BLACKPOOL MANAGER IAN HOLLOWAY CALLS FOR PREMIER LEAGUE TO HAVE A WINTER BREAK

Seasiders' boss believes Boxing Day fixture should be first match cut from scheduleIan Holloway has backed the idea of a winter break in English football because he believes players and fans should spend more time with their families. The Blackpool boss is facing a tough Christmas period, with his side...

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Arrests at English, Welsh matches fall 10 percent

LONDON (AP) -The number of arrests by police at all domestic and international football matches in England and Wales fell 10 percent last season. The British government said Monday that a total of 3,391 fans were detained, down from 3,752 for the 2008-09 season, at an average of one arrest per match. Fans of Premier League clubs accounted for 1,125...

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SHANE Warne says some of Ricky Ponting's captaincy is "all over the place" and Friday's second Test in Adelaide is the greatest leadership challenge of his career.

Warne, who was critical of Ponting's field placings during October's tour of India, launched another thinly veiled attack on the Test skipper when he said Ponting was not patient enough in the first Test and changed his plans far too quickly. "Everything Ricky tried did not work but some of the stuff...

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SHANE Warne says some of Ricky Ponting's captaincy is "all over the place" and Friday's second Test in Adelaide is the greatest leadership challenge of his career.

Warne, who was critical of Ponting's field placings during October's tour of India, launched another thinly veiled attack on the Test skipper when he said Ponting was not patient enough in the first Test and changed his plans far too quickly. "Everything Ricky tried did not work but some of the stuff he attempted was all over the place, rather than...

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Saurav Ganguly Biography

Saurav Chandidas Ganguly (first name also spelt Sourav) (born 8 July 1972, in Calcutta, West Bengal) is the captain of Indian national cricket team. He is ambidextrous, a left-handed batsman and a right-handed bowler. He made his ODI debut in 1992 but his talent was noticed in India's 1996 tour of England when he scored centuries in both innings of...

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Tharoor exudes hope IPL Kochi will be a reality

Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor is hoping that the Kochi IPL team will be able to compete in the fourth edition, following the BCCI's decision to postpone a final decision on its fate to December 5. "I think the team will become a reality as BCCI's decision holds some hope to save it," the Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram told reporters here...

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BCCI defers decision on Kochi to December 5

The IPL governing council has deferred its final decision on Kochi franchise to December 5. Shashank Manohar, the BCCI president, said that the Kochi owners had submitted their reply on Saturday evening to the board's termination notice asking them to resolve their differences. He said the council did not have enough time to review Kochi's response...

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Australian company to design stadium for 2014 Asian Games

A QUEENSLAND company has won the contract to design a $400 million stadium for the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. The company, Populous, has gained a worldwide reputation for its stadium designs after success with Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium, Gold Coast's Skilled Park and the main arena for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Trade Minister Stephen Robertson,...

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Australian company to design stadium for 2014 Asian Games

A QUEENSLAND company has won the contract to design a $400 million stadium for the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. The company, Populous, has gained a worldwide reputation for its stadium designs after success with Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium, Gold Coast's Skilled Park and the main arena for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Trade Minister Stephen Robertson,...

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Australian company to design stadium for 2014 Asian Games

A QUEENSLAND company has won the contract to design a $400 million stadium for the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. The company, Populous, has gained a worldwide reputation for its stadium designs after success with Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium, Gold Coast's Skilled Park and the main arena for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Trade Minister Stephen Robertson,...

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Sachin Tendulkar Biography

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973 in Mumbai, India. He went to Shradashram Vidyamandir, a high school in Mumbai, where he began his cricketing career under his coach Ramakant Achrekar. He attended the MRF Pace Foundation during his schooldays to train as a fast bowler, but Australian...

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IPL: Sachin, Dhoni's base price 1.84cr

New Delhi: Around 62 Indian cricketers will be up for auction for the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the legendary Sachin Tendulkar in the top-bracket of cricketers valued at Rs 1.84 crore. However, Tendulkar and Dhoni are likely to be retained by their respective franchises -- Mumbai Indians...

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Indian team was the best in Asian Games: Sandeep Singh

NEW DELHI: Disappointed with the bronze medal finish at the Asian Games, ace drag flicker Sandeep Singh on Sunday said that the Indian hockey team was the best in the quadrennial event but lack of video referral system deprived the team of a well-deserved victory against Malaysia in the semifinal. India had defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in the league...

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Fixtures & Results

POS NAME P W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS1 Man Utd 15 7 1 0 24 6 1 6 0 11 10 +19 312 Arsenal 15 4 0 3 17 9 5 2 1 15 8 +15 293 Chelsea 14 6 0 1 17 3 3 1 3 11 6 +19 284 Manchester City 15 3 3 1 7 5 4 2 2 13 7 +8 265 Bolton 15 3 4 1 17 11 2 4 1 11 11 +6 236 Tottenham 14 3 3 1 11 7 3 1 3 10 12 +2 227 Sunderland 15 3 4 0 9 5 1 4 3 10 13 +1 208 Stoke City 15...

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Fixtures & Results

POS NAME P W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS1 Man Utd 15 7 1 0 24 6 1 6 0 11 10 +19 312 Arsenal 15 4 0 3 17 9 5 2 1 15 8 +15 293 Chelsea 14 6 0 1 17 3 3 1 3 11 6 +19 284 Manchester City 15 3 3 1 7 5 4 2 2 13 7 +8 265 Bolton 15 3 4 1 17 11 2 4 1 11 11 +6 236 Tottenham 14 3 3 1 11 7 3 1 3 10 12 +2 227 Sunderland 15 3 4 0 9 5 1 4 3 10 13 +1 208 Stoke City 15...

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Manchester United 7-1 Blackburn Rovers highlights goals

Manchester United 7-1Blackburn Rovers ( DimitarBerbatov Five goals, Park Ji Sung,Nani/ Chris Samba)Dimitar Berbatov scores fivegoals for Manchester United asthey thrash Blackburn Rovers 7-1at Old Trafford on November 27,2010- Saturday.The result allows United to gotop of the Premier League aheadof Chelsea who play on Sundayagainst Newcastle.Manchester...

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India has chance to regain 2nd place

Dubai : India has the chance to regain its second place in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship when the side faces New Zealand in its five- match ODI series that begins on Sunday in Guwahati while Zimbabwe has travelled to Bangladesh and a good series there could see the hosts rise to eighth on the rankings. Currently Sri Lanka is in second position...

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Schumi and Vettel win Nations' Cup

Sebastian Vettel's incredible winter continued this evening as he joined forces with fellow Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher to give Germany victory in the Race of Champions' Nations' Cup contest for the fourth consecutive year. The annual end-of-season RoC showdown between stars from across all motorsport disciplines, who fight it out in...

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India 276 (49 ov) New Zealand 7/0 (3.0 ov)

New Zealand require another 270 runs with 10 wickets and 47.0 overs remain...

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Asian Games 2010 Athletics - Result And Medal Tally

Men's Marathon (27-11-2010) Medal Athlete Name Country Gold JI Youngjun South Korea Silver KITAOKA Yukihiro Japan Bronze SHAMI Mubarak Hassan Qatar Women's Marathon (27-11-2010) Medal Athlete Name Country Gold ZHOU Chunxiu China Silver ZHU Xiaolin China Bronze KIM Kum Ok DPR Korea Men's Shot Put (26-11-2010) Medal Athlete Name Country Gold ALHABASHI...

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2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Medal Count/Tally

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China (CHN) 199 119 98 416 2 South Korea (KOR) 76 65 91 232 3 Japan (JPN) 48 74 94 216 4 Iran (IRI) 20 14 25 59 5 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 18 23 38 79 6 India (IND) 14 17 33 64 7 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 13 16 38 67 8 Uzbekistan (UZB) 11 22 23 56 9 Thailand (THA) 11 9 32 52 10 Malaysia (MAS) 9 18 14 41 11 Hong Kong (HKG) 8...

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Serena Williams withdraws from Australian Open 2011

When Serena Williams withdrew from the Hopman Cup it was hinted that she could also skip the 2011 Australian Open, but now it is official that Serena will not be defending her title at the Grand Slam in Melbourne. The reason is again her foot injury, which has been standing behind her withdrawals from tournaments ever since she won Wimbledon in the...

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IND vs NZL Series Schedule & Result:

India vs New Zealand ODI Series Schedule: 1st ODI: Sunday, 28th November, 2010 Venue: Nehru Stadium, Guwahati Timing: 3:00 GMT, 8:30 IST 2nd ODI: Day/Night Wednesday, 1st December, 2010 Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Timing: 9:00 GMT, 14:30 IST 3rd ODI: Saturday, 4th December, 2010 Venue: Reliance Stadium, Vadodara Timing: 3:30 GMT, 9:00...

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Ishant was 'the real difference' between India, New Zealand in Nagpur: Vettori

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has identified fast bowler Ishant Sharma as the key to Indias victory in the third and final Test held in Nagp...

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Bond says big-hitting batsman hold key to Kiwis? chances at 2011 World Cup

New Zealands batsmen must score big and deliver the knockout blows for the Black Caps to have a successful World Cup campaign in the Indian subcontinent next year, former fast bowler Shane Bond has sa...

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Injured Ryder to fly back home

Key New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder will miss an upcoming five- match one-day international series against India following a calf inju...

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Injured Ryder to fly back home

Key New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder will miss an upcoming five- match one-day international series against India following a calf inju...

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NFL wage dispute threatens American football season

If the NFL lockout goes ahead, everything from March onwards would be halted. Photograph: Peter Morgan/AP American football, the most watched sport in the US, could be cancelled next year over a long-running dispute between owners and players, which a union leader warns this weekend will almost certainly result in a lockout beginning in March. The...

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Asian Games 2010: Bangladesh win first ever cricket gold medal NEWS STORIES RELATED TO:

UANGZHOU: Teenager Shabbir ahaman Roman smashed two ixes in the penultimate over to elp Bangladesh to a first Asian ames gold and dash fghanistan's hopes of a fairytale inish in yesterday's men's cricket inal. Chasing Afghanistan's 118, he 17-year-old's swashbuckling 3 not out swung the Twenty20 atch in Bangladesh's favor and hey won with three balls...

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China downplays historic Asian Games medal haul

China wrapped up the Asian Games with a record 199 gold medals, more than double its nearest rival but not quite enough for team leaders to relax preparations for the 2012 London Olympics. The Chinese appear driven to repeat their performance from Beijing two years ago, when they topped the gold medal count for the very first time at the Olympi...

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Asian Games 2010 Closing Ceremony

2010 Asian Games, specifically the 16 Asian Games, will be held from November 12 to 27, 2010, in Guangzhou, the biggest and most prosperous city in Southern China. The Asian Games is the second largest sports event in the world, only after the Summer Olympic Games. Closing Ceremony will be on 14th October 2010. The Games are being held in Delhi, India,...

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Cricket schedule 2011 : Sri Lanka, South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies & Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka cricket schedule 2011. Feb-March Cricket world cup 2011 in Asia, ODI tournament World Cup 2011 May-June Sri Lanka of England, 3 tests, 5 ODIs SL in Eng 2011 Aug-Sept Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 3 tests, 5 ODIs Aus in SL 2011 Oct-Nov Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 3 tests (unconfirmed) SL in Pak 2011 December Sri Lanka tour of South Africa,...

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Cricket schedule 2011 : Pakistan

Pakistan cricket schedule 2011. January Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 3 tests, 5 ODIs Pak in NZ 2011 Feb-March Cricket world cup 2011 in Asia, ODI tournament World Cup 2011 June-July Pakistan tour of West Indies, 2 tests, 5 ODIs Pak in WI 2011 September Pakistan tour Zimbabwe, 3-5 ODIs (unconfirmed) Pak in Zim 2011 Oct-Nov Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan,...

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Cricket schedule 2011 :Australia

Australia cricket schedule 2011. January England tour of Australia, 7 ODIs, 2 T20s Eng in Aus 2011 Feb-March Cricket world cup 2011 in Asia, ODI tournament World Cup 2011 April-May Australia tour of Bangladesh, 2 tests, 3 ODIs Aus in Bdesh 2011 June Australia tour Zimbabwe, 3-5 ODIs (unconfirmed) Aus in Zim 2011 August-Sept Australia tour of Sri Lanka,...

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Cricket schedule 2011 :Englend

England cricket schedule 2011. January England tour of Australia, 7 ODIs, 2 T20s Eng in Aus 2011 Feb-March Cricket world cup 2011 in Asia, ODI tournament World Cup 2011 May-June Sri Lanka tour of England, 3 tests, 5 ODIs SL in Eng 2011 July-Aug-Sept India tour of England, 3 tests, 5 ODI, 1 T20 Ind in Eng 2011 October England tour of India, 3 tests,...

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Cricket schedule 2011 : India,

India cricket schedule 2011. Month Tours/tournaments/matches Fixtures January India tour of South Africa, 3 tests, 5 ODI, 2 T20 Ind in SA 2011 Feb-March Cricket world cup 2011 in Asia, ODI tournament World Cup 2011 April Indian Premier League 2011 (not international) IPL 2011 May-June India tour of West Indies, 3 tests, 5 ODI, 1 T20 Ind in WI 2011 July-Aug-Sept...

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Asian Games: Creating history, Takhar wins rowing gold

Guangzhou, Nov 19 (IBNS) Rower Bajrang Lal Takhar on Friday opened a new leaf for India ’s sporting history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold in the Asian Games ’ men’s singles sculls competition in China. Placed on lane 3, the Army officer, who had won the silver at Doha Asiad four years ago, led from the start and went on to cruise past...

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India win women 4×400metres gold in Asian Games

Guanzghou, Nov 26 (IBNS) Indian women ’s 4×400m relay defended the gold medal won in 2006 with Ashwini Chidananda leading the team to the gold medal in the Asian Games here on Friday. Ashwini, who won the 400m hurdles gold, ran in the third leg and gave the Indian team a huge lead over second-placed Kazakhstan. In the last leg Mandeep Kaur maintained...

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India win women 4×400metres gold in Asian Games

Guanzghou, Nov 26 (IBNS) Indian women ’s 4×400m relay defended the gold medal won in 2006 with Ashwini Chidananda leading the team to the gold medal in the Asian Games here on Friday. Ashwini, who won the 400m hurdles gold, ran in the third leg and gave the Indian team a huge lead over second-placed Kazakhstan. In the last leg Mandeep Kaur maintained...

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2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Medal Count/Tally (As of November 26, 2

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China (CHN) 197 117 98 412 2 South Korea (KOR) 75 63 91 229 3 Japan (JPN) 47 73 94 214 4 Iran (IRI) 20 14 25 59 5 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 18 23 37 78 6 India (IND) 14 17 33 64 7 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 13 16 38 67 8 Uzbekistan (UZB) 11 22 23 56 9 Thailand (THA) 11 9 32 52 10 Malaysia (MAS) 9 18 14 41 11 Hong Kong (HKG) 8...

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Kochi wants more time to resolve problems

The consortium that won the bid for the Kochi IPL franchise has asked the BCCI for more time to sort out their internal disputes. The Indian board had originally given the consortium 10 days to work things out beginning October 10. At the end of that period, though, the two factions in the consortium wrote to the board asking for an extension. "We...

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Asian Games wrestling: Khatri wins bronze

Guangzhou: Mausam Khatri on Thursday gave the Indian wrestling contingent its third medal at the ongoing Asian Games after bagging a bronze in the men's 96kg freestyle competition here. Khatri got the better of Jaegang Kim of South Korea 3-1 to grab the third position in a contest that just over 17 minutes. Earlier in the day, Khatri, despite suffering...

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Asian Games wrestling: Khatri wins bronze

Guangzhou: Mausam Khatri on Thursday gave the Indian wrestling contingent its third medal at the ongoing Asian Games after bagging a bronze in the men's 96kg freestyle competition here. Khatri got the better of Jaegang Kim of South Korea 3-1 to grab the third position in a contest that just over 17 minutes. Earlier in the day, Khatri, despite suffering...

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Asian Games: Gold For Preeja, Silver For Kavita In Womens 10,000m

Indian campaign in the Asia Games track and fiel competition started in style wit Preeja Sreedharan and Kavit Raut winning the gold and silve in the women's 10,000 metre here Sunday. Preeja clocked a personal be timing of 31:50.47 seconds to wi the first gold medal for India th on the opening day of th athletics competition. The gol was also the day's...

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Asian Games: India beat Iran to win record 6th kabaddi gold

NEW DELHI: Indian men's kabaddi team continued their golden run by winning record sixth Asiad kabaddi gold after beating Iran 37-20 in the finals on Friday. With the addition of this gold medal, India have so far won 12 golds, 15 silvers and 32 bronze medals at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. The indomitable Indian kabaddi team dished out a...

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Asian Games: India beat Thailand to win women's kabaddi gold

GUANGZHOU:As serting their supremacy in the sport, India trounced Thailand 28-14 to clinch the inaugural women's kabaddi gold medal in the Asian Games on Friday. India took control of the game very early with aggressive tackling and dismissed the entire Thai team for a two-point bonus before taking a commanding 17-7 lead at the halfway stage of the...

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KOCHI FRANCHISE WITHDRAWS FROM IPL

Unable to resolve their differences,the Kochi franchise have withdrawn from the Indian Premier League barely two days before the expiry of the BCCI deadline, paving the way for the Cricket Board to issue a new tender for a replacement team. The IPL’s Governing Council will meet in Nagpur on November 28 to discuss the issue and is likely to float a...

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2010 Ashes Dates Dates and Venue Details for the Ashes Series 2010 / 11

England will begin their defence of the Ashes won in the summer of 2009 at Brisbane on 25 November 2010. Further tests will follow at Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney with the final day of the series set for 7 January 2011. Ashes Series Test Dates 2010 / 11 First Test: Brisbane 25 - 29 November 2010 Second Test:: Adelaide 3 - 7 December 2010 Third...

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2011 ICC Cricket World cup - Schedule and fixtures

Match no. Date Teams Venue 1 19 Feb India vs Bangladesh Dhaka 2 20 Feb New Zealand vs Kenya Chennai 3 20 Feb Sri Lanka vs Canada Hambantota 4 21 Feb Australia vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 5 22 Feb England vs Netherlands Nagpur 6 23 Feb Pakistan vs Kenya Hambantota 7 24 Feb South Africa vs West Indies New Delhi 8 25 Feb Australia vs New Zealand Nagpur 9 25...

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ICC rankings for Tests and ODIs

ICC Test Championship 24 Nov 2010 Team Matches Points Rating India 38 4893 129 South Africa 32 3712 116 Sri Lanka 23 2635 115 England 39 4355 112 Australia 37 4061 110 Pakistan 26 2275 88 New Zealand 29 2318 80 West Indies 21 1668 79 Bangladesh 19 131 7 ICC ODI Championship 08 Nov 2010 Team Matches Points Rating Australia 36 4595 128 Sri Lanka 33 3892...

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ASIAN GAMES MEDAL TALLY 2010

The 2010 Asian Games,also known as the XVI Asiad is a multi-sport event in Guangzhou, China that began on 12 November and finishes on 27 November 2010. Guangzhou is the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990. A total of 476 events in 42 sports will be contested by athletes, making...

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India well on course for sixth Asiad kabaddi gold

GUANGZHOU: Five-time gold medallists and title favourites India stormed into the final of men's kabaddi competitions in the Asian Games with a comfortable victory over Japan on Thursday. India, who have clinched the gold in every edition of the quadrennial event since the game's introduction in 1990,...

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Harbhajan Singh shines as India dismiss New Zealand to win Test series

New Zealand's batsmen surrendered meekly to India in the second innings on a turning day-four pitch at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur to give the hosts a 1-0 series win today. The fast bowler Ishant Sharma and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, with three wickets each, led the attack who dismissed the tourists for 175 to win the deciding...

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Asian Games boxing: Kavita settles for a bronze

Guangzhou, Nov 24 (IANS) India's Kavita Goyat settled for a bronze after losing her semi-final bout to Jinzi Li of China in the women's boxing at the Asian Games here Wednesday. Goyat lost 1-5 to in the 69-75 kg weight category. The Chinese opened up a 3-1 lead in the first round and added two more points in the fourth round. Li will take on Mongolia's...

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