Cricinfo, the world's leading cricket website announced today that it has tied up with Myntra.com, an online platform for personalized merchandize, to offer cricket merchandise. Through the customized Cricinfo - Myntra portal, cricket enthusiasts will have the opportunity to display their enthusiasm and liking for their favourite cricketers and cricketing teams by choosing a customized T-shirt, mug, mouse pad or poster.
Cricket fanaticism is perhaps at its peak with the recently concluded IPL series. To help cricket fans express their feeling towards the game and its players, the Crici..
Sachin Tendulkar is just 171 runs short of overtaking Brian Lara as the top Test run-getter and Sri Lanka tourism is hoping to encash the impending moment to woo Indian tourists for next month's Test series against Mahela Jayawardane's men. "Sachin is a mere 171 runs behind (Brian) Lara's aggregate of 11,953 runs and is expected to set the new mark during India's third Test series in Sri Lanka in July/August 2008," Sri Lanka Tourism Managing Director Dileep Mudadeniya told reporters here today.
Sri Lankan Tourism has tied up with national carrier SriLankan Airl..
Premier League champions Manchester United will begin their title defense against Newcastle at Old Trafford on the opening weekend of the new season. The Red Devils close the campaign with a trip to newly promoted Hull City on 24th May. United face top four sides Liverpool and Chelsea away on successive weekends, 13th September and 20th September, before also visiting Arsenal on 8th November.
Liverpool begin their campaign away to Sunderland and face a final day home game with Tottenham. Championship winners West Brom face a tough start at Arsenal and are away to Blackburn on the final day ..
Euro 2008 co-hosts Switzerland ended their Euro campaign on a happy note Sunday with a 2-0 victory against Portugal in a Group A game played in Basle. Both goals for the Swiss, who had previously not won a game at the finals of a European Championships, were scored in the second half by Hakan Yakin.
The victory was a fitting farewell for Swiss coach Koebi Kuhn and 37-year-old goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbuehler, who announced before the tournament that they would be retiring at the end of the competition. Portugal won the group with six points from Turkey, who beat the Czech Republic 3-2 in a s..
Javed Zaman, adviser to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on cricket at grassroots, has quit, citing personal reasons, though board sources hinted that he has resigned when he came to know of the board's decision to terminate his services because of his proximity to the sacked director of special projects Salim Altaf.
Javed, who had been associated with the PCB for three decades in various capacities, told Pakistan daily Dawn that he had resigned because of family commitments.
Munawwar Ahmed Rana will look after the work of Javed.
Salim and two others were sacked Thursday on..
Brabourne Stadium will host a Test match after 35 years when Indian play England in the Platinum Jubilee Test this winter.
As the Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) Wankhede Stadium is undergoing large-scale renovation for the 2011 World Cup, the Mumbai Cricket Association will enter into a three-year agreement with the Cricket Club of India, owners of the Brabourne Stadium, for hosting international cricket at the historic venue.
An MCA spokesman said the state association and the CCI have agreed to share clubhouse tickets on a 50-50 ratio and a formal agreement is likely to be sig..
Following is the sports schedule for June 14, 2008:
Football: Euro 2008, Group D - Sweden vs. Spain (Innsbruck, Tivoli Neu), Greece vs. Russia (Salzburg, Stadion Wals Siezenheim)
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup final: India vs. Maldives (Sugathadassa Stadium, Colombo)
Tennis: ITF Tournament in Gurgaon
Cricket: Kitply Cup final -- India vs. Pakistan (Mirpur, Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium)
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India's Bindu Simon Rajam bagged the silver in the women's 1500 metres at the Asian Junior Athletics meet in Jakarta Saturday.
According to information received here, Bindu clocked 4:29.18 to finish second behind China's Fang Liu, who took gold at 4:28.50.
Kyrgyzstan's Victoria Paludina settled for the bronze after she finished in 4:31.45.
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By the sheer weight of her vast experience, Rushmi Chakravarthi outplayed Ankita Bhambri to clinch the signles title at the $10,000 ITF tournament at the National Tennis Academy (NTA) courts here Saturday.
The 30-year-old fourth seed from Tamil Nadu beat the error-prone third seed Ankita in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, as she cleverly kept the ball in play for her opponent from Delhi to make mistakes galore.
Rushmi was a little sluggish to start with as her three-setter against Vietnamese Thuy-dung Nguyen Friday obviously took a toll of her. Once she got into her rhythm, there was no ..
India's Saina Nehwal rated her semi-final appearance in Singapore Open Super Series badminton tournament as her best performance in the circuit so far and felt the win gave her a much needed boost ahead of the Olympic Games in August.
Saina, 18, became the first Indian to enter a Super Series semi-final, where she lost 21-17, 19-21, 11-21 to fifth seeded Mi Zhou of Hong Kong in 55 minutes Saturday.
Saina, however, has no regrets as she says she lost to a better player. But she admitted she had her chances after winning the first game and then levelling to make to 19-19 after trailing..
Red Rooster Racing headed for a 1-2 finish in the Sidvin-Motorsport Association of India (MAI) Rally of Mysore, the first round of the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC), after the conclusion of the first leg here Saturday.
Topping the time sheet was Vikram Mathias (co-driver P.V.S. Murthy), enjoying a lead of one minute, 57 seconds over team-mate Amittrajit Ghosh (Ashwin Naik), both driving Mitsubishi Cedia (N+).
With just six more special stages running, the Red Rooster drivers were keen on putting in precious miles in their cars and test the vehicles in rally conditions rather ..
Vikram Mathias of Red Rooster Racing team came up with a spectacular drive in his Mitsubishi Cedia (N+) to top the time sheets in the Spectator Special Stage on the first day of Sidvin-Motorports Association of India (MAI) Rally of Mysore, the first round of the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) here Friday.
Mathias (co-driver P.V. Srinivas Murthy), powering the Cedia through the tight and twisty 2.1 km track, clocked two minutes, 33 seconds at the Lalit Mahal Palace grounds here and, in the process, held the huge turnout in spellbound.
Eight seconds behind the leader was local he..
In a cliff-hanger semi-final, Punjab defeated Karnataka 4-3 via the tie-breaker to enter the finals of the Santosh Trophy football tournament here Friday.
Punjab will clash with Services in the finals Sunday.
Karnataka has only before figured in the finals, losing on penalties to West Bengal.
The two teams made repeated substitutions in the hard fought match but even this not produce a result in the regulation 90 minutes and 30 minutes of extra time, forcing the tie breaker.
During the stipulated time, Punjab custodian and skipper Karanjit Singh made five brilliant saves as ..
The Motorsports Association of India (MAI) has slammed Team MRF for making allegations against the sport's governing body while threatening to pull out of the 2008 Indian National Rally Championship (INRC).
Team MRF, while refusing to enter their team in the Sidvin-MAI Rally of Mysore, the first round of the INRC motorpsort race that commenced here Friday, had alleged that there was no transparency in the running of the series.
In the process, Anthony Rodricks, general manager-ddvertising of MRF, had stated that he was unhappy with the overall conduct of the INRC.
In a hard-..
Ankita Bhambri extended her winning sequence against Isha Lakhani as she dispatched the top seed in straight sets to enter the finals of the $10,000 ITF tournament at the National Tennis Academy (NTA) courts here Friday.
Ankita, seeded third, was clearly the better player on view and won 6-4, 6-4, with clever play and court craft.
Facing off for the 15th time at the international level, the two began slowly, but Ankita soon got the upper hand as Isha lacked the sharpness she showed in her previous matches. Isha's game was bereft of any planning.
Left-handed Isha, howev..
Sports Minister M.S. Gill Friday made it clear that rising costs will not be allowed to hamper the construction and renovation of the stadiums for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Gill said he is expecting the cost of construction to shoot up owing to the rising prices of raw materials, but the government will pool to share the additional burden.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday approved a sum of Rs.6.78 billion for the New Delhi Games.
Gill, who visited some city stadia, expressed satisfaction with the progress of the construction and renovation work at the Jawaha..
Sports Minister M.S. Gill Friday made it clear that rising costs will not be allowed to hamper the construction and renovation of the stadiums for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Gill said he is expecting the cost of construction to shoot up owing to the rising prices of raw materials, but the government will pool to share the additional burden.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday approved a sum of Rs.6.78 billion for the New Delhi Games.
Gill, who visited some city stadia, expressed satisfaction with the progress of the construction and renovation work at the Jawaha..
Following is the sports schedule for June 13, 2008:
Football: Euro 2008, Group C - Italy vs. Romania (Zurich, Letzigrund), Netherlands vs. France (Berne, Stade de Suisse)
Santosh Trophy - Second semi-final: Punjab vs. Karnataka in Srinagar
Tennis: ITF Tournament in Gurgaon
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Services stunned 29-time champions Bengal to enter the final of the 62nd National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy here Thursday.
Services striker S. Raleng struck thrice while Norgan Lama scored one goal to complete the tally while Lal Kamal Bhowmick scored the consolatory goal for Bengal in the first semi-final.
Raleng also became the highest scorer of the championship with 13 goals from nine matches that also includes a hat-trick in the quarter final stage.
Raleng was solely responsible for Services' excellent showing not only in this match but also in the whole t..
Vikram Rana and Gagan Verma carded an identical three-day total of 3-under 213 to be tied for the lead in the LG Southern India Open Golf Thursday.
Rana shot a 1-under par, while Verma submitted a 1-over par card in the third round.
Rashid Khan, who signed off with birdies on his last two holes, shot the day's best score of 3-under 69 but was three shots behind the duo. The Delhi golfer was tied for the third place with Abhinav Lohan at 213.
Manav Das and H.S. Kang shared the fifth position at 217. Sharing the seventh spot were Rahul Bakshi and Chikkarangappa at 218.
Rana, who..
India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Luca Dlouhy swept aside local favourites Tommy Hass and Michael Berrer to enter the semi-finals of the Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament at Halle in Germany, Thursday.
The fourth seeded Paes-Dlouhy didn't have to toil much as they downed the German duo 6-3, 6-4, according to information received here.
They winners now face Croatian Ivan Ljubicic and Swede Robin Soderling, who beat top seed Israeli duo Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram 6-3, 3-6, 10-7.
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The central government Thursday approved an allocation of Rs. 6.78 billion to help the Indian athletes prepare for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) earmarked Rs.3.75 billion for training and exposure while Rs. 850 million will go towards upgradation of Sports Authority of India (SAI) centres and Rs.2.18 billion for providing sport science back-up and medical facilities to the sportspersons.
The allocation was made under the scheme 'Preparation of Indian Team for Commonwealth Games, 2010'. The scheme is aimed at helping India's ..
Top seed Isha Lakhani continued her good run in the $10,000 ITF tennis tournament thrashing sixth seed Appineni Prerana-Mythhri in straight sets to enter the semi-finals at the National Tennis academy (NTA) courts here Thursday.
Isha was in a punishing mood and Prerana could do little to check the onslaught and lost 2-6, 4-6. As luck would have it, Prerana needed treatment for a bothersome wrist before the match.
Twentythree-year-old Isha was in sublime touch and was broken just once in the match, in the sixth game of the second set to put Prerana up 4-3. But the sixth seed failed ..
Former president of the International Cricket Council Jagmohan Dalmiya is likely to contest the president's post in the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) polls this July-end.
Though Dalmiya, also a former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was not willing to make a categorical statement, a close confidante of his told IANS that he would announce his candidature soon. 'He will be in the fray and he will make a formal announcement soon.'
Dalmiya himself said he was not ruling out anything and would take the final decision after consulting his fr..
Following is the sports schedule for June 12, 2008:
Football: Euro 2008, Group B - Croatia vs. Germany (Klagenfurt, Worthersee), Austria vs. Poland (Vienna, Ernst Happel)
National Championship for the Santosh Trophy (Srinagar and Jammu)
Cricket: Kitply Cup tri-series - India vs. Bangladesh (Mirpur, Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium)
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After two weeks of training, 16 schoolboys were selected Wednesday for once in a lifetime opportunity to train at the Arsenal training camp in England.
As a part of the Tata Tea Arsenal Soccer Stars programme, the schoolboys selected from all parts of the country were trained for two weeks under Arsenal coaches Paul Shipwright and Martin Davis at the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club (CC&FC) in Kolkata.
The training camp provided these boys with an unparalleled training programme, including the customized Arsenal development programme called 'The Arsenal Way'. They will..
Top seed Isha Lakhani stormed into the quarterfinals of the $10,000 ITF tournament, giving a 6-2, 6-2 thrashing to the national games champion Parul Goswami here Wednesday.
The 23-year-old was flawless in her act against Goswami and next faces sixth seed compatriot Prerana-Mythri Appineni, who downed Russian Elina Gasanova 6-4, 6-4.
Third seed Ankita Bhambri was ruthless in a one-sided match against Mu-Ying Chen of Chinese Taipei, pounding her 6-1, 6-0. Ankita is next pitted against her fifth seeded sister Sanaa, who was stretched to three sets by Australian Cassandra Chan before winning ..
Gagan Verma shot seven birdies for four-under 68 and took a two-shot lead at the half-way stage of the LG Southern India Amateur golf at the Eagleton Golf Resort here Wednesday.
Gagan, who had opened with an even par round of 72, has a two-day total of 4-under 140.
H.S. Kang is placed second along with overnight leader Vikram Rana at 142.
Bangalore boy Chikkarangappa shot a nicely compiled 69 to move into fourth position. Second ranked Manav Das also signed a card of 69 to be tied for the fifth spot along with Abhinav Lohan at 144.
Gagan began from the 10th and tasted success on the..
The women's cricket team will participate in two training camps ahead of their busy international schedule that starts with the England tour in August.
The team will tour England (August), Australia (November) before the World Cup in Australia (March 2009) and the ICC World Twenty20 in England (June 2009).
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials, including secretary Niranjan Shah, Wednesday met Indian captain Mithali Raj, vice-captain Jhulan Goswami, and the selection committee and chalked out plans for the forthcoming season. Former India captains Diana Eduljee and Sh..
There is a definite buzz about Indian golf in Europe, feels S.S.P. Chowrasia, while referring to the spate of Indian successes on the European Tour this year. It was Chowrasia himself who set the ball rolling with his stunning victory at the Emaar-MGF Indian Masters this February.
'But since then, Arjun's (Atwal) win in Malaysia, Jeev's (Milkha Singh) second places in Indonesia and Korea and now this win in Austria has made everyone realise that India is a major force in European golf.
'We have had lots of top-10 finishes from both Jyoti Randhawa and Shiv Kapur also,&..
Sachin Tendulkar is just 171 runs short of overtaking Brian Lara as the top Test run-getter and Sri Lanka tourism is hoping to encash the impending moment to woo Indian tourists for next month's Test series against Mahela Jayawardane's men. "Sachin is a mere 171 runs behind (Brian) Lara's aggregate of 11,953 runs and is expected to set the new mark during India's third Tes..
Premier League champions Manchester United will begin their title defense against Newcastle at Old Trafford on the opening weekend of the new season. The Red Devils close the campaign with a trip to newly promoted Hull City on 24th May. United face top four sides Liverpool and Chelsea away on successive weekends, 13th September and 20th September, before also visiting Arsenal on 8th November.
L..
Euro 2008 co-hosts Switzerland ended their Euro campaign on a happy note Sunday with a 2-0 victory against Portugal in a Group A game played in Basle. Both goals for the Swiss, who had previously not won a game at the finals of a European Championships, were scored in the second half by Hakan Yakin.
The victory was a fitting farewell for Swiss coach Koebi Kuhn and 37-year-old goalkeeper Pascal..
Maria Kirilenko is ranked 26 on the WTA computer but if her exploits on the tennis court are anything to go by, she is going to be a major attraction at the prestigious Bangalore Open, Tier II â..
The confusion over Adam Gilchrist's participation in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) continues with Australian cricket board denying that it had cleared the retiring hard-hitting batsman-stumper to play in the April tournament promoted by its Indian counterpart.
According to a report in The Age Sunday, while there was no suggestion that Cricket Australia (CA) would stop Gilchrist ..
Generating unusual bounce, lanky Indian speedster Ishant Sharma turned in his career-best bowling performance to grab four wickets as world one-day champions Australia were skittled out for 159 in 43.1 overs in the Commonwealth Bank Triangular Series here Sunday.
Ishant, who has impressed all on this tour, could have ended with a six-wicket tally but for two dropped catches. He, nevertheless, en..
Defending champion Roger Federer survived an epic third-round encounter in the Australian Open with a 6-7 (5/7) 7-6 (7/1) 5-7 6-1 10-8 win over Janko Tipsarevic on Saturday. The world number one, who has not lost in Melbourne since defeat to Marat Safin in the semi-finals three years ago, appeared to be heading for a shock early exit as a foot injury and a red-hot opponent threatened to derail his..
Australian tennis players Mark Philippoussis indicated that his injury-interrupted career may be over and that the priority in his rehabilitation was to return to a normal lifestyle, the media reported here Wednesday.
'I'm doing a lot of work in the swimming pool and I want to get in the gym. It's more for myself to get healthy and strong, and if I feel like I want to get back on ..
Cars kitted with the new standard electronic control unit (ECU), minus traction control and other driver aids, marked the start of the 2008 Formula One season, which got underway with the official test session in Jerez, Spain, Monday.
According to information received here, Force India opened their session with test driver Vitantonio Liuzzi lapping one minute, 23.035 seconds, that placed him 11t..
Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes the umpires on the Elite Panel of the International Cricket Council (ICC) are overworked, resulting in their making mistakes.
Ponting has called for an overhaul of the ICC umpiring panel by expanding it, to avoid the mistakes that blighted the second Test in Sydney, reports Herald Sun.
He wants the 10-member Test umpiring panel enlarged amid fears t..
Yuvraj Singh continues to be an enigma, his poor Test record not matching his performance in the two shorter versions of the game. An average of 32.84 in 22 Test matches does not do justice to his promise and exciting stroke play.
Yuvraj has played more Tests overseas, 14, for an aggregate of 559 runs, averaging 29.42 an innings. In eight Tests at home he has averaged 38.25, aggregating 459 runs..
A court here Wednesday issued notice to tennis star Sania Mirza for allegedly dishonouring the national flag of India during her visit to Australia during Hopman Cup matches.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Ajay Shrivastava accepted a petition in this regard from a lawyer. The case was filed Jan 3.
'The next date of hearing has been fixed for March 10 and Sania will have to obtain a bail by t..
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has denied racially abusing Andrew Symonds but will still have to attend the hearing of the International Cricket Council (ICC), which has been put off till Sunday.
The ICC Saturday said the charge comes in the wake of an alleged incident during third day's play of the second Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) Friday.
The hearing was sch..
Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh dismissed Ricky Ponting for the eighth time Saturday and Australia were 90 for two in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here.
The hosts have an overall lead of 21 runs after recovering from a 69-run deficit on the first innings as they made 463 and India replied with 532.
Harbhajan, who has ..
Australia have a tremendous record at the Sydney Cricket ground, where they have won 51 of their 95 Tests for a winning percentage of 53.68. They have lost 27 games and only 17 of their games have ended in draws.
India have played Australia eight times at the SCG, losing three times. Their only win came in 1978, when they won by an innings and two runs.
On their last tour to Australia, India..
India's most successful cricket coach John Wright feels that Virender Sehwag's return to the side as an opener could ease the mounting pressure on Rahul Dravid.
Wright, former New Zealand captain, who was in charge of the India team on their successful tour down under four years ago, was not willing to add to Dravid's pressure by publicly analysing his much-scrutinised performance..
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said here Sunday that his ankle would be all right when the Test series against Pakistan begins in Delhi next week.
Dhoni twisted his left ankle while attempting to turn for a second run during his 24-run knock in India's 31-run defeat to Pakistan in the fifth and final match at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium.
"It is nothing serious. I will be ok..
A downcast Pakistan are pinning their hopes on defeating a reshuffled India in Sunday's inconsequential final one-dayer to gather momentum before the test series starting next week.
"If their regular combination doesn't play we will definitely get some psychological advantage," Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul Haq told reporters on Saturday.
"We hope we can win this match ..
After a match winning knock of 77 runs in India's 46-run win over Pakistan in the third one-day international (ODI) here Sunday, Yuvraj Singh has now set his eyes on the Test cricket arena.
'I would like to do well in Test cricket,' Yuvraj said after being named Man of the Match.
Yuvraj last turned out for a Test against the West Indies in 2006. He has so far played in only 19..
India defeated Pakistan by 46 runs in the third One-day International and took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series at the Green Park cricket stadium here Sunday.
Put in to bat first, India made 294 for six in 50 overs and in reply Pakistan were all out for 248 in 47.2 overs. Pakistan's Salman Butt was top scorer with a valiant 129.
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A little over a year ago when Anil Kumble was asked at a press conference how he felt at not having captained India in Tests, his reply and his facial expressions said it all: he regretted having missed the coveted honour.
On Thursday night he was perhaps the happiest person when he was appointed to that post, fulfilling perhaps his last ambition as a professional cricketer.
The ace leg-spin..
Sachin Tendulkar has declined to take up India's Test captaincy and asked the cricket board to appoint a young player for the upcoming home series against Pakistan, a BCCI official confirmed Tuesday.
Ratnakar Shetty, chief administrative officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), told IANS that Tendulkar has 'orally told' BCCI president Sharad Pawar of his decisi..
Even as Sachin Tendulkar Tuesday refused to captain the Indian Test cricket side, National Cricket Academy (NCA) chairman Ravi Shastri Tuesday said that elevating Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the Test captain would not be apt now.
Shastri said that though finding a new captain for the Indian Test side was the job of the selectors, he would not mind having two captains for the team - one to lead the T..
Australia and Sri Lanka will be battling for a new trophy named in honour of the two highest wicket-takers in world cricket history - Shane Warne of Australia and Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka.
Cricket Australia and Sri Lanka Cricket announced the Warne-Muralitharan trophy Saturday for the Test series beginning Nov 8 at the Gabba in Brisbane to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Australia-Sri..
Shoaib Akhtar hit the gym straight after bowling his 10 overs against Delhi during Pakistan's tour opener at Ferozeshah Kotla here Friday.
The Pakistan tearaway went for some weight training and worked out at the Kotla gym for 30 minutes while his teammates preferred to rest in the dressing room.
Akhtar, 32, was taken to the gym under tight security and the whole area was cordoned off ..
Jyoti Randhawa started and finished his round with birdies and in between had an eventful round as he finished with a first round of two-under 68 at the Par-70 Pula Golf Club Thursday.
Randhawa, who skipped last week's Portugal Masters, overcame a double bogey on 14th during his round, as he had five birdies, one bogey and one double bogey.
The Hero Honda Indian Open winner, Randhawa wa..
Sir Alex Ferguson believes his current crop of stars can go on to establish Manchester United as the world's undisputed top club.
Not content with breaking Chelsea's stranglehold on the English Premier League title last season, United spent more than 50 million pounds over the summer to build on the success.
New signings Owen Hargreaves, Nani, Carlos Tevez and Anderson have already..
The Pakistan Cricket Board Thursday suspended pacer Shoaib Akhtar for 13 One-day International matches and fined $56,000 on indiscipline charges included hitting teammate Mohammed Asif.
Shafqat Naghmi, the board's chief operating officer and chairman of the disciplinary committee said Akhtar was found guilty of four breaches of the code of conduct and would be under a two-year observation.
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Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds was taunted with 'monkey chants' by a section of the crowd during the fifth one-day international of the Future Cup series at the Reliance Stadium here Thursday.
The burly all-rounder was taunted when he was fielding in the deep and the organsiers had to intercept by flashing the International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-racism code on the big scree..
Australian quickie Mitchell Johnson and opening batsman Adam Gilchrist soured master blaster Sachin Tendulkar's 400th one-day international appearance as the visitors registered a facile nine-wicket win over India in the fifth match of the Future Cup here Thursday.
Australia achieved the paltry target of 149 in just 25.5 overs with nine wickets in hand at the Reliance Stadium here. With the..
