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Centurions put Lanka in control (24 July 10:55) |
| By V. Balaji
Colombo
July 24: On a day when India seemed to have forgotten the basic elements that make a good Test side, Sri Lanka piled on the agony to reach a potent position from where... |
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ADropped catches cost India: Ishant (24 July 10:54) |
| By Our Correspondent
Colombo
July 24: Mahela Jayawardene, who equalled Sir Don Bradman’s record of the most number of centuries in a single Test venue (nine), said he learnt of the landm... |
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Pak confirmed as Champions Trophy hosts (24 July 10:54) |
| By V. Balaji
Colombo
July 24: After deliberations that went on for more than a month the International Cricket Council board on Thursday confirmed that Pakistan will host the Champions Tro... |
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Referrals all go in Lanka’s favour (24 July 10:53) |
| By V. Balaji
Colombo
July 24: At exactly 11.26 am local time on Thursday, history was made when India captain Anil Kumble asked for a leg before decision to be referred to the television u... |
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Island capital at a standstill (24 July 10:53) |
| Cabbie Kumaralingam was in for a rude shock this morning. Armymen who were behind us in their open top vehicles were not amused when our taxi did not give way in a narrow stretch. The driver... |
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IWF asked to select Chanu as lifting coach (24 July 10:52) |
| By Our Correspondent
New Delhi
July 24: Senior coach L. Anita Chanu’s name has been recommended by the sports ministry to the Indian Weightlifting Federation to accompany Monika Devi —... |
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‘Victim of politics’, says snubbed coach (24 July 10:52) |
| New Delhi, July 24: Having been dumped by the Sports Ministry as the weightlifting coach for Beijing Olympics, a disappointed Deodutt Sharma said on Thursday the entire affair is a "con... |
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Burghardt wins as Tour leaves Alps (24 July 10:50) |
| By Julien Pretot
St. Etienne
July 24: A year after crashing into a dog, German Marcus Burghardt powered to his first Tour de France stage win on Thursday. The Team Columbia rider, who suff... |
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Hamilton excited about Indian GP (24 July 10:49) |
| By Sharda Wadhwa
Mumbai
July 24: Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton who impressed one and all in his debut season with numerous rookie records and finished second behind Ferrari’s Kimi Ra... |
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Reena left off Beijing squad (24 July 10:49) |
| New Delhi, July 24: Reena Kumari’s Olympic hopes are all but over with the archer failing to make it to the list of 57 athletes who have been chosen to represent India in Beijing.
Reena, ... |
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Vardhan through to quarters (24 July 10:49) |
| New Delhi: Vishnu Vardhan upset fifth seed Korean Hyun-Woo Nam in straight sets to enter the singles quarterfinals of the $15,000 ITF tournament in Georgia.
Vardhan, who had a bad outing la... |
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Usha’s dream hits a roadblock (24 July 10:41) |
| By Manuja Veerappa
Bengaluru
July 24: Think Indian athletics and among the first name that comes to the mind is P.T Usha. The athlete, who put India on the world athletics map with her ast... |
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Turgid pitches the flavour in Lanka (24 July 10:40) |
| R. Mohan
Colombo is not exactly visitor-friendly when it comes to cricket. The security situation is not what irks cricketers since they are accustomed to being holed up at the Taj Samudra ... |
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Mission Chief triumphs (24 July 10:40) |
| By Our Correspondent
Hyderabad
July 24: Mission Chief won the Sri S. Ramakrishnam Raju Memorial Cup, the main event of the races held here on Thursday.
Following are the results:
1. The ... |
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Golden Shadow is best for feature (24 July 10:39) |
| By Our Correspondent
Hyderabad
July 24: Golden Shadow is in fine form and is expected to win the Dr. Harish Chandra Memorial Cup 1600 metres, the main event of Friday’s races.
Following... |
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Runners for Bengaluru races (24 July 10:39) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bengaluru
July 24: Following are the acceptances for the races to be held here on Saturday.
1 The Chantille Plate 1200m 2pm: Desert Realm 62, Nice Guy 61, Sensational... |
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Noble Prince, Timeless Treasure impress on track (24 July 10:39) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bengaluru
July 24: Noble Prince, Easy, Mind Me and Timeless Treasure impressed most in the workouts when horses were exercised on the trial track here on Thursday.
In... |
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Injured Gay pulls out of London GP (24 July 10:30) |
| London: Sprinter Tyson Gay withdrew from the London Grand Prix on Wednesday, insisting the hamstring he injured at the US Olympic trials won’t rule him out of next month’s Beijing Games.... |
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America’s Hardy tests positive: reports (24 July 10:29) |
| Los Angeles: Jessica Hardy, an American who qualified to swim the 50-meter freestyle and 100 breaststroke at the Beijing Olympics, tested positive for a banned substance, Swimming World maga... |
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Sodhi fails to bag wild card (24 July 10:29) |
| New Delhi: India’s double-trap world record holder Ronjon Sodhi will not be able to take part in the Beijing Olympics after failing to bag a wildcard, a top official said on Thursday.
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Rain mars opening day (23 July 11:43) |
| By V. Balaji
Colombo
July 23: Oscillating between bright sunshine and periods of gloom the Colombo weather offered scope only for 22 overs of cricket on the first day of the India-Sri Lanka... |
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Referral an extension of appeal: ICC (23 July 11:42) |
| By V. Balaji
Colombo
July 23: The introduction of the television (third) umpire in 1992 met with a varied respons. The use of technology to refer leg before decisions at the 2002 Champions ... |
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Lankan cricket owes it to its roots (23 July 11:42) |
| By Our Correspondent
Colombo
July 23: Right at the entrance of the Sri Lankan Cricket board office, substantial space is occupied by the SL Schools Cricket Association. In a sense it is an ... |
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‘PCB can address security concerns’ (23 July 11:41) |
| Rawalpindi, July 23: The security concerns raised in the recently held International Cricket Council meeting in Dubai by some cricket playing nations were of minor nature and the Pakistan Cr... |
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Thorpe rubbishes Phelps’ gold quest (23 July 11:41) |
| Sydney, July 23: Retired Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe on Wednesday dismissed American Michael Phelps’ bid to best Mark Spitz’s record haul of seven gold medals at an Olympic Game... |
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Sastre conquers Alpe d’Huez (23 July 11:40) |
| By Justin Davis
 Alpe d’Huez, France
July 23: Carlos Sastre of Spain won the 17th stage of the Tour de France here on Wednesday, a 210km ride from Embrun to here.
The CSC rider also took... |
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No mercy for Jones, urges athletic chief (23 July 11:40) |
| New York, July 22: The new chief of US Track & Field has asked US President George W. Bush not to pardon or commute disgraced sprinter Marion Jones’s conviction for making false statem... |
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Prabhjot nominated for Arjuna (23 July 11:40) |
| New Delhi: Prabhjot Singh is the only hockey player to be recommended for the Arjuna Awards by the Indian Olympic Association’s adhoc panel this year.
“Prabhjot was the only one who had ... |
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Conceptual, Acridian excel (23 July 11:39) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bengaluru
July 23: Conceptual, Acridian and Near N’ Dear impressed when the following horses were exercised on the trial track here on Wednesday.
Inner sand, going so... |
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Blast In Class well set for main event (23 July 11:39) |
| By Our Correspondent
Hyderabad
July 23: Blast In Class, who is prepared well, is expected to win the Sri S. Ramakrishnam Raju Memorial Cup 1600m, the main event of the races to be held here... |
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Green Passion triumphs (23 July 11:39) |
| By Our Correspondent
Mysore
July 23: Less fancied Green Passion (D. Gnaneshwar up) won the Narin Cup (Div-I) 1100 metres, the main event on the concluding day of the Mysore summer season ... |
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Hyderabad runners for Friday’s races (23 July 11:39) |
| By Our Correspondent
Hyderabad
July 23: Following are the acceptances for the races to be held here on Friday.
1. The Dr. Harish Chandra Memorial Cup (Cat-II, 3-Y-O & up, terms) 1600m... |
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Powell edges out Bolt (23 July 10:17) |
| By Oliver Grassman
Stockholm:Jamaica’s Asafa Powell got off to a fine start and then held on to beat compatriot and world record holder Usain Bolt in the men’s 100 metres at a Grand Pri... |
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Baton rally to flag off event (23 July 10:17) |
| By Our Correspondent
New Delhi:With just 72 days left for the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, the countdown to the multi-sports event has finally begun. First on the agenda is the Youth B... |
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Chinese gymnasts under pressure: Coach (23 July 10:16) |
| Beijing: China’s gymnasts are struggling to cope with the pressure of enormous home-crowd expectations for the Beijing Olympics, as they try to avoid a repeat of their 2004 flop, the teamâ... |
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Danica’s race rage makes front page (23 July 10:16) |
| Danica Patrick may be one of the leading women drivers of the world but she is not too popular right now after a video of her was splattered across front pages of news and sports sites rathe... |
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Jones appeals for Bush pardon (23 July 10:15) |
| Disgraced Olympic track star Marion Jones has asked President Bush to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a che... |
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Kobe to lead gold hunt (23 July 10:15) |
| Having learned finally to share the ball, Kobe Bryant is poised to lead the United States' charge for Olympic basketball gold in Beijing. Appearing at his first Olympics, the NBA's Most Valu... |
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15 years on, India seek glory again (22 July 11:50) |
| By V. Balaji
Colombo
July 22: The series is about one team that is hard to crack at home playing another that has, of late, increasingly travelled well. Two well-matched sides with very li... |
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Captains welcome referral system (22 July 11:50) |
| By V. Balaji
Colombo
July 22: The new umpire referral system that goes on trial from Wednesday has received the support of the two captains involved, and the umpires. The men in the middle... |
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Bhajji pays for Sachin’s haircut! (22 July 11:48) |
| By Bipin Dani
Mumbai
July 22: As a child, Sachin Tendulkar played a lot of tennis. His big hero was John McEnroe, one reason being the tennis star’s long hair. Sachin’s friends even ca... |
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Mendis gets his share of fame and fortune (22 July 11:48) |
| The trip to the Sinhalese Sports Club on Monday was a pleasant experience and a far cry from visiting a venue in India on match eve.
The security personnel are a friendly lot. Not for a min... |
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Sania eases past Hrdinova (22 July 11:46) |
| Los Angeles, July 22: Sania Mirza seems to have hit form as she quelled a late challenge from qualifier Eva Hrdinova to advance to the singles second round of the $600,000 East West Bank Cla... |
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Penalty miss still haunts Terry (22 July 11:46) |
| Guangzhou (China), July 22: Chelsea captain John Terry admitted he was still haunted by his horror penalty miss in the Champions League final as he gears up for the new season here.
Terry, ... |
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Dessel storms to 16th stage win (22 July 11:44) |
| BY Julien Pretot
Jausiers, France
July 22: Russian Denis Menchov’s hopes of winning the Tour de France suffered a blow when he lost ground in the 16th stage, a 157-km mountain ride won b... |
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IWF told to select woman coach (22 July 11:41) |
| New Delhi, July 22: Acting on the complaints by former Olympians and the report of government observer, the sports ministry has asked the Indian Weightlifting Federation to cancel the select... |
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Somdev pips Baker in singles (22 July 11:40) |
| Lexington, USA: Indian qualifier Somdev Devbarman set up a second round clash with second seed Bobby Reynolds after carving out an impressive straight sets win over Jamie Baker at the $50,00... |
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Star Of Paradise races to victory (22 July 11:40) |
| By Our Correspondent
Mysore
July 22: Star Of Paradise won the Star Supreme Cup (Div-I) 1600 metres, the main event of the races held here on Tuesday.
1. The Star Supreme Cup (Div-II) 1600... |
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Royal Mirchi for main event (22 July 11:38) |
| By Our Correspondent
Mysore
July 22: Royal Mirchi, prepared by Ranjit Shinde, is fancied to win the Nairn Cup (Division I), the feature event on the concluding day of the Mysore summer sea... |
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Caspian Sea, Zaffarani excel (22 July 11:38) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bengaluru
July 22: Zaffarani and Caspian Sea impressed the most when the folowing horses were exercised on the trial track here on Tuesday.
Inner sand
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