India will be shining at the Asian Games 2010 after all, and thanks to lifter Srinivasa Rao Valluri who bagged India the first gold in the event. It is the first Gold for India and this is indeed a very proud moment for all Indians as the country seems to shining at the games. India had performed really well at the Commonwealth Games in India, and this is just the reflection of what India can stand up to.

Valluri won the medal in the 56 Kg category in the city of Guangzhou, and this has also put India strong on the medals tally. India opened up its medal count after shooter Abhinav Bindra, Gagan Narang and Sanjeev Rajput, all who bagged silvers for their country.

It was a proud moment to seen India performing outright at the Asian games, with shooters commencing India’s medal line. The combined score of the trio Abhinav Bindra, Gagan Narang and Sanjeev Rajput equaled to 1783, but the gold was clinched by the Chinese trio of Jikang Yu, Qinan Zhu and Yifei Cao.

Reporter Jenn Sterger has finally provided some substantial evidence to the NFL in context to the Brett Favre scandal, and now it looks there could be some more twists into this story. On the 11th of November, Brett announced that he will be retiring from football, and this year will be his last in the NFL. This statement has raised speculations and doubts over Brett after he made this announcement.

It is known that the scandal is about Brett Favre sending some lewd pics to Jenn Sterger, when she was working with the New York Jets, and Brett was a quarterback in those days. In addition to this it is said that he had also sent her some voice mails that had some really obscene material in it.

If Brett is found guilty then he is directly violating the player conduct policies, which can easily award him a fine and suspension from the game. If these substantial evidences prove Brett wrong then he might be into some big trouble and this would also mean that it will stain his respectful 20 year career in the NFL, which we wont want that to happen.

The India vs New Zealand 2nd test match that is being played at Hyderabad has turned out to be a very interesting test match, as New Zealand batsman, Tim McIntosh has scored a century but was sadly sent back to the pavilion after being bowled by Zaheer Khan. McIntosh scored 102 runs which was very impressive, one of the best since the tour begun.

New Zealand was struggling during the first hour of the day against the Indian bowling attack, but later eased out the game in style. The other player who looked staunch was Guptil, who too was sent back after scoring a impressive 85 runs. It was noticed that accept these two batsmen, no one else has managed to score good runs on the New Zealand’s score sheet.

New Zealand would need to focus strongly before the day comes to an end, and especially try make a legible score, so as the Indians would need to fight against. India on the other hand is still playing on its cruise mode, it seems its about time, they should shift gears by now and move strongly against New Zealand.

Zulqarnain Haider, Pakistan Cricket team’s wicket keeper has retired from international cricket after he had received a series of death threats. Zulqarnain was that one who scored the winning runs against the South Africans to win the One Day match. It was on Monday, when it was known that he was missing from the hotel in Dubai, where the team had put up.

Zulqarnain has fled away to the UK it seems, as he was receiving death threats as he refused to fix himself for the next two games. In a statement he said “It is best to retire from international cricket since my family and I are constantly getting threats.”

He told that media that he had received an offer to get fixed for the next two games against South Africa, but he refused to do so. He said that he fled away from the Dubai and left cricket for he did not want to sell the dignity and respect of his motherland. He told Pakistan’s GEO Channel that he was asked to corporate or else he would face deadly problems.

In a sensational incident in the world of Cricket, Pakistani wicket keeper, Zulqarnain Haider has gone missing from Dubai after the ODI match against South Africa. The Pakistan Cricket Board has launched an investigation into this matter and has also informed the Anti Corruption department over Haider’s disappearance. The PCB Manager told the media, that as they were getting ready to reach the stadium,when they found out Haider was not to seen.

The only proof that has been found about Haider is that he had left an unclear message on his Facebook account, which says “leaving Pakistan cricket because get bad msg fr 1 man fr lose the match in last game.” This indicates that his disappearance has been influenced by some way from the outside world.

Raza Haider, the brother of Zulqarnain, has stated that his brother has been receiving threat calls recently and this could also be strong point in his disappearance. A TV reporter from GEO TV Pakistan, has said that he had asked for official security for his family and that he would be flying away to the UK. This news has sent a wave of fear among other cricketers as what could have happened to Haider. The police have made comment over this matter, rather told the media that the investigations are going on.

The India vs New Zealand first test match in Ahmadabad finally ended in a draw, after both teams showcased an exceptionally beautiful game of Cricket. New Zealand is the team that was quite happy, and especially facing a 4-0 defeat in Bangladesh, the team has fought back really well. India on the other hand still remains no.1 in test rankings, as they made a miraculous comeback in their second innings after they were 15/5.

Harbhajan Singh was awarded the man of the match, where he thanked the team and VVS Laxman who supported him to play positive cricket. In Ahmadabad, he managed to score his first test hundred which he will be surely remembering forever.

There were some skeptical moments in the game, for eg. Laxman’s dismissal was quite controversial. But everything ended well, there was some really good quality of cricket witnessed in India, and indeed New Zealand enjoyed it the most. New Zealand ended the day’s play with 22/1 on the score board, which was a very calm response to India’s 266 runs.

The first test match played between India vs New Zealand in Ahmadabad had come to a point where the Indian team was staring at defeat and every run from there on was as precious as it could have been. At 15/5, India was standing at shames rock, as the whole team could have collapsed easily without scoring triple figures, but thanks to Harbhajan Singh and VVS Laxman, they stood on the crease firm and provided India a miraculous 200+ runs lead.

The spotlight during the second innings was Harbhajan Singh, as he scored his second half century during this match, and indeed it has been an impressive innings by him. The reason of the Indian batting being packed up so early during their innings was Chris Martin, whose ferocious bowling attacked whizzed the Indian batsmen.

VVS Laxman once again proved that the aging warhorse can still stand tall in such battles and he too completed his half century, by securing India by givinging a fair lead to their opponents. It will be up to New Zealand now, as how they opt to pluck Harbhajan and Laxman’s wicket, and halt their consistent march in gaining a strong lead.

The India vs New Zealand test match in Ahmadabad, has now taken a very dramatical turn with the Kiwi’s struggling to keep up with the Indian bowlers, as they are striking wickets at regular intervals. At the close of the first day’s play, India had managed to pluck two New Zealand wickets, but as of the second day, the story remained the same, as the New Zealanders were having a tough time on the pitch facing the India spin attack.

It seemed that the New Zealand batting line-up would be unleashing against the Indian bowlers, as there have been huge flaws of inconsistency in the India bowling department. Thanks to Pragyan Ojha and Harbhajan Singh, as they managed to pluck McCullum and Ross Taylor, who looked to be very dangerous to the Indian side.

For now the New Zealand seems to have stabilized, and are playing firmly against India, with Williamson and Ryder on the crease, they are the only promising hope to stand against India’s 487 piled in the first innings.

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Into the last session of India vs New Zealand 1st test match which is being played in Ahmadabad, Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid have provided a strong foundation for India for this test match, by scoring centuries. Both of the front line batsmen have scored a century respectively, with Sehwag almost nearing his double ton, after being bowled by Vettori on 173.

With India scoring at a blazing pace and crossing the 300 run mark in the first day itself, the New Zealand team were left standing still, as they started to bring in options of how to grab some Indian wickets and slow them down. But as a matter of fact, they managed to do so after they clinched Rahul and Sehwag.

But the spotlight today was placed on Rahul Dravid, as he aimed to comeback with a bang into test cricket. He had been suffering badly in his previous series and especially after being injured in Dhaka earlier this year, he was really looking forward towards the game on Thursday. For now India is on the driver’s seat in this match, and they look to be steering well, and by the end of the first day’s play they are 329/3.

It is the 1st test match of India vs New Zealand in Ahmadabad, and India’s fiery batsman, Virender Sehwag has stolen the show during the first session. He smacked the Kiwi bowlers almost everywhere around the ground, as he was looking very comfortable a strong. At the beginning of the day’s play, Dhoni seemed to be very happy after winning the toss, as he stated that he of course wanted to bat first.

Witnessing Sehwag, it seemed that he could be creating history, by being the fifth batsman in world cricket to score a hundred in the first session itself, but sadly it did not happen, and India were 127/1 at lunch.

For the moment it is India that it on the drivers seat, with Sehwag firm and strong, and Rahul Dravid playing some careful shots, as he tries to make a comeback into the test match scenario. What looks from here on is that if India keeps on going this way, they sure will manage to score a massive run mount at the end of their innings.