Tax violations in IPL should be investigated: Ajay Maken

Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Thursday said the allegations of tax violation in running of the Indian Premier League should be looked into and asked the BCCI to come under the RTI ambit for its own good.
Maken said transparency in the working of National Sports Federations, including the BCCI, can be achieved by bringing them under the Right to Information Act, which the revised National Sports Development Bill seeks to incorporate.
Bollywood superstar and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the holding of IPL II and Maken said such things, if found for more details....

Bravo misses double ton in Dhaka Test

Darren Bravo missed his maiden double-century by just five runs before the West Indies bagged two early wickets to put pressure on Bangladesh in the second and final Test today.
Bangladesh, chasing a huge 508-run target, lost opener Imrul Kayes and Shahriar Nafees before reaching 73-2 in their second innings at tea on the penultimate day.
Pacer Fidel Edwards, who rocked Bangladesh with five quick wickets in the first innings, struck in his second over when he had Kayes (nine) caught by Kirk Edwards at first slip.
Seamer Darren Sammy then held a return catch to dismiss Nafees (18) in the last over before the break.
Tamim Iqbal, dropped on 12 by Marlon for more details....

Sehwag: Rotate pacers to avoid injury

Dashing India opener Virender Sehwag believes the only way to avoid injuries is to rotate the fast bowlers by giving them regular breaks.
"It's important that the team management ensures that they don't play too many matches. Fast bowlers are prone to injuries and when they get injured their pace goes,"Sehwag said.
"Besides, when you are injured, your comeback becomes for more details....

Jury still out in match-fixing trial

Jurors hearing the trial of two Pakistan cricketers accused of match-fixing have retired to consider their verdicts for a third day.
Former Test captain Salman Butt, 27, and fast bowler Mohammad Asif, 28, are alleged to have plotted to bowl deliberate no-balls in last summer's Lord's Test against England.
The pair were charged after an undercover reporter recorded sports agent Mazhar Majeed, 36, boasting of how he could arrange for Pakistan players to rig games for money, London's Southwark Crown Court heard.
Over three weeks of evidence, the jury for more details....

It's been an unbelievable year for England: Bresnan

England pacer Tim Bresnan feels the 0-5 ODI series whitewash at the hands of India cannot take the sheen off his team's spectacular rise in an "unbelievable"  year.
England are number one in ICC's Test and Twenty20 rankings and Bresnan said being on top in two formats of the game is quite an achievement.
"To be No 1 in two out of three competitions we are not in a bad place really, are we, especially in Test cricket, which is the pinnacle,"Bresnan was quoted for more details....

It was fantastic to win first ever Grand Prix of India: Vettel

Moments after winning the inaugural Indian Grand Prix, double world champion driver Sebastian Vettel described his performance as"fantastic"and said he is very happy to win the first ever Formula One race hosted by this country.
"Today’s is a fantastic performance. It is great to be winning the first ever Grand Prix of India. To put this arena so well is fantastic. Whole in one it is fantastic. I want to thank everyone for our win,"said Vettel who registered his 11th triumph of the season today.
Vettel paid tribute to MotoGP rider for more details....

England win toss, opt to bowl against India in last ODI at Eden Gardens

England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and opted to bowl against India in their fifth and final one-dayer at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
England middle-order batsman Kevin Pietersen will miss the match due a broken finger. He will be replaced by Ian Bell, and spinner Graeme Swann has been drafted in place of Scott Borthwick.
India have made one change in their playing for more details....

England vs India: 5th ODI match at Eden Gardens today

High on confidence, a dominant India will push for a 5-0 clean sweep when they lock horns with a hapless England in the fifth and final one-dayer at the Eden Gardens today.
A disciplined show in all the departments has been the highlight of India's 4-0 triumph so far and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men would look to continue their dominant show on Tuesday in what has been billed as the'payback series'.
"We will try to go for 5-0. If we play good cricket, things will go our way but again the important thing is to do our best,"Dhoni said after India thrashed for more details....

India eyes 5-0 whitewash against England in Kolkata

High on confidence, a dominant India will push for a 5-0 clean sweep when they lock horns with a hapless England in the fifth and final cricket one-dayer at the Eden Gardens here tomorrow.
A discliplined show in all the departments has been the highlight of India's 4-0 triumph so far and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men would look to continue their dominant show tomorrow in what has been billed for more details....

Sachin Tendulkar has paid a fine of Rs 4.35 lakh

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has paid a fine of Rs 4.35 lakh to the Mumbai civic body for performing 'vastu puja'  at his new five-storey bungalow without having the occupancy certificate.
"Sachin paid the amount after BMC issued a notice seeking recovery of Rs 4.35 lakh penalty as illegal occupancy charge,"a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said today.
There was controversy after reports that Tendulkar had moved into his new bungalow last month without obtaining the OC for the house on Perry Cross for more details....

Indian offered Majeed 1 million US dollars to alter the result of the Oval Test

An Indian link in the spot fixing trial emerged when the recording between Pakistan players'agent Mazhar Majeed and the undercover reporter were heard by the court in London. Allegedlly an unnamed Indian businessman offered Majeed 1 million US dollars to alter the result of the Oval Test last year, but the deal didn't go through as Pakistan won the match.
A sports agent told an undercover reporter he could fix the results of cricket games using a stable of six Pakistani players, with a Test match costing£1 million to rig, a London court heard Monday.
The claim emerged as Mazher Mahmood, the former investigations editor for Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World tabloid, gave for more details....

SC dismissed Modi's plea against disciplinary panel

In a setback to former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, the Supreme Court today dismissed his plea seeking reconstitution of the BCCI-appointed disciplinary panel probing allegations of financial irregularities against him.
A bench comprising justices J M Panchal and H L Gokhale said that the three-member committee was "validly"  constituted by the BCCI and it cannot be reconstituted merely on the ground of apprehensions of biasness expressed by Modi.
"We cannot presume that member won't give fair hearing to the petitioner (Modi), "the bench said adding"committee was validly constituted".
"Mere apprehension of biasness cannot be a ground for more details....

Indian Hockey faces Insult after Glory at home

Indian Hockey has produced phenomenal players. It is believed that Adolf Hitler once broke the Hockey stick of an Indian player to check for magnets, sticks have been secretly replaced, and statues have been erected in their memory. Such was the show of the hockey players which paused the entire world. Each position in hockey has produced more than one legend that has made the country proud.
Much to the diappointment of the players, India’s national game saw insult and pittance both yesterday as the sports minister Ajay Maken offered a mere Rs 25,000 cash reward to each player, turning their glorious win in Asian Champions Trophy sour.  None of the players accepted that paltry amount saying it was not proper recognition of their achievement.
As soon as Indian players rejected Hockey India's unwelcome monetary offer, cash rewards trickled in for them today with the Sports Ministry announcing for more details....

Indian hockey team refused to accept cash reward offered by the Sports minister

In a snub to the apathy of the government towards the national sport, the Indian hockey team on Wednesday (September 14) refused to accept the meagre cash reward offered to them by the Sports minister after winning the Asian Champions Trophy.
The winning hockey national team was offered Rs 25,000 per player by the Sports Minister Ajay Maken during their felicitation ceremony.
Hockey team captain Rajpal Singh said that their feat of beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the finals of the prestigious event was not rewarded well and added that his team for more details....

Novak Djokovic clinched his maiden US Open title

Novak Djokovic shrugged off a back scare to defeat defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (3/7), 6-1 to clinch the US Open, his third Grand Slam title of the year in an epic, brutal final.
The world number one Serb, who had already won the Australian Open before defeating Nadal at Wimbledon, racked up his 64th win yesterday against just two losses all year.
But having been just two points from the title in the 12th game of the third set, his dreams were almost shattered when he dropped the set on a tiebreaker and needed a medical time-out on a strained back muscle.
Victory represented the top-seeded, 24-year-old's fourth career Grand Slam trophy after making his breakthrough at the 2008 Australian Open.
Nadal a 10-time Grand Slam title winner, slumped to his sixth defeat in six meetings in 2011 against Djokovic.
The red-hot Serb eventually triumphed in a four-hour, 10-minute final featuring breathtaking for more details....

Tennis ace Leander out of US Open mixed doubles, doubtful for Davis Cup

In what would come as a massive blow to India's chances in the Davis Cup, tennis ace Leander Paes pulled out of the US Open mixed doubles semifinals due to back spasms which also makes him doubtful for the World Group playoff tie against Japan next week.
Paes and his Russian partner Elena Vesnina, seeded seventh, gave a walkover to unseeded Americans Melanie Oudin and Jack Sock in the mixed doubles semifinals due to the Indian's back problem.
"Rough day for Leander, back spasms during the doubles. Out of mixed and now in doubt for Davis cup too.Hmmmm,"tweeted his men's doubles partner Mahesh for more details....

PCB coach selection committee might recommend a local

The special committee constituted by the Pakistan Cricket Board to recommend the next coach for the national team might pick a local for the main job with a foreign consultant.
The Chairman of the committee, which will meet today, Intikhab Alam told media that co far, the committee had not even decided on the method for short listing or recommending the possible candidates.
"All the talk about foreign coaches and names being mentioned in the media are mere speculation. The committee will meet for the first time on Thursday and decide on a for more details....

Paes-Bhupathi reaches quarterfinals of US Open

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi advanced to the quarterfinals of the men's doubles competition of the US Open with a straight-set victory over compatriot Somdev Devvarman and his Filipino partner Treat Conrad Huey in an almost all-Indian clash here.
The fourth seeded Indian pair prevailed over Somdev and Treat 6-4, 7-5 in a pre-quarterfinal clash that lasted for an hour and 32 minutes here.
Paes and Bhupathi and will now face sixth seeded Polish pair of Mariusz Fyrstenberg for more details....

Lionel Messi magic set to unfold in high-profile FIFA friendly

Superstar footballer Lionel Messi is set to keep his date with India and unfold his magic when he leads Argentina in a FIFA international friendly against Venezuela here today when the euphoria of one of the most high-profile matches in the country reaches the crescendo.
History will be scripted at the 120,000-capacity Yuba Bharati Krirangan at Salt Lake here when the two time world champions with the for more details....

BCCI should follow government guidelines: Kapil, Azhar

Former Indian cricket captains Kapil Dev and Mohammed Azharuddin today favoured the BCCI becoming a National Sports Federation and falling under the purview of the RTI Act, as proposed in the National Sports (Development) Bill.
The Bill will come up for discussion in the Cabinet today and after getting the clearance, it is expected to be for more details....

Cabinet to discuss New Sports Bill Today

The Union Cabinet will discuss the new Sports Bill on Tuesday. The Sports ministry’s new Bill looking at functioning of different sporting bodies is to be brought up before the Cabinet on Tuesday.
Cricket as a sport is also being included in the new Sports Bill. This will be the first move to bring the cricketing administration for more details....

Federer reaches US Open 2nd round

Five-time champion Roger Federer reached the second round of the US Open on Monday, beating Colombian Santiago Giraldo 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
Federer, owner of 16 Grand Slam titles, equalled Andre Agassi for the second-most Grand Slam match victories in the Open Era with his 224th -- nine fewer than Jimmy Connors.
The Swiss great wasn't at his sharpest, dropping his serve for more details....

Narang conferred Khel Ratna, Zaheer unable to attend function

Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who notched up four gold medals at last year's Commonwealth Games, was today conferred the country's highest sporting honour -- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award -- in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here.
The 28-year-old rifle shooter, who was the first Indian marksman to qualify for next year's London Olympics with a bronze in the World Championships last year, was an automatic for more details....

Majola gets to keep IPL bonuses despite controversy

Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola has reportedly been allowed to keep his IPL bonus of about a million rands despite reports that he had handed it back after it led to an inquiry against him.
It has now emerged that although Majola, who had accepted the bonus from the IPL without informing the CSA board, had handed it back but it was returned to him after an internal inquiry into the matter just rapped him on the knuckles,'The Sunday for more details....

Messi wins UEFA Best Player in Europe award

Lionel Messi has won the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe award for the 2010-11 season.

Messi beat his Barcelona teammate Xavi Hernandez and Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid in a poll of journalists from across Europe.

Argentina forward Messi scored 53 goals as he and  for more details....http://www.indiareport.com/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/1074989/Sports/5/16/5

 

Bhaichung bids goodbye to international football

Former captain and the face of Indian football for major part of the last two decades, star striker Bhaichung Bhutia today announced his international retirement, drawing curtains on an illustrious 16-year career.

The 34-year-old, known as the'Sikkimese Sniper'for his shooting skills, announced his decision during a press meet at the All India Football Federation headquarters here.

"I had fantastic 16 years of international football  for more details....http://www.indiareport.com/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/1073902/Sports/5/16/5