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Nigel Short clinches Commonwealth title Unbeaten Surya Shekhar Ganguly takes second place New Zealand ?A? wins, series drawn India ?A? was bowled out for 100 in pursuit of 234 from at least 60 overs A wall for ?The Wall? Bangalore: It?s a nickname that perhaps evokes mixed feelings in Rahul Dravid as he is not comfortable being stereotyped. But there is no running away from ?The Wall? which is intrinsic to the Dravid legend and on a warm ... Leander Paes moves up to sixth place New Delhi: Leander Paes gained two spots to be placed sixth in the ATP doubles World rankings issued on Monday. Paes now has 3,060 points, while another Indian, Mahesh Bhupathi, remains at the 12th position with 2,680 points. Meanwhile, Sania ... Jeev Milkha Singh finishes joint 24th St. Andrews (Scotland): Jeev Milkha Singh sizzled with a final-round five-under 67 to sign off tied 24th at the Alfred Dunhill Links golf championship. Jeev ended his campaign with a total of three-under 285. Swede Robert Karlsson clinched ... Owen left out of England squad again LONDON: Michael Owen has been omitted from coach Fabio Capello?s England squad, while fellow striker Peter Crouch was recalled for the upcoming football World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus. ? ... Michael Clarke determined to make an impact again HYDERABAD: Michael Clarke is being groomed as a future leader of Australian cricket. And, if proof was needed of his ability to steer clear of emotions in a difficult situation, it was evident when as captain he stuck to the rule book and sent ... PCB to have a cricket committee Karachi: The Pakistan Government has accepted a suggestion by former Test players to appoint a high-powered committee in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to check the country?s cricketing slump. The suggestion was put forward by ... Innings win for Kancheepuram PERAMBALUR: Kancheepuram scored an innings win over Perambalur and booked a place in the quarterfinals of the TNCA under-16 inter-district cricket tournament here on Sunday. The scores: Pre-quarterfinals: ... Anfal hits unbeaten 151 KOCHI: Captain Anfal hit an unbeaten 151 as North gained the first innings lead over Combined Districts XI in their State under-19 inter-zone cricket championship match which ended in a draw at the BPCL Kochi Refinery Ground here on ... Magizhendan scalps seven Bangalore: P. Magizhendan?s seven-wicket haul helped Bangalore City XI gain a 199-run first innings lead over Combined Moffusil XI in a KSCA under-19 inter-zonal tournament match that concluded in a draw here on Monday. ... All round show by Praveen NEW DELHI: An all-round performance by Praveen (44 and two for 30) helped Shyam Lal College to a 135-run victory over Deshbandhu College in the second round of the Delhi University inter-college cricket tournament at the Hindu College ... Narrow win for Red Diamonds Coimbatore: Red Diamonds Cricket Club edged out Jolly Rovers Cricket Club by four runs in the Canara Bank-CDCA first division league for the Pricol Trophy at the PSG Medical College grounds here on Sunday. After posting 198, Red ... Dharmapuri collapses CHENNAI: Dharmapuri DCA was skittled out for 67 in just 29.4 overs on the first day of its match against Thiruvallur DCA in the TNCA (U-16) inter-District tournament here. In reply, Thiruvallur was 229 for five at close. ... Easy win for Oxford CC THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Oxford CC, Kollam and host Ranji CC recorded comfortable wins in the G.V. Raja memorial all-Kerala cricket tournament at the Medical College ground on Monday. The ... Indians train at NCA Bangalore: Bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad spoke to the groundstaff to ensure that the nets were in place, trudged to the centre and had a look at the pitch. He had a few words with curator Narayan Raju and the New Zealand pitch expert ... A great responsibility, says Jhulan KOLKATA: The newly appointed Indian women?s cricket team captain, Jhulan Goswami, feels it is a great responsibility on her shoulder to lead the side in the ODI series against Australia. ?I am really excited and honoured by ... Jhulan at the helm Mumbai: Jhulan Goswami has been named captain of the Indian women?s team for the short tour of Australia. She replaces Mithali Raj who has been the captain since the 2005 World Cup. The team will play five One Day Internationals ... City IV takes lead CHENNAI: M. Adithyan (88 n.o.) and M. Prasanna (51 n.o.) added an unbroken 124 for the fifth wicket to help City IV gain the first-innings lead against Combined Districts II in the TNCA under-14 round-robin cricket tournament. ... Thirushkamini to lead CHENNAI: M.D. Thirushkamini will lead the under-19 Tamil Nadu women?s cricket team in the inter-State (South Zone) tournament to be played in Anantapur from Oct. 10 to 16. The squad: ... Big win for Vidya Mandir CHENNAI: Vidya Mandir posted a convincing 118-run win over MSP Nadar (Dindigul) in the TNCA under-16 schools cricket tournament here on Monday. The scores: Vidya Mandir 235 for six in 50 overs (M.A.M. ... Team well prepared, says Upton Bangalore: Indian team?s mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton said that defeating Australia in the coming series would help Anil Kumble?s men move closer towards being the best in the World. ?We want to win all the ... Kaundinya, Vaibhav and Yatin slam tons HYDERABAD: Centuries by A. Rayan Kaundinya (160 not out) for Bhavan?s Junior College ?A?, Vaibhav (120) and Yatin Reddy (166 not out) for Cal Public School in different matches were the highlights of the Boost Cup under-16 ... Rama Devi to lead VIJAYAWADA: Bhimavaram?s S. Rama Devi will lead the Andhra Cricket Association u-19 women?s team in the South Zone inter-State championship to be held at Anantapur from October 10 to 16, says ACA secretary V. ... Vengsarkar lauds BP XI?s display Mumbai: Dilip Vengsarkar, former chairman of the National Selection Committee, is pleased with the batting and bowling show put up by the Board President?s XI in the four-day game against Australia which concluded in Hyderabad on ...