I-League lucrative option for Cameroon players
September 10th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) India's I-league clubs have approached the players of the second-string Cameroonian football side that finished runners-up in the Nehru Cup earlier this month.Emmanuel Bosso, coach ... Read more...
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Cameroon footballers want to play in India’s I-League
September 4th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A second-string Cameroon side might have suffered a 4-5 loss to India in the just-concluded Nehru Cup but many of the footballers now want to ... Read more...
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Jwala takes a sabbatical, Ashwini looks for a partner
August 31st, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India's famed badminton doubles exponent Jwala Gutta has decided to go on a sabbatical, telling her partner Ashwini Ponnappa to look out for a partner.... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Syria come back twice against Cameroon (Lead)
August 25th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Syria came back twice to draw their Nehru Cup football tournament match against the "The Indomitable Lions" Cameroon 2-2 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Syria hold Cameroon to a 2-2 draw
August 24th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Santosh Rao
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Cameroon, "The Indomitable Lions", started their Nehru Cup football tournament campaign with an unconvincing 2-2 draw with Syria at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here ... Read more...
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Bayern win friendly against Holland
May 23rd, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, May 23 (IANS) German football giants Bayern Munich defeated the Dutch national team 3-2 at home.After the dramatic Champions League final loss, Bayern finished the season with the ... Read more...
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Drogba stars as Chelsea march into champions league last 16
December 7th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 7 (IANS) Didier Drogba's brace propelled Chelsea into the UEFA Champions League knockout stage as the Londoners beat Valencia 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.Drogba's third-minute opening goal gave ... Read more...
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Virtually entire hockey squad in WSH list
November 17th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) and World Series Hockey (WSH) are on a collision course. The WSH management Thursday came out with a list of contracted players ... Read more...
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England yet to know about their warm-up game opponents
October 5th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) The England cricket team, which arrived in Hyderabad Tuesday for the five-match One-day International (ODI) series against India, are yet to know who their opponents for ... Read more...
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Australia considering India’s call for extra warm-up match
August 20th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Aug 20 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) is considering a request from the powerful Indian cricket board for an extra warm-up match in Australia for their summer tour later this ... Read more...
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Eight boxers to represent Indian at Asian Championships
July 21st, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Eight pugilists will represent India at the Asian Boxing Championships to be held at Incheon in South Korea August 3-13.The tournament will help the Indians ... Read more...
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Rule on fielding full-strength teams in EPL to be relaxed
July 15th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) The controversial rule to punish English Premier League clubs for fielding "weakened teams" is to be revisited and relaxed from this season by the Football ... Read more...
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India start West Indies tour with 16-run win in Twenty20
June 5th, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, June 4 (IANS) A second-string Indian team started their Caribbean tour with a comfortable 16-run win over the West Indies in the one-off Twenty20 international at ... Read more...
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FIFA probing Argentina-Nigeria friendly
June 4th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 4 (IANS) FIFA vice-president Julio Grondona, who is also president of the Argentine football association, is staring at a huge embarrassment after the world governing body's match-fixing unit ... Read more...
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Tanvir to lead Pakistan side against Afghanistan
May 18th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 18 (IANS) Pakistan's out-of-favour Test all-rounder Sohail Tanvir has been appointed the captain of its second string team that will take on Afghanistan in a ground-breaking one-day series ... Read more...
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Australia beat Pakistan via golden goal to win Azlan Shah Cup
May 16th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 15 (IANS) Chris Ciriello scored a golden goal in extra-time to see Australia beat Pakistan 3-2 in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey final and claim the trophy ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah cup: India hold on Australia 1-1
May 8th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 8 (IANS) India held on Australia 1-1 in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here Sunday.Australia scored through Jacon Whetton in the 14th minute while Rupinder Pal ... Read more...
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South Africa top group, Bangladesh’s World Cup dream nearly over (Round-up)
March 19th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 19 (IANS) South Africa again gave ominous signals to their rivals in the knockout stage as they sent Bangladesh packing out of the World Cup with a second-string ... Read more...
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Second string Dempo thrash East Bengal 3-1 in Super Cup
December 1st, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Dec 1 (IANS) East Bengal's high-flying season ended on a sour note as they lost 1-3 to a second string Dempo in the one-off Super Cup football match here Wednesday.
For ... Read more...
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Second string TT squad for Maldives Open
November 29th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) A four-member squad will represent India in the Maldives Invitational Table Tennis Open to be held in Male Dec 2-5.The men's team comprises India No.2 ... Read more...
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Pakistan slams India over no-show at Asiad cricket tournament
November 27th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
Guangzhou, Nov 27 (ANI): Pakistan has slammed India for snubbing the XVIth Asian Games by refusing to send its cricket team there.Pakistan coach Sadiq Mohammad insisted that more pressure should have been ... Read more...
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Pak hockey team should “play with attacking strategy” to win gold at Guangzhou: Islah
November 21st, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 21 (ANI): Former Pakistan captain Islahuddin has expressed hope that Pakistan can still win the hockey gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Guangzhou if they "play with an ... Read more...
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Smith’s embarrassing first-ball duck after getting selected in Oz Ashes squad
November 20th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 20 (ANI): Young all-rounder Steve Smith, who was named in the 13 man Ashes squad for the first Test, made an embarrassing first-ball duck for Australia A on Saturday against ... Read more...
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England’s second-string bowlers up to grab Ashes slots: Tremlett
November 18th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 18(ANI): England fast bowler Chris Tremlett believes that his team's second-string bowlers have proved a point in their ongoing four-day warm-up match against Australia 'A'.Tremlett claimed 4-54, Ajmal Shahzad (3-57) ... Read more...
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Delighted Broad ready to fire against Aussies at Gabba
November 16th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Hobart (Tasmania), Nov.16 (ANI): England's test bowlers, including lanky Stuart Broad, will fly to Brisbane tomorrow, as they believe they have sufficient match practice to hit prime form against the Aussies on ... Read more...
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Chappell says Hauritz likely to retain his Test position in Oz team
November 16th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 16 (ANI): Australian selector Greg Chappell has hinted that Nathan Hauritz would almost certainly retain his place in the team for the first Test in Brisbane from November 25, and ... Read more...
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Flower’s ‘tactical ploy’ to keep England quicks ‘acclimatized’ ahead of first Test
November 13th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 13 (ANI): England coach Andy Flower has decided to split his squad ahead of the Ashes series and dispatch his three main fast bowlers to Brisbane next week for extra ... Read more...
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Pakistan aims for gold in Asian Games cricket
October 27th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 27 (IANS) Pakistan is aiming to clinch the cricket title at next month's Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, where the sport makes its debut in the Asiad.With India not sending ... Read more...
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Shoaib Malik named Pak captain for Hong Kong Super Sixes
October 19th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 19(ANI): Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik will lead the country's challenge in next month's Super Sixes in Hong Kong.Malik will lead a seven-member second-string Pakistan team for the Hong Kong event ... Read more...
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Stevens surprise inclusion in England Lions squad
June 22nd, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 22 (IANS) Veteran Darren Stevens was Tuesday included in the England Lions one-day squad for an upcoming triangular tournament which also includes India.
The 34-year-old Kent player is a surprise inclusion ... Read more...
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Why music is ‘music to our ears’
June 21st, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 21 (ANI): A British professor is explaining why most of us tend to enjoy music.According to Dr John Powell, a Visiting Professor of Materials Science at the University ... Read more...
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Gilchrist backs struggling Oz bowlers to do well against England
June 21st, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jun 21 (ANI): Former wicket-keeping great Adam Gilchrist has backed Australian bowlers to do well against England after they failed to impress against Ireland and Middlesex batsmen.Australia begins its five-match series ... Read more...
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Set-pieces Japan’s Achilles heel at World Cup
June 5th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 5 (IANS) As Japan gears up for the football World Cup, pundits feel that set-pieces are its Achilles' heel.
The Daily Telegraph reported that Japanese commentators lamented their national team's "physical ... Read more...
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Bhajji backs Brazil for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
May 26th, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) Indian offie Harbhajan Singh considers Latin American soccer powerhouse Brazil as his favourite team in the coming World Cup in South Africa.
"I don't follow soccer too much. ... Read more...
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Everything is fine with Kochi IPL team, say owners
May 11th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 11 (IANS) Vivek Venugopal, co-owner of Kochi's Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Tuesday said everything is fine with the newly acquired team and things are going smoothly and the ... Read more...
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