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FIFA World Cup: Spain tops the rankings, Brazil rises to No. 3
Football | Jun 05, 2014, 02:36 PM ISTZURICH: Defending World Cup champion Spain will travel to Brazil as the No. 1 team in the FIFA rankings, and the host nation will kick off as No. 3. Spain and Germany remain 1-2 in
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Michel Platini says "somebody, something" out to hurt him
Football | Jun 05, 2014, 02:21 PM ISTPARIS : Michel Platini says "somebody, something" is out to discredit him. The UEFA president told sports newspaper L'Equipe he's hurt by British media reports that cast doubts on his links to now disgraced Qatari
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Luke Pomersbach quits cricket to fight depression
Cricket | Jun 05, 2014, 12:24 PM ISTSydney: Luke Pomersbach has decided to end his cricket career to battle depression. He has informed Queensland Cricket that he will not be available this season.The left-handed batsman who played one T20 International at the
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FIFA World Cup: Uruguay downs Slovenia 2-0 in warm-up
Football | Jun 05, 2014, 11:18 AM ISTMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay: Goals by Edinson Cavani and Christian Stuani lifted Uruguay past Slovenia 2-0 in a World Cup warm-up game Wednesday night. With the exception of star Luis Suarez, who is recovering from knee surgery,
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Australia imports soil to mirror India pitches
Cricket | Jun 05, 2014, 11:01 AM ISTBRISBANE, Australia : Cricket Australia plans to import soil from India to create low-bouncing, spinning wickets at its main training ground in Brisbane, aiding preparation for future tours of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Australian
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FIFA World Cup: Tourists, get ready for price shock
Football | Jun 05, 2014, 10:42 AM ISTRIO DE JANEIRO : World Cup visitors, welcome to Brazil, land of soccer, sun and sky-high prices. Unlike nearby Latin American nations where a tourist's U.S. dollar or European Union euro seemingly stretches forever, Brazil
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Meet Zorawar Dhawan, the cuddly son of Shikhar Dhawan
Cricket | Jun 17, 2014, 08:11 AM ISTNew Delhi: He has been grabbing the eyeballs of everyone starting from his team mates to players in the opposition. He has already became a star like his in the just concluded IPL 7.In this
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FIFA World Cup: Wayne Rooney ends goal drought as England, Ecuador draw
Football | Jun 05, 2014, 09:28 AM ISTMIAMI GARDENS, Florida: Rarely has tapping in a goal provided such relief for Wayne Rooney. With pressure building after a four-game England goal drought, the striker bundled the ball over the line from close range
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FIFA World Cup: Argentina beats Trindad & Tobago in warm-up
Football | Jun 05, 2014, 08:09 AM ISTBUENOS AIRES, Argentina : Goals by Rodrigo Palacio, Javier Mascherano and Maxi Rodriguez led Argentina to a 3-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in a World Cup warm-up Wednesday. Argentina dominated Trinidad, a non-World Cup
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Wriddhiman Saha: Still rate 35 at Adelaide above century in IPL
Cricket | Jun 05, 2014, 07:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: He has been the focus of attention after a magnificent hundred in the IPL final but Wriddhiman Saha rates a long-forgotten 35-run Test knock in Australia higher than his latest feat. "Although the
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Gerard Pique: Spain not the only World Cup favourite
Football | Jun 05, 2014, 07:15 AM ISTWASHINGTON: Defender Gerard Pique says reigning champion Spain is one of several favorites to win this year's World Cup, mentioning host Brazil, Argentina and Germany as other teams to beat. "Anything can happen in a
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Tickets for top World Cup matches sell out fast
Football | Jun 05, 2014, 06:58 AM ISTSAO PAULO : The remaining tickets for the most important World Cup matches were sold out fast on Wednesday, disappointing hundreds of fans who waited in line across Brazil. Tickets for the opener, the final
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Rafael Nadal,Andy Murray set up French Open semi final matchup
Tennis | Jun 05, 2014, 06:34 AM ISTPARIS : Briefly, and only briefly, Rafael Nadal was in a difficult spot in the French Open quarterfinals. For the first time in this year's tournament, the eight-time champion dropped a set. And this had
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World Cup: Coaches trying to lift sagging morale of beleagured Indians
Hockey | Jun 03, 2014, 07:02 PM ISTThe Hague (The Netherlands): India's hockey team today went about working on the mistakes that led their narrow losses in the first two group league matches of the men's hockey World Cup. India conceded match-winners
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IPL 7: KKR supporters best in the world, says SRK
Cricket | Jun 03, 2014, 06:37 PM ISTKolkata: Overwhelmed by the support his team received from the fans, Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner ShahRukh Khan today said he has never seen such enormous backing for a team. Close one lakh people turned up
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Hashim Amla appointed South Africa test cricket captain
Cricket | Jun 03, 2014, 05:19 PM ISTJOHANNESBURG : South Africa has appointed batsman Hashim Amla as its new test cricket captain, succeeding longtime leader Graeme Smith who retired. Cricket South Africa named Amla on Tuesday ahead of wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers,
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Frank Lampard to leave Chelsea after 13 years
Football | Jun 03, 2014, 05:01 PM ISTWashington: England midfielder Frank Lampard has said he will leave Chelsea after 13 years in service.The 35-year-old has not agreed to a new deal with the Premier League team. He did not reveal Monday which
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Meet the latest cricket crazy nation
Cricket | Jun 04, 2014, 07:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: The seventh edition of IPL has just concluded and it has fans all around the world. In the last edition of ICC World T20, Nepal became the latest entrant . But this time
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Brazil judge sentences Pele's son to 33 years
Football | Jun 03, 2014, 01:03 PM ISTSAO PAULO : A Brazilian judge sentenced the son of soccer legend Pele to 33 years in prison after finding him guilty of laundering money for a drug gang. Judge Suzana Pereira said Monday that
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World Cup: Thousands show up for Brazil's training session
Football | Jun 03, 2014, 12:04 PM ISTGOIANIA, Brazil : Thousands of fans watched Brazil's final training session Monday before its World Cup warm-up game against Panama. Fans arrived early at the Serra Dourada Stadium to get a glimpse of the players