BCCI expands contract pool The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced an enhanced annual retainership amount for a pool of 33 players. The Board increased the retainership amount in existing three categories while also introducing a fourth grade.
Hewitt blasts his way to quarters Former world No 1 and crowd-puller Lleyton Hewitt beat Boris Pashanski of Serbia 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 to storm into the quarterfinals of the $416,000 ATP Tour event on Thursday evening.
Mahesh to miss doubles Mahesh Bhupathi has pulled out of the doubles event in the on-going $416,000 Kingfisher Airlines Open with a back problem here on Thursday.
Yousuf ditches rebel ICL Pakistan's run machine, Mohammad Yousuf, broke ranks to sign a central contract with his cricket Board here on Thursday.
SBM ENTER LAST FOUR State Bank of Mysore defeated ONCG by five wickets in the JP Atray memorial cricket tournament in Chandigarh.
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