Sports

Tri-nation Twenty20 tournament proposed for next year

Oct 2nd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) India, Australia and South Africa will play in a Twenty20 Super Series to be held next year.



Sourav, RP Singh to get match practice against New Zealand A

Oct 2nd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

Chennai, Oct 2 (IANS) The last minute inclusion of Sourav Ganguly and Rudra Pratap Singh has lent a different perspective to the second four-day match between India A and New Zealand A commencing at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Friday.



‘Kidnap’ stars, cricketers walk the ramp for Provogue

Oct 2nd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

Noida, Oct 2 (IANS) A range of corporate, party and casual wear and an array of accessories were on view as the star cast of the Bollywood movie “Kidnap” - Imran Khan, Minissha Lamba, Vidhya Malvade - joined cricketers Chetan Sharma, Craig McMillan, Rohan Gavaskar and Shane Bond to set the ramp ablaze for fashion brand Provogue’s autumn/winter collection.



Why India fails to win Olympic medals (Comment)

Oct 2nd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Olympics, Sports

At the Olympics, India had been known as hockey champions, though the last hockey gold was a devalued one, coming in 1980 when the western bloc of nations boycotted the Moscow Games. Since then there had been a gradual decline, resulting in India failing to even qualify for the first time in 80 years for the Olympics in Beijing.



Dalmiya requests Ganguly to lead Bengal Ranji team

Oct 1st, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) On a day he made it to the Indian squad for the home series opposite Australia, Sourav Ganguly met his estranged mentor Jagmohan Dalmiya Wednesday and heard a request to take over as Bengal captain for the coming season.



Ganguly rubbishes reports of “compromise” with BCCI

Oct 1st, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) After being included in the Test squad for Australia, Sourav Ganguly scotched rumours that it was a “compromise” formula with the Indian cricket board wherein he was given a deadline to retire from international cricket.



Gough can be part of next IPL edition

Oct 1st, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

London, Oct 1 (IANS) Former England spearhead Darren Gough can play in the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) second season beginning next year.



Warne’s ball of the century turned Mishra into leg-spinner

Oct 1st, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) When Shane Warne slipped the “ball of the century” through his fingers, little did the spin wizard realise that he is spawning a generation of leg-spinners across the cricket world.