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  • India beat Sri Lanka to enter final of U19 World Cup for fifth time

    India did well to reach 267/9 after a shaky start before putting up an impressive effort with the ball to dismiss Sri Lanka for 170 in 42.4 overs. The batting stars were Anmolpreet Singh (72 off 92) and Sarfaraz Khan (59 off 71), who amassed his fourth fifty plus sco ....

    India did well to reach 267/9 after a shaky start before putting up an impressive effort with the ball to dismiss Sri Lanka for 170 in 42.4 overs. The batting stars were Anmolpreet Singh (72 off 92) and Sarfaraz Khan (59 off 71), who amassed his fourth fifty plus sco ....

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  • Purposeful Pakistan outsmarts India

     Pakistan played with purpose and organisation to outplay host India 2-1 in a men’s round-robin pool match here at the Maulana Tayabullah Stadium, Bhetapara on Monday. Muhammad Arslan Qadir scored both the Pakistan goals once in each half while Indian captain Man ....

     Pakistan played with purpose and organisation to outplay host India 2-1 in a men’s round-robin pool match here at the Maulana Tayabullah Stadium, Bhetapara on Monday. Muhammad Arslan Qadir scored both the Pakistan goals once in each half while Indian captain Man ....

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  • India ready for three-match series

    There is, of course, the Asia Cup to be played next month in Bangladesh, but with the teams for all three tournaments being selected in advance, the opening match against the Dinesh Chandimal-led Sri Lankan side here on Tuesday will give an idea of the combination Dhoni ....

    There is, of course, the Asia Cup to be played next month in Bangladesh, but with the teams for all three tournaments being selected in advance, the opening match against the Dinesh Chandimal-led Sri Lankan side here on Tuesday will give an idea of the combination Dhoni ....

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  • Indian grapplers sign off in style

    India completed its dominance, winning five of the six titles, on the concluding day of the wrestling events here on Monday. Pakistan picked up the men’s heavyweight gold to prevent a clean sweep by the host, which finished with 14 out of the total 16 gold medals. ....

    India completed its dominance, winning five of the six titles, on the concluding day of the wrestling events here on Monday. Pakistan picked up the men’s heavyweight gold to prevent a clean sweep by the host, which finished with 14 out of the total 16 gold medals. ....

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  • Waugh the most selfish cricketer that I’ve played with: Warne

    “There’s a lot of reasons I don’t like Steve Waugh, a lot of reasons ... because he’s the most selfish cricketer I’ve played with, blah, blah, blah,” Warne said while appearing on Channel Ten’s I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out ....

    “There’s a lot of reasons I don’t like Steve Waugh, a lot of reasons ... because he’s the most selfish cricketer I’ve played with, blah, blah, blah,” Warne said while appearing on Channel Ten’s I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out ....

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  • Pakistan’s World T20 participation was discussed in Dubai: PCB

    PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan said that a proposal was also floated about having Pakistan’s matches at neutral venues if it didn’t get permission from its government to tour India for the World T20 in March. Mr. Khan said that at the meeting he made the poi ....

    PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan said that a proposal was also floated about having Pakistan’s matches at neutral venues if it didn’t get permission from its government to tour India for the World T20 in March. Mr. Khan said that at the meeting he made the poi ....

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  • Negi, Shami in; Rahane makes it too

    Expectedly the experience factor carried Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra and Harbhajan Singh through while youngsters Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya made the grade because of the impact they made against Australia. Delhi’s 23-year-old Negi, a left-arm spinner who ....

    Expectedly the experience factor carried Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra and Harbhajan Singh through while youngsters Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya made the grade because of the impact they made against Australia. Delhi’s 23-year-old Negi, a left-arm spinner who ....

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  • Glitz, glamour and technology mark opening act

    Conceived with a lot of thought and imagination and performed with precision, the 170-minute long programme was, as usual in a multi-discipline event of this magnitude, segregated into two parts, with the sports protocol taking precedence over the cultural extravaganza. ....

    Conceived with a lot of thought and imagination and performed with precision, the 170-minute long programme was, as usual in a multi-discipline event of this magnitude, segregated into two parts, with the sports protocol taking precedence over the cultural extravaganza. ....

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  • Near-impossible task for Jharkhand

     Already down after two days of play, Jharkhand was kept firmly on the mat by Mumbai at stumps on day three too in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal at the SDNR Wadiyar Stadium here. After Shardul Thakur snuffed out the last two batsmen early on Friday morning, Mumbai, ....

     Already down after two days of play, Jharkhand was kept firmly on the mat by Mumbai at stumps on day three too in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal at the SDNR Wadiyar Stadium here. After Shardul Thakur snuffed out the last two batsmen early on Friday morning, Mumbai, ....

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  • All eyes on new entrants

    The latest auction will witness 351 players going under the hammer and that includes 230 Indian and 121 overseas players. With a majority of the teams having retained their core players, attention will be riveted on the strategy adopted by the two new entrants &mdash ....

    The latest auction will witness 351 players going under the hammer and that includes 230 Indian and 121 overseas players. With a majority of the teams having retained their core players, attention will be riveted on the strategy adopted by the two new entrants &mdash ....

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