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  FIFA World Cup: Spain tops the rankings, Brazil rises to No. 3

  Football | June 05, 2014 14:36 IST

  ZURICH:  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 | June 05, 2014 14:21 IST

  PARIS :  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 | June 05, 2014 12:24 IST

  Sydney:  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 | June 05, 2014 11:18 IST

  MONTEVIDEO, 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 | June 05, 2014 11:01 IST

  BRISBANE, 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 | June 05, 2014 10:42 IST

  RIO 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 | June 17, 2014 8:11 IST

  New 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 | June 05, 2014 9:28 IST

  MIAMI 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 | June 05, 2014 8:09 IST

  BUENOS 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 | June 05, 2014 7:45 IST

  New 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 | June 05, 2014 7:15 IST

  WASHINGTON: 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 | June 05, 2014 6:58 IST

  SAO 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 | June 05, 2014 6:34 IST

  PARIS : 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 | June 03, 2014 19:02 IST

  The 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 | June 03, 2014 18:37 IST

  Kolkata: 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 | June 03, 2014 17:19 IST

  JOHANNESBURG : 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 | June 03, 2014 17:01 IST

  Washington: 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 | June 04, 2014 7:57 IST

  New 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 | June 03, 2014 13:03 IST

  SAO 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 | June 03, 2014 12:04 IST

  GOIANIA, 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