Sports News for June 12, 2007

Sehwag, Harbhajan axed from Team Indias England tour
Batsman Virender Sehwag and spinner Harbhajan Singh has been left out from Team Indias squad for the tour of England and Ireland, starting next week. ANI

BCCI names Chandu Borde as interim team manager
A day after South African Graham Ford declined BCCIs (Board of Control for Cricket in India) offer to coach Team India, the Board today named former Indian skipper Chandu Borde as interim manager for Indias tour of England, Ireland and Scotland, starting next week. ANI

Dawood Mafia killed Woolmer, claims website
The controversy over the death of Pakistan cricket team coach Bob Woolmer does not seem to die down, with an Indian website claiming that he did not die of a heart attack, but his death was engineered by the Dawood Mafia. ANI

Pakistan Army provides fitness training to cricketers
Pakistani cricketers who are often in the news for their indiscipline are now attending a 16-day physical training camp at the Army School of Physical Training in Abbottabad, courtesy the Pakistan Army, which wants them fit. ANI

BCCI Working Committee to discuss coach issue today
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Working Committee will meet here later today to decide on the appointment of the national coach after South Africas Graham Ford turned down the offer yesterday.The former South Africa cricket coach Ford declined the offer to coach the national team, saying this is the right decision for him and his family and he would prefer to continue as the Director of Cricket of Englands Kent county club. ANI