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  • Cell phones could help check chucking: Vasu

     Chucking continues to be rampant in the Indian domestic scene, both at first class and age-group levels. It has been learnt from reliable sources that in the last 14 months alone, the BCCI has sent around 60 bowlers for bio-mechanical tests at the SRMC here after t ....

     Chucking continues to be rampant in the Indian domestic scene, both at first class and age-group levels. It has been learnt from reliable sources that in the last 14 months alone, the BCCI has sent around 60 bowlers for bio-mechanical tests at the SRMC here after t ....

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  • Chennaiyin FC holds its nerve, makes final

     Chennaiyin FC entered its maiden Hero ISL final, riding on a 4-2 aggregate at the end of the second leg against Atletico de Kolkata at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Wednesday. Chennaiyin lost the match 1-2 against the host and defending champion, but had enough in ....

     Chennaiyin FC entered its maiden Hero ISL final, riding on a 4-2 aggregate at the end of the second leg against Atletico de Kolkata at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Wednesday. Chennaiyin lost the match 1-2 against the host and defending champion, but had enough in ....

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  • CA appoints Sriram as WT20 consultant

     Cricket Australia (CA) has appointed former India player Sridharan Sriram and ex-Australia batsman Mike Hussey as consultants to help the national team prepare for next year’s World T20 in its quest to claim the only ICC global trophy that has eluded it. Srir ....

     Cricket Australia (CA) has appointed former India player Sridharan Sriram and ex-Australia batsman Mike Hussey as consultants to help the national team prepare for next year’s World T20 in its quest to claim the only ICC global trophy that has eluded it. Srir ....

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  • Ganguly to captain Warne’s all-time Indian XI

     The iconic Sachin Tendulkar was an expected pick for the No.4 slot while Sourav Ganguly was preferred in the leadership position in Australian spin legend Shane Warne’s greatest Indian Test XI. Warne, who has been naming his preferred XIs from different count ....

     The iconic Sachin Tendulkar was an expected pick for the No.4 slot while Sourav Ganguly was preferred in the leadership position in Australian spin legend Shane Warne’s greatest Indian Test XI. Warne, who has been naming his preferred XIs from different count ....

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  • Let’s appreciate what this Indian team has achieved

    It wouldn’t be surprising if the captain and the rest of the team are wondering what wrong they did by winning a Test series against the top team in world cricket; a side that has not lost a Test series since2006. Code for embedding a small vertical picture in ....

    It wouldn’t be surprising if the captain and the rest of the team are wondering what wrong they did by winning a Test series against the top team in world cricket; a side that has not lost a Test series since2006. Code for embedding a small vertical picture in ....

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  • Former El Salvador football chief arrested amid FIFA probe

    “Vasquez was captured Wednesday in a housing complex in the Costa del Sol tourist area, 34 kilometers (21 miles) south of the capital of San Salvador. Vasquez was alone and put up no resistance,” Salvadoran national police deputy director, Howard Cotto said ....

    “Vasquez was captured Wednesday in a housing complex in the Costa del Sol tourist area, 34 kilometers (21 miles) south of the capital of San Salvador. Vasquez was alone and put up no resistance,” Salvadoran national police deputy director, Howard Cotto said ....

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  • Chris Gayle plans test return in 2016

    Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle hopes to return to test cricket next year after a two-year absence. The 36-year-old Gayle told reporters on Tuesday in Australia where he is playing in the Twenty20 Big Bash League that he hopes to be injury free and able to bolster ....

    Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle hopes to return to test cricket next year after a two-year absence. The 36-year-old Gayle told reporters on Tuesday in Australia where he is playing in the Twenty20 Big Bash League that he hopes to be injury free and able to bolster ....

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  • Dhoni, Rahane, Jadeja up for grabs in IPL draft

     India’s limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, along with his teammates Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina and Ravichandran Ashwin, among others, will be up for grabs for the two new IPL teams in the draft to be held in Mumbai on Tuesday. Sanj ....

     India’s limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, along with his teammates Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina and Ravichandran Ashwin, among others, will be up for grabs for the two new IPL teams in the draft to be held in Mumbai on Tuesday. Sanj ....

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  • Dipika, Joshna clear differences

     India’s leading squash players Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa, who couldn’t see eye to eye after an acrimonious quarterfinal in the Incheon Asian Games, have buried the hatchet to be friends again ahead of a busy upcoming season. The fiercely fough ....

     India’s leading squash players Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa, who couldn’t see eye to eye after an acrimonious quarterfinal in the Incheon Asian Games, have buried the hatchet to be friends again ahead of a busy upcoming season. The fiercely fough ....

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  • IPL: Pune in pole position to snare Dhoni

    Following the two-year suspension of the Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals after being found guilty of breaching IPL regulations, new franchises from Pune (owned by New Rising) and Rajkot (Intex) have been roped in for the next two editions. To make it easier for the ....

    Following the two-year suspension of the Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals after being found guilty of breaching IPL regulations, new franchises from Pune (owned by New Rising) and Rajkot (Intex) have been roped in for the next two editions. To make it easier for the ....

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