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Adelaide: Backing Shaun Tait's surprise T20 return against India, former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie has said the tearaway speedster will cause a lot of damage on Indian tracks if he makes the squad for the World T20 starting March 8.…
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Kolkata: India's limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named captain of Rising Pune Supergiants, owned by Sanjiv Goenka, for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League here today. Unveiling the team logo and captain, team…
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Melbourne: A bombshell report alleging widespread match-fixing in tennis rocked the Australian Open as the season's first Grand Slam tournament began under a cloud today. The BBC and BuzzFeed claimed 16 top-50 players in the past decade,…
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Sydney: The third and final match of the upcoming Twenty20 series between India and Australia will turn pink to support the McGrath Foundation after rain washed out a large part of the annual Pink Test here. The McGrath Foundation set a…
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Johannesburg: South African Premier League footballer Mondli Cele died after the car he was a passenger in plunged into a river near eastern city Pietermaritzburg. The tragedy occurred a few hours after the 27-year-old scored for…
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agency Dubai: The Indian cricket team will square off against South Africa and the West Indies in its warm-up matches before the World Twenty20 Championships to be held in India from March 8. The Indians are scheduled to open their campaign…
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 agency Melbourne: Star Indian batsman Virat Kohli today became the fastest to register 24 hundreds and pile up 7,000 runs in one-day cricket, surpassing the twin milestones in just his 161st innings. The top-order batsman got the better of…
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 agency Hamilton: A world-record T20 partnership by Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson gave New Zealand a comprehensive 10-wicket win in the second Twenty20 against Pakistan in Hamilton on Sunday. Set a target of 169, Guptill finished the…
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agency Melbourne: India's bowlers today produced yet another sloppy performance to allow Australia clinch the 5-match ODI series by taking an unassailable 3-0 lead as they cruised to a 3-wicket victory in the third match despite a heroic…
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New Delhi: Stressing that next month's South Asian Games (SAG), the first multi-sport international event to be hosted by North East, will be a "success", Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the Games will help in showcasing the…
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