London:Murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was poisoned before being strangled, rendering him powerless to fight back against his killer, the BBC will say in a programme on Monday.
Jaipur:England and Indian cricketers joined millions of people to back the United Nations 'Millennium Stand Up Campaign' against poverty before the start of their Champions Trophy match here.
Colombo:Yesterday's car bomb blast cost Team India its Independence Day celebrations and the Men in Blue had to postpone their programme for today as well in the wake of the heightened security in the city.
Mumbai:The new office bearers of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have a busy weekend ahead of them with the meetings of the Tours Programmes and Fixtures Committee and Working Committee scheduled for tomorrow and Sunday respectively at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) here.
Mumbai:Sachin Tendulkar consulted British doctor Andrew Wallace, who operated upon his elbow in London in May this year, here and left for his home in Mumbai last night.
Kolkata:Notwithstanding his admiration for Sourav Ganguly, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee ruled out the possibility of his intervention to get the former skipper back into the Indian cricket team.
London: England captain Nasser Hussain called on Monday for a reduced international schedule in order to make matches more meaningful for players and prevent them suffering from burn-out.
Kolkata: The Australian and Indian Cricket Boards are considering a formal exchange programme between their National Cricket Academies to benefit young talent.
Johannesburg: All the Indian cricketers, including those returning after an injury lay-off, are '100 per cent fit' and shaping up well ahead of the triangular One-day series next month.
Bangalore: Ace leg spinner Anil Kumble on Friday termed his rehabilitation programme with renowned shoulder specialist Mark Fergusson as ''satisfying'' saying he hoped to return to competitive cricket by August.
