In a major relief to IPL chairman Lalit Modi, the Supreme Court had ordered that the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections, which were originally scheduled for February 22, be held on March 1.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam said Justice N. M. Kasliwal would act as an observer.
The court made it clear that the elections would be held as per the old unamended constitution of the association of February 11, 2005.
Injured Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait's international career hangs in the balance with doctors refusing to state a specific date for his comeback. Tait is thus in doubt for playing the ODI series against South Africa.
Tait, Australia's fastest bowler is down with chronic hamstring tendonitis. He sustained a left-hamstring tear during a domestic ODI match against Queensland in Brisbane on December 3.
Gelsenkirchen, Germany - The Bundesliga Ruhr derby between Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund on Friday ended 1-1 after Dortmund substitute Mohamed Zidan found a late equalizer for his side.
Kevin Kuranyi scored a spectacular goal midway through the first half to give his side the lead.
A capacity crowd of over 61,000 saw a disappointing first half of the derby between the two traditional rivals from the Ruhr region.
Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting said that his inexperienced side would do all it can to hang on to their number one spot when they would take on South Africa in the upcoming test series.
Speaking with the reporters, Ponting said, “We have had quite a few injuries, but we have brought a fully fit squad to South Africa. We always enjoy playing here. The conditions are fairly similar to those at home, and we know the series will be challenging. We just hope Australia come out on top this time.”
Liberec, Czech Republic - Xu Wenlong of China and Morgan Smyth of the United States won cross-country qualifying races and Frenchwoman Coline Mattel had the longest ski-jump as the Nordic skiing world championships were set to get underway.
The women's 10km cross-country ski race and the Nordic combined mass start event kick off the championships on Thursday.
In a major relief to IPL chairman Lalit Modi, the Supreme Court had ordered that the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections, which were originally scheduled for February 22, be held on March 1.
Injured Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait's international career hangs in the balance with doctors refusing to state a specific date for his comeback. Tait is thus in doubt for playing the ODI series against South Africa.
Gelsenkirchen, Germany - The Bundesliga Ruhr derby between Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund on Friday ended 1-1 after Dortmund substitute Mohamed Zidan found a late equalizer for his side.
Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting said that his inexperienced side would do all it can to hang on to their number one spot when they would take on South Africa in the upcoming test series.
Liberec, Czech Republic - Xu Wenlong of China and Morgan Smyth of the United States won cross-country qualifying races and Frenchwoman Coline Mattel had the longest ski-jump as the Nordic skiing world championships were set to get underway.
The domestic cricket bans on Imran Farhat, Imran Nazir, Humayun Farhat, Riaz Afridi, Arshad Khan and Taufiq Umar has been suspended.
