watch Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals live streaming

Dinesh Salunkhe, Paras Dogra, Anup Revandkar, Srideep Mangela,Ashraf Makda and Azhar Malik are the other Rajasthan Royals players wo will return to India.

"It has always been a target to pick a final squad of 17-18 players, and this year we have an even stronger squad than last year. It is disappointing to have to let go of any players, as they are all stars in our view," Badale said.

Claiming the franchisee is a close-knit family where a player's participation is not about one season alone, Badale said axed players will have a role to play in future matches and tournaments.

"Much of the attention will focus on Mohammed Kaif, who has been a key part of our success to date -- not just as a batsman, but as a role model for our younger Indian players. He has been extremely supportive of the decision, which says a lot about him as a person.

watch Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians IPL T20 live streaming

The Chennai Super Kings Indian team members left to Cape Town today morning to play their first match on Saturday April 18, 2009. Captain of the team CSK team MS Dhoni will join them in South Africa.

And the Chennai Super Kings versus Mumbai Indians match will be the first one to kick off the season of IPL 2009. I love to see Laxmipathy Balaji coming to bowl after a long back. With Jacob Oram and Muttiah Muralidaran the bowling looks strong and there are many big wigs to give same strength to their batting.

In the MI team we have Zaheer Khan, Dilhara Fernando, Kyle Mills and Harbhajan Singh to scare the opposition and there are a few batsmen to scare with their willows; Sanath will be my favorite. The Twenty20 format of the IPL tournament instantly became popular with cricket fans across the world with loads of excitement.

watch Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians live streaming

The opening game of the IPL 2009 will see Sachin Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians, take on IPL 2008 finalists, the Chennai Super Kings, at Newlands in Cape Town.

The Chennai Super Kings, under the leadership of wicketkeeper/batsman MS Dhoni, are entering this year's IPL as one of the bookmaker’s favourite.

Big hitting all-rounders Andrew Flintoff and Albie Morkel will be at the forefront of the Super Kings attack this coming Saturday.

They will try to be tamed by the Mumbai Indian's bowlers, consisting of Zaheer Khan, Lasith ‘Slinga’ Malinga and Harbhajan Singh, who have the knowledge of Shaun Pollock (the Mumbai Indians' mentor) on their side, when taking on the often tricky Newlands pitch.

India vs New Zealand 3rd Test Day 3 live streaming

"Zaheer had an extra yard up, but looking up at his speed it was quite normal. But he bent his back and hurried the batsmen up. He bowled extremely well and deserved this fiver," said Taylor who top-scored with a stodgy 42 in the home team's 197 all out.

The right-handed middle order batsman said the home team was "shattered" with the visitors' performance today but said they have not lost hope of turning the tables against India with a strong response in the remaining days.

"It is going to be very difficult. But we have to take a positive frame of mind into tomorrow. A lot of things have to go our way to hopefully give ourselves a chance of getting back into the game. If we could knock three or four wickets early on, we could give ourselves a big sniff," said Taylor, who had made 151 in Napier in the second Test. He even went back to the history books to buttress the point that they can come back into the game, losing or drawing which would mean India clinching a Test series on New Zealand soil in 41 years.

watch Fulham v Liverpool live stream online

Gerrard agreed a two-year extension to his contract on Friday, believed to be worth around £130,000 a week, which means he will be at the club until 2013. "We have got big matches to play, all of them cup finals as we have to win them all to stay in the title race and go all the way to Rome for the Champions League final." 

He added: "It is a fantastic feeling to have agreed the deal. This is what I wanted, to see out the rest of my career with Liverpool.Steven Gerrard believes Liverpool can fight for the Premier League and Champions League after tying down a string of stars to new deals.

"I have said all along that as long as the club wanted me then I would stay at Liverpool. 

"I have been a fan all my life and it will be fantastic at the end of my career to look back and say I have been with Liverpool all the way through.

watch Newcastle United v Chelsea live stream online

The Blues have also been heavily linked with Juventus striker David Trezeguet, whose very public spat with manager Claudio Ranieri has alerted the eagle-eyed Frank Arnesen.

Maybe the Dane deserves that promotion to director of football after all - not just any Tom, Dick or Harry can unearth a man with over 200 career goals to his name, including the most famous Golden Goal ever.

Real Madrid defender Fabio Cannavaro has been quoted as pointing out that it 'would not be a huge drama' if he left the Bernabeu in the summer: maybe Arnesen - in charge of global scouting - could send a few of his number to watch the little-known Italian in action, with Manchester City also understood to be interested.

Arsenal are understood to be lining up the man billed as the 'Serbian Saviour', no, not Nemanja Vidic, but 17-year-old striker Danijel Aleksic.

watch Arsenal v Manchester City live stream online

Arsenal might fight off interest for a while, but it will be hard for Arsene Wenger to turn down an offer of £45 million from either, particularly as he has seen his side go 16 games unbeaten without his skipper.

Not so long ago, Amr Zaki was one of the hottest properties in the Premier League.

On loan from Zamalek to Wigan, he scored eight goals in 10 games, prompting the Egyptian club to double their original £6 million asking price as clubs of the calibre of Liverpool began an apparent bidding war.

Fast forward six months, and Zaki has not scored from open play for 19 matches, has been involved in a bizarre row with his compatriot Mido and been described by Steve Bruce as the most unprofessional player he has ever worked with.

watch West Ham v Sunderland live stream online

It is another set back for the former Chelsea forward after he had only recently recovered from injury to step back into the Hammers' line-up.

West Ham United striker Carlton Cole has been ruled out for six weeks with a groin injury."Fortunately, he won't need an operation," West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola told the club website.The 25-year-old only played for 20 minutes as a substitute in England's home friendly against Slovakia before picking up the injuryThe Hammers have blocked more shots (161) than any other side in the top flight.

Sunderland have only scored more than once in a game in one of their last 12 Premier League games.


"It's just a problem in between the muscle and the tendon in his groin so he doesn't need an operation."

watch Blackburn Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur live stream online

Bentley's problem is that he is not getting regular starts at Spurs, mainly due to Lennon's sparkling recent form - and Redknapp hopes he does not have to make changes to his side as they are in the hunt for a place in the Europa League. 

Luka Modric has also impressed on the left so Bentley will probably be on the bench this weekend when he returns to Blackburn, who he left last summer. Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp expects bids for David Bentley this summer after a frustrating first season for the winger at White Hart Lane.Bentley arrived at Spurs looking to cement his place as David Beckham's successor for England but has fallen out of favour and is behind Aaron Lennon in the pecking order for club and country.

Redknapp added: "It's hard for David. Aaron has been in great form. You hope that Aaron keeps playing well and the team keeps winning and I don't have to change it, I've got to be truthful.

watch Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough live stream online

"The consensus of opinion was that Derby, Fulham and ourselves would get relegated, but two of us got out of it, so there is still everything to play for with every club down there at the moment." 

There has been undeniable progress at Bolton since their successful fight with relegation last season, yet the fear of sliding into the Championship still haunts Megson. 

The Trotters are five points above third-bottom Newcastle, but Megson said: "The relegation issue is between nine clubs at the moment, from West Brom up to ourselves, and we want to try and get out of that relegation area as soon as we can. 

"At the moment I don't think there's a single club in the entire Premier League who has not got something to play for with eight games to go.

watch Hull City v Portsmouth live stream online

Striker Daniel Cousin is Hull's only fitness concern after the international break gave the likes of Michael Turner, Andy Dawson and Ian Ashbee time to overcome injuries. 

The two-week recess since the last-gasp loss at Wigan has also taken the sting out of the Tigers' 13th defeat of the season. 

"To say the two-week break came at the right time is an understatement," Brown added. "We finished against Wigan with five playing out of position. 

"But the effects of Wigan have not been evident in the last fortnight. 

"The sessions I have been witnessing this week are ones that have given me a spur. 

watch Hull City v Portsmouth live streaming

watch West Bromwich v Stoke City live stream online

And Pulis believes all three promoted sides - Stoke, West Brom and Hull - can all be proud to retain hopes of survival at this late stage of the campaign. 

He added: "I'm very pleased that the three of us are still fighting because it's a massive, massive step when you come up from the Championship. 

"Everything is different, on and off the field, and it's a big learning curve for us all. 

"There may be only eight games left, but the biggest part of the season is still in front of us and it's all to play for. 

"It's incredibly exciting with 10 or 11 teams still not safe and we think we are ready for the challenge."

watch Leicester City v Carlisle United live stream online

Leicester are boosted by the return of Steve Howard and Andy King as they look to get their title charge back on track at home to Carlisle.Striker Howard is likely to go straight back into the starting line-up alongside top scorer Matty Fryatt after serving a two-match suspension. 

Midfielder King comes back into the reckoning after missing the defeat at Peterborough while on international duty with the Wales Under-21 side. 

Elsewhere, Wayne Brown is in contention to start after being on the bench at London Road. He will challenge Patrick Kisnorbo and Michael Morrison for the right to partner Jack Hobbs at the heart of defence. 

The League One leaders saw second-placed Peterborough narrow the gap at the top of the table to just four points with a 2-0 victory in last week's meeting between the two sides.

watch Bradford City v Brentford live stream online

Brentford boss Andy Scott will be without striker Charlie MacDonald when the League Two leaders travel to Bradford City on Saturday.The Bees' top scorer suffered a dislocated shoulder during last weekend's draw with Gillingham and the club are waiting on the results of a scan to determine the extent of the damage. 

Boss Andy Scott is therefore light in attack, with Nathan Elder (cheekbone) and Jordan Rhodes (metatarsal) ruled out for the rest of the season. 

Ipswich forward Billy Clarke, who played on the wing against Gillingham, will probably be pushed up front alongside another loanee, Aston Villa's Sam Williams. 

On-loan Cheltenham striker Damian Spencer and recent midfield recruit Craig Dobson are pushing for starting places but captain Kevin O'Connor is still missing with a knee injury.

watch Celtic v Hamilton Academical live stream online

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan is confident Artur Boruc will recover from his nightmare with Poland and rebuild his reputation with the Bhoys.Strachan was at fault for two goals in Poland's 3-2 defeat by Northern Ireland at Windsor Park last Saturday, the third goal especially embarrassing when he let a back-pass bounce over his foot. 

Boruc was then axed from the squad following a confrontation with Poland boss Leo Beenhakker when he was told he would play no part in the midweek World Cup qualifier against San Marino. 

It was the latest in a long line of controversial incidents involving Boruc on and off the field this season. 

In January, Strachan revealed he would have a word with the erratic Pole after another gaffe had handed Dundee a shock opener in a Homecoming Scottish Cup tie at Parkhead. 

watch Valladolid v Barcelona live stream online

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed the club want to sign Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas.

Arsenal lured Fabregas away from Barcelona as a teenager after he came through the club's youth ranks.

The 21-year-old has gone on to establish himself as one of the best young midfielders in Europe and a host of clubs have been credited with an interest in his services.

Fabregas has been continually linked with a return to his native Spain with both Barcelona and Real Madrid keen on signing him.

Laporta is a big admirer of the schemer and believes the player 

watch Wolfsburg v Bayern live soccer

Bayern and Wolfsburg are joint second on 48 points, a point behind leaders Hertha Berlin with nine matches left and a defeat for either would see them drift off at least three points.

Wolfsburg, with seven consecutive wins, have the league's most feared home record, dropping only two out of a possible 36 points from 12 matches.

Toni's return from a four-week absence with a heel injury is welcome news for Bayern who had been short of fit strikers after Miroslav Klose injured his ankle and was ruled out for more than a month, leaving volatile Lukas Podolski as the only option.

"Luca is hungry. He wants to get stuck in there," said Bayern coach Juergen Klinsmann after the Italian scored a hat-trick in training.

watch Le Mans v Lyon live stream online

even-time reigning champions Lyon, who are away at Le Mans on Saturday, top the table with nine rounds of fixtures left but they are just a point clear of Marseille, with Bordeaux a further two points back. 

Les Gones are still considered favourites to land what would be a record eighth consecutive crown but they have won just one of their last four matches. 

This weekend's match should be one of their easier games between now and the end of the season as they still have the likes of OM, Bordeaux, Paris Saint-Germain and Toulouse yet to play. 

"If we are going to win the title, we'll have to produce a great end to the season," said Lyon forward Ederson. 

Watch England U21 v France U21 Live Streaming

It was young striker Federico Macheda who made the biggest impression, grabbing a hat-trick for the visitors to earn them a share of the spoils as the match finished 3-3.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Red Devils side took the lead in the first half through a Macheda penalty after Claudio Cacapa was penalised for handball.

Neville and Ritchie De Laet gave away a penalty as they were both in close attendance of Xisco when the Spaniard went to ground, and he duly stuck away the spot-kick.

Mark Doninger gave Newcastle the lead in the second period only for Macheda to equalise with a quarter of an hour remaining after Reece Brown had replaced Neville.