Kochi: The Kochi IPL team, who were earlier known as Indi Commandos, will henceforth be known as Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) sources said.
The official name of the team has been approved by the BCCI and the IPL governing council, they added.
KCA, on Saturday, said preparations for the first IPL encounter between Kochi, making their debut this season, and Royal challengers Bangalore, were almost complete and it was fully geared up to host the five matches of the home team here from April 9.
Calcutta: HSBC EDP beat IMRB International by one wicket in the main final of the six-a-side CCFC Telegraph Cup, on Saturday.
Bowl semi-final: McNally Bharat Engg. Co. 50/5 vs ICICI - A 68/2. ICICI - A won by 18 runs; Apeejay Surrendra Corporate Service 68/2 vs Uninor - B 65/0. Apeejay Surrendra won by 3 runs; Bowl final: Apeejay Surrendra Corporate Service 43/3 vs ICICI - A 47/1. ICICI - A won by 6 wkts; Loser’s semi-final: Redifution Dentsu Young & Rubicam 59/1 vs Titan Industries Ltd 61/1. Titan Industries Ltd. won by 5 wkts; Goodricke Group Ltd. 72/0 vs BOC 70/0. Goodricke Group won by 6 wkts; Loser’s final: Goodricke Group Ltd. 47/1 vs Titan Industries Ltd 50/1. Titan Industries Ltd., won by 5 wkts; Main semi-final: IMRM International 70/2 vs IBM 69/2. IMRB International won by 1 run; Tata Steel 47/3 vs HSBC EDP 50/1. HSBC EDP won by 5 wkts; Main final: IMRB International 58/2 vs HSBC EDP 62/4. HSBC EDP won by 1 wkt
Buenos Aires: Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero have been left out of an Argentina squad for friendlies later this month against the United States and Costa Rica. Star forward Lionel Messi was named in the squad Friday, along with experienced players like defender Javier Zanetti and midfielders Javier Mascherano and Esteban Cambiasso.
Los Angeles: David Beckham has confimed that he is expecting a baby girl with wife Victoria, putting a new kick into their family of three boys.
Panaji: Goa club Dempo Saturday left for Beirut, Lebanon to face Al Ansar in their Group A match of the 2011 AFC Cup on March 15.
Barcelona: Nico Rosberg of Mercedes was the fastest (1 min, 43.814 secs) on the last day of Formula One's final test on Saturday under heavy rain at the Catalunya Circuit.
Reims: Yohann Diniz of France broke the world record in the 50,000meter race walk by more than five minutes on Saturday. he walked 125 laps at Georges Hebert Stadium to finish in 3 hours, 35 mins, 27 secs, eclipsing the previous mark of 3:40:57.9 set by Thierry Toutain of France in 1996.
Chennai: Egypt lifted the 2011 JSW SDAT WSF World Cup as they beat second seeds England in the final of the World Squash Federation mixed team championship here Saturday. The winners pocketed US$50,000 top prize for their splendid show.
