Sports News for January 31, 2008

MCG Twenty20 crowd warned to behave, extra security put in place
Cricket Australia (CA) and Victoria Police have warned fans to be well-behaved at tomorrow nights Twenty20 final between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). ANI

Cricket Australia CEO expresses disappointment over leniency shown to Harbhajan
Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland today said that he was disappointed that Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh had escaped a more serious penalty for abusing Andrew Symonds. ANI

`Civility in cricket is a thing of the 50s, says Ponting
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has ignited another controversy by saying the public must not judge modern cricketers by the civil and gentlemanly standards of the 1950s. ANI

Ganguly returns home, refuses to talk to media
Indian batsman Sourav Ganguly, dropped for the triangular series in Australia, returned home on Wednesday and refused to speak to the large battery of media persons at Mumbai airport. ANI