Amre into Mumbai Indians Family

• Lalchand Rajput, Coach of Mumbai Indians has stepped down from his post citing some personal reasons.
• The only team riding with an Indian Coach, this time its going to be Pravin Amre.
• He is the coach of Mumbai Ranji team
• There were many professionals running behind for this job but finally it was given to Amre.
• Only a few have made a hundred on debut in a Test match on foreign soil and for many it is a dream come true. Praveen Amre was one those rare breed of players who achieved this by making 103 against South Africa at Durban in 1992-93 under difficult conditions, for a struggling side and against an attack that included Donald, Pringle and McMillan.

ORDER OF PLAY

STADIUM start 11:00 am
[21] T Berdych (CZE) vs [3] N Djokovic (SRB)

Not Before 1:00 PM
[8] S Kuznetsova (RUS) vs [13] C Wozniacki (DEN)
[5] A Roddick (USA) vs [9] G Monfils (FRA)
[Q] T Dent (USA) vs [2] R Federer (SUI)

Not Before 7:00 PM
[11] V Azarenka (BLR) vs S Stosur (AUS)

Not Before 9:00 PM
[1] R Nadal (ESP) vs [16] S Wawrinka (SUI)

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
[7] G Simon (FRA) vs [10] J Tsonga (FRA)
[4] A Murray (GBR) vs V Troicki (SRB)

Not Before 2:00 PM
[18] R Stepanek (CZE) vs [8] F Verdasco (ESP)
[11] D Ferrer (ESP) vs [6] J Del Potro (ARG)

COURT 1 start 11:00 am
R Kops-Jones (USA) / A Spears (USA) vs A Bondarenko (UKR) / K Bondarenko (UKR)
A Fisher (AUS) / S Huss (AUS) vs T Parrott (USA) / F Polasek (SVK)
G Dulko (ARG) / S Peer (ISR) vs [2] A Medina Garrigues (ESP) / V Ruano Pascual (ESP)
[4] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) vs F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK)

COURT 2 start 11:00 am
[7] J Coetzee (RSA) / W Moodie (RSA) vs M Mirnyi (BLR) / A Ram (ISR)
B Mattek-Sands (USA) / N Petrova (RUS) vs [6] N Llagostera Vives (ESP) / M Martinez Sanchez (ESP)
R Hutchins (GBR) / J Kerr (AUS) vs M Damm (CZE) / R Lindstedt (SWE)
V Dushevina (RUS) / Y Shvedova (KAZ) vs [3] K Peschke (CZE) / L Raymond (USA)

Rafa and Williams sisters Marches on

ATP Main Draw Singles - Third Round
[1] R Nadal (ESP) d [Q] F Gil (POR) 75 63
[4] A Murray (GBR) d N Massu (CHI) 64 64
[6] J Del Potro (ARG) d J Tipsarevic (SRB) 64 61
[11] D Ferrer (ESP) d [17] M Cilic (CRO) 36 63 64
[18] R Stepanek (CZE) d [12] F Gonzalez (CHI) 76(1) 64
[16] S Wawrinka (SUI) d [20] I Andreev (RUS) 46 63 63
V Troicki (SRB) d [LL] B Phau (GER) 64 63
[8] F Verdasco (ESP) d [32] F Lopez (ESP) 36 63 64

WTA Main Draw Singles - Fourth Round
[1] S Williams (USA) d [17] J Zheng (CHN) 75 57 63
[13] C Wozniacki (DEN) d [4] E Dementieva (RUS) 75 64
[5] V Williams (USA) d [10] A Radwanska (POL) 46 61 64
[8] S Kuznetsova (RUS) d [24] A Kleybanova (RUS) 62 61
[11] V Azarenka (BLR) d [25] A Szavay (HUN) 62 64
[26] I Benesova (CZE) d [19] A Medina Garrigues (ESP) 64 61
S Stosur (AUS) d [20] A Mauresmo (FRA) 64 64
N Li (CHN) d E Makarova (RUS) 67 62 62

ATP Main Draw Doubles - Second Round
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d I Karlovic (CRO) / D Vemic (SRB) 46 76(5) 10-8
[6] B Soares (BRA) / K Ullyett (ZIM) d [WC] M Lopez (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP) 63 64
J Benneteau (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) d R de Voest (RSA) / B Reynolds (USA) 76(4) 64
J Knowle (AUT) / J Melzer (AUT) d N Almagro (ESP) / D Ferrer (ESP) 60 76(7)

WTA Main Draw Doubles - Second Round
[WC] S Kuznetsova (RUS) / A Mauresmo (FRA) d [1] C Black (ZIM) / L Huber (USA) 64 46 10-4
[4] S Stosur (AUS) / R Stubbs (AUS) d A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) / E Vesnina (RUS) 63 76(4)
C Chuang (TPE) / S Mirza (IND) d [8] M Kirilenko (RUS) / F Pennetta (ITA) 46 76(5) 10-4
A Groenefeld (GER) / P Schnyder (SUI) d [WC] P Martic (CRO) / C Vandeweghe (USA) 61 62

New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Napier, 5th day

New Zealand 619 for 8 (Ryder 201, Taylor 151, McCullum 115, Vettori 55, Franklin 52) drew with India 305 (Dravid 83, Laxman 76) and 476 for 4 (Gambhir 137, Laxman 124*, Tendulkar 64, Yuvraj 54*)

• Laxman was in the middle walking the talk and helped India pull off a great escape with his 14th Test century.
• Along with an epic from Gauti, the last of India's veteran trio had helped India inch their necks in front before Yuvraj Singh's carefree hand cracked a tired attack.
• India's batting efforts in the second innings, spanning 180 overs, ensured a draw and a 1-0 lead going to Wellington Friday.

2010 FIFA Worldcup Qualifiers - Results

29/03/09 Egypt (Amr ZAKI (26')) 1 - 1(Francis KASONDE (56')) Zambia
29/03/09 Ghana (Prince TAGOE (1')) 1 - 0 Benin
29/03/09 Côte d'Ivoire ( ROMARIC (1')Didier DROGBA (7' PEN, 28')Salomon KALOU (59')Bakary KONE (71'))5 - 0 Malawi
29/03/09 Ecuador (Cristian Noboa (89')) 1 - 1 (JULIO BAPTISTA (72')) Brazil
29/03/09 Mozambique 0 - 0 Nigeria
29/03/09 Peru (Johan FANO (34')) 1 - 3 (Alexis SANCHEZ (2')Humberto SUAZO (32' PEN)Matias FERNANDEZ (70')) Chile

ORDER OF PLAY - MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2009

STADIUM start 11:00am
J Tipsarevic (SRB) vs [6] J Del Potro (ARG)
Not Before 1:00 PM
[1] R Nadal (ESP) vs [Q] F Gil (POR)
[4] A Murray (GBR) vs N Massu (CHI)
Not Before 4:30 PM
[1] S Williams (USA) or [32] S Peng (CHN) vs [17] J Zheng (CHN)
Not Before 7:00 PM
[12] F Gonzalez (CHI) vs [18] R Stepanek (CZE)
Not Before 8:30 PM
[9] N Petrova (RUS) or E Makarova (RUS) vs N Li (CHN)

GRANDSTAND start 11:00am
[13] C Wozniacki (DEN) vs [4] E Dementieva (RUS)
[10] A Radwanska (POL) vs [5] V Williams (USA)
Not Before 2:00 PM
[11] D Ferrer (ESP) vs [17] M Cilic (CRO)
[20] I Andreev (RUS) vs [16] S Wawrinka (SUI)
[32] F Lopez (ESP) vs [8] F Verdasco (ESP)
Not Before 5:30 PM
[WC] M Lopez (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP) vs [6] B Soares (BRA) / K Ullyett (ZIM)

COURT 1 start 11:00am
[LL] B Phau (GER) vs V Troicki (SRB)
A Groenefeld (GER) / P Schnyder (SUI) vs [WC] P Martic (CRO) / C Vandeweghe (USA)
Not Before 2:00 PM
R de Voest (RSA) / B Reynolds (USA) vs J Benneteau (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA)
[26] I Benesova (CZE) vs [19] A Medina Garrigues (ESP) or [16] D Cibulkova (SVK)
J Knowle (AUT) / J Melzer (AUT) vs N Almagro (ESP) / D Ferrer (ESP)
[4] S Stosur (AUS) / R Stubbs (AUS) vs A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) / E Vesnina (RUS)

COURT 2 start 11:00am
[8] S Kuznetsova (RUS) vs [24] A Kleybanova (RUS) -
[25] A Szavay (HUN) vs [11] V Azarenka (BLR)
[15] F Pennetta (ITA) or [20] A Mauresmo (FRA) vs S Stosur (AUS)
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs I Karlovic (CRO) / D Vemic (SRB)
[1] C Black (ZIM) / L Huber (USA) vs [WC] S Kuznetsova (RUS) / A Mauresmo (FRA)
[8] M Kirilenko (RUS) / F Pennetta (ITA) vs C Chuang (TPE) / S Mirza (IND)

Ivanovic Crashes out

ATP Main Draw Singles - Third Round

[2] R Federer (SUI) d [28] N Kiefer (GER) 64 61
[7] G Simon (FRA) d [29] R Schuettler (GER) 36 61 61
[9] G Monfils (FRA) d [22] M Safin (RUS) 57 75 76(3) - saved 2 M.P.
[10] J Tsonga (FRA) d [Q] R Kendrick (USA) 75 64
[5] A Roddick (USA) d [25] D Tursunov (RUS) 76(9) 62
[Q] T Dent (USA) d [15] T Robredo (ESP) 75 63
[3] N Djokovic (SRB) d [31] P Mathieu (FRA) 64 61
[21] T Berdych (CZE) d [13] J Blake (USA) 64 67(3) 63

WTA Main Draw Singles - Third Round

[1] S Williams (USA) d [32] S Peng (CHN) 75 62
S Stosur (AUS) d [2] D Safina (RUS) 61 64
[4] E Dementieva (RUS) d [31] C Suarez Navarro (ESP) 62 62
[5] V Williams (USA) d A Groenefeld (GER) 75 63
N Li (CHN) d [6] V Zvonareva (RUS) 64 36 62
[25] A Szavay (HUN) d [7] A Ivanovic (SRB) 64 46 61
[8] S Kuznetsova (RUS) d N Vaidisova (CZE) 61 64
E Makarova (RUS) d [9] N Petrova (RUS) 75 61
[10] A Radwanska (POL) d [21] K Kanepi (EST) 64 63
[11] V Azarenka (BLR) d [22] A Chakvetadze (RUS) 61 64
[13] C Wozniacki (DEN) d [18] P Schnyder (SUI) 64 64
[20] A Mauresmo (FRA) d [15] F Pennetta (ITA) 67(5) 62 62
[17] J Zheng (CHN) d [14] A Cornet (FRA) 64 60
[24] A Kleybanova (RUS) d [Q] A Yakimova (BLR) 63 36 64
[26] I Benesova (CZE) d G Dulko (ARG) 63 62
[19] A Medina Garrigues (ESP) d [16] D Cibulkova (SVK) 76(4) 16 55 - ret. (cramping)

West Indies v England, 4th ODI, Bridgetown

England 136 for 1 (Strauss 79*) beat West Indies 239 for 9 (Bravo 69, Mascarenhas 3-26) by nine wickets - D/L method

• Strauss seized on an unexpected opportunity to haul his side level in their ODI series against West Indies, with the decider still to come in St Lucia next week,as he defied his unglamorous reputation to crack 79 from just 61 balls in a rain-readjusted run-chase in Barbados.
• Strauss's scintillating display included nine fours, four of which came in consecutive deliveries from Lionel Baker, and their second six of the series off Darren Sammy, as England easily hunted down their 20-over target of 135, after West Indies had earlier posted a competitive 50-over total of 239 for 9.

South Africa v Australia, 2nd Twenty20, Centurion

South Africa 156 for 5 (van der Merwe 48, Peterson 34, Harwood 2-21) beat Australia 139 for 8 (Hussey 27, Clarke 27, Botha 2-16) by 17 runs

• South Africa continued to dominate the limited-overs formats.
  
• After replacing Australia for top place in the 50-over rankings last year, South Africa now head to the World Twenty20 brimming with confidence after a second consecutive 20-over victory over Ricky Ponting's men, this time by 17 runs.

History by Brawn GP

• The French Grand Prix in 1954 had a team new to Formula One racing finished one-two on their debut.
• It was Juan Manuel Fangio and Karl Kling for Mercedes-Benz.
  
• Today it was Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello for Brawn-Mercedes after an extraordinary race in Australia.
• A late scrap for third ended in tears, with Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica crashing out, ultimately handing the place to McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
• Earlier Trulli finished third but was given a penalty of 25 sec for overtaking Hamilton during the period of safety car, It ended him with 12th position.

Constructor Standings

1 Brawn-Mercedes 18
2 McLaren-Mercedes 6
3 Toyota 5
4 Renault 4
5 Williams-Toyota 3
6 STR-Ferrari 3
7 Force India-Mercedes 0
8 BMW Sauber 0
9 RBR-Renault 0
10 Ferrari 0

DRIVER STANDINGS

01 Jenson Button 10
02 Rubens Barrichello 8
03 Lewis Hamilton 6
04 Timo Glock 5
05 Fernando Alonso 4
06 Nico Rosberg 3
07 Sebastien Buemi 2
08 Sebastien Bourdais 1
09 Adrian Sutil 0
10 Nick Heidfeld 0
11 Giancarlo Fisichella 0
12 Jarno Trulli 0
13 Mark Webber 0
14 Sebastian Vettel 0
15 Robert Kubica 0
16 Kimi Räikkönen 0
17 Felipe Massa 0
18 Nelsinho Piquet 0
19 Kazuki Nakajima 0
20 Heikki Kovalainen 0

Australian GP - Results

1 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 10
2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 8
3Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 6
4 Timo Glock Toyota 5
5Fernando Alonso Renault 4
6Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 3
7 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 2
8 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1
9 Sutil Force India-Mercedes
10 Heidfeld BMW Sauber
11 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes
12 Trulli Toyota
13Mark Webber RBR-Renault
14 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault
15 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber
16 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
Ret Felipe Massa Ferrari
Ret Nelsinho Piquet Renault Spin
Ret Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota Accident
Ret Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes Accident

Download highlights of 2009 Australian GP here,
http://www.zshare.net/download/57867577372132d2/#

Download highlights of 2008 Malaysian GP here,
http://www.zshare.net/download/57868177c8185cba/

New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Napier, 4th day

India 305 and 252 for 2 (Gambhir 102*, Dravid 62, Tendulkar 58*) trail New Zealand 619 for 9 by 62 runs

• Gambhir's unbeaten 102 was the pick of the day for India.
• It was a tough, combative performance from India's batsmen while New Zealand were disciplined, rather than dangerous, and gave away only 205 runs in the day.
  
• Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar weighed in with crucial innings, and the fact that New Zealand's only wicket today was because of an umpiring error was indicative of India's control.

ORDER OF PLAY - SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2009

STADIUM start 11:00 am
[5] A Roddick (USA) vs [25] D Tursunov (RUS) -
Not Before 1:00 PM
[28] N Kiefer (GER) vs [2] R Federer (SUI) -
Not Before 3:00 PM
A Groenefeld (GER) vs [5] V Williams (USA)
[15] F Pennetta (ITA) vs [20] A Mauresmo (FRA)
Not Before 7:00 PM
[1] S Williams (USA) vs [32] S Peng (CHN)
Not Before 8:30 PM
[13] J Blake (USA) vs [21] T Berdych (CZE)
GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
[8] S Kuznetsova (RUS) vs N Vaidisova (CZE)
[15] T Robredo (ESP) vs [Q] T Dent (USA)
Not Before 2:00 PM
[22] M Safin (RUS) vs [9] G Monfils (FRA)
[Q] R Kendrick (USA) vs [10] J Tsonga (FRA)
Not Before 5:00 PM
[31] P Mathieu (FRA) vs [3] N Djokovic (SRB)

COURT 1 start 10:00 am
[31] C Suarez Navarro (ESP) vs [4] E Dementieva (RUS)
S Stosur (AUS) vs [2] D Safina (RUS)
[13] C Wozniacki (DEN) vs [18] P Schnyder (SUI)
N Li (CHN) vs [6] V Zvonareva (RUS)
[9] N Petrova (RUS) vs E Makarova (RUS)

COURT 2 start 10:00 am
[22] A Chakvetadze (RUS) vs [11] V Azarenka (BLR)
[7] A Ivanovic (SRB) vs [25] A Szavay (HUN)
Not Before 1:00 PM
[7] G Simon (FRA) vs [29] R Schuettler (GER)
Not Before 3:00 PM
[3] J Jankovic (SRB) or G Dulko (ARG) vs [26] I Benesova (CZE)
[19] A Medina Garrigues (ESP) vs [Q] K Sprem (CRO) or [16] D Cibulkova (SVK)
COURT 3 start 11:00 am
[24] A Kleybanova (RUS) vs [Q] A Yakimova (BLR)
[17] J Zheng (CHN) vs [14] A Cornet (FRA)
[10] A Radwanska (POL) vs [21] K Kanepi (EST)
[4] S Stosur (AUS) / R Stubbs (AUS) vs Z Yan (CHN) / J Zheng (CHN)

COURT 6 start 10:00 am
M Damm (CZE) / R Lindstedt (SWE) vs C Kas (GER) / P Kohlschreiber (GER)
N Almagro (ESP) / D Ferrer (ESP) vs [2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB)
[8] M Melo (BRA) / A Sa (BRA) vs R Hutchins (GBR) / J Kerr (AUS)
S Bolelli (ITA) / A Seppi (ITA) vs M Mirnyi (BLR) / A Ram (ISR)

COURT 7 start 10:00 am
A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) / E Vesnina (RUS) vs L Hradecka (CZE) / V Uhlirova (CZE)
[7] Y Chan (TPE) / F Schiavone (ITA) vs K Jans (POL) / A Rosolska (POL)
A Kudryavtseva (RUS) / A Rodionova (RUS) vs [3] K Peschke (CZE) / L Raymond (USA)
M Koryttseva (UKR) / G Voskoboeva (KAZ) vs [6] N Llagostera Vives (ESP) / M Martinez Sanchez (ESP)

COURT 8 start 10:00 am
R de Voest (RSA) / B Reynolds (USA) vs S Aspelin (SWE) / J Murray (GBR)
[WC] G Gaudio (ARG) / N Lapentti (ECU) vs [6] B Soares (BRA) / K Ullyett (ZIM)
T Parrott (USA) / F Polasek (SVK) vs [5] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL)

Miami Masters Second Round - Results

ATP Main Draw Singles - Second Round
[1] R Nadal (ESP) d T Gabashvili (RUS) 62 62
[4] A Murray (GBR) d J Monaco (ARG) 46 63 62
[8] F Verdasco (ESP) d [Q] B Becker (GER) 63 64
[11] D Ferrer (ESP) d [Q] J Isner (USA) 63 36 62
[12] F Gonzalez (CHI) d I Kunitsyn (RUS) 64 64
V Troicki (SRB) d [14] D Nalbandian (ARG) 61 63
[16] S Wawrinka (SUI) d A Seppi (ITA) 75 75
[17] M Cilic (CRO) d [Q] A Delic (USA) 63 67(7) 63
[18] R Stepanek (CZE) d B Reynolds (USA) 75 67(3) 62
[20] I Andreev (RUS) d Y Lu (TPE) 76(4) 63
[Q] F Gil (POR) d [26] I Karlovic (CRO) 64 64
N Massu (CHI) d [27] M Fish (USA) 57 76(4) 62
J Tipsarevic (SRB) d [30] J Melzer (AUT) 64 63
[32] F Lopez (ESP) d S Querrey (USA) 67(5) 75 62
[LL] B Phau * d A Montanes (ESP) 64 20 - ret. (hamstring)

* replaces [24] R Gasquet (FRA) - shoulder

WTA Main Draw Singles - Second Round
[1] S Williams (USA) d [WC] A Glatch (USA) 62 63
[5] V Williams (USA) d S Peer (ISR) 63 63
[6] V Zvonareva (RUS) d T Garbin (ITA) 64 61
[9] N Petrova (RUS) d [Q] M Krajicek (NED) 36 64 62
[10] A Radwanska (POL) d T Tanasugarn (THA) 46 63 62
[14] A Cornet (FRA) d B Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 64 76(4)
[16] D Cibulkova (SVK) d [Q] K Sprem (CRO) 64 63
[17] J Zheng (CHN) d [Q] J Goerges (GER) 64 62
[19] A Medina Garrigues (ESP) d A Kudryavtseva (RUS) 76(3) 64
[21] K Kanepi (EST) d M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) 46 64 75
E Makarova (RUS) d [23] A Sugiyama (JPN) 63 64
[26] I Benesova (CZE) d S Lisicki (GER) 62 64
A Groenefeld (GER) d [30] S Errani (ITA) 64 63
N Li (CHN) d [29] A Wozniak (CAN) 75 63
[32] S Peng (CHN) d M Santangelo (ITA) 75 63

2010 FIFA Worldcup Qualifiers - Results

28/03/09 Wales 0-2(Jonathan JOHANSSON (42')Shefki KUQI (90'+1)) Finland
28/03/09 Uruguay(Diego FORLAN (28')Diego LUGANO (57')) 2-0 Paraguay
28/03/09 Luxembourg 0-4(Girts KARLSONS (25')Aleksandrs CAUNA (48')Aleksejs VISNAKOVS (71')Andrejs PEREPLOTKINS (86')) Latvia
28/03/09 Russia(Roman PAVLYUCHENKO (32')Konstantin ZYRIANOV (71')) 2-0 Azerbaijan
28/03/09 Uzbekistan(Farhod TADJIYEV (34', 45'+3, 53')Anvarjon SOLIEV (61')) 4-0 Qatar
28/03/09 Northern Ireland(Warren FEENEY (10')Jonny EVANS (47')Michal ZEWLAKOW (61' OG))
3-2 (Ireneusz JELEN (27')Marek SAGANOWSKI (90'+1)) Poland
28/03/09 Moldova 0-2(Alexander FREI (32')Gelson FERNANDES (90'+3)) Switzerland
28/03/09 Argentina(Lionel MESSI (26')Carlos TEVEZ (47')Maxi RODRIGUEZ (51')Sergio AGUERO (73')) 4-0 Venezuela
28/03/09 Malta 0-3(Soren LARSEN (12', 23')Morten NORDSTRAND (89')) Denmark
28/03/09 Germany(Michael BALLACK (4')Marcell JANSEN (9')Bastian SCHWEINSTEIGER (48')Lukas PODOLSKI (50')) 4-0 Liechtenstein
28/03/09 Armenia(Henrikh MKHITARYAN (31')Artur YEDIGARYAN (88')) 2-2(Vladimir VOSKOBOINIKOV (36')Kaimar SAAG (68')) Estonia
28/03/09 Albania 0-1(Sandor TORGHELLE (38')) Hungary
28/03/09 Portugal 0-0 Sweden
28/03/09 Slovenia 0-0 Czech Republic
28/03/09 Belgium(Moussa DEMBELE (65')Wesley SONCK (89' PEN)) 2-4(Edin DZEKO (7')Sanel JAHIC (74')Zlatan BAJRAMOVIC (81')Zvjezdan MISIMOVIC (86')) Bosnia-Herzegovina
28/03/09 Romania(Ciprian MARICA (50')Dorel STOICA (74')) 2-3(Milan JOVANOVIC (18')Dorel STOICA (44' OG)Branislav IVANOVIC (59')) Serbia
28/03/09 Israel(Omer GOLAN (55')) 1-1(Theofanis GEKAS (42')) Greece
28/03/09 Lithuania 0-1(Frank RIBERY (67')) France
28/03/09 Spain(Gerard PIQUE (60')) 1-0 Turkey
28/03/09 Japan(Shunsuke NAKAMURA (47')) 1-0 Bahrain
28/03/09 Colombia (Macnelly TORRES (26')Wason RENTERIA (88')) 2-0 Bolivia

New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Napier, 3rd day

India 305 (Dravid 83, Laxman 76, Sachin 49) and 47 for 1 trail New Zealand 619 for 9 by 267 runs

• NZL dominated the day, read a felt-penned placard on the grassy embankment at McLean Park.
• Around those four words were 11 pink hearts, neatly and accurately cut out by some loving fan, with each of the New Zealand players' names loosely scribbled in the middle.
• It aptly summarised the third day's play for the home side - a wee bit ragged, a lot tidier, and full of spirit.
• THE WALL fought for sometime and ended up with a 83

Qualifying Results

Q3 TIMINGS
1 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:26.202
2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:26.505
3 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:26.830
4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:26.914
5 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:26.973
6 Timo Glock Toyota 1:26.975
7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.033
8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:27.127
9 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:27.163
10 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:27.246

Q2 TIMINGS
11 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:25.504
12 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:25.605
13 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:25.607
14 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.726
*15 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.454

Q1 TIMINGS
16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:26.503
17 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:26.598
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:26.677
19 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:26.742
20 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:26.964

* Lewis Hamilton did'nt set any time in Q2

Saturday Practice session results

1 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:25.808 21 Laps
2 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:25.811 19 Laps
3 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:25.981 20 Laps
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:26.020 17 Laps
5 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:26.078 18 Laps
6 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:26.348 19 Laps
7 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:26.355 16 Laps
8 Timo Glock Toyota 1:26.410 25 Laps
9 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:26.514 18 Laps
10 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:26.555 19 Laps
11 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.652 13 Laps
12 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.714 18 Laps
13 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:27.009 12 Laps
14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:27.062 12 Laps
15 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:27.152 16 Laps
16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:27.192 17 Laps
17 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:27.357 18 Laps
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:27.492 20 Laps
19 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:27.739 22 Laps
20 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:28.801 5 Laps

2010 FIFA Worldcup Qualifiers

Timings ( Local Time )

28/03/09 15:00 Cardiff Wales vs Finland
28/03/09 17:00 Montevideo Uruguay vs Paraguay
28/03/09 17:00 Luxembourg Luxembourg vs Latvia
28/03/09 17:00 Moscow Russia vs Azerbaijan
28/03/09 17:00 Tashkent Uzbekistan vs Qatar
28/03/09 17:15 Belfast Northern Ireland vs Poland
28/03/09 18:45 Chisinau Moldova vs Switzerland
28/03/09 19:10 Buenos Aires Argentina vs Venezuela
28/03/09 19:20 Bogota Colombia vs Bolivia
28/03/09 20:00 Ta'Qali Malta vs Denmark
28/03/09 20:00 Leipzig Germany vs Liechtenstein
28/03/09 20:00 Yerevan Armenia vs Estonia
28/03/09 20:30 Tirana Albania vs Hungary
28/03/09 20:45 Porto Portugal vs Sweden
28/03/09 20:45 Maribor Slovenia vs Czech Republic
28/03/09 20:45 Genk Belgium vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
28/03/09 20:45 Constanta Romania vs Serbia
28/03/09 21:00 Ramat Gan Israel vs Greece
28/03/09 21:45 Kaunas Lithuania vs France
28/03/09 22:00 Madrid Spain vs Turkey

29/03/09 15:00 Maputo Mozambique vs Nigeria
29/03/09 16:00 Quito Ecuador vs Brazil
29/03/09 17:00 Kumasi Ghana vs Benin
29/03/09 17:00 Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire vs Malawi
29/03/09 18:10 Lima Peru vs Chile
29/03/09 19:30 Cairo Egypt vs Zambia

31/03/09 20:00 Puerto Ordaz Venezuela vs Colombia

01/04/09 15:30 La Paz Bolivia vs Argentina
01/04/09 16:20 Quito Ecuador vs Paraguay
01/04/09 17:15 Manama Bahrain vs Qatar
01/04/09 18:00 Tallinn Estonia vs Armenia
01/04/09 18:00 Sofia Bulgaria vs Cyprus
01/04/09 18:30 Riga Latvia vs Luxembourg
01/04/09 18:57 Nashville USA vs Trinidad and Tobago
01/04/09 19:00 Budapest Hungary vs Malta
01/04/09 19:10 Santiago De Chile Chile vs Uruguay
01/04/09 19:30 Vaduz Liechtenstein vs Russia
01/04/09 19:30 San Pedro Sula Honduras vs Mexico
01/04/09 19:45 Belfast Northern Ireland vs Slovenia
01/04/09 19:45 Cardiff Wales vs Germany
01/04/09 20:00 London England vs Ukraine
01/04/09 20:00 Sydney Australia vs Uzbekistan
01/04/09 20:00 Glasgow Scotland vs Iceland
01/04/09 20:00 Seoul Korea Republic vs Korea DPR
01/04/09 20:00 San Jose Costa Rica vs El Salvador
01/04/09 20:15 Copenhagen Denmark vs Albania
01/04/09 20:30 Geneva Switzerland vs Moldova
01/04/09 20:30 Prague Czech Republic vs Slovakia
01/04/09 20:30 Kielce Poland vs San Marino
01/04/09 20:30 Andorra La Vella Andorra vs Croatia
01/04/09 20:30 Almaty Kazakhstan vs Belarus
01/04/09 20:30 Klagenfurt Austria vs Romania
01/04/09 20:30 Riyadh Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates
01/04/09 20:45 Zenica Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Belgium
01/04/09 20:45 Amsterdam Netherlands vs FYR Macedonia
01/04/09 20:50 Bari Italy vs Republic of Ireland
01/04/09 21:00 Istanbul Turkey vs Spain
01/04/09 21:00 Saint-Denis France vs Lithuania
01/04/09 21:00 Tbilisi Georgia vs Montenegro
01/04/09 21:30 Heraklion Greece vs Israel
01/04/09 22:10 Porto Alegre Brazil vs Peru

West Indies v England, 3rd ODI, Barbados

West Indies 117 for 2 (Gayle 80) beat England 117 (Bravo 4-19, Edwards 3-28) by eight wickets - D/L method

• Chris Gayle heaped ever more crippling levels of opprobrium onto the shoulders of England's listless cricketers, as he pounded an astounding tally of five fours and eight sixes in 43 balls, to power his side to a brilliant eight-wicket victory in the third ODI at Bridgetown.
• Talk of impending strikes have been circulating the Caribbean in recent days, but today it was England who failed to turn up for duty, as they crumbled for 117 before being bludgeoned to defeat in just 14.4 overs.

South Africa v Australia, 1st T20I, Johannesburg

South Africa 168 for 6 (Morkel 37, Boucher 36*, Hussey 2-21, Geeves 2-35) beat Australia 166 for 7 (Hussey 88*, Warner 38, Peterson 3-30, Parnell 2-29)
by four wickets

• A late fightback from Mark Boucher and Albie Morkel steered South Africa from the brink of oblivion to a stunning four-wicket victory over Australia in the first Twenty20 international in Johannesburg.
  
• The hosts appeared to be in dire straits after losing five early wickets, but Boucher and Morkel belted 36 runs from Australia's 16th and 17th overs - including 21 from James Hopes' final six deliveries - to turn the match on its head.

Friday Practice Session

AUSTRALIA, Melbourne

27,28,29 March 2009
TIMINGS ( Local Timings- Australia)
FRI Practice 1 12:30
FRI Practice 2 16:30
SAT Practice 14:00
SAT Qualifying 17:00
SUN Race 17:00

FRI Practice 1 Results
1 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:26.687 19 Laps
2 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:26.736 21 Laps
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:26.750 24 Laps
4 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:27.226 21 Laps
5 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.453 15 Laps
6 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:27.467 12 Laps
7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.642 24 Laps
8 Timo Glock Toyota 1:27.710 24 Laps
9 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:27.993 20 Laps
10 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:28.123 16 Laps
11 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:28.137 20 Laps
12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:28.142 21 Laps
13 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:28.511 22 Laps
14 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:28.603 16 Laps
15 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:28.785 27 Laps
16 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:29.042 18 Laps
17 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:29.081 7 Laps
18 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:29.461 25 Laps
19 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:29.499 21 Laps
20 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:32.784 4 Laps

FRI Practice 2 Results
1 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:26.053 36 Laps
2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:26.157 38 Laps
3 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:26.350 42 Laps
4 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:26.370 30 Laps
5 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:26.374 38 Laps
6 Timo Glock Toyota 1:26.443 42
7 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:26.560 33 Laps
8 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:26.740 19 Laps
9 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:27.040 29 Laps
10 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.064 35 Laps
11 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:27.204 32 Laps
12 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:27.232 28 Laps
13 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:27.282 32 Laps
14 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:27.317 34 Laps
15 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:27.398 36 Laps
16 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:27.479 36 Laps
17 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.802 35 Laps
18 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.813 31 Laps
19 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:27.828 35 Laps
20 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:28.076 33 Laps

ORDER OF PLAY - SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2009

STADIUM start 11:00 am
[Q] B Becker (GER) vs [8] F Verdasco (ESP) - ATP
Not Before 1:00 PM
[1] S Williams (USA) vs [WC] A Glatch (USA) - WTA
[4] A Murray (GBR) vs J Monaco (ARG) - ATP
S Peer (ISR) vs [5] V Williams (USA) - WTA
Not Before 8:00 PM
[1] R Nadal (ESP) vs T Gabashvili (RUS) - ATP
[3] J Jankovic (SRB) vs G Dulko (ARG) - WTA

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
V Troicki (SRB) vs [14] D Nalbandian (ARG) - ATP
[11] D Ferrer (ESP) vs [Q] J Isner (USA) - ATP
A Seppi (ITA) vs [16] S Wawrinka (SUI) - ATP
[24] R Gasquet (FRA) vs A Montanes (ESP) - ATP
Not Before 5:00 PM
[Q] A Delic (USA) vs [17] M Cilic (CRO) - ATP
M Vassallo Arguello (ARG) vs [6] J Del Potro (ARG) - ATP

COURT 1 start 10:00 am
[10] A Radwanska (POL) vs T Tanasugarn (THA) - WTA
B Reynolds (USA) vs [18] R Stepanek (CZE) - ATP
N Massu (CHI) vs [27] M Fish (USA) - ATP
T Garbin (ITA) vs [6] V Zvonareva (RUS) - WTA
Not Before 5:30 PM
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs N Kiefer (GER) / R Schuettler (GER) - ATP
A Groenefeld (GER) / P Schnyder (SUI) vs N Dechy (FRA) / M Santangelo (ITA) - WTA

COURT 2 start 10:00 am
[32] F Lopez (ESP) vs S Querrey (USA) - ATP
B Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) vs [14] A Cornet (FRA) - WTA
[9] N Petrova (RUS) vs [Q] M Krajicek (NED) - WTA
[12] F Gonzalez (CHI) vs I Kunitsyn (RUS) - ATP
[Q] K Sprem (CRO) vs [16] D Cibulkova (SVK) - WTA
A Fisher (AUS) / S Huss (AUS) vs P Mathieu (FRA) / M Safin (RUS) - ATP
COURT 3 start 10:00 am
[29] A Wozniak (CAN) vs N Li (CHN) - WTA
[19] A Medina Garrigues (ESP) vs A Kudryavtseva (RUS) - WTA
[30] S Errani (ITA) vs A Groenefeld (GER) - WTA
S Lisicki (GER) vs [26] I Benesova (CZE) - WTA
COURT 6 start 10:00 am
[Q] F Gil (POR) vs [26] I Karlovic (CRO) - ATP
[20] I Andreev (RUS) vs Y Lu (TPE) - ATP
[30] J Melzer (AUT) vs J Tipsarevic (SRB) - ATP
J Benneteau (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) vs [3] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Knowles (BAH) - ATP

COURT 7 start 10:00 am
M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) vs [21] K Kanepi (EST) - WTA
E Makarova (RUS) vs [23] A Sugiyama (JPN) - WTA
F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) vs J Chardy (FRA) / G Simon (FRA) - ATP
[8] M Kirilenko (RUS) / F Pennetta (ITA) vs A Radwanska (POL) / A Szavay (HUN) - WTA
A Kleybanova (RUS) / M Niculescu (ROU) vs [2] A Medina Garrigues (ESP) / V Ruano Pascual (ESP) - WTA

COURT 8 start 10:00 am
A Amanmuradova (UZB) / V King (USA) vs V Dushevina (RUS) / Y Shvedova (KAZ) - WTA
M Santangelo (ITA) vs [32] S Peng (CHN) - WTA
[17] J Zheng (CHN) vs [Q] J Goerges (GER) - WTA
[7] J Coetzee (RSA) / W Moodie (RSA) vs J Cerretani (USA) / V Hanescu (ROU) - ATP
A Bondarenko (UKR) / K Bondarenko (UKR) vs J Craybas (USA) / E Makarova (RUS) - WTA

Sony Ericsson Open Results

ATP Main Draw Singles - Second Round

[2] R Federer (SUI) d [Q] K Kim (USA) 63 62
[3] N Djokovic (SRB) d [Q] F Dancevic (CAN) 63 62
[7] G Simon (FRA) d [WC] L Hewitt (AUS) 61 62
[9] G Monfils (FRA) d [Q] M Russell (USA) 62 67(5) 63
[10] J Tsonga (FRA) d A Calleri (ARG) 61 61
[13] J Blake (USA) d J Benneteau (FRA) 64 64
[15] T Robredo (ESP) d J Hernych (CZE) 64 64
[Q] T Dent (USA) d [19] N Almagro (ESP) 26 62 76(7) - saved 1 M.P.
[21] T Berdych (CZE) d M Youzhny (RUS) 63 36 64
[Q] R Kendrick (USA) d [23] R Soderling (SWE) 64 62
[25] D Tursunov (RUS) d [Q] M Kukushkin (KAZ) 36 76(4) 63
[28] N Kiefer (GER) d F Santoro (FRA) 57 76(5) 62 - saved 1 M.P.
[22] M Safin (RUS) d O Hernandez (ESP) 64 26 61
[31] P Mathieu (FRA) d M Baghdatis (CYP) 63 26 62
[5] A Roddick (USA) d D Junqueira (ARG) 61 61
[29] R Schuettler (GER) d J Nieminen (FIN) 46 62 63

WTA Main Draw Singles - Second Round

[2] D Safina (RUS) d M Johansson (FRA) 61 63
[4] E Dementieva (RUS) d [WC] A Pivovarova (RUS) 60 36 63
[7] A Ivanovic (SRB) d [Q] M Koryttseva (UKR) 60 63
[8] S Kuznetsova (RUS) d [Q] T Paszek (AUT) 26 75 61
[11] V Azarenka (BLR) d A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 62 62
[Q] A Yakimova (BLR) d [12] M Bartoli (FRA) 64 63
[13] C Wozniacki (DEN) d [WC] J Dokic (AUS) 63 57 62
[15] F Pennetta (ITA) d M Kirilenko (RUS) 64 75
[18] P Schnyder (SUI) d L Safarova (CZE) 46 61 64
[20] A Mauresmo (FRA) d M Rybarikova (SVK) 63 16 62
[22] A Chakvetadze (RUS) d D Hantuchova (SVK) 63 61
[24] A Kleybanova (RUS) d G Voskoboeva (KAZ) 62 64
[25] A Szavay (HUN) d F Schiavone (ITA) 26 64 62
S Stosur (AUS) d [27] S Bammer (AUT) 61 61
N Vaidisova (CZE) d [28] A Bondarenko (UKR) 61 60
[31] C Suarez Navarro (ESP) d N Llagostera Vives (ESP) 36 64 76(3)

IPL season 2 Schedule

Timings- IST (Indian STD Time)
April 18:Mumbai Indians (MI) v Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (4 pm) at Cape Town
April 18:Rajasthan Royals (RR) v Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) (8 pm) at Cape Town
April 19: Delhi Daredevils (DD) v Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) (4 pm) at Cape Town
April 19: Deccan Chargers (DC) v Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) (8 pm) at Cape Town
April 20: RCB V CSK (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth
April 21: KXIP v KKR (4 pm) at Durban; RR v MI (8 pm) at Durban
April 22: RCB v DC (8 pm) at Cape Town
April 23: CSK v DD (4 pm) at Durban; KKR v RR (8 pm) at Cape Town
April 24: RCB v KXIP (8 pm) at Durban
April 25: DC v MI (4 pm) at Durban; CSK v KKR (8 pm) at Cape Town
April 26: RCB v DD (4 pm) Port Elizabeth;KXIP v RR (8 pm) at Cape Town
April 27: DC v CSK (4 pm) at Durban; KKR v MI (8 pm) at Port Elizabeth
April 28: DD v RR (8 pm) at Centurion
April 29:RCB v KKR (4 pm) at Durban ; KXIP v MI (8 pm) at Durban
April 30: DD v DC (4 pm) at Centurion; CSK v RR (8 pm) at Centurion
May 1: KKR v MI (4 pm) at East London; RCB v KXIP (8 pm) at Durban
May 2: DC v RR (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth; CSK v DD (8 pm) at Johannesburg
May 3: KXIP v KKR (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth; RCB v MI (8 pm) at Johannesburg
May 4: CSK v DC (8 pm) at East London
May 5: KXIP v RR (4 pm) at Durban; DD v KKR (8 pm) at Durban
May 6: DC v MI (8 pm) at Centurion
May 7: RCB v RR (4 pm) at Centurion; CSK v KXIP (8 pm) at Centurion
May 8: DD v MI (8 pm) at East London
May 9: DC v KXIP (4 pm) at Kimberley; CSK v RR (8 pm) at Kimberley
May 10: RCB v MI (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth; DD v KKR (8 pm) at Johannesburg
May 11: DC v RR (8 pm) at Kimberley
May 12: RCB v KKR (4 pm) at Centurion; KXIP v MI (8 pm) at Centurion
May 13: DC v DD (8 pm) at Durban
May 14: RCB v CSK (4 pm) at Durban; MI v RR (8 pm) at Durban
May 15: DD v KXIP (8 pm) at Bloemfontein
May 16: CSK v MI (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth; DC v KKR (8 pm) at Johannesburg
May 17: DC v KXIP (8 pm) at Johannesburg; DD v RR (4 pm) at Bloemfontein
May 18: CSK v KKR (8 pm) at Centurion
May 19: DD v RCB (8 pm) at Johannesburg
May 20:KKR v RR (4 pm) at Durban; CSK v KXIP (8 pm) at Durban
May 21:DD v MI (4 pm) at Centurion; RCB v DC (8 pm) at Centurion
May 22: Semi Final 1 at Centurion
May 23: Semi Final 2 at Johannesburg
May 24: Final at Johannesburg