Victoria batting for 2015 World Cup final at MCG
February 22nd, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Premier of Victoria state of Australia Ted Baillieu Wednesday announced that his government will be working hard to secure the 2015 Cricket World Cup final ... Read more...
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SAI refuses to pay for national soccer team’s Dubai tour
February 15th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The Indian football squad's tour to Dubai for the AFC Challenge Cup, a qualifying tournament for 2015 Asian Cup, has run into an unexpected last-minute ... Read more...
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Houston awarded 2013 NBA All-Star Game
February 9th, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Houston, Feb 9 (IANS) The 2013 All-Star Game will be held in Houston from Feb 15 to 17, the NBA has officially announced here."Houston is a spectacular sports city, and ... Read more...
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Goa Trinamool promises to return farm land
February 5th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 5 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress unveiled a populist Goa assembly election manifesto Sunday, promising stringent action against illegal mining and returning land "recklessly" acquired by government agencies.The manifesto, ... Read more...
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World-class Sports City to come up near Hyderabad (Lead)
January 13th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) The Yash Birla Group is to set up a world-class sports city near Hyderabad with an investment of Rs.2,000 crore. The group signed three MoUs with ... Read more...
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Manchester City launches football academy in UAE
January 2nd, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 2 (IANS/WAM) Britain's famed Manchester City football club launched a coaching academy here Monday.Aspirants can sign up for a 10-week course, starting Jan 15 at the Zayed ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka seek Asian support for hosting Commonwealth Games
October 7th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 7 (IANS) Sri Lanka have sought support from Asian countries to secure the rights to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.A delegation from Asia arrived in the country Friday ... Read more...
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F1 Indian Grand Prix venue named ‘Buddh International Circuit’
April 9th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Sepang (Malaysia), Apr 9(ANI): The venue for the first Formula One Grand Prix in India has been named the 'Buddh International Circuit', race promoter Jaypee Sports International has announced.The circuit, about ... Read more...
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Goa’s former nudist beach to have 2014 Games Village
March 28th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 28 (IANS) A one-time nudist beach in Goa is where the athletes and officials participating in the 2014 National Games will stay, a minister said Monday.Until ... Read more...
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Chennai to become ‘drought-proof’
October 19th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 19 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government is working to make its state capital Chennai drought-proof, Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said here Tuesday.Inaugurating a seminar 'Chennai 2020' organised by the ... Read more...
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ICC unveils state-of-the-art Global Cricket Academy in Dubai
October 13th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 13 (ANI): The International Cricket Council Global Cricket Academy (ICC GCA), comprising state-of-the-art cricket facilities for international as well as local cricketers, has been launched in Dubai.Initially announced as a ... Read more...
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Former greats to play in ‘Sixes’ tournament in Dubai
September 17th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sept 17 (ANI): Cricket fans will get to see former top cricketers in action, as they are all set to take part in Dubai Super Sixes Corporate Cricket League, scheduled to ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu committed to Chennai greenfield airport: Stalin
September 10th, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 9 (IANS) Even as the opposition grows over a greenfield airport near here, the Tamil Nadu government Thursday reiterated its commitment to developing the project.
Delivering the valedictory address at ... Read more...
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Pakistan to host international hockey league in Dubai
July 23rd, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 23 (IANS) Pakistan's hockey chiefs have sewn up a plan to launch an international hockey league in Dubai later this year.
A Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) source said players ... Read more...
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After PCB, Pak Hockey Federation to play matches in Dubai
July 12th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Jul 12 (ANI): The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has decided to stage their home series in Dubai following their cricket counterparts after international teams stopped visiting the country due to security ... Read more...
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When Shoaib Malik joined Salman’s team against Pakistan
June 6th, 2010 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) First, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik comes to India and marries Indian tennis star Sania Mirza. Then before we know it the pair moves to ... Read more...
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Husband Shoaib Malik Joined Salman’s Team Against Pakistan For Sania’s Sake!
June 5th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 5, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): This has got to be the strangest and most tantalizing marriage of two opposing sides ever. First, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik comes to India and marries ... Read more...
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Haryana plans sports, eco-city near expressway
May 28th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 28 (IANS) The Haryana government plans to set up a Sports City and an Eco-City along the 135-km Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway being built in the state, an official said Friday.
At ... Read more...
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Shristi Infra to invest Rs.2,000 crore in three states
May 12th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Shristi Infrastructure Development Corporation said Wednesday it would invest Rs.2,000 crore over the next three years in seven smaller cities in three states.
The money would be used to ... Read more...
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England beat Pakistan by seven wickets in Dubai Twenty20
February 20th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Feb 20(ANI): England batsmen Eoin Morgan and Kevin Pietersen shared a record fourth wicket partnership to beat Twenty20 world champions Pakistan by seven wickets here on Friday.Chasing a modest target of ... Read more...
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Asoka de Silva honoured for reaching 100-ODI landmark
February 19th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Feb 19(ANI): Asoka de Silva of the Emirates Elite Panel of International Cricket Council (ICC) Umpires was on Friday honoured for completing a century of ODIs, a landmark reached during the ... Read more...
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PCB sidelined Afridi, Malik while selecting team for Dubai T20 series against England
February 10th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb.10 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did not consult T20 captain Shahid Afridi, who is currently facing two T20 match ban on ball tampering charges, and former captain Shoaib Malik, ... Read more...
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Jaypee launches residential project
December 3rd, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Jaypee Greens, a division of diversified infrastructure and industrial group Jaiprakash Associates, Thursday announced the launch of a residential project at the Jaypee Greens Sports City in ... Read more...
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Melbourne declared best sporting city in world
November 12th, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 12 (ANI): The Australian city of Melbourne has been declared the best sporting city in the world ahead of Berlin and Doha at the SportBusiness Sports Event Management Awards ... Read more...
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Strings, Abrar-ul-Haq to add glitter to Pak-New Zealand T20 games in Dubai
November 10th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Nov.10 (ANI): In order to turn the two T20 matches between Pakistan and New Zealand into an unforgettable event and attract more people to the stadium to watch the encounter, sports ... Read more...
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Jaypee starts construction of Sports City
November 9th, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Jaypee Greens, part of construction major Jaiprakash Associates, has started construction of "Sports City", a township with residential and sports facilities, near the Yamuna Expressway here.
"The Sports ... Read more...
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Younus unlikely to change his T20 retirement plan
November 9th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Abu Dhabi, Nov 9 (ANI): Pakistan skipper Younus Khan is unlikely to be persuaded to change his retirement plan for the Twenty 20 format of the game."He is a blue-eyed boy ... Read more...
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Alam eyeing clean-sweep against New Zealand to silence critics
October 31st, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct.31 (ANI): Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam is eyeing a clean-sweep against New Zealand in the UAE one-day series, beginning November 3, to silence the critics who had come down hard ... Read more...
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Flintoff to coach UAE cricket team for six months
September 18th, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 18(ANI): England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will be coaching the United Arab Emirates national team during the period that he recovers from knee surgery."A partnership has been agreed with Dubai Sports ... Read more...
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PCB to finalise venues to host New Zealand in UAE
September 8th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Omar Khalid
Karachi, Sep 8 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt will fly to Dubai Tuesday night to finalise venues for Pakistan's ‘home' series against New Zealand later this year. ... Read more...
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UAE emerges frontrunner for hosting Pak-New Zealand ODI series
August 25th, 2009 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug.25 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as the first choice venue for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to host the One-day International series against New Zealand scheduled to ... Read more...
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Farmers oppose sports city, face police ire (Lead)
August 21st, 2009 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 21 (IANS) Farmers in Goa who have been opposing the sports ministry's move to acquire their land to build a 'sports city' for the 2011 National Games now allege ... Read more...
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Goa farmers protesting sports city construction allege police coercion
August 21st, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 21 (IANS) Farmers here who have been peacefully opposing the sports ministry's move to acquire fertile land for the construction of a 'sports city' for the 2011 National Games ... Read more...
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Haryana to have motor sports city near Gurgaon
August 4th, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 4 (IANS) A motor sports city will come up near Haryana's millennium city Gurgaon, adjoining the national capital, officials said Tuesday
The motor sports city will come up in the newly ... Read more...
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Another controversy hits National Games 2011 at Goa
July 22nd, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 22 (IANS) Alleging there was a massive scam in land acquisition for the National Games 2011, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said a top sports official owned a ... Read more...
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