Sports News for January 28, 2008

Sania Mirza set to become Asias number one womens tennis player
Indias Sania Mirza is set to become Asias number one womens tennis star, overtaking Chinas Na Li in the WTA Rankings. ANI

Rudra Pratap Singh ruled out of tri-series Down Under
Indian pace spearhead Rudra Pratap Singh has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI tri-series Down Under involving India, Australia and Sri Lanka because of a hamstring injury. ANI

Gilchrist rates Australias 2004 series victory in India as high point of his career
Superstar wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has rated the Australian teams victorious tour to India in 2004 as the greatest landmark of his career in the sport. ANI

Cheryl Cole pledges to stand by hubby Ashley Cole
Cheryl Cole has vowed to stand by her husband Ashley Cole, despite allegations that he cheated on her with a blonde hairdresser. ANI

PCB will defend its decision to ban ICL rebels in court
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Nasim Ashraf has said that the board will defend its decision to ban cricketers who joined Indian Cricket League (ICL) after two discarded Test players announced they would go to the court to challenge the ban. ANI

Another blonde says Ashley Cole bedded her
Another blonde and glamour girl has claimed that England footballer Ashley Cole bedded her behind wife Cheryls back. ANI

Prince Charles not to attend Beijing Olympics
Prince Charles has announced that he will not attend the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer. ANI

Sehwag shines in drawn Adelaide Test, touching farewell for Gilchrist
Returning back to form with a majestic 151 (11 boundaries and two sixes), Indias Virender Sehwag made Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrists final day as a Test player all the more memorable, even as Australian crowds got accustomed to the possibility that they would also being seeing the last of Indian greats Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Anil Kumble in a five-day game on their soil. ANI

Team India may scrap Oz ODI tour if Bhajji is penalized
The Indian cricket teams tour of Australia is in trouble, as its members have hinted that it may be called off if racial charges against offspinner Harbhajan Singh are not dropped. ANI

Gilchrist to earn over a million dollars from IPL stint in 2008
Retiring Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist may have been given a rousing send off by the Indian and Australian teams at the start of the fifth and final days play of the Adelaide Test, but he is set to earn over a million dollars for just 44 days work during the forthcoming Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament. ANI

Stump mike could be used as evidence in Harbhajan appeal
Harbhajan Singh ban issue took a new twist on Monday when the ICC-appointed appeal commissioner said that additional evidence could be admissible in the hearing scheduled for January 29 and 30 in Adelaide. ANI

Murdoch outbids other for Twenty20 IPL franchise
Lachlan Murdoch has emerged as the mystery figure behind a successful 67 million dollars bid for one of the eight Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchises. ANI