Bracken to sue CA over knee injury
February 9th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Feb 9 (IANS) Former Test fast bowler Nathan Bracken will be suing Cricket Australia (CA) for $1 million over a knee injury that ruined his career.Bracken, who played five ... Read more...
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David Hussey not giving up Test hopes
February 8th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Feb 8 (IANS) Australia's ODI and Twenty20 specialist David Hussey said he is still not giving up the hope of bagging his maiden baggy green.The 34-year-old Hussey said the ... Read more...
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Paes aiming to win Olympic medal in doubles
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) India's veteran tennis player Leander Paes, a singles bronze medallist in Atlanta, has set his sights on winning his second Olympic medal in the doubles ... Read more...
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Warner’s switch-hit can become popular in Tests: Hussey
February 2nd, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Feb 2 (IANS) Australia's Twenty20 specialist David Hussey feels that his team mate David Warner's switch-hit is a phenomenon that could become a prominent Test cricket shot.Th left-handed Warner ... Read more...
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Greatest match of my life: Djokovic
January 30th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 30 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic believes the Australian Open final victory over Spaniard Rafael Nadal was the greatest of his life and the match would be ... Read more...
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Nadal calls the Australian Open final as his toughest match
January 30th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 30 (IANS) World No.2 Rafael Nadal, who lost to Serb Novak Djokovic in a marathon Australian Open tennis final Sunday, has dubbed the match as the toughest ... Read more...
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Match Stats: Men’s Australian Open Final
January 29th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Match summary of the Australian Open men's final between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Spaniard Rafael Nadal at the Rod Laver Arena here Sunday:Djokovic ... Read more...
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Fact file of Novak Djokovic’s Grand Slam singles titles
January 29th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Fact file of Novak Djokovic's singles titles at Grand Slam events:* 2008 Australian Open: bt. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(7-2)* 2011 Australian Open: bt. ... Read more...
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Paes-Vesnina go down fighting in Australian Open final (Lead)
January 29th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) India's Leander Paes could not add to his six mixed doubles Grand Slam titles as he and his Russian partner Elena Vesnina lost the Australian Open ... Read more...
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Match Stats: Men’s Doubles Australian Open Final
January 28th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 28 (IANS) The following is the match summary of the Australian Open men's doubles between the Bryan bothers of the US, Mike and Bob and India's Leander Paes ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Djokovic edges out Murray, meets Nadal in final
January 28th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 27 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia cruised into the men's singles final of the Australian Open here Friday, defeating Britain's Andy Murray to set ... Read more...
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Tomic accuses police of threatening him
January 26th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 26 (IANS) Rising Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic has accused the Gold Coast police of wanting to "hit" him after the 19-year-old was issued $300 traffic fine ... Read more...
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Wozniacki set to lose World No. 1 spot
January 24th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) Caroline Wozniacki will lose her World No.1 ranking after her quarter-final defeat by defending champion Kim Clijsters at the Australian Open here Tuesday.The 21-year-old Dane ... Read more...
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Brad Hogg hopeful of comeback in T20 against India
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 22 (IANS) Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg feels his impressive show in the ongoing Big Bash League for Perth Scorchers warrants a recall to the national side.Australia will ... Read more...
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Bhupathi, Bopana crash in Australian Open
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna crashed out of the Australian Open men's double while Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek cruised into ... Read more...
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Mahesh Bhupathi ‘Skypes’ with newborn
January 21st, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Mahesh Bhupathi was miles away in Melbourne when his wife, actress Lara Dutta gave birth to their first child. But thanks to technology, the tennis ... Read more...
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Violence against Indians in Oz not taken seriously: Author
January 19th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Incidents of violence against Indians in Australia have not been addressed seriously by that country's top administrators, says Australian author Richard Flanagan."...I do not think ... Read more...
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Bopanna, Bhupathi aim to do well in all Slams before Olympics
January 18th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Indian doubles tennis player Rohan Bopanna said Wednesday that the focus will be on all the Grand Slams ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.Bopanna, who ... Read more...
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Lyon to fine tune skills with Warne ahead of Adelaide Test
January 18th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Australian spinner Nathan Lyon will be taking tips from spin wizard Shane Warne as he gears up for the fourth and the final Test against India ... Read more...
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Warne backs Wade as Haddin’s successor
January 18th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Australian spin-wizard Shane Warne says back-up wicketkeeper Matthew Wade should step in if Brad Haddin fails to find form in the fourth and the final Test ... Read more...
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Highlights of day two at Australian Open
January 17th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Following are the highlights of day two at the Australian Open tennis here Tuesday.* Local favourite Samantha Stosur becomes the first big casualty in the ... Read more...
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Highlights of day one at Australian Open
January 16th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) Following are the highlights of day one at the Australia Open tennis here Monday.* Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer advance to second round.
* Local favourite ... Read more...
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CA wants Tendulkar to play in ODIs
January 14th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 14 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) eagerly wants India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar to play in the ODIs to make the ensuing triangular series, also involving Sri Lanka, ... Read more...
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Wozniacki confident of getting fit before Australian Open
January 12th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 12 (IANS) World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki is optimistic of her chances of participating in the year's first Grand Slam, the Australian Open, after suffering a wrist injury ... Read more...
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Hope England nightmare won’t be repeated: Dravid
January 11th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 11 (IANS) Former India captain and veteran middle-order batsman Rahul Dravid hopes that the ongoing Test series against Australia doesn't turn out to be a nightmare like ... Read more...
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Zaheer defends go-karting session, backs India to do well at Perth
January 10th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 10 (IANS) India pace spearhead Zaheer Khan defended the team's go-karting rendezvous after embarrassing losses in the first two Tests, and is confident of bouncing back in ... Read more...
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Replace Ashwin with Ojha for Perth Test: Ganguly
January 9th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 9 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that the Indian bowling attack does not require a total overhaul but wants off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin replaced with left-arm spinner ... Read more...
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It’s all about my serve: Raonic
January 9th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Milos Raonic did not shy away from saying that the serve was an important, if not the most critical, component of his game and attributed ... Read more...
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Australian navy intercepts 119 asylum seekers
January 8th, 2012 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 8 (IANS) A boat carrying 119 asylum seekers has been intercepted by the Australian Navy off the country's west coast, the immigration department has said.The HMAS Maryborough, operating ... Read more...
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Hewitt says he is a dangerous floater at Australian Open
January 7th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) Lleyton Hewitt, the youngest World No.1 a decade ago, is today ranked a lowly 186th coming from an injury-marred 2011 and he considers himself the ... Read more...
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Snoop Dogg continues the party even after Summadayze
January 2nd, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Jan 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rapper Snoop Dogg is on a roll. First there was the happening party at the Summadayze, and then he continued the trend in Sydney with another sizzling ... Read more...
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Sachin’s 100th hundred will be a blessing for Tests: Clarke
January 2nd, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 2 (IANS) Australia captain Michael Clarke feels Sachin Tendulkar's 100th international hundred will inject life in the dwindling popularity of Test cricket but also insisted that they ... Read more...
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Five losses have hit belief but we will bounce back: Dhoni
January 2nd, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 2 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that five straight losses overseas have hit the "belief of the team" but believes that his boys are capable ... Read more...
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Australia will whitewash India, says McGrath
January 2nd, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 2 (IANS) Fast bowling great Glenn McGrath has predicted that Australia will beat India 4-0 in the ongoing four-match series here Down Under.Australia thrashed India by 122 runs ... Read more...
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Ready to play in Sydney: Rohit Sharma
January 1st, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 1 (IANS) Indian batsman Rohit Sharma says he is fully prepared to play in the second Test against Australia in case he gets selected in the ... Read more...
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