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Ind vs Aus, 2nd ODI: Wounded Team India aim to bounce back in Brisbane
Cricket | Jan 15, 2016, 08:45 AM ISTBrisbane: Stung by the defeat in the series opener despite putting up a big score, India will have to plug their bowling loopholes when they take on Australia in the second cricket one-dayer here today,
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Raonic wins Brisbane title, reversing 2015 result v Roger Federer
Tennis | Jan 10, 2016, 06:02 PM ISTBrisbane, Australia (AP): Milos Raonic held his nerve and broke Roger Federer's serve once in each set to win the Brisbane International final 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday night, reversing the outcome of the 2015 decider
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Kiwis fighting to save Brisbane Test with help from rain gods
Cricket | Nov 08, 2015, 03:50 PM ISTBrisbane: Nathan Lyon dismissed Kane Williamson in a line-ball LBW decision to add impetus to Australia's charge for victory in the series-opener on a fourth day when rain and some stubborn, old-school test batting prolonged
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Australia's World Cup hero Starc eyes Test glory
Cricket | Mar 30, 2015, 05:05 PM ISTMelbourne: Australia's World Cup hero Mitchell Starc aims to translate his success at the quadrennial tournament into Test cricket as well.The left-arm fast bowler was declared Player of the Tournament after he finished with 22
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Over 400 being questioned daily at Australian airport checks
World | Mar 16, 2015, 10:39 AM ISTCanberra: Counter-terrorism officials are questioning over 400 people everyday at Australian airports as they increase efforts to detect potential jihadis from leaving the country, a media report said on Monday.Border Force Counter-Terrorism Unit teams at
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World Cup 2015: Australia vs Bangladesh game officially a wash out
Cricket | Feb 21, 2015, 01:16 PM ISTBrisbane: Australia and Bangladesh split the competition points after heavy rain forced Cricket World Cup organizers to abandon the Pool A match in Brisbane on Saturday.A cyclone which crossed the coast north of Brisbane on
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World Cup 2015: Johnson to see Bangladesh's video footage
Cricket | Feb 17, 2015, 08:09 PM ISTSydney: Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson does not consider the encounter against Bangladesh in Brisbane to be a cake-walk and says that he will be viewing video footage of how the Asian team plays in
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Hafeez, Ajmal will fly to Brisbane for official testing
Cricket | Jan 11, 2015, 09:01 PM ISTKarachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to send suspended off-spinners Mohammad Hafeez and Saeed Ajmal to Brisbane for the official tests of ICC before the start of the World Cup.PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said
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Shaun Marsh to replace injured Clarke for second Test
Cricket | Dec 14, 2014, 07:51 PM ISTAdelaide: Shaun Marsh will replace injured Australia captain Michael Clarke for the second Test match against India, starting at Brisbane from December 17, Cricket Australia said today.Clarke ruled himself out of the remaining Test series
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Brisbane likely to host 2nd test due to Phillip funeral
Cricket | Dec 01, 2014, 11:25 AM ISTBrisbane is likely to host the second Test of the summer following marathon negotiations with the Australian and Indian cricket boards. The Gabba Test, initially scheduled to start on Thursday, has been put back due to
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Storm cuts power, lifts roofs in Australian city
World | Nov 28, 2014, 08:02 AM ISTBrisbane: Brisbane, Australia's third-largest city, was lashed by its worst storm in decades, with wind, rain and hail lifting roofs, cutting power lines, flooding streets and injuring a dozen people, officials said.State-owned electricity supplier Energex
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Don't judge Kohli's captaincy by just one match: Azharuddin
Cricket | Nov 23, 2014, 05:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's stand-in-skipper Virat Kohli is facing baptism by fire in the first Test against Australia in Brisbane next month, but former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin feels the result of this one match should
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Sydney: Modi receives 'boomerang' from aboriginal dancers
World | Nov 17, 2014, 11:37 AM ISTSydney: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday received a boomerang as a present during a traditional welcome by aboriginal dance performers as he touched down in this Australian city.Modi termed the welcome "amazing".Modi, who arrived
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G20 leaders vow to implement anti-corruption action plan
World | Nov 17, 2014, 09:15 AM ISTBrisbane: G20 leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday vowed to implement an anti-corruption action plan as part of a drive against the use of shell companies and trusts to engage in tax evasion
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Will look into German language row: Modi assures Merkel
World | Nov 16, 2014, 09:13 PM ISTBrisbane: India's move to drop German as an alternative to Sanskrit as a third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas prompted German Chancellor Angela Merkel to raise the issue today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi who assured
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G20 backs Modi's strong pitch for repatriation of black money
World | Nov 16, 2014, 02:06 PM ISTBrisbane: In a victory for India, the G20 today endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong pitch for repatriation of black money at its summit here, echoing the government's line on the need for transparency and
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G20 Summit: G20 protesters burn Australian flag
World | Nov 16, 2014, 10:51 AM ISTBrisbane: A group of protesters burned the Australian flag as part of a G20 demonstration in Brisbane on Sunday.In the past week, the Roma Street Parklands has been the staging point for a string of
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G20 Summit: PM Modi to put forward India's agenda today
World | Nov 16, 2014, 07:20 AM ISTBrisbane: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today attend the second day of the G20 summit in Brisbane where he will be put forward India's agenda on several key issues.On the opening day of the summit
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Hugs and handshakes: Modi much sought after at G20
World | Nov 15, 2014, 02:00 PM ISTBrisbane: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was much sought after at the G20 with world leaders, including US President Barack Obama, spending time chatting and laughing with him.At the G20 Retreat, ahead of the summit
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G20 summit: Australian PM Abbott welcomes Modi with warm hug
World | Nov 15, 2014, 01:08 PM ISTBrisbane: As visiting G20 leaders trooped one by one into their summit venue, it was a warm hug for the host and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott from his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.Each leader came