Laxman was told his services as a player not requiredJOHANNESBURG - Test star V.V.S Laxman was conspicuous by his absence for most part of the Deccan Chargers’ charge towards victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL). It now transpires that he was told by the team management his services as a player were not required, but he would only be part of the think-tank. T20 Champions League is now part of ICC calendar: ModiJOHANNESBURG - Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi said the Twenty20 Champions League has been provided a slot in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) calendar. 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. Nadal relaxed as he plays for Paris history (French Open diary)PARIS - No one has to tell Rafael Nadal that he’s playing for history as he targets a record fifth consecutive French Open title. Even the mighty suffer as economic crisis gets to F1 in MonacoMONTE CARLO - Silvery, shiny, really expensive, the bottle of Remy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl Magnum hurts one’s eyes and one’s pocket with its mere presence. It costs 50,000 euros ($70,000), and one could say that it is a sign that the crisis has reached even Monaco. |