Sports News for January 8, 2008

Australia tour on, Team India to leave for Canberra: BCCI(Final lead:BCCI)
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today said that the cricket tour of Australia will continue and Team India would leave for Canberra. ANI

Brad Hogg charged for violating ICC code of Conduct
Australia spinner Brad Hogg was today charged under Level 3 of the International Cricket Councils Code of Conduct by India team manager Chetan Chauhan following an alleged incident that took place on the final day of the second Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. ANI

Indian cricket fans want Australian tour cancelled
As the multi-million dollar India tour of Australia is in jeopardy following the ban on Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh and the dubious umpiring decisions in the Sydney Test, many cricket fans feel that the tour should be cut short and the players should be asked to return to India. ANI

Beckhams Father Christmas goes bankrupt!
Ace footballer David Beckhams Santa Claus has gone bankrupt despite a 25,000 pounds Christmas box from the football star. ANI

Harbhajan eligible to play third Test, BCCI asks team to head for Canberra
The ICC had received an appeal by Indian ff spinner Harbhajan Singh against his ban, and technically laced him in a situation where he would be eligible to play for he third Test match at Perth. ANI

Thigh injury may sideline Hayden for Perth Test
Australian opener Matthew Haydens chances f playing the third Test against India are in doubt because of a high injury. ANI

Wasim Akram targets Oz cricketers, calls them hypocrites and cry babies
Former Pakistan cricket captain and fast bowler Wasim Akram has described Australian cricketers as hyprocrites and cry-babies for whingeing about racism during the just concluded Sydney cricket Test. ANI

Mike Procter defends ban on Harbhajan Singh
Former South African cricketer and match referee for the current Test series between Australia and India, Mike Procter, has defended his decision to ban Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for three Tests for the alleged racial abuse of Andrew Symonds during the Sydney Test, and denied Indias assertion that it amounted to a blatantly false and unfair slur on an Indian player. ANI

Indian cricketers to go on the offensive on Oz player verbal abuse
Indias cricketers have decided to adopt a hardline approach to Australian sledging for the remainder of the series. ANI

ICC removes Bucknor, Billy Bowden to take charge
The ICC have taken a U-turn on their decision to retain umpire Steve Bucknor for the third and fourth India-Australia Tests to be played at Perth and Adelaide respectively. ANI