Copyright \xa9 Yahoo! Web Services India Pvt Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://in.news.yahoo.com/sports-indian-express.html en-en Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:02:14 +0530 5 http://in.news.yahoo.com/sports-indian-express.html /images/logo.gif 30 140 http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20080830/934/tsp-indian-cricketers-return-after-winni.html /48/20080830/934/tsp-indian-cricketers-return-after-winni_1 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:02:14 +0530 After their historic ODI series triumph in Sri Lanka, Indian cricketers returned to a warm welcome in Chennai on Saturday. IE http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20080830/934/tsp-it-s-an-achievement-to-win-tri-serie.html /48/20080830/934/tsp-it-s-an-achievement-to-win-tri-serie_1 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:33:12 +0530 More than breaking a long-standing jinx, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is happy with the fact that he led the side to a historic ODI series win in Sri Lanka in the absence of star players Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. IE http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20080830/934/tsp-india-slips-to-fifth-place-in-icc-od.html /48/20080830/934/tsp-india-slips-to-fifth-place-in-icc-od_1 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:53:11 +0530 Despite their historic 3-2 series-win against Sri Lanka, India has dropped to fifth place in the ICC ODI Championship table, released in Dubai. IE http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20080830/1252/tsp-love-at-first-sight-with-newcomers-n.html /48/20080830/1252/tsp-love-at-first-sight-with-newcomers-n_1 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:32:36 +0530 Standing in front of the Nescafe dispenser at Kochi airport in 2005, Yuvraj Singh asked me if I wanted a cup of coffee. IE http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20080830/1252/tsp-in-dhoni-s-absence-all-eyes-on-jagdi.html /48/20080830/1252/tsp-in-dhoni-s-absence-all-eyes-on-jagdi_1 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:32:36 +0530 Instead of walking leisurely, you almost feel a childish urge to run to the top of Raisina Hill's gentle slope, which brings you face-to-face with the imposing facade of the Rashtrapati Bhawan. IE http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20080830/1252/tsp-african-might-on-show-as-mahindra-sa.html /48/20080830/1252/tsp-african-might-on-show-as-mahindra-sa_1 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:32:36 +0530 Taking a much-needed water break after 35 minutes of resultless play, a struggling Mohd. IE http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20080829/934/tsp-dhoni-conferred-on-khel-ratna-arjuna.html /48/20080829/934/tsp-dhoni-conferred-on-khel-ratna-arjuna_1 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:09:04 +0530 Mahendra Singh Dhoni became only the second cricketer, a decade after Sachin Tendulkar, to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award as he was conferred the country's highest sporting honour at a glittering function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Friday. IE http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20080829/934/tsp-symonds-dubbed-usain-bolt-of-cricket.html /48/20080829/934/tsp-symonds-dubbed-usain-bolt-of-cricket_1 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:09:04 +0530 Andrew Symonds just got a new moniker with specialist Australian coach Mike Young dubbing the feisty all-rounder 'Usain Bolt of cricket' for his incredible athleticism. IE http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20080829/934/tsp-pcb-allows-icl-rebel-shabbir-to-trai.html /48/20080829/934/tsp-pcb-allows-icl-rebel-shabbir-to-trai_1 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:03:01 +0530 The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has for the first time shown some leniency towards players contracted with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) by allowing former Test pacer Shabbir Ahmed to practice at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). IE http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20080829/934/tsp-foreign-players-are-insensitive-towa.html /48/20080829/934/tsp-foreign-players-are-insensitive-towa_1 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:15:24 +0530 Outraged by South African captain Graeme Smith's opposition to the idea of having a tri-nation one-day series with Pakistan to compensate for the postponed Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board said foreign players have been "insensitive" towards the strife-torn country's problems. IE