Sports News for July 21, 2008

India seeks to popularise beach volleyball
In a bid to popularize beach volleyball, Tamil Nadu capital Chennai played host to Indias first ever-International Beach Volleyball Championship from July 15 to 20. ANI

Reliance Mobile ICC Test Rankings (Lead: 2nd Mobile
Following are the Reliance Mobile ICC Test rankings for bowlers.Rank Player Team Points Avge HS Rating1 M.Muralidaran SL 897 21.95 920 v Ban at Kandy 2007 ANI

Reliance Mobile ICC Test Rankings
Following are the Reliance Mobile ICC Test rankings for all-rounders. ANI

Reliance Mobile ICC Test Rankings (Lead-1)
Following are the Reliance Mobile ICC Test rankings for batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders. ANI

India aims high in Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship table
India will be looking to regain second place in the Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship when its goes head to head with Sri Lanka in a three-Test series starting in Colombo from Wednesday. ANI

Accreditation for ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland closes in THREE days
) The accreditation process for all media attending the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier (WT20 Qualifier) in Ireland is still open,but only for another three days. ANI

Pele says Rooneys temper is destroying his footballing talent
Former Brazilian football great Pele has warned England forward Wayne Rooney to curb his temper if he wants to be regarded as a world-class player. ANI

No wedding on the cards for Linekar
Former England striker Gary Linekars stunning model girlfriend has ruled out chances of the two getting married anytime soon. ANI

Robinho desperate to shift from Real Madrid to Chelsea
Brazilian forward ROBINHO has told Real Madrid he is desperate to join Phil Scolari at Chelsea. ANI

Ronaldo says only God knows his future with ManU
Ace Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo is still refusing to commit himself to Manchester United. ANI

ManU asks Ronaldo to display commitment and loyalty
Manchester United has asked their ace striker Cristiano Ronaldo to start displaying commitment and loyalty without any new contract with a pay rise to match any offer from Real Madrid. ANI

ICC cant guarantee players safety in Pakistan
Cricketers were warned on Sunday that their security cannot be guaranteed in Pakistan during Septembers Champions Trophy with the ICC delaying a final decision on the tournament venue until later this week. ANI

Pak cricket skipper Malik backs Shoaib to fire in Champions Trophy
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik expects comeback pacer Shoaib Akhtar to fire in the upcoming Champions Trophy in September. ANI

Gabbas rock hard cricket pitch giving headaches to AFL rugby hunks!
Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews has hinted that the Australian Football League knew the rock hard surface was unfit to play on and wanted the permanent cricket pitch replaced by a drop-in wicket, a move repeatedly ruled out by Gabba authorities ANI

Cristiano Ronaldo is on heat
A very single Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted trying to score with girls at LAs Beverley Hills Hotel by sitting by the pool and checking out Hollywoods stunning wannabe models and actresses. ANI

Kapil Dev lashes out at Yuvraj for bad performance
Former Indian captain and ace-all rounder Kapil Dev has advised Indias One-Day specialist batsman Yuvraj Singh to concentrate more on the game and improve his performance. ANI

Shoaib Malik says foreign teams get unmatched security in Pak
Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik has reportedly urged the international teams showing reluctance to playing in Champions Trophy in Pakistan to shun their fear, saying that the kind security that foreign teams get in Pakistan was unmatched. ANI