Sports News for July 15, 2008

Indian cricket team departs for Sri Lankan tour
Indian cricket team departed for Sri Lanka on Tuesday for the three match test series commencing from July 23. ANI

China invites Sonia, not PM or Prez for Beijing Olympics
China has extended an invitation to UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to attend next months Olympic Games in Beijing. ANI

Flintoff is the X-factor in series against the Proteas: Vaughan
England cricket skipper Michael Vaughan has described all-rounder Andrew Freddie Flintoff as the X-factor in the remaining two Tests against the South Africans. ANI

Dont wear lip gloss or swear the `F word during the Beijing Olympics
Organisers of the Beijing Olympics have released their Spectators House Rules today together with the launch of a Good Habit for a Good Games campaign, in a bid to ensure that the event proceeds smoothly. ANI

F1 boss S and M sex session with vice girls was no Carry On farce
Formula 1 boss Max Mosleys sadomasochistic sex session with prostitutes was no Carry On caper but true depravity, the High Court has heard. ANI

Tiger, Nicklaus may not have best advice, when it comes to putting
A new study has shown that golfers who take the advice of instructors to keep their heads perfectly still while putting may be hampering their game. ANI

Muslim convert Mohammad Yousuf to skip Champions Trophy due to Ramzan
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf will miss this Septembers ICC Champions Trophy, as the PCB has acceded to his request of granting a break as the tournament coincides with the holy month of Ramzan. ANI

German football skipper Ballack weds
Chelsea and German soccer ace Michael Ballack wed his long-time love Simone Lambe in a small register office ceremony in their native Germany yesterday. ANI

A-Rods two-night sex partner arrested
Candice Houlihan, a former Boston stripper, who claimed to have had sex twice with Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez, has been arrested on a four-year-old warrant on charges that she had an unregistered and uninsured car. ANI

New Pak all-rounder Arafat joins Kolkata Knight Riders
Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat has reportedly joined IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders owned by Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan and captained by Saurav Ganguly. ANI

Ronaldo dumps Posh-wannabe topless model girlfriend over steamy past
Spanish soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly dumped his model girlfriend Nereida Gallardo, who had begun dreaming of being one of the WAGs and often talked of herself as the new Victoria Beckham. ANI