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| India-Sri Lanka 2nd Test draw |
COLOMBO, July 30: The second Test between India and Sri Lanka meandered to a tame high-scoring draw on Friday with a staggering 1478 runs being scored over five days on a track which proved to be graveyard for bowlers.
With little interest left on a dreary last day, the Indians scored a mammoth 707 all out in the first innings, recording their second-highest total ever largely due to a dogge... |
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| Dhoni slams pitch, Sangakkara agrees |
Colombo, July 30: Lambasting the lifeless pitch that produced a dull high-scoring draw against Sri Lanka, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said the track made it seem that the bowlers were there just to get smashed all over the park. Sri Lanka piled up 642 declared before India replied in similar fashion to post 707 on the board in a rather disappointing track which offered nothing to the... |
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| Khel Ratna for Saina, Chettri gets Arjuna Award |
New Delhi, July 30: Ace Indian shuttler and World no.2 Saina Nehwal will get the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country’s highest sports award, while Indian footballer Sunil Chettri, currently playing for American club Kansas City Wizards, is among the 15 sportspersons selected for the Arjuna Award.
The award’s committee, headed by legendary athlete PT Usha, met here on Friday to f... |
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| Team India retain No. 1 Test tag |
DUBAI, July 30: Despite losing the series opener, India managed to retain the numero uno status in the ICC Test Championship table by virtue of a hard-earned draw against Sri Lanka in the second Test in Colombo on Friday.
With 130 rating points in their kitty, India is now 11 points clear of second-placed South Africa (119) and will continue to enjoy the top spot in the chart irrespective of... |
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| People should stop talking about my age now: Tendulkar |
COLOMBO, July 30: With a fifth Test double hundred under his belt at 37, Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said he has proved that age has got nothing to do with performance and people should just stop linking the two in his case.
Tendulkar scored a match-saving 203-run knock as India and Sri Lanka settled for a high-scoring draw in the second Test.
“I think as long ... |
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| WC venue after Murali |
COLOMBO, July 30: A new cricket stadium being built for next year’s World Cup will be named after the world’s most successful bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, a report said on Friday.
The 22,000-capacity stadium, being constructed in Pallekele in Muralitharan’s home district of Kandy, is due to host three matches of the World Cup in South Asia in February-March.
The Centr... |
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| TN beat Mizoram, Bengal hold Delhi |
Kolkata, July 30: Tamil Nadu struck twice in the second-half to defeat Mizoram 2-0, while hosts Bengal had to settle for a tame 1-1 draw against Delhi in the quarterfinal group league of the 64th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy here today. The win enabled Tamil Nadu take the lead in Group B with three points.
Delhi and Bengal, with one point each, share the second spot, whil... |
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| Manipur wins girls Jr National football |
Chandigarh, July 30: Manipur defeated Haryana 6-1 to win the ninth Junior National Football Championship for girls here today. Preeti gave Haryana the lead but S Rinaroy Devi scored the equaliser for Manipur to go into breather tied at 1-1.
However, Manipur came out rejuvenated in the second half and pumped in five goals to stamp their authority over Haryana. S Rinaroy Devi scored three goals... |
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| India win 2nd practice match in Portugal |
NEW DELHI, July 30: Indian national football team thrashed Portuguese third division side Desportivo Monsanto 6-2 in their second practice match of the two-month training tour of the Iberian country in Vieria de Leiria.
Mohammed Rafi struck twice (40th and 58th), while Renedy Singh (20th), Anthony Pereira (42nd), Abhishek Yadav (44th) and Clifford Miranda (65th) scored a goal each for India ... |
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