ECB chief Clarke vows to stamp out corruption

England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke insists his organisation will do everything in its' power to combat the growing threat of corruption.In the wake of the jailing of three Pakistan Test players and after former Essex player Mervyn Westfield this week admitted accepting £6,000 to spot-fix a match between his county and Durham, Clarke believes efforts to deal with corruption must be renewed.
Westfield is to be sentenced on February 10 and the ECB has opened what it calls a reporting window to allow players and officials to give information on past approaches without fear of punishment.
Clarke has called on players to make use of the system now in place to alert the sport's authorities to attempts to fix any part of the game

Moni brings glory for the country

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Enamul Haque Moni will stand in the one-off Test between New Zealand and Zimbabwe at McLean Park in Napier from January 26.

Moni will become the first Bangladeshi to be the on-field umpire in the game's highest version. Australian Rod Tucker will be his partner in the middle while Englishman Nigel Llong will be the TV umpire and Australia's David Boon the match referee. This group will also conduct the three-match one-day series.

"I am definitely very pleased. Ever since I began umpiring in 2003, I have always wanted to stand in a Test match," he said in an instant reaction yesterday.

Fellow international umpire Nadir Shah congratulated Moni on his rise as an umpire. "I am very happy that he has become a Test umpire. He is as good as anybody in the world. I am sure he will do well," he said.

Sharfuddowla Ibne Shahid Saikat, the third Bangladeshi on the international panel, was also pleased and pointed out that it would help umpires in the country.

"Definitely I'm very happy. As Moni bhai goes up a step, so do all of us. One must also remember that he has gone there due to his on-field performance," said the former cricketer.

Moni has stood in 36 ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals. He was also the first from the country to stand as a neutral umpire in a one-day international when he stood in the South Africa-Zimbabwe three-match series in October 2010.

As a left-arm spinner, Moni has played 10 Test matches (over 2001-03) and 29 ODIs for Bangladesh from 1990 till January 2002. Apart from the international career, Moni was a dependable all-rounder for the country during its time as an Associate Nation.

Moni will leave for New Zealand on January 19.

Australia wins by an innings and 37 runs

Australia hammered India by an innings and 37 runs inside two and half days of the third test to claim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday with a 3-0 lead in the four-match series.
Swing bowler Ben Hilfenhaus hurried Australia to victory after lunch at the WACA Ground with three wickets in the space of five deliveries as India was bowled out for 171 in its second innings. Hilfenhaus finished with 4-54 while Peter Siddle took 3-43 including the wicket of Virat Kohli, who top scored with 75.
The series will go to a final test in Adelaide, where India will be striving to avoid yet another humiliating series whitewash. Including the recent series in England, India has lost seven straight overseas tests, with four of the past five defeats being by more than an innings.
India's hopes of arresting such poor form in this test faded quickly as it was bowled out for 161 runs on the first day, then watched as Australia took command thanks chiefly to a brilliant 180 by man-of-the-match David Warner which propelled Australia to 369.
India's top order crumbled again in the second innings, leaving the tourists on 88-4 at the start of play Sunday.
Kohli and Rahul Dravid showed some resistance in the first hour, putting together an 81-run stand before Dravid finally fell for 47, bowled yet again, this time by Ryan Harris.
Six overs later skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was caught by second slip Ricky Ponting off Peter Siddle.
Kohli showed impressive temperament and talent to compile his highest test score, but the wickets continued to fall at the other end.
Beginning on 165-6 after lunch, India's innings lasted just 20 balls.
Hilfenhaus was on a hat-trick when he dismissed tailenders Vinay Kumar (6) and Zaheer Khan (0) off successive balls after lunch. Ishant Sharma thwarted Hilfenhaus' hopes but lasted just three balls before fending a catch to shortleg Ed Cowan.
Hilfenhaus and Siddle finished with a match hauls of 8-97 and Siddle to 6-86 respectively.

Premier league from Feb 1

Bangladesh Premier League, the top-tier professional football league, will get underway from February 1 while Bangladesh Championship League, the second-tier league, will start from February 7, decided a meeting of Bangladesh Professional Football League Committee yesterday.

The meeting also decided to hold the 2nd Independence Cup Football tournament between March 10 and 12 with 16 teams taking part in the knock-out tournament.

Eleven teams from Bangladesh Premier League and five teams from Bangladesh Championship League will take part in the tournament, said BFF's acting general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag yesterday.

“Top five teams of Bangladesh Championship League's points table will be given permission to play along with 11 sides of Bangladesh Premier League,” said Shohag.

Both the leagues will remain suspended during the Independence Cup, he added.

India Beat the West Indies In 2nd Test Match & Win The Test Series.

West indies in India Tour 2011

INDIA VS WEST INDIES,2ND TEST.
Score:
India(1st innings)-631/7.151.2 overs.Declare.
West indies(1st innings)-153/10.48 overs.Follow on
West indies (2nd innings)-463/10.126.3 overs.
Result:India won by an innings and 15 runs .

In Eden Garden,Kolkata 2nd test match INDIA VS WEST INDIES,India won the toss & elect to bat first.And that was the good decisions taken by Indian captain dhoni.The 2nd test match India 1st innings  declare by 631 for 7 in 151.2 overs.The top score of Indian batsman's are-Rahul Dravid(119),Vvs Laxman(176 not out),MS Dhoni(144).Darreyn sammy &Kemer Roach get 2 wickets.To beat this score west indies get follow on their 1st innings.They all out in 153(48 overs).Indian bowlaer Pragyan ojha get 4 wicket.But in 2nd innings west indies make a good score but they didn't stop their innings losing .They all out in 463(126.3 overs).Drain Bravo get century in 2nd innings.He was out in 136 runs.
Resul India won by an innings and 15 runs.
Man Of The Match:Vvs Laxman.