Sportingmindz Blog

New look for Indian ODI team

sportingmindz — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:52:28 +0000

Mumbai: Nike India, official apparel partner of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), launched the Indian cricket team’s new ‘dry-fit technology’ kit for One-Day Internationals.

The team will be seen in action in the new kit with a tricolour design on a bold blue background during the five match series against New Zealand.

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Yelena Isinbayeva breaks her own record

sportingmindz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:33:38 +0000

Donetsk (Ukraine): Yelena Isinbayeva has broken her own indoor pole vault record by clearing a height of five metres.

At a sports event, Pole Vault Stars, in Donetsk (Ukraine) the 26-year-old eclipsed the mark of 4.95 meters she set last year.

IPL to hit theatre screens

sportingmindz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:26:34 +0000

Following a spate of requests from cinema theatre owners in the country, the Indian Premier League has decided to float tenders to sell these rights for the 2009 IPL season commencing on April 10.

Top-ranked Spaniard Rafael Nadal will be ready for Davis Cup

sportingmindz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:17:20 +0000

A leg injury could force Rafael Nadal to skip the next ATP tournament in Dubai, but the top-ranked Spaniard said on Monday he should be back in time to play for Spain next month in the first round of the Davis Cup.

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IPL chairman Lalit Modi has been forced into a corner

sportingmindz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:52:42 +0000

Modi threatens to shift IPL matches from Jaipur

New Delhi: IPL boss Lalit Modi is not the one to back away from a confrontation. Accused of cheating and forgery by his opponents, Modi has now threatened to pull out IPL matches from Jaipur if what he calls a “political witch-hunt” goes on.

Sania Mirza is back into the top list

sportingmindz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:46:33 +0000

New Delhi: Sania Mirza, India’s highest ranked women’s tennis player has now fought her way back into the top 100 of the singles WTA rankings

After her great showing at the Pattaya Open, where she lost in the finals on Sunday, to world number 5 Vera Zvonereva, the Indian star has jumped 39 places in the latest WTA rankings that refreshed on Monday.

She is now ranked 87th in the world. Sania is making a comeback to the sport after a wrist injury that forced her out for the majority of 2008.

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Collingwood became the second century-maker

sportingmindz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:40:55 +0000

St John’s (Antigua): Paul Collingwood became the second century-maker in the England first innings when he hit his eighth Test hundred against West Indies in the third Test here on Monday.

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Punjab Gold Cup 2009

sportingmindz — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:58:44 +0000

Baljit and Pillay anchor Indian win over Germany

Goalkeeper Baljit Singh, aided by a good midfield support anchored by the likes of Vickram Pillay, gave India a sweet and memorable victory over the methodical Germany 2-0.

It was a rare display here, the game and its niceties.

Normally India earns a plethora of penalty corners only not to sscore. Again, the rival will get a couple of penalty corners and would walk away with couple of goals m

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Kolkata bags Mashrafe Mortaza

sportingmindz — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:28:37 +0000

Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh allrounder, is the first player up for sale from Pool F. There were no bids for him initially but just before the hammer went down, Kolkata made a bid at the base price of $50,000. It was the start of the most dramatic sale at the auction.

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The Great Indian Cricket bazaar…

sportingmindz — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:16:19 +0000

12:22pm: Deccan Chargers get the West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Smith at his base price of $100,000.

12:11pm: Delhi have exhausted their quota. And the bidding is on for Shakib Al Hasan, who is the best all-rounder according to ICC Rankings at the moment. The numero uno spot wasn’t enough to fetch him a bidder.

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