Sports News for October 8, 2008

Symonds is ready to return for Australia, says board chief
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has said that all-rounder Andrew Symonds is ready for a comeback to the national squad. ANI

Krejza still in the running for Bangalore Test: Ponting
Australian finger spinner Jason Krejza may still play in the first Test against India here from tomorrow, if skipper Ricky Pontings view on the issue merits attention. ANI

Sehwag raises temperatures ahead of Bangalore Test, says Aussies cheated in Sydney
Indian opener Virender Sehwag has dramatically raised the temperature surrounding tomorrows first Test against Australia in Bangalore by loudly claiming the Australians cheated to win the spiteful Sydney Test match in January. ANI

Lampard accepts blame for England not making Euro 2008 grade
Footballer Frank Lampard has accepted the blame for costing England a place at Euro 2008. ANI

Becks son is a fanatical Beatles fan
Brooklyn Beckham, the 9-year-old son of David and Victoria Beckham, seems to be a big fan of The Beatles. ANI

KP still has to prove that he is a good England captain: Warne
Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has warned his friend and former Hampshire teammate, Kevin Pietersen, that he still has to prove himself as an England captain. ANI

Warne believes that England will lose Ashes series 5-0 again
Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne believes that Australia could win the 2009 Ashes series 5-0. ANI

ICC CEO Lorgat looking forward to an exciting India Vs Australia Test series
International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO Haroon Lorgat has said that he is looking forward to an exciting Test series between India and Australia in India. ANI

Oz are underdogs going into bangalore Test: Mark Waugh
Former Australian great Mark Waugh believes that the Bangalore Test between Australia and India will be a difficult one for the former as it will go into the contest without a recognised front-line spinner. ANI

India-Oz series to be a cracking contest: Roebuck
Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck expects a cracker of a contest between India and Australia when the four Test series gets underway in Bangalore from Thursday. ANI

Youth Games baton crisscrosses thousands of miles to reach final destination
Pune is all set for next weeks Commonwealth Youth Games. The Youth Baton Relay (YBR) reached its final destination with hundreds of sports enthusiasts giving it a rousing reception on Tuesday. ANI

Shoaib Akhtar in, Md Yousuf out of Pak squad for T20 tournament in Canada
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who has been out of his national side for quite some time and lately because of non payment of fine of Rs 70 lakhs imposed by the PCB, has been selected in the 15-member squad announced here last evening for the four-Nation Twenty20 tournament to be held in Toronto, Canada from October 10-13. ANI

70-year-old Ijaz Butt is new PCB chairman
Nearly two months after last PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf stepped down, 70-year-old former Test cricketer Ijaz Butt was yesterday appointed as the new chairman of the Board. ANI