<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title><![CDATA[merinews: Sports News Articles]]></title> <description><![CDATA[Latest News Articles from Sports ]]></description> <language>en-us</language> <link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catBrief.jsp?catID=5&category=Sports]]></link> <copyright><![CDATA[&#169;  Copyright 2006, Meri News]]></copyright><item><title><![CDATA[Sourav Ganguly: A shining star of Indian cricket]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149467&catID=5&category=Sports]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sourav Ganguly has been one of the greatest captains. Since his captaincy, never has the Indian side been looked down by the opponents but always feared as the most formidable side. After a bad patch, his comeback was phoenix like.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nazir led Badshahs to lift ICL crown]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149246&catID=5&category=Sports]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lahore Badshahs have clinched ICL Twenty20 Championship season 2. Badshahs openers Imran Nazir and Imran Farhat dominated the bowlers of Hyderabad Heroes and put on 108 runs partnership for the first wicket.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tribute to 'Dada']]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149245&catID=5&category=Sports]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sourav Ganguly was given the mantle of captaincy at a time when Indian cricket was an enigma. He taught and inspired his team mates to win and to conquer the world of cricket. Under his reign Indian cricket team excelled to new heights]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retirement plan for cricketers]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149239&catID=5&category=Sports]]></link><description><![CDATA[Having been in the limelight for such a long time, it is natural that the cricketers seek similar attention in their retired lives. There is no fun in appearing in commercials that have little or no relevance to cricket.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow over rate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149225&catID=5&category=Sports]]></link><description><![CDATA[The basic issue is, when a great cricketing team like Australia loses a series so miserably, it is absolutely necessary to create some excuses for their domestic media and supporters to save some face]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rajasthan Royals - IPL champions: Really?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149217&catID=5&category=Sports]]></link><description><![CDATA[The name Rajasthan Royals was chosen since there is a dearth of cricket players from Rajasthan and they could not associate with an 'iconic player'. After the bidding process, the biggest name that the team could boast of was that of Shane Warne.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fairy Tale: Shipping up to Boston]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149215&catID=5&category=Sports]]></link><description><![CDATA[Boston Celtics, were the team with the worst record in the Eastern Conference last season. That's worst out of 15 teams and they finished in the bottom three in the entire league that consists of 30 teams.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euro Review : Dream team]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149214&catID=5&category=Sports]]></link><description><![CDATA[Many football lovers witnessed their favourite football players playing well during the Euro 2008 tournament. Here is a list of 11 footballers from different teams, who could be teamed together for the tournament.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heroes stage a comeback in second ICL final]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149174&catID=5&category=Sports]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hyderabad Heroes won a thrilling eight run victory against the Lahore Badshahs pushing the Indian Cricket League (ICL) championship into the third final. The final match of the best of three finals will be played today (November 16).]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking records is not easy]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149168&catID=5&category=Sports]]></link><description><![CDATA[When Yuvraj was going great guns, Azharuddin must have been worried - would Yuvi overtake his record of the fastest ODI hundred. Fortunately, Yuvi was not well informed, otherwise that record would have really gone for a toss.]]></description></item></channel></rss>
