CRICKET NEWS OCT 18 - RDX, KENYA VS ZIMBABWE

RDX IN CRICKET BAG: CLAIM POLICE

A young cricketer from Kashmir was detained at Bangalore after police claimed to have found traces of RDX in his bags. Pervez Rasool  is an under-22 player who was travelling for the game when he was detained at the cricket stadium in Bangalore. Later he was let off due to lack of evidence. The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association expressed shock at the incident and said that these were regular known cricket players from their state and that they were being harassed.

KENYA DEFEATS ZIMBABWE

A 20-run defeat was inflicted by Kenya on Zimbabwe and took Kenya to 2-1 lead in the 5-match ODI.  Openers Obuya and Obanda put up 119 runs which helped in froming the win. The ODI final will be held on Sunday October 18 between Kenya and Zimbabwe.

COMMONWEALTH GAMES COUNTDOWN NEWS - Oct 18 2009

HOOPER "OUTSTANDING CHIEF EXECUTIVE"

As reported earlier on this site there has been a gloves-on fight between the IOA led by Suresh Kalmadi and Mike Hooper over the latter's removal as the Chief Ececutive of the Commonwealth Games Federation overseeing the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010. The chairman of the CGF Mike Fennell wrote a detailed letter through email calling Hooper an outstanding chief executive and recognising his commitment towards successful celebration of the Games in New Delhi. He has asked Kalmadi to meet him in London where the Indian contigent will be going for the Queen's Baton rally on October 28. The email has made it clear that Hooper cannot be removed and that a personal attack against him is unwarranted.

PAKISTAN WINS KARATE GOLD

Saadi Abbas has won the Commonwealth Karate Championship being held in Johannessburg, South Africa. He defeated his closest rivan from South Africa and took the gold medal in the 67 kg category.