Other Sports 4 Games records tumble as K'taka swimmers rule roost
Hyderabad: The strong Karnataka swimmers predictably stamped their superiority clinching three of the five gold medals on offer even as four records fell by the wayside in the 32nd National Games on December 14.
Cricket Maher smashes ton as Australia 'A' crushes Sri Lanka
Brisbane: Opener Jimmy Maher steered Australia 'A' to a crushing 102-run victory over Sri Lanka
at the Gabba on Saturday to improve his chances of playing in the World Cup.
Sumit Sharma's century puts Punjab in command
Mumbai: Punjab middle order batsman Sumit Sharma's stylish 103 off 144 balls helped his team
score 310 for nine off 100 overs and gain a 139-run first innings lead over Mumbai in the under-15
all India knock-out cricket final for Polly Umrigar Trophy on Saturday.
South Africa recalls Kirsten for ODIs vs Pakistan
East London: Veteran opener Gary Kirsten was on Saturday recalled for South Africa's last two
One-day Internationals against Pakistan, in Paarl on Monday and Cape Town on Wednesday.
Pakistan beats holder South Africa to win World Cup
Chennai: Putting up an impressive all-round performance, Pakistan scored a five- wicket win over
defending champion South Africa in the final of the World Cup cricket for the blind on Saturday.
Wessels Northampton's first team manager for 2 seasons
London: Former South African cricket captain Kepler Wessels confirmed on Saturday that he has
accepted the post of Northamptonshire's first team manager for the next two seasons.
ACC to hire Australian experts to train Asian coaches
Karachi: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has proposed hiring Australian experts to train Asian
coaches as part of its effort to develop the sport on the continent, officials said on Saturday.
Hollioake set to play for England after 3-year hiatus
Melbourne: Adam Hollioake will play his first One-day cricket match for England in more than
three years against Australia in the triangular series on Sunday.
Bond promises more short pitched stuff in 2nd Test
Wellington: New Zealand's tearaway fast bowler Shane Bond, the destroyer of Indian batting in the first Test, promised to employ more of short-pitched stuff against the tourists in the second Test at Hamilton next Thursday.
Ganguly hopes to square series by winning at Hamilton
Wellington: Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly said on Saturday he still hoped to square the two-Test series against New Zealand despite his team's crushing defeat in the first match here.
English players should learn from Arsenal: MacLaurin
London: Ian MacLaurin, departing chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), has said the England team should be more like premier league football champion Arsenal if it wants to succeed.
'Nation ruled by convicts harasses Lankan cricketers'
Colombo: Australian authorities "harassed and humiliated" Sri Lanka's national cricket team when it arrived in the Northern city of Brisbane, a state-run newspaper said here on Saturday.
ECB against action on Gough for MacLaurin comments
London: England fast bowler Darren Gough will not face any disciplinary action from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after publicly criticising comments made by outgoing board chairman Ian MacLaurin.
Outstanding Bond triggers worst Indian collapse
Wellington: Shane Bond led a trio of disciplined pacemen to make a mockery of Indian batting line-up as New Zealand raced to a 10-wicket win in the opening Test with more than two days to spare here on Saturday.
