Sports News for June 13, 2008

Indian wrestlers carry the weight of a billion hopes to Beijing
For centuries, wrestling has been a popular spectator sport in India, captivating the imagination of villagers across the vast landscape with wrestlers in loincloth -- much like the ancient Roman gladiators - grappling for the attention and money of their patrons. ANI

Preparation in full swing for Commonwealth Games
Preparations are in full swing in India for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. ANI

Tyson accused of putting $50,000 contract on drug gang members heads
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has been accused of putting up 50,000 dollars for a contract to kill the members of a gang who murdered his bodyguard in 2000. ANI

Suspended PCB official Saleem Altaf vows to move court against Board
A senior PCB official who was suspended on charges of revealing confidential matters to the media, particularly the Board Chairman Nasim Ashrafs letter to the team management to explain the 140-run loss to India in Dhaka, has reportedly decided to move court against the Boards decision. ANI

IPL has more to offer to English players than Stanfords league
New Zealand master blaster Brendon McCullum believes the Indian Premier League has more to offer England players than the big-money Stanford games. ANI

Wayne Rooney, Coleen McLoughlin marry in rain-soaked Italian wedding
Wayne Rooney And Coleen Mcloughlins nuptials may have cost them a staggering 3 million pounds but there was one thing that all that dough couldnt buy - good weather. ANI

Ponting nowhere near Tendulkar, Laras iconic status, says Boycott
Ricky Ponting might have joined the 10,000-run-club, but he has no comparison with Indias master Sachin Tenchulkar, who is technically correct and has caught the imagination of the public over the years, former English batsman Geoff Boycott has said. ANI

Asif spending his detention days in Dubai chatting with new friends in jail
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, detained at the Dubai Airport detention centre since June 1 for allegedly possessing hashish, has reportedly said that he spends most of his time chatting with his new Pakistani and Indian friends and offering prayers to be freed soon. ANI