In a significant move, Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that it has granted the worldwide rights to broadcast India's upcoming cricket tour of Sri Lanka to the Nimbus Sports International. The Singapore-headquartered global sports management company will also be producing the television coverage for the series which will be broadcast worldwide. Neo Cricket will air these matches.
Mumbai Indians and Bangalore's Royal Challengers have reached a transfer agreement to swap explosive batsman Robin Uthappa and left-hand fast bowler Zaheer Khan for the second edition of the Indian Premier League.
The IPL transfer window opened on December 22 and it was reported that Mumbai Indians were "looking specifically" for an Indian fast bowler.
London, Jan. 23: The England and Wales Cricket Board''s decision to sanction a three-week Indian Premier League window may have prompted optimistic noises from Lalit Modi, the league''s chairman, but several England players are likely to miss out.
The month-long transfer window closed last night with little trading done, and all attention now turns to the February 6 player auction.
A preliminary list is unlikely to contain more than half-a-dozen Englishmen.
Melbourne, Jan. 23: A marine worker who extorted 45,000 dollar from former cricketing great Craig McDermott by threatening to put sex tapes of him and his wife on the internet will spend at least 18 months behind bars.
According to the Daily Telegraph, Peter Josef Vigan, 38, pleaded guilty to eight charges of extortion in Southport District Court today over repeated threats he made to the former Australian fast bowler in 2006.
Opening Indian batsman, Virender Sehwag is all set to be declared Castrol Indian Cricketer of the year 2008 with 59 points.
The others in the race include: left hand batsman Gautam Gambhir, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and fast bowler Ishant Sharma.
Sehwag had an unparalleled year in Test Cricket with a triple ton against South Africa and a double ton against Sri Lanka, along with some roaring starts at the top of the order in the ODI’s.
Karachi, Jan 23: One of Pakistan's most feared fast bowlers, Shoaib Akhtar, is no longer in the reckoning as the team management and PCB officials are concerned.
After surviving career-threatening injuries, dope related controversies, questions over his bowling action, discipline related bans and hefty fines during his 12-year international career, the Rawalpindi Express has not been selected for the third one day international against Sri Lanka.
In a significant move, Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that it has granted the worldwide rights to broadcast India's upcoming cricket tour of Sri Lanka to the Nimbus Sports International. The Singapore-headquartered global sports management company will also be producing the television coverage for the series which will be broadcast worldwide. Neo Cricket will air these matches. 
Mumbai Indians and Bangalore's Royal Challengers have reached a transfer agreement to swap explosive batsman Robin Uthappa and left-hand fast bowler Zaheer Khan for the second edition of the Indian Premier League.
London, Jan. 23: The England and Wales Cricket Board''s decision to sanction a three-week Indian Premier League window may have prompted optimistic noises from Lalit Modi, the league''s chairman, but several England players are likely to miss out.
Melbourne, Jan. 23: A marine worker who extorted 45,000 dollar from former cricketing great Craig McDermott by threatening to put sex tapes of him and his wife on the internet will spend at least 18 months behind bars.
Opening Indian batsman, Virender Sehwag is all set to be declared Castrol Indian Cricketer of the year 2008 with 59 points.
Karachi, Jan 23: One of Pakistan's most feared fast bowlers, Shoaib Akhtar, is no longer in the reckoning as the team management and PCB officials are concerned.
