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I was not approached by any bookie: G...
KOLKATA: Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said he had never been approached by any bookie during his stint as Indian captain, even as the world cricket is rocked by 'spot-fixing' involving Pakistani cricketers.
"Three former India captains -- Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble -- too were never approached and such a situation was beyond their imagination," Ganguly told a TV channel.
Urging the cricketers to be responsible, Ganguly said the International Cricket Council (ICC) was not a policing body and could not have a constant watch on the players.
"ICC is not a police station, it has some set of laws. If ...
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India beat New Zealand by 105 runs to...
DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka): India relied on Virender Sehwag's swashbuckling century and an inspired show of swing bowling to spank New Zealand by 105 runs and cruise into the final of the tri-series on Wednesday.
While the flamboyant Sehwag (110) notched up his 13th ODI century to steer India to a competitive 223 after four early jolts, the pace bowlers than came up with fine exhibition of swing and control to skittle out the Kiwis for 118 in 30.1 overs.
Tailender Kyle Mills provided some late entertainment with a rollicking 52 but none of the other New Zealand batsman could provide much resistance ...
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Federer wins another thriller to book...
TORONTO: Roger Federer will return to world number two after reaching the ATPToronto Masters final by dodging a bullet for the second night in a row, beating Novak Djokovic 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 on Saturday.
The dramatic victory sets up a final against fourth-seeded Scot Andy Murray, who put out Spanish world number one Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4.
The final of the 2.4 million-dollar hardcourt event will be a re-run of the Australian Open final won by the Swiss star last January for his lone trophy of 2010.
Federer's Toronto thriller, which took just under two and a half hours, could have gone either ...
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Sharapova to meet Clijsters in Cincin...
MASON: Maria Sharapova will meet Kim Clijsters in the final of the Cincinnati Open on Sunday after the pair came through contrasting semifinal ties.
Belgian Clijsters advanced after her Serbian opponent Ana Ivanovic retired with a foot injury early in the first set, while Sharapova had to battle through three tough sets to beat fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 and reach her second final in successive tournaments.
In a fascinating encounter, the three-time Grand Slam winner Sharapova never truly dominated her determined 19-year-old opponent until she broke in the third set to take a 4-2 lead.
Sharapova was beaten in the ...
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Unhappy with pitch, Dhoni walks out o...
Miffed with the practice pitch at the Rangini Dambulla Stadium, a furious Indian skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday walked out of a practice session after Dinesh Karthik injured his hand due to the uneven bounce of the track.
The three-hour training session ahead of India's second tri-series clash against Sri Lanka on August 16 witnessed some drama after Karthik was rendered a doubtful starter for the match due to the hand injury he picked up while practicing.
Indian managerRanjib Biswal said players did have some problem while facing good-length bouncing deliveries. But denied that Karthik or any other player got injured.
"Facilities for ...
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Ishant to miss tri-series opener agai...
India suffered a jolt ahead of their tri-series opener against New Zealand as paceman Ishant Sharma was on Monday ruled out of the match due to an ankle injury.
The lanky Delhi bowler was to do the duty with new ball along with state-mate Ashish Nehra.
"Ishant is not available for tomorrow's match because of an ankle problem," India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said at the pre-match press conference.
India are already without experienced pacer Zaheer Khan, senior spinner Harbhajan Singh and opener Gautam Gambhir.
Zaheer had missed the just concluded Test series against Sri Lanka due to a shoulder problem and flew to ...
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Rs 28,054 crore spent on Commonwealth...
Seeking cooperation from all quarters for making the Commonwealth Games a success, Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy on Monday said a total of Rs 28,054 crore have been spent on the games out of which Rs 16,560 crore was given to the Delhi Government for upgrading the capital infrastructure and building of various stadia.
Making an intervention during a debate in the Lok Sabha on the Commonwealth Games, Reddy said of the total of money given to the Delhi Government, only Rs 670 crore has been spent directly on the games -- on building ...
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Yuvraj Singh miffed at being called w...
Yuvraj Singh’s woes on the tour of Sri Lanka continue unabated. First it was the injury that kept him out of the second Test match and then it was the Suresh Raina century that managed to keep him out of the third Test as well.
Now, it is the spectators who seem to have got under the skin of the batsman from Chandigarh, by taunting him on the first day of the third Test match. Yuvraj was called the water-boy by the spectators and the spectators kept singing the same in chorus before an angry Yuvraj decided to give the people ...
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Tendulkar slams century as India figh...
Sachin Tendulkar cracked his 48th Test century to lead a spirited fightback as India recovered from three quick jolts to keep themselves afloat in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
Tendulkar (108 not out) showed great character and temperament to score his first century on Sri Lankan soil in 11 years as he anchored the innings brilliantly to steer the visitors to 382 for four at close on the third day, still needing 61 runs to avoid the follow on.
Virender Sehwag missed his century by just one run while debutant Suresh Raina was the other notable performer with a ...
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Bindra, Saina among 6 brand ambassado...
Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra, ace shuttler Saina Nehwal and boxing hero Vijender Singh are among the half a dozen sportspersons who were on Tuesday named brand ambassadors for this year's Commonwealth Games.
Best athlete of the 2006 Commonwealth Games Samaresh Jung, Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar and four-time world champion woman boxer M C Mary Kom are the other three brand ambassadors for Delhi 2010.
The six would be the faces of the Games to be held from October 3 to 14.
"These champions have done India proud with their achievements and will serve as remarkable Brand Ambassadors for the ...
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