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  • Nadal crashes out of Italian Open

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    Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka made an improbable comeback in the first-set tie-breaker and then dominated the action in the second set en route to a 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 victory  in the Italian Open quarterfinals over Rafael Nadal. This is Nadal’s earliest exit from this clay-court event since 2008. The Spanish seven-time champion, who brought a 12-1…

  • Sachin plannning T20 event for retired players

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    Cricket legends Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar are planning a new Twenty20 tournament featuring retired international players featuring in a series of exhibition matches. Details of the event are still to be formalised but the organisers have drawn a preliminary list of 30 players. The list includes stalwarts like Brian Lara, Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis,…

  • Barcelona reach Champions League final

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      Barcelona will play in its eighth Champions League final next month after defeating Bayern Munich 5-3 on aggregate, despite losing 3-2 here in the second leg of the semi-final. Brazilian striker Neymar and German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen were the difference-makers for Barcelona, who began the contest with a 3-0 lead after last week’s…

  • CSK conquer Royals to claim IPL top spot

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      Chennai Super Kings (CSK) climbed to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table with a 12-run victory over Rajasthan Royals in a league match at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here. Chasing 158, Royals were restricted to 145 for nine in 20 overs. CSK improved to 16 points from 12 matches, keeping…

  • Strauss appointed England’s cricket director

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    Former captain Andrew Strauss has been appointed England’s new director of cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) declared . Strauss will oversee England’s senior men’s team, including their long-term strategies, performance and development programmes, the selection process and the player pathway, with the England head coach – currently Peter Moores — to report…

  • Messi can make any team win: Mourinho

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    English football club Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes the top four clubs in the Premier League can win the Champions League if they have Lionel Messi in their ranks. The coach had seen the Argentine at work as Messi inspired Barcelona to a 3-0 Champions League semi-final first-leg win at home to Bayern Munich on…

  • PEUGEOT Vision Gran Turismo unveiled

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    PEUGEOT Vision Gran Turismo has been unveiled for the GT6 video game, exclusive to PlayStation®3. Designed with a 1:1 power-to-weight ratio (875kg and 875bhp) and the ability to go from 0 to 62mph in just 1.73 seconds, PEUGEOT’s new supercar promises a unique driving experience for Gran Turismo 6 (GT6™) gamers. With more than 15…

  • Juventus down Real Madrid

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    The recently-crowned Italian Serie A champions Juventus defeated defending champions Real Madrid 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final here. With the fans still euphoric after their heroes clinched the Serie A title last weekend, Turin’s Juventus stadium was already rocking even before the side confounded expectations by starting the match with…

  • Mourinho is the best: Fabregas

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    Chelsea’s Spanish footballer Cesc Fabregas has claimed that Jose Mourinho is the best manager he has played under, placing him ahead of the likes of Pep Guardiola of Bayern Munich and Arsene Wenger from Arsenal. Fabregas played under Guardiola when the latter was in charge of Spanish side FC Barcelona and under Wenger at English…

  • Van admits mistakes

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    Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has blamed his side’s finishing for Manchester United’s 0-1 loss against West Bromwich Albion at home in the English Premier League. Dutch striker Robin van Persie saw his second-half penalty saved as United went down 0-1 at home to West Bromwich Albion. It was United’s third league game defeat…

  • Chelsea bags Premier League

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    Jose Mourinho’s team bagged the Premier League title by beating Crystal Palace at an ecstatic Stamford Bridge on Sunday, BBC reported. Chelsea side needed three points to complete the triumph that has become an inevitability in recent weeks as they moved out of sight of their rivals to reclaim the crown from Manchester City, who…

  • Rags to riches Bournemouth joins premier league

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    The agony and the ecstasy of English football continued to be played in the coastal town of Bournemouth. For the first time in its history, AFC Bournemouth, founded in 1899, has been guaranteed promotion to English football’s top-flight Premier League, sparking jubilant celebrations across the town, reports Xinhua. The promotion was assured  with a 3-0…

  • Cricketer Rahul Ghosh discharged

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      Rahul Ghosh, the 20-year-old cricketer who was hospitalised last Tuesday after being hit on the head while fielding in a local league match, was discharged on Monday night after doctors declared him “stable”. “He will be resting for the next three weeks, but not bed rest. He can walk around the house if he…

  • Hazard named PFA Player of the Year

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    Chelsea’s Eden Hazard has won the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year award. The 24-year-old has scored 13 goals and made eight assists in 33 Premier League games for Chelsea, reports Xinhua. Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane, 21, was named PFA Young Player of the Year while Chelsea midfielder Ji So-Yun took the Women’s…

  • Neymar takes Barcelona into Champions League semis

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      Spanish football club Barcelona booked their place in the semifinals of the Champions League for the seventh time in eight years as they defeated Paris Saint Germain (PSG) 2-0 to secure a 5-1 win on aggregate. Neymar was the hero of the night with two first half goals as Barcelona enjoyed a relatively tranquil…

  • Ganguly always got it right

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    By Veturi Srivatsa  India’s first cricket captain to win back-to-back series in the West Indies and England, Ajit Wadekar was called lucky. Sourav Ganguly, the other captain who gave the team confidence of winning overseas, is also lucky in a different way. Just as the knowledgeable think that Wadekar was lucky to inherit a top-rate…

  • Bolt eyes historic ‘triple-triple’

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    Star sprinter Usain bolt says the prospect of a landmark “triple-triple” is a motivating force as he prepares for his final Olympic Games in Rio next year. The Jaimaican sprint legend will be aiming to repeat his 100 metre, 200m and 4x100m triumphs at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Games, reports Xinhua. “That’s one…

  • Saina back to world No1

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    India’s Saina Nehwal has regained the women’s singles World No.1 spot in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on Thursday. The Hyderabadi became No.1 for the first time exactly two weeks back. She dropped to No.2 position last week but once again overtook China’s reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui to retake the top…

  • Sania becomes top ranked doubles player

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      Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won their third successive doubles title together, bagging the Family Circle Cup tennis title, enabling the Indian to create history by becoming the first woman from her country to be the World No.1 in doubles ranking. The No.1-seeded Swiss-Indian duo beat Casey Dellacqua and Darija Jurak in straight sets…

  • Sania a win away from becoming doubles World No.1

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     Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis survived a tough test to reach the final of the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament here . The No.1 seeded Sania and Martina beat 6-4, 1-6, 10-7 Alla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in a rain-affected semi-final. If they win the title, Sania will be the new World No.1 tennis player…

  • Richie Benaud 1930-2015

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    Richie Benaud, legendary Australian cricket captain who mesmerised generations of fans with his commentary on the game, died in Sydney on Thursday night, Cricket Australia said. Benaud, 84, was an outstanding leg-spinner and aggressive batsman in his playing days. He fought a long battle with skin cancer and had also suffered from the after-effects of…

  • Saina drops to World No.2

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     After reaching a career-high of World No.1 in women’s singles, Saina Nehwal dropped to No.2 in the revised Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings on Thursday as reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui re-took the top spot. The Hyderabadi had become the first Indian woman to reach No.1 last Thursday after finishing runner-up to reigning World Champion…

  • Tiger Woods out of top 100

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      Tiger Woods has dropped out of the top 100 for the first time since 1996, a media report said. The former world number one player dropped to 104 this week, reported Xinhua. The 39-year-old has accumulated a record 683 total weeks as the world number one, including 11 different runs at the top. The…

  • Man U fans worst troublemakers

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     Manchester United fans were the worst troublemakers in the English Premier League (EPL), says a report from the British Transport Police (BTP). The report said Manchester fans sparked more trouble on trains than any other top-flight club. Over the past two seasons, they were involved in 37 of the total incidents, reports Xinhua. Their close…

  • No Indian in ICC’s 2015 World Cup team

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      No Indian features in the 2015 International Cricket Council’s (ICC) World Cup team, according to a release by the sport’s governing body. India were defeated by eventual champions Australia in the semi-finals of the competition. India remained unbeaten till the tournament’s last-four stage, bowling out opponents in seven consecutive matches alongwith some strong performances…

  • Australia follow India to win WC on home soil

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      Australia  became only the second outfit to clinch the cricket World Cup trophy on home soil, and third ever to win as co-hosts. Australia defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in the final to hold aloft the grand prize in front of a packed house at the historic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here. In…

  • Saina, Srikanth win India Open titles

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     Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth rounded up a brilliant day for Indian badminton winning their respective $275,000 India Open Superseries titles at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here. Women’s singles top seed Saina Nehwal trumped former World Champion Ratchanok Intanon in the final to win 21-16, 21-14 in 49 minutes. Later, 22-year-old Srikanth had a contrasting…

  • Australia claim historic fifth Cup

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    Australia became the first team to clinch five cricket World Cup titles crushing traditional rivals New Zealand by seven wickets in the final of the 11th quadrennial tournament at the majestic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here. New Zealand’s hopes of trouncing their trans-Tasman big brothers — and 2015 World Cup co-hosts — in the latter’s…

  • Unbelievable to be World No.1: Saina

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    After being assured of the World No.1 spot, Olympic bronze medal winning shuttler Saina Nehwal said that she can’t believe she has reached the summit. “It is still unbelievable. Let me pinch myself! It will probably sink in only when I see my name on the top of the ranking list,” an overjoyed Saina said…

  • Saina becomes World No.1

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    Saina Nehwal has etched her name in the history books as she became the first Indian female shuttler to ranked world No1 Following reigning World Champion Carolina Marin’s semi-final loss to Ratchanok Intanon at the India Open Superseries here on Saturday, Saina’s way became clear to notch the top spot ahead of her own semi-final, which she plays…

  • Hamilton takes pole at Malaysian GP

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    Reigning Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in Saturday’s qualifying session of the Malaysian Grand Prix here. Hamilton clocked one minute and 49.834 seconds at the rain-affected Sepang International Circuit, beating Vettel by less than a 10th of a second. His Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg finished third with…

  • Hope Crowe finds peace: McCullum

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    New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum hopes terminally ill Black Caps legend Martin Crowe will find peace in the time he has left. In a column written for ESPNcricinfo, Crowe had said the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)  might be the last game he will witness before life fades out of him. “My precarious…

  • Cricket fans have grown up

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    By Veturi Srivatsa All the talk of heart and mind on the eve of the India-Australia semifinal was nothing but an expression of the lurking fear that Mahendra Singh Dhoni will, after all, not be returning with the cricket World Cup he had won four years ago. Dhoni thus lost the opportunity of defending the…

  • Dhoni calls for changes in ODI’s

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    Indian captain M.S. Dhoni  advocated changes in playing conditions governing one-day games, saying too many boundaries can cause boredom and the 50-over matches should not become like T20 outings. “It’s my personal opinion, I would like them to change. In the history of cricket we have not seen 200s; in three years’ time you see…

  • Dhawan’s dismissal was the turning point: Dhoni

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    A crestfallen Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said opener Shikhar Dhawan’s dismissal was the turning point in the cricket World Cup semi-final against Australia, which his team lost by 95 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Dhoni said Dhawan was settled in the middle and stroking the ball well till during India’s 329-run chase…

  • India fall 95 short

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      Australia comprehensively overwhelmed India to oust the defending champions and enter the cricket World Cup final with a 95-run win in their semifinal encounter at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). With the triumph, Australia ensured a summit clash against co-hosts New Zealand and will be vying for their fifth title at the Melbourne Cricket…

  • India 329 runs from final

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    Bouyed by Steven Smith’s fine century (105 runs off 93 balls), Australia posted 328/7 after chosing to bat against India in the second cricket World Cup semi-final here. Smith alongwith opener Aaron Finch (81 off 116) contributed to the bulk of the home team’s total with a 182-run second-wicket partnership at the Sydney Cricket Ground.…

  • Britain’s Gentle Giant Dares Asian Fayalwans

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    Eddie Hall, UK’s strongest man, is challenges Asian fayalwans (strongman) to test their might in Britain or in their home turf. British-Asian millionaire businessman Mo Chaudhry offers cash prize for the winner…writes Kaliph Anaz   Eddie Hall, UK’s strongest man, is challenges Asian fayalwans (strongman) to test their might in Britain or in their home turf. Mo…

  • Kohli due for big knock

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    By Debdoot Das   As he will walk out into the middle at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) , hiding his Mohawk hairstyle underneath the blue grilled helmet, Indian cricket’s current poster boy Virat Kohli will know he is due for a big score. Carrying on his shoulders the expectations of a hundred and twenty six…

  • Sledging will be the Australian weapon: Rohit

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      India’s batting mainstay Rohit Sharma said on that Australian cricketers might use sledging as a weapon during their high-voltage cricket World Cup semi-final match  but hoped they wouldn’t cross the line of tolerance. “It’s part of the game, I guess. I just hope they don’t cross the line. We all know as professional cricketers…

  • War of words begin before semi clash

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    An undefeated India will face their biggest challenge of the cricket World Cup when they take on co-hosts and four-time champions Australia in the latter’s backyard at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here. There has been a lot of talk about the match ever since the two teams made the last four during the previous…

  • Pacers hold key for India

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    By Debdoot Das  The success story of the Indian pacers in the ongoing World Cup has not only warmed the hearts of fans but also raised the hopes about the country retaining the coveted trophy in cricket’s biggest stage. History shows that the pacers have led the charge on both occasions that India won the…

  • India semi final ticket prices soar

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    The prices of tickets for the India vs Australia semi final match of the cricket World Cup have shot up following a high demand for the blockbuster clash. The high-octane contest will be held at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and is expected to be a full house with fans of both teams filling up…

  • Britain tighten work permit for foreign footballers

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    Non-European Union footballers will find it more difficult to get work permits to play in Britain as the Football Association (FA) has unveiled much stricter regulations. The new requirements state that non-EEA (European Economic Area) players will have to meet a minimum percentage of international matches played for their country over the previous 24 month…

  • SCG will be turned into sea of blue

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      Australia’s plea for a gold rush of hometown support for cricket World Cup semi-final is set to be washed away by a tsunami of patriotic Indians, who are out to turn the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) into a sea of blue. The organisers are privately expecting a staggering 70 percent of a sold out…

  • Platini secures third term

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      Michel Platini will be elected to a third term as UEFA president here unopposed as he is the only candidate for the top post in the European football governing body . The 59-year-old, who led France to the European Championship in 1984, was first elected as UEFA president in 2007 and remained in the…

  • Guptill fires New Zealand into semis

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     An incredible unbeaten knock of 237 from opener Martin Guptill fired New Zealand into the cricket World Cup semifinals with a massive 143-run victory over the West Indies at the Wellington Regional Stadium here. Powered by Guptill’s double century, the Black Caps posted a monumental 393/6 in 50 overs before bowling out the Windies for…

  • Australia overwhelm Pakistan

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      Putting up an impressive show, Australia reached the semi-finals of the cricket World Cup as they defeated Pakistan by six wickets in the third quarter-final at the Adelaide Oval here. Fast bowlers Josh Hazzlewood (4-35) and Mitchell Starc (2-40) and spinner Glenn Maxwell (2-43) helped Australia bowl out Pakistan for 213 in 49.5 overs.…

  • Pakistan bowled out for 213

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    Putting up an impressive show, Australia bowled out Pakistan for 213 in 49.5 overs in the third quarterfinal of the cricket World Cup at the Adelaide Oval here. Electing to bat, Pakistan struggled from the beginning. Right-handed openers Ahmed Shehzad (5) and Sarfraz Ahmed (10) lost their wickets by playing bad shots. Sarfraz chased an…

  • India reach World Cup semis

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    India beat Bangladesh by 109 runs to enter the cricket World Cup semi-finals at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here. Powered by a scintillating century from Rohit Sharma (137), India registered a comprehensive 109-run win over neighbours Bangladesh to enter the cricket World Cup semifinals at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here. Guided by…