New Zealand
‘Returning’ Nadal admits to being nervous after long lay off due to knee injury
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Sat, 12/22/2012 - 14:07.
Wellington, Dec 22 : Rafael Nadal has said he is worried how his healed knee would react after he makes his long-awaited comeback in the upcoming exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi on December 27 following a seven-month hiatus. Read more »
Bangladesh becomes first international team to agree to tour Pakistan
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Sat, 12/22/2012 - 09:40.
Wellington, Dec 22 : Bangladesh has become the first team to agree to tour Pakistan for a cricket series next month since armed militants attacked the Sri Lanka team in Lahore in March, 2009.
BBL''s second stint fails to recreate first edition''s magic
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 09:32.
Wellington, Dec 21: Australia''s much-hyped Twenty20 Big Bash League''s second stint has failed to recreate the magic of its first edition with ratings down 30
West Indies to launch new T20 league in 2013 with Caribbean flavour
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 13:33.
Wellington, Dec 14 : The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will launch a new franchise-based Twenty20 league next year in the Caribbean, filling the hole left by the collapse of Allen Stanford''s tournament.
NZC chairman apologises to Taylor for captaincy row
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 10:22.
Wellington, Dec 12 : New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chairman Chris Moller has publicly apologised to Ross Taylor for it's handling of the captaincy fiasco but confirmed no one will be sacked as a result.
NZC plays dead bat over Taylor’s ‘lies’ accusations
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 10:39.
Wellington, Dec 11 : New Zealand Cricket (NZC) put up the shutters on Monday, despite pejorative suggestions from dumped captain Ross Taylor that someone within the organization was lying and misrepresenting the truth.
New Kiwi captain McCullum says might move down order in ODIs
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 14:44.
Wellington, Dec 10 : New Zealand's new captain in all formats of the game, Brendon McCullum has hinted he might move down the order in the one-day format due to the recent changes in rules by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Read more »
‘Magician’ Messi stays humble despite breaking Mueller’s calendar-year record
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 10:06.
Wellington, Dec 10 : Barcelona forward Lionel Messi reached another milestone in his phenomenal career when he set a record
NZC boss White apologises for Taylor captaincy crisis
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Sat, 12/08/2012 - 13:54.
Wellington, Dec 8 : New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive, David White has apologised for the chaotic system that stripped Ross Taylor of the Black Caps captaincy though he would like to see his board removed from that process in the future.
Kiwis’ T20, Test squads undergo massive overhaul for Proteas tour
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 08:55.
Wellington, Dec 7 : New Zealand selectors have overhauled their test and Twenty20 squads for South Africa following the captaincy shakeup.
Rio de Janeiro, May 24 : Spanish football club Real Madrid has exercised its option of signing Sao Paulo loanee Casemiro on a permanent deal. 
Rio de Janeiro, May 24 : Barcelona have reportedly made a final offer of 23 million euros to sign Brazil international striker Neymar during the European summer transfer window. 
Mumbai, May 24 : A court Friday granted police the custody of Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh Randhawa and two others, allegedly involved in the IPL spot-fixing scam, till May 28. 
New Delhi, May 24 : Minister of State for Home Affairs R. P. N. Singh Friday said it would not be right to ban the Indian Premier League (IPL) in view of fresh revelations in the spot fixing scandal, and promised to act tough against guilty. 
Mumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine. 
Dijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.