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Punjab wary of Gayle ‘storm’ in revenge game
In spite of languishing at the eighth slot in the table with five defeats and four wins in nine games, an unfazed Kings XI Punjab will here Wednesday look for avenging its loss April
Read More »Delhi Daredevils restrict Royals to 141/6
Rajasthan Royals made 141 for six against Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League match here Tuesday. Skipper Rahul Dravid top-scored with 57 while Ajinkya Rahane made 42. Pawan Negi took four wickets for
Read More »Sangakkara and White star in Chargers’ second victory
The highest third-wicket partnership of 157 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Kumar Sangakarra and Cameron White steered Deccan Chargers to their second win in the fifth edition. Yet, Pune Warriors came
Read More »Deccan Chargers beat Pune Warriors by 13 runs
Deccan Chargers beat Pune Warriors by 13 runs to record their second victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Barabati stadium here Tuesday. Skipper Kumar Sangakkara and Cameron White strung together a
Read More »Rajasthan Royals opt to bat against Daredevils
Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here Tuesday. Teams: Rajasthan Royals: Rahul
Read More »Iran Asian weightlifting champions
Iran finished overall winners at the Asian Weightlifting Championships Tuesday. Iran claimed the title with 501 points, followed by South Korea with 500 points and Kazakhstan 441 points. On the last day of the
Read More »West Indies-New Zealand to play T20s in Florida
The West Indies and New Zealand will go head to head in two Twenty20 Internationals June 30 and July 1 at Lauderhill – a suburb of Fort Lauderdale in Florida. The matches are under
Read More »Ponting not going anywhere: Coach
Australian coach Mickey Arthur said Tuesday that former captain Ricky Ponting was very much in the reckoning to play in next year’s Ashes series in England. Ponting was dropped from the One-day side after
Read More »Mhamal, Akshaya share All India Open chess lead
Second seeded Anurag Mhamal, sponsored by Dempo, kept his lead with a quick draw with Akash Thakur in the seventh round of the first UKCA Cup All India Open FIDE Rated chess tournament here
Read More »Usman Khawaja considering moving to Queensland
Out of favour, Australian Test batsman Usman Khwaja is mulling a move to Queensland after telling Bulls players he wants to move north. It’s thought that a combination of cricket and personal factors may
Read More »Vinayak ousts Giner in ITF tennis
Kaza Vinayak Sharma of India caused an upset when he ousted second seeded Marc Giner from Spain 6-3, 7-6(3) in the first round of the MCC-SR Subramaniam ITF men’s Futures tennis tournament, here Tuesday.
Read More »FIFA president Joseph visits Algeria
FIFA president Joseph Sepp Blatter has arrived in Algeria for a two-day visit at the invitation of Algerian Football Federation (FAF) chief Mohamed Raouraoua. Blatter, accompanied by president of the Confederation of African Football
Read More »Pune look to bounce back against DC
Having suffered a defeat against bottom-placed Deccan Chargers in their previous game, Pune Warriors will look to come back to winning ways when they take on the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) champions here
Read More »CSK opt to bat against Knight Riders
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Chepauk here Monday. Teams: Chennai Super Kings:
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