| Triumphant under-19 cricketers arrive |
MUMBAI, Aug 28: The victorious Indian Under-19 cricket team arrived to a rousing reception on Tuesday afternoon from Australia after winning the age-group World Cup in Townsville on Sunday.
Triumphant team skipper Unmukt Chand, who slammed a match-winning unbeaten century in the summit clash against Australia, was the first to come out of the Shivaji Chhatrapati International airport te... |
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| 'Don't fast-track U-19 stars to senior team' |
MUMBAI, Aug 28: Watching India’s U-19 captain Unmukt Chand destroy the Aussie bowlers in Townsville on Sunday made many feel the Delhi batsman was ready for international cricket.
Lending credence to such thoughts were the comments from former Australian skipper Ian Chappell, who felt Chand and left-arm spinner Harmeet should be fast-tracked into the Indian team.
The notio... |
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| IPL loses its title sponsor DLF |
NEW DELHI, Aug 28: The Indian Premier League has lost its title sponsor after real estate giant DLF declined to renew its five-year deal, a company spokesman said on Tuesday.
“We have just stepped off the IPL,” said DLF group executive director Rajeev Talwar. “Sponsoring the IPL over the last five years was a strategic decision wherein we wanted to establish our brand ... |
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| Pakistan delegation to visit India for hockey revival |
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: A two-member delegation of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) will visit India next month to discuss the revival of bilateral series, official said on Tuesday.
Secretary of PHF Asif Bajwa told that talks between the two sides had been in process for months and Hockey India (HI) officially invited them to discuss the modalities of a future series.
"We had ver... |
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| Road named after Mary Kom |
Imphal, Aug 28: A road in interior Churachandpur district of Manipur has been named after Olympic bronze medal winner pugilist M C Mary Kom, official reports here said on Tuesday.
Announcing this during a reception of Kom at Churachandpur district headquarters, Manipur health minister T Phungzathang, who was the chief guest, said the government had decided to name the road connecting Ch... |
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| Somdev crashes out of US Open |
NEW YORK, Aug 28: Somdev Devvarman, playing only his second match after returning from a shoulder surgery, put up a spirited fight before losing the first round of the US Open to Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain.
The Indian, who had lost in the first round of the London Olympics also, lost the opening clash in the men’s singles 3-6 2-6 6-3 4-6 to his Spanish rival, ranked 94.
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| 10 Indians for Paralympic Games |
New Delhi, Aug 28: India will be represented by 10 athletes at the 2012 Paralympic Games to be held in London from Aug 29 to Sep 9.
Quota places have been allocated to India by the International Paralympics Committee (IPC). India have five quota places in athletics, three in powerlifting, and one each in swimming and shooting.
Indian contingent:
Athletics: H.N. Girisha (... |
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| Novak Djokovic favourite, not me, says Federer |
NEW YORK, Aug 28: Roger Federer began his campaign for a record sixth US Open with an easy 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over America’s Donald Young, but insisted Novak Djokovic remains hot favourite to deny him an 18th major.
Top seed Federer, playing in his 52nd consecutive Grand Slam tournament, brushed aside 81st-ranked Young, who only last week stopped a run of 17 defeats in a row but wh... |
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| Ganguly picks India World T20 favourites, Windies dark horses |
'Bhajji at best could have been kept out for six months'
New Delhi, Aug 28: Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said India have the firepower to win the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka next month and termed the West Indies as the dark horses.
“When you have players like Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, M.S. Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh it is very difficult to count Ind... |
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| BCCI plans reception for VVS Laxman in Chennai |
CHENNAI, Aug 28: VVS Laxman may have left the Indian cricket scene quietly, but the BCCI is planning a grand reception for the Hyderabad stylist.
According to sources, there will be a felicitation of the batsman in Chennai on September 10, a day ahead of the final T20 game between India and New Zealand.
"It's still at a planning stage. We would like to have the players of both t... |
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| India, Kiwi cricketers arrive in Bangalore for 2nd Test |
BANGALORE, Aug 28: Members of the Indian and New Zealand cricket teams on Tuesday arrived in the city to play the second Test scheduled from August 31 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The members of both the teams arrived in a special plane at Bangalore International Airport from Hyderabad around 3.15 pm. The teams drove straight to a private hotel and would rest for the day and commence practice fr... |
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| My current focus is on New Zealand tour: Unmukt |
MUMBAI, Aug 28: His sterling performance at the junior level might have brought him in contention for a slot in the senior side but India's under-19 World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand on Tuesday said that he is not looking too far ahead and wants to do well for India A in the next tournament.
Chand had slammed a match-winning unbeaten 111 in the summit clash against Australia and fo... |
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| India held to goalless draw by Nepal |
Nehru Cup
New Delhi, Aug 28: Defending champions India were held to a goalless draw by a spirited Nepal in a rain-marred match but the latter crashed out of the Nehru Cup football tournament here on Tuesday.
With the draw, India's chances of qualifying for its third straight final also took a slight dent. If Maldives beat Cameroon Wednesday, the hosts will have to beat th... |
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| ESPN STAR Sports announces grand plans for ICC World Twenty20 |
New Delhi, Aug 28: ESPN STAR Sports, Asia’s number one sports content provider & ICC’s global Broadcast & Production Partner, shared their plans around the telecast of the ICC World Twenty20 2012 at a press conference in New Delhi today. Featuring a star studded panel of 18 commentators for this marquee event, ESS’s presentation will feature experts from almost all maj... |
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| Murray, Sharapova, Clijsters, Azarenka in second round of US Open |
New York, Aug 28: Roger Federer began his quest for an 18th Grand Slam title defeating Donald Young of US in straight sets to advance to the next round of the US Open here on Monday.
The world no 1 took 1 hour, 34 minutes to send Young packing 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
The Swiss’ run was ended in the semi-final by Novak Djokovic last year here.
While, on the other hand Andy M... |
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| I feared I was pregnant: Sharapova |
New York, Aug 28: Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova said she feared she was pregnant when she contracted a stomach bug earlier this month.
Sharapova withdrew from the Canadian Open with illness, shortly after losing the Olympic women's singles final 6-0, 6-1 to Serena Williams Aug 4.
The pain from the illness encouraged Sharapova to seek a blood test, as well as an ultrasound ... |
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| US basketball professionals train Myanmar players |
Yangon, Aug 28: Nearly 30 Myanmar basketball players underwent training from former National Basketball Association (NBA) and Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) professionals at the Myanmar Basketball Federation (MBF) stadium here on Tuesday.
The US basketball envoys, including Charlotte Bobcats general manager Richard Cho, a Myanmar native who migrated to the United States,... |
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| UEFA chief praises Ukraine for Euro success |
Kiev, Aug 28: UEFA chief Michel Platini met Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych here Tuesday to praise Euro 2012 co-host Ukraine for its good organisation of the tournament.
"It was an excellent tournament with good players, goals, matches and referees," Platini said.
The UEFA president officially eulogised the Ukrainian president, Ukraine Football Association president Gryhor... |
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| Pressure on Madrid ahead of Barca Super Cup clash |
MADRID, Aug 28: Real Madrid go into Wednesday’s Spanish Super Cup second-leg against rivals Barcelona knowing a victory is the only option if they are to take the first title of the season.
Anything less will add to a disappointing start to a campaign in which Madrid are yet to win in 3 games, including the 3-2 defeat to Barca in the first-leg at the Nou Camp last Thursday.
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| Russian basketball player's Olympic medal stolen |
Moscow, Aug 28: A bronze medal was stolen from a Russian basketball player who recently led the national team to third place in the Olympics.
Vitaly Fridzon, 26, told police that his home outside Moscow was broken into while he was out, and that the thieves also took watches, a laptop, a camera and an iPad.
Fridzon, who also serves as captain of the Khimki club in the Russian Pr... |
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| Eto'o rejects Cameroon's invite |
Yaounde, Aug 28: Cameroon's top striker Samuel Eto'o Tuesday turned down the invitation to return to the national team for the 2013 African Nations Cup first leg qualifier against Cape Verde Islands Sep 8.
The striker, ending eight months of suspension for leading a strike to claim unpaid bonuses, made the decision because "there has been no reply to some questions he raised."
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| Shanghai could lose Drogba, Anelka |
Shanghai, Aug 28: Former Chelsea strikers Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka could be sold by China's Shanghai Shenhua due to an escalating equity stake row among shareholders.
Chairman Zhu Jun, who holds a 28.5 percent stake, would only pay his share of the club's daily costs if his demands for greater control were not met, according to the China Daily.
Zhu currently controls the... |
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