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Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan will lead celebrities, sportspersons and industrialists in welcoming the Queen's Baton Relay for the Commonwealth Games, when it reaches here from Pune Friday, officials said Thursday. England to send full contingent despite dengue fear ( 22:22 ) London, Sep 9 (IANS) England Thursday confirmed they would be sending 371 athletes - their biggest team to Commonwealth Games - despite looming fears of dengue fever in the Indian capital. Reigning Commonwealth 400m champion to miss Delhi Games ( 21:46 ) London, Sep 9 (IANS) Australia's John Steffensen, the reigning Commonwealth Games 400 meters champion, Thursday pulled out from the Oct 3-14 event over a four-year-long feud with Athletics Australia (AA) and accused them of jeopardising athletes' careers. Asif considering political asylum, PCB says trio will come back (Roundup) ( 21:03 ) London/Lahore, Sep 9 (IANS) Fearing a violent backlash at home, Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif, one of the three players accused of spot-fixing, is considering seeking political asylum in Britain, but Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt said Asif along with Test captain Salman Butt and pacer Mohammad Aamer will come back to the country. Muthiah can raise cricket board's issue, apex court told ( 20:33 ) New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court was Thursday told that former Board of Control for Cricket in India president A.C. Muthiah under the cricket body's rules was its administrator and entitled to move the court to check any irregularity in its functioning. Kalmadi, Gill assure no need to press panic button (Roundup) ( 20:13 ) New Delhi/Pune, Sep 9 (IANS) With incessant rains causing havoc with the final leg of preparations for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and sports minister M.S. Gill Thursday insisted there was no need to press the panic button, even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to visit the Games Village Tuesday to take stock of the situation. Despite monsoon, CWG preparations in full swing: Gill ( 20:08 ) New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Sports Minister M.S. Gill Thursday said preparations for the October Commonwealth Games were in full swing despite the unusual monsoon playing spoilsport. Three cricketers will come back but Riaz will be interrogated: Butt ( 19:48 ) Lahore, Sep 9 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt said Thursday that the three tainted cricketers -- Test captain Salman Butt and pacers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif -- will come back to the country while fast bowler Wahab Riaz will be questioned by the Metropolitan police in London Sep 14 in connection with the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked world cricket. Bopanna-Qureshi bridging cross-border divide through tennis ( 19:17 ) New York, Sep 9 (IANS) When Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi decided to join hands as a tennis doubles team, little did they know their on-court partnership will be hailed as one transcending the bitter cross-border relations between India and Pakistan. All Games venues ready: Bhanot ( 18:40 ) New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Allaying doubts about the readiness of the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games venues here, Organising Committee (OC) secretary general Lalit Bhanot Thursday said that all venues are ready. Tough challenge for India in men's hockey ( 17:59 ) (Attn Editors: This is the second of the previews discussing India's chances in various disciplines at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games from Oct 3-14. The piece is on men's hockey.) Prime Minister to visit Games village ( 17:38 ) New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit the Commonwealth Games village Tuesday to see for himself that everything is in order. India eyeing 75 medals, third spot in Games: Lalit Bhanot ( 17:38 ) New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) India is targeting to win over 75 medals and secure the third position in the medal rankings in the Commonwealth Games next month, Organising Committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot said Thursday. Zero tolerance for doping, says Indian chef-de-mission ( 16:33 ) New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) A zero tolerance attitude will be adopted to check doping in the upcoming 2010 Commonwealth Games here, chef-de-mission of the Indian contingent Bhubaneswar Kalita said Thursday and stressed that strict anti-doping measures were in place. Bopanna-Qureshi reach US Open final (Lead) ( 15:31 ) New York, Sep 9 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi cruised to their maiden Grand Slam final, defeating Argentina's Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zaballos 7-6(5), 6-4 in the US Open tennis men's doubles semi-finals. ICC asks Butt, Akmal for phone records during World Twenty20 ( 15:15 ) London, Sep 9 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has now asked Pakistan captain Salman Butt and wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal to hand over their phone records during the World Twenty20 in the Caribbeans. Gill hails Bopanna-Qureshi for US Open showing ( 14:36 ) New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Indian Sports Minister M.S. Gill Thursday praised the India-Pakistan tennis duo of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi for sailing into the men's doubles finals of the US Open. Capello to quit England after Euro 2012 ( 13:25 ) London, Sep 9 (DPA) Fabio Capello confirmed Thursday he will quit as England manager after Euro 2012. Pakistan's Asif looking for political asylum in Britain ( 13:21 ) London, Sep 9 (IANS) Fearing a violent backlash at home, Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif, one of the three players accused of spot-fixing, is considering to seek political asylum in Britain, a daily said. Bopanna-Qureshi cruise into US Open final ( 12:45 ) New York, Sep 9 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi have stormed into the US Open tennis men's doubles final with a 7-6(5), 6-4 victory over Argentina's Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zaballos. Steady Djokovic tames flamboyant game of Monfils ( 04:50 ) New York, Sep 9 (DPA) Rock-steady Serb Novak Djokovic tamed the big-hitting flamboyant game of Gael Monfils as he defeated the Frenchman 7-6 (7-2), 6-1, 6-2 Wednesday to reach a fourth straight semi-final at the US Open. Cricketers not guilty until proven: PCB chief ( 22:51 ) By Awais Saleem Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Despite questioning them for over nine hours, the Scotland Yard could not press any charges against three Pakistani cricketers accused of spot-fixing and they cannot be held guilty "unless something is proved", Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt said Wednesday. Houghton rues India's missed chances ( 22:45 ) New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Chief coach Bob Houghton said had it not been for a few missed chances, India would have won the return leg of the international friendly football match against a young Thailand side which notched up a 2-1 victory at the Ambedkar Stadium here Wednesday. Aerostat for CWG opening ceremony unveiled ( 22:36 ) New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The aerostat, or helium-balloon, touted to be the star attraction at the opening ceremony of the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games was unveiled amidst heavy rain at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Wednesday. Pakistan prays for Aisam's victory in US Open ( 22:22 ) By Awais Saleem Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Millions of Pakistani fans will be praying for Aisam-ul-Haq to win the US Open mixed doubles finals, so that they have at least something to cheer about on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr that has otherwise been marred by floods and a cricket scandal.  1 2 3 
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