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Women's hockey team suffers its third successive loss
Busan: Continuing its poor performance, Indian women's hockey team suffered its third consecutive defeat when it lost 2-3 against Japan to finish winless in its league engagements at the Asian Games on Wednesday.
K M Binu adds to India's tally with silver in 800m
Busan: India's K M Binu clocked 1 minute and 47.57 seconds to win the silver medal in the men's 800m final in the Asian Games on Wednesday.
Bhupathi-Paes in semis, Bopanna out of singles
Busan: Star Indian doubles pair Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes moved into the semi-finals in the Asian Games tennis on Wednesday.
Cricket
Hussain expresses disappointment over Gough’s fitness
London: England captain Nasser Hussain admitted on Wednesday that he was disappointed by key fast bowler Darren Gough's announcement that he might not be fit for the first two Tests of the Ashes tour of Australia.
Old days are gone, we've got to beat Aussies: Hussain
London: England captain Nasser Hussain insisted on Wednesday that his side could beat Australia when the teams meet in the Ashes.
‘I wanted to bat whole day, start afresh on Thursday’
Mumbai: Indian opener Virender Sehwag said on Wednesday he was not entirely satisfied with his career-best 147 in the opening Test against the West Indies.
Record opening stand puts India on top, 278 for 2
Mumbai: Virender Sehwag celebrated his birthday 11 days early with a career-best 147 as India posted an impressive 278 for two in the first Test against the West Indies on Wednesday.
Uncle Maindad's shoes are too big for me, says Iqbal
Sharjah: Pakistan's new batting hero Faisal Iqbal bears a stark resemblance to his uncle Javed Miandad. He is cheeky, brave, and loves to bait the Australians.
I can bowl better, reverse swing in Sharjah: Akhtar
Sharjah: World champions Australia arrived on Wednesday for two Test matches against Pakistan trying to find ways to counter lethal fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.
Watson hopes to occupy all-rounder spot for long time
Sydney: Australian One-day all-rounder Shane Watson believes he is improving with every game and has a good chance of playing international cricket for a long time.
Sri Lanka selectors head for row with Sports Minister
Colombo: Sri Lankan selectors were set for a possible showdown with Sports Minister Johnston Fernando over the team picked to tour South Africa next month, officials said on Wednesday.
ICC lacks commitment to curb match-fixing: SL police
Colombo: Sri Lankan police has denied over-stepping its brief in trying to prevent match-fixing during the recent Champions Trophy tournament and slammed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not sufficiently enforcing its own rules.
Hooper is sixth West Indian to join 100 Test club
Bangalore: Close on the heels of Sachin Tendulkar of India, who completed his 100th match of his Test career in the fourth and final Test at The Oval on September 5, 2002 against England, Carl Hooper – skipper of West Indies, has also joined the 100 Test club, in the first Test against India at Mumbai on October 9, 2002. Hooper is the 6th West Indian to appear in 100 or more Tests and the 27th player in all to accomplish such a feat.
India can inch ahead of Windies if it wins series
Bangalore: Wednesday's opening Test match in Mumbai between India and the West Indies brings together the sixth and seventh placed teams on the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Championship table. India will be defending one of the most impressive home records in world cricket, which has seen it win four and draw two of its last seven Test series.
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