Sri Lanka are planning to give star batsman Mahela Jayawardene a fitting farewell by winning his remaining matches, captain Angelo Mathews said ahead of the first Test against South Africa starting Wednesday. On Monday, Jayawardene announced he will retire from the longest format of the game in August, after the two-Test rubber against South Africa …
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Hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans massed at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate Tuesday to cheer the World Cup winners and new national heroes bringing home football’s top prize for the first time to a reunified Germany. The flag-waving crowd, which began gathering before dawn, erupted in applause under warm summer sunshine when the triumphant players arrived …
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London: England paceman James Anderson has been the subject of an official complaint by India, it was announced on Tuesday — just two days before the teams meet for the second Test at Lord’s on Thursday. The International Cricket Council has taken note of the matter and charged him for a Code of Conduct’s Level …
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Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano said the pain of losing the World Cup final in extra time to Germany on Sunday would live with him forever. “Unfortunately the pain will be there for life because this was our chance,” said the Barcelona midfielder after the 1-0 defeat in Rio de Janeiro. Argentina played extra time in …
Both teams approached the match along expected lines, Germany pressing high up the pitch and Argentina defending deep. The big question was how the high German defensive line was going to cope against pace on the counter-attack. Not very well, it seemed in the beginning. Argentina attacked primarily down the right side, Lionel Messi and …
Sao Paulo: Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned as Brazil manager after the hosts suffered two of their worst defeats in World Cup history, the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Monday. Scolari`s men were favourites to win the tournament but were demolished 7-1 in the semi-finals by eventual champions Germany. To compound their …
Former Argentine legend Diego Maradona slammed FIFA for awarding Lionel Messi the Golden Ball award for the World Cup’s best player. Maradona clearly cited his views on Monday stating that Messi didn’t deserve the award. “Messi? I would give him heaven if possible,” the 1986 World Cup winner said on a television show on Telesur. …
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The first Test match between India and England in Nottingham may have ended in a tame draw but there was no dearth of scoffs and sneers during the five days whether it be between current players or former stars in the TV commentators box. On Day 4 of the Nottingham Test match when Joe Root …
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Nottingham: Having answered his critics with a match-saving 78, Stuart Binny expressed his pride and happiness on getting India out of a sticky situation in his debut Test. “I was a bit disappointed with the way it went in the first innings. I did the hard work for the first 10-15 minutes, which is the …
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Dubai: Joe Root became England`s highest-ranked Test batsman after hitting his fourth century in the Trent Bridge match against India which ended in a draw Sunday. The 23-year-old from Yorkshire scored a fine 154 not out and featured in a record 198-run 10th-wicket stand with James Anderson (81). For this achievement, Root has been rewarded …
