Strauss-led England better than 2005 team: Flintoff
August 4th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff feels that the current side led by Andrew Strauss is even better than the 2005 team, and said they can ... Read more...
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Infosys to hire 45,000 techies this year
July 12th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore (Karnataka), July 12 (IANS) Infosys Ltd, India's second largest IT bellwether, is back on hiring spree and plans to increase its headcount by a whopping 45,000 during this fiscal ... Read more...
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India seniors barely manage to beat under-23 football team
June 28th, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India's chief football coach Armando Colaco Tuesday tested the national team against a spirited under-23 team in a practice match here Tuesday only to find ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah Cup: New-look India team has a lot to play for
May 4th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 4 (IANS) India have always done well in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament here. They shared the trophy with Korea last year and won it outright in ... Read more...
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Kirsten and support staff played a key role in moulding Indian squad
April 3rd, 2011 - 3:31 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) The backroom boys worked tirelessly, avoiding the public glare, and the Indian team's senior players showered wholesome praise on them for their contribution to India winning ... Read more...
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Team India will give its best to lift 2011 WC: Dhoni
April 1st, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 1 (ANI): Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said the team was not under any pressure of playing Saturday's final in front of the home crowd, and would give ... Read more...
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Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final clash will “charge up” Pakistani players: Ramiz Raja
March 25th, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 25(ANI): The mouth-watering Pakistan-India clash in the 2011 World Cup semi-final match in Mohali on March 30 will definitely charge up the Pakistan team, former captain Ramiz Raja has said."As ... Read more...
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Rain likely to mar South Africa-Netherlands match (Preview)
March 2nd, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 2 (IANS) With the weatherman predicting rain during Thursday's World Cup Group B match, in-form South Africa and the erratic Netherlands are keeping their fingers crossed.South Africa, buoyed ... Read more...
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Australian bench strength is weak: Ponting
December 30th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec. 30 (ANI): Australia's bench strength is weak, captain Ricky Ponting said on Thursday, a day after his team lost the Ashes to England at the MCG."Maybe we have not got ... Read more...
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Jwala Gutta wants domestic badminton beefed up
December 21st, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Badminton doubles specialist Jwala Gutta says if the system has to throw up players of international standard, domestic structure has to be strengthened. Gutta, Comonwealth Games doubles ... Read more...
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Series win augurs well for World Cup, says Gambhir
December 10th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Dec 10 (IANS) With a 5-0 series win under his belt, skipper Gautam Gambhir was understandably overjoyed and showered praise on his India team-mates, saying that the success ... Read more...
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India strong favourites to win World Cup: Cricketing legends
December 9th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Cricketing legends and past World Cup winning captains Imran Khan, Arjuna Ranatunga and Kapil Dev believe India are strong favourites to win next year's tournament in ... Read more...
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Srikkanth confident of India beating New Zealand
October 25th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 25 (IANS) Selection committee chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth hailed the Indian team's bench strength and expressed confidence that India will emerge victorious in the forthcoming three-Test series against visiting New Zealand.Speaking ... Read more...
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Dhoni defends selectors decision to rest top players
October 19th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Vishakhapatnam, Oct 19 (IANS) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday said resting top players for the One-day cricket series against Australia was important to keep them fit and fresh for next ... Read more...
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Indian cricket on ‘absolutely right track’ for World Cup success: Akram
October 19th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 19(ANI): Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has said that Indian cricket is on the right track in its preparations for next year's World Cup."At this stage, all nations must be ... Read more...
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Australian skipper Michael Clarke says team is improving well, hope to peak up by summer
October 16th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi, Oct.16 (ANI): Australian captain Michael Clarke said here on Saturday, that the team is improving well, and hoped to peak by summer.Clarke praised master blaster Sachin Tendulkar's outstanding performances, adding ... Read more...
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‘Saina will be among the world’s top for some years’
October 1st, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Avishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Saina Nehwal will stay among the top five in women's badminton for quite some years and players like her can challenge the Chinese domination, says Athens ... Read more...
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Afridi powers Pakistan to victory over Bangladesh
June 22nd, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Dambulla, June 21 (IANS) Shahid Afridi blasted his second century of the tournament as Pakistan crushed Bangladesh by 139 runs in an inconsequential Asia Cup match here Monday.
Riding on skipper Afridi's ... Read more...
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India to test bench strength on Zimbabwe tour
May 9th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai/Kodaikanal, May 9 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to test the bench strength during the tour of Zimbabwe.BCCI sources said that skipper Mahendra Singh ... Read more...
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Australia ready to bounce Bangladesh at Barbados
May 4th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Barbados, May 4 (IANS) Australia are looking to line up an all-pace attack to crush Bangladesh on a bouncy Kensington Oval wicket here in their second league match of the World Twenty20 ... Read more...
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Saina fails to clear Chinese hurdle in Badmintion Asia Championships
April 17th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal failed to get the measure of her Chinese opponent Xuerui Li as she went down 17-21, 11-21 in the semi-final of women's singles Badminton ... Read more...
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Injured Brett flies back home
April 15th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 15 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab fast bowler Brett Lee's was forced to fly back home with a fractured thumb Thursday.
"It's unfortunate that Brett Lee had to leave for Australia... ... Read more...
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Infosys to hire 30,000 techies in next 12 months
April 13th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 13 (IANS) An upbeat Infosys Technologies would hire about 30,000 techies, including 19,000 freshers, during the next 12 months, a senior official said Tuesday.
"We have already made 19,000 campus offers ... Read more...
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Intikhab plan for boosting sports in Pakistan
April 10th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, April 10 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain and coach Intikhab Alam Saturday unveiled a proposal for provincial governments to lift the standard of cricket and other sports in the country.
"What I'm proposing ... Read more...
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Mohsin Khan building competitive back-up team to put pressure on senior players
April 8th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Apr.8 (ANI): Worried over the lack of good back up players, Pakistan cricket's chief selector Mohsin Khan is planning to build up a strong second league of players who could be ... Read more...
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PCB should disclose reasons behind banning players: Waqar
March 11th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar.11 (ANI): Former Pakistan fast bowler and newly appointed coach of the national squad Waqar Younis has said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) must make public the reasons behind banning senior ... Read more...
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Tendulkar rested for Ahmedabad ODI against South Africa
February 25th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.25 (ANI): Cricket lovers in Ahmedabad, where the third and the last one day of the series against South Africa is scheduled to be played on February 27, would ... Read more...
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Sponsorship will make us self reliant: BAI
February 20th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Badminton Association of India (BAI) president V.K Verma Saturday said its new sponsorship deal with Premier Brands will make it "self reliant" in terms of finances and ... Read more...
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We are playing lot of cricket, injuries will happen: Srinivasan
February 16th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary N. Srinivasan Tuesday admitted that injuries were happening as the Indian team was playing lot of cricket.
"We are ... Read more...
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Heroka Yepthomi Nagaland’s youngest successful entrepreneur
January 31st, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter ChacheiKohima, Jan 31 (ANI): Success and rest do not sleep together for a young and successful entrepreneur like Heroka Yepthomi. He is an inspiration for budding entrepreneurs in Nagaland.Yepthomi's ... Read more...
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Sports Department promotes rural talent in Sikkim
January 20th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by ANI
Gangtok, Jan 20 (ANI): The Sikkim Sports Department recently organized a sports meet under the Panchayat Yuva Kendra Khel Abhiyaan (PYKKA) scheme to promote rural sporting talent in the state.With peace and ... Read more...
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Sangakkara asks seniors to step up
December 26th, 2009 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara has asked the senior players in the side to step up their performance for a face-saving win in the fifth and ... Read more...
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India to test bench strength against Sri Lanka in Kotla ODI (Preview)
December 26th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Having clinched the One-day series at the Eden Gardens, India would not only like to win the fifth and last match against Sri Lanka, ... Read more...
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India have a strong bench strength: Srikkanth (Lead)
December 25th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Chief cricket selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth feels that India's emphatic One-day series victory against Sri Lanka has shown that the team's bench strength is strong and this augurs ... Read more...
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Series victory shows India’s strong bench strength: Srikkanth
December 25th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Chief cricket selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth feels that India's emphatic One-day series victory against Sri Lanka is proof of the team's bench strength and this augurs well for ... Read more...
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