Managua mayor, Alexis Arguello, former boxing champion, found dead at his homeJuly 1st, 2009 Managua mayor, ex-boxing champ, found deadMANAGUA, Nicaragua — Managua Mayor Alexis Arguello, a three-time world boxing champion, has been found dead. Presidential spokeswoman Rosario Murillo confirms the death.
Ex-boxing champ wins celebrity boxing eventMay 14th, 2009 LONDON - Former heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno was a shock winner of a celebrity boxing version of Weakest Link. Bruno stunned host Anne Robinson by seeing off legends Chris Eubank, Henry Cooper, Barry McGuigan and Joe Calzaghe.
'Mastering English pitches rather than fitness Lee's main concern'May 7th, 2009 LONDON - Australia's former pace bowler Damien Fleming has said that mastering English conditions rather than fitness is Brett Lee's greatest concern in the Ashes lead-up. Lee was named ahead of fellow New South Welshman Doug Bollinger in Australia's 15-man squad for the tournament, despite not having played since the Boxing Day Test against South Africa.
Bollinger a casualty of Lee's Ashes campaignMay 6th, 2009 SYDNEY - New South Wales fast bowler Doug Bollinger must be feeling a touch unlucky not to have made it to the Australian Twenty20 squad for next month's World Cup, especially in the wake of the selectors pitching for 32-year-old Brett Lee, who has not bowled in a match since December last year. After a string of superb performances in the one-dayers against Pakistan, Bollinger was looming as the next cab off the rank among Australia's pacers, but he was squeezed out of the squad by Lee's elevation.
Clarke says Sunday's loss has removed some of the gloss from series winMay 4th, 2009 ABU DHABI - Acting Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that his team's defeat in the fifth one-day international against Pakistan has taken away some of the gloss from the series win. Speaking after Pakistan thrashed Australia by seven wickets, Clarke said: "Of course it does, we would have liked to have won."
"We thought with 250 runs on the board we had enough, we just had to bowl well and field well.
One-time heavyweight boxing champ Greg Page, injured in 2001 fight, dies at Louisville homeApril 27th, 2009 Former boxing champ Greg Page dies at 50LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Greg Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight, has died at his Louisville home.
Commonwealth Boxing Championships postponed by two monthsFebruary 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Commonwealth Boxing Championships scheduled for December has now been delayed by two months due to the ongoing construction work at the Talkatora Stadium. The stadium, which will host the boxing event in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, is under renovation and will only be ready in November.
Sahara India to sponsor Indian boxersFebruary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - After its success at the Beijing Olympic Games last year, Indian boxing received a major boost Monday as Sahara India decided to sponsor 13 boxers. The 13 boxers include five Olympians Vijender, Akhil Kumar, Jitender Kumar, Dinesh Kumar and Antharesh Lakra.
Scoreboard: Australia vs South Africa, Third Test, fifth dayJanuary 6th, 2009 SYDNEY - Scoreboard on the fifth day of the third and final cricket Test between Australia and South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground here Wednesday:
Australia: 1st innings 445
South Africa: 1st innings 327
Australia: 2nd innings 257 for four declared
South Africa: 2nd innings (target: 376 runs)
Neil McKenzie c Hussey b Bollinger 27
Morne Morkel c Johnson b Bollinger 0
Hashim Amla c Katich b Hauritz 59
Jacques Kallis c & b McDonald 4
AB de Villiers b Siddle 56
Jean-Paul Duminy lbw b Johnson 16
Mark Boucher lbw b Siddle 4
Paul Harris lbw b Siddle 6
Dale Steyn lbw b McDonald 28
Makhaya Ntini not out 28
Graeme Smith b Johnson 3
Extras (b 12, lb 18, w 4, nb 2, pen 5) 41
Total (all out in 114.2 overs) 272
Fall of wickets 1-2 (Morkel, 1.2 overs), 2-68 (McKenzie, 30.2), 3-91 (Kallis, 35.3), 4-110 (Amla, 41.1), 5-166 (Duminy, 70.2), 6-172 (Boucher, 76.5), 7-190 (de Villiers, 83.6), 8-202 (Harris, 90.1), 9-257 (Steyn, 107.4), 10-272 (Smith, 114.2)
Bowling
Peter Siddle 27 12 54 3
Doug Bollinger 21 5 53 2 (2nb, 1w)
Mitchell Johnson 23.2 7 49 2 (2w)
Andrew B McDonald 13 6 32 2
Nathan Hauritz 28 10 47 1
Michael Clarke 2 1 2 0
Toss: Australia, who chose to bat first
Series: South Africa won 2-1
Player of the match: Peter Siddle (Australia)
Player of the series: Graeme Smith (South Africa)
Umpires: Billy Bowden (New Zealand) and Ashoka de Silva (Sri Lanka)
TV umpire: Rod Tucker (Asuatralia)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Cuba promises a high-profile boxing coach for IndiaJanuary 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) is hoping to get a high-profile Cuban coach to train the Indian boxers for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. IABF secretary general P.
Debutant Bollinger gives a mouthful to Graeme SmithJanuary 4th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australia's debutant fast bowler Doug Bollinger walked up and gave a mouthful to South African captain Graeme Smith on the second day of the Sydney Test match here Sunday. Though only one word 'bugger' was picked by the stumps mike after Smith edged Bollinger over the slips, the scene was applauded by the spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Australian selection policy lacks clarity: Graeme SmithJanuary 2nd, 2009 SYDNEY - South Africa captain Graeme Smith termed Australia's selection policy as 'lacking in clarity' and also questioned the selection of fast bowler Doug Bollinger for the third and the final Test here at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). 'I think having (Ben) Hilfenhaus in Melbourne and now picking Bollinger here shows a little bit of lack of clarity in terms of where they want to go.
Ponting backs Bollinger's selectionJanuary 2nd, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian captain Ricky Ponting feels that debutant fast bowler Doug Bollinger will prove Graeme Smith's wrong after the South African captain criticised his selection in the Sydney Test. Smith termed Australia's selection policy as 'lacking in clarity' and also questioned the selection of Bollinger for the third and final Test here at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Role of spearhead has left me exhausted: JohnsonDecember 31st, 2008 SYDNEY - In the absence of Brett Lee and Stuart Clarke, Mitchell Johnson has emerged as the spearhead of a depleted Australian bowling attack but the pacer admits his new role has left him 'exhausted'. For the third Test in Sydney Saturday, Johnson will lead the pace attack, despite the fact he made his debut last summer and has only 17 Tests under his belt.
Bollinger confident of playing in Sydney TestDecember 30th, 2008 SYDNEY - Fast bowler Doug Bollinger feels that local knowledge of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) may give him an edge over Tasmanian rival Ben Hilfenhaus and enable him to make the final eleven in the third Test against South Africa starting here Saturday. The 27-year-old Bollinger from New South Wales (NSW) was selected in the 12-man national squad Tuesday morning to replace injured strike bowler Brett Lee.
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