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Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) The Indian cricket board Sunday distanced itself from spokesperson Rajiv Shukla's comments on Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray for picking on Sachin Tendulkar. 

Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana Sunday hit out at cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar once again, saying he plays for the Indian cricket board, not Maharashtra. 

Had India not lost four wickets in the opening hour on the first day here in Ahmedabad, chances are this Test match would have fallen asleep long before lunch on the fifth day, and both captains admitted that there was little they could have done to get a result on the surface. 

A match-fixing ring with more than 200 suspected members fixed or tried to fix around 200 matches across Europe, including three in the Champions League, in what UEFA called the biggest betting scandal in Europe. 

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara rued a lost opportunity early in the first test after India escaped with a draw on a flat pitch on Friday. 

Scoreboard at the end of the first test
between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, India on Friday. 

Cairo recalled its envoy to Algiers and Egyptians burned the Algerian flag on Thursday after Egypt's soccer team lost to Algeria in a play-off to reach the World Cup finals, accusing its fans of post-match thuggery. 

London, Nov 19 (ANI): England county team Middlesex is all set to sign master blaster Sachin Tendulkar to play Twenty20 cricket for them next season. 

Final list of teams qualified for the 2010
World Cup in South Africa after Wednesday's playoffs in Europe, 

Zurich, Nov 15 (DPA) Argentina's coach Diego Maradona was handed a two-month ban Sunday by FIFA's disciplinary body as punishment for post-match comments made after his side's World Cup qualifier against Uruguay last month. 

It was a match that promised a lot. Its opening day had all those dramatic twists and turns which make Test cricket such a fascinating spectacle to watch. First, wickets got knocked out of the ground as batsmen succumbed to the seam and movement of the ball and their own indiscretions. 

Had India not lost four wickets in the opening hour on the first day here in Ahmedabad, chances are this Test match would have fallen asleep long before lunch on the fifth day, and both captains admitted that there was little they could have done to get a result on the surface. 

London, Nov 19 (ANI): England county team Middlesex is all set to sign master blaster Sachin Tendulkar to play Twenty20 cricket for them next season. 

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Indian cricket board slammed Shiv Sena superemo Bal Thackeray Monday for picking on Sachin Tendulkar. 

Eleven-year-old Thalassemia Major patient Kushal Patel had a wish ? to meet Sachin Tendulkar once in his life. The master blaster not only fulfilled Kushal?s wish on Saturday but also bowled him an over and then introduced him to the entire Indian team. 

Ahmedabad, Nov 15 (PTI) Sachin Tendulkar today celebrated 20 years in international cricket with family and close friends and Indian cricket team members at a hotel here today, cutting a special cake on the occasion. 

LAS VEGAS (AP) Manny Pacquiao knocked down Miguel Cotto twice and turned his face into a bloody mess before finally stopping him 55 seconds into the 12th round Saturday to win his seventh title in seven weight classes. 

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Former captains Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble felt they were the lucky few to have lead a team with Sachin Tendulkar in it. 

Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) Describing Sachin Tendulkar as the best role model for a sportsman, Indian pacer Irfan Pathan Friday said he wanted to see the master blaster as a member of the World Cup winning team in 2011. 

Sachin Tendulkar's passion for cricket has not diminished during his long career and he still has a child-like enthusiasm for the game, said the record-breaking India batsman.