Chennai, April 25 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Cameron White won the toss and elected to bat against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here Thursday.
Teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Shikhar Dhawan, Qunton de Kock, Hanuma Vihari, Cameron White (captain), Darren Sammy, Thalaivan Sargunam, Karan Sharma, Ashish Reddy, Amit Mishra, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma.
Yui Hashimoto of Japan stunned top seed Saina Nehwal 13-21, 21-12, 22-20 in the Indian Open Super Series badminton event here Thursday.
The second round match lasted one hour and two minutes.
Karachi, Apr 25 (ANI): Pakistani fast bowler Wahab Riaz has said that he believed that the national team will not be haunted by the spot-fixing scandal when they go to England for the ICC Champions Trophy in June. Riaz was part of the Pakistan squad that was hit by the spot-fixing scandal in 2010 after the fourth Test at Lords, which led to the suspension followed by bans of then captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, The Nation reports.
Islamabad, Apr 25 (ANI): Banned Pakistani cricketer Salman Butt has said that he has offered to join an anti-corruption rehabilitation programme following the dismissal of his appeal against a spot-fixing ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2011 banned Butt for 10 years, with five suspended on the condition that he commits no further offences and takes part in a programme of anti-corruption education, The Daily Times reports.
An expert close to Pakistan Cricket Board”s (PCB) think tank has advised cricketers to stay away from active politics, saying that a player may risk his career by mixing politics with sports. This came on the heels of speculations that celebrated cricketer Shahid Afridi has affiliated himself with one of the major political parties of Pakistan ahead of the general elections in the country on May 11, although Afridi is yet to confirm the development, the Express Tribune reports.
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma, who stood in as skipper in their win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, has lauded Ricky Ponting’s decision to step down from captaincy in the interest of the side.
Ponting, who has been struggling for runs in the tournament, had to sit out in order to accommodate fellow countryman and pacer Mitchell Johnson in the squad.
Satisfied to have crossed the first-round hurdle comfortably, Saina Nehwal on Wednesday said she took advantage of her opponent Belaetrix Manuputi`s slow movements in the India Open Super Series here.
Saina said while Manuputi had good strokes but the slow court coverage gave her an upper hand.
“She is a very talented player and has good strokes. She could be really tricky at times but has good court coverage also. But she was very slow on the court so that gave me enough time to get ready to play the cross court shots,” she explained.
Mumbai Indians held their nerves during the death overs as they beat defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets in a thrilling contest in the Pepsi Indian Premier League, here on Wednesday.
It couldn`t have been a better 40th birthday gift for Sachin Tendulkar as MI chased down a 160-run target with a ball to spare as they got back to winning ways after back-to-back defeats against Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils.
The scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians here Wednesday.
Kolkata Knight Riders innings:
Yusuf Pathan c Harbhajan Singh b Johnson 19
Gautam Gambhir c Harbhajan Singh b Ojha 26
Jacques Kallis c Sharma b Ojha 37
Manoj Tiwary b Malinga 33
Eoin Morgan c Sharma b Johnson 31
Debabrata Das b Malinga 6
Rajat Bhatia not out 1
Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 1) 6
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Pathan, 1.1 overs), 2-68 (Gambhir, 7.6), 3-92 (Kallis, 11.4), 4-146 (Morgan, 17.6), 5-158 (Tiwary, 19.4), 6-159 (Das, 19.6)
Bowling:
Olympic broze medallist and top seed Saina Nehwal advanced to the second round of the women’s singles event at the $200,000 India Open Super Series badminton here Wednesday.
The World No.2 beat Belaetrix Manuputi of Indonesia 21-12, 21-15 in 33 minutes at the Siri Fort Sports Complex to improve her career head-to-head to 2-0. She had earlier beaten the Indonesian at the All England Open in March.
Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal Wednesday said she was satisfied with her performance after she moved into the second round of the India Open Super Series badminton beating Belaetrix Manuputi of Indonesia.
Saina advanced to the second round with a 21-12, 21-15 win over the Indonesian here at the Siri Fort Sports Complex. It was Saina’s second victory over Belaetrix.
As master blaster Sachin Tendulkar completed 40, his fans expressed their love and admiration for the cricketing icon through popular social networking site Facebook.
Facebook pages of Tendulkar fans sported a festive look with hundreds of posts and pictures wishing Sachin Tendulkar many happy returns of the day.
Most pages posted the picture of Sachin Tendulkar and his wife Anjali cutting a 5kg birthday cake at the ITC Sonar Kolkata Wednesday.
London, Apr 24 (ANI): The Wimbledon is reportedly set to be the richest tennis tournament to be ever staged following the All England Club`s announcement of a massive 40 percent hike in the prize pool for the tournament`s championships to be held this summer. The prize money will now be worth a reported 22.6 million pounds, the Mirror reports.
London, Apr 24 (ANI): Horse racing was also not spared from the scandal of doping which has engulfed other major sports, after a top horse trainer had admitted that he had given banned steroids to 11 thoroughbreds. The horses, winners of more than 1.3 million pounds in prize money , are all from the highly successful British stables of the Godolphin racing empire ownedby Dubai`s wealthy ruler Sheikh Mohammed, the Mirror reports.
Badminton star Saina Nehwal will be given the 22nd Yudhvir Memorial Foundation Award.
Yudhvir Foundation, founded in 1991 to commemorate late Shri Yudhvir, eminent freedom fighter, journalist and founder of Daily Hindi Milap, in a press release on Wednesday, made this announcement. Every year the Foundation honours individuals who excel in some field of human endeavor. This year’s award will be presented to Saina Nehwal on April 30th, the birthday of late Shri Yudhvir.
Upcoming Pakistan fast bowler Ehsan Adil has expressed his happiness at getting an opportunity to participate in the ongoing training camp under pace legend Wasim Akram, saying that Akram’s presence is an inspiration to him and the other participants of the camp. The camp is underway at the National Stadium in Karachi and moved into its fourth day yesterday where national pacers, along with emerging talents, trained for at least four hours under the legendary fast-bowler, the Express Tribune reports.
Sachin Tendulkar turned 40 today with cricket administrators and his fans lining up a series of events to celebrate the senior Indian batsman, who will also appear in an IPL match here.
The Mumbai Indians batsman, who happens to here for his IPL team’s clash against Kolkata Knight Riders, will begin the day with a customary cake-cutting ceremony at the team hotel.
Earlier, the Cricket Association of Bengal celebrated Tendulkar’s birthday a day in advance by cutting a 10-pound cake in the presence of 100 blind students.
Kings XI skipper Adam Gilchrist was happy with his team’s five-wicket win against Daredevils here Tuesday at the half-way stage in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and hoped the side will find some luck as it embarks on a trip of three big games.
Kings XI face Knight Riders April 26, Mumbai Indians April 29 and Super Kings May 2.
“We have reached the half-way stage, but we are not looking at the points table. We will embark on a road trip of three important matches and hope to string the wins together,” said Gilchrist.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is voted as the most “Most Desirable Man” by a survey conducted by online matrimonial site Shaadi.com.
With season six of Indian Premier League underway, Shaadi.com recently conducted a survey to find out whom do Indian women consider to be the “Most Desirable Man” duirng the series.
A whopping 61 percent Indian women voted for Dhoni followed by master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who grabbed second position with 39 percent votes, said a statement.
From India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to sprint king Usian Bolt, the twitter world today went crazy after Chris Gayle’s breathtaking T20 world record score of 175 off 66 balls.
Everyone doffed their hats at the Jamaican after he produced what will go down in history as the most talked-about innings in T20 cricket.
Dhoni, in fact, paid a tribute, joking that it was a good decision in hindsight that he took up wicketkeeping instead of bowling after watching Gayle’s relentless onslaught.
Banned Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif has said that he is disappointed and upset at the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to reject his appeal to revive his career.
Asif wanted the ICC ruling that imposed a seven-year ban, two years of which are suspended, on him to be overturned but the CAS did not find any evidence to support the pace bowler’s claim, www.PakPassion.net reports.
When Maria Sharapova underwent shoulder surgery five years ago, many thought her tennis career wouldn’t last.
But now, there is a good chance the four-time grand slam winner will play into her 30s before fully turning her attention to her numerous business interests.
“I think she’s going to play another four to five years and through the Rio Olympics (in 2016) if she stays healthy and hungry,” her long-time agent and close friend Max Eisenbud told CNN’s Open Court.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is far beyond just cricket. Even the hairstyle sported by the cricketers has a touch of IPL in it.
Virat Kohli has emerged as a new icon for youngsters with his attitude and performance. His hairstyle has also become a craze in the ongoing sixth edition of the tournament.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Caribbean spinner Sunil Narine has not only tormented the batsmen with the ball, his ‘mohawk’ has also caught the attention of the fans.
Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Tillakaratne Dilshan said on Monday that his team’s first aim was to gain two vital points and defend the table topper’s position in Tuesday’s match against Pune Warriors before they embark on winning away matches.
“Our aim is to win the match tomorrow and get those vital two points to finish at the top of the table before we embark on away matches. We are playing away from home for next 15 days and we need to adjust to conditions as soon as possible. That is the main task at our hands,” he told reporters at pre-match press conference here.
Shane Watson smashed the first hundred of this Indian Premier League and powered Rajasthan Royals to 185 for four against the Chennai Super Kings here Monday.
Watson hammered 101 off 61 balls while Stuart Binny chipped in with 36 off 22.