Chennai lad Narain Shankar ruled the roost
Chennai lad Narain Shankar ruled the roost winning both the races in the second edition of the JK Tyre Racing Cup motor sports series held here at the MMSC race track at Irungattukottai, Sriperumbudur, near here today.
It was a beehive of activity at the track with drivers in 19 cars from Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, [...]
Bob Woolmer was poisoned and then strangled
FORENSIC tests have indicated that Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan cricket coach, was poisoned before being strangled, a source close to the Jamaican police has disclosed. Detectives believe the killer or killers used the poison to incapacitate Woolmer before murdering him in his hotel room last month. They are now focusing their investigation on the food [...]
Afro-Asian Cup at Chennai and Bangalore
The second edition of the Afro-Asian Cup featuring three day-night one-day matches will be hosted by Bangalore and Chennai in June, Sharad Pawar, chairman of the Afro-Asian Cricket Co-operation, said on Wednesday.
“It’s the first major collaboration on any sporting level between the two continents and I’m sure, it will come to be seen as a [...]
India a future F1 destination: Bernie Ecclestone
Formula One management head Bernie Ecclestone has said that India is a Formula One destination and that it would be ideal to have an Indian competing in the World championship.
The President and CEO of F1 Management, in a statement in Chennai, said that he was ‘personally enthusiastic’ about the prospects of having a round of [...]
ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Points Tables Till April 07, 2007
Super Eights
Mat
Won
Lost
Tied
N/R
Pts
Net RR
For
Against
Australia
3
3
0
0
0
6
+2.014
805/113.5
617/122.0
Sri Lanka
4
3
1
0
0
6
+1.549
1057/196.0
747/194.2
New Zealand
3
3
0
0
0
6
+1.437
567/109.4
560/150.0
South Africa
4
2
2
0
0
4
-0.629
855/179.5
996/185.0
England
3
1
2
0
0
2
+0.018
708/150.0
663/141.0
West Indies
4
1
3
0
0
2
-1.177
776/188.1
993/187.2
Bangadesh
4
1
3
0
0
2
-1.775
641/168.0
778/139.1
Ireland
3
0
3
0
0
0
-0.934
566/133.0
621/119.4
Points by match
Super Eights
Team
Pts
Team
Pts
16 Mar 2007
New Zealand
2
England
0
21 Mar 2007
Sri Lanka
2
Bangladesh
0
23 Mar 2007
West Indies
2
Ireland
0
24 Mar 2007
Australia
2
South Africa
0
28 Mar 2007
Australia
2
West Indies
0
South Africa
2
Sri Lanka
0
29 Mar 2007
New Zealand
2
West Indies
0
30 Mar 2007
England
2
Ireland
0
31 Mar 2007
Australia
2
Bangladesh
0
1 Apr 2007
Sri Lanka
2
West Indies
0
2 Apr 2007
New Zealand
2
Bangladesh
0
3 Apr 2007
South Africa
2
Ireland
0
4 Apr 2007
Sri Lanka
2
England
0
7 Apr 2007
Bangladesh
2
South Africa
0
Chennai girl Rohini Rau for World Sailing Championships 2007
Chennai lass Rohini Rau has been selected to represent India at the ISAF World Sailing Championships 2007 at Cascais (Portugal) from 28 June to 13 July. This event is also the first qualifier for the 2008 Olympic games at Beijing.
The Laser Radial class has been introduced in the Olympic Games for the first time as [...]
Afro-Asian Cup in Bangalore and Chennai
The dates for the second Afro-Asian Cup one-day series, which is being staged in India, have been announced. The three-match second Afro-Asian Cup will be held in Chennai and Bangalore in June.
The three matches between the Asian Tigers and the African Lions, which the ICC have granted full ODI status, will be played in Chennai [...]
Congratulate Viswanathan Anand! Viswanathan Anand took over the top ranking in the sport.
Sunday, April 1, was a historic day for Indian chess, as Viswanathan Anand took over the top ranking in the sport.
The Indian ace, who has won every prize in the sport, was assured of the world number one spot on the International Chess Federation (FIDE) charts for the first time in his career after winning [...]
Kumble retires from one-dayers, Kumble announces retirement from one-dayers, End of a 17-year career
Anil Kumble with family members as he announces his retirement from ODIs, Bangalore, March 30, 2007
Anil Kumble has announced his retirement from one-day cricket but said that he will be available for Test matches.
“It’s been a long, 17-year journey at the international level,” Kumble told reporters during a press conference in Bangalore. “Hopefully I will [...]
Woolmer’s neck was broken: police sources
Kingston (Jamaica), Mar 22: The murder plot in Bob Woolmer’s mysterious death thickens as police sources now revealing that the Pakistan caoch could have been strangulated in his bath as the bones on his neck had broken and there were cut marks on his throat.Suspicions that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered were strengthened [...]
