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Archive for October, 2010

Spectacular ceremony draws curtain on 2010 Commonwealth Games

A dazzling laser show and a musical extravaganza marked the grand finale of the Commonwealth Games, the biggest sporting event hosted by India which crowned itself with sporting glory by winning an unprecedented 101 medals. Skies over the national capital lit with multi-colour laser beams and fireworks as part of 160-minute closing ceremony at the [...]

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Glasgow welcomes CWG 2014 with cultural show

A lone bagpiper walked to the centre stage, playing a haunting tune. Hundreds of performers dressed in traditional red-striped tartan kilts ran behind him and lifted him up. In true Scottish spirit, Glasgow showcased, at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the enthusiasm with which it is preparing to host the 2014 edition [...]

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Delhi has delivered a truly exceptional Games: Fennell

Marred by series of controversies in the build-up, the Delhi Commonwealth Games got the ultimate pat on the back from the CGF chief Michael Fennell, who declared the mega-event as “truly exceptional”. Delivering his address during a spectacular and colourful closing ceremony, Fennell said, “Today, we bring down curtains on 19th CWG Delhi. Delhi, you [...]

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CWG: India suffer huge 8-0 defeat against Australia

India were brought down to earth by a ruthless Australia who dished out a clinical display to spank the hosts 8-0 in a totally lopsided hockey final in the Commonwealth Games here today. The Indians, who had pipped England in the shoot-out to make it to final and raise hopes of their first gold in [...]

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ICC to set up Test, ODI league

The first world champion in Test cricket will be crowned in 2013. The International Cricket Council board agreed on Wednesday to set up a Test league along with a one-day international league to try and boost interest. The Test league will start almost immediately and culminate in a four-team playoff in 2013. Test cricket has [...]

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Tendulkar jumps to top spot in the ICC Test ranking

Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday reclaimed the number one position in the Test rankings, following his stupendous show with the bat in the just concluded Test series against Australia. Tendulkar was the highest run-getter with 403 runs in the two-match series, which India won 2-0. Tendulkar also scored his sixth double hundred and was adjudged Man-of-the-series. [...]

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India strengthen top position in ICC Test rankings

With a crushing 2-0 series win, India on Wednesday not only consolidated its position at the top of ICC Test ranking table but also pushed Australia down to number five. India, which came into the two-match series with 127 rating points, are now sitting pretty at 130 points, 11 clear of second-placed South Africa. Australia [...]

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No match fixing in England-Pakistan ODI: ICC

The International Cricket Council concluded on Wednesday that there was “no compelling evidence” to suspect anyone of wrongdoing in the third one-day international game between England and Pakistan. The ICC launched an investigation last month into the match at The Oval based on information passed on by British tabloid The Sun, which suggested a scoring [...]

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India Name Squad For Australia ODIs

India’s opening batsmen Virender Sewhag and Sachin Tendulkar will miss the upcoming three-match One-Day International series with Australia. The big-hitting pair were absent from a 14-man squad named for the series, which begins in Kochi on 17th October. Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, fast bowler Zaheer Khan and left-arm spinnner Pragyan Ojha are also missing and the [...]

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Pujara And Tendulkar Guide India To Famous Win

Sachin Tendulkar hit the winning runs as India sealed a seven-wicket victory over Australia on the final day of the second and final Test in Bangalore. They successfully chased 207 – the highest fourth-innings score to win at the ground – after Australia were bowled out for 223 in their second innings. And although it [...]

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CWG: India thrash Pakistan 7-4 to reach hockey semifinals

Star drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and Shivendra Singh scored a double each as India thrashed Pakistan 7-4 in a must-win Pool A match to storm into the semifinals of the men`s hockey event in the Commonwealth Games at a packed Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here on Saturday. Under pressure to perform or face the ignominy [...]

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Tendulkar scales Mount 14,000 in Tests

In yet another first, India’s all time great Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday became the only person to scale the 14,000 peak in Test cricket during their five-day match against Australia. Needing 27 runs to reach into the landmark, the 37-year-old cut off-spinner Nathan Hauritz through coverpoint for a boundary and accomplish the feat in his [...]

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Want to perform for India as long as I play: Tendulkar

Senior India batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday said playing for the country has been his childhood dream and that he has enjoyed every moment during the last 20 years. “I have always been focused towards my game. When I started playing cricket, I never had any goals but always wanted to perform for my country [...]

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North Century Hands Australia The Initiative

India closed day two of the second and final Test in Bangalore 350 runs behind Australia after Marcus North scored a century in Australia’s first innings of 478. He made 128 and India then closed the day on 128 for two as they began their reply, with Sachin Tendulkar becoming the first man to reach [...]

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Lalit Modi says Royals, Kings XI termination illegal

Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi on Sunday hit out against the BCCI’s decision to axe Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab from the Indian Premier League and said it was “illegal” as the Board had chosen a path of vengeance. “The status of all teams is the same. They were all approved. There is no [...]

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Kings XI Punjab And Rajasthan Royals Cut From IPL

The Indian board (BCCI) has terminated the contracts of two Indian Premier League teams – the Kings XI Punjab and 2008 champions the Rajasthan Royals. “It was unanimously decided that the franchise agreements with (Punjab owner) K.P.H. Dream Cricket Pvt. Ltd. and Jaipur IPL Cricket Pvt. Ltd. be terminated forthwith based on the legal opinions [...]

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Somdev Devvarman wins 29th CWG gold for India

Somdev Devvarman became the first Commonwealth Games men’s singles champion on Sunday cruising to a 6-4, 6-2 win over Greg Jones of Australia. The top seed’s win had local fans on their feet, 24 hours after the despair of seeing Indian glamour girl Sania Mirza lose the women’s singles final in a deciding tie-break to [...]

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CWG: Impressive five-gold haul helps India regain No. 2 spot

Winning 15 medals in sports ranging from archery to athletics, which included five yellow metals, Commonwealth Games hosts India produced yet another scintillating display to get back to the second spot grabbed last evening by England. Teenager Deepika Kumari and Rahul Banerjee won gold medals in individual recurve events on the last day of the [...]

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Injured Pattinson Replaced By Hastings For ODI Series

Australian fast bowler James Pattinson has been ruled out of the One-Day International series in India and has been replaced in the squad by Victoria team-mate John Hastings. “During the past week, James has complained of some back stiffness during preparation for the second Test of the VB Tour of India in Bangalore,” physiotherapist Kevin [...]

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Bangalore wicket deteriorating: Murali Vijay

Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar and rest of the Indian batting need to fire in unison to overcome a slow and deteriorating Chinnaswamy wicket to surpass the first innings huge total of Australia in the last Test of the two-match series on Monday. “We have a lot of work to do. The wicket is deteriorating now [...]

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