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Neymar scores all 4 as Brazil beats Japan 4-0
Football | Oct 14, 2014, 09:37 PM ISTSingapore: Say "Neymar," and say no more. The 22-year-old Brazil striker scored all four goals Tuesday and hit the post once in a 4-0 friendly rout of Japan. "Neymar really enjoys playing, he has a
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Saeed Ajmal's bowling action to be retested
Cricket | Oct 14, 2014, 09:25 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan's cricket chief says suspended offspinner Saeed Ajmal will soon have his illegal bowling action retested in hope of being cleared before the Cricket World Cup in four months. "We are sending Ajmal informally
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Recent critic Younis Khan in Pakistan test squad against Australia
Cricket | Oct 14, 2014, 09:09 PM ISTIslamabad: Younis Khan, who threatened last month to quit test cricket because he wasn't in Pakistan's limited-overs side, was picked on Tuesday for the first test against Australia in Dubai next week. The 91-test batsman
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ISL: FC Goa eyeing perfect start against Chennayian FC
Football | Oct 15, 2014, 10:09 AM ISTMargao: With a vociferous crowd behind them, hosts FC Goa will be eyeing a positive start to their campaign against Chennaiyin FC when the Goa-leg of the much-hyped Indian Super League (ISL) begins at the
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PCB chief unhappy with Shahid Afridi's comments
Cricket | Oct 14, 2014, 07:48 PM ISTIslamabad: Shahid Afridi could face disciplinary action for creating a controversy over the captaincy of Pakistan for the Cricket World Cup. Afridi, the 2011 World Cup captain, was stand-in skipper during the third one-day international
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Andrew Flintoff close to signing a deal with Brisbane Heat
Cricket | Oct 14, 2014, 07:34 PM ISTLondon: Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is close to signing a deal with Brisbane Heat for the Australian Twenty20 Big Bash tournament.Flintoff came out of retirement this summer when he played for Lancashire and is
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Know more about Steve Smith's 'switch catch' to dismiss Fawad Alam
Cricket | Oct 23, 2014, 11:48 AM ISTNew Delhi: The third ODI between Australia and Pakistan raised a few eyebrows when Steve Smith took a spectacular ‘switch catch' to dismiss Fawad Alam to give rise to a new controversy whether the catch
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Happy Birthday: Shah Rukh Khan wishes his main 'knight' Gambhir
Cricket | Oct 14, 2014, 05:52 PM ISTMumbai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has wished good health and happiness to his "main man" Gautam Gambhir, the captain of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Gambhir turned 33 Tuesday."And a
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ISL: Atletico will be our toughest rivals, says John Abraham
Football | Oct 14, 2014, 04:43 PM ISTGuwahati: Riding high on his team's first win against FC Pune City in their opening match, John Abraham, co-owner of NorthEast United FC, believes that Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) will be their toughest opponents in
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Ind vs WI: Akshar Patel added to Indian ODI, T20 squad
Cricket | Oct 14, 2014, 04:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Left-arm spinner Akshar Patel was today named in the Indian squad for the remaining two one-dayers against the West Indies and was also picked in the 14-strong team announced for the one-off Twenty20
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PM hosts breakfast for Asiad medallists, lauds their feats
Other Sports | Oct 14, 2014, 01:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today felicitated the medal winners from the recently-concluded Asian Games over a breakfast meeting at his residence and said sportspersons do as much for the country as political leaders.“Had
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ISL: Ready to share expertise for Indian football's development, says Trezeguet
Football | Oct 13, 2014, 11:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: FC Pune City 'icon' player and former French international David Trezeguet said Monday that he is happy to be a part of India's first major push for development of football through the Indian
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Ind vs WI: Players to meet Dalai Lama during 4th ODI
Cricket | Oct 13, 2014, 08:34 PM ISTDharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama will bless the India and West Indies cricketers ahead of the fourth One-day International at the scenic HPCA stadium here on October 17. Both teams now head to the picturesque
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ISL will change the face of Indian football: Tendulkar
Football | Oct 13, 2014, 08:04 PM ISTGuwahati: Sachin Tendulkar feels that Indian Super League has begun on the right note and the "fantastic start" yesterday would be a huge boost towards changing the face of the game in the country. Tendulkar is
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Top ranking means nothing for World Cup, says Aussies
Cricket | Oct 13, 2014, 07:18 PM ISTAbu Dhabi: Australia's stand-in captain George Bailey admits that regaining the number one ranking will count for nothing once they launch their assault on the World Cup on home soil in February.Australia claimed a nail-biting
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Supreme Court refuses to restrain Srinivasan from contesting BCCI election
Cricket | Oct 13, 2014, 08:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to pass any order on the plea to restrain N Srinivasan from participating in the November 20 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the BCCI and to declare as
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Hudhud havoc: India miss out on top ODI spot
Cricket | Oct 14, 2014, 07:54 AM ISTDubai: Due to the cancellation of Tuesday's third ODI between India and the West Indies in Visakhapatnam, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side will not be able to leapfrog Australia -- who top the Reliance ICC Team
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Book revisits magical moments of Sachin's final Test
Cricket | Oct 13, 2014, 05:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar's final Test appearance has been revisited in a new book which tries to capture all the excitement and emotion during the two and a half days of the match. "Final Test: Exit
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ISL: Capital awaits Del Piero, Trezeguet as Delhi Dynamos take on FC Pune City
Football | Oct 14, 2014, 08:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: It will be a reunion of sorts for the cynosure of all eyes Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet as the Capital gears up to host the star-studded Indian Super League (ISL) with
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Shuttler Jayaram clinches Dutch Open, bags maiden Grand Prix
Other Sports | Oct 12, 2014, 08:53 PM ISTAlmere (The Netherlands): Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram today notched up the biggest triumph of his career by clinching USD 50,000 Yonex Dutch Open Grand Prix badminton tournament here. The 27-year-old Bangalore-based player defeated Indonesia's Ihsan Maulana