Maria Sharapova Out Of Action For Six Weeks

Maria Sharapova Out Of Action For Six Weeks

Maria Sharapova will be out of action for six weeks as she has sustained an elbow injury. The announcement came from organisers of Sony Ericsson Open that is commencing next week. The three-times grand slam champion was gearing up for the event Key Biscayne, Miami but a bone bruise on her elbow was revealed by an MRI scan. Organisers said in a statement that the Russian, was expected to miss three-to-six weeks of competition. She had earlier emerged winner in Memphis this year but was ousted at Indian Wells on Sunday, The others who have withdrawn from the Miami event include world number two Dinara Safina and 2008 Sony Ericsson men's champion Nikolay Davydenko. Russian Safina is nursing a back injury while Davydenko has sustained a fracture in his left wrist.

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Munbai Indians beat Delhi dare devils with master bluster super innings

Munbai Indians beat Delhi dare devils with master bluster super innings

Skipper Sachin Tendulkar struck a power-packed 63 as Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Daredevils by 98 runs for their second consecutive win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Wednesday.
Chasing a mammoth target of 219, Daredevils made 120 for nine in 16.3 overs with skipper Gautam Gambhir not able to come out to bat due to a hamstring injury.
Put into bat first, Tendulkar and Saurabh Tiwari (61) guided Mumbai Indians to 218 for seven in 20 overs.
Gambhir's decision to opt for fielding backfired as Tendulkar, who was adjudged Man of the Match, gave Mumbai Indians a great start with his 32-ball innings and Tiwary's big shots at the end assured the Mumbai team a big total on board.
An injured Gambhir limped out of the ground early. His absence was felt as Daredevils tried to chase down a mammoth total in their first match at their home ground.
Daredevils failed to put up a decent partnership despite a solid start from Virender Sehwag (26) and Tillekaratne Dilshan (17). The openers added 38 runs for the first wicket and at a time when they were going all guns blazing, it seemed that 218 would be too less a target to chase.But they failed to capitalize on it and the Daredevils lost wickets at regular intervals.
Farveez Maharoof (28) and Dinesh Karthik (16) also got starts but their efforts were not enough.
Earlier in the day, Tendulkar started the run feast by hitting fast bowler Dirk Nannes for a four through the covers and in the next over stepped down and guided Maharoof's slower delivery to the mid-on boundary for another four.

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Dhoni out of IPL for ten days due to elbow injury

Dhoni out of IPL for ten days due to elbow injury

Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has been ruled out of IPL action for the next ten days after suffering an elbow injury when he was struck by Shane Bond during the match against the Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday.
Dhoni was in visible discomfort when Chennai took the field, collecting throws from the fielders with his left hand. He was declared Man of the Match for a calculated assault on the Kolkata bowlers which fetched 66 runs off just 33 balls.
In the company of S Badrinath, Dhoni added 83 runs in the last six overs as Chennai set their opponents a target of 165 and ran out winners by 55 runs.
Suresh Raina will step into Dhoni's shoes as skipper. Chennai have one win and one loss from two games. Their next encounter is against the Delhi Daredevils at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Friday.

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Fernando Alonso wins Bahrain in his Ferrari debut

Fernando Alonso wins Bahrain in his Ferrari debut

Fernando Alonso won the Bahrain Grand Prix in his first drive for Ferrari as teammate Felipe Massa completed a one-two for the Italian team on his return from injury. Sebastian Vettel had led from pole until lap 34 when an apparent exhaust problem saw him slip down to fourth as Red Bull's crestfallen mechanics looked on. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton finished third on Sunday, with Nico Rosberg in fourth and Mercedes teammate Michael Schumacher fifth in his first Formula One race since he retired in 2006. Former world champion Alonso celebrated 25 points and a debut win by pounding his chest standing atop his F60, before hugging Massa, who was returning after his life-threatening head injury at the Hungarian Grand Prix last year.

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Barcelona beat Stuttgart by 4-0 in Champions League; moves into Quarter final.

Barcelona beat Stuttgart by 4-0 in Champions League; moves into Quarter final.

BARCELONA BEAT Stuttgart by at Camp Nou Stadium on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 for the UEFA Champions League round 16 second-leg encounter. Barcelona defeated visitors Stuttgart by 4-0 (5-1 aggregate). From this victory Barcelona progress to the Quarter Final stage. In the 13th minutes of the play Barcelona striker Messi scored first goal for his team. Messi picked the ball up just inside his own half, drifts inside and carries the ball 30 yards before unleashing a stunning shot into the top corner. In the 22nd minute of the play Pedro scored second goal for his team Barcelona. During the half time score was in favor of host Barcelona. At the 60th minute of the play Argentinean Lionel Messi scored his second and Barcelona’s third goal against Stuttgart. Just before the final whistle Barcelona player, Bojan converted fourth goal neatly following a perfect pass from Ibrahimovic which snuck through the legs of Niedermeier. With this victory into the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, FC Barcelona equaled VfB Stuttgart's record defeat in Europe. Quarter Final 1st leg will be played on March 30 and 31th and the second leg will be played on April 6th and 7th. Earlier today, UEFA have presented a cheque for €100,000 to Lionel Messi – who amassed almost 250,000 votes to be named first-choice striker in the UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2009 for the purpose of donation.

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Chennai Super Kings beats Knight Riders in DLF IPL-3

Chennai Super Kings beats Knight Riders in DLF IPL-3

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 55 runs to register their first victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Tuesday.
IPL 2010
Set an asking rate of 8.25 runs, the KKR were bundled out for 109 with five balls still remaining at the Eden Gardens. For CSK, Justin Kemp (3/12) was the most successful over.
Earlier, CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (66 not out of 33 balls) and S. Badrinath (43 not out of 33 balls) put on 109 runs in their unfinished fourth wicket partnership as the visitors scored 164/3.

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Gold rush for Indian Boxers

Gold rush for Indian Boxers

THE COMMONWEALTH boxing championships saw a total dominance by the Indians boxers as they amassed 6 gold medals to win the overall title. The medal winners include: Vijender Singh (75kg) thrashed Frank Bugolini (13-3) despite a bleeding nose. Dinesh Kumar (81 kg) got a walk over Scot Callum Johnson as Scot was deemed unfit for fight. Parmjeet Samota(+91kg) defeated Joseph Parker(7-3) in a close encounter, as Parmjeet notched up 4 points in the final round and managed to defend himself not giving away a single point. Amandeep Singh (49kg) got better of defeated Peter Mungai(3-0). Suronjoy Singh (52kg) took 25 seconds to earn his gold as his punch Oliver Lavigi(1-0). Jay Bhagwan (60kg) had to struggle but prevailed in the end Valention Knowles (6-2).

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