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Sydney: All-rounder Shane Watson will lead the Australian team in the third and final Twenty20 match against India, here tomorrow, in the absence of injured skipper Aaron Finch. Finch had damaged his left hamstring during the 27-run loss…
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Melbourne: In a perfect climax to their stupendous run, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis were today crowned the Australian Open women's doubles champions after they tamed the spirited Czech duo of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in…
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Sao Paulo: Barcelona star Neymar on Thursday lost an appeal against a 112,000 fine slapped on him for tax evasion during his years with Santos in 2007 and 2008. The appeal decision confirmed the Brazilian financial authorities' sanction…
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Agency NEW DELHI: Riding on her title-triumph at the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold, India's P V Sindhu today jumped one place to be just outside the top 10 in the latest BWF ranking here today. Sindhu, who made a resounding start to the…
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Agency New Delhi: Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra was today awarded the Diploma of Honour and President's Button by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) as an acknowledgment to his "contribution as an athlete" to the sport.…
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 Agency Melbourne: Top seed Novak Djokovic saw off a thrilling fight-back by his great rival Roger Federer to reach his sixth Australian Open final and fifth consecutive Grand Slam title match on Thursday. The Serbian world number one…
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Agency LAHORE: A Pakistani die-hard fan of Indian batsman Virat Kohli may get up to 10-year imprisonment after being arrested for hoisting the Indian tri-colour atop his home in Punjab Province which he had done to show his love for the…
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Agency DHAKA: The Indian cricket team will start its their Asia Cup campaign against Bangladesh on February 24 before taking on arch-rivals Pakistan in what promises to be a high-voltage encounter on February 27. The 11-match tournament,…
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Melbourne: Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin today said he is not intimidated by the Australian batsmen's strategy of attacking him as he has the ability to handle the onslaught and pick wickets as well. "I think it's been a batsmen's…
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New Delhi:- Top Indian shooters, including Abhinav Bindra and Heena Sidhu, today said that the government's much talked-about Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme could have been implemented better, though they called it a "well-meaning"…
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