Christchurch, Feb. 27 : The Indian cricket team, which is currently on a tour of New Zealand, is being backed and supported by a group of whistling fans.

Dressed in the Indian shirt and face painting themselves with green, white and orange, the fans are adamant about which team they are backing, reports stuff. co. nz.

"Definitely India," said a beaming Tapan Patel minutes before the start of the last Twenty20 cricket international between New Zealand and India in Christchurch.

Barbados (West Indies), Feb. 27: England all rounder Andrew Flintoff laments the fact that unlike other players he never gets a niggle, but always a full blown and proper injury.

Flintoff, who is out of the Fourth Test against the West Indies being played here, is suffering from a muscle tear to his right hip.

He is to have another scan today which will indicate whether the likelihood of him being fit in time to play in the fifth Test in Trinidad is non-existent or merely slim.

Barbados, Feb. 27 : Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne believes that all rounder Andrew Flintoff is crucial to England's chances of winning the Ashes this year.

Warne, a man who knows a thing or two about how to win - and lose - the Ashes, yesterday warned England that they will not regain the little urn unless Flintoff is 100 per cent fit for the summer.

He has devoted 20 years to the game and played 11 nationals

No parents would want their children to take up hockey, as the sport has nothing to offer to a player who has played 11 nationals and still has no permanent source of income.

Sanjay Pollaya, a pint-size hockey player from Khadki, has no source of income after dedicating 20 years to the sport.

An 8th standard dropout from Lal Bahadur Shastri High School, Khadki, he is currently playing for the Rajesh Pillay Academy as a captain and is being given a stipend of Rs5,000 for the past two months after his association with the club for the last six months.

Marana (Arizona, US), Feb. 27 : Golf champion Tiger Woods celebrated comeback from knee surgery after eight months at the Accenture Match Play Championship ended after two rounds Thursday with a 4-and-2 defeat to Tim Clark.

Even one moment of magic - a hole-out from the bunker on the 14th - couldn''t swing the momentum.

Woods made more mistakes down the stretch and couldn''t match the South African''s six birdies in 16 holes.

"I''ve played with Tiger a few times. You either let it get the best of you or you thrive on it," said Clark.

Seeing his arch rival Lalit Modi having lunch alone, RCA secretary Subhash Joshi joins him

One has to pinch oneself before believing it that the photograph (right) has not been tampered with. After all, many eyes literally popped out after seeing Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) president Lalit Modi and secretary Subhash Joshi, sworn enemies, having lunch at the same table on the RCA Cricket Academy premises, on Thursday.

Moreover, the duo also enjoyed some light moments. No wonder, the ‘bonhomie’ led to eyebrows being raised, especially with the RCA elections round the corner.