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  New Zealand beat West Indies by 186 runs in Kingston test

  Cricket | June 12, 2014 7:31 IST

  KINGSTON, Jamaica : Debutant offspinner Mark Craig took 4-97 and legspinner Ish Sodhi added 3-42 as New Zealand completed victory against the West Indies by 186 runs late on day four Wednesday of the opening

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  FIFA World Cup: Croatia confident it can stun Brazil in opener

  Football | June 12, 2014 7:09 IST

  SAO PAULO (AP) -- A confident Croatia is ready to spoil Brazil's party in their World Cup opener and continue a long tradition of first match upsets at the tournament.   With all the pressure on

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  FIFA World Cup: This day that year: Brazil best be aware of opening day shocks

  Football | June 12, 2014 11:40 IST

  New Delhi: A special series on the historic significance of the day in FIFA World cup. Today we take a look on 12th June On opening day: Brazil would be well-served if it looks back

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  Manoj Tiwary,Robin Uthappa named India 'A' team captains for Australian tour

  Cricket | June 11, 2014 15:34 IST

  Mumbai: Manoj Tiwary and Robin Uthappa have been named captains of India A's four-day and one day squads, which will leave for a month-long tour of Australia to compete in first-class as well as limited

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  FIFA World Cup: Ronaldo returns, Portugal routs Ireland 5-1in final warm up

  Football | June 11, 2014 14:08 IST

  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.:  Hugo Almeida scored the goals. Cristiano Ronaldo was the star.   Almeida's two first-half goals paced Portugal to a 5-1 victory over Ireland on Tuesday, the team's final friendly before heading to Brazil

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  FIFA World Cup: Match schedule

  Football | July 02, 2014 7:21 IST

  New Delhi: New Delhi: The knockout stage of the FIFA world Cup will begin  from 28th June. A total of sixteen teams will battle it out in this stage to reach the quarter-finals of the

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  FIFA World Cup: Germany's Philipp Lahm unsure what position he will play

  Football | June 11, 2014 10:37 IST

  PORTO SEGURO, Brazil : As captain, Philipp Lahm already has a special role in the Germany team. He is not so sure about his role in the upcoming World Cup matches, however.   Injuries are forcing

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  FIFA World Cup: Yuichi Nishimura of Japan to referee the opening match

  Football | June 11, 2014 9:53 IST

  SAO PAULO :  Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura will handle the opening game of the World Cup between Brazil and Croatia as FIFA picked the same official who oversaw the Brazilians' elimination in the last tournament

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  FIFA World Cup: Messi's bouts of nausea puzzle world of football

  Football | June 11, 2014 9:56 IST

  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil :  Shortly after coming on as a second-half sub in Argentina's last World Cup warm-up, Lionel Messi doubled over and appeared to vomit on the pitch.   He's done it at least a

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  Know Gianluigi Buffon,the Italian goalie who will be playing his fifth World Cup

  Football | June 15, 2014 8:13 IST

  MANGARATIBA, Brazil: In every edition of the world cup, new records are being made while the old ones are broken. The 2014 world cup will be the fifth one for the Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

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  FIFA World Cup: Brazil's animal oracle predicts home win

  Football | June 11, 2014 9:37 IST

  PRAIA DO FORTE, Brazil :  The animal oracle predictions for the World Cup have begun, with host nation Brazil getting a vote of confidence from its chosen turtle tipster.   By making a patriotic choice of

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  New Zealand lead by 260 after bowling West Indies for 262

  Cricket | June 11, 2014 7:32 IST

  KINGSTON, Jamaica:  Seamer Tim Southee grabbed 4-19 and debutant offspinner Mark Craig took 4-91 as New Zealand tightened its grip on the opening cricket test by leading West Indies by 260 runs on the third

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  Brazil ready to finally get World Cup underway

  Football | June 11, 2014 23:20 IST

  SAO PAULO :  It's almost time. The day Brazilians have been anxiously waiting for is finally arriving.   Brazil plays Croatia on Thursday to get the home World Cup underway, beginning its quest for a sixth

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  India A squad for Australia tour to be selected

  Cricket | June 11, 2014 6:51 IST

  Mumbai:  Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey, who had a stellar run at the Ranji Trophy this season, along with other fringe players are expected to find a berth in the India A squad which will

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  FIFA World Cup: Miroslav Klose gets native dance as birthday present

  Football | June 10, 2014 14:16 IST

  PORTO SEGURO, Brazil: Inside a circle of dancers wearing native costumes, Miroslav Klose stood out as he celebrated his birthday in unusual style on Monday.   It wasn't a traditional "Happy Birthday" rendering for the Germany

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  David Villa to retire from international football after World Cup

  Football | June 10, 2014 16:05 IST

  Washington: David Villa, former Valencia, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid player, announced Monday that he will retire from international football after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.In an exclusive interview to EFE, Villa said that he

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  Football stars romancing out in the beach before the start of World Cup

  Football | June 10, 2014 16:06 IST

  New Delhi: The final countdown of FIFA World Cup has begun which begins on June 12 and all the football stars have started to land on  Brazil. It will be a month full of stress

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  FIFA World Cup: Fernando Torres sees Spain as favourites

  Football | June 08, 2014 14:14 IST

  Madrid:  Spain striker Fernando Torres is confident that his country can continue their incredible winning run in major tournaments when the World Cup kicks off June 12.Torres scored the goal which set Spain on their

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  FIFA World Cup: Diego Costa looks healthy as Spain tops El Salvador 2-0 in warm up

  Football | June 08, 2014 9:56 IST

  LANDOVER, Md:  Diego Costa's hamstring withstood 74 minutes on a hot and humid afternoon just six days before Spain opens the defense of its World Cup title. He showed bursts of speed, jostled with defenders

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  FIFA World Cup:Alvarez, Messi score as Argentina beats Slovenia in warm up

  Football | June 08, 2014 8:38 IST

  LA PLATA, Argentina: Argentina easily beat Slovenia 2-0 in its last World Cup warmup with goals from Ricardo Alvarez and Lionel Messi on Saturday.   Alvarez put a second-string Argentina ahead in the first half with