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Bopara turns down IPL offer
203 hours ago
Source: The News
LONDON: Ravi Bopara has turned down a lucrative offer to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in a bid to regain and cement a place in the England ... more
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Chennai Super Kings get last-ball win against Delhi Daredevils
203 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
DELHI: Chennai Super Kings pulled off a dramatic last-ball win, shocking Delhi Daredevils by four wickets in the 28th Twenty20 match of the Indian Premier League on Thursday.
Needing 15 runs in the final over, they achieved their fifth IPL victory off the last ball from off-spinner Shoaib Malik here at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground.
The architects of this victory were their openers, Stephen Fleming (44) and Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan (40) who laid the foundation with a solid 62 runs opening stand.
Later, captain Mahindra Singh Dhoni (33) and Albie Morkel (30) paved the way for the victory.
Pradeep Sangwan (2-29) and Yo Mahesh (2-40) were the main wicket-takers from the Delhi Daredevils while fast bowler Mohammad Asif took one wicket.
Earlier, after the Chennai Super Kings won the toss and put the Delhi Daredevils into batting a brilliant 121-run third wicket partnership by opener Gautam Gambhir and Sikhar Dhawan helped Delhi Daredevils to score 187 for five in the allotted 20 overs.
Gambhir made 80 runs off 49 balls with eleven fours and one six while Dhawan scored 59 off 46 balls with six fours and two sixes.
From Chennai Super Kings, Albie Morkel and Laxmipathy Balaji each claimed two wickets for 35 runs while Manpreet Gony took one wicket for 36 runs.
The Chennai Super Kings have earlier lost three consecutive matches after a blistering start in the tournament while Delhi Daredevils have the winning momentum going for them.
Dhoni’s Super Kings took the field with an unchanged team, whereas, Manoj Tiwary has replaced Rajat Bhatia for Daredevils.
Geo Super telecast the match live from Delhi. ... more
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Gasquet falls to qualifier at Rome Masters
203 hours ago
Source: The News
ROME: French number one Richard Gasquet became the first seed to bite the dust at the Rome Masters, falling in straight sets to Peruvian qualifier Lui ... more
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Germany to face Argentina at Olympics
203 hours ago
Source: The News
BEIJING: Defending champions Germany avoided favourites The Netherlands but were pitted alongside Athens bronze medallists Argentina in the draw for t ... more
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I always felt proud to be compared with McGrath: Asif
203 hours ago
Source: The News
CHENNAI: There’s a touch of IM Vijayan in him. Just as the wizard of Indian football struggled to analyse how he came up with such mesmerising skills ... more
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Jones aims for Cardiff Ashes
203 hours ago
Source: The News
LONDON: Former England fast bowler Simon Jones isn’t ruling out a return to international cricket, spurred on by the thought of playing an Ashes Test ... more
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Mushtaq Ahmed: Once more, with feeling
203 hours ago
Source: The News
LONDON: Mushtaq Ahmed has interrupted a dressing-room game of golf that involves a polystyrene cup. He walks into the offices at Hove wearing a woolle ... more
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Pakistani trio on course for pre-quarters
203 hours ago
Source: The News
DUBAI: The Pakistan cuemen trio of Saleh Mohammad, Khurram Agha and Mohammad Sajjad Rana enjoyed a great day in the 24th Asian Snooker Championship, b ... more
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Saleh to be honoured for 147 break: Valika
203 hours ago
Source: The News
DUBAI: Pakistan’s top-notch cueist Saleh Mohammad will be honoured appropriately for his historic record-shattering 147 break on the opening day of th ... more
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SBP sail into Patron’s Trophy Grade-II final
203 hours ago
Source: The News
GUJRANWALA: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) comfortably made it to the final of the tournament, as they drew their semifinal of the 2007-08 PCB Patron’s ... more
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