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Priyanka Gandhi bats for Shahrukh

Written on 16 Apr, 2009 at 3:09 in Sports | viewed 66 times | 0 Comments

Newsfollows wherever Shahrukh Khan goes. He scores whether is on or off the field. When his films are not shining, he let cricketshine. With Indian Premiere League (IPL) Season II round the corner, he is in the news again. And... (Continue reading)

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IPL games to take 15 minutes more

Written on 15 Apr, 2009 at 22:23 in Sports | viewed 15 times | 0 Comments

Fans who have become accustomed to Twenty20 matches lasting just three hours are in for a surprise during the second season of the IPL – they will now last three and a quarter hours. Part of the appeal of the... (Continue reading)

ICL launches Season III, seeks recognition

Written on 15 Apr, 2009 at 22:21 in Sports | viewed 8 times | 0 Comments

Mumbai: Just two days before the ICC executive board meets in Dubai to discuss Indian Cricket League’s fate, chairman of the Essel Group that bankrolls ICL, Subhash Chandra, on Wednesday threatened to take legal action against the ICC if official... (Continue reading)

Lahore attack tops ICC agenda

Written on 15 Apr, 2009 at 22:20 in Sports | viewed 7 times | 0 Comments

Calcutta: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will consider the security implications of last month’s terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan on the 2011 World Cup that is due to take place in the subcontinent, when it meets... (Continue reading)

Rajasthan to reward Most Valuable Player

Written on 15 Apr, 2009 at 22:17 in Sports | viewed 11 times | 0 Comments

Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals would reward the team’s Most Valuable Player after each of its matches with a cash award of $1000 during the April 18-May 24 Indian Premier League through a sponsorship deal signed with HDFC Standard Life. Under the... (Continue reading)

Bollywood stars bank on IPL success

Written on 15 Apr, 2009 at 22:14 in Sports | viewed 24 times | 0 Comments

MUMBAI (AFP) — The involvement of some of Bollywood’s biggest stars in the Indian Premier League (IPL) means the world’s best one-day cricketers are not the only draw when the competition starts this weekend. Leading figures in India’s Hindi-language film... (Continue reading)

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ICC should make window for IPL: Warne

Written on 15 Apr, 2009 at 8:45 in Sports | viewed 9 times | 0 Comments

Cape Town: International Cricket Council lacks ‘common sense’, otherwise it would have created a separate window for the Indian Premier League, said spin legend Shane Warne. A vociferous advocate of a separate window for the Twenty20 event, Warne said no... (Continue reading)

‘I’ve probably never been fitter’ – Hayden

Written on 15 Apr, 2009 at 7:41 in Sports | viewed 10 times | 0 Comments

These are strange days for Mathew hayden. Three months removed from calling time on his international career – an announcement he had hoped to stave off until after the 2009 Ashes, but expedited due to an extended scoring trough –... (Continue reading)

Flower confirmed as England coach

Written on 15 Apr, 2009 at 7:37 in Sports | viewed 11 times | 0 Comments

Andy Flower has been confirmed as England’s new full-time team director of cricket after working on an interim basis during the recent tour of West Indies. Flower, 40, stepped up from his assistant role in January, following the dismissal of... (Continue reading)

Rajasthan Royals axe Kaif, seven others

Written on 15 Apr, 2009 at 7:36 in Sports | viewed 2 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: The Rajasthan Royals have axed a big name from their squad even before the IPL got underway. Mohammad Kaif has been axed from the squad along with seven other players. They will now fly back to India. Kaif... (Continue reading)

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