| Pakistan 48/5 after Sri Lanka?s 472 |
GALLE, June 23: Kumar Sangakkara was stranded on an unbeaten 199 even as Sri Lanka took charge of the first cricket Test against Pakistan in Galle on Saturday.
The left-hander’s monumental nine-hour effort saw the hosts recover from 335-5 in the morning session to post 472 in their first innings on the second day.
Pakistan were tottering at 48 for five in reply at stumps w... |
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| Pune FC sign South Sudan striker James Moga |
Pune, June 23: Pune Football Club has signed South Sudan striker James Joseph Moga for the forthcoming season.
Twenty-nine-year-old Moga becomes Pune FC’s first major signing and fills in the position occupied by Guinean Mandjou Keita for two seasons.
The Nimule-born and Khartoum-grown striker will team up with Pune for the 2012-13 year, moving on from Goan side Sporting C... |
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| Pataudi?s plaque unveiled at Oxford |
LONDON, June 23: A plaque in the honour of late India cricket legend Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was unveiled at the Oxford University pavilion here in the presence of his family.
The plaque was installed on the wall of the historic pavilion in the University Parks on Friday in presence of his widow Sharmila Tagore, eldest son Saif Ali Khan and his fiance Kareena Kapoor, daughters Sab... |
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| Virender Sehwag to make ODI comeback |
NEW DELHI, June 23: When India played the last ODI tournament in Asia Cup Indian opener Virender Sehwag was rested on fitness ground and there was speculation that he was dropped on account of his lackluster form with the bat in the Australian series. But after a commendable performance with the bat in the IPL, the Delhi dasher is all set to make a comeback into the Indian ODI team when the sel... |
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| Ronaldo hopes to beat Messi to Ballon D?Or honour |
London, June 23: Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo, who could finish as Euro 2012’s top scorer, hopes to beat Lionel Messi to win the Ballon D’Or as the world’s best player.
His big rival Messi has won the FIFA award three times running, but Ronaldo believes he now has the edge.
Argentine Messi became Barcelona’s all-time record scorer this season but Ronal... |
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| Gatlin ready to sprint to London, race Bolt |
EUGENE, June 23: At the ripe old age of 30, Justin Gatlin feels like a kid again. The darkness of a four-year doping suspension has faded and sprinting has become fun once more for the 2004 Olympic champion.
This year Gatlin has been the fastest American to run 100 metres and he will be eager to prove his worth to the team when he steps up at a U.S. Olympic trials for the first time sin... |
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| Sharad Pawar to hand over ICC reins to Alan Isaac |
KUALA LUMPUR, June 23: Sharad Pawar’s tenure as International Cricket Council president will come to an end next week and New Zealand’s Alan Isaac will take over from the Indian at the body’s five-day Annual Conference starting with the Chief Executive Committee’s meeting on Sunday.
“Mr Isaac will take over as ICC President from Sharad Pawar, who completes ... |
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| Chennai fish Chanakya predicts France win |
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CHENNAI, June 23: As Euro 2012 rolls towards semifinals, a Chennai fish called Chanakya is making waves, accurately 'predicting' the last seven results. On Saturday, a good 12 hours before the third quarterfinals kick-off at Donbass Arena in Donetsk, Chanakya 'predicted' a win for France against Spain.
By the time the result comes in the wee hours of Sunday, Cha... |
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| Chawla pots snooker title |
Chennai, June 23: Kamal Chawla, the 32-year old from Bhopal and India No.2, saw off a late challenge from Kolkata's Sourav Kothari to win 6-4 in the final of the Kences Constructions-ASCA International snooker tournament here on Saturday.
Chawla had to fight hard for the Rs.2 lakh winner's cheque as the 28-year old Kothari fought back from 0-3 and 1-5 to 4-5 before the Bhopal cueist scr... |
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| Germany reach semifinals |
GDANSK, June 23: Germany booked their place in the last four of Euro 2012 as Joachim Loew’s side hammered Greece 4-2 on Friday after dominating their quarterfinal.
Germany ran riot as captain Philipp Lahm, Sami Khedira, veteran striker Miroslav Klose and Marco Reus all got on the score-sheet to cancel out Giorgos Samaras’ and Dimitris Salpingidis’ second-half strikes f... |
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| Syria, Jordan confirm Nehru Cup participation |
NEW DELHI, June 23: Syria and Jordan have confirmed participation in the Nehru Cup football tournament in Delhi August 16-26 and the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) is waiting to hear from African powerhouses Cameroon and Nigeria.
Announcing this on the sidelines of the federation's platinum jubilee celebrations on Saturday, AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said invitation has bee... |
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| How Germany set new world record... |
Warsaw, June 23: Germany have set a new record for consecutive wins in competitive international football with their 4-2 Euro 2012 quarter-final victory over Greece in Gdansk. The triumph against Fernando Santos’ men was the 15th competitive fixture won in a row by Joachim Low‘s men, surpassing the 14-game sequence previously shared with France, Netherlands and Spain.
Here i... |
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| Olympic Day Run observed |
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GUWAHATI, June 23: Assam Olympic Association (AOA) observed the International Olympic Day Run here at Guwahati today. The run started from Anandaram Baruah fly-over, Chandmari at 6 am and ended at Nehru Stadium. Forest Minister and Secretary of Assam Olympic Association Rockybul Hussain flag-offed the run where former table-tennis player Arjun Kamlesh Mehta a... |
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| 2500 participate in Mizoram |
Aizawl, June 23: An Olympic Day Run was organized on Saturday in Mizoram’s capital Aizawl to celebrate the setting up of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on this day in 1894.
Over 2,500 sports persons and runners participated in the colourful run, organized by the Mizoram State Olympic Association (MSOA).
“Through sports, youths of the northeast will show th... |
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| Bravo fined by ICC after criticising umpires |
London, June 23: West Indies vice-captain Dwayne Bravo was fined 20 per cent of his match fee by the International Cricket Council for criticising the umpires after Chris Gayle was controversially given out during the second One-Day International against England.
The all-rounder was charged with a level once offence relating to “inappropriate public comment”.
Gayle m... |
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| Selector flies to UK to coax Leander |
NEW DELHI, June 23: The farcical drama being played out in India tennis continued on Friday with national selector Rohit Rajpal now saying he will try to persuade an angry Leander Paes to agree to play in the men’s doubles with Vishnu Vardhan in the London Olympics.
Rajpal said he was going to London on a “personal visit” and not as an emissary of the national tennis f... |
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| Sri Lanka warns life ban on doping sportsmen |
Colombo, June 23: Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has warned sportsmen with strict punishment, including life ban on those found guilty of doping. Aluthgamage said coaches and medical officers who prescribe banned drugs to sportsmen will also face severe punishments.
The minister made this announcement after obtaining legal advice from the country’s Attorney Ge... |
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| Force India make top-10 at European GP qualifying |
Valencia, June 23: Sebastian Vettel claimed third straight pole position for Red Bull at the Formula One European Grand Prix qualifying here Saturday while Sahara Force India's Nico Hulkenberg and Paul di Resta set the eighth and 10th fastest time.
Vettel was fastest with 1:38.086 in a very competitive Q3, taking his third pole of the season. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton clocked 1:38.410 to... |
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| Italy, England haunted by shootout failures |
KRAKOW, June 23: Italy and England, who meet in the Euro 2012 quarterfinals on Sunday, have dreadful records in penalty shootouts with the Azzurri’s 2006 World Cup final triumph a rare bright spot in an otherwise sorry tale of woe.
The chances that the game in Kiev goes the distance appear quite high with players and pundits all saying the two defensively-minded sides are evenly m... |
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| Federer eyes 7th Wimbledon title |
WIMBLEDON, June 23: Roger Federer says he is “dreaming” of a record-tying seventh Wimbledon championship and has to do better than his quarterfinal exits the past two years.
The owner of a record 16 Grand Slam titles - including six at the All England Club - said Saturday he hopes he can be the person to put an end to the run of four consecutive major finals played between N... |
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| Naughty lingerie in high demand amid Euro Cup mania |
London, June 23: Desperate to charm their partners away from being glued to the Euro Cup 2012, many sex starved British women are taking to naughty knickers and suspenders.
Sales of lingerie have shot up, with retailer Littlewoods.com reporting a 38 percent increase in purchases of bras, French knickers, suspenders, and corsets since the football tournament began June 8, The Sun tabloid... |
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| QPR to visit Malaysia, Indonesia |
KUALA LUMPUR, June 23: English Premier League football club Queens Park Rangers will visit Malaysia and Indonesia next month in their first pre-season Asia tour, sponsor AirAsia has announced.
QPR will play friendlies against local teams in Malaysia’s Sabah state on Borneo island on July 17 and in its capital Kuala Lumpur on July 20, the airline said in a statement late Friday. |
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| England?s ?11 bulldogs? ready for Italy: Cole |
KRAKOW, June 23: Ashley Cole has warned Italy to prepare for “11 bulldogs” blocking their path to the European Championship semifinals when they take on England in Kiev on Sunday.
In a rare interview, the notoriously media-shy Cole told BBC Five Live that England’s players were prepared to “die on the pitch for each other” in their quest for success at a ma... |
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| Kaneria to appeal ?unfair? life ban |
LONDON, June 23: Kaneria to appeal ‘unfair’ life banLondon: Insisting that he is innocent, Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria said he will appeal against the "unfair" lifetime ban slapped on him by the England and Wales Cricket Board for his role in spot-fixing.
Kaneria said he was upset at the decision as he believed there was no evidence against him.
"They (ECB) d... |
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| When the fun stops I?ll retire: Messi |
LONDON, June 23: Three-time world footballer of the year Lionel Messi told The Times on Saturday that he will retire from football the day he feels he is no longer having fun.
The 24-year-old Argentinian - who scored 73 goals in 60 games for Barcelona last season, breaking the European club record of 67 goals set by Bayern Munich’s Gerd Mueller in 1972-73 - hinted that for him the... |
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| Japanese midfielder Kagawa completes move to United |
London, June 23 : Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa has completed his move to English Premier League side Manchester United after passing a medical test.
The 23-year-old signed a four-year contract Friday with the former Premiership winners from German champions Borussia Dortmund.
“Shinji is an exciting young midfielder with great skill, vision and a good eye for goal,”... |
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| Azeem Rafiq becomes first Asian to lead Yorkshire |
LONDON, June 23: Karachi-born Azeem Rafiq became the first Asian origin cricket to lead English county team Yorkshire on Friday. The 21-year off-spinner, who was leading the side in place of regular captain Andrew Gale, also became the youngest ever player to captain a county side.Rafiq came from Pakistan to England as a boy. Throughout his cricket career so far, Rafiq has always been a captain. H... |
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| Paszek beats Kerber for Eastbourne title |
EASTBOURNE, June 23: Tamira Paszek saved five match points to beat fifth seed Angelique Kerber 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday to win the Eastbourne grass-court event and claim her first WTA title since 2010.
Austrian Paszek, ranked 59th, spent two and three-quarter hours in fighting for the third title of her career after starting the week at the Wimbledon tun-up with just two match wins thi... |
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| Czech team praised by fans |
Prague, June 23: The Czech football team returned home to a lukewarm welcome after losing to Portugal in the Euro 2012 quarterfinals. Their performance in the tournament was praised by the local press.
Czech fans warmly appreciated the effort of the unknown players - Petr Jiracek, Vaclav Pilar and Theo Gebre Sellassie. In a poll by website Hattrick, the three were chosen as best players... |
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