The Indian cricket board has rejected the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) "whereabouts" rule, backing its players' refusal to sign up to the directive due to security and privacy issues.
Construction of India's Formula One track would not be affected by the global financial meltdown and it would be ready for its inaugural race in 2011, according to the head of the construction company building it.
Pakistan will not host the Champions Trophy this year after several teams voiced concerns about playing in the country, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Sunday.
Kevin Pietersen believes his first major away tour as England captain would help him mould the team with a demanding 2009 season ahead.
Chief coach Joaquim Carvalho says the Indian team should leave nothing to chance in the six-nation Olympic qualifying tournament in Santiago from March 1-9.
"If their regular combination doesn't play we will definitely get some psychological advantage," Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul Haq told reporters on Saturday.
Pakistan batsman Salman Butt himself has come into reckoning after scoring 83 off 84 balls in a one-day warm-up win over Delhi on Friday, having been omitted from the playing XI in the home one-day series defeat by South Africa last week.
India and Pakistan set up a dream final at the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa on Saturday, six months after their ignominious first-round exits from the 50-over version in West Indies.
India retained the Asia Cup with a 7-2 drubbing of South Korea on Sunday and the decisive manner of that victory has given coach Joaquim Carvalho plenty of cause for optimism ahead of next year's Olympic qualifiers.
Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has given a vote of confidence to cricket's Twenty20 version ahead of next month's inaugural World Cup in South Africa.
The stormy relationship between Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi will not stop the multiple grand slam winners playing together in the Asian Games men's tennis doubles.
Indian pistol shooter Jung is one of India's biggest medal hopes in the Doha Games.
India's weightlifters will miss the Asian Games after the latest in a series of doping scandals but the country is looking to its shooters to restore national pride in Doha.
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