Durban: South African batsman Vaughn van Jaarsveld has been banned from cricket for three months following an appeal from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the South African Cricketers' Association (SACA) said on Thursday. The 26-year-old Van Jaarsveld, who has played two one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches for South Africa tested positive for the banned stimulant sibutramine in November after taking weight loss medication prescribed by his doctor. Sibutramine is...
08:14 AM, Mar 07, 2008
Nottingham: England captain Andrew Strauss has promised no repeat of the silly jelly-bean incident that occurred the last time his team met India in a Test match at Trent Bridge four years ago. I think the guys are more mature now, Strauss told reporters on the eve of Friday's second test against the Indians. They understand their responsibility to the team and they know silly little things aren't helping the...
03:01 AM, Feb 16, 2008
New Delhi: Indian Federation of Sports Medicine president P.S.M.Chandran said that when physiotherapists like Andrew Leipus style themselves as doctors, athletes like Gautam Gambhir become the victims of improper and inadequate management of injuries. Taking a strong note of Gambhir's injury issue, Chandran, an eminent sports medicine specialist, said the Kolkata Knight Rider captain's injury also is a sad commentary on the way sportspersons hide their injuries and also the...
08:10 AM, Jan 30, 2008
Basseterre: Pakistan coach Waqar Younis says the lack of home internationals is a major hurdle to his young team's hopes of climbing up the international cricket rankings. Pakistan's second-Test victory over West Indies on Tuesday secured a drawn series and ensured it stayed in sixth position, one spot ahead of the Caribbean men. In the past year, Waqar's charges have played "home" Test series against Australia in England and against...
09:20 PM, Jan 29, 2008
