Lanka need big guns to fire against Aussies

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Perth, Feb 9: Sri Lanka's top order batsmen will have to deliver when they go into their second tri-series ODI against formidable Australia on Friday, hoping to revive their fortunes after a series of indifferent shows of late.  Except for youngster Dinesh Chandimal, no other Lankan batsman More

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Sania reaches singles, doubles quarterfinals

PATTAYA OPEN

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Pattaya, Feb 9: Sania Mirza dug deep into her reserves to overcome a fighting Anne Keothavong 6-4, 7-5 to progress to the singles quarterfinals of the $220,000 Pattaya Open, on Thursday.  The unseeded Indian, ranked 111, tamed the giant-killing British rival in a hard-fought second round match More

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AIFF selects Kashmiri footballer for U-17 camp

Srinagar, Feb 9:  All India Football Federation (AIFF) has selected a budding Kashmir footballer, Jallal-ud-Din Ganai for its under-17 coaching camp to be held in Goa.The AIFF spotters have selected Ganai as one of 41 players from all corners of the country for attending the camp of India under More

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JPL T-20 from Feb 10: Chib

150 Jammu Teams Expected To Participate

Jammu, Feb 9: Youth Services and Sports Minister, R S Chib, last evening chaired a high level joint meeting of officers of line departments convened to finalize the arrangements for conduct of Jammu Premier League (JPL) T-20 tournament commencing from February 10 here. The Minister said that More

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Police badminton event starts in Udhampur

Udhampur, Feb 9: With a view to pay tributes to the police Martyrs and to strengthen police public relations, Police Martyrs Memorial Badminton Championship got underway  at Indoor Badminton Complex Udhampur here today. The tournament is being organized by the Udhampur-Reasi Range Police under More

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Ishfaq shines in Asian Dragon Boating Championship

India Teams Win 9 Medals

Srinagar, Feb 9: Indian Dragon Boating team won six silver and three bronze medals in Asian Dragon Boating Championship held in Thailand.  Indian athletes won the medals in both men and women section. Ishfaq Ahmad Kand of Nehru Park Srinagar was member of the Indian men’s team. He showed outstanding More

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Mashrafe reports spot-fixing approach

BPL HIT BY EARLY CONTROVERSY

AGENCIES

Dhaka, Feb 9: Mashrafe Mortaza has reported to his franchise an approach from a fellow cricketer regarding potential spot-fixing during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). His franchise, Dhaka Gladiators, say they have informed the BPL of the approach."I have told my team management [about the approach More

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Mistakes do happen: Dhoni

AGENCIES

Perth, Feb 9: A much-needed win in the end brought back smiles on the face of India skipper MS Dhoni, who despite the sloppiness of his team's showing against a lacklustre Sri Lanka, chose to look at the brighter side of things. The captain, however, promised that his team would try and not repeat the More

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