Sunday 24 April 2011
Saturday 23 April 2011
KKR beat RCB
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets in their Indian Premier League match here today.
Chris Gayle scored a smashing century in his first IPL match of this season. T Dilshan also played a good knock supporting Gayle.
Initially with Gambhir & Yusuf Pathan's valuable innings Kolkata had managed to reach fighting total of 171.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders: 171 for five in 20 overs (Gautam Gambhir 48, Yusuf Pathan 46, Sreenath Aravind 2/37)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 175 for one in 18.1 overs (Chris Gayle 102 not out; L Balaji 1/43).
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Thursday 21 April 2011
Arjun Halappa still cant believe he is Indian Hockey Captain
Halappa has been a veteran of Indian hockey, having served the national team for nearly a decade. However, it is the first time he will be leading the national team after he was named captain for next month's Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia.
"I never thought in my wildest dream that I would become captain of the national team. My father (BK Halappa) used to play hockey but I started playing the game to get a decent job as the financial condition of my family was not good. It was a dream to play for India and today I am the captain.
(PTI)
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Bob Houghten's Tenure ends
The AIFF is not interested in any compromise formula with national football coach Bob Houghton, who is facing racial abuse charges, and his nearly five-year tenure at the helm is as good as over, top sources said today.
Sources said that there was no truth in the reports that Houghton and the AIFF are negotiating for a compromise formula to drop the racial abuse charges if the coach quits immediately.
"He is not going to step onto the field with the Indian team again. The Asian Cup in Doha (in January) was his last assignment," a source told PTI.
The AIFF is also unlikely to pay six months' salary as compensation to Houghton, who was appointed coach in 2006.
Sources said that there was no truth in the reports that Houghton and the AIFF are negotiating for a compromise formula to drop the racial abuse charges if the coach quits immediately.
"He is not going to step onto the field with the Indian team again. The Asian Cup in Doha (in January) was his last assignment," a source told PTI.
The AIFF is also unlikely to pay six months' salary as compensation to Houghton, who was appointed coach in 2006.
(PTI)
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Gaganjeet Bhullar break par in Jakarta
Gaganjeet Bhullar was the only one to break par on an otherwise disappointing day for the Indians in the first round of the Indonesian Masters Golf tournament here today.
Bhullar shot one-under 71 and was placed tied 32nd, five shots off the leader Bangladesh's Siddikur Rehman. Siddikur shot an opening six-under-par 66 to lead on day one but has world number two Lee Westwood trailing by two.
There were six players at tied second with 67 each and the bunch included Thais Thongchai Jaidee and Prayad Marksaeng and Lam Chih Bing. Also at 67 were Filipino Antonio Lascuna and Koreans Park Hyun-bin and Hwang Inn-choon in the USD 750,000 showpiece event.
Bhullar shot one-under 71 and was placed tied 32nd, five shots off the leader Bangladesh's Siddikur Rehman. Siddikur shot an opening six-under-par 66 to lead on day one but has world number two Lee Westwood trailing by two.
There were six players at tied second with 67 each and the bunch included Thais Thongchai Jaidee and Prayad Marksaeng and Lam Chih Bing. Also at 67 were Filipino Antonio Lascuna and Koreans Park Hyun-bin and Hwang Inn-choon in the USD 750,000 showpiece event.
(PTI)
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Badminton- Skirt Controversy
A new rule which makes wearing skirts on court mandatory for female shuttlers has created a furore in India with former and current players saying such an "unfair" move could discourage girls from taking up the sport.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has introduced a new dress code, which requires all female shuttlers to wear skirts from May 1. Players may continue to wear shorts if they wish to but it has to be underneath a skirt.
India's most successful doubles player Jwala Gutta and her doubles partner Ashwini Ponnappa and a few like them prefer wearing skirts on court but even they feel it should not be made compulsory.
(PTI)
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KKR beat Kochi in low scoring match
Ravindra Jadeja came up with a brilliant allround display to help the resurgent Kochi Tuskers Kerala halt Kolkata Knight Riders three-match winning run with a narrow six-run victory in a low-scoring Indian Premier League clash here today.
Jadeja was the star for the Kochi team as he scored 29 from 18 balls to help his team post 132 for seven and then scalped two wickets as the Tuskers restricted the Knight Riders to 126 for nine at the Eden gardens here.
Put into bat, Kochi had a flying start, thanks to the in-form pair of Brendon McCullum and Mahela Jayawardene but the Knight Riders restricted them to 132 for seven with a fine bowling effort by Yusuf Pathan (3/20) and Shakib-Al-Hasan (3/28).
Jadeja was the star for the Kochi team as he scored 29 from 18 balls to help his team post 132 for seven and then scalped two wickets as the Tuskers restricted the Knight Riders to 126 for nine at the Eden gardens here.
Put into bat, Kochi had a flying start, thanks to the in-form pair of Brendon McCullum and Mahela Jayawardene but the Knight Riders restricted them to 132 for seven with a fine bowling effort by Yusuf Pathan (3/20) and Shakib-Al-Hasan (3/28).
(PTI)
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Wednesday 20 April 2011
India Beat Sri Lanka in Junior Davis Cup
India team today retained its place in the Asia/Oceania group in the Junior Davis Cup after thrashing Sri Lanka 3-0 in their last group match of the World Group qualifying round here.
India had already failed to qualify for the World Group after suffering their second consecutive loss in Group D yesterday at DLTA Complex here.
With the win today, which save them from relegation, India ended the group at third spot with one point and will play Indonesia, who also finished third in Group B, in the 11-16 classification match tomorrow.
Two teams each from four groups competing in the tournament will qualify for the World Group.
Fatehdeep Singh gave India a 1-0 lead after his 2-6 6-3 6-4 win over Sharmal Dissanayake in a two-hour contest.
India's top player Shaik Abdullah made it 2-0 with a 6-1 6-4 thumping of Nadarjah Nishangam.
With the win today, which save them from relegation, India ended the group at third spot with one point and will play Indonesia, who also finished third in Group B, in the 11-16 classification match tomorrow.
Two teams each from four groups competing in the tournament will qualify for the World Group.
Fatehdeep Singh gave India a 1-0 lead after his 2-6 6-3 6-4 win over Sharmal Dissanayake in a two-hour contest.
India's top player Shaik Abdullah made it 2-0 with a 6-1 6-4 thumping of Nadarjah Nishangam.
(PTI)
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MUMBAI VS PUNE
Pune Warriors coach Geoff Marsh feels that a total in excess of 150 for the team batting first is par for the course on the Wankhede strip that is conducive for batsmen.
"It looks like a very good wicket. We have to score at least 150 plus. But we will have to see how it plays in the first six overs and then reassess the target," the former Australian batsman told reporters ahead of his team's clash against hosts Mumbai Indians here tomorrow.
Geoff said though their rivals Mumbai Indians are a very good side, they are not unbeatable.
(PTI)
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Tuesday 19 April 2011
Indian coach for hockey
Hockey India today ruled out the prospect of a foreigner being appointed as the full-time coach of the national team and said an "Indian national" will be at the helm of affairs.
Harendra Singh will accompany the Indian team as national coach to Malaysia for May 5-15 Azlan Shah hockey tournament and a full-time coach is expected to be announced after that for crucial tournaments ahead like the Champions Trophy and 2012 Olympic qualifiers.
HI Executive Director Anupam Gulati said an Indian will be made coach after the government's clearance.
Harendra Singh will accompany the Indian team as national coach to Malaysia for May 5-15 Azlan Shah hockey tournament and a full-time coach is expected to be announced after that for crucial tournaments ahead like the Champions Trophy and 2012 Olympic qualifiers.
HI Executive Director Anupam Gulati said an Indian will be made coach after the government's clearance.
(PTI)
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