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Sania-Martina ease into third round
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London: Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis breezed into the women's third round with a 6-3 6-1 win over the Japanese pairing of Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato at the Wimbledon championships here today.
The Indo-Swiss were clinical in…
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Murray cruises into last 16 after Djokovic exit
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London: Andy Murray remains on course to capitalise on Novak Djokovic's stunning Wimbledon exit as the world number two eased into the last 16 with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 victory over Australia's John Millman.
Murray has found it almost…
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Three Indians eye Rio berths in Olympic qualifiers for pro boxers
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NEW DELHI: Aiming to become the first set of Indian professional boxers to compete in Olympics, WBC Asian title-holder Neeraj Goyat, Gaurav Bidhuri and Dilbag Singh will begin their campaign in the International Boxing Association's…
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Argentines urge Messi to return to national team
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BUENOS AIRES: Hundreds of fans of Lionel Messi gathered in the rain in Argentina's capital on Saturday to ask that the soccer star return to the national team following his shock retirement from the squad.
Messi announced his…
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Serena reaches 300-win milestone in Wimbledon romp
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London: Serena Williams clinched her 300th Grand Slam victory as the defending champion raced into the Wimbledon fourth round with a 6-3, 6-0 demolition of Germany's Annika Beck on Sunday.
Williams's triple century moved the world…
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PCB chief courts controversy over daily allowance in UK
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Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan finds himself embroiled in a fresh controversy, this time over the expenses the cricket board is incurring on his ongoing visit to the United Kingdom.
The million dollar…
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India set to host South Asian Basketball qualifiers
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Bengaluru: The South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) Zone Qualifying Round of the FIBA Asia Challenge 2016 will be held from July 6 to 8 at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium here. The three-day competition will be played on a…
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India draw with Spain in final game of the 6 nations meet
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VALENCIA: India started off on the front foot, very early in the game and had a penalty corner as early as the 5th minute, which was saved by Quico Cortes in Spain's goal. The action shifted ends very quickly though. pti file photo…
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ICC okays rule change in LBW calls, defers Test shake up
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EDINBURGH: The ICC has approved change in rules in the LBW decisions of the umpires concerning the controversial Decision Review System, which is expected to benefit the bowlers, while deferring plans for a radical shake-up of…
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Dhoni and Kohli sit with Kumble, Dravid to chalk roadmap
Bengaluru:-India's Test captain Virat Kohli along with his limited overs counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni today had a lengthy meeting with chief coach Anil Kumble and 'A' team coach Rahul Dravid to chalk out a roadmap for Indian cricket for…
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