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KOCHI: West Indies put behind an acrimonious pay dispute with their Board to spank number one ranked India by a huge margin of 124 runs in the first one-dayer to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series here on Wednesday. The Caribbeans,…
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Karachi: Pakistan's 15-member squad for the 2015 cricket World Cup will be announced on January 11 after the conclusion of a high profile one-day tournament organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). A senior official of the board told…
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Seoul: South Korean police are now searching for seven athletes who have disappeared from the Asian Games athletes' village in an attempt to find jobs, police said on Wednesday. The seven include three from Nepal, two from Sri Lanka and one…
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PANAJI: All franchisees of the high-profile Indian Super League have taken elaborate insurance covers for their players ranging from Rs. 50 to 60 crore. The insurance covers player salaries, apart from personal accident policy, Mediclaim,…
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Kochi: In an extraordinary turn of events, the West Indies cricket team's tour of India was thrown into jeopardy after the aggrieved visiting side threatened to go on strike over an acrimonious pay dispute with its parent body. AP file…
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United Nations, Oct 8 (PTI) Amid escalation of ceasefire violations along the Line of Control, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon has asked India and Pakistan to resolve their issues diplomatically and through dialogue. "The…
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MUMBAI: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday condemned the repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan and warned Islamabad of "a befitting reply" by the Indian Government to the "provocative" firing and shelling along the border in…
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ISLAMABAD: Amid escalation of ceasefire violations along the LoC, Pakistan today accused India of rejecting its efforts to preserve tranquility at the border and asked India to give peace a chance by "restraining" its forces. Expressing…
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NEW DELHI: The Asian Games gold medal after a hiatus of 16 years will have a “telling impact” on Indian hockey, feels chief coach Terry Walsh, insisting that “sustainability” would be the key to produce “continued excellence“. A spirited…
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WASHINGTON: Michael Phelps, the 18-time Olympic swim champion arrested last week for drink driving, was banned for six months by USA Swimming and dropped from the 2015 World Championships. Monday's punishments came six days after Phelps…
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