| Do-or-die for India against Pakistan |
Colombo, Sep 29: Humiliated by Australia in their opening Super Eights match, a jittery India will have to pick up the pieces from their all-round failure and come up with an inspired performance against arch-rivals Pakistan in their do-or-die game in the World Twenty20 on Sunday.
The Indian team looked completely out of sorts against Australia and they now have to quickly address their... |
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| Pakistan have edge over India: Hafeez |
COLOMBO, Sep 29: Gearing up for the high-voltage clash against arch-rivals India, Pakistan captain Mohammed Hafeez said his team has the edge going into Sunday’s World T20 Super Eight game after the morale-boosting win over Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men in a warm-up match.
"Everyone is looking forward to the India match. Since we have won against them in the warm-up game, it will giv... |
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| Don't criticise five-bowler theory: Dhoni |
COLOMBO, Sep 29: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni defended his five-bowler theory and the dropping of Virender Sehwag from the playing eleven in their World Twenty20 Super Eights match against Australia, saying that he had adopted the "horses for courses" policy for the game.
Dhoni's five-bowler strategy backfired against Australia as India suffered a nine-wicket defeat but he backed... |
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| Anand draws again in Chess Masters |
SAO PAULO, Sep 29: World champion Viswanathan Anand’s winless streak continued as he played out a tame draw against out-of-form Sergey Karjakin of Russia — his fourth in as many games — in the fourth round of fifth Final Masters.
Playing in his first tournament after his world championship triumph in Moscow earlier this year, Anand could not force a win against Karjaki... |
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| England beat New Zealand by 6 wickets |
Pallekele, Sep 29: England cruised home against New Zealand in a World Twenty20 Super Eight tie at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.
New Zealand suffered their second successive defeat of the Super Eights by six wickets as English batsman Luke Wright smashed a 43-ball 76, including five sixes and five boundaries, to take England home.
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| Assam Rifles stuns Rangdajied to enter Bordoloi Trophy final |
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Guwahati, Sep29: Assam Rifles sealed their place in the final of the 61st Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Bordoloi Trophy football tournament defeating Rangdajied United FC, Shillong 2-1 in the 1st semi final on Saturday.
The riflemen dominated the proceedings right from the referees whistle to signal the kick off the semi final match. Although the Shillong side did... |
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| Geeta wins India's second bronze in World championship |
New Delhi, Sep 29: Geeta Phogat ensured India’s second medal in the Women’s World Wrestling Championship in Edmonton by securing the bronze in the 55 kg freestyle category.
Phogat got the better of Ukraine’s Nataliya Synyshyn 3:0 in the final of Repechage 1 Friday. Maria Prevolaraki of Greece won the other bronze beating Canadian Brittaneee Morgana Laverdure in Repecha... |
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| India A settle for draw against Kiwis |
Lincoln, Sep 29: India A’s push for a result could not come through as New Zealand A escaped with a draw on the fourth and final day of the first unofficial Test in Lincoln.
The Indians declared their second innings at 208 for four after facing 50 overs, setting the host team a target of 314 at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval.
In reply, the Kiwis managed to sneak away ... |
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| FIFA to name 2018 WC host cities |
Moscow, Sep 29: Two Russian cities from an initial list of 13 candidates to host the 2018 World Cup are to be dropped as football’s governing body FIFA announces the final locations for the tournament.
Russia will stages the competition for the first time in 2018, and will do so at 12 arenas in 11 cities.
Eight cities, including Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sochi, are all bu... |
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| Petrova stuns Radwanska to win Tokyo title |
TOKYO,Sept 29:Russia’s Nadia Petrova upset defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska 6-0 1-6 6-3 in the Pan Pacific Open final on Saturday to complete a sensational run at the Tokyo tournament.
It was the 30-year-old’s second title of the year after winning a Wimbledon warm-up event in Den Bosch, the 12th and also most prestigious of her career.
“The first and thi... |
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| Real Madrid under pressure against Deportivo |
Madrid, Sep 29: Real Madrid will be under pressure to reduce the gap between them and Barcelona when they take on Deportivo la Coruna Sunday night at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Depending on Barcelona’s result away to Sevilla Saturday, Real Madrid could kick off 11 points behind Barcelona and have a visit to the Camp Nou Stadium next weekend.
Deportivo have a poor record in the... |
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| Hodgson hopes Euros benefit England |
LONDON, Sep 29: England manager Roy Hodgson believes the experience of playing in this year’s European Championships will help his younger players should they qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Hodgson is set to name his squad for the upcoming two World Cup qualifying matches, against San Marino and Poland, next week.
He will be without at least one experienced play... |
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| Dusseldorf hold Schalke to draw |
Berlin, Sep 29: Newly promoted Fortuna Dusseldorf drew 2-2 with Schalke following a brace by Dani Schahin in the opener of the sixth round of German Bundesliga football season.
Dusseldorf started at great pace, as Dani Schahin’s shot went just wide with four minutes into the match on Friday.
Schalke opened the scoring through Dutchman Klaas Jan Huntelaar in the 14th minute... |
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| Top seed Ma Long shocked at TT World Cup |
Liverpool, Sep 29: China’s World No.2 Ma Long, bidding for his first singles title at a major international competition, was shocked 0-4 by Chuang Chih-Yuan of Chinese Taipei at the men’s table tennis World Cup here.
Ma, a member of the Chinese men’s Olympic winning team two months ago, was apparently in poor form during the pool match, losing 9-11, 10-12, 7-11, 9-11 t... |
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| Simon stuns Tipsarevic to reach Bangkok final |
BANGKOK, Sep 29: Frenchman Gilles Simon moved to within one win of a second title at the Thailand Open as he reached his second final of the season on Saturday 6-4, 6-4 over top seed Janko Tipsarevic.
Simon, who won the 2009 trophy at the Impact arena, will await an opponent as compatriot and second Richard Gasquet plays Finland’s number seven Jarkko Nieminen, runner-up in 2010. |
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| USA dominate first day of Ryder Cup |
CHICAGO, Sep 29: The United States emerged victorious from a pulsating first day’s play in the 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club on Friday, dominating the afternoon fourballs to take a 5-3 overall lead.
In a format that habitually favours the Europeans, Davis Love’s team took the fourballs 3-1 after sharing the alternate ball foursomes 2-2 in the morning’s play. |
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| Ivanovic eases through China Open first round |
BEIJING, Sep 29: Former world number one Ana Ivanovic eased into the second round of the China Open on Saturday, defeating American Christina McHale in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
The 24-year-old Serbian played aggressively from the start, hitting big first serves and powerful forehand drives which McHale, ranked 28 in the world, was unable to match.
Ivanovic’s returns from Mc... |
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| Prerna Bhambri annexes ITF title |
Gulbarga, Sep 29: Unseeded Prerna Bhambri capped her fine run by defeating fourth seed Zi Yang of China 6-2, 6-2, in the final of the $10,000 ITF Gulbarga Open Women’s Futures tennis championship here on Saturday. In the final lasting over an hour, Prerna with a dominant display, outplayed Yang who struggled to get going in the match.
Yang, who sparkled in the second set, however,... |
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| China to set up table tennis training centre in Europe |
Liverpool, Sep 29: China, who swept clean all four table tennis gold medals at the London Olympic Games, is to set up a table tennis training centre in Europe, most likely England, to help the development of the sport.
“We have talked about this idea early this year with the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA). Hopefully they will make it in England,” Liu Jiayi, England&... |
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| Negi wins, moves up to joint 2nd at Baku Open chess |
Baku, Sept 29: Parimarjan Negi finally found his winning ways by grabbing a win over Tomike Sanikidze in the seventh round and moved up to joint second at the International chess Festival Baku Open 2012.
He was within half a point of the leader and defending champion Sergei Zhigalko. Behind Zhigalko (5.5 points), there are three players including Negi at five.
Negi, the Asian ch... |
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| Karun and team qualify sixth in Endurance Championship |
Bahrain, Sep 29: India’s Karun Chandhok and his JRM Racing qualified sixth for the inaugural Six Hours of Bahrain, the sixth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship to be run here on Sunday.
Chandhok, driving the HPD ARX 03a for the 20-minute session, recorded a best time of one minute, 48.784 seconds on his third lap around the 5.4 Kms Bahrain International Circuit.
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| Tyson granted visa for conducting road show in Auckland |
Wellington,Sep 29: Contentious heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has been given a visa to enter New Zealand, according to an immigration official.
According to News.com.au, Tyson, who had been convicted and jailed for rape, is planning to visit Auckland in November as part of a motivational road show.
Earlier this week Tyson’s tour promoter had claimed a visa had been... |
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| Schumacher to take time over future : Brawn |
BRACKLEY, Sep 29: Michael Schumacher could play a role with Mercedes next season but will probably take time to consider his options after losing his Formula One race seat to Lewis Hamilton, principal Ross Brawn said on Friday.
Mercedes announced earlier that Hamilton, McLaren’s 2008 champion, had signed a three-year deal and will replace 43-year-old Schumacher in 2013.
Th... |
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| Sri Lanka crush West Indies |
Pallekele, Sep 29: Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by 9 wickets in a World Twenty20 Super Eight tie and almost ensured a place in the semifinals at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.
Chasing a victory target 130, the host reached the landmark in 15.2 overs losing only one wickets. An early strike from Ravi Rampaul to dismiss Tillakaratne Dilshan (13... |
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| Sehwag raises questions by skipping net session again |
COLOMBO, Sep 29: The Indian team's way of handling senior opener Virender Sehwag and the player's own attitude in this ongoing World Twenty20 is certain to raise questions whether all is well in the Indian camp.
On the eve of the high-voltage match against arch-rivals Pakistan, Sehwag was again seen skipping the entire net session although he did participate in a football game.
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| East Bengal take on Dempo in Fed Cup final |
Siliguri, Sep 29: Strong home support will make East Bengal the favourites against Goa giants Dempo SC in the final of the 34th Federation Cup at the Kanchanjungha Stadium here on Sunday.
East Bengal will aim for the eighth title making its 16th final appearance while the holder of record five I-League titles, Dempo, will seek to add another crown to the lone Fed Cup title.
The ... |
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| India missing genuine pacer: Akram |
COLOMBO, Sep 29: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels India are missing a tearaway pacer in the ongoing World Twenty20 and should try Ashok Dinda in their remaining Super Eight matches given that spearhead Zaheer Khan is not in the best of form.
"India is definitely missing a genuine quick bowler," Akram wrote.
"Look how Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc made an impact even on... |
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| Chelsea down Arsenal to cement top spot |
LONDON, Sep 29: Chelsea cemented their position on top of the Premier League as Juan Mata inspired a 2-1 victory over London rivals Arsenal on Saturday.
Roberto di Matteo's side moved four points clear of second-placed Manchester United, who host Tottenham in Saturday's late game, thanks to Mata's second-half winner, after Gervinho had cancelled out Fernando Torres's opener.
Ine... |
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| India open campaign with 3-0 win over Wales |
DUBLIN, Sep 29: Indian women launched their campaign in the Champions Challenge hockey tournament with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Wales in a Group-A match on Saturday.
Displaying a fast-paced game, the Indian forged ahead to a 2-0 lead before the interval and then struck one more goal just before the hooter to earn three points. The 27th-ranked Welsh, coming straight from their Worl... |
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| Second defeat in row ends Indian women's semi chance |
GALLE, Sep 29: Bowlers let the Indian women cricket team down for the second consecutive time as it suffered a nine-wicket defeat against England in a Group A match to go out of semifinal contention in the Women's World Twenty20 on Saturday.
Electing to bat, India's batswomen put up a modest 116 for six with opener Poonam Raut (51) scoring a half-century and skipper Mithali Raj contribu... |
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| Group to run for cancer awareness at Delhi Half Marathon |
New Delhi, Sep 29: A group of people, including children, will take part in the Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday to spread awareness about cancer.
About 45 volunteers from Uday Foundation, an NGO working for spreading awareness about cancer, will run in the marathon starting from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and end outside the main stadium complex.
"The youngest member of our group is... |
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