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  • Arsenal makes a play for India

    With an eye on both teaching the beautiful game the “Arsenal way”, and benefitting from the commercial offerings of the Indian market, Arsenal Football Club has big plans for India. Right up at the top of its India vision is growing its existing network of 18 ....

    With an eye on both teaching the beautiful game the “Arsenal way”, and benefitting from the commercial offerings of the Indian market, Arsenal Football Club has big plans for India. Right up at the top of its India vision is growing its existing network of 18 ....

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  • Second cricket Test called off

    The on-field umpires called off the match after an inspection at 11.30 local time. It is the first time in the history of Test cricket in India that four days have been completely washed out. The last time a major part of a Test in India was washed out was almost ....

    The on-field umpires called off the match after an inspection at 11.30 local time. It is the first time in the history of Test cricket in India that four days have been completely washed out. The last time a major part of a Test in India was washed out was almost ....

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  • Federer ends Djokovic’s winning streak at ATP Finals

     Roger Federer stopped Novak Djokovic’s ATP Finals winning streak at 15, beating the top-seeded Serb 7-5, 6-2 to reach the semifinals at the season-ending tournament here. Djokovic, who has already clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking, had not lost at the ATP F ....

     Roger Federer stopped Novak Djokovic’s ATP Finals winning streak at 15, beating the top-seeded Serb 7-5, 6-2 to reach the semifinals at the season-ending tournament here. Djokovic, who has already clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking, had not lost at the ATP F ....

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  • Rugby continues to mourn Lomu as McCaw retires

    New Zealand Rugby continued to mourn former All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu on Thursday as they sent Captain Richie McCaw into retirement. The 40-year-old Lomu, who suffered kidney disease for 20 years, died unexpectedly on Wednesday hours after returning home from attendin ....

    New Zealand Rugby continued to mourn former All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu on Thursday as they sent Captain Richie McCaw into retirement. The 40-year-old Lomu, who suffered kidney disease for 20 years, died unexpectedly on Wednesday hours after returning home from attendin ....

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  • We have to be patient with Dhawan, says Kohli

     Virat Kohli came out in forceful support of Shikhar Dhawan here on Wednesday, defending his colleague’s recent record. Dhawan, who averaged 25.2 in the one-day series against South Africa, was dismissed for a duck in both innings of the first Test in Mohali. ....

     Virat Kohli came out in forceful support of Shikhar Dhawan here on Wednesday, defending his colleague’s recent record. Dhawan, who averaged 25.2 in the one-day series against South Africa, was dismissed for a duck in both innings of the first Test in Mohali. ....

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  • Draw won’t break the side’s momentum: Kohli

    India will feel robbed of an opportunity by the weather. After an emphatic victory in Mohali and a dominant opening day in the second Test, the team will now travel to Nagpur with no further gains. “It was very disappointing,” Virat Kohli said here on Wednesd ....

    India will feel robbed of an opportunity by the weather. After an emphatic victory in Mohali and a dominant opening day in the second Test, the team will now travel to Nagpur with no further gains. “It was very disappointing,” Virat Kohli said here on Wednesd ....

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  • Australia-New Zealand 2nd test drifts toward draw

    The second test between Australia and New Zealand drifted toward a draw on Tuesday’s final day at the WACA Ground. Australia was 331-5 in its second innings at lunch, an overall lead of 266 runs with just two sessions remaining. Peter Nevill and Mitchell Johnson we ....

    The second test between Australia and New Zealand drifted toward a draw on Tuesday’s final day at the WACA Ground. Australia was 331-5 in its second innings at lunch, an overall lead of 266 runs with just two sessions remaining. Peter Nevill and Mitchell Johnson we ....

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  • India vs SA: Wet outfield delays start of play

    The start of the fourth day’s play in the second India-South Africa cricket Test was on Tuesday delayed due to a wet outfield in Bengaluru. Two days of the match have been lost to rain and the umpires will inspect the ground at 10 a.m. to take a call on the fourth ....

    The start of the fourth day’s play in the second India-South Africa cricket Test was on Tuesday delayed due to a wet outfield in Bengaluru. Two days of the match have been lost to rain and the umpires will inspect the ground at 10 a.m. to take a call on the fourth ....

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  • Proteas have to unravel the Indian spin-trick

    There were no queues outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday; no painted faces, no plastic horns, no groundnut vendors. The Indian and South African teams did not even travel to the ground. The rain, which started early in the morning, simply would not stop — a f ....

    There were no queues outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday; no painted faces, no plastic horns, no groundnut vendors. The Indian and South African teams did not even travel to the ground. The rain, which started early in the morning, simply would not stop — a f ....

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  • Australia pace bowler Johnson to retire after test

    The 34-year-old Australian paceman issued a statement Tuesday before the last day of the WACA test, saying “beyond this match I’m just not sure that I can continue competing consistently at the level required to wear the baggy green.” “I feel ....

    The 34-year-old Australian paceman issued a statement Tuesday before the last day of the WACA test, saying “beyond this match I’m just not sure that I can continue competing consistently at the level required to wear the baggy green.” “I feel ....

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