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IPL attracts visiting overseas Indian youth
Published on 18 May, 2012 at 11:07 in IPL | Viewed 9 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: Over 30 overseas youth of Indian origin are on a three-week visit here to know about their parents’ and grandparents’ homeland, and the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket has been the greatest attraction for them.
But their dream to watch an IPL match live may remain unfulfilled.
32 youth, in the age group of 18-26, are from Australia, Fiji,…
2012 Olympic torch lit in Ancient Olympia
Published on 14 May, 2012 at 10:04 in More Sports | Viewed 12 views times | No Comments
Ancient Olympia (Greece): The torch for the 2012 London Games was lit here Thursday at the site of the ancient Olympics.
In front of the ruins of the ancient Temple of Hera, an actress playing the role of a high priestesses lit the Olympic flame by the rays of the sun in a parabolic mirror.
Dignitaries at the ceremony included International Olympic…
London Olympic contingency tickets to go on sale
Published on 10 May, 2012 at 11:00 in More Sports | Viewed 22 views times | No Comments
London: A total of 900,000 Olympic Games contingency tickets will go on sale Friday, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed.
About 20,000 people, who were unsuccessful in the initial Olympic ballot application and then again failed in the second round of sales, will be given priority to have access to the tickets 31…
Australia goes ahead of India in Test rankings
Published on 30 Apr, 2012 at 10:53 in Cricket | Viewed 32 views times | No Comments
Dubai: Australia’s 2-0 Test series win in the West Indies put them ahead of India in third position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Championship rankings released Sunday.
The Australian side had entered the series against the West Indies on equal points with India but below Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side when ratings were calculated beyond the decimal point. However, the…
Cricket Australia plans smaller board
Published on 27 Apr, 2012 at 10:54 in Cricket | Viewed 189 views times | No Comments
Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) said Tuesday it would seek the approval of the state associations for a smaller board.
CA needs a majority of 11-14ths to be passed at its special meeting in July, following a board meeting.
CA chairman Wally Edwards said he was confident of success but South Australia may oppose the stage-two model of all nine directors being independent…
Fauja Singh bids adieu to full marathons
Published on 24 Apr, 2012 at 10:45 in More Sports | Viewed 30 views times | No Comments
The oldest marathon runner in the world, Britain-based Fauja Singh, has ended on a high at the ripe age of 101 years – but that is not the end of the road for him. Not yet.
As the Indian-origin athlete completed the 26-mile London Marathon Sunday in a record time of seven hours and 49 minutes, he announced this would be…
London Olympics motto – ‘Inspire a generation’
Published on 19 Apr, 2012 at 10:22 in More Sports | Viewed 55 views times | No Comments
London: With 100 days to go for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, chairman of the Games organising committee Lord Sebastian Coe unveiled the motto “Inspire a generation” at an impressive ceremony at Kew Gardens here Wednesday.
“Every one of those individual performances will create a symphony of inspiration that will create lasting change,” said Coe, the chairman of…
Sahara India to sponsor Indian volleyball
Published on 17 Apr, 2012 at 9:37 in More Sports | Viewed 40 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: India’s corporate major Sahara India, chief sponsors of the Indian cricket team and owners of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Pune Warriors, Monday announced that they will support Indian volleyball for the next four years.
Sahara, in a statement said, it has pledged to promote and financially support the men’s national teams (senior and junior) for a span of…
Yuvraj back home after three months
Published on 9 Apr, 2012 at 18:28 in Cricket | Viewed 82 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: Indian star batsman Yuvraj Singh returned home Monday morning after undergoing treatment for rare germ cell cancer in the United States.
Yuvraj returned home along with his mother Shabnam from London, where he was resting for some time after undergoing treatment for three months at the Boston Institute of Cancer Research.
“Finally the day has come ! i am going…
Ponting calls for separate window for IPL
Published on 4 Apr, 2012 at 9:39 in IPL | Viewed 56 views times | No Comments
Sydney: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has once again highlighted the need for a separate window for the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Ponting, who played in the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008 for the Kolkata Knight Riders, said that he understood the players’ point of view as well with many cricketers choosing to neglect their national duties to play…
