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India to open 2019 World Cup against South Africa on June 5, face Pakistan on June 16 India will open their 2019 World Cup campaign against South Africa on June 5 and square off against arch-rivals Pakistan on June 16, a senior BCCI official told PTI on Tuesday.
The 2019 World Cup will be held in the UK from May 30 to July 14 and India will strat on June 5 as the BCCI will have to maintain a mandatory 15-day gap between the IPL final and international assignment as per the Lodha... |
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IPL 2018: Shane Watson ton proves too good for RR as CSK return to winning ways Aussie Shane Watson scored the second century of IPL 2018 as Chennai beat Rajasthan by 64 runs in Pune on Friday.
Chasing 205 to win, RR lost early wickets and never really recovered from there. Shardul Thakur removed Heinrich Klaasen (2) in the second over and after that Deepak Chahar took over.
Chahar bowled four overs on the trot and returned 2/30 to leave the Rajasthan chase in bad shape... |
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Neymar confirms he will be out of action until at least mid-May Brazilian superstar Neymar said on Tuesday that he won't be back playing at least until the second half of May, when he is scheduled to have his final medical exam following foot surgery.
"There isn’t an exact date yet. I have the last exam, if I’m not mistaken, I’m not sure, on May 17," the Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil forward told a press conference in Sao Paulo.
"I’ll be cleared to play... |
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Indian police crack down on IPL gambling rackets Indian police have arrested three men suspected of placing illegal bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches as authorities crack down on gambling rackets that emerge around the billion-dollar franchise every year.
The trio were accused of running an online betting syndicate from a residence in New Delhi. Nearly all gambling is illegal in India but is still a huge underground industry.
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After Commonwealth hat-trick, Badminton great Lee eyes Tokyo 2020 gold GOLD COAST:
Malaysian badminton great Lee Chong Wei said he hopes to wring one more Olympics from his creaking body after signing off from the Commonwealth Games with a third singles gold on Sunday.
The 35-year-old roared back from behind to beat India’s new world number one Kidambi Srikanth — a decade his junior — 19-21, 21-14, 21-14, after Saina Nehwal saw off fellow Indian PV Sindhu in the... |
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Bilal helps Pakistan to third medal at Commonwealth Games KARACHI / GOLD COAST:
Wrestler Muhammad Bilal helped Pakistan to their third medal at the Commonwealth Games as he defeated England’s George Gramm to take the bronze medal in the 57kg freestyle event.
The 22-year-old lost to India’s Rahul Aware in the semi-final after he outplayed a Sri Lankan wrestler in the quarter-final to book his place in the last-four. Earlier he also defeated a Maltese... |
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Weightlifter Nooh breaks Commonwealth Games record Pakistan’s weightlifter Nooh Dastagir Butt managed to smash a record at the Commonwealth Games 2018 by registering the highest-ever weight by a junior in the +105kg event while also earning the country its second medal at the event on Monday.
Nooh won a bronze after he bettered his previous record of 389kg at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship that also took place in Gold Coast, Austra... |
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Inter, AC Milan settle for goalless derby draw MILAN:
Captain Mauro Icardi missed a sitter and had a goal disallowed by the video assistant referee as Inter Milan drew 0-0 with AC Milan in the rain on Wednesday.
Inter remain fourth in the final Champions League qualifying spot, one point behind Roma, with AC Milan’s hopes of elite European football next season taking a knock as they remain sixth.
Inter thought they had taken the lead o... |
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Crowds ecstatic after momentous Pakistan-Windies series One the most important aspects of West Indies’ tour of Pakistan was the cricket-mad fans who got to see their national stars play in front of them, and most of them feel lucky to be a part of a historic series.
Pakistan completed their series victory against a depleted West Indies side in a convincing manner to retain their top position in the T20I rankings and cricket fans in the country are h... |
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Babar, Talat lead Pakistan to T20I series win over West Indies Babar Azam and Hussain Talat produced an inspirational performances to help Pakistan clinch T20I series win against West Indies with a 82-run run win in the second of the three-match series in Karachi on Monday.
After deciding to bat first, the Men in Green posted their highest total in the shortest format of the game of 205-3, courtesy Azam’s 97 not out off 58 with the help of 13 fours and one... |
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