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Smith warns his team of ‘difficult series’ in India
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SYDNEY: After successfully completing the clean-sweep against Pakistan today, Australia skipper Steve Smith has urged his new revamped team to switch focus to the upcoming "tough tour" of India.
Having beaten Pakistan 3-0, Australia…
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Saina Nehwal shines but Awadhe Warriors loses to Mumbai Rockets 4-3
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Lucknow: Mumbai Rockets defeated Awadhe Warriors 4-3 to sit at the second position on the points table in the second edition of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium here on Friday.
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Indians sweep U-19 at British Junior Open squash
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Sheffield (UK): It turned out to be a dream British Junior Open for the Indian boys who swept away the U-19 category in the prestigious meet with a gold, silver and bronze.
It was in the 1970s that Anil Nair won this event first for…
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Sania wins Brisbane women’s doubles title but loses No.1 rank
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Brisbane: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza picked up her first title of the season, combining with American Bethanie Mattek-Sands to lift the Brisbane International women's doubles title, but ended up losing the World No.1 crown to her…
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Better prepared for limited overs captaincy: Kohli
New Delhi:- The Test captaincy left him surprised but Virat Kohli says he is better-prepared to lead India in the limited-overs format as he has already picked up some tricks of the trade.
Kohli was the obvious choice for captain in the…
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Right decision if MS Dhoni doesn’t see himself in 2019 World Cup: Dravid
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NEW DELHI: Former India captain Rahul Dravid has hailed Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision to quit limited-overs captaincy and said he was not not surprised by his resignation. "Dhoni's decision was probably not that much of a…
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Virat takes charge; Yuvi, Nehra make comeback, Pant new face
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MUMBAI: Indian cricket entered a new era as Virat Kohli was today officially anointed captain for all three formats as he took over leadership for the limited-overs series against England where veterans Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra…
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Kohli in the right phase to take over from Dhoni: Ashwin
Chennai:- India's ace bowler Ravichandran Ashwin today hailed M S Dhoni as an illustrious leader and said a lot of leadership lessons can be learnt from him.
He also said Virat Kohli, who will now captain the Indian team in all formats, is…
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Bindra, Padukone in 9-member Sports Development Code panel
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New Delhi: Former Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra, legendary Prakash Padukone are a part of the nine-member government panel formed to make recommendations for bringing out a comprehensive National Sports Development Code across all…
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Leander Paes rules out retirement, says his comments were misread
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Chennai: The iconic Leander Paes has ruled out immediate retirement from the competitive tennis, saying his comments were misconstrued and he actually aims to capture another Chennai Open trophy next year and motivate his new…
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