Ranji Trophy format tweaked a second time in 10 years
July 16th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Indian cricket board Monday put its seal on restructuring domestic cricket as recommended by its technical committee headed by Sourav Ganguly.The Board of Control ... Read more...
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1948 Olympics: Fourth gold medal healed wounds of partition (Sports Special)
July 9th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
It was a wonder that India managed to field a team for the 1948 Olympics which were held on the conclusion of the World War II and a year after the ... Read more...
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Tips from Akram helped against India: Starc
January 14th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 14 (IANS) Australia's young left-arm quick Mitchell Starc Saturday said tips from legendary Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram helped him to swing the ball well in the ... Read more...
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It wouldn’t be ‘wrong decision’ to play four quicks: WACA curator
January 12th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 12 (IANS) WACA ground curator Cameron Sutherland Thursday said it wouldn't be a "wrong decision" to play four quicks in Perth.Asked whether Australia should play four fast bowlers ... Read more...
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Conditions in UAE will favour Pakistan: Misbah
January 8th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Pakistani cricket captain Misbah-ul-Haq is optimistic about the team's performance in the upcoming three-match Test series against England in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Talking to media ... Read more...
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Real Madrid players back from Christmas vacation
December 30th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 30 (IANS) Spanish La Liga leaders Real Madrid are back in training after an eight-day Christmas break.Real said in a statement that Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo and the ... Read more...
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India to play extra warm-up game in Australia
October 5th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 5 (IANS) The Indian cricket team will play two warm-up matches ahead of the Test series in Australia.Cricket Australia (CA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in ... Read more...
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Final squads of 11 teams for Champions League named
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The final squads of 11 of the 13 teams for next month's Nokia Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) tournament in India have been announced.
Eight ... Read more...
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No similarity between Kunal’s film and ‘Heroine’: Priyanka Chopra
July 20th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has outrightly denied any similarities between Kunal Kohli's next film, in which she features opposite Shahid Kapoor, and Madhur Bhandarkar's ... Read more...
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Walsh appointed West Indies U-19 team manager
July 5th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
St John's (Antigua), July 5 (IANS) Legendary pacer Courtney Walsh has been appointed manager for the West Indies Under-19 team's tour of the US starting July 8.
Walsh will manage ... Read more...
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India to host Pakistan for a cricket series in 2012
June 30th, 2011 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) India will host Pakistan for three Tests and five One-Day Internationals in March-April 2012 for the first time since 2007, according to the Future Tours Programme ... Read more...
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Cricket Australia reinstate tri-series with India and Sri Lanka
June 14th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourbe, June 14 (IANS) After a four-year hiatus, Cricket Australia (CA) have reinstated the ODI tri-series with India and Sri Lanka in February in their summer schedule for the 2011-12 ... Read more...
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India opposes umpire decision review in England Tests
June 10th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) The Indian cricket board has reportedly sent an official notification to the England and Wales Cricket Board, opposing the use of the Umpire Decision ... Read more...
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Priyanka’s old world charm in Kunal Kohli’s next (With Images)
May 27th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) It seems actress Priyanka Chopra is set to create the old world charm with her looks in Kunal Kohli's yet-untitled next.A picture of the ... Read more...
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Shot in seven days, ‘Men Will Be Men’ hits screens Friday (With Images)
April 26th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) What happens when four men get together for holiday in Pataya? First time director Gorky answers this in "Men Will Be Men", a commonly ... Read more...
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‘Exhausted’ Tevez needs a break to get back to his best: Mancini
March 17th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 17 (ANI): Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has said skipper Carlos Tevez needs a break to get back to his best.The goals have dried up for Tevez, with just one ... Read more...
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Pak movie stars to play cricket in US to strengthen country’s image
February 22nd, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb 22 (ANI): In order to strengthen the positive image of the country, a Pakistani showbiz stars' cricket team will play Twenty-20 matches in the United States.Prominent TV actor and ... Read more...
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Richardson amazed at Tendulkar’s longevity as cricketer (Interview)
February 18th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
Dhaka, Feb 18 (IANS) Richie Richardson, the West Indies batting great who captained the side in two World Cups, marvels at Sachin Tendulkar's longevity as a topflight cricketer ... Read more...
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‘You can’t survive only as an athlete in Australia’
October 8th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Bharat Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) If you thought only athletes in India find it hard to make a living out of sports and are forced to pick up a job ... Read more...
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Australia sense victory, Indian camp ‘tense’
October 4th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), Oct 4 (IANS) The Indian cricket team is going through "tense" moments even as the visiting Australian side said they are "sensing victory" in the first Test match at ... Read more...
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‘Unofficial Bangladesh team playing against Kolkata Mohammedan Sporting’
September 26th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 26 (IANS) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said Sunday that a team named "BCB XI" formed to play exhibition matches against the visiting Kolkata Mohammedan Sporting Club is not an ... Read more...
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England to fly a 16-man ‘clone’ team as cover for Ashes defence
September 25th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept.25 (ANI): In a stunning and innovative move England coach Andy Flower plans to fly an unprecedented 32 players, including a 16-man B-team Down Under.Flower remembers England's disastrous Ashes tour of ... Read more...
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Collingwood eyeing Pak Test series as platform for Ashes success
July 28th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 28(ANI): England batsman Paul Collingwood believes that his team can use their forthcoming series against Pakistan as a springboard for Ashes success in Australia later this year.England will play four ... Read more...
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Pak pace trio can put England on back foot: Sarfraz
July 28th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, July 28 (ANI): Former Test pacer Sarfraz Nawaz feels Pakistan can only think of a victory against England if its bowlers give devastating performance."Pakistani pace attack is very devastating right ... Read more...
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British Open, a Major with a lot of imponderables
July 14th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
St. Andrews (Scotland), July 14 (IANS) Can Tiger Woods turn back the pages once again at a course he is unabashedly in love with? Can some other veteran complete ... Read more...
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PCB chief rules out recalling Younus, Yousuf
July 7th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 7(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has ruled out the imminent return of former captains Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf.Younus was not included in the national team ... Read more...
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Houghton expects Portugal camp to be productive
June 30th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) India's football squad will be in Portugal on a two-month training-cum-competition and national coach Bob Houghton sees it as an ideal preparation for the 2011 Asian ... Read more...
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Australia coach grumpy over Kewell’s groin pains
June 3rd, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 3 (DPA) Australian football fans were told Thursday to stop worrying about striker Harry Kewell not overcoming a groin injury in time to play in the Socceroos' opening World Cup ... Read more...
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Federer through to set up re-match with Soderling
May 31st, 2010 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Paris, May 30 (DPA) Roger Federer and Robin Soderling bore down on a quarter-final re-run of their 2009 French Open final as both stormed into the last eight on the Paris ... Read more...
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Ban on Kaneria over match-fixing could be financially disastrous for England
April 12th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 12(ANI): If Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria, who is under the scanner for match-fixing charges and being quizzed by the Essex Police on the issue, is found guilty of the match-fixing ... Read more...
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No advantage in having indigenous IPL skipper: Sehwag
April 7th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) After captaining the Delhi Daredevils in the first two seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Virender Sehwag feels there is no added advantage in having an ... Read more...
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I come to IPL to entertain: SRK
April 2nd, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Days after twitting to his Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) players that they stop giving excuses and instead deliver, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says he is neither ... Read more...
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Afghan cricket team set to upset biggies in T20 World Cup, says coach
March 22nd, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar. 22 (ANI): Afghanistan's cricket coach Kabir Khan has claimed that his team is capable of toppling any team in the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in West ... Read more...
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Women’s hockey team to play Test series in Japan, China
March 17th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team will play two bilateral Test series against Japan and China to prepare for the World Cup.
The team has already reached Gifu ... Read more...
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Argentina beat Canada, to play India for seventh-eighth place
March 10th, 2010 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) India will clash with Argentina for the seventh-eighth place classification match after the Latin Americans survived a late charge from Canada to prevail 4-2 in the last ... Read more...
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