India have their task cut out The excitement triggered by Abhinav Bindra's Olympic gold medal can still be felt in India's sporting arenas, two months after his historic achievement.
Preparations not spot on The Commonwealth Youth Games enters new territory when the third edition takes off at the Shiv Chhatrapathi Sports Complex here on Sunday, after wrestling with a chaotic build-up phase that has done little to enhance the country's sporting image.
DAMAGE CONTROL EXERCISE
Ganguly denies bashing selectors In a damage-control exercise, Sourav Ganguly distanced himself from comments attributed to him by a Bengali daily, where he was quoted as slamming his own team-mates and lashing out at the erstwhile selection committee headed by Dilip Vengsarkar.
'I enjoy bowling in India' Bowling on the subcontinental wickets has always been a challenge for fast bowlers. Mitchell Johnson is one of the few bowlers who relishes such challenges as he proved with a four-wicket haul on his maiden Test appearance on the Indian soil...
Spat indicates series won't be incident-free It didn't take more than one partnership, worth 80 runs and lasting no longer than 97 minutes, for Australia to revert to form at the Chinnaswamy stadium on Saturday...
Aussie Mitchell Johnson's joy knows no bounds after dismissing Sourav Ganguly on the third day of the opening Test against India at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday. DH photo / Srikanta Sharma R
