Mohali, March 13 (IANS) Riding on a captain’s knock of 72 from Gautam Gambhir, Delhi Daredevils beat Kings XI Punjab by five wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here Saturday.
Gambhir’s flamboyant 72 came off 54 balls as Daredevils made 146 for five wickets with one ball [...]

Mohali, March 13 (IANS) Scoreboard of the match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here Saturday:
Kings XI Punjab:
Ravi Bopara c Manhas b Mahesh 56
Manvinder Bisla run out (Manhas) 2
Kumar Sangakkara c Sangwan b Maharoof 17
Yuvraj Singh c Gambhir b [...]

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Australia’s Luke Doerner and Taeke Taekema of the Netherlands were the joint top goal scorers with eight goals apiece in the Hockey World Cup that concluded at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Saturday.
List:
Eight goals: Luke Doerner AUS; Taeke Taekema NED;
Seven: Ashley Jackson ENG;
Six: Glenn Turner AUS;
Five: Jamie Dwyer [...]

New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Having won the hockey World Cup after 24 years, Australian captain Jamie Dwyer said they would now aim to win the gold at the 2012 London Olympics.
Australian coach Ric Charlesworth, who won the World Cup both as a player and a coach, said there is still scope for the team [...]

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) German hockey coach Markus Weise doffed his hat to the Australians after the defeat in the World Cup final Saturday, saying the Kookaburras had “everything to win” the tournament.
“We lost to a superior side. They had everything to win the World Cup,” Weise said after the defending champions lost 1-2 [...]

New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Australia won the Hockey World Cup, but it was the young German team which won the hearts of the Indian fans by taking a lap around the packed stadium with a huge banner thanking the crowd for their support.
“Thank you for the support. We appreciate your efforts,” read the banner [...]

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Netherlands goalkeeper Guus Vogels, who put up a terrific show to save his side’s collapse umpteen times in the Hockey World Cup, was adjudged player of the tournament Saturday.
Vogels, who bade adieu to international hockey Saturday after playing the bronze medal match against England, also won the award [...]

By Sirshendu Panth
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Australia broke a 24-year jinx to win the Hockey World Cup for the second time as Luke Doerner slammed home a penalty-corner winner to beat defending champions Germany 2-1 in a thrilling final here Saturday.
The Aussies, runners-up to Germany in the previous two summit [...]

AP – Mike Leach sat across from his accuser Saturday as Craig James gave sworn testimony in the former coach’s lawsuit against Texas Tech.

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) International Hockey Federation (FIH) chief Leandro Negre said “egos” and “political issues” are proving to be the stumbling blocks in Hockey India election.
Negre said the May 31st deadline for the election will not be extended. He advised various factions of the state bodies to bury their differences for [...]