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Paris :  German football club Bayern Munich's CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was surprised to hear UEFA president Michel Platini's statement that Franck Ribery could be banned for three matches if he refuses to play for France despite his…
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New York :  Croatian Marin Cilic won his first Grand Slam title Monday with a comprehensive straight-sets win over Japan's Kei Nishikori at the US Open. The 14th seed Cilic won 6-3 6-3 6-3 to become the first Croat to win one of the four…
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Lisbon :  Portugal failed to put their FIFA World Cup disappointment behind them at the Estadio Municipal de Aveiro in their opening Euro 2016 qualifier, losing 0-1 to Albania. Bekim Balaj's volley in the 52nd minute went beyond Sporting…
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irmingham :  Mahendra Singh Dhoni's poor judgement in refusing singles in two balls in the last over saw India going down by three runs to England in a thrilling finish in the one-off Twenty20 international at Edgbaston here Sunday. A…
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New York :  Serena Williams beat Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets to win her sixth US Open and 18th Grand Slam title Sunday, BBC reported. The World No.1 American won 6-3 6-3 at Flushing Meadows in New York. The victory moves Williams…
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NEW DELHI: With the teams entering the final phase of their preparations for next year's World Cup, cricketing great Ian Chappell has said defending champions India, Australia and South Africa are the favourites to win the game's showpiece…
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London: Days after cricketing legend Ian Botham called for IPL to be scrapped, former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has said it is not the T20 tournament but the Indian Cricket Board wielding enormous power that is detrimental to the…
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NEW DELHI: Veteran star Leander Paes is set to combine with Rohan Bopanna for the doubles rubber during the Davis Cup tie against Serbia, Indian captain Anand Amritraj confirmed on Sunday but he says nothing has been decided on the Asian…
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Chennai: Under-fire India cricket coach Duncan Fletcher's fate at the top job is expected to be decided by the BCCI after it receives Team Director Ravi Shastri's report on the England tour, the Board said Sunday. Fletcher, who was…
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NEW DELHI: In an apparent bid to give its under-fire president N Srinivasan some time, the Board of Control for Cricket in India deferred its much-anticipated Annual General Meeting after an informal gathering of its members units…
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