It’s official! Rahul Dravid had been named captain of India’s cricket squad. I know a lot of people have been pushing for this, but I have to admit I am a bit surprised.
Mohali: Sourav Ganguly’s days as Indian cricket captain has virtually come to an end with the national selectors on Thursday appointing [...]

I was checking out some Bollywood news over at santabanta.com, and I stumbled upon this interesting quote by Aishwarya Rai:
“Do you know, I had never worked out, never made any effort to lose weight. I’m a total foodie with a sweet tooth, and I’ve never tried to control my diet. During Bride & Prejudice and [...]

Fresh from a demoralizing defeat in the semi-finals of the Japan Open, Sania Mirza advances to the second round of the Thai Open. Sania absolutely obliterated Slovakian opponent Henrieta Nagyova in three fast paced sets (6-1, 4-6, 6-0) to advance to the next round of the $200,000 event.
“The first match is always tough as [...]

The groupings for the much anticipated Asia Cup are official: In group A is are Bangladesh, defending champs Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Emirates. That leaves Pakistan, Oman, and India (last years’s runners up) to group B. It’s a bit confusing what all this means, but the Pak Tribune breaks it [...]

A day after upsetting the number one seed, Sania Mirza fell in the Semi finals to third-seeded GOLOVIN Tatiana[FRA]. The two-set match was over practically before it began, Mirza losing twice consecutively, 2-6, 4-6. Later that day Mirza lost a doubles match against seeded no. 2 DULKO Gisela[ARG] / KIRILENKO Maria[RUS] by 1-6, [...]

India and Pakistan are discussing a joint hosting of the biggest annual cricket event in existence; I’m referring, of course, to the World Cup. I question if India shouldn’t just bid for the whole kit and caboodle, only because I think people from say, England and Australia will be much more willing to visit [...]

In an impressive showing of power, speed, and perseverance, Sania Mirza upset Vera Zvonareva to advance to the semi-finals of the Japan Open. Zvonereva, ranked 22 in the world, was the top seed at the event, and only recently fell from the #9 world ranking.
To win the match, Sania had to come back from [...]

India cricket board gags players
According to IOL, Indian cricketers have been asked by the board to “apply restraint” and not talk about the Ganguly/Chappell feud until the board selections have all taken place. The stories coming out of our squad have been so contradictory and conveluted lately, that this only adds to the suspicion.
IOL:
The [...]

So Pakistan wants all our matches to be five Test series…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will insist on all future India-Pakistan Test series to be upgraded to five-Test ones in the International Cricket Council (ICC) executive board meeting later this month in Sydney.
“At the last meeting of the ICC chief executives, the Pakistani and [...]

Sania continued to impress yesterday as she began the Japan Open with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Vilmarie Castellvi of Puerto Rico. She’s off to a good start, but there is still a long road ahead.
“As a tennis player, I’m bound to make a mistake, I’m bound to lose a game, I’m [...]