Mumbai, May 11: They saw the bouncers coming from a mile away against Australia’s pace-heavy arsenal in their first Super 8 match, but could do nothing about it.
Soccer World Cup 2010That the West Indies would use the short ball generously in the next game was as predictable as anything in the game’s most unpredictable format, but India’s batsmen still didn’t have any answers.
Washington, May 11 (IANS) You could call it a Freudian slip. A reporter discussing Tiger Woods withdrawal from a championship said it could be because of a “bulging d***” when she actually meant to say bulging disk.
Win McMurry, Golf Channel reporter, was talking about Tiger Woods withdrawal from The Players Championship last round as he was suffering from a bulging disk, latestsportsbuzz.com reported Tuesday.
McMurry said: “(Woods) says he’s been playing with a bad neck for about a month and thinks it could be a bulging d***.” She later quickly corrected her mistake.
Mumbai, May 11: Lalit Modi, the Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner suspended by the BCCI, asked for more time to submit his replies to the charge sheet issued by the Board.
The 15-day deadline for replies to a five-point notice issued by the Board to Modi ended on Monday.
It is learnt that Modi asked for more documents from the BCCI to prepare his response. The Board is likely to grant him the five-day extension asked, though no official confirmation has come from BCCI so far.
Basseterre, May 11: Indian eves crushed Sri Lanka by 71 runs in a must-win Group B match to qualify for the semifinals of the Women’s World Twenty20 here.
With a victory apiece against Pakistan and a defeat to the in-form New Zealand, both the sides went into the match with a semifinal place at stake, but the Indian eves produced a clinical all-round display to knock the islanders out of the tournament.
Gros Islet, May 11: Saeed Ajmal starred with the ball as Pakistan drubbed South Africa by 11 runs to keep alive their slender hopes of qualifying for the semifinals of the Twenty20 World Cup.
Though Pakistan posted a modest 148 for seven from their 20 overs, their spinners, Ajmal (4 for 26) and Abdur Rehman (2 for 35) drew a web around the South African batsmen to pull off a stunning win in their last Super Eight match that eliminated the Proteas from the tournament.
Madrid, May 11: Serena Williams drew on all her battling qualities to get past unseeded Vera Dushevina into the third round of the Madrid Open on Monday, coming back from a set down and saving a match point for a 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 success.
The American world number one, who won her 12th grand slam title at January’s Australian Open before injury sidelined her for three months, looked to be on her way out of the clay event when the Russian held a match point at 6-5 in the second set.
Ipoh, May 11: India dazzled with a near-perfect performance to stun world champions Australia 4-3 in a pulsating round-robin match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Monday.
Tushar Khandker (19th and 32nd minute), captain Rajpal Singh (21st) and Shivendra Singh (61st) scored for India while Trent Milton (38th), Christopher Ciriello (40th) and Mark Paterson (70th) were the Australian marksmen.
Bridgetown, May 10: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has dismissed suggestions that a lengthy Indian Premier League may have contributed to his side’s weak performance in the World Twenty20.
Chasing 170 to win from their 20 overs on Sunday, India were restricted to 155 for nine, and collapsed to the pace of West Indies on Sunday on a helpful Kensington Oval pitch.
“(People) can always come back and say we have played too much cricket in the IPL, but (we) have to do well in tournaments like these,” said the Indian captain.
Kolkata, May 10: Former captain Sourav Ganguly today blamed the batsmen for India’s debacle in the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a promotional event here, Ganguly said, “Batting has been responsible for the team’s failure.
“If you want to be champions, you got to bat like true champions,” he said.
He, however, did not read much into India’s poor performance, saying the format is unpredictable.
“These kind of ups and downs are very common in this format of the game,” he said.
Bridgetown, May 10: India skipper MS Dhoni has refused to blame his team’s shoddy performance in the Twenty20 World Cup on playing in the six-week-long IPL just ahead of the elite ICC tournament.
Soccer World Cup 2010Indian lost both of its Super Eights match — against Australia and the West Indies — and face elimination from the World Cup.
The gap between the IPL and World Cup was a mere five days.
India needed to win against the West Indies yesterday but they lost the crucial encounter by 14 runs and now stand only a mathematical chance of making the semifinals.
Mumbai, May 10: Suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi got a breather today after the Cricket Board gave him five more days to respond to the first show cause notice issued to him for alleged financial irregularities.
The BCCI decision came after Modi sought some documents from the Board to prepare his reply, though he was supposed to respond to the chargesheet by today.
Mumbai, May 10: India’s top batsman Sachin Tendulkar and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and have been rested for a triangular one-day series in Zimbabwe in May and June.
The pair are among several first-choice players rested in a bid to test out new players ahead of next year’s World Cup in south Asia.
Batsman Gautam Gambhir, experienced spinner Harbhajan Singh and pace spearhead Zaheer Khan left-hander also miss out. Suresh Raina was named skipper.
Sri Lanka are the third team in the triangular series and India will also play two Twenty20 internationals against the hosts on the tour.
Bridgetown, May 10: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 81 runs in a Super Eights match of World Twenty20 here Sunday.
Deciding to bat first, Australia were in deep trouble after losing five wickets for 67 runs before Cameron White (85) and Michael Hussey (39) revived the innings with an unbroken 101-run stand.
Suraj Randiv took three for 20 while Angelo Mathews got two wickets.
Sri Lanka fumbled in their chase right from the start and were bowled out for 87 runs in 16.2 overs.
Mitchell Johnson took three wickets while Dirk Nannes and Setven Smith took two wickets each.
Barbados, May 09: India crashed out of T20 World Cup after losing to West Indies by 14 runs. India’s chase of 170 runs seems to be in tatters as they kept on losing wickets in quick succession to be reduced to 114/6 against West Indies in their must-win Super Eight match of the T20 World cup.
Starting on disastrous note as they lost both their opening batsmen very cheaply in the first quarter of their innings; while Murali Vijay (7) lost his wicket in the fourth over itself, Gautam Gambhir lost his in the next for 15 runs.
Kendrapara (Orissa), May 09: From the dusty and potholed roads of a district town in Orissa to donning the mantle of assistant coach of country’s volleyball team, 38-year-old Mohammad Masiuz Zama’s journey has been arduous and uphill.
Overcoming poor economic background and lack of scope for sporting activity, Zama from this district headquarters town has become an assistant coach of national youth volleyball team.
Mumbai, May 09: Mahindra United will face relegation threatened Salgaocar Sports Club in a round 25 game of the I-League at the Cooperage ground here tomorrow.
While the match is of utmost importance for the visitors who are placed third from bottom in the points table as a victory will enable them to breathe easy, the hosts will find it hard to motivate themselves for the match.
The hosts, who were contenders for a major part of the season, let the title slip from within their grasp soon after topping the points table.
Pune, May 09: Edmar Figueira scored twice as Pune FC spanked Sporting Clube de Goa 4-0 in a round 25 I-league match here today.
Edmar Figueira scored in the 17th and 64th minute, while Arata Izumi and Douhou Pierre scored in 46th and 65th minute respectively to round up the tally.
With this win Pune FC have brightened their chances of a top-three finish having accumulated 38 points from 24 matches.
Meanwhile, Sporting who have finished all their matches, have 27 points and will depend on others’ performance to avoid relegation.
–Agencies
Bridgetown, May 09: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl against West Indies in their crucial Twenty20 World Cup Super Eight match here today.
Soccer World Cup 2010India fielded an unchanged team, while West Indies replaced Andre Fletcher with Denesh Ramdin.
Start of the match was delayed by half an hour due to overnight rain.
Teams:
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Murali Vijay, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra.
Karachi, May 09: Pakistan’s stunning one run defeat to New Zealand which has virtually put them out of the World Twenty20 Cup semifinals has come as a big dampener for their fans and led to strong reactions with the Senate and National Assembly committee on sports announcing they would be holding inquiries into the team’s poor show in the West Indies.
New Delhi, May 09: India will open its campaign in the Thomas Cup Final tomorrow against a formidable Indonesia and national coach Pullela Gopichand feels the men’s team have an outside chance to upset the Asian giants.
Gopichand admitted that Chetan Anand’s loss is a big blow but said India have a good bench strength and they would look to pull off two singles and a doubles to upset Indonesia.
Mumbai, May 09: Skipper Vijeth Shetty found the target twice as Air India defeated Chirag United 3-1 in a round 25 I-League match at the Cooperage ground here today.
Today’s win gave a huge boost to the Airmen’s bid to avoid relegation in the country’s premier football tournament.
Shetty (18th minute and 45+1) and N D Opara (54th) scored for the Air India, while Edmilson Marques (25th) was the only scorer for the visitors.
Following this win, the hosts, who were placed just above Mumbai FC in the points table, have now risen to the 10th place, having 28 points from 25 matches.
Bridgetown, May 09: South Africa captain Graeme Smith admitted it would be a “challenge” for his side to revive their World Twenty20 campaign against champions Pakistan after a crushing 39-run defeat by England.
The Proteas were undone by an England side that produced one of its very best displays in this format as South Africa lost after starting the second round Super Eights with a 13-run victory over New Zealand.
Barbados, May 09: The uncertainty over Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan’s further participation in the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup is finally over with the ICC confirming Thilan Thushara as his replacement for the rest of the tournament.
The International Cricket Council on Friday confirmed that the event’s technical committee has approved Thushara as a replacement for Murali, who has been struggling with a groin injury.
As per the tournament rules once replaced, a player cannot return, which means Twenty World Cup is over for Murali.
London, May 09: Retired boxing champ Mike Tyson has revealed that he was “totally broke” after years of excessive spending. However, he insisted he was still happy.
Tyson said he was struggling to make ends meet, despite recently scoring his own reality TV show “Take On Tyson”, reports dailystar.co.uk.
However, Tyson admits that he was happy with his frugal way of living and is simply thankful to have been given a second chance at life with his third wife Lakiha Spicer.
Karachi, May 09: Pakistan’s stunning one run defeat to New Zealand which has virtually put them out of the World Twenty20 Cup semifinals has come as a big dampener for their fans and led to strong reactions with the Senate and National Assembly committee on sports announcing they would be holding inquiries into the team’s poor show in the West Indies.