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IOA to take strict action against Sunita Rani
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday said it will take �strictest possible� action against disgraced runner Sunita Rani if reports that she has been stripped of her Asian Games medals after failing dope Tests in Busan are found to be true.

Sunita fails 2nd dope test, stripped of medals
Busan: Indian athlete Sunita Rani has been stripped of her gold medal with her second sample to failing the dope test on Tuesday, according to agency reports. Rani was immediately stripped of her Asian Games medals by the organising committee.

Cricket
Dravid awarded Castrol Indian cricketer-of-the-year
Chennai: Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid, who was adjudged the Castrol Indian-Cricketer-of-the-year, was on Wednesday awarded the glittering Castrol Trophy and a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh at a grand function.

England coach Fletcher�s contract extended by 1-year
London: England coach Duncan Fletcher had his contract extended by a year it was announced on Wednesday.

Take Solutions bags over Rs 1 crore order from Nimbus
Chennai: Chennai based Take Solutions has bagged a major supply chain repeat order worth over Rs 1 crore from the Singapore based World Sports Numbus Pvt Ltd, to handle the supply chain and logistics requirements of the telecast of the ongoing India versus West Indies cricket series.

Second Test: India not to change winning combination
Chennai: Hoping to end its 23-year drought against the West Indies at home, India has decided not to disturb its playing XI in the second Test starting on Thursday and will field the same side that won the first match in Mumbai by a record margin.

India has better win record at Chennai stadium
Bangalore: With a comfortable 1-0 lead, a confident India would be taking on West Indies from 17th October 2002 at Chennai (Madras) in the second of the three Test series. A lack lustre performance by the visitors in the opening Test at Mumbai cost them an innings and 112 runs defeat.

Johnson, Blewett put South Australia in command
Adelaide: An unbroken 241-run second wicket stand between Ben Johnson and Greg Blewett put South Australia (SA) in control in its Sheffield Shield match against Victoria at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.

Double trouble: Pak enters record books on 2 counts
Bangalore: Pakistan which had the humiliation of posting its lowest ever innings total in a Test on the opening day of the second Test against Australia at Sharjah on 11.10.2002, when it made a paltry 59 in the first innings, went a step ahead in becoming seventh Test playing country to be all out for double digit totals twice in the same Test, when it crumbled to 53 in the second innings on 12.10.2002.

Barmy Army to back Hussain's squad during Ashes Tests
Sydney: Organisers of the Barmy Army, following England to Australia, are estimating 8,000 fans will back Nasser Hussain's team in January's fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney.

South Africa seeks convincing win against Bangladesh
East London: South Africa will be looking for a convincing win when it plays its inaugural Test match against Bangladesh at Buffalo Park, starting on Friday.

'Indians emotional about losing to Pak on the field'
Sharjah: Pakistan marked 50 years of Test cricket on Wednesday with a bitter attack on arch rivals India for severing cricketing ties with it.

Former Kiwi cricketer among Bali bomb blast victims
New Delhi: Former New Zealand first-class batsman Mark Parker was among the victims of the Bali bomb blasts which claimed 187 lives last week.

India needs keeper of Kirmani's calibre, says Kapil
Kolkata: Former star all-rounder Kapil Dev on Wednesday said that the Indian team was capable of sizing up the challenge in next year's World Cup in South Africa, but it did need a good wicket-keeper to match tough opponents in the game's showpiece event.

We are confident of wrapping up series: Ganguly
Chennai: India skipper Saurav Ganguly on Wednesday sounded a warning to the West Indies, saying his team was confident of wrapping up the three-match series with a win in the second Test.

Kapil hails idea of players' association for Indians
Kolkata: Cricketing legend Kapil Dev on Wednesday welcomed the idea of a players' association in India but said that so far he did not envisage any role for himself in it.

New England pace duo will be a handful: Kasprowicz
Sydney: Former Test fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz has warned the Australian team to beware of England's new pace duo Simon Jones and Steve Harmison.

3rd Test squad to be picked at Chennai on October 21
Mumbai: The Indian selectors would meet at Chennai on October 21, the last day of the second Test between India and the West Indies, to pick the team for the third and final Test to be held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata from October 30 to November 3.

SA can move closer to Australia with win over Bangla
Bangalore: South Africa can move to within a fraction of leading team Australia at the head of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test championship table, by winning its forthcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh, beginning on Friday in East London, according to an official press release from ICC.

Musharraf refuses to accept PCB chief's resignation
Islamabad: President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday refused to accept the resignation of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Lieutenant General Tauqir Zia, which he had tendered after a devastating Test defeat against Australia.

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