Copyright \xa9 Yahoo! Web Services India Pvt Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://in.news.yahoo.com/sports-ani.html en-en Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:05:00 +0530 5 http://in.news.yahoo.com/sports-ani.html /images/logo.gif 30 140 http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081008/926/tsp-shoaib-akhtar-in-md-yousuf-out-of-pa.html /139/20081008/926/tsp-shoaib-akhtar-in-md-yousuf-out-of-pa_1 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:05:00 +0530 Lahore, Oct 8 (ANI): Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who has been out of his national side for quite some time and lately because of non payment of fine of Rs 70 lakhs imposed by the PCB, has been selected in the 15-member squad announced here last evening for the four-Nation Twenty20 tournament to be held in Toronto, Canada from October 10-13. ANI http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081008/926/tsp-70-year-old-ijaz-butt-is-new-pcb-cha.html /139/20081008/926/tsp-70-year-old-ijaz-butt-is-new-pcb-cha_1 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:05:00 +0530 Lahore, Oct 8 (ANI): Nearly two months after last PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf stepped down, 70-year-old former Test cricketer Ijaz Butt was yesterday appointed as the new chairman of the Board. ANI http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081007/379/tsp-australian-team-arrives-in-bangalore.html /139/20081007/379/tsp-australian-team-arrives-in-bangalore_1 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:35:03 +0530 The Australian team arrived in Bangalore on Monday, three days before their first Test against India. ANI http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081007/926/tsp-sourav-ganguly-decides-to-retire-aft.html /139/20081007/926/tsp-sourav-ganguly-decides-to-retire-aft_1 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:05:01 +0530 New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): India's former captain Sourav Ganguly said today that, at the end of the upcoming four-Test series against Australia, he would retire from international cricket. ANI http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081007/379/tsp-england-s-1966-world-cup-win-is-brit.html /139/20081007/379/tsp-england-s-1966-world-cup-win-is-brit_1 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:35:01 +0530 London, Oct 7 (ANI): England's epic World Cup victory in 1966 has been named 'The TV Event Watched By Most Brits'. ANI http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081007/926/tsp-cricket-players-should-be-free-to-de.html /139/20081007/926/tsp-cricket-players-should-be-free-to-de_1 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:05:00 +0530 New Delhi, Oct 7(ANI): Former Indian cricket captain and all-rounder Kapil Dev today said that players should be allowed to decide when to retire and that the selectors should actively participate in such decisions. ANI http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081007/379/tsp-maria-sharapova-nets-herself-a-new-l.html /139/20081007/379/tsp-maria-sharapova-nets-herself-a-new-l_1 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:05:00 +0530 London, Oct 7 (ANI): Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova has found a new lover. ANI http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081007/926/tsp-can-the-aussies-repeat-their-magic-o.html /139/20081007/926/tsp-can-the-aussies-repeat-their-magic-o_1 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:35:00 +0530 Bangalore, Oct.7 (ANI): Can the Australian team repeat the magic of winning a series in India? Having done so in 2004 after a gap of 35 years, this seems to be the biggest question dogging the minds of bookmakers, who have cautiously bet 2.10 dollars on the Australians to win. According to a Fox Sports report, the Australian batting line-up is settled, but issues remain. ANI http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081007/926/tsp-oz-selectors-in-a-spin-over-slow-bow.html /139/20081007/926/tsp-oz-selectors-in-a-spin-over-slow-bow_1 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:05:00 +0530 Bangalore, Oct.7 (ANI): Finding a spinner, or a squad of spinners to replace Shane Warne is proving to be the biggest challenge for the Australian cricket selection committee. ANI http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081007/379/tsp-capello-calls-on-england-fans-to-sto.html /139/20081007/379/tsp-capello-calls-on-england-fans-to-sto_1 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:05:00 +0530 London, Oct.7 (ANI): England football team coach and manager Fabio Capello has called upon the team's supporters to stop the tradition of booing their own players and change the atmosphere of new Wembley as a ground in which the home side are often more intimidated than their opponents. ANI