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Mukund still hopes of an India A victory

Chennai: India A may have failed to grab the opportunities on Day 3, but opener Abhinav Mukund still believes that the hosts can pull off a win if their lower-order batsmen and bowlers make it count against Australia A in the second unofficial 'Tes via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1DgVrbk
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Clinical England take 2-1 Ashes lead

A clinical England decimated a hapless Australia by eight wickets to take a 2-1 lead in the Ashes series at Edgbaston on Friday. Chasing a modest 121 runs to win, Ian Bell slammed a strokeful unbeaten half-century and along with Joe Root ensured E via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1fPfL8S
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Australia A spinner O'Keefe chokes India A

Left-arm spinner Steve O'Keefe made sure India A did not get away too far as he bagged figures of 3-83 for Australia A to reduce the hosts to 267/6 in their second innings at the end of third day's play of the second and last four-day cricket match at the via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1gtzb43
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Rejuvenated Finn gets his mojo back in style

Birmingham: From outcast to hero, Steven Finn rediscovered the zing that made him England's youngest bowler to take 50 Test wickets by ripping through Australia and boos via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1SmETpc
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Ashes: Australia avoid 2-day humiliation

Birmingham: Australia held on to force the third Ashes Test into a third day, limping to stumps at 168-7 in the second innings for a 23-run lead on Thursday. At 111-6 with 27 overs left in the day, the match looked like being the first Ashes Te via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1M0MlTl
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Finn's five puts England on top

England are well poised to take the lead in the Ashes series as a hapless Australia surrendered before a hostile England attack on day two of the third Test match at Edgbaston on Thursday. From 73 for the loss of two wickets, Australia ended the d via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1Iux22z
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Australia A bowl out India A for 135

The first day of the second and final four-day first class cricket match against Australia A turned out to be quite dismal for India A, who were bowled out for a meagre 135 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Wednesday. At stumps, Australia A w via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1gm9cLU
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Harsha Bhogle to debut on fiction TV

Mumbai: Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle, who usually hosts non-fiction TV shows, will be seen doing a cameo in upcoming TV show "Sumit Sambhal Lega". This will be his first fiction appearance on the small screen. Bhogle, who has made via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1IIP6YK
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England bank on Anderson for Ashes glory

Every cricket fan knows that fast bowling is pretty hard work. James Anderson is one of 13 players from England and 62 overall who has represented his country in 100 Tests. Out of the 62 only six have been pace bowlers, while the rest are batsmen, via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1CZ1DEV
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South Afirca-Bangladesh Test called off

Chittagong: Rain had the final say here, resulting in the first cricket Test between Bangladesh and South Africa ending in a draw as Day 5 was washed out without a ball being bowled at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Saturday. Ince via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1D0Gry1
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Oman, Afghanistan seal World T20 berths

Oman and Afghanistan have secured their berths for next year's ICC World Twenty20 tournament in India. The Gulf minnows claimed a five-wicket win over Namibia at the ICC qualifying event in Malahide near Dublin, Sport24 reported. The vic via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1CTPBg3
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Live: Mishra strikes for India A on Day 3

Leg spinner Amit Mishra has given India A the much-needed breakthrough on Day 3 of the first unofficial Test against Australia A at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday.   Mishra snared Peter Handscomb (91) to snap a threatening par via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1HWNLYw
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PMG signs Sarfaraz Khan

Professional Management Group (PMG) announce the signing of promising batting talent Sarfaraz Khan, on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. The deal will see PMG, headed by cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar and co-owned by Sam Balsara, chairperson via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1HUuiHS
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Australia A bounce back after Ojha strikes

Australia A did well to stage a recovery after losing four early wickets against India A in the first unofficial Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday. In reply to India A's 301, the visitors were 185/4 from 58 overs at stumps o via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1VzGTtk
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Virat Kohli to play second unofficial Test against Australia ‘A’

Back from a well-deserved break, India Test captain Virat Kohli has decided to get into the groove by playing in the second four-day ‘Test’ against Australia ‘A’ in Chennai from July 28-31. “Virat Kohli had requested the selection committee for som via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1RTclUf
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Duleep Trophy set to return next year

The BCCI Tuesday clarified that theDuleep Trophy inter-zonal cricket competition has not beenscrapped altogether but will serve as the curtain raiser fornext year's domestic calendar after being dropped this season. The BCCI today said in via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1Ii4ER1
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Rogers likely to play third Ashes Test

Australian opening batsman Chris Rogers is likely to play in the third Ashes Test starting July 29 against England after scans cleared him of any serious injury. The 37-year-old was forced to retire hurt after experiencing dizziness while batt via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1OuczeW
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Eden Gardens to host 2016 World T20 final

The iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata will host the final of the 2016 World Twenty20 cricket tournament that will be held in India from March 11 to April 3. Bengaluru, Chennai, Dharamsala, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur and New Delhi will be the other venues via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1HNH8Yw
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Anil Kumble dissects Zimbabwe tour

India will leave Zimbabwe with a tinge of regret at not being able to add the T20 series to their clean sweep of the ODI contest. Over the five matches played across both formats, Sunday̢۪s encounter was the first time Ajinkya Rahane̢۪s men were set a targe via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1MhmEfX
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Ajinkya Rahane rues 2nd T20I loss

Indian captain Ajinkya Rahane rued his side's failure with the bat to lose the second T20 International against Zimbabwe on Sunday but said that he was happy with the overall performance of the team in the cricket tour here. "We did not bat well t via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1gJvasa
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Sarfraz, Hafeez lift Pakistan to 316-4

Colombo: Sarfraz Ahmed scored 77 and all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez -- playing as a batsman only after a bowling ban -- made 54 as Pakistan piled up 316-4 in the third one-dayer against Sri Lanka here today. Hafeez's fourth score of 50-plus in the last s via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1I2wE6P
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Mohammed Shami welcomes baby girl

Kolkata: Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has been blessed with a baby girl. Shami became a father on Friday when his wife Hasin Jahan gave birth to a baby girl at a private health facility. "It is a baby girl. She is doing fine," a close re via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1fe9ROh
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Manohar discusses IPL issue with Dalmiya

Kolkata: Former Indian cricket board chief Shashank Manohar on Friday met incumbent Jagmohan Dalmiya here to discuss the Apossible steps to be taken by the BCCI in the wake of the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee suspending IPL f via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1SteYaa
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Admire Kohli's zeal to improve: Ashwin

Chennai: Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday heaped praise and termed Test skipper Virat Kohli as an aggressive leader who wants to keep improving his game and not just rest on his laurels. "He is very aggressive, upfront via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1e29ENt
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CSK, Royals may be feeling cheated

Shane Warne and Rahul Dravid, the two men who moulded Rajasthan Royals (RR) into a champion side in the Indian Premier League (IPL), will surely be feeling cheated after the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha Committee handed out the team via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1gBPgEx
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CLT20 scrapped off with immediate effect

The Governing Council of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) on Wednesday confirmed that the competition will be discontinued with immediate effect. The council, comprising representatives of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cric via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1M56XIF
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A to Z of people hit by IPL

Ever since it began in 2008, the Indian Premier League has spelt bad news for goodness knows how many people. Here’s a look at the A to Z of people affected by the IPL in a bad way… A for Amit, Abhinav, Ankeet, Ajit… Amit Yadav along via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1K6TIFl
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BCCI will abide by Lodha verdict: Dalmiya

The BCCI will honour the verdict of the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee, which on Tuesday suspended Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) for two years from the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the betting and spot fixing s via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1K5LqgL
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Watch: Djokovic, Serena's exemplary footwork on stage

After winning titles again on Wimbledon's grass, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams showed they can cut a rug, too. R via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1SkrXL7
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India look to brownwash Zimbabwe

After suffering two back-to-back defeats against a second string Indian side, Zimbabwe know they have to somehow clinch the third and last One-Day International (ODI) and avoid a brownwash to carry some momentum into the Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1JdFjnN
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Sanju Samson to replace Ambati Rayudu

Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson was on Monday named as a replacement for injured Ambati Rayudu for the remainder of India’s tour of Zimbabwe. “The BCCI medical team confirms that Ambati Rayudu has been ruled out of the remaining part of the India via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1TwBr8E
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Australia optimistic on Starc for Lord's

Paceman Mitchell Starc took pain-killing injections for his strained ankle to bowl through Australia's opening Ashes defeat in Cardiff but is confident he will be fit for the second match at Lord's, captain Michael Clarke has said. Starc, named pla via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1Jdo7i4
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Fate of IPL teams CSK, RR on Tuesday

The fate of IPL teams ChennaiSuper Kings and Rajasthan Royals will be known on Tuesday whenthe Supreme Court-appointed high-level Committee headed byformer Chief Justice of India R M Lodha will pronounce thequantum of punishment against their fr via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1HmDHaP
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'A win is a win'

Firstly a big thank you to all those who sent me their greetings and good wishes on my birthday either directly or through social media, and an even bigger thank you to the Indian team for giving me the best gift of a win in the first one-day internationa via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1D9bS4c
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England crush Australia to take 1-0 lead

England decimated Australia by 169 runs to take a 1-0 lead and win the first Ashes Test match at Cardiff on Saturday. Chasing a target of 412, Australia were bundled out for 242 as Stuart Broad and Moeen Ali shared the spoils by scalping three wic via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1O1CRoK
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India save face, eke out four-run victory

Riding on Ambati Rayudu's unbeaten 124, India eked out a four-run victory despite Zimbabwe skipper Elton Chigumbura's inspiring unbeaten knock of 104 runs in their first of the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series at the Harare Sports Club here via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1NYUipY
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ISL Player Auction 2015 - As it happened

Bollywood meets Football!  Eugeneson Lyngdoh was bagged by Hrithik Roshan's FC Pune City for 1.05 crore and Sunil Chhetri by Ranbir Kapoor's Mumbai City FC. All the updates from the Indian Super League's first player auction in Mumbai. <<br> via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1KTQ4Bk
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Rahane expects tough fight from Zimbabwe

Harare: Acknowledging the progress Zimbabwe has made in one-dayers, India's stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane says they respect the hosts and will not take them lightly in the three-match series, beginning Friday. Rahane, who is leading India for via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1dPtVFI
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Rogers shines but England hold edge

Moeen Ali scalped two prized wickets as a disciplined England reduced Australia to 264 for the loss of five wickets on Day two of the first Ashes Test at Cardiff on Thursday. Chris Rogers missed out a well-deserved ton as the rest of the Australia via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1UFRK4w
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Jeers and no wickets for subdued Johnson

Mitchell Johnson will not mind being the man England fans love to mock in the Ashes so long as he is taking wickets but the friendly abuse might start to get under his skin if the Australian paceman continues to fire blanks. The left-armer bore the via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1eJtttu
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I'm the Wimbledon worst: Gasquet

London: Richard Gasquet summed up his shock appearance in the Wimbledon semi-finals alongside Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray by admitting: "I'm the worst". The 29-year-old Frenchman reached his second All England Club semi-final via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1HPLMsu
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Root ton puts England in command

Joe Root slammed a scintillating hundred to put England in a position of strength on the first day of the first Ashes Test at Cardiff on Wednesday. While Root made a sublime 134 off 166 deliveries, Ben Stokes and Gary Ballance struck handsome half via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1TlQiTt
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Wishes pour in as Sourav Ganguly turns 43

Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is happy celebrating his 43rd birthday with family and friends here today as wishes poured in on the social media from the cricket fraternity all over the world. On the eve of his birthday, Ganguly had said via Sify.com http://ift.tt/1eESIgw
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