6 July, 2014
- Test cricket cannot be a 10-men club: Srinivasan
New Delhi:Believing firmly in primacy of Test cricket, new ICC chairman N Srinivasan has said the traditional five-day format "cannot be a 10-member club" forever.
- Hamilton wins British GP as Rosberg pulls up
Silverstone (UK): Silverstone (UK), July 6 (AFP) Lewis Hamilton delighted a 120,000 crowd of enthusiastic home fans when he revived his world championship bid on Sunday with an emphatic victory in a dramatic incident-filled British Grand Prix.
- Brazil launch Silva bid as semis loom
Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro, Jul 6 (AFP) Brazil stoked controversy ahead of the World Cup semi-finals here today by calling on FIFA to scrap the suspension which has ruled captain Thiago Silva out of the host nation''s clash with Germany.
- Amla inspires South Africa to big win in first ODI
Colombo: Opener Hashim Amla smashed 109 and Ryan McLaren took two wickets in three balls as South Africa thrashed Sri Lanka by 75 runs in their first one-dayer today.
- Force India bag four points but lose ground in team standings
Silverstone: Nico Hulkenberg ensured Sahara Force India got something positive out of a tough weekend at home by finishing eighth in the Formula 1 British Grand Prix here today.
- Qualifier Farag stuns Iqbal for title
Mumbai: Egyptian qualifier Ali Farag shocked third seed Nasir Iqbal of Pakistan 3-2 to clinch the title in the USD 25,000 2nd CCI-PSA International Squash Championship here today.
- Di Maria injury setback for Argentina at World Cup
Brasilia: One step away from a potential World Cup final, Argentina is hoping for Angel Di Maria to recover from a thigh injury in time for Wednesday''s semifinal clash against Netherlands.
- Kohli, Pujara hold key to India's success in England
By Chetan Narula Nottingham, Jul 6 (PTI) With a relatively inexperienced bowling attack at its disposal, India will be banking on its batsmen to get the team in position of strenghts and the spotlight especially will be on Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara in the forthcoming Test series against England.
- Gul suffers knee injury again
Karachi: Injuries continued to hound seasoned Pakistan pacer Umar Gul as he is likely to have again aggravated his knee on which he had keyhole surgery last year in a bid to prolong his international career.
- Rajni beats Sarath to win Round 2 of National Motorcycle
Chennai: Rajni Krishnan pipped Sarath Kumar in a close fight to emerge victorious in Round two of the MMSC-FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship in the Group C 165CC category, here today.
- Aditya Patel finishes fifth in Hungary
Budapest: India''s sports car racer Aditya Patel and team mate Cesar Campanico endured a tough race to finish fifth at Hungaroring in the International GT Open.
- Pak selectors convinced Younis not required for ODIs
Karachi: Pakistan''s former captain Younis Khan is set to be ignored for the one-day internationals as the team think tank is convinced that the senior batsman is not suited for the format and there was need to prepare a team for next year''s World Cup.
- Kapur finishes inside top-30 at Open de France
Versailles (France): Shiv Kapur rounded off a modest week with a one-under 70 to finish inside top-30 at the Alstom Open de France today.
- Younis to be left out of ODI squad for SL tour
Karachi: Former captain, Younis Khan is set to be ignored once again for the one-day internationals after the Pakistan team think-tank met in Lahore at the weekend to discuss plans for the coming tour to Sri Lanka and building a team for the World Cup 2015.
- Selection trials for Canoe Slalom on July 30th
New Delhi: The Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association (IKCA) is organising selection trials of men and women for Canoe Slalom, an Olympic event, on July 30th at Lower lake, Bhopal.
- Bangalore's Natraj wins GMonsoon Scooter Rally
Mumbai: Bangalore''s R Nataraj, riding a TVS Wego of TVS Racing Team, overcame difficult conditions and a strong field to emerge triumphant in the 25th Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally held in the backwoods of Navi Mumbai today.
- Marcelo stays in camp despite grandfather's death
Belo Horizonte (Brazil) Jul 6 (AP) The Brazilian football confederation says left back Marcelo''s grandfather has died, but that the player will remain with the Brazil team at its World Cup training camp.
- Krul in dreamland after shoot-out switch
Salvador (Brazil): Salvador (Brazil), Jul 6 (AFP) Goalkeeper Tim Krul called it a "dream come true" after he was boldly brought on as a penalty-kicks specialist and saved two against Costa Rica to put the Netherlands into the World Cup semi-finals.
- Angry Wilmots derides 'ordinary' Argentina
Brasilia: Belgium coach Marc Wilmots branded Argentina "a very ordinary team with one extraordinary player" after they overcame his side 1-0 in the World Cup quarter-finals here.
- Neymar injury 'a catastrophe' - Sabella
Brasilia: Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella said that the back injury that has ruled Brazil poster boy Neymar out of the World Cup was "a catastrophe".
- Amla guides South Africa to 304-5 against Sri Lanka
Colombo: Opener Hashim Amla smashed 109 off 130 balls to steer South Africa to formidable 304-5 in the first one-day international against Sri Lanka.
- Super-sub Krul saves the day for Holland, Higuain finds form
Brasilia: Super-sub goalkeeper Tim Krul rescued the Netherlands with two brilliant saves in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to edge past Costa Rica 4-3 and set up a heavyweight semifinal duel with Argentina, who reached the last four stage of the World Cup after a wait of 24 years.
- Tiwary, Ojha fine show take India A 304/6 vs Aus A
Brisbane: Captain Manoj Tiwary (83) and Naman Ojha (82 batting) hit aggressive half centuries to rescue India A from initial wobble and take them to a comfortable 304 for six on the opening day of the first four-day match against Australia A here today.
- International defender now runs paan shop in Odisha
Kendrapara (Odisha): Rashmita Patra, a 23-year-old woman of Aul block in Kendrapara district, runs a small betel leaves shop.
- Krul saves the day for Holland, Higuain finds form
Brasilia: Super-sub goalkeeper Tim Krul rescued the Netherlands with two brilliant saves in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to edge past Costa Rica 4-3 and set up a heavyweight semifinal duel with Argentina, who reached the last four stage of the World Cup after a wait of 24 years.
- Strauss caught making inadvertent offensive comment against KP
London:Former Eng captain Andrew Strauss found himself in centre of controversy after being accidentally broadcast using obscene word to describe Kevin Pietersen.
- Neymar laments seeing World Cup dream taken away
Teresopolis: Neymar battled back tears as he urged his Brazil team-mates to win World Cup without him after suffering a fractured vertebrae in the quarter-final win over Colombia.
- Messi hails Argentina's best match
Brasilia: Argentina superstar Lionel Messi said that his side had produced their best match of the World Cup in beating Belgium 1-0 in the quarter-finals.
- Habas to be Marque manager of Atletico de Kolkata
Kolkata: Retired Spanish defender Antonio Lopez Habas is all set to be named the marquee manager, while former Real Madrid midfielder Borja Fernandez will be one of the two foreigners of the Atletico de Kolkata in the upcoming Indian Super League.
- Kiwis beat Windies by 12 runs in first Twenty20
Roseau: Roseau, Dominica, July 6 (AFP) New Zealand relied on their two most experienced batsmen to defeat the West Indies by 12 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis scoring method in the rain-affected first T20 International at Windsor Park to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
- Jr title best for Bouchard after Wimbledon horror
London: Eugenie Bouchard said she cherishes her 2012 Wimbledon junior title more than her maiden appearance in a Grand Slam final which ended in a rapid-fire 6-3, 6-0 humbling by Petra Kvitova.
- Wouldn't swap this for anything: Kvitova
- Di Stefano in coma after heart attack
- Higuain wins for Argentina, Krul saves for Holland
Brasilia: Gonzalo Higuain found form at the right time striking the winner as Argentina bt Belgium as Dutch goalkeeper Tim Krul saved 2 penalties in tie-breaker to beat Costa Rica 4-3.
