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Liverpool misses Gerrard...

2009-04-21T01:15:00.000-07:00

Liverpool will be missing out their captain Steven Gerrard as he had been injured and will not be playing the Tuesday's Premier League match at home to Arsenal. It is expected that he will be ruled out for 7-10 days with the groin problem. It would be a tough competition for Manchester United to regain the first place only if they win against Portsmouth at Old Trafford. But a draw for Liverpool at Anfield would see them go top of the table. Robin van Persie and Emmanuel Adebayor are also likely to miss the match for Arsenal due to injuries. Instead Bacary Sagna and Eduardo will occupy their place.

Hayden and Muralitharan does the cameo for CSK

2009-04-20T17:56:00.000-07:00

Finally they are out, from my point of view I say that it’s really difficult for other teams if they keep going like this. Hayden and Patel who made a brilliant start to the innings contributed 106 for the first wicket.Chennai Super Kings who started with match with a defeat against Mumbai Indians have now regrouped their team that had slayed the Bangalore Royal Challengers. Chasing a huge total of 179 runs under lights Bangalore Royal Challengers have lost the match by 92 runs. It was once again a poor start for the Challengers, Praveen Kumar who started the innings was bowled out by Gony.Kallis made a firing start but it was his International team mate Albie Morkel who caught him for a leg before wicket. Soon the other players went out for cheap dismissals.Dravid alone fought the battle alone scoring 20 runs and in no time even he was dismissed by Balaji.Muralitharan who claimed three wickets giving away only 11 runs was adjudged the Man Of The Match. Hayden now holds the Orange cap for scoring high runs in this season. Even Freddie’s cameo of 21 runs in just 12 balls saw Chennai set an impressive total of 179/5 in 20 overs.

Rafael Nadal,Too hot to handle....

2009-04-17T18:37:00.000-07:00

World No.1 Rafael Nadal fired out Ecuador's Nicolas Lapentti to enter the quarter-finals of the rain-hit Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-3, 6-0.He had won the match in 93 minutes and will face Ivan Ljubicic, who dismissed Italian Simone Bolelli 7-5, 7-6.Briton Andy Murray also played well to get qualified by beating Italian qualifier Fabio Fognini 7-6, 6-4.It was Murray's first entry into quarter-finals of clay tournament. At first Murray was beaten by 108th-ranked Fognini for 5-0 later Murray came out with an advantage of 13-11.

Heavy fine for slow over rate...

2009-04-17T18:24:00.000-07:00

IPL has decided to impose a huge fine on teams which resort to slow over rates. A fine of USD 20,000 will imposed on captain and USD 220,000 on the entire team. Following last years performance, the new rule of ban will be taking into effect. Lalit Modi said that providing mid-innings slots is mainly to add more commercial value to the league. A seven-and-half-minute break will be taken after 10 overs.Following a seven-and-half-minute break the match period will be extended from three hours to three-and-half hours....

Knight riders appoint McCullum as new captain....

2009-04-17T18:10:00.000-07:00

Brendon McCullum has been appointed as the captain for Kolkata Knight Riders.It seems that he might be the captain for the whole season. After appointing McCullum as Captain Buchanan's 'multiple-Captaincy theory' seems to have been taken under effect.Ganguly has been sacked of from the captaincy of KKR to bring some betterment for the team. This decision has come as a blow for saurav but for the kiwi hard hitter batsman-keeper its sign of improvement in life.Ganguly follows VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid who paved the way for Adam Gilchrist and Kevin Pietersen.

Hamilton finishes first in first practice session....

2009-04-17T17:56:00.000-07:00

Behind many controversies World champion Lewis Hamilton set the quickest time in first practice for the Chinese Grand Prix.He swept around 5.451km track in one minute, 37.334 seconds on a bright but breezy morning in Shanghai.Button is chasing a third straight win this weekend was second quickest with a lap of 1.37.450.Mark Webber finished out fifth for Red Bull's and Jarno Trulli of Toyota's and Nico Rosberg of Williams finished sixth and seventh. Finn Kimi Raikkonen finished 11th for Ferrari.

Lance Armstrong promises Giro d'Italia organisers.....

2009-04-17T17:44:00.000-07:00

Lance Armstrong has asked Giro d'Italia organizers to have confidence in his ability to recover from a broken collarbone in time for May's race. The seven-times Tour de France winner has wrote a email stating to have trust in him. The organizers said that the 37-year-old American has assured them about his participation. He is also to race in July's Tour de France but he might get a ban because of his behavior at a doping test in March.

Hope for Bliztering starts from the Legends....

2009-04-16T18:56:00.000-07:00

Bang Bang Bang ….The worlds cricket playing legends are set to open the batting together for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL season 2 that is going to be commencing tomorrow. With the Man of Series in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa Sachin is set to open with Powerful striker Jayasuriya.They are set to open the match with Dhoni’s men on Saturday .with J.P.Duminy, Zaheer, Robin Uthappa giving a firm support to the Mumbai Indians will they take over the Chennai Super Kings. Mean While Dhoni’s men are also not as easy to defeat because Hayden, Raina, Fintoff, AB Morkel, Nitini, Muralitharan, Oram and coach cum player Fleming provide a firm support.

What is D/L Method in cricket....???

2009-04-16T18:53:00.000-07:00

I just read out an article about how to calculate D/L Method, its not that much easy to calculate it they use a formula to calculate it. It will be 100 at the start of the innings but as overs are completed or wickets fall the “resources remaining" falls. The expected score is the current score plus 235 times the resources remaining divided by 100. The system assumes that the average innings score for an ODI is 235.Z (u, w) = Z0 (w) [1 - exp {-b (w) u}] is the formula used and Z (u, w) is the expected number of runs to be scored in u overs when w wickets have been lost. Z0 (w) is the average total score if an unlimited number of overs were available and when w wickets have been lost. b (w) is a decay constant that varies with w, the number of wickets lost.

Chennai Super Kings wins warm-up after Raina and Patel fire....

2009-04-15T06:46:00.000-07:00

Raina and Patel put the Super kings for a massive win in the warm-up match against Nashua Dolphins by 41 runs. Both the left handers played a pivotal role, while Patel 51 runs off 36 balls and Raina 70 runs off 41 balls. Chennai Kings who won the toss decided to bat first and set a score of 180 runs losing seven wickets.The pair made a 120 run stand at average of 10 runs per over. Nashua Dolphins who later came out to bat was rounded off and were all out for 139.

SRK to annouce Captain for Knight Riders on April 16..

2009-04-15T01:06:00.000-07:00

After Coach John Buchanan’s four-captain theory Kolkata Knight Riders will announce their skipper for Indian Premier League’s second season on April 16.SRK said that his team captain will be announced two days before the tournament commences. The Owner will be sailing back to India to cast his vote for the parliamentary elections. Mean while, Sachin Tendulkar said that there will be no change regarding the captaincy in Mumbai Indians.

Porto's take a ordinary look on Manchester United....

2009-04-15T01:05:00.000-07:00

Porto’s Mariano Gonzales said that his team will take Manchester United as an ordinary look at Old Trafford. Edwin van der Sar who was sacked by Gonzalez in the 89th minute to give Portugal’s champs a 2-2 draw last week. Rio Ferdinand's loss will be a main advantage for the Porto’s. Porto’s are very confident that they will play out with full involvement and concentration to win and more over they said that United were not better than us at Old Trafford and they know that.

Marat Safin crushes Lleyton Hewitt in the first round.....

2009-04-15T01:02:00.000-07:00

After sister becoming World's No.1 player brother Marat Safin has now started out with a win over Lleyton Hewitt beating him 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters. Hewitt who earlier won the US clay court Championship could not match Safin's accuracy. Hewitt, who became world number one in November 2001, had his right thigh strapped after the first set but, true to his reputation, did not give up easily. The Russian wrapped up the match to win the sets after 95 minutes.

Sachin-Jaypee Cements Brand Ambassador....

2009-04-15T00:54:00.000-07:00

Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday said that his father, elder brother Ajit and boyhood coach Ramakant Achrekar where the one's who guided him through out his life. He said that his father was his first master who guided him through out the entire life, he always kept him advising that everything in this world is temporary and only thing that is lasting is the impression you leave on the people's mind. After his father's absence his elder brother Ajit guided him through out. Revealing his childhood coach he said, Achrekar sir was one who would take him to practice even if he skips the practice. All these secret memories he disclose at a meeting where he was after being named the Brand Ambassador for Jaypee Cements. He was also gifted a golden bat at the start of the innings.

Valentino Rossi contributes his earnings to the Abruzzo victims....

2009-04-15T00:39:00.000-07:00

Valentino Rossi has made his decision to contribute his income to the victims of the Abruzzo earthquake in central Italy which took away 291 lives. He said that he will start writing in Newspapers and would contribute that income to the good use. Rossi who hails from Marche next to Abruzzo also will carry a sticker on his Yamaha bike as a sign of paying tribute to the people of Abruzzo.Charging money for the column in the leading news paper will surely pay some good for the people who are in need.

We will bounce back-Fernando Alonso....

2009-04-14T00:37:00.000-07:00

Fernando Alonso has promised for better results in the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix following a disappointment in the previous race. Both of the Renault did not make the previous round in Malaysia, which was rained out half through. He added that everyone in the team is working out hard to develop the R29 which can be more competitive in the upcoming races. Renault is placed at third place in the constructors standings. The KERS energy-storage and power boost system will be used in Shanghai circuit this would be an advantage for long straights in Shanghai.

India at No.2 spot in ICC ODI'S Rankings.....

2009-04-13T19:12:00.000-07:00

India has moved to No.2 spot in the ICC ODI ratings after Aussies suffered a bad defeat to the Proteas in the 5 match series where Proteas lead the series by 3-1.With a marginal win of 61 runs South Africa now have been positioned themselves at No.1 spot. India with 6088 points in 50 matches and a rating of 122 are just ahead of the Australians in the points table.Aussies have to really work out once again for their Top spot. Will India manage to move to the Top spot....?

Gibbs leads the Proteas Army to command the Aussies...

2009-04-13T18:24:00.000-07:00

Herschelle Gibbs drove South Africa with a brilliant century to beat the Aussies 3-1 in 5 match series. The Proteas who where forced to bat first by the Aussies made a strong and a commanding reply to the Aussies.Gibbs and AB de Villiers put a 136 run partnership to take South Africa in a well positioned seat. Later Duminy and Boucher also contributed 65 runs as part of their innings. Gibbs hammered two sixes and nine fours in his 110 off 116 balls and shared a stand of 136 with AB de Villiers (84).Following the home side batting the Aussies Opening pair Brad Haddin and Michael Clarke gave Australia a flying start with a 129 run stand but the lower order batting line up failed to fire once again.Roelof van der Merwe (3-46) halted the charge and Dale Steyn (4-44) swept away the tail as they were all out for 256.The Proteas have now taken the advantage and they have won the series, still one more match to go and lets check out whether the Aussies will fire back or the Proteas will finish the series by 4-1.

Federer weds Mirka Vavrinec....

2009-04-13T01:14:00.000-07:00

Roger Federer married his fiancee Mirka Vavrinec in the home town of Basel, Switzerland. Earlier last month he had announced on his website that the couples were expecting their first child this summer.Federer will be traveling to Monte Carlo after he had decided to play it. The World No.2 Champion is struggling with Roger Federer who denied him a record equaling 14th Grand slam title in Australian Open Final. Federer said he had a small group of close friends and family members for his Marriage.

India reclaim's Azlan Shah Cup Title after 13 years....

2009-04-13T01:05:00.000-07:00

After 13 years the Indian Hockey team had clinched the fourth Azlan Shah Cup Title. It was a very hot situation for Malaysia who lost to India 3-1 in the final's.Sandeep Singh was adjudged the player of the tournament as he scored 6 goals of India's 12 goals.Arjun Halappa,Prabhjot Singh and Shivender Singh scored the golden three for India. Former Skipper Dhanraj Pillay happy with the result that the boys have made. He replied that it was the same tournament and same venue where India won the cup in 1991.He said that he was happy about India's first win abroad after 2003.

Bolt admits trying Marijuana....

2009-04-13T01:00:00.000-07:00

World's fastest man admits that he has experimented marijuana as a youngster. Bolt said the Bild Tabloid that everyone in Jamaica would have tried it as a youngster and he admits that even he has tasted it once when he was younger. Bolt confessed that he had not taken it as a practice and he doesn't hang out with those smoking and also he doesn’t have the practice of smoking.

Sania-Chuang in Final's

2009-04-12T18:03:00.000-07:00

Sania and Chuang reached the final of the $220,000 MPS Group of Championships after a straight set victory over Liga Dekmeijere and Angela Haynes. The Indo-Taipei pair straight away finished 6-4,6-3 against the Latvian-American pair in just one hour and eight minutes. The Indo-Taipei pair will be taking upon Lisa Raymond of United and Kveta Peschke of Czech Republic in the final.

Do or Die for Aussies....

2009-04-12T16:59:00.001-07:00

Team Australia now has a tough time to come with still two more games remaining it needs to win both the games to win the series and retain their place if the Proteas wins either of the games then they will be placed first in the ODI rankings. Following a defeat in Cape Town Aussies need to badly win in Port Elizabeth to keep them going in this series. Giving Ferguson the 6th spot to open has badly brought up the result, question is. why don't they provide him in top of the order?.....can Aussies win the match in Port Elizabeth and will they stay alive or will the Proteas make a spot to the first.

Is Yuvi fit play tests or not....???????

2009-04-12T16:57:00.000-07:00

Indian Sensation player Yuvaraj Singh definitely is not the right person to fit Saurav Ganguly place. There are still many of them who deserves that place players like Wasim Jaffer,Rohit Sharma are all really good and have shown up their talents.Yuvi is the one who is fit to play ODI'S and T20 matches. He doesn't have that much patience to play the tests, though he showed a good record at home its really important that they show up their talents in foreign soil. Normally in ODI'S if Rohit is given a chance he plays a slow innings with marginal strokes, so why don't the selectors provide him the chance.Untill Yuvi grows up in test let some other talented players get the chance. Team Selector's need to give him another chance and then straight away take up the decision.

United retains Top spot after Macheda once again fires....

2009-04-12T07:06:00.000-07:00

Macheda once again rescued Manchester United for the second successive league game as his goal sent the champions back to the top of the Premier League. Paul Scholes scored the first one for United and with still 15 minutes left substitute Macheda turned in Michael Carrick's wayward shot nearly his first touch. United is now one point lead over their nearest rival Liverpool. With the Champions League quarter-final second-leg tie against Porto on Wednesday, United coach Sir Alex Ferguson rested keeper Edwin Van der Sar, left-back Patrice Evra and winger Cristiano Ronaldo.Rooney started out in the left with Tevez partnering Berbatov up front which was very difficult for the opposition.Macheda, who made the required impact just seconds after coming on by redirecting Michael Carrick's wayward shot into the corner of the net with a deft left-foot flick.

Torres sweeps Blackburn...

2009-04-12T06:52:00.000-07:00

Manchester United was under tremendous pressure after Liverpool had a commanding win over Blackburn. Torres made a brilliant start and headed in a Xabi Alonso free-kick as the home side dominated proceedings Daniel Agger fired in a ferocious 30-yard strike late on before David Ngog nodded in from point-blank range to round off the impressive win. A minute's silent was observed for the Hillsborough tragedy in which 96 fans died during Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. If Liverpool keeps playing like this then it is sure that they will win the cup.

Safina replaces Williams as World No.1

2009-04-11T08:00:00.000-07:00

Russia's Dinara Safina will replace Serena Williams as world number one, despite never having won a Grand Slam title.Safina's brother was also the men's top player in the world in 2000.Safina will replace Williams who has been on top for 11 consecutive weeks. Safina said that she was very happy to share the achievement with her brother Marat.Safina is now the second Russian woman to hold the top spot after Maria Sharapova.She was announced World No.1 after Williams suffered a shocking defeat 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 against World No.95 Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic.Safina becomes the 19th world number. In the past years Safina has won four WTA Tour singles titles and was runner-up five times. She was also a silver medalist at the Beijing Olympics.

Gambhir climbs to 4th spot.....

2009-04-11T07:46:00.000-07:00

Gautam Gambhir consistent performance in the series against New Zealand puts him ahead to fourth spot in the ICC Player Rankings. His 445 runs with the bat including 2 centuries and a half century helped him to achieve his carrier best. In the last eight Tests he has scored 1,269 runs and has vaulted 33 places in the rankings. But Shewag has dropped three places to 20th position after scores of 48 and 12.Shewag has a poor performance and has lost six places after scoring just 140 runs in five innings. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has jumped five places to share 31st spot with England's Ian Bell. Mean while Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid have retained their 14th and 26th positions respectively. Heading the batting list is Shivnarine Chanderpaul of the West Indies with Pakistan captain Younis Khan in second place and Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka in third position. South Africa's Jacques Kallis still leading the way for the all rounder in Test matches.

T20 tonic for Cricket survival.....

2009-04-10T19:17:00.000-07:00

West Indies Legendary batsmen Brian Lara said a local magazine that cricket is a sport that is not to long but the presence of T20 will now be a life saving act for the cricket. With limited overs, big shots, quick results, vast atmosphere it’s a different feeling to play it. Finally he said that it’s the media that makes them a complete finish at the end.....

Time to coach CSK.......

2009-04-10T19:04:00.000-07:00

Indian Team current bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad will join Chennai Super Kings for the IPL season 2 that is to be held in South Africa. He said that working out with Dhoni is a very special feeling, he has shown me a great respect and also for my job. Speaking of whether Munaf should carry or not he said that I am happy about him but its takes time for him to show it. The Chennai Super Kings have made their base camp at Durban and their first match is on 18th at Newlands, Capetown against Mumbai Indians.

Benitez worried about Gerrad....

2009-04-10T07:45:00.000-07:00

After a severe groin injury, Steven Gerrard will not be risked from the start against Blackburn. The Liverpool midfielder did not find it easy to play two games in four days with the injury. Though the injury was viewed as a minor problem at first seemed to be more serious. Manager Benitez said that he will make up his mind so that he will decide whether he will use him to play against Blackburn or Chelsea. He also added that Liverpool will be able to beat Blackburn without him. After Chelsea they got a week's rest and further if they qualify they still have two more games one in a week so they need not worry about his fitness. Liverpool will try to be at their best and wanted them to top the table after their match with Blackburn so that they can provide some pressure against Manchester United.

Vaughan desire to comeback....

2009-04-10T06:43:00.000-07:00

Former captain Michael Vaughan expects he will have to be called up in the team and regain his position so that he will be able to make the Ashes Squad. Vaughan has not played in international cricket since his resigning as England Captain last August. Vaughan enjoyed his time with the Yorkshrie and said that he needed such a break as he had played 82 Test matches. He feels refreshed and ready for the party. Vaughan had scored 115 and 46 in matches against Surrey and Middlesex playing at 3rd position for Yorkshire.

First Indian cricketer....

2009-04-10T00:54:00.000-07:00

Little Master Sachin Tendulkar will launch his new wax figure at a city hotel in Mumbai on April 13th.The statue was flown directly from Tussaud's Museum in London.Sachin is the First Indian sports personality to be carved out in the World famous Madame Tussaud’s museum. It is also a first time that a Madame Tussaud Figure will be launched in the overseas. The figure was carried all the way for more than 7000kms to Mumbai just for a meeting with the cricketing legend. The wax figure took three months for its making and will be dressed by master blaster's donated white cricketing jersey.

Hamilton misled.......

2009-04-10T00:45:00.000-07:00

McLaren now has the possibility of being excluded from the Formula One championship, after being summoned to face charges of lying to stewards at the Australian Grand Prix.The International Automobile Federation charged Lewis Hamilton for breaching the code. The council will decide on further actions on April 29.Not the first time it will be McLaren's third appearance before the WMSC in two years. The council has made it clear that if McClaren was found guilty for its charges then it would be surely kicked out of the Championship. Hamilton said that he was misled by his sporting director Dave Ryan who told him to withhold information from stewards. Following this issue McClaren has suspended Ryan. Why does McClaren always do such cheap things and spoil the spirit of the game????

Federer accepts Wild Card....

2009-04-10T00:44:00.000-07:00

Roger Federer has changed up his mind and will now take part in the opening clay court tournament of the season, the Monte Carlo Masters. The Swiss player had planned earlier this year that he would be playing less clay court competitions than in the past years. Director Zejlko Franulovic said it was always open for Federer to play.Federer has never won in Monte Carlo, and has also lost the final of the last three tournaments to the Spaniard.

Kaka promises.....

2009-04-10T00:34:00.000-07:00

Brazilian superstar Kaka promised his future to AC Milan in an interview with a local Newspaper. Kaka who was under certain speculation by the press claiming that he has been struck with Real Madrid. The Former Player of the year said that there is no truth in any of the rumors. He also said that it was his chance to come and speak out, being satisfied with the current team he wishes to remain in the same team. Kaka has announced that he will stay with the team and will repeat it in the years to come. While the attacking midfielder is still one of the most sought-after talents on the planet, this season has been far from one of his best.

Proteas in command of Aussies....

2009-04-09T15:33:00.000-07:00

The Proteas completely outplayed Aussies in the 3rd ODI played at Newlands, Cape Town. South Africa who won the toss decided to bat first but the skipper was cheaply dismissed out for 8 runs and Gibbs not making an effective one but managed to make into double digits. Kallis and AB de villiers made a steady partnership and made a 110 runs stand with Kallis scoring 70 of 86 and Villiers scoring 80 of 87,the rest of the players played their part well at that moment. Though the power play was not much effective runs lashed out at the final overs.Nearly 70 runs were scored in the last 6 overs .For Aussies Jhonson bowled a excellent spell claiming 4 wickets and giving away only 34 runs. Following the Proteas batting the Aussies were troubled at regular intervals and were struggling at 114 for 5 wickets. Hopes and Ferguson managed a 94 run partnership stand but in no time Ferguson was dismissed by van der Merwe.The Aussies had a bad day out there in the field, Proteas now lead the 5 match by 2-1.

Hamburg goes for 3-1 against City

2009-04-09T14:19:00.000-07:00

Hamburg made an emphatic win over the Manchester City in the quarter-final, first leg. Stephen Ireland started with a goal after just 35 seconds was over, but later on they were under a huge pressure as because Joris Mathisen and Piotr Trochowski scored goals in 9th minute and 64th minute(penalty) putting the Hamburg in the lead. Finally Jose Paolo Guerrero placed a goal to put the German’s in the driver's seat. Stephen Ireland played an intuitive long ball into the run of Robinho on the right wing and giving a strong return pass from the Brazilian low into the corner of the net.Mathisen hooked the ball over his shoulder towards the goal. At the most City lacked the quality and precision to make the most of what it had....

Injuries make Wenger worry...

2009-04-09T08:10:00.000-07:00

William Gallas will not be able to play the rest of the season as he had a severe knee injury. He had injured his right knee during a collision with striker Giuseppe Rossi. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has decided to call Johan Djourou as Arsenal's defense player. Mean while good news for Arsenal is that Mikael Silvestre is available after the injury.Gallas was strong enough to stay on the field for several minutes after he challenged with Rossi but he walked off the field limping and was replaced by Djourou in the 43rd minute. Even Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia was rested after he has sustained injuries in his right ankle and also Gael Clichy will be missing a two weeks play due to his back injury. With lots of injury woes to Arsenal will they be able to satisfy Arsene Wenger.

Sania enters quarter-fianls in doubles...

2009-04-09T07:59:00.000-07:00

Sania Mirza and her Chinese Taipei partner Chia-Jung Chuang reached the doubles quarter-finals of the USD 220,000 MPS Group Championships here after a scary finish. Though Sania lost her single's to Alona Bondarenko in the opening round she is expected to make it in the doubles. But it will not be easy for the Indo-Taipei pair because Bethanie Mattek-Sands of America and Nadia Petrova of Russia await them in the next round.

Can Brett Lee make the Ashes Squad......

2009-04-09T07:52:00.000-07:00

Brett Lee's injury and lack of form makes Chairman Andrew Hilditch to monitor him against one-day series against Pakistan in Abu-Dhabi. Peter Siddle has been a new performer with 12 wickets in the Tests in South Africa.Hilditch said that Lee needs to fight well for his position in Ashes. Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson have been recalled. Ricky Ponting will be missing the tour and it will be first time for Clarke to lead the team on an overseas tour. With a poor Aussie show these days after the exit of the two bowling legends Sharne Warne and McGrath ,they have been outplayed by most of the nations.

Unexpected outcome from Liverpool

2009-04-09T05:19:00.000-07:00

Liver pool shocking loss to Chelsea will still create more competition among their players because Liverpool cannot be taken as lightly as they have shown everyone in the past that they can surprise. Terry will miss the Tuesday’s match after suspension. Torres who made the initial start for the Reds had a severe blow from Branislav Ivanovic and Didier Drogba.Hiddink said that it was an unexpected result but was happy with the outcome at Anfield.With two main weapons like Gerrard and Torres they played out their best to stop them. Without Terry in the Tuesday’s match will Chelsea once again show a fantastic game....?

Anfield turns Stamford Bridge!!!!!!!!

2009-04-08T22:55:00.000-07:00

It was a memorable day for Chelsea fans that it had a strong commanding position over the reds in the Champions League quarter-final.Anfield side was out played by Guus Hiddink's side. Torres once again proved out to be more tough for the blues when he put the reds to wander when he fired Rafael Benitez's.But not lasting so long Chelsea responded in a majestic style.Branislav Ivanovic scored the first goal and Drogba who wasted two excellent opportunities came out with a score to put Chelsea in demand. Torres made an electrifying presence once more, and he was too quick for Frank Lampard when he swooped to rob the England man after 25 minutes, only to send a curling effort just off target.

Mackay dies in hospital

2009-04-07T18:43:00.000-07:00

Shawn Mackay has died in hospital after being admitted in the hospital for cardiac arrest .He was hit by a car after leaving a Nightclub Mackay was struck by a car after leaving a Durban nightclub the day after the Brumbies' match against the Sharks. He showed signs of improvement after the treatment but contracted an infection during surgery. He was disclosed dead around 1am this morning. But most of all he's a great guy and an outstanding character and he's going to be dearly missed by all of us and the Australian team misses him so much. It’s likely spoken that the Brumbies will arrive this afternoon. Who ever he may be lets all pray for him and his family members....we miss u a lot

Singh to start with Tiger

2009-04-07T18:26:00.000-07:00

Indian star Jeev Milkha Singh will be little nervous to start the match with world number one and four-time Masters champion Tiger Woods in the opening two rounds. He claimed a second Order of Merit triumph in Asia last season and posted a career first top-10 in a major at the PGA Championship. Finishing 4th at the WGC-CA Championship in Doral boosted his confidence that he can someday become Asia's first major champion. Singh is excited to play with Norman who is leading the International team against USA in the Presidents Cup later this year.

Historic Win for team India

2009-04-07T18:02:00.000-07:00

A bad day to finish the fifth day of third test where India were 2 wickets short of their victory, but that doesn't matter they have won the series after 41years.India are now in a good form that they have outplayed Aussies in Australia, England in England and now New Zealand in New Zealand. Tendulkar though did not provide much of the bat in the second innings came out with the excellent spell with the ball taking 2 wickets. Gautam Gambhir has made an impression in all form of games and he is sure that he will carry on with the same game in upcoming matches. On the Kiwis side Ross Taylor made an impressive 107 but in short time he was bowled out by Bhaji.

Porto draws with Red Devils 2-2

2009-04-07T17:39:00.000-07:00

The most awaited match that drew thousands of fans all round the world ended up in a draw Between Porto and Manchester United. Although United was outplayed in the first half, Rooney’s 14th goal of the season had ensured the red devils a free place in driver’s seat. This might not be the first time, they lost concentration in defense and with just a minute left, Mariano finished off a cross from the excellent Lisandro.Ferguson took it for granted that his side had it easy. Porto had speed and their passing which made it difficult for the opponent. Porto was in no mood to offer another as a slack pass from Cristiano Ronaldo put United under pressure. Porto geared up to the other end where Mariano made a superb effort, drifting into space at the far post to finish off Lisandro's cross. For all once again Manchester United fails to defend.

Hillsborough tragedy strikes Gerrad.....

2009-04-07T17:33:00.000-07:00

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has revealed the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy will have an extra significance for his family. Because he also lost his cousin Jon-Paul Gilhooley among the 96 people who died in the crush during Liverpool's FA Cup semi against Nottingham Forest.Gerrad is expected to attend the annual memorial service at Anfield on Wednesday. A two minute silence will be carried out in Liverpool, Nottingham and Sheffield at 1506 BST which will end when all civic, cathedral and church bells are rung 96 times. Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez and councilor Steve Rotheram will lay a scarf on the pitch and release 96 red balloons.

Manchester United to miss Rio Ferdinand

2009-04-06T19:11:00.000-07:00

Defender Rio Ferdinand will miss Manchester United's Champions League quarter-final due to a groin injury. Manager Alex Ferguson confirmed that Wayne Rooney is back, which is a big bonus, but it's difficult to leave Macheda out. Ferguson said that it was a difficult situation (against Villa) but we chose the right options in terms of the fact players were coming back from international duty and it's really difficult to miss Rio Ferdinand, Ferguson told a news conference.

Nadal retains Top Spot

2009-04-06T18:24:00.000-07:00

After losing the Quarter Finals in Sony Ericsson Open Nadal has Managed to retain his 1st spot with 14470 points, competing him is Roger Federer with 11020 points placed second in Men's tennis world rankings.Nadal now has opted to give him rest for few days at his home in Mallorca and then start his preparation for the upcoming ATP tennis tournament in Monte Carlo.Nadal will be traveling to Monaco where he will be expected to continue his practice at the Monte Carlo Country Club courts.

Super kings eager to win title

2009-04-06T18:13:00.000-07:00

With lot of new faces and experienced players Chennai Super Kings are anxious that they would win the title this time. With all-rounder Andrew Flintoff adding a main advantage to the side gives a bonus mark and the most successful captain's ideas brings them main advantage. Chennai Super Kings will be taking on Mumbai Indians in their first match. Fleming who also has lots of experience has opted to coach the team. The teams are expected to live on April 8th.

Sony Ericsson Open Final's

2009-04-05T18:49:00.000-07:00

Andy Murray clinched up the Sony Ericsson title by beating Novak Djokovic, 6-2, 7-5 in the finals. It is his third title for this year. Murray committed only 19 unforced errors, mixing the pace and direction of his shots to keep Djokovic off balance. It was an interesting match to see the fight between No.3 and No.4 instead of Rafal Nadal and Roger Federer.

Macheda scores the winner...

2009-04-05T18:36:00.000-07:00

Manchester United's Federico Macheda aged 17 curled a stunning strike past the Friedel(Goal Keeper)His goal helped Manchester United's to beat Aston Villa 3-2 in his Premier League debut.

World Record Holder...

2009-04-05T18:17:00.000-07:00

Rahul Dravid became the first person by holding more number of catches in Test Cricket after surpassing Mark Waugh record of 181.McIntosh is his 182 victim that brought up his world record. He achieved his fame from 134 matches, with lot more to come from him lets see if he sets up a huge competing total for those who are still to come.

Proteas Fires back.....

2009-04-05T17:56:00.000-07:00

Proteas can also prove to be tougher for the Aussies, following a defeat in the 1st ODI against Aussies.Ponting who won the toss decided to bat first had a huge blow from Steyn and Parnell who bagged up four wickets each collapsing the top order. At a stage Aussies were 5 for 19 later Ferguson came out with a good innings that made them to a decent total. Opening the innings for Proteas Gibbs was dismissed out cheaply for 2 runs and later Smith and Kallis put up a 69 run partnership while the pair for broken by Jhonson .Proteas are now happy with a win to level the 5 match series by 1-1.

Hayden Fit..

2009-04-04T15:46:00.000-07:00

After his retirement he feels that he has been fit and strong enough to open the match for the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL Season 2.Having advantage of the pace men in South Africa pitches the openers have to show their best in batting. He admits himself that he loves playing T20 matches these days with an energetic, fast and great atmosphere. With lot more cricket left for him to play lets hope out for a good season from him.

Can Dhoni's men make it......

2009-04-04T09:15:00.000-07:00

Consistent captaincy and good support from his team mates had the path for his success in the first test. Rested out for the second test and again back with a bang in third test started yesterday in Wellington. To say its was a complete bowling track with almost 21 wickets falling in the last 2 days.Zaheer was very impressive with his 5 wicket haul and Dhoni made a record for having most number of catches in an innings. Will Dhoni's men put an end to the 41years wait or will the host team come out with a miracle to level the series.

Hussey starts it for Aussies....

2009-04-03T15:28:00.000-07:00

Losing the two T20 matches the Aussies are right back in to the game with a 141 runs victory over the Proteas in the 1st ODI played at Kingsmead.Though Aussies were struggling out at a stage where they were 4 for 115,Hussey came in to a rescue act with a brilliant 83 to post a total to 286.Following Aussies innings South African players were cheaply dismissed out for 145 where Smith made their highest score of 52.Losing the 1st ODI had put Aussies to the 1st position in ODI rankings ,still the proteas can clinch the 1st position if they win the ongoing series by 3-2.

Force India New Hopes!!!!

2009-04-02T08:19:00.000-07:00

Finishing the last season without a single point Force India has made a decent start this season with its two drivers Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella finishing 9th and 11th in Melbourne Grand Prix.Both the drivers spent their month by putting VJM02 through its spaces. Hopefully they had their drive and had a comment that it was quick and responsive. With the brand new McLaren cars competing let us hope for the best from Force India.

Beck tops football high-earners list

2009-03-04T08:55:00.000-08:00

Soccer ace David Beckham has topped the high-earners list with a total income of 32.4 million euros. Barcelona’s Messi stands up 2nd in the list followed by Ronaldinho Christiano and Henry taking up the 4th and 5th spot. Apart from his income his existing sponsors are Motorola, Pepsi, Gillette and Volkswagen. His new income may put him a few steps ahead to 3rd position after Tiger Woods (Golf) and Michael Schumacher (Formula One).

Usain Bolt

2009-03-02T02:31:00.000-08:00

Born in Trelawny aged 23, the man who achieved the feet of world fastest sprinter is Usain Bolt. He is the first person to win all 3 events at a single Olympics. He is nick named as "Lightning Bolt" and "Bolt from the blue".Bolt considered Herb Mckenley, Don Quarrie and Michael Jhonson as his track and field idols. His close rival in 100 meters track event is his own compatriot Asafa Powell. His coach Glenn Mills is very confident about him and assures that there is more to come. Apart from his athletic world he has a soft corner for cricket. His favorite players are Sachin Tendulkar (INDIA), Chris Gayle(WEST INDIES).

Kiwis wrap up T20series

2009-02-28T07:31:00.000-08:00

Same mistake, too many loose shots caused India again a loose, India have been restricted once again in the free scoring match to 149 where only some players turned out to be effective.Brendon McCullum who once again did the winning score for the kiwis added an impressive runs to the total. Providing a cracking start from Ryder and McCullum New Zealand was put up in the driver’s seat. With Still lot more to come from the tour lets hope what Dhoni’s men can do in the up coming ODI'S and Test series.

Can India Wake Up

2009-02-27T01:29:00.000-08:00

New Zealand took full advantage of reckless batting to defeat Dhoni's team by 1-0 up in the T20 series. Though Shewag started the innings with a flying start it proved out to be dangerous. Winning the toss Vettori made a clever decision to bowl first but Tim Southee proved out to be more expensive as Shewag smashed his first three deliveries over the boundaries for sixes.McCullum who batted absolutely well guided the Kiwis to a better start and also Guptill provided a firm start. Let us see if India can be back with a marginal victory.

Tiger is back

2009-02-26T01:22:00.000-08:00

After his eight month break due to a knee surgery, Tiger Woods is back in action. The World No.1 had a reconstructive surgery on a ruptured anterior ligament in his left leg. He holds the 14-time major titles and would be focusing on further.

Ferguson Surprised.....

2009-01-17T06:28:00.000-08:00

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been put to surprise by Manchester City's phenomenal 243 million pounds offer for the Brazilian striker Kaka. Normally Ferguson spent out lot of money but City's offer to kaka stunned Sir Alex Ferguson.

Ronaldo escapes....

2009-01-10T06:30:00.000-08:00

Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is now under the scan of the police for destroying his brand new 193,000-pound Ferrari just two days after he bought it. Investigations will tell us in what speed he would have travelled.Ronaldo was seen confused and was clueless putting himself on the red 599 GTB.After the incident Ronaldo got a lift from his team-mate cum goalkeeper Edwin van der sar.

Symonds to take Surgery.....

2009-01-05T06:37:00.000-08:00

Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds will have to miss the series against South Africa and New Zealand due to knee injury.Symonds was operated for his right knee pain and was asked to rest for 3 months. He is likely to miss T20 matches against South Africa and there are some little chances of his return to five one day matches against New Zealand. Australia doctor Trefor James said that his progress will be checked and will be hopeful for the New Zealand series.

Al Maktoum cancels all celebrations....

2009-01-01T08:34:00.000-08:00

Football ace David Beckham and his AC Milan teammates had their New Years Eve celebrations cancelled, with Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum calling off the all the functions following the violence in Gaza. Feeling sorrow for the Palestinian people, who are suffering destruction all local parties were called off. Thousands of tourists were affected due to this; also he said that this year it would be a indoor celebration. But however Hotel bars and restaurants will be opened.