http://www.indianexpress.com/index.php Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08 : 15 : 23 +05:30 indianexpress.com http://static.expressindia.com/frontend/iep/images/logo.gif http://www.indianexpress.com/index.php Feed provided by indianexpress.com http://www.indianexpress.com/news/india-stands-on-the-brink-of-series-win/550345/ India sent back four Sri Lankan batsmen in quick succession to tighten the noose around the visitors, who were struggling at 144 for five at tea. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ive-warned-yuvi-against-calling-me-grandpa-again-sachin/550372/ Sachin Tendulkar may be the oldest member of the Indian cricket team but he clearly resents being called a grandfather by his teammates. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jwala-diju-enter-finals-of-world-super-series-final/550354/ Jwala Gutta and V Diju cruised into the finals with a straight-game win over Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczy of Poland. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fifa-2010-wc-asian-teams-dealt-tough-draw/550097/ Host nation South Africa will face Mexico in the opening game of the 2010 World Cup. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/theres-always-a-next-time-says-nonchalant-sehwag/550019/ Virender Sehwag said that there is always a next time and he is happy to have at least come within seven runs of the milestone. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/raikkonen-signs-with-citroen-rally-team/549996/ Ex-Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen will compete for Citroen in the World Rally Championship next season, the team announced Friday. Raikkonen, who won the 2007 F1 championship, left Ferrari at the end of the 2009 F1 season to make way for the arrival of Fernando Alonso. Citroen said the Finnish driver would compete for its Red Bull-backed Junior Team in 2010. “For the moment we have a one-year contract and we will see how it goes for the future,” Raikkonen said in a statement. “I am really looking forward to testing the car and taking the start of the first rally.” The one-year contract keeps alive the chances of Raikkonen returning to F1 in 2011, with the Red Bull connection in his new rally team likely to trigger speculation of a move to the Red Bull F1 outfit. Raikkonen took part in one WRC race in 2010 - the Rally of Finland for Tommi Makinen Racing in a Fiat - during a break between F1 races, and had long been an enthusiast of a sport that has a strong pedigree of Finnish champions. “I always wanted to compete in rally, especially in the World Rally Championship at some point in my career,” said Raikkonen. “Thanks to Red Bull, I have the opportunity to drive the best car of the series with the Citroen C4. This is a new but very exciting challenge.” Following confirmation of his departure from Ferrari, Raikkonen and his management were involved in talks about a move back to his former team McLaren. However McLaren ultimately signed 2009 world champion Jenson Button to partner Lewis Hamilton in 2010. Raikkonen said he was not prepared to join a weaker team, and elected to take a sabbatical from F1 in 2010, holding out the possibility of a quick return the following season. The only rally Raikkonen will miss next year is the Rally of New Zealand, in which his team will not compete. He will partner French driver Sebastien Ogier in the Citroen Junior Team next year. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/saina-reaches-semis-of-world-super-series-masters-final/549955/ Saina Nehwal defeated Thai Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in straight games to advance to the semifinals of the World Super Series in Malaysia. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nations-await-2010-world-cup-finals-draw/549939/ Countdown to 2010 World Cup begins in earnest on Friday when the 32 qualifiers learn where, when and who they will be playing against. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/2010-world-cup-winners-to-pocket-30-mn/549931/ The total prize money available to the 32 finalists of the 2010 World Cup will be $420 million, up 61 per cent from the 261.4 million in 2006. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dhoni-joins-the-party-cracks-ton-lanka-cornered/549919/ Mahendra Singh Dhoni cracked an unbeaten century as India tightened the noose around a hapless Sri Lanka by taking an imposing 333-run first innings lead.