PCB still hopeful about Champions’ League participationLAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still hoping that relationship between India and Pakistan would improve in near future, which would then enable Pakistan to participate in the Twenty 20 Champions League. Giggs tells Ron not to leave Man ULONDON - With Manchester United set to take on Barcelona in the Champions League final in Rome tonight, veteran Ryan Giggs has pleaded with star striker Cristiano Ronaldo to stay on at Old Trafford and not consider an offer from Real Madrid. Delhi bow out of Santosh TrophyCHENNAI - Delhi crashed to a 1-2 defeat against Assam to bow out of the 63rd National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy here Tuesday. Symonds over did the trick for Deccan Chargers: KumbleJOHANNESBURG - Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Anil Kumble says the loss of Ross Taylor and Virat Kohli off successive balls strangulated the team’s run chase against Deccan Chargers and cost them the Indian Premier League (IPL) title here Sunday. Zuma elated at IPL success in South Africa (Lead)JOHANNESBURG - Five weeks ago, at the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Jacob Zuma was helping the African National Congress (ANC) he heads to prepare for national elections. On Sunday night, as South Africa’s president, he was profusely thanking all those responsible for the tournament’s billion rand boost to the country’s economy. Lalit Modi thanks South Africans for making IPL a grand success (Lead)JOHANNESBURG - Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi has thanked the people of South Africa for their overwhelming support for the tournament and making it a grand success on foreign soil. McGrath was not in form: SehwagCENTURION - Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag justified not playing Australian Glenn McGrath in any of the Indian Premier League matches, saying that the fast bowling legend was not match-fit and was also not in the form he was in last year. |