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| Tuesday 11th of July 2006 / Other sports |
| Atherton lauds Dravid; flays Lara
London, July 11 (IANS) Former England captain Mike Atherton has lauded Rahul Dravid's performance during India's recent tour of the Caribbean but believes that the tour showed West Indies captain Brian Lara in a poor light.
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| Monday 10th of July 2006 / Other sports |
| Afghanistan to send 120 athletes for SAF Games
Colombo, July 10 (IANS) Afghanistan has said they would send 120 athletes for the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games to be held here next month.
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| Sunday 9th of July 2006 / Other sports |
| Federer is Wimbledon champion again
London, July 9 (IANS) Top seed Roger Federer Sunday defeated Rafael Nadal 6-0, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (2-7), 6-3 to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon, his fourth in a row.
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| Bangladesh to host 2011 World Cup cricket opening
Dhaka, July 9 (IANS) Bangladesh will host the opening ceremony of the cricket World Cup in 2011 and plans are underway to make it a grand occasion.
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| Saturday 8th of July 2006 / Other sports |
| Cricket body adopts gender recognition policy
London, July 8 (IANS) Male players who have undergone sex change surgery and are keen to play women's cricket will be allowed to do so, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced here.
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| India to host women's cricket World Cup
London, July 8 (IANS) The 2013 women's World Cup will be held in India, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said at its annual meeting here.
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| Wednesday 5th of July 2006 / Other sports |
| Bengal cricket body threatens to sue BCCI
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Wednesday threatened to file a suit against the Indian cricket board for deciding to record a debit of Rs.400 million against its account and end all subsidies to the association.
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| Tuesday 4th of July 2006 / Other sports |
| India slip in Test rankings despite series win
Dubai, July 4 (IANS) India may have won its first series in the Caribbean after 35 years but the 1-0 victory could not stop Rahul Dravid's side slipping down the LG ICC Test Championship table.
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| It was 'awesome' Rahul Dravid's series
Kingston (Jamaica), July 4 (IANS) It's around noon on Monday, the day after India have won an amazing Test match at the Sabina Park, defeating the West Indies in three days. The win has left the Indian players with two days of nothing to do, just wait fo |
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| Monday 3rd of July 2006 / Other sports |
| Veteran Kumble bowls India to series victory
Kingston (Jamaica), July 3 (IANS) India defeated the West Indies by 49 runs in the fourth Test at Sabina Park on Sunday. The win gave them the series 1-0, their first win in the Caribbean since 1971, and their second overall in the West Indies.
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| India beat West Indies, win series
Kingston (Jamaica), July 3 (IANS) India defeated the West Indies by 49 runs in the fourth and final Test at the Sabina Park on Sunday. The win gave them the series 1-0, the first by an Indian team in the Caribbean after 35 years.
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| Lara upset with his cricket board
Kingston (Jamaica), July 3 (IANS) Throughout the series against India, which the Indies lost 1-0 on Sunday, captain Brian Lara has had one constant theme. He is not getting the players he wants. Nor is he getting the kind of pitches that will favour his |
| Lara's praise for Dravid
Kingston (Jamaica), July 3 (IANS) Indian skipper Rahul Dravid fully deserved his man-of-the-match and man-of-the-series awards. The two knocks he played in the final Test at Sabina Park, 81 in the first innings and 68 in the second, were instrumental in |
| Schumacher wins US Grand Prix
Indianapolis, July 3 (DPA) Michael Schumacher led Felipe Massa in the second straight Ferrari one-two at the US Formula One Grand Prix and gained lots of ground on championship leader Fernando Alonso.
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| Sunday 2nd of July 2006 / Other sports |
| First stage of Tour de France begins
Strasbourg (France), July 2 (DPA) The first stage of the 2006 Tour de France got underway Sunday in this eastern French city.
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| Ronaldo has 15 goals, and that may be it
Berlin, July 2 (DPA) Ronaldo says he intends to keep playing for Brazil, but may not get a chance to improve on his all-time World Cup record of 15 goals he set this year.
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| India fight back, Windies all out 103
Kingston (Jamaica), July 2 (IANS) Harbhajan Singh ran through the West Indian middle-order after S. Sreesanth made the initial breakthrough as India, dismissed for 200 on the first day, fought their way back into the fourth Test at Sabina Park here Satur |
| When cricket took a backseat
Kingston (Jamaica), July 2 (IANS) For a few minutes after lunch on the second day of the fourth Test against India Saturday, the West Indian batsmen in the middle would have wondered whether they were at Sabina Park or at Eden Gardens.
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| India have edge after 16 wickets fall second day
Kingston (Jamaica), July 2 (IANS) After an eventful day's cricket in the fourth, and what will now certainly be the series-deciding Test, India finished with their noses marginally in front of the West Indies.
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| Friday 30th of June 2006 / Other sports |
| India, West Indies voice hopes of win in final Test
Kingston (Jamaica ), June 30 (IANS) It's been that kind of series. Neither side has done enough to win a match but both feel that they should be leading at this stage, with the final Test of the four-match series set to start at Sabina Park on Friday.
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| Doping threatens to haunt Tour de France
Paris, June 30 (DPA) The shadow of a doping trial will haunt the organisers of the Tour de France starting Saturday.
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| Thursday 29th of June 2006 / Other sports |
| Sania loses in first round of Wimbledon
London, June 28 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza lost in the first round of Wimbledon tennis championship here Wednesday.
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| Wednesday 28th of June 2006 / Other sports |
| Seeded players sail through at Wimbledon
London, June 28 (DPA) Top seed Amelie Mauresmo led former Wimbledon winners Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams to storming victories into the second round Wednesday.
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| Indian women to play hockey series in South Africa
Johannesburg, June 28 (IANS) The India women's hockey team will play a four-match Test series against South Africa next month, ahead of the World Cup in September-October.
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| Kingston Test to decide series
Kingston (Jamaica), June 28 (IANS) The Indian and West Indian cricketers landed here Tuesday afternoon, a day after the third successive draw in the four-match series. For the best part of the month of June, after the hectic five-match one-day series in |
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| Tuesday 27th of June 2006 / Other sports |
| Tendulkar hits another ton for Lashings
London, June 27 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar, recovering from a shoulder injury, slammed his second century in five days while batting for Lashings World XI against Reigate Priory Cricket Club of Surrey in a charity match.
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| Johl keen to extend fine form in Japan golf
Tokyo, June 27 (IANS) Inspired by compatriot Jeev Milkha Singh's success, India's Amandeep Johl hopes to continue his fine form into the UBS Japan Golf tour starting here Thursday.
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| Rival skippers content with draw
Basseterre (St Kitts), June 27 (IANS) Indian captain Rahul Dravid appeared quite happy with the drawn outcome of the third Test against West Indies here Monday.
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| India thwarted in surprise bid for victory
Basseterre (St Kitts), June 27 (IANS) In the end, the third Test between West Indies and India ended in a draw, as it seemed destined when rain prevented play for two of the first six sessions of play in the Warner Park Stadium here.
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| India chase 392 to win
Basseterre (St Kitts), June 27 (IANS) How things change in 24 hours! On Sunday, an hour before tea on the fourth day of the third Test against the West Indies, India faced the prospect of following on. At tea, on the final day Monday, they were chasing a |
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| Monday 26th of June 2006 / Other sports |
| West Indies set India target of 392
Basseterre (St Kitts), June 26 (IANS) West Indies declared their second innings 35 minutes into the final day of the third Test here Monday at 172 for six, setting India a victory target of 392 in a minimum of 88 overs.
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| Laxman hits century, India 362 all out
Basseterre (St Kitts), June 26 (IANS) The sun shone brightly for the second straight day at the Warner Park Stadium here Sunday. And it shone brightly on the West Indies cricket team.
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| Laxman hits century, Test heading for draw
Basseterre (St Kitts), June 26 (IANS) On the close of the fourth day of the third Test, West Indies were 113 for 4 in their second innings, rattling along at almost five runs an over, for an overall lead of 332 against visitors India here.
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| Cricket body, UNICEF join hands for AIDS campaign
Kuala Lumpur, June 26 (IANS) The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and UNICEF have renewed their international partnership for children for another two years, under which they will support the global campaign on HIV/AIDS 'Unite For Children, Unite Against AIDS |
| Bhaji delivers what he promises
Basseterre (St Kitts), June 26 (IANS) Harbhajan Singh certainly is a man of his word.
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| Sunday 25th of June 2006 / Other sports |
| Azlan Shah hockey: Netherlands triumph, India third
Kuala Lumpur, June 25 (IANS) The Netherlands made their return to the 15th Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament a memorable one as they clinched the title beating defending champions Australia 6-2 in the final Sunday.
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| Harbhajan fifer as Windies all out 581
Basseterre (St Kitts), June 25 (IANS) The West Indies were all out for 581, 40 minutes after lunch on the third day of the third Test against India at the Warner Park Stadium here Saturday.
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| Harbhajan clicks as Windies all out 581
Basseterre (St Kitts), June 25 (IANS) India were 64 for one at tea on the third day of the third Test against the West Indies at the Warner Park Stadium here Saturday.
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| India craft a steady reply to Windies 581
Basseterre (St Kitts), June 25 (IANS) India showed fight and organisation as they started their bid for safety on the third day of the third Test against the West Indies at the Warner Park Stadium here Saturday.
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| Bhaji back among wickets
Basseterre (St Kitts), June 25 (IANS) Off-spinner Harbhajan celebrated his return to the Indian Test team with a five-wicket haul, the 18th of his 56-match career.
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| Saturday 24th of June 2006 / Other sports |
| India fight back after Ganga-Sarwan onslaught
Basseterre (St. Kitts), June 24 (IANS) India had reason to be pleased with themselves at tea on the second day of the third Test against the West Indies at the Warner Park Stadium here Friday.
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| Quick wickets relieve India after Ganga-Sarwan onslaught
Basseterre (St. Kitts), June 24 (IANS) India had reason to be pleased with themselves at tea on the second day of the third Test against the West Indies at the Warner Park Stadium here Friday, grabbing a few quick wickets.
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| India rally after Ganga-Sarwan onslaught
Basseterre (St. Kitts), June 24 (IANS) India had reason to be pleased with their efforts on an another rain-hit day, the second day of the third Test against the West Indies at the Warner Park Stadium here.
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| One incredible over
Basseterre (St. Kitts), June 24 (IANS) The 20th over of the second day of the third Test proved to be quite a memorable one - one which West Indies No. 3 Ramnaresh Sarwan will remember for a long time, one which Indian medium-pacer Munaf Patel would like |
| An all-Indian contest
Basseterre (St. Kitts), June 24 (IANS) It took longer to get to the Warner Park Stadium on the second day of the third Test, than on the opening day.
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