Pune, May 23 (IANS) Pune FC central defender Anas Edathodika Thursday signed a two-year extension at the football club. Anas's decision to stay back comes after spending the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons successfully at the Club. The 26-year-old Kerala-born defender helped his side earn the distinction of third best in conceding goals in the recently concluded I-League.
Muslims in Maharashtra start 300-km march for job quota
Nashik, May 19 (IANS) People here trooped out Sunday on the streets to welcome and offer chilled soft drinks to over 1,000 Muslims who embarked on a 300-km Gandhian march to Mumbai demanding reservations in job, an official said.
IPL: Pune pummel Delhi, avoid wooden spoon
Pune, May 19 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils, who topped the league standings in the last Indian Premier League, finished last this season after losing to Pune Warriors at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Sunday. Delhi fell 38 runs short of Pune's 172 for five, ending at 134 for nine. The home side skipper Aaron Finch slammed 52 runs off 34 balls while left-arm spinner Ali Murtaza and all-rounder Angelo Matthews snapped up three wickets each.
IPL Scoreboard: Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils
Pune, May 19 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Pune Warriors and Delhi Daredevils at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Sunday: Pune Warriors: Robin Uthappa c Warner b Yadav 24 Aaron Finch c Sehwag b Kaul 52 Manish Pandey b Nadeem 10 Yuvraj Singh c Sehwag b Pathan 3 Angelo Mathews not out 30 Luke Wright c Sehwag b Kaul 44 Raiphi Gomez not out 4 Extras (lb 2, w 2, nb 1) 5 Total (for five wickets in 20 overs) 172 Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Uthappa, 5.1 overs), 2-74 (Pandey, 9.4), 3-91 (Finch, 11.6), 4-96 (Yuvraj Singh, 13.3), 5-167 (Wright, 19.4) Bowling: Irfan Pathan 4-0-34-1 Morne Morkel 4-0-36-0 Siddharth Kaul 4-0-27-2 Umesh Yadav 4-0-52-1 Shahbaz Nadeem 4-0-21-1 Mahela Jayawardene c Wright b Murtaza 14 David Warner c Uthappa b Parnell 2 Bharat Chipli lbw b Murtaza 16 Virender Sehwag c Gomez b Murtaza 11 Ben Rohrer b Dinda 7 Irfan Pathan c Pandey b Mathews 24 CM Gautam c Gomez b Mathews 30 Morne Morkel c Parnell b Mathews 0 Umesh Yadav not out 8 Shahbaz Nadeem c Mathews b Dinda 6 Siddharth Kaul not out 0 Extras (lb 5, w 10, nb 1) 16 Total (9 wickets; 20 overs) 134 (6.70 runs per over) Fall of wickets 1-17 (Warner, 2.1 overs), 2-40 (Jayawardene, 4.5), 3-55 (Sehwag, 7.2), 4-55 (Chipli, 7.3), 5-64 (Rohrer, 9.4), 6-118 (Gautam, 16.4), 7-119 (Morkel, 16.6), 8-125 (Pathan, 18.3), 9-133 (Nadeem, 19.5) Bowling: Wayne Parnell 3-0-36-1 BhuvneshwaR Kumar 4-0-26-0 Ashok Dinda 4-0-21-2 Ali Murtaza 4-0-15-3 Yuvraj Singh 2-0-17-0 Angelo Mathews 3-0-14-3 Match details: Toss: Pune Warriors chose to bat Umpires: Nigel Llong (England) and Simon Taufel (Australia) TV umpire: Vineet Kulkarni Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire: Pashchim Pathak
IPL: Pune post 172/5
Pune, May 19 (IANS) Pune Warriors scored 172 for five against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match here Sunday. Captain Aaron Finch hammered 52 runs off 34 balls while Luke Wright scored 44 off 23.
Pune Warriors opt to bat against Daredevils
Pune, May 19 (IANS) Pune Warriors India opted to bat first in their Indian Premier League clash against Delhi Daredevils at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Sunday.
Double whammy for Pune mountaineers
Pune, May 17 (IANS) A team of mountaineers from Pune conquered the world's tallest peak Mt. Everest and Mt. Lhotse, the world's fourth highest, early Friday, an official said here.
One dead, three hurt in chemical factory fire near Thane
Thane, May 13 (IANS) A labourer was killed and at least three others were injured in a fire following an explosion in a chemical factory in Dombivli town, near here in Maharashtra, early Monday. According to an official of Manpada police, the explosion, which followed a massive fire, took place in Chemistar Co
Anas first Indian to bag Pune FC Player of the Year
Pune, May 12 (IANS) Kerala-born central defender Anas Edathodika broke the three-year foreign player monopoly by being adjudged Pune FC Player of The Year for the 2012-13 season, it was announced Sunday. The 26-year-old's feat comes in his second year at the club
Indians beat Warriors by 5 wickets
Pune, May 11 (IANS) Mumbai Indians beat Pune Warriors by five wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Saturday. Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma top scored with 37.
