| Gayle ton for West Indies but South Africa win |
| |  Chris Gayle scored the first century in Twenty20 international cricket but it was not enough to give West Indies victory as South Africa won the opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup. [ Full Story ] |
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| Rohan Gavaskar, Stuart Binny join ICL |
| |  Former India cricketer Rohan Gavaskar and Karnataka all-rounder Stuart Binny have joined the Indian Cricket League, swelling the strength of the rebel group. [ Full Story ] |
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| Fleming ousted as Test captain |
| |  Stephen Fleming was replaced by Daniel Vettori as New Zealand's Test cricket captain, simultaneously announcing his retirement from limited overs internationals. [ Full Story ] |
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| ICL can end ICC's monopoly, says Gilchrist |
| | Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has supported the ICL, saying it could help end the ICC's monopoly over the game by bringing in more opportunities for players. [ Full Story ] |
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| We are here with an open mind: Dhoni |
| | Dhoni hasn't had the time to get out of the team formal wear yet after enduring the 12-hr flight, but the charming smile of the new skipper was intact, and it wasn’t a forced one. [ Full Story ] |
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| Ricky Ponting takes top honours |
| |  Apart from being named as the Player of the Year at the prestigious ICC Awards, the Aus skipper also won the Captain of the Year award for both ODI and Test teams. [ Full Story ] |
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| Jhulan Goswami wins cricket's 'Oscar' |
| |  The Indian pace bowler Jhulan Goswami, who has been adjudged as ICC Women's Cricketer of the year, was the lone Indian Indian player to figure on the ICC list. [ Full Story ] |
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| Shoaib has done enough, ban him: Asif |
| |  Lambasting PCB for creating a spoilt brat like Shoaib Akhtar, former captain Asif Iqbal demanded a life ban for the erratic speedster following the Johannesburg brawl. [ Full Story ] |
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| Dravid should always bat at No 3: Vengsarkar |
| | With a batsman of Rahul Dravid's calibre at their disposal, Team India need not explore other options for the crucial number three slot, said chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar. [ Full Story ] |
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| 'Shoaib has lost a great deal' |
| |  Lambasting PCB for creating a spoilt brat like Shoaib Akhtar, ex-skipper Asif Iqbal demanded a life ban for the speedster following the brawl that tarnished the country's image. [ Full Story ] |
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| India beat S Korea to win Asia Cup in Hockey |
| |  India put Doha Asian Games Champions Korea under the mat, scoring an emphatic 7-2 win in a countrovery-ridden final to retain the seventh BSNL Asian Cup. [ Full Story ] |
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| Dravid's men, a poor one-day outfit: Atherton |
| |  Passing a rather critical assessment on India's performance in the seven-match ODI series against Eng, former captain Mike has termed Dravid's men as a poor one-day outfit. [ Full Story ] |
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| Henin says all with US Open win |
| |  Justine Henin said the US Open title she won was the greatest of her seven Grand Slam crowns because it proved to all doubters, including herself, that she is the best tennis player. [ Full Story ] |
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| India to file complaint against Dar's decisions |
| | Simmering after the dubious dismissal of star batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in the series decider, Team India management has decided to lodge an official complaint with the International Cricket Council. [ Full Story ] |
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| 'Afridi said things which can't be called jokes' |
| | Shoaib Akhtar blamed Shahid Afridi for the brawl with Mohammad Asif which led to his ouster from the Pakistan team for the Twenty20 cricket World Cup in South Africa. [ Full Story ] |
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| Dar plays spoilsport, mars Sachin's swansong |
| | It was neither Andrew Flintoff's pace nor Monty Panesar's guile but Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar's erratic judgement which soured Sachin Tendulkar's swansong ODI appearance on British soil in the series decider at Lord's. [ Full Story ] |
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| Indian skeet shooters win title |
| |  Indian skeet team of Naveen Jindal, A D Peoples and Mairaj Ahmed Khan won the gold medal in Singapore Open Shooting Championship on Saturday. [ Full Story ] |
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| England cruise to victory in series decider |
| | England clinched the one-day international series against India on Saturday with a seven-wicket victory in the seventh and final match at Lord's. [ Full Story ] |
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| Super Saturday, sudden death |
| | It's Super Saturday in England. They have a Euro '08 match against Israel, their rugby team is gearing to take on USA, and yes, they have a cricket cruncher against India at Lord’s. [ Full Story ] |
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| Shoaib's brother blames Afridi for the brawl |
| |  Even while the disgraced pacer has appealed to the Pakistani people and media to forgive him, his brother blamed allrounder Shahid Afridi for instigating the whole incident. [ Full Story ] |
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| Sohail Tanvir to replace Akhtar for T20 WC |
| | Sohail Tanvir, an uncapped left arm pacer, will replace disgraced fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the Pakistan team for the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa. [ Full Story ] |
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| Dravid wants India to play 'fearless cricket' |
| | Skipper Rahul Dravid said ‘fearlessness’ and 'experience' would be India's main weapons as they look forward to sign off a great England summer of cricket in style with a perfect finish at Lord's. [ Full Story ] |
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| 'Keeper-captains are ideal in Twenty20 games' |
| | Wicketkeepers are ideal to double up as captains in the shortest version of cricket as they can take split-second decisions with ease, said Indian team's manager Lalchand Rajput as he justified Mahendra Singh Dhoni's promotion as skipper for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup. [ Full Story ] |
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| They want to push Gavaskar against me: Kapil |
| | Coming down heavily on I S Bindra for accusing him of chasing money through the Indian Cricket League, Kapil Dev said the former BCCI President was a ‘frustrated man talking loud’. [ Full Story ] |
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| Sreesanth pens a song for Twenty20 World Cup |
| | Firing teasing deliveries and breaking into dance after seeing the back of batsmen makes him quite a character on the cricket field, but there is more to know about young S Sreesanth. [ Full Story ] |
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| Sachin awaits crowning glory moment in Eng |
| |  As he looked back on his final journey in 'Old Blighty', Sachin said India's triumph in Test series was ‘very special’ that has seen the team showcase ‘great fighting spirit'. [ Full Story ] |
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| T20 World Cup Shoaib Akhtar hits Asif, says sorry |
| | After his unceremonious ouster from the Twenty20 WC, temperamental Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar apologised for hitting fellow pacer Mohammad Asif with a bat. [ Full Story ] |
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| T20 World Cup 'Shoaib deserves no leniency at all' |
| | Javed Miandad has held PCB responsible for the increasing incidents of indiscipline by players, specially Shoaib, who was recalled from SA after he hit Asif with a bat. [ Full Story ] |
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| Pak's cricket club invites ICL to play matches |
| | A local cricket club has invited the unofficial Indian Cricket League to organise its matches in Pakistan and Kapil Dev, the Chairman of ICL Executive Board, promised to consider the proposal. [ Full Story ] |
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| Bring back players from ICL, PCB told |
| | The Pakistan Cricket Board has been instructed by a standing committee on sports in the National Assembly to make every effort to bring back the four Test players who have defected to play in the rebel Indian Cricket League. [ Full Story ] |
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| Team India graces high-profile bash |
| | The Indian cricket team attended a gala dinner reception at the well-known Starlet Spice restaurant in Central London on Thursday evening. [ Full Story ] |
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| IHF submits bid for Champions Trophy |
| | Chennai is all set to host this year's men's Champions Trophy Hockey in the event of FIH cancelling Lahore as the venue due to withdrawal of Australia and Korea on security concerns. [ Full Story ] |
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| Start planning for 2014 WC, Pereira tells India |
| | Mohun Bagan's Brazilian coach Carlos Roberto Pereira da Silva says India would do well to aim at qualifying for the 2014 World Cup instead of focus 2010 edition of the quadrennial mega event. [ Full Story ] |
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| 'Beckham's lifestyle damaged his career' |
| | David Beckham should be playing in England, not the United States and his celebrity lifestyle has damaged his career, according to former player Bobby Charlton. [ Full Story ] |
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| Sachin mania grips nation, again |
| | He once had a music video dedicated to him, then there came a time when headlines screamed ‘End’ulkar and enraged cricket fans were baying for his blood. [ Full Story ] |
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| T20 World Cup Ponting to join Australian squad |
| | Ricky Ponting will join the Australian squad for the inaugural Twenty20 Cricket World Championships in South Africa after his wife's health improved. [ Full Story ] |
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| 'Shoaib could face further disciplinary action' |
| | PCB Chairman Naseem Ashraf said fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar could face further disciplinary action once he returned home from South Africa following a brawl with teammate Mohammad Asif. [ Full Story ] |
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| Lee-Meghann lose US Open final |
| |  Leander Paes' dream of winning the eighth Grand Slam title of his career came crashing down as the partners lost the mixed doubles title clash to Mirnyi and Azarenka in New York. [ Full Story ] |
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| T20 WC PCB recalls Shoaib Akhtar after spat |
| | Pakistan cricket plunged into a fresh controversy with the fast bowler being recalled home from South Africa for hitting fellow paceman Mohammad Asif with a bat. [ Full Story ] |
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| 'Thought of retiring has not crossed my mind' |
| |  Sachin Tendulkar categorically dismissed speculation about his retirement from ODI cricket, saying he was ‘batting brilliantly’ at the moment. [ Full Story ] |
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| Another use of condom -- to make hockey sticks |
| | When condom is being promoted as a major contraceptive tool and a means to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, a sports goods manufacturer in Jalandhar has found out a novel use of it -- to make better quality hockey sticks. [ Full Story ] |
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| Asking Yuvi to bowl was a mistake: Rahul |
| | Rahul Dravid, whose on-field decisions have quite often defied logic, has admitted that asking Yuvraj Singh to bowl the last over against Eng was a ‘bad’ move. [ Full Story ] |
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| Indian women win 27 golds in Pak |
| | India's women swimmers won the first-ever South Asian Swimming and Water Polo championship claiming a rich haul of 27 gold medals in Pak. [ Full Story ] |
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| Dravid, Collingwood hail Robin the batsman |
| |  Robin Uthappa may not be a permanent fixture in Team India's batting order but thanks to his match-winning knock, he at least has won admirers in Dravid and Collingwood. [ Full Story ] |
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| BCCI's threat to 'rebels' under MRTPC scanner |
| |  The slugfest between BCCI and rival ICL has taken a new twist with the anti-monopoly watchdog initiating a probe against them for threatening 'rebel' players with life-term ban. [ Full Story ] |
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| Dravid hopes to lord it at Lord's |
| |  With two belligerent sides locked in a 3-3 stalemate, the series decider at Lord's promises to be a cracker and Dravid oozed confidence that his side would end up right. [ Full Story ] |
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| India nick epic victory to level series |
| |  India clinched a nailbiting two-wicket victory over England at the Oval, knocking off an imposing 317-run target to level the series at 3-3. [ Full Story ] |
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| Sarwan fancies SA, Australia for Twenty20 |
| | West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan has tipped Australia and South Africa to loom large in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament. [ Full Story ] |
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| T20 WC Absence of seniors will not affect us: Viru |
| | Rating India as the favourites for the coming twenty20 World Cup, Virender Sehwag said the absence of veteran campaigners would not dent the team's prospects in the much-awaited tournament. [ Full Story ] |
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| Design for ICL, Kapil tells fashion designers |
| |  Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev was spotted at the tenth edition of the Wills India Fashion Week as it kicked off at a brand new venue of Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. [ Full Story ] |
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| Paes reaches mixed doubles final |
| | Leander Paes and Meghann Shaughnessy fought back from a set down to beat Liezel Huber of USA and Jamie Murray of Britain and storm into the finals of the mixed doubles competition of US Open here. [ Full Story ] |
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| 'I guess opposites attract' |
| |  Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek looked like a tennis version of the Odd Couple but the duo said they were well-matched on the court and off despite losing. [ Full Story ] |
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| BCCI repeatedly ignored me: Dinesh Mongia |
| |  The once mild-mannered batsman is a bitter man today. Hitting out at BCCI, he talks about situations that forced him to join ICL and threatens to expose 'everything one day'. [ Full Story ] |
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| Sehwag to lead Delhi in 2007-08 |
| | Virender Sehwag has been named the captain and Gautam Gambhir the vice-captain of the Delhi cricket team for the 2007-08 domestic season. [ Full Story ] |
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| Australia A tour on despite blasts: PCB |
| | The Australia A cricket team would continue with their tour as per the schedule despite the twin blast that rocked the city of Rawalpindi, PCB officials said. [ Full Story ] |
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| Sree targets Twenty20 success for comeback |
| | Fast bowler S Sreesanth hopes his performance at this month's Twenty20 World Cup will earn him a call back to the Indian ODI team for the home series against Australia and Pakistan. [ Full Story ] |
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| 'BCCI looking for right candidate as coach' |
| |  Once bitten ever shy seems to be the policy of the Cricket Board vis-a-vis its selection of the national coach in the aftermath of the disastrous Graham Ford episode. [ Full Story ] |
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| Twenty20 WC Aus wants to 'make an impression' |
| | Australia still believe Ricky Ponting will play a part in the Twenty20 World Cup despite their captain failing to fly out with the squad for the tournament in South Africa, which starts on Sept 11. [ Full Story ] |
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| Will batsmen do the trick again for India? |
| | India will turn to their experienced batsmen to deliver the goods when they go into the do-or-die sixth cricket ODI against England, hoping that the strategy of packing the team with seven specialist batsmen will do the trick again. [ Full Story ] |
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| Where is Mohammad Yousuf? |
| | Pakistani batsman, Mohammad Yousuf appears to be the most in-demand, but hard to trace these days.After the Pakistan Cricket Board, the ICC is now trying desperately to contact him. [ Full Story ] |
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| PCB warns rebel quartet of 'long-term' bans |
| |  PCB Chairman Nasim Ashraf said ICL rebels Inzamam-ul Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Imran Farhat and Abdul Razzaq could be banned, if they did not change their decision. [ Full Story ] |
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| Farhat vows to fight PCB legal notice on ICL |
| | Pakistan's discarded Test opener Imran Farhat on Tuesday vowed to fight a legal notice served on him by the PCB for signing up with the rebel Indian Cricket League. [ Full Story ] |
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| Sania, Paes advance at US Open |
| |  While Sania Mirza advanced to the quarters of women's doubles with an upset win over former champions Lisa and Samantha, Leander Paes entered the mixed doubles semis. [ Full Story ] |
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| 'Nehru Cup win a stepping-stone' |
| |  He led his side to taste victory and helped football snatch its share of limelight in this cricket crazy nation. Bhaichung Bhutia tells Ashok Kumar. [ Full Story ] |
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| Shoaib's ICL threat makes PCB drop charges |
| | Disciplinary charges and penalties against Pakistan's erratic pacer Shoaib Akhtar were recently dropped he threatened to join the Indian Cricket League (ICL). [ Full Story ] |
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| ODIs taking toll on my body, admits Tendulkar |
| |  The master blaster has for the first time admitted that it's becoming difficult for him to play ODI cricket with long recovery time after matches taking toll on his body. [ Full Story ] |
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| Sourav Ganguly confident India can win series |
| | Having played a key role in shaping India's turnaround in the fifth cricket one-dayer, Sourav Ganguly is confident that the Men in Blue were capable of edging out England in the last two games and win the series. [ Full Story ] |
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| Flintoff, Bopara doubtful for T20 WC |
| | Injuries of star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff and Ravi Bopara seem to be a major concern for hosts England as it may also hamper their chances of taking part in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup. [ Full Story ] |
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| 'Warne kept me on my toes' |
| | Sachin Tendulkar, rated as the greatest batsman by Shane Warne in his top 50 list, has duly returned the compliment by describing the Aussie as 'as good a bowler as I faced'. [ Full Story ] |
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| 'Dhoni was the only guy catching the ball' |
| | Stellar performance from Sachin, Sourav, Yuvraj and Dhoni not only fashioned India's 38-run win under the Duckworth/Lewis method but also kept the series alive for the visitors. [ Full Story ] |
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| 'BCCI to reveal T20 plans soon' |
| |  Turning the heat on the rebel Indian Cricket League, Board of Cricket Control in India President Sharad Pawar said the Board would soon make its own Twenty20 plans public. [ Full Story ] |
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| Ponting may miss T20 WC |
| |  Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting may miss the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa because of undisclosed family reasons. [ Full Story ] |
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| India Vs England India win ODI, keep series alive |
| |  An unbeaten 91 by England skipper Paul Collingwood couldn't prevent India from securing a 38-run victory in their rain interrupted fifth one-dayer at Headingley in Leeds. [ Full Story ] |
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| Andrew Hall set to join ICL |
| |  South African Andrew Hall is set to join the Indian Cricket League after snapping ties with the national side following his omission from the Twenty 20 squad. [ Full Story ] |
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| Get an Australian coach, advises Ajit Pal |
| | With India continuing to lag behind in hockey, country's only World Cup winning captain Ajit Pal Singh feels roping in an Australian coach for the national squad could raise the falling standards. [ Full Story ] |
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| Sania's US Open campaign comes to an end |
| | Sania Mirza's US Open campaign came to an end with a straight-set loss to Russian sixth seed Anna Chakvetadze in the third round. [ Full Story ] |
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| Asia Cup India defeats SL 20-0, equals record |
| | India equalled the record for maximum number of goals in the history of the Asia Cup, as they thrashed Sri Lanka 20-nil in their pool B league match BSNL Asian Continental Hockey Championship here at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium tonight. [ Full Story ] |
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| Vijay Mallya makes bid for Spyker F1 Team |
| | Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya has joined hands with Spyker director of Formula One, Michiel Mol, to make an 80 million euro bid for the struggling F1 team. [ Full Story ] |
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| Pawar to watch fifth ODI at Headingley |
| | BCCI President Sharad Pawar will be at the Headingley to watch the fifth one-day international cricket match between India and England. [ Full Story ] |
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| Sania-Bhupathi in 2nd round |
| |  Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi shocked seventh seeds Elena Likhovtseva and Daniel Nestor in straight sets to advance to the second round of the US Open. [ Full Story ] |
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| Warne rates Tendulkar as his greatest |
| |  Warne, who released names of his 50 greatest cricketers, said Tendulkar remained an unsolved riddle throughout his career, and admired the Indian for his 'mental toughness'. [ Full Story ] |
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| 'Waugh was no match-winner' |
| |  Shane Warne's list of 50 greatest cricketers, continues to raise heckles with the leggie ranking Darren Lehmann higher than Steve Waugh in his third installment. [ Full Story ] |
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| America Inc pledges sponsorship for ICL |
| |  An American company has pledged USD 10 million sponsorship to involve the non-resident Indian fans in the Indian Cricket League.
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| England will be ruthless, says Collingwood |
| | England captain Paul Collingwood has sounded a warning to the beleaguered Indians, saying his team will play its best cricket in the remaining three cricket one-dayers in the series. [ Full Story ] |
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