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Abhishek Yadav's golden goal helps India beat Pakistan
Dhaka: Having failed to defend its title, India salvaged some pride by defeating archrivals Pakistan with a dramatic golden goal to clinch the third place in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) tournament on Monday.
Anand defeats Ponomariov to stay in joint lead
Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands): Viswanathan Anand settled old scores beating world champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine to remain in joint lead after the seventh round of the 65th Corus Chess tournament.
Aynaoui shatters Hewitt's dream at Australian Open
Melbourne: Younes El Aynaoui shattered Lleyton Hewitt's Australian Open dream on Monday with a sensational upset to send the world number one crashing out.
Cricket
Players split in mind on Zim WC ties, says Hussain
London: England captain Nasser Hussain has revealed for the first time that his teammates were
having doubts about their World Cup trip to Harare, saying they were "split in their minds" about
whether to travel to Zimbabwe for the tie on February 13.
HC order on World Cup contracts on Wednesday
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will pronounce its judgement on a petition challenging the
controversial ICC players' contract on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka opens fresh dialogue to save World Cup hope
Colombo: Sri Lanka's cricket Board on Monday opened last-ditch talks with the national team to
resolve a pay crisis that threatened to scuttle the country's participation in next month's World Cup.
Sehwag will play a key role in World Cup : Amarnath
New Delhi: His batting credentials already established, the swashbuckling Virender Sehwag will
also prove his worth as a part-time bowler and play a key role in India's World Cup campaign in
South Africa next month, Mohinder Amarnath said on Monday.
We hope to make up for our men: Chopra
New Delhi: India's women cricket team left for a tour of New Zealand on Monday determined to
make amends for the dismal performance by their male counterparts.
Spirits reign supreme, crowned WNCL champs
The Victoria Spirit has ended the NSWIS Blues six-year reign as the champions of the WNCL. In
the best of three finals, the Spirit won 2-0 to regain the Ruth Preddey Cup, which it last won in
1995/96 (also defeating NSW).
Leggie Warne gives hope of being fit for World Cup
Hobart (Australia): Australia's match-winning leg spin bowler Shane Warne showed some of his old magic on Sunday, further encouraging the Australian squad ahead of next month's World Cup contest.
'Sub-standard decks: Australia will go England's way'
Sydney: Former Australian cricket great Allan Border on Sunday condemned the poor quality of first-class pitches in the country as a threat to Australia's position as the game's world leader.
Ex-Kiwi captain Crowe apologises for Maori comment
Wellington: Former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe has apologised for saying that Maori did not make good cricketers because they lacked patience for the duration of a match, it was reported on Monday.
Mongia seeks reasons from BCCI on WC omission
Ahmedabad: Former Indian wicket-keeper Nayan Mongia on Sunday sought reasons from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for his ouster from the national team for the upcoming World Cup.
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