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  Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova in 2 sets to reach Wimbledon final

  Tennis | July 09, 2015 22:29 IST

  London: Serena Williams is just one win away from another Grand Slam milestone.The top-ranked Williams maintained her 11-year dominance over Maria Sharapova, beating the Russian 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday to reach her eighth Wimbledon championship

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  Copa America: Lionel Messi & Argentina shining together, closer to elusive title

  Football | July 04, 2015 18:10 IST

  Concepcion, Chile: Lionel Messi is a step closer to finally breaking through with Argentina.The Barcelona star heads into the Copa America final with a chance to end his nation's 22-year title drought, and prove that

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  Stan Wawrinka tops Novak Djokovic in French final, denying career Slam

  Tennis | June 07, 2015 22:29 IST

  Paris: Stan Wawrinka won the French Open by beating No. 1-seeded Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in the final Sunday, thwarting Djokovic's bid to complete a career Grand Slam.The eighth-seeded Wawrinka, so long in

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  Serena Williams beats Safarova in 3 sets at French for 20th major

  Tennis | June 06, 2015 21:40 IST

  Paris: Overcoming a mid-match lull and a third-set deficit, Serena Williams won her third French Open title and 20th major singles trophy by beating 13th-seeded Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2

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  Stan Wawrinka beats Tsonga to reach 1st French Open final

  Tennis | June 05, 2015 22:17 IST

  Paris: One year after his first-round loss in Paris, Stan Wawrinka will be playing in the final of the French Open. The eighth-seeded Swiss player advanced to his first final at Roland Garros with a

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  IPL 8 Final: Rohit Sharma,Simmons fifties power Mumbai Indians to 202/5

  Cricket | May 24, 2015 22:32 IST

  Kolkata:  Skipper Rohit Sharma sizzled with a 26-ball 50 while Lendl Simmons produced a fiery 68 as Mumbai Indians posted a huge 202 for five against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL summit clash, here

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  Loudest cheers for Sachin Tendulkar, boos for N.Srinivasan

  Cricket | March 29, 2015 18:41 IST

  Melbourne:  Two Indians -cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and ICC chairman N.Srinivasan - on Sunday received contrasting reception from the record 93,013-strong crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after the World Cup final.While every mention of

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  Mitchell Starc's perseverance pays off with Cricket World Cup honors

  Cricket | March 29, 2015 17:36 IST

  Melbourne, Australia : Months after being labeled “soft” by one of Australia's cricket greats and being dropped from Australia's test XI, Mitchell Starc has been deservedly voted the player of the World Cup.Starc's worth to

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  Australia lift 5th World Cup, give fairytale sendoff to Clarke

  Cricket | March 29, 2015 16:34 IST

  Melbourne: Australia today clinched the coveted ICC Cricket World Cup for the fifth time, thrashing New Zealand by seven wickets to provide a perfect farewell gift to skipper Michael Clarke, who played a key role

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  Live updates: Aus beat NZ,becomes World Champion for the record 5th time

  Cricket | March 29, 2015 16:21 IST

  Melbourne:  ICC president N Srinivasan hands over the World Cup trophy to Michael Clarke and the celebrations begin pose for the cameras. Big smile on every single player of the Australian team.Clarke: 'Obviously I am

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  World Cup final could be last match I watch: Martin Crowe

  Cricket | March 29, 2015 0:01 IST

  Melbourne:  Not in the best health condition, New Zealand legend and former skipper Martin Crowe on Saturday said that the cricket World Cup final on Sunday could be the last cricket match he watches.The 52-year-old,

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  Playing smart: McCullum urges Indian fans to support the Kiwis in grand finale

  Cricket | March 28, 2015 16:19 IST

  New Delhi: Brendon McCullum, ahead of the big final of the World Cup, has asked all the Indian Cricket fans to support New Zealand team in thier clash against the trans-Tasmanian neighbour Australia on Sunday..

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  World Cup 2015: Friendship off the field with Boult key to on-field success, says Southee

  Cricket | March 27, 2015 21:53 IST

   Melbourne: New Zealand's new ball bowlers Trent Boult and Tim Southee have proved the old adage "pace bowlers hunt in pairs" to be true with stupendous performances en route their maiden cricket World Cup final

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  Ranji Trophy: Tamil Nadu set up clash against Karnataka in final

  Cricket | March 01, 2015 18:08 IST

  Kolkata: Tamil Nadu edged out last edition's runners-up Maharashtra by virtue of first innings lead in a drawn encounter today, to set up a summit clash with their southern rivals and reigning champions Karnataka in

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  Australia beats England by 112 runs in tri-series final

  Cricket | February 02, 2015 17:16 IST

  Perth, Australia: An all-round show by Glenn Maxwell and a devastating pace-bowling spell by Mitchell Johnson helped Australia crush England by 112 runs in a lopsided summit clash to clinch the cricket tri-series title here

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  Australian Open 2015: Djokovic beats defending champ Wawrinka to reach final

  Tennis | January 30, 2015 19:08 IST

  Melbourne: Novak Djokovic reached his fifth Australian Open final with a five-set win over defending champion Stan Wawrinka that fell flat compared with their previous encounters at Melbourne Park.The top-ranked Djokovic finished over the top

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  Australia may face defence crisis ahead of Asian Cup final

  Football | January 29, 2015 13:03 IST

  Canberra: The Australian football team may have a crisis in hand in their defence ahead of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup final with right-back Ivan Franjic battling a hip injury.Australia will meet South Korea in

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  Serena Williams to maintain No 1 ranking after Melbourne

  Tennis | January 29, 2015 13:08 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will remain No. 1 and No. 2 in the WTA rankings, regardless of who wins when they meet in the Australian Open final on Saturday.Sharapova needed to win

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  Spurs set up League Cup final against Chelsea

  Football | January 29, 2015 11:02 IST

  Sheffield, England: Christian Eriksen added a late goal to his sublime early free kick to help Tottenham scrape a 2-2 draw with third-tier Sheffield United on Wednesday and secure a place in the League Cup

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  Advani emerges World billiards champion

  Other Sports | October 25, 2014 7:20 IST

  Leeds: Pankaj Advani, the 29-year old from Bangalore, set a record of sorts when he defeated Peter Gilchrist 6-2 in the final of the World billiards championship (points format), here Saturday.  It was Advani's 10th individual