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Nadal advances in Paris to keep edge over Djokovic
Paris, Nov 2 (IANS) World No. 2 Rafael Nadal defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to progress to semi-finals of the ongoing Paris Masters to inch closer to tournament victory as he needs to beat Novak Djokovic for the year-end world No. 1 ranking.…
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Ahmed Shehzad fined by PCB for ball-tampering
Lahore, Nov 2 (IANS) Pakistan opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad has been fined by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on the charges of ball-tampering during a domestic tournament.According to a PCB media release, Shehzad has been fined 50 per…
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England’s Joe Denly ruled out of remainder of NZ T20Is
Christchurch, Nov 2 (IANS) England batsman Joe Denly will miss the remainder of the ongoing five-match T20I series against New Zealand after picking up an injury on his right ankle.According to a statement from the England and Wales Cricket…
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Bopanna-Shapovalov crash out of Paris Masters
Paris, Nov 2 (IANS) India's top doubles player Rohan Bopanna, along with his partner Denis Shapovalov of Canada, bowed out of the Paris Masters after a hard-fought defeat against the Russian duo of Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublov in the…
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Sapporo move confirmed for marathon at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo, Nov 2 (IANS) Tokyo has eventually accepted the International Olympic Committee's decision to move the marathon and race-walking events of the 2020 Games to Sapporo from the Japanese capital.The IOC announced last month that the…
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Smith relays commentator’s input to Finch during 3rd T20I
Sydney, Nov 2 (IANS) Steve Smith almost courted trouble on Friday during Australia's 3rd T20I against Sri Lanka in Melbourne. Smith, who was in communication with the on-air commentators via microphone, relayed the commentator's input to…
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Need to improve batting first in T20Is, says Rathour
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) India batting coach Vikram Rathour believes one area where the team currently needs to work upon leading up to the T20 World Cup is to bat well while setting up a target.Speaking ahead of the three-match T20I series…
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Ravi Rana aims to make a mark at AFC U-19 qualifiers
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The score was locked at 1-1 and the match looked to be headed towards extra time before Ravi Rana decided to take matters into his own hands, or rather feet. Sensing an opening, he sent down a thunderous effort from…
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Our bowlers bowled really well & Vince was outstanding: Morgan
Christchurch, Nov 1 (IANS) Chasing New Zealand's score of 153 in the first game of the series, English batsman James Vince stole the show with his 38-ball 59 as England won the game with seven wickets in the bag. Speaking after the game,…
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Trained the entire year for these two matches: Skipper Rani
Bhubaneswar, Nov 1 (IANS) The Indian women's team will look to book their spots at the Tokyo Olympic Games when they take part in the Olympic qualifiers on November 1 and 2 at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium. World No. 9 Indian are scheduled to…
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