Haroon Lorgat, who is the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) chief executive convinced the teams of South Africa and England, said that it would be safe, if they play in Pakistan.

On Tuesday, Pakistan would get to know whether they would be hosting Champions Trophy next month or not.  
 
On Sunday in Edinburg, Lorgat met the English cricket Officials and the players with other ICC officials and briefed them that the strict security arrangements would be made for them in Pakistan for the Champions Trophy.

In the press conference, which would be held at Lord after meeting with South African officials and the players, Logat will announce whether the tournament will be held in Pakistan or not.

In the upcoming three-match Commonwealth Bank Series against Bangladesh instead of Ricky Ponting, the 14-member team will be led by Michael Clarke. Injured Pointing has been ruled out of the series because of the wrist injury. Mike Hussey will serve as the deputy to Clarke in the three-game series in Darwin on August 30 and September 3 and 6. The 27-year-old Clarke led Australia to successive wins over the West Indies in one-dayers in early July.

Sorry we missed it again!! That’s what both the shooters from India, Gagan Narang and Sanjeev Rajput might be thinking of themselves after failing to make it in the finals of the men’s 50 metre Prone Rifle at the Olympics on Friday.

Narang who was the first sports person to qualify for the Beijing Olympics 2008 in the rifle category finished a depressing 35th on Friday with a series of 98,98,99,96,99,99 to total 589 at an average of 9.817. Earlier this shooter from Hyderabad also failed to make it to the finals for the 10 metre air rifle.

The Indian Cricket League (ICL) will be able to organize its league matches in Ahmedabad as Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided to charter out its Sardar Patel Stadium, in Narapura area to the League (ICL) for the next ten years.

Deputy Commissioner of AMC Captain Dilip Mahajan said, “AMC's Standing Committee today cleared the proposal to lease the stadium to ICL for ten years with Rs 12 lakh per year. ICL matches will be played here in two phases - during October and November and then in February and March.”

According to World and Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra, if India wants to achieve success, it should start preparations from now onwards for the 2012 Olympics.
 
Nothing but lack of preparation is what keeping India behind in achieving success at the global level in the sports arena, says Abhinav Bindra. Earlier on Friday Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha, L K Advani met the Punjab shooter and wished him good luck Advani said that Bindra has made India proud and he has now became an inspiration for the young generation of the country.

A new lap record was set up by the world champion Casey Stoner and took pole position for Sunday US MotoGP at the Laguna Seca circuit.  

The Ducati rider who set the time one minute 20.700 seconds is looking for his fourth successive win of the season. The lap record is two seconds faster than was set by him last year.

Honda’s Nicky Harden completed the first row of the grid though Yamaha's Valentino Rossi was the second quickest and was slower by 0.447s.                                                    

In California circuit, Britain’s James Toseland appeared in fifth position at the time of 1:21:848s.