Sports News Updates 4th June 2013 | GK World

M S Dhoni probe not on top of BCCI agenda

BCCI officials have confirmed they have taken note of MS Dhoni's possible conflict of interest in connection to his alleged stake in the company that promotes him and at least three other Indian players. However, it is unlikely that the issue will be discussed formally before the next working committee meeting.

ICC Champions Trophy warm-up: Clinical India humiliate Australia

-Umesh Yadav wreaked havoc with a five-wicket haul after Dinesh Karthik hit a sublime unbeaten hundred as India demolished Australia by 243 runs in their final ICC Champions Trophy warm-up match here today.

-Yadav took five for 18 as Australia collapsed to 34 for six wickets by the end of the 12th over and were eventually bowled out for a paltry 65 in 23.3 overs. 

Mohammad Ashraful apologises to Bangladesh

Bangladesh cricketer Mohammad Ashraful today "apologised" to his nation after admitting his involvement in fixing matches, adding another sordid chapter to the spot-fixing saga which has already engulfed Indian cricket.

I am looking for support from Irfan Pathan, says Ishant Sharma

-Ishant seeks to improve his tournament record and resurrect a career that is increasingly under threat from younger colleagues.

Ishant is clearly not in top form. He leaked runs -a record 66 against Chennai Super Kings - during the Indian Premier League and hardly justified the price Sunrisers Hyderabad paid to buy him.

Virat Kohli is a match-winner for India, says Shoaib Akhtar

-Former speedster Shoaib Akhtar feels the high-voltage ICC Champions Trophy clash between Pakistan and India would be a battle between the former's bowling prowess and the latter's much-heralded batting line-up.

-He Said that "Dhoni is a big plus for them despite all the recent controversies. And like always their batting has lot of depth and quality,"

About Shoaib Akhtar

Akhtar, who appeared in 46 Tests and 163 One-Day Internationals for Pakistan and was ranked among the fastest bowlers of the modern era, also heaped praise on India's vice-captain Virat Kohli and described him as a "match winner".

French Open: Novak Djokovic overcame first set loss to advance in Paris

-World number one Novak Djokovic overcame the loss of his first set of the tournament to advance to the French Open quarter-finals with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory over 16th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber on Monday.

-Djokovic got off to a sluggish opening as German Kohlschreiber started out by firing on all cylinders.

French Open: Roger Federer was eliminated, Tsonga sprints on clay

-By Roger Federer's standards, defeat came early in the French Open. And it came quickly. The 17-time Grand Slam champion lost on Tuesday in the quarterfinals to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.

-Federer was eliminated before the semifinals for the second time in past three Grand Slam tournaments, but only the fifth time in the past nine years at a major event. Tsonga was responsible for two of the losses — he also beat Federer in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2011.

French Open: End of Indian challenge after defeats of Sania Mirza, Leander Paes

-The Indian challenge at the French Open ended as Sania Mirza and Leander Paes bowed out of the doubles events with their respective partners, here today.

-Sania and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands were forced to retire from their women's doubles pre-quarter-finals following a groin problem to the latter.

Sania-Bethanie enter third round of French Open

-Sania Mirza and her partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands progressed to the third round of the women's doubles event with a three-set win over American pair of Lauren Davis and Megan Moulton-Levy here.

-Seeded seventh, Sania-Bethanie pair came from a set down to beat the American combination 1-6 6-3 6-0 in one hour and 41 minutes.

French Open: Serena Williams extends winning streak to reach semi-finals

-Serena Williams extended her winning streak to 29 matches when she beat Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the quarter-finals to continue her run towards a second French Open title on Tuesday.

-The world number one, who won her only Roland Garros title in 2002, came back from a break down in the decider and played some beautiful tennis to set up a semi-final meeting with Italian fifth seed Sara Errani.

-After strolling through the opening set, 15-times grand-slam champion Williams came up against a streak of forehand winners from Kuznetsova, the 2009 French Open winner.