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  Neymar scores all 4 as Brazil beats Japan 4-0

  Football | October 14, 2014 21:37 IST

  Singapore:  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 | October 14, 2014 21:25 IST

  Islamabad:  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 | October 14, 2014 21:09 IST

  Islamabad: 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 | October 15, 2014 10:09 IST

  Margao: 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 | October 14, 2014 19:48 IST

  Islamabad:  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 | October 14, 2014 19:34 IST

  London:  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 | October 23, 2014 11:48 IST

  New 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 | October 14, 2014 17:52 IST

  Mumbai:  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 | October 14, 2014 16:43 IST

  Guwahati:  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 | October 14, 2014 16:03 IST

  New 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 | October 14, 2014 13:30 IST

  New 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 | October 13, 2014 23:41 IST

  New 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 | October 13, 2014 20:34 IST

  Dharamsala: 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 | October 13, 2014 20:04 IST

  Guwahati: 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 | October 13, 2014 19:18 IST

  Abu 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 | October 13, 2014 20:34 IST

  New 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 | October 14, 2014 7:54 IST

  Dubai:  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 | October 13, 2014 17:12 IST

  New 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 | October 14, 2014 8:01 IST

  New 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 | October 12, 2014 20:53 IST

  Almere (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