Sports News for January 24, 2008

Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad most expensive teams of IPL (Lead:IPL)
With a tag of over 100 million dollars Mumbai, Bangalare and Hyderabad today become the most expensive teams of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sponsored Indian Premier League. ANI

Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad most expensive teams of IPL
With a tag of over 100 million dollars Mumbai, Bangalare and Hyderabad today become the most expensive teams of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sponsored Indian Premier League. ANI

Tendulkars 39th ton puts India in drivers seat in Adelaide Test
Sachin Tendulkar could not have scripted a better swansong from Australia in cricket terms. On Thursday, Tendulkar scored his 39th Test ton at the Adelaide Oval, putting India in the drivers seat after the team had lost its way during the post-lunch session thanks to a brilliant spell of bowling by Brett Lee. ANI

Oz foreign minister feared cricket spat could have marred India-Aussie ties
The dispute between the Australian and Indian cricket teams, in the aftermath of Harbhajan-Symonds spat during the Sydney Test, could have adversely affect the bilateral ties between the two countries at a time when Canberras priority was to deepen ties with New Delhi, feared Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith last week. ANI

Playboy golf comes Down Under
Queenslands Gold Coast will play host to a Playboy America amateur tournament this year. ANI

Vatican priests told to pipe down during football tourney
Noisy priests and supporters at the Vaticans inter-departmental football tournament have been ordered to quieten down following complaints about the racket they make. ANI

Ronaldos mum wants him to play for Real Madrid, not ManU
The mother of Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has publicly begged him to quit the football club Manchester United. ANI

Being painted as instigators of Cronulla riot cost us Perth Test: Gilchrist
The furore created by the media after the Sydney Test was such that his team members were made to feel as if they were the instigators of the Cronulla riot, which broke out at a beach side in Sydney in 2005. This feeling subconsciously affected the team during the ensuring game in Perth, which the hosts lost by 72 runs, said Australias cricket vice-captain Adam Gilchrist. ANI