Sunday, January 29, 2012

Clarke says team-first attitude, sacrifice led to triumph

Clarke says team-first attitude, sacrifice led to triumph

Clarke says team-first attitude, sacrifice led to triumph

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Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke feels a "team-first orientation of sustained pressure and sacrifice" led to his side`s thumping triumph over India in the just-concluded Test series.

We`ll play different cricket during ODIs: Raina

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Unfazed by the Test debacle as he was not a part of the team, Indian middle-order batsman Suresh Raina on Monday said his side will play some "different cricket" to give a better account of itself in the shorter formats starting with a Twenty20 match against Australia here on Wednesday.

Harikrishna wins B group of Tata Chess

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Grandmaster and Asian champion P Harikrishna became only the second Indian to enter the `A` group of Tata Steel Chess Tournament after winning the `B` group with a draw against Dmitry Reinderman of Holland in the final round.

Indians thwarted by wet practice pitches

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Desperate to redeem pride in shorter formats after being embarrassed in the Test series, the Indian cricket team was today left frustrated by wet practice pitches at the ANZ Stadium -- the venue of its first Twenty20 international against Australia on Wednesday.

Liverpool’s ‘racist’ supporter arrested by police over ‘monkey’ gesture

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Merseyside Police last night arrested a 59-year old man from north Wales after Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Manchester United, for an alleged monkey gesture which is considered to be racist.

My 70-year-old granddad taught me how to bicycle kick: Van Persie

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Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie has revealed that his 70-year old grandfather Wim taught him how to bicycle kick almost 21 years ago when he was still a child.

Struggling Marsh and Haddin dropped from Australian ODI squad

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Australia on Monday dropped the out of form duo of Brad Haddin and Shaun Marsh from their 14-member cricket squad for the ODI tri-series against India and Sri Lanka starting on February 5.

Snedeker wins a shocker at Torrey Pines

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Brandt Snedeker sat in the media center, resigned to the fact that his 67 in the final round on Sunday at Torrey Pines would not be good enough to catch Kyle Stanley in the Farmers Insurance Open.

Premier Soccer League: Barasat sold for Rs.25.15 crore

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Uro Infra Realty India Limited has bought Premier Soccer League franchise Barasat by paying a whopping Rs.25.15 crore, over 31 times of the base price of Rs.80 lakh, for 10 years, in the official bidding of the franchise tender for the upcoming tournament.

England bring Waldrom and Banahan into squad

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England have added Thomas Waldrom and Matt Banahan to their squad before next weekend`s Six Nations opener against Scotland, the Rugby Football Union said Sunday.

We will have openly gay footballer in next ten years: Barton

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Outspoken footballer and QPR midfielder Joey Barton feels strongly about gay footballers and blames the fears of team managers for homophobia in football.

Cavs close with 12-0 run to beat Celtics 88-87

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Kyrie Irving scored 23 points, sinking a layup with 2.6 seconds left as the Cleveland Cavaliers scored the last 12 points of the game to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 on Sunday night.

Chelsea`s Ramires suffers knee injury blow

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Chelsea midfielder Ramires will be out for up to four weeks with a knee injury, the Premier League club said Sunday.

James, Heat escape with 97-93 win over Bulls

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The odds had to overwhelmingly be in Chicago`s favor. Down by a point with 22.7 seconds left, with Derrick Rose heading to the line to shoot a pair of free throws.

Van Persie on the spot as Arsenal beat Villa

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Arsenal scored three goals in a seven-minute burst after halftime against visitors Aston Villa, including two penalties from Robin van Persie, as they staged a dramatic comeback to win 3-2 and reach the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday.

Liverpool to host Brighton in FA Cup fifth round

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Liverpool`s sights are set firmly on a second route to Wembley after being drawn at home to Championship (first division) Brighton in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Sunday.

Waqar, Sohail credits Coach & captain for Pak`s Test win

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Former captains Waqar Younis and Aamir Sohail have thrown their weight behind interim Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan and credited him and captain Misbah-ul-Haq for introducing a discipline regime and attitude in the Pakistan team.

We need to improve to become the top side in World: Misbah

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Pakistan might have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series against England but skipper Misbah-ul-Haq on Sunday cautioned his players that they still need to improve in different departments to become a top side in the cricket world.

Serious pressure on Fletcher: Ganguly

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Former captain Sourav Ganguly feels India`s humiliating 0-4 whitewash in the Test series against Australia has proved to be a "nightmare" for Duncan Fletcher and his reputation as a coach is at stake.

Match Stats: Men`s Australian Open Final

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Match summary of the Australian Open men`s final between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Spaniard Rafael Nadal at the Rod Laver Arena here Sunday:

Vonn triple thwarted by Hoefl-Riesch

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World Cup holder Maria Hoefl-Riesch took her first victory of the Alpine ski season in a women`s super-combined on Sunday to deny Lindsey Vonn a triple triumph and 50th career win.

Gangjee edged out by Kieffer in play-off at Kensville

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Max Kieffer of Germany made his first-ever visit to India a memorable one by edging out Rahil Gangjee in the first play-off hole to win the Gujarat Kensville Challenge on Sunday.

Amalraj wins, celebrates, loses 25% of prize money

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A Amalraj stunned reigning champion Achanta Sharath Kamal to notch up his maiden Senior National Table Tennis title but his overt celebration earned him a 25 per cent fine of his prize money on Sunday.

Boycott Olympics if Dow stays, says Chouhan

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday demanded that India should boycott the London Olympics if Dow Chemicals remains a sponsor.

Guardiola refuses to give up on La Liga title

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Barcelona football coach Pep Guardiola Sunday insisted his side is not yet out of the race for the BBVA Primera Liga title.

Rock is Abu Dhabi champion after Woods fades

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Britain`s Robert Rock won his head-to-head duel with a ragged Tiger Woods to lift the Abu Dhabi Championship title on Sunday after the former world number one produced his worst performance of the week.

Pakistan can be world`s number one, says coach

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Pakistan cricket coach Mohsin Khan on Sunday expressed confidence his side can become the world`s number one ranked team after humbling England in the second Test to claim victory in the series.

Salgaocar hold Dempo 0-0 in I-League

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Dempo Sports Club and Salgaocar SC entertained in a goalless derby of I-League football at the Nehru Stadium here Sunday.

Umpire kills Bangladesh cricket fan with bat: police

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A cricket umpire killed a teenage spectator in Bangladesh by hitting him on the head with a bat in a dispute over a contested decision, police said on Friday.

Mourinho in line for City job if Mancini fails to deliver

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Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho had said a few days back that he isn’t sure about his future with the club, and if reports are to be believed, he could make a return to the English Premier League sooner than expected.

Shigetomo wins Osaka women`s marathon

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Japan`s Risa Shigetomo boosted her chances of going to the London Olympics by winning the Osaka International Women`s Marathon on Sunday.

Liverpool offer Carroll for Tevez

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In a surprising turn of events, English football club Liverpool has offered to swap lanky forward Andy Carroll with Manchester City`s controversial striker Carlos Tevez.

Bayern on top with unconvincing victory over Wolfsburg

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Bayern Munich carved out an unspectacular 2-0 win over Wolfsburg to stay at the top of the Bundesliga football while defending champions Borussia Dortmund beat Hoffenheim 3-1 with midfielder Shinji Kagawa scoring a brace.

Matri brace helps Juventus beat Udinese

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Alessandro Matri scored both the goals in Juventus` 2-1 victory over Udinese at home in the Italian Serie A.

Ferguson bewildered by ‘sickening blow’ of Man U defeat

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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has described his team’s last gasp defeat to Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth-round clash as a ‘sickening blow’.

East in command after Anushtup ton ensures 1st innings lead

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Bengal middle-order batsman Anushtup Majumdar`s unbeaten century ensured a slender but important 29-run first innings lead for East Zone against West in a Duleep Trophy quarterfinal match on Sunday.

England should stick by "embarrassed" players: Vaughan

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England should not change their team despite being "embarrassed" by Pakistan in the first two tests, according to former captain Michael Vaughan.

India seeks bright future as stars wane

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Majority of the Indian cricket fans are now convinced that the `golden generation` should make way for new blood.

Indian players slip in ICC Test rankings

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Veteran Sachin Tendulkar dropped out of the batting top-10 to be 13th, while pace spearhead Zaheer Khan slipped a spot to 10th.

Pak people enjoying India`s mauling by Australia

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The media and fans in Pakistan are not just savouring their team`s terrific series-win against world number one England but they are also relishing the pounding India received.

Haddin may not be picked for first 3 ODIs of tri-series

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Brad Haddin could be replaced by Matthew Wade behind the stumps in the first three one-dayers.

ICC Board to meet from Jan 31

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Nomination of a vice-President, promotion of Test cricket and an independent governance review will top the agenda.

Afridi, Malik laud Pakistan`s resolve

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Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik said the English were psychologically struggling to cope with the resolve that Pakistan has shown so far.

PCB chairman in a fix on choice between Mohsin and Whatmore

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PCB is in a dilemma whether to retain interim coach Mohsin Khan on a permanent basis or go Dav Whatmore.

Australian Open: Djokovic beats Nadal in epic battle to claim title

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Defending champion and World No. 1 Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open 2012 after an intense and amazing battle with Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5.

Pallikal to spearhead Indian challenge in U-21 World Squash

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Dipika Pallikal will spearhead the Indian challenge in the inaugural World Squash Federation`s biennial Under-21 World Cup Chennai Open.

Benfica wins 2-1 at Feirense in Portugal

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Benfica extended its overnight lead of the Portuguese league to five points through its 2-1 win at Feirense on Saturday.

Hulk Hogan turned down ‘The Wrestler’ role

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Hulk Hogan has revealed that he had turned down the chance to star in Oscar-nominated movie ‘The Wrestler’.

I don’t know how we lost it: Alex Ferguson

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After being knocked out of the FA Cup by Liverpool, Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that Manchester United can feel hard done by after "dominating the game" throughout the intense cup tie at Anfield.

Australian Open: Paes-Vesnina lose in mixed doubles final

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The pair of Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina battled it out with Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Tecau for the Australian Open 2012 mixed doubles title and lost 3-6. 7-5 (3-10).
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