Sports Fwire News - Page 27

Sahara to give Rs 1.12 crore to Indian hockey team

While mid-fielder Sardar Singh, who won the player of the tournament award, and ace drag flicker Sandeep Singh, who scored five goals including a hat-trick in the final, will be given a sum of Rs 11 lakh each, the others will receive Rs 5 lakh each.

Fit-again James Pattinson called up to Australia squad

The 21-year-old missed the last two tests in the recent series against India and Australia's first seven matches in the Tri-series because of a foot injury.

Bent out for up to 3 months as England's striker woes increase

England striker Darren Bent may miss the European Championship in Poland and Ukraine starting in June after he was ruled out of action on Monday for up to three months because of ruptured ankle ligaments.

Mohammad Amir to press for his appeal against ICC's ban

Banned Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir is expected to file a statement with the Court of Arbitration for Sports for his appeal against the five-year ban, imposed on him by the ICC.

India hockey coach's salary hiked by 1000 Aus dollars

Australian Michael Nobbs would now get 11,000 Australian Dollars per month.

HI names 48 probables for London Olympics

With India qualifying for the London Games after their 8-1 victory over France at the Olympic qualifiers, Hockey India (HI) today named a list of 48 probables who would be in consideration for the quadrennial event starting from 27 July.

Indian Olympic Association to clarify stand on Kalmadi

The Indian Olympic Association said Monday it will write to the International Olympic Committee later this week explaining its position regarding Suresh Kalmadi, the disgraced head of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Sania slides to 129 in singles ranking

The poor singles run further dented Sania Mirza's ranking as the Indian slipped to 129, a loss of 16 places, in the latest WTA list issued today.

We can see desperation from Indians now: Warner

Taking a dig at the struggling Indian team, Australian opener David Warner said that their disappointment at the two controversial umpiring decisions during last night's ODI match was a sign of "desperation".

Mumbai Indians sign Richard Levi for IPL 5

Mumbai Indians today signed up Twenty20 sensation Richard Levi as a replacement for former Australian batsman Andrew Symonds for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League in April.

Football legend Sailen Manna passes away

Olympian and 1951 Asian Games gold medal winning football captain Sailen Manna died at a private hospital in the wee hours today.

India in Olympics is good for hockey: Pak stars

India's performance was lauded by Pakistani players including Rehan Butt and Sohail Abbas, who said to save Asian Hockey, it is necessary that the neighbours play in the Olympics.

I would never block Tendulkar on purpose: Brett Lee

Lambasted by Indian skipper MS Dhoni, Australian pacer Brett Lee has asserted that he did not block Sachin Tendulkar "on purpose" during the Indian's controversial run-out in the crucial tri-series ODI in Sydney.

Pakistani held in Bangladesh over spot-fixing

Karachi resident Sajid Khan arrived in Dhaka on 10 February and was under close watch since February.

PCB to question banned pace bowler Amir

Amir was released from prison this month after serving a three-month sentence for his role in a spot-fixing scandal during the 2010 test against England at Lord's.

Dhoni says no to experiment, will field three regular openers

Faced with a do-or-die situation, Indian skipper MS Dhoni is all set to field his three regular openers rather than experiment with a pinch hitter at the top of the order in tomorrow's crucial ODI against Australia.

Sania-Vesnina enter doubles final in Dubai

Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina beat Shuai Peng of China and Chinese Taipei's Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2 6-7 (5) 1-0 (13-11) to book a berth in the doubles final of the Dubai Duty Free Women's Tennis Championships.

Force India's Di Resta collects input on 3rd day of testing

The Scot completed 83 laps, covering 386kms with fastest lap timing of 1:25.646.

Tendulkar needs no advice on when to quit ODIs: Vengsarkar

Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar today slammed suggestions in the media and views of another former captain Kapil Dev that Sachin Tendulkar should quit One-Day cricket, saying that the master batsman needed no advice on this issue.

Messi targeting favourite victims at Atletico

Lionel Messi will have his favourite victims in his sights when Barcelona play at Atletico Madrid on Sunday and the Argentina forward comes into the game in a rich vein of form even by his high standards.

Michael Jordan sues Chinese sportswear firm over name use

Jordon told that Qiaodan Sports, a company located in the southern Fujian province, had built its business around his Chinese name and jersey number without his permission.

Basel stun Bayern Munich with late goal

Substitute Valentin Stocker snatched the winner for the Swiss champions in the 86th minute with a shot which went through Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer's legs.

Rally champion Blomqvist's son joins McLaren

Aged 16 he was the youngest driver to win the British Formula Renault championship, the same series that 2008 Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton won as a youngster

Balotelli's racism charge just a misunderstanding: Porto Coach

Manchester City's complaints that striker Mario Balotelli suffered racist abuse during their Europa League match in Portugal last week were probably the product of a misunderstanding, Porto coach Vitor Pereira said.

IPL asks Sahara to get consent of all franchises

The IPL governing council today asked Sahara Pune Warriors to get the consent of all the franchises for fielding five foreign players in the fifth edition of the tournament.

ICC denies clearing Kaneria of spot-fixing charges

The ICC today denied that it had cleared Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria to take part in competitive cricket after he was implicated in a spot-fixing case, in which his Essex county team-mate Mervyn Westfield has been jailed for four months.

Sehwag drops to 18 in ICC batsmen rankings

Failure with the bat cost Indian opener Virender Sehwag four places as he slid to 18th in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen but skipper Dhoni moved up by two places to number four.

Man United's cash reserves fall by £100 million

Manchester United's cash reserves fell by £100 million in six months partially to finance an investment in the squad that is failing to maintain the English champions' dominance on the pitch.

Force India's Hulkenberg completes 97 laps in Barcelona Test

Nico Hulkenberg was back in the VJM05 for the start of Sahara Force India's second winter test in Barcelona, and the programme included tyre comparison work, aero sweeps and long runs in the afternoon.