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  SC Rejects Lalit Modi's Plea

  September 26, 2011 14:33 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 26:  In a setback to former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, the Supreme Court today dismissed his plea seeking reconstitution of the BCCI-appointed disciplinary panel probing allegations of financial irregularities against him.A bench

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  Tsonga Seals Sixth Title With Metz Win Over Ljubicic

  September 26, 2011 9:50 IST

  METZ (France), Sept 26 : Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France beat Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 in the final of the Moselle Open on Sunday to win his first title since 2009. Tsonga

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  Apertura Leader Boca Draws 0-0 With Argentinos

  September 26, 2011 8:12 IST

  Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sept 26: League-leading Boca Juniors maintained their four-point lead atop the Argentine Apertura standings despite being held to a 0-0 draw by struggling Argentinos Juniors on Sunday. In other matches on Sunday,

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  Michael Owen Wouldn't Snub England Recall

  September 25, 2011 23:46 IST

  London, Sept 25: Manchester United striker Michael Owen insists he would never snub an England recall even though he feels hurt at his treatment by Fabio Capello. Owen quickly fell out of favour when Capello took

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  Shoaib Akhtar Should Apologise To Tendulkar And Dravid : BCCI

  September 25, 2011 23:37 IST

  Kanpur, Sept 25: Senior BCCI functionary Rajiv Shukla on Saturday demanded an apology from Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar for making disparaging remarks against India's batting stalwarts such as Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in his

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  Merwe Stars In Somerset's Thrilling Win Over KKR

  September 25, 2011 23:39 IST

  Hyderabad, Sep 25: Roelof van der Merwe smashed a blistering 40-ball 73 to power Somerset to a five-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in their Group B Champions League Twenty20 cricket match, here today.It was

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  Mumbai Indians Look To Continue Winning Run

  September 25, 2011 20:29 IST

  Bangalore, Sept 25: Having clinched a nail-biting victory over Chennai Super Kings, the Harbhajan Singh-led Mumbai Indians will be hoping to continue their winning run in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament when they take on

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  Aditya Thackeray Gives Rs 1 Lakh To Yuvraj Walmiki

  September 25, 2011 20:24 IST

  Mumbai, Sept 25: Mumbai boy Yuvraj Walmiki, who is fast emerging as a sensation in Indian hockey, was felicitated by Yuva Sena president Aditya Thackeray here today. Aditya also presented Walmiki a cheque of Rs

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  Deepika Kumari Gets Silver In Archery World Cup

  September 25, 2011 20:17 IST

  Istanbul, Sept 25: India's best woman archer Deepika Kumari, lost narrowly to Ming Cheng of China in the shoot-off to settle for a silver medal in the prestigious Archery World Cup final held in Istanbul

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  Warriors Crush South Australia By 50 Runs In CLT20

  September 25, 2011 19:48 IST

  Hyderabad, Sep 25: Jon-Jon Smuts' blistering 88 and an impressive show by the bowlers helped Warriors crush South Australia by 50 runs and record their second consecutive win in the Champions League Twenty20 here today.Electing

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  Makau Breaks World Record In Berlin Marathon

  September 25, 2011 15:42 IST

  Berlin, Sept 25: Patrick Makau of Kenya broke the world record to win the Berlin Marathon on Sunday.Makau pulled away after 27 kilometers and finished in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 38 seconds.Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia,

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  Radwanska Off To Winning Start At Pan Pacific Open

  September 25, 2011 13:27 IST

  Tokyo : Ninth-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland coasted to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Japanese wild card Misaki Doi on Sunday in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open. After struggling with her serve

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  IPL Franchises Should Report Injuries To BCCI: Shukla

  September 25, 2011 11:38 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 25 : On guard after the Indian cricket team's injury crisis during its shambolic tour of England recently, IPL authorities have instructed the franchises to report any injury problem in their sides

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  Inter And AC Milan Post 1st Wins In Serie A

  September 25, 2011 10:47 IST

  Rome, Sept 25: The two Milan teams finally won their first matches in Serie A Saturday, while Napoli and Fiorentina drew 0-0 to move level with the Italian league leaders.Inter Milan ended its five-match winless

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  Wayne Rooney Sidelined With Hamstring Injury

  September 25, 2011 10:23 IST

  Stoke, England, Sept 25: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is likely to be out for “more than a week” with a hamstring injury, manager Alex Ferguson said Saturday.The England striker missed United's 1-1 draw at

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  PSG Routs Montpellier 3-0 In French League

  September 25, 2011 10:15 IST

  Paris, Sept 25: Argentine playmaker Javier Pastore scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Montpellier 3-0 on Saturday to go joint top of the French league with Lyon.Lyon, which had earlier beaten Bordeaux 3-1, PSG and

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  Messi, Ronaldo Net Hat Tricks As Barca, Madrid Win

  September 25, 2011 9:40 IST

  Barcelona, Spain : Lionel Messi scored a dazzling hat trick to lead Barcelona to a 5-0 win over Atletico Madrid on a night when fellow Spanish league star Cristiano Ronaldo also netted three as 10-man

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  Malinga's Powers Mumbai To 3 Wicket Win Over Chennai

  September 24, 2011 23:50 IST

  Chennai, Sep 24: Mike Hussey's fluent half-century went in vain as tail-ender Lasith Malinga produced a whirlwind 18-ball 37-run run knock to hand Mumbai Indians a thrilling three wicket win over defending champions Chennai Super

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  Shoaib Akhtar's Book Release Function In Mumbai Called Off

  September 24, 2011 22:29 IST

  Mumbai, Sep 24: The scheduled release of Shoiab Akhtar's controversial book here tomorrow has suddenly been cancelled without any reason being given.Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar was to release Akhtar's autobiography ‘Controversially Yours' at the

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  Gibbs Hits Half Century As Cobras Drub NSW By 7 Wickets

  September 24, 2011 19:48 IST

  Chennai, Sep 24: Former South Africa opener Herschelle Gibbs blazed his way to a 47-ball 55 as Cape Cobras cantered to a seven-wicket win over New South Wales in their Champions League Twenty20 match here

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  Saina Ousted, India's Challenge Ends In Japan Open Badminton

  September 24, 2011 14:50 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 24: Saina Nehwal was stunned by Germany's Juliane Schenk in the women's singles semifinals as India's campaign came to an end in the Japan Open Super Series badminton tournament in Tokyo on

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  Shoaib Was A Problem And Remains A Problem : Akram

  September 24, 2011 14:35 IST

  Mumbai, Sept 24: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram on Saturday ridiculed Shoaib Akhtar and his controversial autobiography, which has made several tall claims, saying that the pacer was a "problem" when he was an active

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  Martinez Sanchez, Voskoboeva into Korea Open

  September 24, 2011 13:52 IST

  Seoul, South Korea, Sept 24:  Maria-Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain and Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan advanced to the Korea Open final with straight-set wins on Saturday.Martinez Sanchez, the sixth seed, defeated Klara Zakopalova of the

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  Chang Beats Courier In Champions Series

  September 24, 2011 12:27 IST

  Washington, Sept 24: Michael Chang beat Jim Courier 8-3 in the finals of the HSBC Tennis Cup on the Champions Series Tour on Friday night.Chang beat Pete Sampras 6-4 earlier to advance to the final,

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  Scheepers Beats Rybarikova To Win Guangzhou

  September 24, 2011 12:16 IST

  Guangzhou, China, Sept 24: South Africa's Chanelle Scheepers won her first WTA title on Saturday, beating Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Guangzhou Open.Scheepers, the seventh seed, broke her opponent

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  Federer Pulls Out Of Shanghai Masters

  September 24, 2011 10:51 IST

  Paris, September 24: Roger Federer pulled out of next month's Shanghai Masters on Friday because of injury with the former World No. 1 insisting he needs to rest after a gruelling year.“After consultation with my

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  Kambli Announces Retirement From First Class Cricket

  September 24, 2011 10:53 IST

  Mumbai, Sept 24: Former India batsman Vinod Kambli yesterday announced his retirement from first class cricket, bringing to an end a long career that started way back in 1989.“I wanted to play alongside Sachin (Tendulkar)

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  No Complaints About Schedule, Says Bhupathi

  September 24, 2011 9:58 IST

  Chennai, Sept 24: At a time when top players are fuming over the scheduling of tennis tournaments, largely spurred on by a soggy US Open, Indian star Mahesh Bhupathi chooses to differ. "I don't go