http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with worldwide sports news that matters en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293379,india-hikes-commonwealth-games-funding.html New Delhi - India on Thursday more than doubled the funds for the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi saying more money was needed for security as well as a successful delivery of the event. There has been widespread criticism of the dela... India,Sports Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:52:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293379,india-hikes-commonwealth-games-funding.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290480,commonwealth-games-boss-rejects-indian-demand-to-remove-official.html New Delhi - The head of the Commonwealth Games Federation Michael Fennell Friday dismissed demands by Indian organizers of the 2010 event to sack a key official even as differences between the two sides sharpened, news reports said. The Commonwealth ... India,Sports Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:16:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290480,commonwealth-games-boss-rejects-indian-demand-to-remove-official.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289227,commonwealth-delegates-inspect-indias-preparedness-for-2010-games.html New Delhi - Delegates from Commonwealth countries on Thursday inspected venues and facilities for the 2010 games scheduled to be held in Delhi amid concerns over India's preparedness to hold the event. The Commonwealth Games are a slimmed down versio... India,Sports Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:11:09 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289227,commonwealth-delegates-inspect-indias-preparedness-for-2010-games.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/286885,howzat-first-slip-in-the-bedroom-for-indian-cricketers.html New Delhi - Indian cricketers at South Africa's Champions Trophy are being encouraged by their coaches to have sex to improve their performance on the field, a news report said Wednesday. The secret document prepared by coach Gary Kirsten and mental ... India,Sports Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:59:50 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/286885,howzat-first-slip-in-the-bedroom-for-indian-cricketers.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/282585,one-killed-resort-torched-after-football-clash-in-kolkata.html New Delhi - One person was killed and a holiday resort set ablaze when supporters of two football clubs clashed after a match in India's eastern metropolis of Kolkata, a news report said Monday. More than 15 people were injured in clashes that erupte... India,Sports Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:29:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/282585,one-killed-resort-torched-after-football-clash-in-kolkata.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/280718,england-exits-badminton-tournament-in-india-citing-terror-threat.html New Delhi - England has pulled out of the World Badminton Championships scheduled to begin in the Indian city of Hyderabad Monday citing a terrorist threat, news reports said. Badminton England Chief Executive Adrian Christy said in a statement the d... India,Sports Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:32:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/280718,england-exits-badminton-tournament-in-india-citing-terror-threat.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/279731,indian-cricketers-wary-of-signing-anti-doping-code.html New Delhi - India's top cricketers are reluctant to sign a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) form which they claim infringes on their privacy, leaving the country's cricketing board in a fix, news reports said Friday. The International Cricket Council ... India,Sports Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:05:53 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/279731,indian-cricketers-wary-of-signing-anti-doping-code.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/271840,notebook-nadal-foundation-to-set-up-indian-tennis-school.html London - Rafael Nadal is following in the footsteps of friend and rival Roger Federer, as his new charitable foundation announced plans to establish a tennis school in India, which is due to come online in a year. The 23-year-old Spaniard's academy f... India,Sports Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:23:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/271840,notebook-nadal-foundation-to-set-up-indian-tennis-school.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/266323,cricket-world-cup-rescheduled-india-to-host-bulk-of-matches.html New Delhi - The International Cricket Council (ICC) Tuesday shifted the 2011 World Cup secretariat to Mumbai from Pakistan's Lahore and said India would be hosting a bulk of the matches followed by Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The move comes after the I... India,Sports Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:17:50 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/266323,cricket-world-cup-rescheduled-india-to-host-bulk-of-matches.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/264931,wary-hewitt-unsure-of-davis-participation-at-indian-venue.html London - Father-of-two Lleyton Hewitt has gone to ground in Europe as Tennis Australia and the ITF row over whether a May 8-10 Davis Cup Asian zonal tie should be staged in the Indian city of Chennai. Last November, up to 150 people died when Islamic... India,Sports Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:29:54 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/264931,wary-hewitt-unsure-of-davis-participation-at-indian-venue.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/264855,indian-cricket-team-praises-south-africans-honesty-for-cash-back.html Johannesburg - A visiting Indian cricket team was full of praise for South Africa on Saturday after a big stash of cash the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) team left behind in a room was returned untouched. A cellphone company boss stumbled across 450,000 ran... India,Sports Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:12:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/264855,indian-cricket-team-praises-south-africans-honesty-for-cash-back.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/260969,indias-twenty20-league-shifted-abroad--summary.html New Delhi - India's cricket board Sunday announced that the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament will be staged abroad owing to the authorities' inability to provide security as the event coincides with country's general elections. The dec... India,Sports Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:42:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/260969,indias-twenty20-league-shifted-abroad--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/260957,indias-twenty20-league-shifted-abroad.html New Delhi - India's cricket board Sunday announced that the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament will be staged abroad owing to the authorities' inability to provide security as the event coincides with country's general elections. The dec... India,Sports Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:59:59 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/260957,indias-twenty20-league-shifted-abroad.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/260884,thailands-chapchai-sets-golf-record-with-32-under-par.html New Delhi - Thailand's Chapchai Nirat recorded a world record of 32 under par over 72 holes to win the Asian Tour's SAIL Open on Saturday. Chapchai, 25, finished the fourth round on 67 for the par-72 course at Gurgaon near New Delhi to win his third ... India,Sports Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:17:54 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/260884,thailands-chapchai-sets-golf-record-with-32-under-par.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/259277,federer-cahill-to-debut-coaching-trial-at-indian-wells.html Indian Wells, California - Roger Federer and Darren Cahill will debut a dream team lineup as the Australian takes the coaching reins with the Swiss at the Indian Wells Masters which begins on Wednesday. Federer's management confirmed that Cahill, f... India,Sports Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:48:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/259277,federer-cahill-to-debut-coaching-trial-at-indian-wells.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/258597,attack-on-sri-lankan-cricketers-may-affect-indias-twenty20-league.html New Delhi - India's cricket board is looking at rescheduling matches for the Indian Premier League Twenty20 championship after the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Pakistan and a clash with dates for general elections in India, news reports said on... India,Sports Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:18:09 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/258597,attack-on-sri-lankan-cricketers-may-affect-indias-twenty20-league.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/258243,india-shocked-by-attack-on-sri-lankan-cricketers--summary.html New Delhi - India on Tuesday expressed shock at theattack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Pakistan and said Islamabad should take urgent steps to dismantle terrorist infrastructure on its soil. We are shocked at the audacious attack, a statement by Ind... India,Sports Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:48:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/258243,india-shocked-by-attack-on-sri-lankan-cricketers--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/254505,pietersen-flintoff-most-valuable-players-at-cricket-auction.html New Delhi - Top England players Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff Friday became the most costly cricketers in the Indian Premier League after being bought for 1.55 million dollars each at a players' auction. The Twenty20 tournament will be played f... India,Sports Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:35:54 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/254505,pietersen-flintoff-most-valuable-players-at-cricket-auction.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/251185,thousands-run-for-unity-at-mumbai-marathon.html New Delhi - Thousands of Mumbaikars participated in the city's annual marathon event on Sunday, the first big public event since the November terrorist attacks. The event, with the theme of peace and unity, started from Mahapalika Marg, adjacent to t... India,Sports Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:53:59 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/251185,thousands-run-for-unity-at-mumbai-marathon.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/248381,indias-cricket-captain-dhoni-gets-extortion-threats.html New Delhi - Indian cricket team skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has received extortion threats from a local criminal that his family would be harmed if a demand of five million rupees (102,902 dollars) was not met, officials said Wednesday. Mohammad Tas... India,Sports Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:42:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/248381,indias-cricket-captain-dhoni-gets-extortion-threats.html