Injured Hopes ruled out of India-Australia ODI series, McKay replaces Lee

November 1st, 2009 more images more imagesMOHALI - There seems to be no end to Australia's injury worries. After fast bowler Brett Lee and wicket-keeper Tim Paine, all-rounder James Hopes is the third player who will fly back home as he was ruled out of the remaining four of the seven-match series.

October 30th, 2009 more images more imagesNEW DELHI - Australian fast bowler Brett Lee and all-rounder James Hopes have been ruled out of Saturday's one-day international against India at the Ferozeshah Kotla. Lee, who suffered an elbow injury in the opening ODI at Vadodara, missed the next match in Nagpur while Hopes too had to sit out of the second ODI with a hamstring injury.

October 27th, 2009 NAGPUR - Injured Australian fast bowlers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson have been ruled out of the second one-day international against India to be played in Nagpur on Wednesday. Lee was diagnosed with a mild elbow strain following the opening game at Vadodara, while scans showed Johnson had sustained a minor ankle strain while fielding.

October 27th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques will fly to India as cover for injured pacers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson. Lee (elbow) and Johnson (ankle) are both to be rested from Australia's second one-day international against India in Nagpur Wednesday.

October 25th, 2009 CHENNAI - Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has said that the seven-match one-day series between India and Australia would be "hard fought". The first game of the series is being played in Vadodra today.

October 15th, 2009 BANGALORE - Scoreboard of the Champions League Super Eight Group match between Royal Challengers and Victoria Bushrangers here Thursday. Royal Challengers Bangalore Manish Pandey c & b McDonald 39 Robin Uthappa b McKay 13 Rahul Dravid lbw b McDonald 33 Virat Kohli c Blizzard b McDonald 6 Ross Taylor lbw b McDonald 2 Mark Boucher c Blizzard b McKay 5 B Akhil not out 18 RE van der Merwe not out 3 Extras (b 1, lb 6, nb 1) 8 Total (for six wickets in 20 overs) 127 Fall of wickets 1-39 (Uthappa, 4.4 overs), 2-60 (Pandey, 8.3), 3-76 (Kohli, 10.6), 4-79 (Taylor, 12.2), 5-99 (Dravid, 15.6), 6-104 (Boucher, 17.4) Bowling Shane Harwood 4 0 28 0 Peter Siddle 4 0 26 0 (1nb) CJ McKay 4 0 26 2 Jon Holland 4 0 19 0 Andrew McDonald 4 0 21 4 Victoria Bushrangers Rob Quiney c Dravid b Steyn 29 Brad Hodge b Akhil 25 A Blizzard st Boucher b van der Merwe 21 David Hussey not out 31 Cameron White not out 6 Extras (b 4, lb 7, w 10) 21 Total (for three wickets in 15.5 overs) 133 Fall of wickets 1-48 (Hodge, 6.3 overs), 2-95 (Quiney, 11.5), 3-97 (Blizzard, 12.3) Bowling Anil Kumble 3.5 0 39 0 (2w) Praveen Kumar 2 0 10 0 Dale Steyn 4 0 33 1 (4w) B Akhil 3 0 20 1 RE van der Merwe 3 0 20 1 Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore, who chose to bat Man of the match; Andrew McDonald (Victoria) Umpires: B Jerling (South Africa) and SK Tarapore (India) TV umpire: R Tiffin (Zimbabwe) Match Referee: Javagal Srinath (India)

September 29th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Australian vice-captain Michael larke has been ruled out of the ongoing Champions Trophy because f a back problem. Clarke has experienced back soreness since the end of the tour of ngland and missed Australia's first two pool games, against the est Indies and India.

September 28th, 2009 CENTURION - Heavy rains spoiled India's hopes of making it to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy after their must-win Group A match against defending champions Australia was called of at the SuperSport Park here Monday. Australia were on course for a big total and were 234 for four in 42.3 overs with Cameron White batting on 35 and Callum Ferguson on two when heavy rains stopped the match.

September 28th, 2009 CENTURION - Faced with a 'do-or-die' scenario, India will take on Australia in their second Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy here today. India lost their opening Group A match to Pakistan on Saturday night by 54 runs Pakistan is in a strong position to qualify for the semi-finals from the four-team Group A, having won their matches against India and the West Indies.

September 28th, 2009 CENTURION - Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and opted to bat against India in a crucial Group A match of the Champions Trophy at the SuperSport Park here Monday. India made two changes with all-rounder Yusuf Pathan making way for leg spinner Amit Mishra and medium pacer Praveen Kumar replacing left-arm fast bowler Rudra Pratap Singh.

September 27th, 2009 CENTURION - Ahead of the must-win match against Australia here Monday, it is Sachin Tendulkar's injury that is worrying India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni revealed after their 54-run loss to Pakistan Saturday evening that India missed a part-time bowler.

September 22nd, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Injured Pakistan captain Younis Khan has said that he is eagerly waiting for the encounter against India in the Champions Trophy. Khan, who fractured his finger in the practice match against Sri Lanka, said he is raring to play against India.

September 17th, 2009 DUBAI - Australia has regained top spot in the ICC ODI Championship after going 6-0 up with one match to play in the ODI series in England. Ricky Ponting's side beat the home team by 111 runs at Trent Bridge on Thursday and in the process has moved ahead of South Africa by a fraction of a ratings point.

July 16th, 2009 Australia escapes Davis Cup ban over India disputeLONDON — Australia won't be suspended from the Davis Cup for refusing to play in India because of security concerns. The International Tennis Federation board Thursday declined to impose tougher sanctions on Australia after India appealed a previous ruling by the governing body's Davis Cup committee.

June 10th, 2009 NCAA awards 1st McKay Scholarships for post-gradsINDIANAPOLIS — Former Central Michigan quarterback Brian Brunner and former Florida State tennis player Anna Rynarzewska are the first recipients of the NCAA's Jim McKay Scholarships. The scholarships are named for the longtime sportscaster and host of ABC's "Wide World of Sports" who died last year at age 87.