ICC agrees to meet ICL officials

Calcutta: ICC President David Morgan Thursday confirmed he had received a request from Subhash Chandra of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited to meet with him regarding the Indian Cricket League (ICL), says A Staff Reporter.

Morgan also confirmed that, following that request, he had agreed to meet with Chandra and other representatives in London on a mutually convenient date.

ODI off

Jamshedpur: The Tata group’s safety concerns have now allegedly cost the steel city an opportunity to host an ODI, says Our Correspondent. “We have surrendered the India-England ODI slated for November 23 to the BCCI. We have communicated to the board the Tata Steel’s concern for the safety of the stadium,” said Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) secretary Rajesh Verma.

Moin notice

Karachi: Former skipper Moin Khan has served a defamation notice to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), seeking an apology for defaming him in connection with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) issue.

Asif hearing

Karachi: Tainted Pakistani pacer Mohammed Asif’s efforts to get a fresh date for a hearing finally paid off with the drugs inquiry tribunal of the Indian Premier League (IPL) asking him to plead his dope violation case on October 11.

Saina wins

New Delhi: Saina Nehwal beat Japanese Ai Goto in straight sets to cruise into the quarter finals of the China Master Super Series at Changzhou in China Thursday.

Ghoshal falls

Paris: Saurav Ghosal’s campaign at the $62,000 Internationaux de France Squash tournament came to an end after his straight-game defeat to third seed Thierry Lincou of France in the pre-quarter finals.

Somdev out

Bucharest: Somdev Dev Varman crashed out in the second round of the euro 30,000 Bucharest Challenger after going down in straight sets to qualifier Gero Kretschmer.

New coach

Panaji: Churchill Brothers have appointed Zoran Djordjevic of Serbia as their new coach after they sacked Nigerian Emeka Ezeugo Wednesday.

Adhiban wins

Panaji: Tamil Nadu’s International Master B. Adhiban (Elo 2422) crowned himself the youngest champion of the National ‘B’ chess championships after defeating Maharashtra’s International Master Akshayraj Kore (Elo 2392) in the final round.