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Bangar: Rohit showed he has completely recovered from injury

Sanjay Bangar, India’s assistant coach, said that Rohit Sharma’s 142 against the Sri Lankans in a warm-up match on Thursday showed that the Mumbai batsman had fully recovered from the finger injury that had sidelined him for more than two months. Bangar, who was in charge of India A for the warm-up game at Brabourne…
South Africa chase down 327 to beat Australia

Harare: Former schoolmates AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis both hit centuries in a game-changing 206-run partnership as South Africa chased down 327 to beat top-ranked Australia by seven wickets here today. The South Africans struck the first blow against the Australians in the triangular one-day series in Zimbabwe as they powered to 328-3…
Happy to have saved the match for India, says delighted Binny

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…
ICC advises Dhoni to refer rules book on UDRS

NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday advised India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to read the rules related to UDRS before questioning the implementation of technology during the matches. Dhoni, who is not in favour of using the the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS), had yet again posed a question mark over the…
Pakistan want to top their World Cup group

COLOMBO: Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam warned Canada on Tuesday that his side is determined to finish top of Group A at the World Cup and will not be easing up when the two sides meet in Colombo. Having thrashed Kenya by 205 runs in their opening match, before spoiling the party for 35,000 home…
Champions League: Arsenal beats Barcelona

BERLIN: Arsenal came from behind to score two late goals against Barcelona for a 2-1 victory in a Champions League first-leg match in the round of 16, while Shakhtar Donetsk scored an upset 3-2 victory at AS Roma in Wednesday’s other game. In London, David Villa scored for Barcelona midway through the first half, but…
Sania confident of doing well in Australian Open

NEW DELHI: Sania Mirza, who recently won an ITF tournament in Dubai to end the year on a high, Tuesday expressed confidence of a good show in the Australian Open early next year. The 24-year-old, who is now ranked 164th in the world, beat Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia 4-6 6-3 6-0 in the USD 75,000…
BCCI’s Disciplinary Committee to meet on Dec 15

The BCCI’s Disciplinary Committee, probing charges of alleged financial irregularities against suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, is likely to hold a meeting on December 15 to cross examine more witnesses in the case. Official sources said the meeting, which was put on hold temporarily after being challenged by Modi in the Supreme Court that it…
BCCI allows Kochi to participate in IPL 4

The BCCI today allowed the squabbling Kochi franchisee to participate in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League, ending the suspense over the fate of team. The IPL Governing council, which had given a third deadline to Kochi last week after the consortium’s investors reached a last-minute agreement over their shareholding pattern, today approved…

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