Helps SSPMS (D) to gain a first innings lead over Rosary
A dazzling 115 by Rahul Chavan helped SSPMS (D) to gain a massive 258-run first-innings lead over Rosary School in the PDCA organised Kohinoor Trophy under-14 inter-school cricket tournament at Tata Motor's ground on Tuesday. The decision to bat first fired back on Rosary as they were bundled out for 44 in just 20.2 overs. Nikhil Adhav picked three wickets while Omkar Khade and Atharva Jadhav were equally good with two wickets each. Later, Chavan dominated Rosary bowlers by scoring a ton. Rhishikesh Shinde (68) and Shubham Padwal (50) added valuable score to the total. Meanwhile, in another match, Sau Vimlabai Garware High School defeated MES Bhave High School by seven wickets.
Hours after the attacks on Sri Lanka's cricketers in Lahore, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram suggested that the Indian Premier League, set to start on April 10, be put off. Chidambaram said he was concerned that the Central government would not be able to provide adequate security to the event, as personnel would be deployed for election duty.
IPL may be put off, 2011 World Cup may avoid Pakistan
Till Tuesday, 'tis not cricket' had a connotation quite different from what it might be in the future.
The assassination of 11 Israelis by Palestinians in the Munich Olympic Village in 1972 remains the most dastardly act of violence in modern sports history. But yesterday's terrorist attack by a dozen armed gunmen on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore is no less diabolical even if there have been fewer casualties, and no player has died.
Cricket-loving Gujarat has articulated concern for Sri Lanka’s cricketers who were attacked in Lahore, and expressed the gravest of reservations about Pakistan being included in any sports itinerary in the near future.
Colombo - Sri Lanka's cricket team returned home early Wednesday, one day after narrowly escaping a terrorist attack in Lahore, Pakistan with the team captain paying tribute to the bus driver for saving their lives.
The shaken team was welcomed at Colombo airport amid tight security by anxious relatives and Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge.
Islamabad - The brazen terrorist ambush targeting the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore came as a shocking reminder of the threat posed to Pakistan by ever bolder Islamist militants.
Recent years have seen the Islamic country endure dozens of suicide attacks and roadside bombings that have killed thousands, including former premier Benazir Bhutto.
But the attack on the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team seemed to turn a brutal new page as around a dozen terrorists made their getaway after action graphically captured by TV cameras.
Hours after the attacks on Sri Lanka's cricketers in Lahore, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram suggested that the Indian Premier League, set to start on April 10, be put off. Chidambaram said he was concerned that the Central government would not be able to provide adequate security to the event, as personnel would be deployed for election duty. 
Cricket-loving Gujarat has articulated concern for Sri Lanka’s cricketers who were attacked in Lahore, and expressed the gravest of reservations about Pakistan being included in any sports itinerary in the near future.
Colombo - Sri Lanka's cricket team returned home early Wednesday, one day after narrowly escaping a terrorist attack in Lahore, Pakistan with the team captain paying tribute to the bus driver for saving their lives.
Islamabad - The brazen terrorist ambush targeting the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore came as a shocking reminder of the threat posed to Pakistan by ever bolder Islamist militants.
