Sports

Manohar takes over as cricket board chief, Srinivasan new secretary

Sep 26th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) No bickering over representation of states or legal wrangling will mar the Annual General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, slated for Saturday, when Shashank Manohar takes over as the BCCI president from Sharad Pawar.



Bagan favourites at home against Mumbai FC

Sep 26th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) Fame, form and a star-studded line-up make Mohun Bagan firm favourites as they clash with first timers Mumbai FC in their I-League opener at Barasat near here Saturday.



Pakistan colts party late night in Kenya, face music now

Sep 26th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

Nairobi, Sep 26 (IANS) Pakistani cricket officials have launched a probe against two young Pakistani cricketers, currently touring Kenya with the country’s Academy team, who were said to have broke the night-time curfew and partied till late at a local night club.



ICC president Morgan to meet ICL representatives

Sep 26th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

Dubai, Sep 25 (IANS) In a development that will take the Indian Cricket Board by surprise, International Cricket Council (ICC) President David Morgan Thursday confirmed that he will meet rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) officials.



Tata Steel hits back at JSCA on Keenan’s availability

Sep 26th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Tata Steel, which owns the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur, criticised the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) for wrongly informing the Indian cricket board that the stadium wouldn’t be available for a one-day match in November.



Ad-hoc committee looking for a foreign hockey coach

Sep 26th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Olympics, Sports

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The ad hoc selection committee, set up by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to run the country’s hockey affairs, is now looking for a foreign coach and for the time being made Harender Singh the coach in-charge of the men’s team.



Tendulkar declared fit for Australia Test series

Sep 26th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who was recovering from an elbow injury, was Friday declared fit for the four-match Test series against Australia for the Border-Gavaskar starting Oct 9 in Bangalore.



Sri Lankan minister allows players to play in IPL

Sep 26th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

London, Sep 26 (IANS) Sri Lankan sports minister has allowed players to play in the second season of million-dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) even if it meant sending a weakeened team to the summer tour to England.