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Pandit pushes Rana to second spot, 2 new marks set
Bangalore: Maharashtra's Ashok Pandit pushed star attraction Jaspal Rana to the second spot and won the gold in the N25 Centre Fire Pistol event in the 46th National Shooting Championship on Thursday, as two national records were set during the course of action.
ONGC, oil PSUs to sponsor National Football League
New Delhi: The country's prestigious football event - National Football League which kicks off in Goa on Friday, has found new sponsor this time with Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) venturing to promote the meet.
Govt forms panel to probe Sunita doping scandal
New Delhi: Even as the Amateur Athletic Federation of India (AAFI) gave a clean chit to middle-distance runner Sunit Rani after its internal probe, the government on Thursday instituted a high-level committee to inquire into the doping scandal.
Sania, Radhika enter doubles quarters of ITF event
Hyderabad: Sania Mirza and Radhika Tulpule of India entered the doubles
quarter-finals of the Union Cement ITF/Phi women's circuit tournament at Manila in Phillipines today, according to information reaching here.
Cricket
'Attitude of spectators can cause grievous injuries'
Ahmedabad: The West Indies did not blow the issue of crowd trouble out of proportion as such incidents posed real threat to players' safety, team manager Ricky Skerrit said on Thursday.
It's tough to contain teams on Indian pitches: Dravid
Ahmedabad: Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid on Thursday strongly defended his bowlers saying it was very difficult to contain the batsmen on the Indian pitches that were very conducive to batting.
'Crowd trouble will not hinder our focus on game'
Ahmedabad: West Indies skipper Carl Hooper played down the incidence of crowd trouble that has marred the on-going One-day series saying his team will not have much trouble in focusssing on the game against India on Friday.
Zimbabwe drops Whittall, Mahwire for 2nd Test vs Pak
Bulawayo (Zimbabwe): Zimbabwe has dropped all-rounders Guy Whittall and Blessing Mahwire from the team to play Pakistan in the second Test starting in Bulawayo on Saturday.
Fitzgerald & Lehmann in record stand for South Australia
Sydney: Test batsman Darren Lehmann and opener David Fitzgerald blunted a strong New South Wales attack to set South Australia off to a blazing start in the Sheffield Shield cricket match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.
Australia 'A' hopes to keep England on the ropes
Hobart (Australia): Australia 'A' has no doubt about its job over the next three days – keep the English cricketers on the ropes.
Australia has all bases covered, says chief selector
Sydney: Australia has all its bases covered despite going into the second Ashes Test in Adelaide with just one recognised spinner, chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns said on Thursday.
'Sehwag has style akin to Caribbean, pure aggression'
It just would not be right to comment on the Rajkot game without mentioning the terrible outcome because of fans' unrest in the stands. There has been trouble beyond the fence in all the three One-day games so far and we thought we needed to drive home our point of view. A stage had come when a stand was due. As a West Indies captain, I have little doubt we needed to make the difficult choice.
PCB awaits manager's report on ball tampering issue
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Thursday it was waiting for a team manager's report on accusations of ball tampering against fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in Zimbabwe before taking action.
West Indies will again walk out if provoked on field
Ahmedabad: The West Indies would not hesitate to abandon Friday's fourth One-day International against India here if the safety of the players was at risk, team manager Ricky Skerritt said.
Karthik, Bangar may replenish Indian bowling attack
Ahmedabad: With bowling remaining its biggest concern, India is likely to include left-arm spinner Murali Karthik for Friday's high-security day-night game against West Indies, which will be under the scanner for altogether different reasons.
Crowd trouble: 3-tier security ring at Motera
Ahmedabad: To prevent the unruly crowd behaviour as witnessed in the last three matches at Jamshedpur, Nagpur and Rajkot, a "three-tier security ring" would be thrown around the Motera stadium here, including stationing of commandos near the spectators' stands, during the One-day match on November 15, police said.
Malaysia on a 'fast track' to challenge Asian nations
Bangalore: Placed on the 'fast track' channel for development by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), Malaysian cricket is all set to develop as a major force in the region with the full backing and blessing of the Malaysian Cricket Association president Prince Tunku Imran, who is also a member of the executive board of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
I prefer to achieve small targets step by step: Rayudu
Hyderbad: R T Rayudu is the next new and exciting young kid on the block. His sterling performances for India in the under-19 tour of England has now focussed attention on this young and talented batsman of Hyderabad.
Australian selectors retain faith in first Test squad
Sydney: Australian selectors have opted against including an extra spinner in their squad for the second Ashes cricket Test against England in Adelaide starting November 21.
Gibbs to return for 2nd Test; injured Jayasuriya out
Centurion (South Africa): Opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs was set to return to the South African team for the second and final Test against an injury-hit Sri Lanka starting at Centurion Park here on Friday.
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