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Double whammy hits IPL; player arrested, SRK banned from Wankhede
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) was hit by a double whammy Friday with an Australian player being arrested for assault and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan being banned for five years from Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium after a scuffle with security staff. One former India cricketer went to the extent of demanding that the IPL, that has been drawing record crowds and TV audiences, be scrapped.
[Sports] Siddharth Mallya questions victim's character, losses cool
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Sidhartha Mallya Friday questioned the character of the woman who was allegedly molested by the team's Australian recruit Luke Pomersbach, sparking outrage and exacerbating an already delicate situation. ...[Sports] Australian IPL player arrested for molesting woman, claims innocence
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The highly popular Indian Premier League (IPL) was hit by another controversy when Australian player Luke Pomersbach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team was arrested Friday for allegedly molesting an American woman in a five-star hotel in the capital and beating up her fiance....[Sports] 'Last-gasp IPL thrillers stressful for players, spectators'
By Bharat Sharma New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Albie Morkel says last-gasp thrillers in the Indian Premier League can be stressful for both players and spectators. Everyone is on tenterhooks in those tense, closing stages. ...[Sports] Daredevils blown away by Gayle storm, hopes alive for Royal Challengers
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Chris Gayle destroyed Delhi Daredevils with an unbeaten century as Royal Challengers raised their hopes of making it to the play-off stages with a convincing 21-run win in their crucial Indian Premier league (IPL) match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Thursday. ...
[Sports] SRK drunk and abusive? MCA says yes, star says no
Mumbai/New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan was at the centre of an ugly row Thursday with allegations that he had got into a brawl with security personnel and officials at the Wankhede stadium. But the star issued a furious denial and said it was his children and others who had been "manhandled" and deserved an apology. ...[Sports] Himachal spent Rs.2.36 crore on security for IPL matches
Shimla, May 17 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government spent Rs.2.36 crore on providing security during Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in the last two years, a Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed. ...[Sports] I won't apologise, MCA officials should do that: SRK
M0umbai, May 17 (IANS) "I won't deny that I could have said something in a fit of anger, but I will not apologise," said Shah Rukh Khan Thursday, adding that the security officials from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) manhandled children and that they should say sorry for their rudeness. ...[Sports] Drunk Shah Rukh misbehaves, faces ban from Wankhede
Mumbai/New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Bollywood actor and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner Shah Rukh Khan Thursday faced a lifetime ban from entering the Wankhede Stadium after allegedly turning up drunk at the ground and misbehaving with security guards and cricket officials. ...[Sports] MCA ban on Shah Rukh Khan not finalised: Rajiv Shukla
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The final decision to ban Bollywood star and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan from entering Wankhede cricket stadium will be taken only after getting the version of all those involved, Indian Premier League (IPL) Chairman Rajiv Shukla said Thursday. ...[Sports] Knight Riders thrash Mumbai, step closer to playoffs
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders moved a step closer to qualifying for the playoffs with a convincing 32-run win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here Wednesday. ...[Sports] Keep off IPL, Maken tells BCCI
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Sports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday said suspending the players allegedly involved in spot-fixing was not enough and the Indian cricket board needed to do more to get to the root of the problem. He also said the board should keep off the Indian Premier League (IPL). ...[Sports] Dharamsala plans 'home stay' for IPL fans
By Vishal Gulati Dharamsala, May 16 (IANS) With fewer hotel rooms to accommodate thousands of Indian Premier League (IPL) fans, Himachalis will play good hosts by throwing open their doors for visitors for the two IPL matches scheduled here Thursday and Saturday. ...[Sports] BCCI suspends five cricketers on charges of spot-fixing
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Indian cricket board has decided to immediately suspend five cricketers who have been linked to spot-fixing in a sting operation done by a TV channel Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla said Monday. ...[Sports] Back to back defeats won't affect team morale: Gambhir
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Dismissing suggestions that back to back defeats might affect team morale, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Gautam Gambhir Monday night said he was hopeful of a turnaround as the team has got two more games in the league stage of the tournament. ...[Sports] Hussey, Gurkeerat keep Kings XI in playoff hunt
Mohali, May 14 (IANS) Skipper David Hussey and Gurkeerat Singh fashioned an unlikely four-wicket win for Kings XI Punjab in a thrilling last-ball finish against Deccan Chargers here Sunday to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the playoffs in the Indian Premier League (IPL). ...[Sports] Striving hard for a podium finish in London: Discus thrower Krishna Poonia
By Abhishek Roy New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India's Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia has set herself a target of 65 metres in the discus throw to make a podium finish at the 2012 London Olympics. For that she has to outdo her life's best (63.69 metre) to be in the league with top contenders from Germany, Cuba and China. ...
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