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Saina sets up title clash with Lin Wang in Indonesian Open (21 June 12:09) |
| New Delhi, June 20 (PTI) Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal survived a gruelling battle
with Chinese Lan Lu to advance to the final of the Indonesian Open Super Series
in Jakarta today.
Sixth... |
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ICC Conf to discuss Pak's WC hosting rights, Umpire Referral (21 June 12:09) |
| London, June 20 (PTI) The contentious issue of Pakistan's hosting rights of
2011 World Cup, the Future Tours Programme post 2012 and recommendations by the
Cricket Committee on umpires d... |
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Talks on 2011 WC breaks down, PCB to continue legal fight (21 June 12:09) |
| Lahore, June 20 (PTI) Talks among the four co-hosts of the 2011 World Cup over
Pakistan's right to stage the matches broke down today following which the PCB
threatened to restart their ... |
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Bond eyes return to New Zealand team (20 June 10:06) |
| Christchurch, June 10 (PTI) After parting ways with the 'rebel' Indian Cricket
League, fast bowler Shane Bond is now determined to play for New Zealand again
and eyeing a gradual comebac... |
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F1 row not to affect Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: organisers (20 June 10:06) |
| Dubai, June 20 (PTI) As the Formula One plunges into crisis over prospects of
rival championships in 2010, Abu Dhabi organisers has said they would consider
hosting two rival races if a ... |
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T20 still in early stage : Waugh (20 June 06:08) |
| Kolkata, June 20 (PTI) Twenty20 may be the biggest entertainer right now but
Australia great Steve Waugh feels the shortest format of cricket is still in
early stages where coaches and c... |
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Pakistan look to upset Lanka to win T20 World Cup (20 June 04:05) |
| Ashish Shukla
London, Jun 20 (PTI) An unpredictable Pakistan will be desperate to shed their
runners-up tag by pulling off a win against a rampaging Sri Lanka when the two
teams mee... |
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Sri Lanka fined for slow over-rate (20 June 12:08) |
| London, Jun 20 (PTI) The Sri Lanka team has been fined for a slow over-rate
during its 57-run victory against the West Indies in the semi-final of the
World Twenty20 at The Oval on Frid... |
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Dilshan, Mathews lift Sri Lanka to final berth (20 June 12:08) |
| Ashish Shukla
London, Jun 20 (PTI) Unheralded Sri Lankan paceman Angelo Mathews struck
thrice in the first over after Tillakaratne Dilshan posted a superb unbeaten 96
to thump the Wes... |
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Gayle, Sangakkara pay rich tribute to dazzling Dilshan (20 June 04:07) |
| London, June 19 (PTI) Rival captains Chris Gayle and Kumar Sangakkara paid rich
tributes to Sri Lanka's prolific batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan, saying the
right-hander's sublime knock mad... |
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Dilshan, Mathews power Lanka to Twenty20 World Cup final (20 June 02:09) |
| Ashish Shukla
London, June 19 (PTI) The Sri Lankan juggernaut crushed West Indies by 57 runs
in tonight's lop-sided semifinal to set up a summit clash with Pakistan in the
final of t... |
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Gayle wins toss, asks Lanka to bat first (20 June 12:06) |
| London, June 19 (PTI) West Indies captain Chris Gayle won the toss and asked
Sri Lanka to bat first in the second semifinal of the Twenty20 World Cup at The
Oval today.
West Indies ... |
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AITA files appeal against Davis Cup Committee's decision (19 June 10:07) |
| New Delhi, June 19 (PTI) The All India Tennis Association has filed an appeal
with the ITF Board against the Davis Cup Committee's decision of letting
Australia off with just a fine of U... |
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Taylor guides England to the finals of Women's T20 World Cup (19 June 10:07) |
| London, June 19 (PTI) Claire Taylor produced a scintillating unbeaten 76 as
England recovered from a sluggish start to snatch a dramatic eight-wicket
victory over Australia and storm int... |
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Somdev up against Bhupathi on Grand Slam debut (19 June 08:06) |
| New Delhi, June 19 (PTI) Somdev Devvarman finds himself in an unenviable
situation as he will be making his Grand Slam debut against seasoned compatriot
Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner M... |
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Australia set England 164 to win (19 June 08:06) |
| London, Jun 19 (PTI) Australia scored 163 for five against England in their
semifinal match of the women's Twenty20 World Cup at Kennington Oval here today.
Brief Score: Australia: 16... |
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Pakistan stun South Africa by 7 runs to reach T20 WC final (19 June 12:10) |
| Ashish Shukla
Nottingham, June 19 (PTI) Pakistan relied on Shahid Afridi's brilliant
all-round show to enter the finals of the Twenty20 World Cup, defeating
favourites South Africa... |
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Being underdogs shielded us from pressure: Younis (19 June 12:10) |
| Nottingham, June 18 (PTI) Slow starters and a team that depends on individual
brilliance more than other sides, Pakistan enjoyed the relative lack of
pressure by being underdogs in the T... |
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Injured Simon Jones ruled out for the season (19 June 12:10) |
| London, Jun 19 (PTI) Injury-prone England pacer Simon Jones career received a
setback after he was ruled out for the rest of the season due to a knee injury.
Jones county side Worceste... |
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'Chokers' tag continue to haunt South Africa (19 June 12:10) |
| Ashish Shukla
London, Jun 19 (PTI) South Africa are "chokers" and they continue to provide
evidence that the tag is not given to them without reason although skipper
Graeme Smith beg... |
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Australian cricketer bashed in the UK (19 June 12:10) |
| Melbourne, June 19 (PTI) A young Australian cricketer has lost his ability to
speak after fracturing his skull in an apparently unprovoked attack outside a
nightclub in Leeds, London.
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Pakistan set 150 target for South Africa (19 June 02:13) |
| Nottingham, June 18 (PTI) Pakistan relied on Shahid Afridi's (51) T20 maiden
half century to post a competitive 149 for four in their Twenty20 World Cup
semifinal match against South Afr... |
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Prakash qualifies for men's doubles, fails in singles (19 June 12:12) |
| London, Jun 18 (PTI) Prakash Amritraj completed an Indian quartet in the
Wimbledon championships after qualifying for the men's doubles event but
faltered in the singles here today.
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Pakistan score 149 for four (19 June 12:12) |
| Nottingham, June 18 (PTI) Electing to bat, Pakistan scored 149 for four in
their Twenty20 World Cup semifinal match against South Africa here today.
Brief Scores: Pakistan: 149 for 4 i... |
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Saina reaches quarterfinals of Indonesian Super Series (18 June 10:12) |
| New Delhi, June 18 (PTI) Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal survived a battle of nerves
and overcame the challenge of German Juliane Schenk to enter the quarterfinals
of the Indonesian Super Seri... |
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Indian eves crash out of World Cup after semifinal defeat (18 June 10:12) |
| Ashish Shukla
Nottingham, June 18 (PTI) India's hopes of making the Women's Twenty20 World
Cup summit clash went up in smoke after suffering a humiliating 52-run defeat
against strong... |
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New Zealand set India 146 to win (18 June 08:12) |
| Nottingham, June 18 (PTI) Electing to bat, New Zealand scored 145 for five
against India in the first semifinal of the Women's Twenty20 World Cup here
today.
Brief Scores: New Zealan... |
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It's official, KKR and Buchanan part ways (18 June 04:18) |
| Kolkata, June 18 (PTI) Kolkata Knight Riders today made a formal announcement
of sacking its controversial Australian coach John Buchanan, claiming it was an
amicable parting of ways by ... |
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Lankan consistency vs West Indian effervescence tomorrow (18 June 04:18) |
| Ashish Shukla
London, June 18 (PTI) It would be a no-holds-barred battle between Sri Lanka's
amazing consistency and West Indies' characteristic effervescence when the two
fierce ti... |
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Not fatigue, Sehwag's absence badly hurt India: Ganguly (18 June 02:16) |
| London, Jun 18 (PTI) Former captain Sourav Ganguly has rejected coach Gary
Kirsten's claim that fatigue was a reason behind India's early ouster from the
Twenty20 World Cup and said Mah... |
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India grouped with US in U-21 World Volleyball (18 June 12:11) |
| Mumbai, Jun 18 (PTI) Hosts India, ranked tenth in the world, have been drawn
in Pool A along with with the mighty United States of America, Tunisia and
Belarus in the 16-nation fifth FI... |
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Somdev qualifies for men's double event of Wimbledon (18 June 12:10) |
| London, Jun 17 (PTI) Somdev Devvarman joined senior compatriots Leander Paes
and Mahesh Bhupathi in the main draw of men's doubles at Wimbledon after
winning the final round of the quali... |
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IPL stint was very important, says Nayar (17 June 10:12) |
| Mumbai, Jun 17 (PTI) The stint for the Mumbai Indians franchise outfit in the
Indian Premier League in South Africa was very important for his step up the
cricket ladder to the internati... |
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Tendulkar wants fans to react with responsibility and balance (17 June 10:12) |
| London, June 17 (PTI) Sachin Tendulkar shares an average fan's disappointment
after Team India's early exit from the Twenty20 World Cup but he strongly
disproves the backlash it has gen... |
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Paes-Dlouhy seeded 3rd, Bhupathi-Knowles 4th at Wimbledon (17 June 10:12) |
| London, Jun 17 (PTI) The US Open winners Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy
have been seeded third for the men's doubles event of the Wimbledon
Championships -- the third Grand Slam of ... |
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Pak may host fewer matches in 2011 WC (17 June 06:12) |
| Karachi, June 17 (PTI) The Pakistan Cricket Board might agree to forgo demand
of hosting all the 2011 World Cup matches of its share as now its evident that
they can't host the games at... |
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Jeev paired with Vijay Singh, Choi in US Open (17 June 06:12) |
| Farmingdale (New York), Jun 17 (PTI) Jeev Milkha Singh has been paired with
former number one Vijay Singh, the person he is often mistakenly related to,
and KJ Choi for the first two ro... |
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Tendulkar, Zaheer rested, Nehra recalled after four years (17 June 06:12) |
| New Delhi, Jun 17 (PTI) Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan were rested while
Ashish Nehra staged a comeback after four years as national selectors today
announced a 16-member squad for the... |
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Mixed day for Indian shuttlers in Indonesian Super Series (17 June 04:13) |
| New Delhi, Jun 17 (PTI) India had a mixed day in office as shuttler Saina
Nehwal and Aditi Mutatkar advanced to the women's second round while Arvind
Bhat and Anand Pawar fizzled out of... |
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Indian eves look to stop rampaging Kiwis in semis (17 June 04:13) |
| Nottingham, Jun 17 (PTI) On a roll with consecutive wins in their last two
matches, Indian eves will face an uphill task of disrupting the applecart of an
unbeaten New Zealand when the ... |
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SA batting up against Pak bowling in first semifinal (17 June 02:11) |
| Nottingham, Jun 17 (PTI) A hugely confident South Africa will look to continue
to unleash their all-round prowess against an unpredictable but resurgent
Pakistan in the first semifinal o... |
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India ends miserable campaign with third straight defeat (17 June 12:14) |
| Ashish Shukla
Nottingham, June 17 (PTI) India ended their miserable Twenty20 World Cup
campaign on an embarrassing note with a 12-run defeat against South Africa --
their third stra... |
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Dhoni booed by Indian fans (17 June 12:14) |
| Nottingham, June 17 (PTI) Criticised by former cricketers for his tactical
blunders against England, Mahendra Singh Dhoni faced the wrath of angry fans as
he was booed after India's 12-r... |
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India sign off with third straight defeat (17 June 02:15) |
| Ashish Shukla
Nottingham, June 16 (PTI) A pathetic India could not salvage their lost pride
and sunk to a 12-run defeat against South Africa to end their miserable
Twenty20 World Cup... |
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Sri Lanka book semifinal berth in style (17 June 12:16) |
| Nottingham, Jun 16 (PTI) Ajantha Mendis spun a web around New Zealand as a
clinical Sri Lanka stormed into the semifinal of the Twenty20 World Cup,
thumping the Kiwis by 48 runs in a cru... |
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Jayawardene, Dilshan guide Sri Lanka to 158 for 5 (16 June 10:18) |
| Nottingham, Jun 16 (PTI) Mahela Jayawardene struck an unbeaten 41 while
Tillakaratne Dilshan's made a classy 48 to help Sri Lanka post a competitive
158 for five against New Zealand in t... |
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Fatigue not reason behind India's loss in T20 World Cup: Steve (16 June 08:17) |
| New Delhi, June 16 (PTI) Former Australia captain Steve Waugh today disagreed
with Gary Kirsten on fatigue as a reason behind India's early ouster from the
Twenty20 World Cup and said s... |
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Sri Lanka win toss, to bat (16 June 08:17) |
| Nottingham, June 16 (PTI) Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and
elected to bat in their Super Eight match of the Twenty20 World Cup against New
Zealand here today.
The... |
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Bhupathi-Knowles in second round of ATP tournament (16 June 04:16) |
| New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles survived some stiff
challenges from Stephen Huss and Ross Hutchins before taming them to enter
second round of AEGON Internationa... |
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Tendulkar likely to miss Caribbean ODI tour (16 June 04:16) |
| Ashish Shukla Nottingham, Jun 16 (PTI) Sachin Tendulkar may miss the
forthcoming cricket tour of the West Indies as he feels he is yet to regain
full fitness, it's reliably learnt here t... |
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