Ireland drop O’Brien as he opts for Bangladesh T20 League
February 10th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Feb 10 (IANS) Ireland cricket selectors have left wicket-keeper Niall O'Brien out of the side going to Kenya as he was not available for the entire duration of the ... Read more...
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World waiting for Indian football to emerge: Bayern legend Breitner
December 9th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Bayern Munich football legend Paul Breitner feels 162 ranked India must play regularly against top teams, not fearing embarrassing results, if it want to ... Read more...
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FIFA bribery probe: Trinidad and Tobago football chief quits
October 29th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Port Of Spain (Trinidad), Oct 29 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation (T&TFF;) president Oliver Camps has resigned after FIFA, the sport's world governing body, announced he was one of ... Read more...
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Sodhi all set to defend his shooting title
October 3rd, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) India's double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi will look to defend his World Cup final title at Al Ain in the UAE Tuesday.Ronjan, ranked eighth, ... Read more...
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Zonal champions India off for Polo World Cup
September 27th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Indian team is off for the World Cup Polo Championships in San Luis, Argentina, to be played Oct 10-21.India, winners of the Asian-Australasian-African Championships ... Read more...
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Sanchez’s injury could hurt Chile in World Cup qualifiers
September 13th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago (Chile), Sep 13 (IANS) Chile's national soccer team may suffer in the soon-to-start qualifying matches for the 2014 Football World Cup finals in Brazil following the injury sustained by ... Read more...
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Spanish coach to stay on till 2014 Football World Cup
September 8th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 8 (IANS) Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has confirmed that he would continue in his position until the 2014 Football World Cup finals in Brazil.Del Bosque was speaking ... Read more...
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Spirited India hold UAE 2-2, but World Cup dreams over (Lead)
July 29th, 2011 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) India put up a spirited performance to hold United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2-2 in their home-leg but their FIFA World Cup dream ended Thursday as ... Read more...
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World Cup qualifier: Spirited India hold UAE 2-2, but lose 2-5 in aggregate
July 28th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) India's FIFA World Cup dream ended Thursday as they drew the home-leg 2-2 but went down 2-5 in aggregate to the United Arab Emirates ... Read more...
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India looking to upset UAE in World Cup qualifiers
July 22nd, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Al Ain (Abu Dhabi), July 22 (IANS) An inspiring 2-1 win over Qatar will stand India in good stead when they take on the mighty United Arab Emirates (UAE) here ... Read more...
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Rudi Krol eager to coach Indian football team
May 6th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Former Dutch captain Rudi Krol, a veteran of two World Cup finals, is eager to coach the Indian football team, soccer officials say.The 62-year-old is ... Read more...
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India’s World Cup dream took shape years ago
April 3rd, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) India won the World Cup before Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka did and their 1983 victory at Lord's destroyed the confidence of the West ... Read more...
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Night-long celebrations in Andhra Pradesh
April 3rd, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) It was Saturday night fever across Andhra Pradesh as cricket fans spent the whole night celebrating India's win in the World Cup finals.Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, ... Read more...
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Presidents, leaders, stars, industrialists at Wankhede
April 2nd, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) The Presidents of India and Sri Lanka, Pratibha Patil and Mahinda Rajapakse respectively, Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan were among the ... Read more...
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Match referee falters as Sangakkara wins bizarre toss in second attempt
April 2nd, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 2 (ANI): Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara won a bizarre toss in his second attempt at the start of today's World Cup final against India.Match referee Jeff Crowe couldn't ... Read more...
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World Cup final: Sri Lanka wins toss, elects to bat first
April 2nd, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 2 (ANI): Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara won the crucial toss and elected to bat first in the high-profile clash against India in the World Cup final match being ... Read more...
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President Rajapaksa prays for Lankan team ahead of WC final
April 2nd, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Tirupati, Apr 2 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the renowned Tirupati temple to pray for the success of his team ahead of the 2011 World Cup cricket final to be ... Read more...
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Ponting tips India to win World Cup, asks cricketers to learn from Sachin
April 2nd, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 2 (ANI): Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting, who had been part of the last four World Cup finals, has admitted that everyone around the world can draw inspiration from ... Read more...
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ICC confirms Lanka replacements for World Cup finals
April 1st, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr. 1 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has approved Suraj Randiv as a replacement player for ... Read more...
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Team India members to get Hyundai Verna if they win World Cup
April 1st, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr.1 (ANI): Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), the largest exporter and second largest car manufacturer in India, and the official 'Car Partner' of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, today ... Read more...
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PM hopes Indian team will keep up good work in WC final
April 1st, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 1 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Friday said he hoped the Indian team would keep up the good work in the World Cup cricket final ... Read more...
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Sonia wishes cricket team all the best
April 1st, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 1 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday congratulated the Indian team for reaching the World Cup finals and expressed the hope that it wins against Sri ... Read more...
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Background checks of foreigners viewing Wold Cup finals
March 31st, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) The Mumbai police is carrying out background checks on all foreigners who have purchased tickets for the India-Sri Lanka World Cup final Saturday, a senior ... Read more...
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Indo-Lankan final: Maha Govt. declares Apr. 2 a holiday
March 31st, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Mar 31 (ANI): Maharashtra Government has declared a holiday in government and semi-government offices in Mumbai and suburbs on April 2 on the occasion of the World Cup final to be ... Read more...
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India, Lankan teams arrive for WC final at Mumbai
March 31st, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Mar 31 (ANI): Cricket teams of both India and Sri Lanka team have arrived for the World Cup finals to be played in Mumbai on April 2.The Sri Lankan team arrived ... Read more...
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Indians tweet their hearts out
March 31st, 2011 - 1:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) While impromptu gigs and insane celebrations were scenes on the streets, the happiness of the twiterrati knew no bounds as they overwhelmed the virtual ... Read more...
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Bollywood cheers India’s ‘classy’ victory
March 31st, 2011 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India's crushing defeat of Pakistan in the World Cup cricket match in Mohali Wednesday brought cheer to Bollywood.Stars like Abhishek Bachchan, Sushmita Sen, Anupam ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena shadow again looms over Pakistani cricket team
February 17th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Two days before the World Cup begins, the Shiv Sena Thursday again raked up the issue of opposing Pakistani cricketers from playing in Mumbai or anywhere else in ... Read more...
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Now, mystic Briti monkey making correct Ashes predictions
December 19th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 19 (ANI): Paul the psychic octopus of FIFA World Cup fame maybe dead, but that doesn't mean the predicting the results in key events has gone down south, for now, ... Read more...
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Qatar will put on “an absolutely superb World Cup” in 2022: Adshead
December 3rd, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Dec 3 (ANI): Former head coach of New Zealand's national football team, John Adshead, believes that the tiny state of Qatar will put on "an absolutely superb World Cup" in 2022.Adshead ... Read more...
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Capello, Charlton called up to boost England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid
November 26th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.26 (ANI): Fabio Capello and Sir Bobby Charlton will be part of a 30-strong contingent going to Zurich next week seeking to convince FIFA to award England the 2018 World Cup ... Read more...
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No regrets over missing two medals: Gagan Narang
October 23rd, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 23 (IANS) Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who won four gold medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG), returned home to a warm welcome here Saturday and said he had no ... Read more...
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Gagan blames his rifle for missing fifth CWG gold
October 13th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Ace shooter Gagan Narang blamed his Walther rifle for missing the record equalling five gold medals on the last day of the shooting competition in the Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Gagan Narang: A world champ in the making
October 9th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Gagan Narang had taken to shooting as a pastime, not in pursuit of excellence. Now, after winning four golds at the Commonwealth Games and ... Read more...
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Shooters swell Indian gold kitty (Roundup)
October 6th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Led by World No.3 Gagan Narang and Beijing Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra, Indian shooters set the range on fire winning three gold and three ... Read more...
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