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Rohit Sharma completes hattrick at ESPN Cricinfo Awards
New Delhi: Flamboyant opener Rohit Sharma today won the prestigious Maruti Suzuki ESPN Cricinfo award for the third year in a row with recently-retired Black Caps legend Brendon McCullum winning the newly constituted 'Captain of the Year'…
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Serena Williams finds inner tiger to advance
Indian Wells: World number one Serena Williams stepped up her bid for her first Indian Wells title in 15 years with a straight set victory over Yulia Putintseva 7-6 (7/2), 6-0.
The two-time Indian Wells champion Williams had a difficult…
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West Indies ride on Sammy’s 50 to stun Australia in WT20 warm-up
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Kolkata: A stunning hat-trick from Josh Hazlewood was not enough for Australia, as Darren Sammy led the West Indies from the front with an unbeaten half-century to script a morale-boosting three-wicket win in a World Twenty20…
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Security tightened following threat to Indo-Pak match
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KOLKATA: A thick security blanket has been thrown around the Eden Gardens and the hotel, where the Pakistan cricket team has been put up, in view of threat to the March 19 India-Pakistan World Twenty20 match here.
The massive…
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HI to award Rs 1 lakh to women’s team for Rio qualification
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BANGALORE: Hockey India will give a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh to the women hockey team and the support staff at the Hockey India awards in Bangalore on March 26, in recognition of their achievement of qualifying for the Rio Olympics.…
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Lin Dan wins 6th All England Badminton Title
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Birmingham: Lin Dan earned his sixth All England badminton title when he routed Chinese team-mate Tian Houwei 21-9, 21-10 in the final on Sunday.
The final lacked any tension, as Lin bolted to 4-0, enjoyed the same margin at the…
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Sound of Dhoni’s strokes is good sign before World T20: Tendulkar
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NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar says the "sound" that came off skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's bat during the recent Asia Cup was a reflection of his positive mindset and it was a good news for already "favourites" India in the World…
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ICC T20 World Cup: Netherlands pip Ireland in rain-hit dead rubber
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Dharamsala: Medium pacer Paul van Meekeren bagged a career-best four wicket haul as the Netherlands picked up an entertaining 12-run win over Ireland in a rain-hit dead rubber of the ICC World T20 qualifier. The rain reduced the…
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6-yr old girl sets Asia record in speed skating
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Coimbatore: A six-year-old girl today entered the Asia book of records for skating a distance of 10.5 km in 41.03 minutes.
K Darshini, a student of Yuvabharathi Public School here today entered the India Book of Records and Asia Book…
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ICC World T20: We get more love in India than Pakistan, says Shahid Afridi
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Kolkata: Floored by the warm reception in India after their arrival for the World Twenty20 Championship, Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi and senior all-rounder Shoaib Malik on Sunday said they have never felt any security threat in…
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