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Bangladesh Won By chasing 313 against Zimbabwe

2009-08-16T13:41:00.001-07:00

Today (16Th August) Bangladesh made a victory against Zimbabwe. At first Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat first. The gathered a huge run of 312. CK Coventry Made a record breaking innings by doing 194 runs. He break the record of sayed anwer.

In the reply of Bangladesh innings they gathered 313 runs by losing only 6 wickets in 47.5 over. Tamim Iqbal done a winning innings for Bangladesh by doing 154 runs by playing 138 balls with the help of 7 4s and 6 6s.Players of the match CK Coventry (Zimbabwe) and Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh). By wining this match Bangladesh won the series.

Sports new available here...: Injured Lee is out of Ashes for first two Tests

2009-07-08T09:08:00.001-07:00

Sports new available here...: Injured Lee is out of Ashes for first two Tests

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Injured Lee is out of Ashes for first two Tests

2009-07-08T00:53:00.000-07:00

Brett Lee is one of the main bowler of australian team. But may be

he is out of the first two Tests of the Ashes series with a low-grade abdominal tear and is no guarantee to play thereafter. The Australian fast bowler experienced pain down his left side following last week's tour game against England Lions in Worcester, and will be sidelined for the Cardiff and Lord's Tests at the very least.

Brett Lee was absent from Australia's training session at Sophia Gardens on Monday. He is being sent to London for scans, which revealed a small tear in an abdominal muscle.

"There probably is a bit more disappointment that it is an Ashes Test," Lee said. "I'm extremely disappointed. I'm gutted that I won't be there for that first Test match. But I'll find a way to bounce back. I've gotten back from five ankle surgeries so I'm sure one little muscle strain won't keep me out for too long.

"I still see myself hopefully playing a major role for Australia through the end part of the series, whether that's the second, third, fourth or fifth Test match, depending on how things go. I'm very disappointed but it's not the end of the world. I've got a couple of weeks now to get it right. I'll be hopefully running in a couple of days if [the physio Alex Kountouris] lets me. I'll be working on my fitness ... and hopefully I'll be back shortly."

Wimbledon Fixtures 2009

2009-06-23T06:16:00.000-07:00

The season 2009 of the Wimbledon is about to begin on June 22, 2009. The fixtures of the Wimbledon was recently announced. Rafael Nadal withdraw from Wimbledon. It is a greatest disappointment to all the tennis and it will be a narrow slot for Federer.

Follow the link below to view the Wimbledon fixtures:

Wimbledon Fixtures 2009

FIFA confederations cup 2009: Italy vs Brazil (0 - 3) Goals Highlights

2009-06-22T07:07:00.001-07:00

Italy is suffering a painful 3-0 defeat to group winners Brazil in the semi finals of the Confederations Cup 2009. As the United States beat Egypt 3-0 in the other group match, the Americans finish second based on goal record. Brazil comfortably win this group and face hosts South Africa in Thursday's semi final.

Here is the highlight of Italy vs Brazil (0 - 3) :

FIFA confederations cup 2009: Egypt vs united states (0-3) goals highlights

2009-06-22T06:37:00.000-07:00

In the semi finals of 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa The United States have done the impossible by beat Egypt by 3-0. Charlie Davies,Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey made one goal each for United stats.

Here is the highlight of Egypt vs united states (0-3) in FIFA confederations cup 2009:

ICC T20 worldcup: Pakistan vs Sri lanka T20 worldcup final highlight

2009-06-22T06:21:00.000-07:00

Yesterday In T20 worldcup final Pakistan defeat Sri Lanka By 8 wicket. Afridi and Razzak help Pakistan to do this victory.

Here is the Full highlight of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka T20 worldcup final on 21Th June:

ICC T20 worldcup: Afridi's fifty help Pakistan to defeat Sri lanka

2009-06-21T11:13:00.000-07:00

Today(21th June) in ICC T20 world cup final Pakistan played against sri lanka. In this match Pakistan beat Sri lanka by 8 wicket. At first Sri lanka won the toss and choose to bat first. At the starting of the sri lankan innings sri lanka gathered a total of 138 runs of 6 wicket in 20 overs. A captain's innings from Kumar Sangakkara(62 runs of 52 balls) and a late charge by Angelo Mathews boosted Sri Lanka to 138 for 6 in the ICC World Twenty20 final after the top order were blown away by Abdul Razzaq. Razzaq takes 3 wickets in 3 overs for 20 runs. In return Pakistan full fill their their target in 18.4 overs by losing only 2 wicket.Afridi made 54 runs of 52 balls to help Pakistan to make the victory.Man of the match Shahid Afridi.Player of the series TM Dilshan.

Here is the wining moment of Pakistan:

US Open: Ricky Barnes Sets 36-Hole Scoring Record

2009-06-20T11:55:00.000-07:00

Ricky Barnes has clearly regained his USGA championship stroke With a record-setting show,

Tiger Woods, meanwhile, was trying to fight his way into contention as rain returned to still-soggy Bethpage Black.

Barnes, the 2002 U.S. Amateur champion, set the U.S. Open 36-hole scoring record by finishing two trips around the course in 8-under 132. He completed his second round Saturday morning, making three birdies in nine holes for a 65.

The previous 36-hole record was 133, set by Jim Furyk and Vijay Singh at Olympia Fields in 2003. Barring someone in the second half of the draw going on a birdie barrage, Barnes was almost certain to be the midway leader.

"It's pretty cool," Barnes said. "Obviously at the beginning of the week you didn't think that score was out there. Obviously with some tees moved up and the soft greens helped it out. And obviously with my ball-striking was the most probably impressive part of the first 36 holes."

Barnes has hit 31 of 36 greens this week; the rest of the field is only hitting the green in regulation about half the time.

"If you would have told me I would have been 8 under and only (a) one-shot lead, I would have said, 'You're kidding me,'" Barnes said. "But I'll take it. It was solid play. And I'm happy with the position I'm at."[collected from www.huffingtonpost.com]

USC Basketball: USC hired Kevin O'Neill as basketball coach

2009-06-20T11:38:00.000-07:00

Kevin O'Neill has been hired by USC as basketball coach, the school announced today on its website.

O'Neill's hiring came a day after USC representatives made a final run at Pittsburgh Coach Jamie Dixon, who again declined to leave the Big East powerhouse to take over a beleaguered Trojans' program that is under NCAA investigation.

O'Neill, 52, replaces Tim Floyd, who resigned June 9 in the midst of a tumultuous off-season that included allegations that he hand-delivered a payment in 2007 to an associate of former USC star O.J. Mayo.

The salvage operation O'Neill faces is immense. USC had its three top returning players declare their intent to turn professional, and five recruits either asked to be let out of their scholarships or change their verbal commitments. Only nine scholarship players remain on the roster.

"I'm very excited about this opportunity to coach at such a great institution as USC, with its tremendous athletic and academic tradition," O'Neill said in a statement released by USC. "I appreciate [Athletic Director] Mike Garrett's confidence in me. I will work my hardest to coach us to a championship level every single day. I can't wait to get started."

O'Neill also sounded like a coach who knew what he was getting into at USC.

"I recognized that USC basketball has been through a tough time lately," he said. "Like many college basketball fans, I have been following the developments in the media. One thing I expect people might second-guess me on is whether I made the right call in taking this job.

" . . . I want to assure you that I made my decision only after a thorough evaluation. . . . If I didn't believe in USC -- and all of the people involved -- I wouldn't be putting my name and reputation on the line. But I do and I am. Enough said.

"I'm sure I am also going to be asked whether the NCAA investigation involving basketball is going to hurt recruiting or the program in general. Let me just say that if I thought I wouldn't be able to do my job -- do the job that the University expects of me and equally important that I expect of myself -- I wouldn't have taken the job."

O'Neill spent last season as an assistant coach and special assistant to the general manager for the Grizzlies. He was the interim coach at Arizona, filling in for Lute Olson, during the 2007-08 season. Arizona reached the NCAA tournament and finished with a 19-15 record. Although O'Neill was designated as Olson's successor by Athletic Director Jim Livengood, he was pushed out when Olson announced his return in April 2008.

O'Neill was the Toronto Raptors head coach in 2003-04, when they finished with a 33-49 record. He has been an assistant with the Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers.

On the college level, O'Neill has been the head coach at Marquette, Tennessee and Northwestern. Marquette made the NCAA tournament in 1993 and 1994 under O'Neill.[collected from www.latimes.com]

Confederations Cup: USA vs Italy States (1 - 3) highlight

2009-06-18T12:00:00.000-07:00

In Confederations Cup On 15th june USA played against Italy. In that match of FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 Italy defeat USA by 3-1 goals. Here is the match highlight:

Confederations Cup: Brazil vs United States (3-0) All Goals

2009-06-18T11:54:00.000-07:00

Today in Confederations Cup Brazil played against United states. In tish game Brazil defeat USA by 3-0 goals. These are all the goals from the game in High Quality, Brazil vs United States, for the Confederations Cup.Here is the goals highlight:

T20 match preview: Pakistan "crush" Ireland by 39 runs

2009-06-15T11:28:00.000-07:00

Today Pakistan played against Ireland in t20 world cup. In this t20 match Pakistan defeat Ireland by 39 runs. Here is the match report prvied by www.cricket20.com:

Saeed Ajmal took 4 wickets as Pakistan stunned Ireland with a purple patch of four wickets in nine balls late in the innings to close the game off comfortably.

Ireland started well, matching Pakistan's opening stages in the previous innings of 37-1 by the end of the power-plays.

But the superior Pakistani bowling was evident from start to finish as Afridi keenly bowled out Peter Stirling for 17 with a powerful ball straight down the middle that the teenager missed to bring his good innings to an end and left Ireland on 42-2.

Ireland never seemed to step into the higher gear that that desperately needed with a target of 159 to chase, but that was not entirely their fault.

All-rounder Afridi continually confused the Irish batsmen with diverse and precisely deliveries.

Even when Afridi retired from his bowling duties, the next Pakistani to take over just continued the excellent bowling and an Saeed Ajmal delivery teased Williams Porterfield into chipping the ball straight to Khan for an easy catch and Ireland were trailing 87-3 with 12 overs gone.

It seemed only a matter of time before another wicket was taken and two more came very soon after. First John Mooney was dismissed by Umar Gul, then Trent Johnson came in after a mixed first innings, and he was sent straight back out again as Gul took him for a duck to take him to the top of the leader board for wicket-taking in the tournament.

Suddenly the gates seemed to open the wickets never seemed to stay up right for longer than a couple of balls each time as Pakistan absolutely stunned Ireland with four wickets in the space of nine balls.

First, clever play from Ajmal and wicket-keeper Akmal leads to the Akmal stumping both O'Brien and Cusack for 26 and 2 respectively. Then Gul came into the fold again and got his twelfth wicket of the tournament with a brilliant, full, fast delivery.

Ireland were absolutely shell-shocked and hesitation between their batsmen led to further embarrassment, and a run-out for Regan.

After this frenzy of excitement, Ireland were lost and saw out the remaining over to end with a score of 120-9, when only three overs previously they found themselves on 99-5.

After a fairly slow start for Pakistan in the first innings, Kamran Akmal smashed a Trent Johnston delivery over the mid-wicket boundary for a six.

Akmal's batting partner, Shahzaib Hasan, went even better hitting a fantastic 94-metre six into the second tier at The Oval as question marks started to be raised of the quality of Johnson's bowling.

Pakistan suddenly found themselves a wicket down as new bowler Alex Cusack saw his effort needlessly flicked on by Hasan for a tame dismissal. It was a disappointing end to a promising innings for Hasan.

Shahid Afridi then came into replace the departed Hasan and proved his worth with a respectable 24 off 13 balls before some wonderful bowling by Ireland saw a slightly over-confident Afridi mis-judge a McCallan delivery for a wicket.

Akmal continued his impressive run to collect his half-century and push Pakistan to 117-3 at the beginning of the sixteenth over but Pakistani's best performer came up against Ireland's worst and lost by the end of the same over.

Trent Johnston came back for a third stint and immediately started throwing strong balls at the stumps, only for one of them to sneak through Akmal’s bat to see him dismissed for 57 off 51 balls.

Akmal's dismissal then saw the return of Abdul Razzaq to the Pakistani cricket team, having not seen action for two years. Johnston continued his upturn in delivery quality to test Razzaq with his first ball being a wonderful delivery that Razzaq could only toe-end back to the Irish bowler.

McCallan then came in to replace Johnston and gifted a six to Khan's replacement Misbah Ul-Haq, who clouted the ball a tremendous 98 metres. But his happiness was short-lived as McCallan got his revenge soon after as the Irishman bowls the slowest ball of the tournament so far at 48 mph, which Ul-Haq had to wait for an eternity for, swung far too early and just toe-ended it to the Irish wicketkeeper Niall O'Brien to make the score 141-5.

Pakistan brought their innings to an end as Razzaq enjoyed his return to action with a six.

NBA: Andrew Bynum remain scoreless in Game 6

2009-05-14T23:35:00.000-07:00

The Lakers' center did not score in 19 minutes of the Lakers' 95-80 loss Thursday to the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals.

He missed all three of his shots, had three fouls and seven rebounds.

"I did the same things," Bynum said. "I got offensive rebounds. Last game I made the put-backs. This game I didn't make my put-backs. I played the exact same way."

He appeared to take a step toward relevance in this series after compiling a 14-point, six-rebound effort in Game 5.

In Game 6, he was held scoreless for the third time this series. He might have also lost his starting job, again.

"We'll look at the tape and make a decision, see how much Lamar [Odom] improves over the course of the next three days," Lakers Coach Phil Jackson said.

The other issue nagging the Lakers is Odom's health.

Odom didn't seem to be himself in Game 6, unable to react quickly on defense or drive to the basket often because of a bruised lower back, an injury that will take some time to heal.

He had eight points before fouling out. He had a noteworthy 14 rebounds but no assists in 28 minutes as a reserve.

Jackson said Odom was only "half a guy right now."

Odom will have two full days to rest before the Lakers play Game 7 on Sunday.

"I'll just take my time, and whatever I can give, I'll give," Odom said before the game. "It's less pain, but it's there when I'm jumping. That means I will jump, but it'll hurt."

[collected from www.latimes.com]

NBA: James and Bryant Heads to All-Star Selections

2009-05-14T23:30:00.000-07:00

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James continued to pile up NBA awards, adding a first team all-star selection on Wednesday to the most valuable player honors he claimed last week.

James, who also picked up an Olympic gold medal in Beijing and has his Cavaliers closing in on an NBA title after sweeping through their first two series, was a unanimous selection earning first team honors for the second consecutive year.

Joining James are Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat.

James, who guided the Cavaliers to a franchise-best 66-16 record, finished the regular season ranked second in scoring (28.4 points per game), eighth in steals (1.69) and 10th in assists (7.2).

Bryant, the 2007-08 NBA MVP, earned his seventh first team selection and fourth straight while Wade, who led the league in scoring with 30.2 points per game, makes his first appearance on the first squad.

The All-NBA second team includes Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets, Brandon Roy of the Portland Trail Blazers, Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs, Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics and Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets.

The third is made up of Denver's Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony, Tony Parker of the Spurs, Lakers' Paul Gasol and Shaquille O'Neal of the Phoenix Suns.

[collected from www.octansports.com]

Barcelona vs Villareal 3-3 Goals and Highlights

2009-05-11T11:44:00.000-07:00

Yesterday on 10th may Barcelona played against Villareal in the Spanish Primera Division. The match was draw. Here is the goals and highlight :

IPL 2009:Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab match report

2009-05-09T13:18:00.000-07:00

Today (9th may) in 36th match of IPL Deccan Chargers played against Kings XI Punjab.In this match Kings XI Punjab won by 3 wickets. The match was so close. Here is the match report:

A powerful start from the top four, followed by nerveless hands from Mahela Jayawardene and Brett Lee stole the thunder from Andrew Symonds' first IPL game, setting up Kings XI Punjab's win over the Deccan Chargers at the Kimberley Oval. The win won't take Punjab into the top four but they will hope it is an end to their poor run of three losses in the last four games. This was the game of the two returning Australians, Symonds and Lee, and though both starred, only one prevailed as the match went down to the final over.

Jayawardene had taken Punjab to 20 short of the win in the 18th over when he was run out for a measured 43, setting up a tense finale. Nineteen were required off 12 balls; Piyush Chawla and Lee collected three runs off the first three before Lee eased the pressure with a searing six over long-off. Two more singles meant Punjab needed eight off the last over and the game looked over as Chawla hooked a four off RP Singh's first ball. But RP hit back, leaving three needed off the final three. Lee scrambled two to long-off before finishing it off with one ball left.

Punjab's top four had added runs and lost wickets in pairs, but they set up the chase with 86 in first ten overs. The openers, Sunny Sohal and Simon Katich, gave their side an explosive start of 44 in four overs, before falling within two balls of each other to Rohit Sharma, fresh from four wickets in five balls earlier this week. Kumar Sangakkara and Yuvraj Singh diluted his effect, milking 11 from his second over. They also went after Symonds - taking 20 in one over - before being dismissed within two balls of each other to Shoaib Ahmed just before the strategy break. In trying to contain them, Deccan had used seven bowlers by then, with only Rohit bowling two successive overs.

After the break, Pragyan Ojha bowled two tight overs after which Gilchrist brought T Suman into the attack and was immediately rewarded with Irfan Pathan's wicket, swinging the game in Deccan's favour once again. But Jayawardene kept Punjab in the hunt with successive sixes, before Lee finished it off.

Earlier, Symonds' power-hitting had taken Deccan to a competitive 168, though a slow-down mid-innings - they added four runs for the loss of two wickets between overs 10 and 12 - was probably the eventual difference. Deccan owed their quick start - 44 in the first five overs - to Gilchrist, Suman and several Punjab misfields. Gilchrist hit Pathan for two fours in his first over, then pulled Sreesanth's first ball for a six before falling in the same over.

Suman came in and attacked right from the start, picking Pathan off his pads for six and also getting runs off edges. After Herschelle Gibbs fell, cutting Chawla to Jayawardene at backward point, Suman and Rohit began building on the quick start. They rotated the strike and picked boundaries off anything short - Chawla was hit for a six to long-off by Suman and lofted for four to wide midwicket by Rohit in an over that cost 12 runs.

A bowling change in the tenth over ended Suman's innings and it looked like Deccan were losing the plot before Symonds broke the shackles. After Yuvraj Singh missed a caught-and-bowled chance off him, Symonds picked a short ball by Piyush Chawla for a six over midwicket. Deccan crossed 100 in the 15th over after which he began attacking in earnest. Irfan Pathan went for 13 runs and Sreesanth for 20 - including consecutive sixes over long-on and long-off -as Symonds reached his fifty off 29 balls.

But for the second time in the IPL, Symonds played a big innings and ended up on the losing side.

[The report is written by Nishi Narayanan adn collected from cricinfo]

IPL 2009: Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals match report

2009-05-09T13:07:00.000-07:00

Today in 9th may in the 37th match of IPL Chennai Super Kings played against Rajasthan Royals. In this match Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets . Here is the match report :

Matthew Hayden and Shane Warne. Sixty-nine Tests together, the last 12 of them wins, but today they would decide who'd win this IPL game and go to the top of the table. There could be only one winner, and on the night it was Hayden. Chasing 141 Chennai Super Kings were in for a tough one, with the pitch turning square and staying slow and Warne looking like pulling off something special. Hayden, though, attacked clinically, played like a workman in between those assaults, and ensured Chennai beat Rajasthan for the second time in this IPL. He had with him S Badrinath, who went from being a supporting act to a lead player towards the end.

The two teams seemed inseparable till Hayden's one-on-one with with Warne. A disciplined Chennai, with a varied attack and well captained, had kept Rajasthan down to a total that - at the half-way mark - they would have backed themselves to chase. But Rajasthan were equally disciplined, smart, and well led. In the first eight overs, they had limited Chennai to 49 for 2, including Suresh Raina's wicket. Yusuf Pathan was bowling big turners at 95kmph.

More importantly Hayden had faced just 15 of those 48 deliveries. Even more importantly Warne had bowled an over of dip, drift and break when Badrinath couldn't even lay bat to ball. In the ninth over Warne bowled to Hayden for the first time, throwing the first ball wide, which was called wide despite big turn. The next one was flighted wide again, and Hayden decided to reverse-sweep late but perfectly. He then walked down to Warne, as if the keeper was standing back, and got to the pitch and hit him flat over long-on.

That over may have got Chennai only 12 runs, but the statement that Hayden made was huge. Warne was playable again, the required run-rate came back within manageable proportions, and soon Badrinath became comfortable too.

It showed in how Badrinath overtook Hayden's pace in the 16th over, bowled by Shane Harwood. The first ball he scooped over fine leg for six, steered one wide of point for four, whipped another over fine leg, and then upper-cut one over the keeper. This was a man bracketed as a Test batsman yet improvising to each and every delivery of an over, and providing the final game-breaker. He had come a long way in one innings, from looking out of sorts against Warne to finishing the game off.

Warne finally got Hayden with a stumping down the leg side when Hayden walked down once again, but by then - in the 17th over - the game had been decided.

This was also a battle between the two best captains in this tournament. And they had set the tone by exchanging indirect sledges at the toss. Warne had a go at Chennai, saying they were not good chasers. Dhoni retorted, saying given his strong batting line-up, the Rajasthan batsmen would be under immense pressure to set a defendable total.

The Chennai bowlers did their bit in accentuating that pressure. Rajasthan struggled for momentum right from the start, when Albie Morkel struck in his first over - for the third time in three matches. Dhoni rotated his bowlers around smartly, using seven of them in first 10 overs, who gave away only five boundaries.

Swapnil Asnodkar and Graeme Smith added 53 in 50 balls, but there was no sense of restlessness because of the slow run-rate. The key moment came in the third quarter of the innings, when after both Asnodkar and Smith had wasted those slow starts, Pathan and Ravindra Jadeja looked to open up, hitting Shadab Jakati for a six each in the 14th over, but Chennai accounted for both of them in the next two overs.

Dhoni made two smart moves then - he brought in L Balaji from the other end, and let Jakati continue despite that over. Balaji, helped by a superb diving-in-front catch by Raina at point, accounted for Jadeja, and Jakati got Yusuf who went for a repeat of the six in the next over. Again this dismissal was made possible by smart work from Jacob Oram at the long-on boundary.

Dhoni went back to rotating his bowlers, the fielders stayed sharp, and Rajasthan struggled to get going again. Dhoni himself made two stumpings. Warne hit 21 off 11 deliveries to give Rajasthan something to bowl to. As far as the battle of captains goes, they were probably locked, but Dhoni was leading the better side on the night.

[the report is writen by Sidharth Monga and collected from cricinfo]

NBA West playoff : Lakers vs Rockets (111-98) highlight

2009-05-07T06:42:00.000-07:00

The Los Angeles Lakers win over the Houston Rockets by 111-98 in a testy playoff battle that included ejections, numerous fouls and words exchanged between both sides.Houston's Ron Artest and Lakers guard Derek Fisher were the two biggest combatants and were thrown out for separate incidents as the Lakers levelled the best-of-seven series at 1-1. Here is the highlight of the match:

UEFA Champions League: BARCELONA vs CHELSEA goals highlight

2009-05-07T01:39:00.000-07:00

Yesterday on 6th may BARCELONA played against CHELSEA in UEFA Champions League. The match was unfinished with 1-1 goals. For playing final of UEFA Champions League Barcelona's minimum need only is 1 goal with draw. So Barcelona will play with Manchester united in the final matrch on 27 th may. Here is the match highlight of BARCELONA vs CHELSEA goals:

UEFA Champions League:Arsenal vs Manchester United 1-3 goals highlight

2009-05-05T14:09:00.000-07:00

Yesterday on 5th may Arsenal played against Manchester United in UEFA Champions League. In this match Manchester United win by 3-1 goals. Here is the match's goal highlight:

Twenty20 World Cup Fixtures

2009-05-05T12:49:00.000-07:00

Recently Twenty20 World Cup will be start. I think it will be very exciting. Here is the fixtures of Twenty20 World Cup:

Twenty20 World Cup Fixtures - England 2009

Monday, June 1st 2009

Ireland v Netherlands

13.30

Lords

Australia v Bangladesh

13.30

Trent Bridge

New Zealand v India

17:30

Lords

Pakistan v South Africa

17:30

Trent Bridge

Tuesday, June 2nd 2009

Ireland v West Indies

13.30

The Brit Oval

Australia v New Zealand

17:30

The Brit Oval

England v Scotland

17:30

Lords

Wednesday, June 3rd 2009

Sri Lanka v South Africa

13.30

Lords

Netherlands v Scotland

13.30

The Brit Oval

England v West Indies

17:30

Lords

India v Pakistan

17:30

The Brit Oval

Thursday, June 4th 2009

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka

17:30

Trent Bridge

Friday, June 5th 2009

England v Netherlands

17:30

Lords

Saturday, June 6th 2009

Australia v West Indies

10.00

The Brit Oval

New Zealand v Scotland

13.30

The Brit Oval

India v Bangladesh

17:30

Trent Bridge

Sunday, June 7th 2009

South Africa v Scotland

13.30

The Brit Oval

England vs Pakistan

17:30

The Brit Oval

Monday, June 8th 2009

Ireland vs Bangladesh

13.30

Trent Bridge

Australia vs Sri Lanka

17:30

Trent Bridge

Tuesday, June 9th 2009

Pakistan vs Netherlands

13.30

Lords

New Zealand vs South Africa

17:30

Lords

Wednesday, June 10th 2009

Sri Lanka vs West Indies

13.30

Trent Bridge

India vs Ireland

17:30

Trent Bridge

Thursday, June 11th 2009

TBA vs TBA

13.30

Trent Bridge

TBA vs TBA

17:30

Trent Bridge

Friday, June 12th 2009

TBA vs TBA

13.30

Lords

TBA vs TBA

17:30

Lords

Saturday, June 13th 2009

TBA vs TBA

13.30

The Brit Oval

TBA vs TBA

17:30

The Brit Oval

Sunday, June 14th 2009

TBA vs TBA

13.30

Lords

TBA vs TBA

17:30

Lords

Monday, June 15th 2009

TBA vs TBA

13.30

The Brit Oval

TBA vs TBA

17:30

The Brit Oval

Tuesday, June 16th 2009

TBA vs TBA

13.30

Trent Bridge

TBA vs TBA

17:30

Trent Bridge

Thursday, June 18th 2009

TBA vs TBA

17:30

Trent Bridge

Friday, June 19th 2009

TBA vs TBA

17:30

The Brit Oval

Sunday, June 21st 2009

TBA vs TBA

15:00

Lords

From www.cricket20.com

IPL 2009:Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians match report

2009-05-03T13:15:00.000-07:00

In the 28th match of IPL (Indian Premier League) on 3 May the match was held between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians Riders. The match was Played at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (neutral venue). In this match Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 9 wickets.By wining this match, Royal Challengers Bangalore gathered 8 points in 8 matches.At first Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat first. At the end of their batting they gather 149 runs by 4 wickets. In reply Royal Challengers Bangalore made 150 runs by losing 1 wickets in 18.5 overs.Player of the match JH Kallis (Royal Challengers Bangalore). Here is the match report by cricinfo:

What a difference a week makes. Last Sunday,

Royal Challengers Bangalore were at the bottom of the table, had slumped to their fourth consecutive defeat, and were looking ahead to surviving without two key batsmen, Rahul Dravid and Kevin Pietersen. Now, after a thoroughly dominant performance against Mumbai Indians they are jostling for a share of the top spot. The reversal of fortunes was illustrated by the two men who blunted the powerful Mumbai bowling, Jacques Kallis and Robin Uthappa, who shrugged off their forgettable starts to the tournament with superbly paced half-centuries.

The star of the first half for Bangalore was little-known South African allrounder Dillon du Preez who had an IPL debut to tell the grandkids about, taking three early wickets with his medium-pacers. A resilient Mumbai showed why they are among the favourites for the title; Sanath Jayasuriya started the recovery before Dwayne Bravo and Abhishek Nayar slammed 48 runs off the last three overs to lift their side to what-had-seemed a competitive total.

du Preez started off with that rarest of beasts in Twenty20s - the double-wicket maiden, and it included the scalp of Sachin Tendulkar. Handed the ball in the fourth over there were a quiet couple of balls before he induced an outside edge off Tendulkar to the safe hands of Rahul Dravid at slip, to spark wild celebrations. The hint of away movement in the next delivery had Ajinkya Rahane giving catching practice to slip.

The Boys' Own story continued for du Preez in his next over, with his first poor delivery also fetching him a wicket; Duminy went for an ill-advised pull to a long hop angling away from him, only under-edging it to the wicketkeeper. du Preez's figures were a scarcely believable 1.2-1-0-3, and Mumbai were gasping at 23 for 3.

Jayasuriya then began reviving Mumbai with a steady partnership with Bravo. After a watchful beginning - he was on 11 off 20 at one stage - he broke free in the eighth over, muscling a fractionally short ball over mid-on's head, and then hammering the next delivery into the crowd behind midwicket. There were also the Jayasuriya trademarks, powerful slaps over point and some nimble running between the wickets. Despite all that, Mumbai reached the strategic time-out at an unsatisfactory 53 for 3.

Bravo was following the Jayasuriya method of taking his time to gauge the pitch. There were some stylish flicks, and deft dabs to third man but it wasn't till the 18th over - 12 overs after he came in - that he hit his first boundary. Mumbai were 101 for 4 after 17 overs, but a spell of frenetic hitting from Bravo and Nayar took them towards 150, a score which has proved eminently defendable in this tournament.

As usual, Bangalore had a new combination at the top of the order, Kallis and Wasim Jaffer, but the start was completely different from those earlier in the tournament. Kallis began aggressively, with a couple of boundaries off the first over, and his response when the bowler of the series so far, Lasith Malinga, was exceptional. He was welcomed with a clip over midwicket for six, and two balls later there was a powerful uppercut - a shot Kallis used frequently all innings - for six more. Seventeen came off the over, and Bangalore had sprinted to 41 for 1 after four overs.

Jaffer fell early, bringing in Uthappa, who started scratchily against the side he represented last season. It wasn't till the spinners came on that he found his touch. On 5 off 11 balls, the pressure was beginning to tell on him but a loose over from Harbhajan Singh gave him confidence. With the asking-rate in check, both Uthappa and Kallis were content to nudge the ones and twos - there were no boundaries for nearly four overs till the 13th, but they never needed more than eight an over.

Uthappa feasted on some buffet bowling from Tendulkar in the 14th - helping himself to three boundaries - after which the result wasn't in doubt. Bravo was pounded over midwicket by Uthappa for the biggest six of the tournament in the next over, and it wasn't long before a six and a four off Jayasuriya sealed one of the biggest wins of the season.

IPL 2009: Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders match report

2009-05-03T13:03:00.000-07:00

In the 27th match of IPL (Indian Premier League) on 3 May the match was held between Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders. The match was Played at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth (neutral venue). In this match Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets.by wining this match Kings XI Punjab gathered 8 points in 7 matches.At first Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bat first. At the end of their batting they gather 153 runs by 3 wickets. In reply Kings XI Punjab made 154 runs by losing 4 wickets in 20 overs.Player of the match DPMD Jayawardene (Kings XI Punjab). Here is the match report by cricinfo:

Four dropped catches undid Brad Hodge's impressive half-century and took Kings XI Punjab back into the top four of the IPL table after they chased down 154 to beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets. The match went to the final ball but Punjab clearly outperformed Kolkata through the chase. Mahela Jayawardene, who scored an unbeaten 41-ball 52, and Irfan Pathan held their nerve to ensure the match didn't need the Super Over.

The chase was set up by Simon Katich and Sunny Sohal's frenetic partnership - 43 balls off 26 balls - after Punjab lost Kumar Sangakkara in the first over. Their stand, and one between Jayawardene and Katich - 33 off 25 balls - put Punjab ahead of the eight-ball even after they lost Katich and Yuvraj Singh before the end of the 15th over. Kolkata's bowlers, like Punjab's, conceded full tosses at the death and the final tight over from Ajit Agarkar was too little too late. Kolkata used eight bowlers and may need to review the logic of bringing in left-arm spinner Murali Kartik as the final change.

Sohal was dropped twice in two balls after which he and Katich unleashed a shower of fours and sixes - top edges and mistimed shots included - as Kolkata's bowlers struggled to keep a tight line. Chris Gayle ended his role in the tournament by making a mess of collecting a leading edge off Katich's bat when he was on 5. Kolkata's most productive over had been their final one where Brad Hodge and Morne van Wyk took Irfan Pathan for 21 runs; Punjab managed that in their fourth over, with Katich and Sohal hitting 22 off Ashok Dinda,.

Punjab's bowling had been equally ordinary but Kolkata's batsmen, barring Hodge, could not hit over the top. Brendon McCullum struggled to pick the gaps and Gayle failed to build on his steady start. The run-rate did not improve significantly even after Hodge joined McCullum at the crease after Gayle's fall.

McCullum ground out his 19 runs off 31 balls before pulling a short and wide delivery off Chawla straight to Vikramjeet Malik at deep backward square-leg. His dismissal brought a spurt of energy to the innings, due mainly to Hodge. At first he rotated the strike with Sourav Ganguly and converted the loose deliveries into boundaries. He pulled Yuvraj for two consecutive fours to midwicket and then hit Abdulla over his head for a six; Ganguly opened the face of his bat to guide a four to third man and then slogged a huge six off Chawla to square leg. That seemed to energise Ganguly and he tried to attack every subsequent delivery. It didn't work and three balls later Ganguly top-edged a sweep to Kumar Sangakkara for a 23-ball 22.

After Ganguly's dismissal, Hodge threw his bat at everything and the 21 runs off the final over would have given Kolkata the game if it hadn't been for those dropped catches.

English Premier League: Porthsmouth vs Arsenal highlight

2009-05-03T05:15:00.000-07:00

Yesterday on 2nd may Arsenal playrd against Porthsmouth. Few days ago Arsenal was bit by Manchester United in Champions League semi-final second leg, but were still too strong for Portsmouth as they won 3-0 at Fratton Park.Arsene Wenger made eight changes from the starting XI at Old Trafford, with the likes of captain Cesc Fabregas, Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor and regular goalkeeper Manuel Almunia all rested. Here is the match highlight:

Spanish Primera Division: Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona 2-6 goals & highlight

2009-05-03T04:52:00.000-07:00

Yesterday on 2nd may in Spanish Primera Division Real Madrid played against FC Barcelona. In this match Barcelona bit Real Madrid by 6-2 goals. Lionel Messi made 2 goals onbehalf of Barcelona.

Here is the goals highlight:

Here is the report by ESPN:

Barcelona took a giant step towards winning the Primera Division title after crushing arch rivals and nearest challengers Real Madrid in stunning fashion at the Bernabeu.

Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi both netted braces while Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique were also on the scoresheet as Pep Guardiola's treble-chasers inflicted a first league defeat on in-form Madrid since beating the reigning champions at the Nou Camp in December.

Madrid had picked up 52 points from a possible 54 since that match, but their hopes of a third successive title now look sunk after they fell seven points adrift of Barca with only four games remaining.

Barca, who also hold the better head-to-head record against their rivals, can now clinch the title next weekend if they beat Villarreal and Madrid lose to Valencia.

IPL 2009: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils match overview

2009-05-02T11:06:00.000-07:00

In 26th match of IPL (Indian Premier League) on 2 May 2009 Chennai Super Kings played against Delhi Daredevils. Chennai Super Kings won by 18 runs in this match. By wining this match they gathered 7 pionts in 7match. Now they are in 4th position in IPL (Indian Premier League) piont table. At first Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to field first. At the end of the batting Chennai Super Kings gathered 163 rns by losing all wicket in 20 overs. At the reply Delhi Daredevils gathered only 145 runs by losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. Player of the match SB Jakati (Chennai Super Kings)

IPL 2009:Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals match overview

2009-05-02T10:45:00.000-07:00

On 2 May 2009 in 25th match of IPL (Indian Premier League) the match was between Deccan Chargers and Rajasthan Royals. The match was played at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth (neutral venue). In this match Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets. It is their 3rd victory in IPL (Indian Premier League). By wining this match they made 7 points in the IPL point table. At first Deccan Chargers won the toss and chose to bat first. After end of their batting they gathered 141 runs By losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. In the reply Result Rajasthan Royals complite their target by losing 7 wickets. They made 142 runs in 19.4 overs. Player of the match YK Pathan (Rajasthan Royals).

IPL 2009:Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab match overview

2009-05-02T10:11:00.000-07:00

In 24th match of IPL (Indian Premier League) on 1 May 2009 Royal Challengers Bangalore played against Kings XI Punjab. Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 runs. It was their 3rd victory in IPL (Indian Premier League) .The match was held at Kingsmead, Durban (neutral venue). At first Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose to bat first. After finishing their batting they gather a some total of 145 runs by losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. But in the reply Kings XI Punjab gathered only 137 runs by losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Yuvraj Singh made 50 runs of 34 balls on behalf of Kings XI Punjab. Player of the match Yuvraj Singh (Kings XI Punjab).

IPL 2009 highligh:Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians

2009-04-30T23:35:00.000-07:00

On 29 April 2009 in 20th match of IPL (Indian Premier League ) Kings XI Punjab played against Mumbai Indians. The IPL (Indian Premier League ) was held at Kingsmead, Durban (neutral venue). In this match Result Kings XI Punjab won by 3 runs. At first Kings XI Punjab won the and chose to bat first. At the end of their innings they gather 119 runs by 8 wicket in 20 overs. In reply Mumbai Indians gathered 116 runs by 7 wickets in 20 overs. Player of the match KC Sangakkara (Kings XI Punjab). Here is the match highlight:

IPL 2009 highligh:Kolkata knight riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

2009-04-30T23:11:00.000-07:00

On 29 April 2009 in 19th match of IPL( Indian Premier League) Royal Challengers Bangalore played against Kolkata Knight Riders. The match was too close and excited. In this IPL( Indian Premier League) Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 5 wicket. At the starting of the match Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bat first. At the end of their batting Kolkata Knight Riders threw a target of 139 runs by losing 6 wickets in 20 overs.Then Royal Challengers Bangalore made 143 by losing 5 wicket in 19.5 overs. Man of the match was MV Boucher (Royal Challengers Bangalore). Here is the match highlight and wickets:

UEFA Champions League:Manchester united vs arsenal Goals and Highlight

2009-04-30T22:51:00.000-07:00

On 29th April in UEFA Champions League Manchester united played against arsenal. In this match Manchester united bit arsenal by 1-0 goals. Here is the match highlight:

UEFA Champions League: Barcelona vs Chelsea Highlights

2009-04-28T18:19:00.000-07:00

Yesterday (28th April) night in UEFA Champions League Barcelona played against Chelsea. The match was exciting but unfinished. The Match between Barcelona and Chelsea was a draw match of 0-0 goals. Here is the match highlight:

IPL 2009 Highlight: Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers

2009-04-28T01:25:00.000-07:00

On 27 April 2009 In IPL (Indian Premier League) Chennai Super Kings played against Deccan Chargers. The IPL (Indian Premier League) match was held at Kingsmead, Durban (neutral venue). In this match Deccan Chargers won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining). Gibbs made 69 runs of 56 balls. Man of the match HH Gibbs (Deccan Chargers). Here is the match highlight:

IPL 2009 highlight: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata knight Riders

2009-04-28T01:05:00.000-07:00

Yesterday 0n 27th April in IPL (Indian Premier League) Kolkata Knight Riders played against Mumbai Indians. In this 17th match of IPL (Indian Premier League) Mumbai Indians made a victory against Kolkata Knight Riders by wining by 92 runs. Tendulkar made 68 runs of 63 balls. Man of the match SR Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians). Here is the highlight between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders:

Italian Serie A:Napoli vs Inter Milan goals Highlight

2009-04-27T06:10:00.000-07:00

Yesterday (26th April) in Italian Serie A Napoli played against Inter Milan and made a victory. Napoli won by 1-0 goal against Inter Milan. Inter Milan's lead at the top of Serie A has been cut to seven points after a second-half strike by Marcelo Zalayeta saw them go down to a shock defeat at lowly Napoli.

Zalayeta beat Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar with a first-time shot from the edge of the box after 73 minutes to inflict only the third defeat of the season on Jose Mourinho's side. Here is the match's goals highlight:

Italian Serie A:AC Milan vs Palermo Full Highlight

2009-04-27T06:01:00.000-07:00

In Italian Serie A AC Milan played against Palermo. In this match AC Milan made victory against Palermo by 3-0 goals. A penalty from Kaka and a header from Filippo Inzaghi ensured Milan were already firmly in control before Cesare Bovo received his marching orders three minutes into the second half.

Kaka, who seemed back to his best after an injury-plagued few months, slotted home another penalty eight minutes later to seal the victory. Here is the match highlight:

Italian Serie A:Reggina vs Juventus Goals & Full Highlight

2009-04-27T05:21:00.000-07:00

Yesterday on 26th April in Italian Serie A the match was held between Reggina and Juventus. In this match the result is 2-2 means it is a draw match.Here is the goals and highlight of the match 'Reggina vs Juventus':

English primier league:Arsenal vs Middlesbrough goals highlight

2009-04-27T01:10:00.000-07:00

Yesterday (26th April) in English Premiwe League Arsenal played against Middlesbrough. Arsenal is now all but safe in fourth place following a run of 20 league matches without defeat. Cesc Fabregas Captain of Arsenal scored both goals as Arsenal warmed up for their Champions League semi-final against Manchester United with a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Middlesbrough at the Emirates Stadium. Here is the Goals highlight of Arsenal vs Middlesbrough:

IPl 2009:Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals match over view

2009-04-26T12:17:00.000-07:00

In 15th match 0f IPL (Indian Premier League) today in 26th april Kings XI Punjab played against Rajasthan Royals. The IPL (Indian Premier League) 2009 match was held at Newlands, Cape Town (neutral venue). In this 20 over match Kings XI Punjab won the toss and chose to bat first. By losin 6 wickets in 20 overs they gathered a sum total of 139 runs. Sangakkara score the highest run of 60 with 7 4s and 1 6s on behalf of Kings XI Punjab. In the reply Rajasthan Royals gathered only 112 runs by losing 7 wickets in 20 over.Player of the match KC Sangakkara (Kings XI Punjab).

IPL 2009:Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils match over view

2009-04-26T12:02:00.000-07:00

Today in 26 april 2009 Bangalore Royal Challengers played against Delhi Daredevils in IPL (Indian Premier League). This is the 14th match of IPL (Indian Premier League) which held at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth (neutral venue). In this 20 over match Delhi Daredevils won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). In the starting Bangalore Royal Challengers won the toss and chose to bat first. after 20 over batting Bangalore Royal Challengers gathered 149 runs by lossing 7 wicket. In the reply Delhi Daredevils got their target 150 runs within 19,2 overs by losing only 4 wicket.TM Dilshan score 67 runs with 5 4s and 2 6s. Player of the match TM Dilshan (Delhi Daredevils).

English Premier League: Liverpool vs Hull City goals and highlight

2009-04-25T22:34:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Liverpool played against Hull City and Liverpool made a victory in the English Premier League.Onbehalf of Liverpool Dirk Kuyt struck twice as title-chasing Liverpool ground out a crucial 3-1 Barclays Premier League victory at Hull.

The Reds were given a rigorous test by the relegation-threatened Tigers, who were reduced to 10 men, but held on to keep the pressure on Manchester United at the top of the table.Here is the highlight of the match between liverpool and Hull City in English Premier Leagu:

English Premier League:Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur Highlights and Goals

2009-04-25T22:11:00.000-07:00

Manchester United is closing to the Premier League title and moved another step in English ptemier league. Manchester United produced one of those thrilling, magical and devastating comebacks in English ptemier league to haul themselves to a 5-2 victory over Tottenham and surely to an 18th league championship.Sir Alex Ferguson's side, having seen Liverpool move top of the table on goal difference with victory at Hull earlier in the day, put a lacklustre first-half display behind them in a stunning 15-minute spell that brought them their first four goals - two each for Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. Here is the goals and highlight of the match between Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur:

IPL 2009: Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians match over view

2009-04-25T12:19:00.000-07:00

In 12th match of IPL (Indian Premier League) 2009 on 25 April 2009 Deccan Chargers played against Mumbai Indians. The match of IPL (Indian Premier League) was held in at Kingsmead, Durban neutral venue. In the match between Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians; Deccan Chargers won by 12 runs. At the starting Of the match Deccan Chargerswon the toss and chose to bat first. Deccan Chargers gathered a sum total of 168 runs in 20 over by losing 9 wicket. But Mumbai Indians failed to fulfill their target. They only score 156 run in 20 over by losing 7 wickets and Deccan Chargers won by 12 runs. Gibbs scor the highest run of 58 by playing 44 balls. He hits 6 4s and 2 6s. Player of the match PP Ojha Deccan Chargers.

Australia v Pakistan Highlight and match over view

2009-04-25T10:49:00.000-07:00

In the Series between Australia and Pakistan Australia defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets with 29 balls remaining. The match was held in Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium in a neutral venue on 24 April. It was a day/ night match. In this match Pakistan won the match and chose to bat first and gathered a sm of 207 runs by lossing all wicket. Salman Butt played the highest run of 57 in the Pakistani inning. afridi done 41 runs in 40 balls with the help of 5 4s and 1 6s. To the reply Australia complite their target within 46.2 over by lossing only 4 wicket. Here is the highlight of the pakistni inning:

Highlight Part 1:

Highlight Part 2

IPL 2009:Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kings XI Punjab match over view

2009-04-25T06:30:00.000-07:00

On 24 April 2009 in 11th match of IPL (Indian Premier League) 2009 Bangalore Royal Challengers played against Kings XI Punjab. The match of IPL (Indian Premier League) was held at Kingsmead, Durban (neutral venue) in South Africa. In this match Kings XI Punjab won by 7 wickets (with 6 balls remaining). In the starting of the match Bangalore Royal Challengers won the toss and chose to bat first. At end of the innings Bangalore Royal Challengers gathered 168 runs in 20 over by lossing 9 wicket with a runrate of 8.40 runs per over. In the reply of the match Kings XI Punjab complite their target within 19 overs by lossing only 3 wickets and gathered 173 runs.man of the match was RS Bopara of Kings XI Punjab.

IPL 2009 Highlight: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals super over

2009-04-24T11:53:00.000-07:00

Yesterday (23th april) in the 10th match of IPL (Indian Premier League) the world cricket see the first tie match of IPL 2009 season. In this match the two team are Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. In the match Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field fifst. Then Rajasthan Royals gathered a some total of 150 runs in 20 over by lossing 6 wickets. In the reptl Kolkata Knight Riders gathered 150 runs in 20 over by lossing 8 wicket. After this the match is going for super over for the first time in IPL 2009. Here is the Highlight of super over of Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals high temperature IPL match:

IPl 2009 Highlight: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils

2009-04-24T11:21:00.000-07:00

In 9th match of IPL (Indian Premier League) Chennai Super Kings played against Delhi Daredevils on 23 April 2009. The IPl match was held at Kingsmead, Durban. It was one of the close match of IPL (Indian Premier League). In this match Delhi Daredevils won by 9 runs. In the start of the match Delhi Daredevils won chose to bat first gathered 189 runs in 20 over by lossing 5 wickets. In reply Chennai Super Kings gathered 180 runs in 20 over by lossing 9 wicket. Here is the match highkight:

Premiership title hopes are over for Chelsea

2009-04-23T23:34:00.000-07:00

Chelsea's Premiership title challenge is over after the Blues were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Everton on 22th april. Guus Hiddink is ready to concentrate on a cup double after conceding Chelsea are realistically out of the race for the Premier League title.here is the news:

Hiddink's side are six points behind leaders Manchester United following Wednesday's Stamford Bridge stalemate and Sir Alex Ferguson's team can extend that advantage to nine points with a victory in their game in hand.It would take a remarkable collapse from the reigning champions for Chelsea to get back in the race and Hiddink conceded the west London club's hopes of silverware now lie with next week's Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona and the FA Cup final against Everton next month.

"We said before the game that the two teams chasing Man Utd must not waste any points to keep in the race. The facts are we lost two points," Hiddink said.

"We must be realistic. Maybe mathematically there is still a chance but on the other hand you cannot waste points.

"Now it is difficult. We have to focus now on only two roads in the Champions League and later against Everton in the FA Cup.

English Premier League: Manchester United vs Portsmouth Goals Highlight

2009-04-23T08:42:00.000-07:00

Yesterday (22th april) Manchester United played against Portsmouth. In this match Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was left purring after his side beat Portsmouth 2-0 to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand, but was left to rue injuries to defenders Gary Neville and John O'Shea.Here is the match goals highlight:

Australia vs Pakistan 1st ODI highlight

2009-04-22T22:35:00.000-07:00

Australia vs Pakistan 1st ODI in 2009 season which was Played at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium (neutral venue) on 22 April 2009 - day/night (50-over match), Pakistan won by 4 wickets with 35 balls reamining.Australia won the toss and chose to bat first. They gave a very poor target of 168 to pakistan.In the reply Pakistan won very easyly by doing 171 for 6 wicket.In this victory Afridi helps Pakistan.Afridi took 6 eicket and add 24 runs in 16 balls. Here is the match highlight clips:

Highlight: part 1

Highlight: part 2

IPL 2009 Highlight: Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders

2009-04-22T09:12:00.000-07:00

Dada (Sourav Ganguly) came bake again, this time with the ball. Kolkata Knight Riders bit Kings XI Punjab by 11 runs in day light method. Chris Gayle McCullum made the most of two dropped chances to dishearten Punjab and take Kolkata 11 ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis par-score when heavy rain ended the match in the 10th over. Here is the short highlight of the match:

English Premier League: Liverpool vs Arsenal goals highlight and analysis

2009-04-22T06:03:00.000-07:00

Yesterday liverpool played against Arsenal. It was draw match. Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has conceded Tuesday night's 4-4 draw at home to Arsenal puts Manchester United in the "driving seat" in the race for the Premier League title.Here is the video of match highlight goals and goals analysis:

IPL 2009 highlight: Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings

2009-04-21T02:46:00.000-07:00

Yesterday (20th april) Bangalore Royal Challengers played against Chennai Super Kings in the 5th match of IPL. In that match Chennai Super Kings won by 92 runs.Here is the match highlight:

IPL 2009:Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings match overview

2009-04-20T11:16:00.000-07:00

Today (20th april) Chennai Super Kings played against Bangalore Royal Challengers ans Chennai Super Kings won by 92 runs.At the begening of the match Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first and did a score of 179 runs by 5 wickets.but Bangalore Royal Challengers did only 87 with their all wicket.

Here is the match sumury:

Toss Chennai Super Kings, who chose to bat first

Points Chennai Super Kings 2, Bangalore Royal Challengers 0

Player of the match M Muralitharan (Chennai Super Kings)

Umpires BG Jerling and SJA Taufel (Australia)

TV umpire RB Tiffin (Zimbabwe)

Match referee GR Viswanath (India)

Reserve umpire S George

Dinara Safina officially is in World NO 1

2009-04-20T11:01:00.000-07:00

Dinara Safina sister of Marat Safin is officially in number one spot on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings this morning (April 20).Safina, who has yet to win a Grand Slam tournament title but twice reached a major final, is the 19th woman to top the rankings since they were introduced in 1975. She is also only the second Russian woman after Maria Sharapova to reach No. 1. It was announced at the beginning of April that she had taken the title away from American player Serena Williams. Dinara is only the second Russian to reach the number one position.

Here are the current standings for Women’s tennis as of April 20, 2009:

1. Dinara Safina - Russia - 8951

2. Serena Williams - United States - 8272

3. Elena Dementieva - Russia - 7391

4. Jelena Jankovic - Serbia - 7350

5. Venus Williams - United States - 7102

6. Vera Zvonareva - Russia - 6720

7. Ana Ivanovic - Serbia - 5174

8. Victoria Azarenka - Belarus - 4646

9. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russia - 4308

10. Nadia Petrova - Russia - 3840

IPL 2009 :Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders overview

2009-04-19T13:01:00.000-07:00

In 19 April 2009 Kolkata Knight Riders was defeted by Deccan Chargers by 8 wickets (with 4

1 balls remaining) in Indian Premier League - 4th match at Newlands, Cape Town (neutral venue).RP Singh (Deccan Chargers) was man of the match.Here is match overview by cricinfo:

Could the script have been any different from last year's start for the Kolkata Knight Riders? Brendon McCullum's intoxicating 158 had taken them to an enormous victory a year ago, but they were outplayed by an efficient Deccan Chargers outfit on a juicy pitch in Cape Town. It has been a weekend to savour for bowlers, and each member of Deccan's attack did their bit to leave Kolkata scrambling to reach triple-digits. Herschelle Gibbs, coming off a triumphant series against Australia, and Rohit Sharma, back in the country where he made his name in 2007, then made sure Deccan's campaign didn't begin in the dismal way last season's had.

Kolkata had packed their batting with foreign players, but it wasn't enough to prevent a hapless batting performance. Their formidable top order was handcuffed by Deccan's new-ball bowlers. Fidel Edwards was fast and frugal - consistently around the 140kph mark, he gave away only six runs, the lowest conceded in a completed IPL spell - and RP Singh evicted the Kolkata openers early.Everything went right for Deccan. With Kolkata on 2 for 1 after three overs, Gayle broke free with a crash past point for four and a mow over midwicket for six. Then Adam Gilchrist pushed a fielder back to long-on, where Gayle promptly holed out next ball.

Sourav Ganguly had a short-lived and uncomfortable stay, beaten several times, and was unable

to find the gap through the off side when he connected. Even fans protesting his removal from the captaincy can't defend the shot that brought about his dismissal - backing away and then stabbing at a wide, full delivery, only to nick it to slip.

Despite rain and a floodlight failure causing the game to be delayed by nearly an hour-and-a-half, the organisers decided to have the seven-and-a-half-minute interval after the tenth over. Aakash Chopra and Brad Hodge had dragged Kolkata to 31 for 3 by then, but also found Pragyan Ojha's left-arm spin a handful. Both Chopra and Laxmi Shukla perished giving Ojha the charge, only to be undone by the turn.

Hodge, the leading run-getter in Twenty20s, played a sensible hand. He entered in the fifth over and knocked around the singles before opening out in the 16th. Hodge slammed a couple of boundaries before slapping Scott Styris straight to Herschelle Gibbs at point. The tailenders threw their bat around but RP took two in three balls to deny Kolkata even the modest satisfaction of playing out their 20 overs.

A target of 102 was never going to be too big a challenge, especially as Kolkata had left out

Ajantha Mendis on a pitch spinners have thrived on all weekend. Adam Gilchrist hit a couple of trademark boundaries before top-edging to square leg and VVS Laxman, after bludgeoning an out-of-character pull for six, was run out due to his old failing - poor running between the wickets.

That brought together Rohit and Gibbs, who knuckled down to work a few singles and steady the innings. Gibbs then started playing some inventive shots, a bent-knee sweep off Ganguly for four followed by a deft dab towards third man. Any pressure that Kolkata had built up vanished, and neither batsmen was afraid of lofting the ball after that.

Rohit joined in once Ajit Agarkar was introduced, a huge six over long-off and a couple of boundaries helping take 17 runs off his first over. Some more merry hitting from the pair finished off the game with nearly seven overs to spare.

Kolkata had talked of a radical multiple-captain theory before the tournament, but they need to come up with some fresh ideas if they are improve on today's dreadful show.

IPL 2009 Highlight:Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab

2009-04-19T12:37:00.000-07:00

On 19 April 2009 Delhi Daredevils played against Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2009 at at Newlands, Cape Town (neutral venue). In this match Delhi Daredevils defeted Kings XI Punjab by 10 wickets (with 7 balls remaining). Man of the match was Daniel Vettori (Delhi Daredevils).Here is highlight of the match:

IPL 2009 highlight:Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians

2009-04-19T12:09:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Chennai Super Kings played against Mumbai Indians. On that game Mumbai Indians won by 19 runs.Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians) was elected man of the match. Here is the highlight of the match:

IPL 2009:Bangalore Royal Challengers bit Rajasthan Royals by 75 runs

2009-04-18T11:26:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Bangalore Royal Challengers played against Rajasthan Royals and Rajasthan Royals was defeted by Bangalore Royal Challengers.Here is the report by cricinfo:

A charged-up Bangalore Royal Challengers produced the sort of performance for which franchise owner Vijay Mallya splashed the big bucks to bundle out Rajasthan Royals to the second-lowest total in Twenty20 history. There may be plenty of fresh faces but it was the old hands, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble, who were the stars in Bangalore's massive victory. Dravid was the most assured batsman on display, making a polished half-century, while Kumble took the most economic five-wicket haul in Twenty20s to clean up Rajasthan.

Rajasthan lost their last five wickets for 11 runs to slide to an embarrassing defeat. Such an abject end was in stark contrast to their start: Dimitri Mascarenhas scalping two big wickets in the very first over to rock Bangalore, before Shane Warne's bag of tricks kept them to what seemed a gettable 133.

The performance from Bangalore's bowlers was unidentifiable from the limp showing against a marauding Brendon McCullum in their season-opener last year. Rajasthan had a galaxy of savage hitters but they were stifled to such an extent that the entire innings had only two sixes and a solitary four.

Praveen Kumar revelled in conditions which assisted him, dislodging the openers Swapnil Asnodkar and Graeme Smith. The shot selection from Rajasthan was cringeworthy, none more so than Asnodkar's wild swing in the first over which ended up in Virat Kohli's hands at point to start the slide. Niraj Patel struggled to find any rhythm while Tyron Henderson was shackled by the short ball from Praveen and Dale Steyn.

Rajasthan were stuttering at 26 for 3 after seven overs, but it was still an even game. The match was transformed in the next over, when Henderson and Mascarenhas were dismissed off consecutive delivers in the eighth over. Henderson was tricked by a slower ball from Jesse Ryder, and Mascarenhas was run out when he refused to take no for an answer after calling Yusuf Pathan for a single.

Half the side was gone, and the run-rate was soaring into double digits. In short, Rajasthan's chase was up in smoke. Kumble was then brought into the attack and his double-strike that lured Pathan and Ravindra Jadeja into false shots extinguished any lingering hopes.

It had been so different when Mascarenhas, getting the ball to dart around, dispatched the New Zealand pair of Jesse Ryder and Ross Taylor with his first three balls. Bangalore were gasping at 17 for 3 after five overs.

Kevin Pietersen, charged by Mallya with the duty of turning around Bangalore's form, was rarely troubled during his stay and, in Dravid's company, set about reviving Bangalore. They had collected an unfussy 35 runs, aided by a lightning outfield, before Pietersen mistimed a pull to a diving Niraj at midwicket.

Dravid, in the familiar role of repairing top-order collapses, calmly picked up the singles to keep the score ticking. He needed the rest to play around him, but they were bamboozled by Warne's variations. Kohli was beaten and bowled by one that drifted and dipped, while B Akhil had no reply to a classic ripping legspinner.

Dravid remained his composed self, playing a mix of orthodox and inventive strokes, to lift Bangalore. His trademark on-drive and favoured inside-out lofted drives were on view but he also mixed in some cheeky paddle-sweeps. Dravid was dismissed in the final over, foxed by a change of pace from Munaf Patel, but his 48-ball 66 had given his side's bowlers a total to defend.

The game ended in humiliation for Rajasthan, but as Warne pointed out, they started out their previous campaign with a similarly disastrous game, before scripting the fairytale run to the title.

Jackie Robinson is honoured by MLB

2009-04-16T14:23:00.000-07:00

Legendary player Jackie Robinson is honoured by MLB last night.On April 15, all Major League Baseball players, coaches and umpires wore No. 42 to honor Jackie Robinson on the 62nd anniversary of the day he broke major league baseball’s color barrier. Wednesday marked the 62nd anniversary of the start of Robinson's season with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Here is the life histry video of Jackie Robinson:

Mohammad Kaif cut from final squad of Rajasthan

2009-04-16T13:44:00.000-07:00

Mohammad Kaif has been cut from the Rajasthan Royals' final squad in IPL 2009 in South Africa. He may return to India.From cricinfo we know that:
Mohammad Kaif and The other six players who are returning to India are Dinesh Salunkhe, Paras Dogra, Anup Revandkar, Srideep Mangela, Ashraf Makda and Azhar Malik. Salunkhe was the legspinner who was included in the 2008 squad through a TV talent-hunt show.

Kaif was Rajasthan Royals' most expensive buy at $675,000 during the first auction in 2008. He played all 16 matches in Rajasthan's victorious campaign in the inaugural IPL but scored only 176 runs at an average of 16.

"It has always been a target to pick a final squad of 17-18 players, and this year we have an even stronger squad than last year," Manoj Badale, the owner of the franchise said. "It is disappointing to have to let go of any players, as they are all stars in our view. Much of the attention will focus on Mohammed Kaif, who has been a key part of our success to date - not just as a batsman, but as a role model for our younger Indian players. He has been extremely supportive of the decision, which says a lot about him as a person. Injuries and new conditions mean that the player's participation later in the tournament is not ruled out."

Nick Adenhart died in a car accident

2009-04-10T02:58:00.000-07:00

TMZ reports that 22-year-old Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a hit-and-run car accident early Thursday morning — just hours after pitching six shutout innings against the Oakland A's:
Cops say someone driving a minivan blew through a red light and hit the Mitsubishi that Adenhart was riding in. Three people were killed in the crash, including Nick.
Cops say the person driving the van fled the scene -- but was later caught and charged with felony hit-and-run.
Officials just said the driver of the van, Andrew Gallo, who caused the fatal accident has an arrest history of DUI and at the time of the crash they say they believe he was driving on a suspended license because of a prior drunk driving conviction. They also say at the time of this morning's crash the driver was under the influence. Law enforcement says he will be booked on felony hit and run, felony DUI, vehicular manslaughter and possibly murdered.Here is the report;

The updates on the crash from TMZ.com (they are the fastest news) show that the following people have been killed in last night's crash:

Nick Adenhart, 22
Henry Nigel Pearson, 25, a law student who wanted to be a sports agent.
Courtney Stewart, 20, who was a student at Cal State Fullerton.

Survivor:
Jon Wilhite, a former baseball star at Cal State Fullerton, has survived the crash, but is still in the hospital. No word yet on his current condition.
The driver of the van that ran the red light and hit the car with Adenhart has been identified as Andrew Gallow, who was driving under the influence and on a suspended license. He is in police custody.
The game tonight has been cancelled out of respect to the Angels' organization and Adenhart's fWe're told one of the other men killed in the crash was also affiliated with the Angels organization.

News agencies is going to boycott IPL 2009

2009-04-07T04:16:00.000-07:00

Most international news agencies of the world is going to boycott IPL 2009 in south africa for unhappy with the tournament's media guidelines. They had boycotted the previous year's IPL for the same reason.

Cricinfo says that; The News Media Coalition, the umbrella body that comprises global news and photograph agencies Reuters, AP, AFP and Getty Images, has failed to get the tournament's organisers to amend the conditions.

Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, refused to change rules which barred the distribution of photographs and news to cricket-specific websites. The IPL has an exclusive agreement to supply news and photos about the Twenty20 tournament to one website.

"We can't allow the sponsor of a newsworthy event to specify where news gets distributed," Dave Tomlin, the AP's associate general counsel, said. "This is a case in which a sports association is now in the information business too and is trying to carve out an exclusive segment of the news market as its own to exploit. It's wrong."

Last year, besides agencies, news channels in India had also threatened a boycott over the constraints laid down by the IPL before agreeing to cover it after the tournament's organisers acceded to their main demands.

Shah Rukh Khan hit back at Gavaskar

2009-04-06T21:17:00.000-07:00

Shah Rukh Khan a famous star who is the owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders, has hit back at Gavaskar for his comments about franchise coach John Buchananand asked Gavaskar to stay away from issues concerning his IPL team.
In his column for the Hindustan Times, Gavaskar termed Buchanan a "failed former cricketer making a living telling international players to do what he couldn't do". It has not gone down well with the IPL franchise, which last week tried to put a lid on the controversy generated by Buchanan's theory of multiple captains by releasing a statement that during a game the team would resort to a group of "strategists" who would report to one on-field captain while making decisions.

Khan has come to Buchanan's defence, saying there was a marked difference in the time Gavaskar played and now. "I respect Mr Gavaskar - his knowledge about cricket is a billion times better than me," Khan told reporters in Mumbai. "But this is an era where Mr Gavaskar has not indulged in; nevertheless his knowledge about the game does allow him to make comments.

"This is a new format that's being tried out. Please give it some breathing space. I am the owner of the team, I bought it. If he wants to implement something, let him buy a team."

Gavaskar was scathing of Buchanan in his column, saying the former Australian coach had a way with words in India, a country Gavaskar said had few people capable of defusing opinion makers. "To comment on his multiple skipper theory is to give it the importance it doesn't deserve but what does require comment is how he has got his Queensland pals lucrative jobs with KKR," wrote Gavaskar. "They have a very big support staff which includes his son and most of them are from Queensland. The owners - poor souls - have little idea that they are being milked."

Gavaskar also said the Indian media granted unwarranted importance to Buchanan. "In India, where the media lives by the sound bite, Buchanan is a regular," he wrote. "If the Indian media had not made him out to be a 'super coach', he would have been just another failed former cricketer making a living telling international players to do what he couldn't at the first-class level."

Buchanan's radical theory had stirred a controversy on the eve of the team's departure to South Africa, forcing a nearly four-hour long meeting between Buchanan, Sourav Ganguly, Khan and Jai Mehta, who owns a stake in the team, in Mumbai. A subsequent statement released by Kolkata stressed that there would be only one captain, who would be fed with suggestions from this core group of strategists.

West Indies vs England 5th ODI

2009-04-03T06:26:00.000-07:00

Today England will play with West indies.
England in West Indies ODI Series - 5th ODI
West Indies v England 2008/09 season

Played at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia, on 3 April 2009

West Indies squad
captainCH Gayle, D Ramdin, LS Baker, SJ Benn, DJ Bravo, S Chanderpaul, FH Edwards, KA Pollard, R Rampaul, DM Richards, DJG Sammy, RR Sarwan, LMP Simmons

England squad
captainAJ Strauss, JM Anderson, GJ Batty, IR Bell, RS Bopara, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, wicketkeeperSM Davies, A Flintoff, SJ Harmison, A Khan, AD Mascarenhas, KP Pietersen, wicketkeeperMJ Prior, AU Rashid, OA Shah

Umpires: SJ Davis and NA Malcolm
TV umpire: GE Greaves
Match referee: J Srinath
Reserve umpire: CE Mack

australia vs south africa 1t ODI

2009-04-03T05:55:00.000-07:00

Today South Africa is playing vs australia. here is the team:
South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI, Durban
Australia opt to bat, Laughlin debuts
Jamie Alter
Teams

Australia: 1 Michael Clarke, 2 Brad Haddin (wk), 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Hussey, 5 David Hussey, 6 Callum Ferguson, 7 James Hopes, 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Nathan Hauritz, 10 Nathan Bracken, 11 Ben Laughlin.

South Africa 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Herschelle Gibbs, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 AB de Villiers, 5 JP Duminy, 6 Mark Boucher (wk), 7 Albie Morkel, 8 Morne Morkel, 9 Johan Botha, 10 Dale Steyn, 11 Makhaya Ntini.

Aaeed Anwar one of the best cricketer

2009-04-03T02:37:00.000-07:00

Saeed Anwar is one of the best player of the world.But his career finished as like as the other Pakistani great batsman.here is his career details:
Saeed Anwar born. September 6, 1968 in Karachi, Pakistan, is a former Pakistani opening batsman. A stylish left-hander, Anwar is most notable for scoring 194 runs against India in Chennai, the highest individual score in a One Day International.
Career
An opening batsman capable of dismantling even the best bowling attacks, Anwar was an attacking batsman in one-day matches and once settled in Test matches, scored quickly and all over the field. His success came from good timing and wristy flicks rather than physical power, being famous for his trademark flick, and he could lift a ball that had pitched outside off stump for six over midwicket. His timing and ability to score quick runs made him a crowd favourite. He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997.
He was the first Pakistani batsman to score a century against India on Indian soil in a One-day match. He has the highest Test batting average (59.06) of any Pakistani against Australia, and once scored three consecutive centuries against them. He scored a classic century against South Africa in Durban, which allowed Pakistan to win a Test match for the first time in South Africa.
On May 21, 1997 in Chennai, he scored 194 against India in an ODI match. This is the highest individual score by any batsman in the world and his record stands, almost a decade after he achieved it, although batsmen have come close to his score in recent years (most recently, Matthew Hayden of Australia made 181 not out against New Zealand).
He is a member of the exclusive club of batsmen who have scored three successive hundreds in ODIs, with hundreds against Sri Lanka, West Indies and Sri Lanka during the 1993–94 Champions Trophy in Sharjah. He scored 2 successive hundreds on three other occasions in his career, and was the first batsman to complete this feat in ODIs.

Records

* The highest individual score in an ODI match (194).
* He scored 2 or more successive hundreds on four occasions.
* He holds the highest Test batting average (59.06) of any Pakistani against Australia in Test matches.
* 20 hundreds in one day internationals.

Moving Away from Cricket

Anwar's loss of form coincided with a great personal tragedy in 2001, when his three year-old daughter died. After this, Anwar became a born-again Muslim. He made his return to cricket after a long hiatus and was one of the most consistent Pakistani batsmen in the 2003 World Cup, with a century against India in his penultimate inning and an unbeaten 40 in his last inning, against Zimbabwe. The PCB axed most of the senior players in light of Pakistan's inability to make the second round of the 2003 CWC and Anwar was not selected again.

Bolivia Vs Argentina highlight

2009-04-02T23:28:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Argentina was defeated by Bolivia by 6-1 goal at high altitude in world cup qualifying match.hear is the highlight of the match:

Argentina defeated by Bolivia 6-1

2009-04-02T23:10:00.000-07:00

Argentina was defeated by Bolivia by six goalat high altitude in world cup qualifier.It is their worst defeat in more then 60 years history. here is the news:

Striker Joaquin Botero hit a hat-trick, while Marcelo Martins, Didi Torrico and Alex da Rosa also scored in the rout.

Luis Gonzalez replied for Argentina who also had substitute Angel di Maria sent off seven minutes after he had come on.

Argentina coach Diego Maradona last year supported Bolivia's campaign to be allowed to stage games in La Paz.

But Maradona's side, who had won their first three games under his charge - and without conceding a goal - looked breathless in the rarefied air 3,600m above sea level.

And they also struggled with a pitch which looked well below the standard expected for an international match.

"Every Bolivia goal was a stab in my heart," said Maradona.

"If we had dreamed this was going to happen before the game, we would have thought it was impossible.

"We have to give merit to Bolivia who were better than us in every part of the field.

"There is nothing to say. They beat us well and now we have to start all over again.

"Bolivia played a great game and hit the target with every attack.

"They all played well from the goalkeeper to the last substitute."

Maradona's soccer tricks

2009-03-31T06:20:00.001-07:00

Maradona, the greatest football player of the century. he plays a beautiful and attractive football. Here is some clips:

inzammam-ul-haq one of the best cricketer

2009-03-31T05:43:00.000-07:00

Inzammam-ul-haq is one of my favorite player and he is one of the best player of the world. here is his total career information:

Personal information

Born	3 March 1970 (1970-03-03) (age 39)
	Multan, Pakistan
Nickname	Inzy
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 124)	4 June 1992 v England
Last Test	8 October 2007 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 158)	22 November 1991 v West Indies
Last ODI	21 March 2007 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.	8
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008	Lahore Badshahs (ICL)
2007	Hyderabad Heroes (ICL)
2007	Yorkshire
2006–2007	Water and Power Development Authority
2001–2002	National Bank of Pakistan
1998–1999	Rawalpindi
1996–2001	Faisalabad
1988–1997	United Bank Limited
1985–2004	Multan
Career statistics
	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	120	378	245	458
Runs scored	8,830	11,739	16,785	13,746
Batting average	49.60	39.52	50.10	38.07
100s/50s	25/46	10/83	45/87	12/97
Top score	329	137*	329	157*
Balls bowled	9	58	2,704	896
Wickets	0	3	39	30
Bowling average	–	21.33	33.20	24.66
5 wickets in innings	0	0	2	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	0/8	1/0	5/80	3/18
Catches/stumpings	81/–	113/–	172/–	128/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 September 2008

IPL cricket venu

2009-03-31T04:50:00.000-07:00

It was published by IPL's official web site;

Here is the full story. IPL cricket will transferred in South Africa from India
The DLF Indian Premier League today announced its schedule for Season 2009, to be held in South Africa. The league is set to kick-off in Cape Town with an exciting double-header weekend, which will see all eight teams pitted against each other. The double header on April 18th will see the winner of the inaugural season the Rajasthan Royals face-off against the Royal Challengers, while the Mumbai Indians will do battle against the Chennai Super Kings. On Sunday – April 19th the Deccan Chargers will face the Kolkata Knight Riders and the second game will see the Delhi Dare Devils take on the Kings XI Punjab. The entire schedule is available for download on www.IPLT20.com the official online destination for the Indian Premier League.

DLF Indian Premier League’s Season 2009 in South African Season will see the eight franchises play a league phase comprising a total of 56 matches to be played on 34 days at eight venues. The eight venues finalized for Season 2009 are Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Pretoria, East Lodon, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein and Kimberley. The schedule also features 22 days of action packed double-headers. The two semi-finals have been scheduled for May 22nd and 23rd at Pretoria and Johannesburg respectively, with the Grand Final schedule for May 24th at Johannesburg.
At www.IPLT20.com the official online destination for the DLF Indian Premier League, fans from around the world will now have access to the 36 day long season starting in Cape Town on April 18th 2009. The site will offer access to official league content including live video & audio, photographs, live scoreboards and summaries, match results, Fantasy Cricket, player interviews, profiles, schedules, statistics, ticketing and a fan community with interaction through polls, contests, newsletters and more. Not to mention video blog updates from the Chairman and Commissioner of the DLF Indian Premier League himself Mr. Lalit Modi. Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar and former India Captain Ravi Shastri will further add to the flavor of the league with video-blogs of their own over the duration of the league and will also interact directly with the fans. But for all the IPL fans across India and the globe this would perhaps be the best chance to experience a new web broadcast format never ever experienced before – taking the IPL fans closer to the LIVE entertainment and excitement of the on-field game. Thus, for all this and more on the inside stories of Season II log on to www.IPLT20.com