Sports News – Newsletter for November 6, 2010

Tea scoreboard: India vs New Zealand, First Test, Day three

AHMEDABAD – Scoreboard at tea on the third day of the first cricket Test between India and New Zealand here Saturday:

India first innings: 487
New Zealand first innings:
Tim McIntosh c Dhoni b Khan 0
Brendon McCullum st Dhoni b Ojha 65
Bradley-John Watling b Ojha 6
Ross Taylor c Laxman … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Tea scoreboard: India vs New Zealand, First Test, Day three.

New Zealand 237/4 at tea on day three

AHMEDABAD – New Zealand were 237 for four at tea in the first cricket Test against India here Saturday.

Jesse Ryder was batting at 53 and Kane Williamson 45 at the break. The visitors still trail India by 250 runs.
The hosts failed to get any wicket in the second session.
…. Read the original article  : here.

Fergie packs struggling Rooney off to US boot camp

LONDON – Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been packed off by manager Sir Alex Ferguson to America to regain his form.

According to The Sun, the 25-year-old flies to a state-of-the- art fitness centre in Portland today and will spend the next seven days honing his physical condition to the level demanded by his manager.

The …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Fergie packs struggling Rooney off to US boot camp.

Ex-Oz cricketer Jones calls for two coaches to ensure success

MELBOURNE – Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones has said that it is time for the Australian cricket team to have two separate coaches – one for the Test team and one coach for the one-day and Twenty20 teams.

“The team needs some inspiration and adrenalin and a new coach will provide it. The workload on … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Ex-Oz cricketer Jones calls for two coaches to ensure success.

Bhupathi-Mirnyi advance, Bopanna-Qureshi lose in Valencia

VALENCIA – India’s Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus advanced to the men’s doubles semi-finals of the 1,357,000-euro Valencia Open tennis.

Third-seeded Bhupathi-Mirnyi outlasted Frantisek Cermak of the Czech Republic and Michal Mertinak of Slovakia 6-3, 6-7(6), 10-6 and are next up against top seeds Lukasz Kubot of Poland and Oliver Marach … Original source on Gaea Times at : Bhupathi-Mirnyi advance, Bopanna-Qureshi lose in Valencia.

Cricket Australia dismisses concern over low turn out for ODI series

MELBOURNE – Dismissing concerns over poor crowd turn out for one-day series against Sri Lanka, Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has maintained that one-day cricket was far from dead and still remains most popular among the fans.

Not more than 14,000 fans decided to watch the second ODI between Australian and Sri Lanka at the … Original source on Gaea Times at : Cricket Australia dismisses concern over low turn out for ODI series.

KP to sport ’soup-strainer’ moustache in Brisbane Test

PERTH – England star batsman Kevin Pietersen has rekindled one of cricket’s lost arts – the moustache.
e England batsman will go into the first Ashes Test in Brisbane later this month sporting a soup-strainer he has grown for the charity Movember, The Sun reports.
etersen uploaded a picture of his effort on Twitter, with team-mate James … Read more : KP to sport ’soup-strainer’ moustache in Brisbane Test.

Give proof of 2007 SA-Pak Lahore match being fixed or face legal action: PCB to Arthur

KARACHI – Hitting back at former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur over his claims that a 2007 One-day International against Pakistan in Lahore might have been ‘fixed,’ the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked him to either prove his claims or face legal action.

“PCB has noted with concern the statement of former South African coach …. Source article  : Give proof of 2007 SA-Pak Lahore match being fixed or face legal action: PCB to Arthur.

Leading seeds move through into all-star Basel weekend

BASEL – Roger Federer faces longtime US rival Andy Roddick while Serbs Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki tune up for the December Davis Cup final as three top-10 players figure in semi-final play at the Swiss Indoors tennis.

Top seed Federer, stripped of his home trophy in 2009 by Djokovic after three consecutive titles, will … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Leading seeds move through into all-star Basel weekend.

Raul brace helps struggling Schalke 04 beat St Pauli

GELSENKIRCHEN – Spanish striker Raul scored a brace as struggling Bundesliga club Schalke 04 achieved only their second league victory of the season when they beat St Pauli 3-0.

Raul scored in each half, while Dutch international Klaas Jan Huntelaar scored the other for a victory that – at least momentarily – lifted last season’s …. Source  : Raul brace helps struggling Schalke 04 beat St Pauli.

Nadal out of Paris Masters with arm tendinitis

PARIS – World number one Rafael Nadal withdrew Friday from next week’s Paris Masters due to tendinitis in his arm, with the Spaniard’s top seeding at the Bercy arena taken by Roger Federer.

The evening release of the draw confirmed the pullout by Nadal, who has not played since losing to Austrian Jurgen Melzer just …. Read the original article  : Nadal out of Paris Masters with arm tendinitis.

Breeders Cup 2010 To Get More Exciting

LOUISVILLE, (GaeaTimes.com)- The Breeders Cup 2010, started yesterday and will end today. Yesterday was a very exciting day with six races, where each of the well prepared horses gave its best performance. However, it was the American horses that were better than the European horses according to their average performances.
In the first race of Breeders … Read : Breeders Cup 2010 To Get More Exciting.

Spinners leave New Zealand tottering at 148/4 lunch (Lunch report)

NEW DELHI – Indian spinners struck twice to reduce New Zealand to 148 for four at lunch on the third day of the first cricket Test here Saturday.

Resuming at 69 for two, the overnight New Zealand pair of Brendon McCullum (65) and Ross Taylor (56) batted with purpose in the morning and runs came …. Source  : Spinners leave New Zealand tottering at 148/4 lunch (Lunch report).

Aussies in trouble, need to change and improve performance: SMH

SYDNEY – While captain Ricky Ponting feels that the Australian cricket team retains its positive frame of mind despite a Twenty20 loss and a one-day series loss to Sri Lanka, the view beyond the dressing room is that the team is in trouble, and is being outplayed by their opponents to frequently to remain in …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

We want to become world’s No.1 team, hold Ashes urn for two decades: Broad

SYDNEY – England is not only aiming to retain the Ashes this summer in Australia, but also wants to become the world’s No.1 team and hold on to the coveted urn for another two decades.

Pacer Stuart Broad wants this generation of England players to give Australia back for the humiliation inflicted on their predecessors by …. Original source  : We want to become world’s No.1 team, hold Ashes urn for two decades: Broad.

Soul searching KP is bad news for Australia ahead of Ashes

SYDNEY – England’s star batsman Kevin Pietersen has arrived in Australia with his game in working order and purpose renewed, according to noted columnist Peter Roebuck.

“He comes back not as the frustrated boy out to prove a point but as a committed champion determined to demonstrate that the early period of astonishing achievement was … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Soul searching KP is bad news for Australia ahead of Ashes.

English ladies footie team scores 41-nil!

LONDON – English ladies footie team Keynsham Town Ladies Reserves has made history by winning Somerset County Women’s League against Somerton and Langport Ladies by 41 goals.

The stunning victory by Somerset’s Ladies team is believed to be the third biggest in the history of the English women’s game.

“We used the wings, opened up … Original article on : English ladies footie team scores 41-nil!.

Boris Becker ordered to pay wedding minister 1,200 pounds

LONDON – A Swiss court has ordered Boris Becker to pay 1,200 pounds to the pastor who presided over his second wedding to the Dutch model Sharlely Kerssenberg in 2009, as a settlement of a long-running dispute.

Becker, a three-time Wimbledon tennis champion and six-time Grand Slam champion, was also charged 2,257 Swiss francs in legal … Read more : Boris Becker ordered to pay wedding minister 1,200 pounds.

Pak spot-fixing probe gathers pace as ’second evidence file’ passed to Prosecution

LONDON – The probe into allegations that Pakistan cricketers accepted bribes for spot-fixing during the Lord’s Test against England has gathered pace, as a second evidence file was passed to prosecutors on Friday.

Scotland Yard said that evidence that there was a conspiracy to defraud bookmakers will be considered by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), The …. Read the original article  : here.

Aussies require kick on the protector to get out of pre-Ashes stupor

SYDNEY – The Australian cricket teams, despite its lucrative guaranteed contracts, are victims of expectations massively inflated by a generation of great success, and also of their own cricketing bureaucracy, which has blundered with selection and now the Ashes preparation, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

On Wednesday night, Sri Lanka mounted what was at first …. Original source  : Aussies require kick on the protector to get out of pre-Ashes stupor.