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AGENCY BARCELONA: A court in Spain today sentenced Barcelona's star striker Lionel Messi and his father to 21 months in jail for tax fraud and slapped them with a fine of 3.7 million euros (USD 4.1 million). But these prison sentences are…
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AGENCY Kolkata: Bengali cinestar Jeet has acquired the Kolkata franchise of the first-ever multi-nation Premier Futsal League (PFL) scheduled to start on July 15. The team will be known as 'Kolkata 5s' as each franchise will be similarly…
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AGENCY Hyderabad: 15-time World Champion Pankaj Advani moved to the second round of the 3rd Indian Open following an emphatic 4-0 win over England's Elliot Slessor at the World ranking snooker tournament here. Ace cueist Advani scored total…
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AGENCY Buenos Aires: Gerardo Martino has resigned as Argentina's national team coach, citing the financial chaos enveloping the Argentine Football Association and lack of preparedness for the upcoming Olympics. Argentina moved quickly to…
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AGENCY London: Roger Federer saved three match points to beat Marin Cilic 6-7 (4/7), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (11/9), 6-3 and reach a record-equalling 11th Wimbledon semi-final on Wednesday. The 34-year-old seven-time champion also claimed a new…
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 AGENCY London: India's retired cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has undergone a knee surgery at a hospital here. Tendulkar posted a picture of his left leg, covered in a black cast, on his facebook page and commented that he hopes to…
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New Delhi:- Indian team's head coach Anil Kumble today made it clear that 'Pink Ball Test' is "still a long way" even though he conceded that Day/Night Tests is the future if one wants to sustain the interest of cricket lovers in the longer…
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 AGENCY Karachi: Pakistan legend Wasim Akram says expected hostility from England fans will not deter convicted spot-fixer Mohammad Amir from leading his country`s bowling attack when he returns to the scene of his crime at Lord`s next…
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AGENCY MELBOURNE: Cricket Australia (CA) is open to part with its multi-million-dollar television revenue from India tours to Australia as part of a collective effort to preserve the financial health of the global game. James Sutherland,…
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AGENCY London: Defending champions Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis demolished the challenge of Christina Mchale and Jelena Ostapenko to move into the quarterfinals but Rohan Bopanna lost a marathon third round with partner Florin Mergea to…
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