better known as 'The Great Khali' in the World Wide Entertainment (WWE) international circuit. He is officially part of the Punjab Police, but he lives mostly in the US. With Khali all set for his big fight Feb 17 - with five opponents ready to pin him down in the 'No way out' ring of death in a WWE match in the US - his fans in this Punjab city are backing up their hero. T-shirts and other accessories carrying the picture of Khali have appeared in markets and ..
Frenzy Grips Punjab City As Wrestler Khali Fights
His sport may not be played commonly in India but that has not dented the popularity of wrestler Dalip Singh, better known as 'The Great Khali' in the World Wide Entertainment (WWE) international circuit. He is officially part of the Punjab Police, but he lives mostly in the US. With Khali all set for his big fight Feb 17 - with five opponents ready to pin him down in the 'No way out' ring of death in a WWE match in the US - his fans in this Punjab city are backing up their hero. T-shirts and other accessories carrying the picture of Khali have appeared in markets and ..
Ved Prakash Scores 12 Goals For Haryana
Haryana helped themselves to a 35-0 victory against hapless Pondicherry with Ved Prakash scoring 12 goals in a Group A match of the 4th junior boys (Under-18) National Hockey Championship here today. In Group C, Mumbai recorded a 13-0 verdict against Assam as Victo Singh spearheaded their charge scoring four goals. Tuesday's results: Group A: SAIL 2 (Amardeep Ekka 1, Upendra Pillai 1) bt Chandigarh 1 (Mohit Singh Thakur 1); Haryana 35 (Ved Prakash 12, Amit 5, Anil 4, Arjun 4, Sidhant 3, Sandeep Kumar 3, Nitin 2, Gagandeep 1, Mukesh 1) bt Pondicherry 0 Group C: Bengal 3 (Avijit ..
Court Quashes Plea To Stay Squash Team Selection
India's No 2 woman squash player Dipika Pallikal, who has not been selected for the upcoming Asian Championship in Kuwait, Tuesday did not get any reprieve from the Delhi High Court, which refused to quash the team selection. Justice Gita Mittal declined the plea of Pallikal's counsel that the selected team, which comprises low-ranked players, not be allowed to play the championship, which begins Wednesday. 'At this point, we cannot pass such an order. First the response to the notice, filed by the federation justifying the omission, should be brought on record,' the c..
Kapil Moves Court On Stoppage Of Pension By BCCI
Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev Tuesday challenged in court the 'monopolistic position' of the Indian cricket board after it stopped his pension and other benefits he got as a former India player. The 'Haryana hurricane', as Kapil Dev is popularly known, alleged in the Delhi High Court that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which he said he served for 30 years, stopped his post-retirement benefits by 'deliberately amending the rules' after he joined the Indian Cricket League (ICL). Since the time the BCCI had announced a pension scheme for retir..
Ved Prakash Scores 12 Goals For Haryana
Haryana helped themselves to a 35-0 victory against hapless Pondicherry with Ved Prakash scoring 12 goals in a Group A match of the 4th junior boys (Under-18) National Hockey Championship here today. In Group C, Mumbai recorded a 13-0 verdict against Assam as Victo Singh spearheaded their charge scoring four goals. Tuesday's results: Group A: SAIL 2 (Amardeep Ekka 1, Upendra Pillai 1) bt Chandigarh 1 (Mohit Singh Thakur 1); Haryana 35 (Ved Prakash 12, Amit 5, Anil 4, Arjun 4, Sidhant 3, Sandeep Kumar 3, Nitin 2, Gagandeep 1, Mukesh 1) bt Pondicherry 0 Group C: Bengal 3 (Avijit ..
Greens Propose Alternative Site For Games Village
Environmentalists opposing the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village on the Yamuna river bank Tuesday suggested an alternative site to Delhi High Court, near Safdarjung Airport in south Delhi. Submitting his final arguments, P.S. Parikh, counsel for the petitioners, said that the area near Safdarjung Airport was fit for constructing the Commonwealth village for the 2010 games. A division bench comprising Justices A.K. Sikri and Rekha Sharma posted the matter to Feb 15, when responses were sought from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) over the construction of a depot near ..
Kapil Moves Court On Stoppage Of Pension By BCCI
Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev Tuesday challenged in court the 'monopolistic position' of the Indian cricket board after it stopped his pension and other benefits he got as a former India player. The 'Haryana hurricane', as Kapil Dev is popularly known, alleged in the Delhi High Court that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which he said he served for 30 years, stopped his post-retirement benefits by 'deliberately amending the rules' after he joined the Indian Cricket League (ICL). Since the time the BCCI had announced a pension scheme for retir..
ITF, ATP To Award Ranking Points For Beijing Olympics
To attract top players to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) have decided to award ranking points to male players. The Women's Tennis Association (WTA), an organisation of professionals, had taken a similar step last July for the August games. The awarding of points at the Olympic Games is, however, not a new development as it started eight years ago, at the 2000 Sydney games and was also implemented in the next edition in Athens. The ATP and ITF said that the world rankings would be used as a guide..
Ganguly Zeroes In On Seven Players For Shah Rukh's Team
Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has zeroed in on seven international players for the Kolkata team that he will be leading in the Twent20 tournament of the Indian Premier League (IPL) starting April 18. After a teleconference with Kolkata franchise owner Shah Rukh Khan Monday evening, Ganguly seemed ready to build the dream team and also for the player's auction slated for Feb 20. 'I would always like to have players like Gili (Adam Gilchrist), Jaques Kallis, Mathew Hayden, Shaun Pollock, Brett Lee, Shahid Afridi and Yousuf Youhanna on my side,' Ganguly was quote..
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