Paes-Stepanek duo win Aus Open men's doubles title

MELBOURNE: Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek denied the Bryan brothers a record 12th men's Grand Slam doubles title on Saturday as they beat the American top seeds in straight sets in the Australian Open final. The 7-6 (7/1), 6-2 victory was the first for India's Paes over American twins Bob and...

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Australian Open 2012: Maria Sharapova crushed by Victoria Azarenka in women's final in Melbourne

Victoria Azarenka became the first Belarusian to win a grand slam singles title when she claimed the Australian Open title with a 6-3 6-0 victory over Russia's Maria Sharapova on Saturday. The 22-year-old's first grand slam title also means that she will become the new world number one when the...

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Ind vs Aus:again again again and again

ADELAIDE (Australia): Australia wrapped up a 298-run win over India to sweep the series 4-0 early on the final day of the fourth Test at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. The end was swift with the Australians snapping up the final four wickets in an hour to dismiss India for 201 and inflict a fourth...

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Sachin not recommended for Bharat Ratna

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar's name has not been recommended for the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna by the sports ministry, according to media reports. The sports ministry has sent the names of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand and mountaineer Tenzing Norgay for the award this ...

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Sania-Vesnina lose in Australian Open semis

Melbourne: The Indo-Russian pair of Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina's women's doubles campaign came to an end in the Australian Open semifinal on Wednesday. The sixth seeded pair lost 6-7, 6-2, 4-6 to the unseeded Russian pair of Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva after a tough battle of...

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Sania-Elena pair reaches Aus Open semis

ania Mirza and Elena Vesnina showed nerves of steel under pressure as they shocked second seeds Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond to breeze into the women's doubles semifinal of the Australian Open here today. The sixth seeded Indo-Russian pair staved off very strong resistance from the ...

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Sania in quarters of women's and mixed doubles at Australian Open

India's Sania Mirza is through to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open tennis with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi in the mixed doubles and Russian Elena Vesnina in the women's doubles here on Monday. The Indo-Russian pair won 7-5, 6-3 against the American-Australian combine of Jarmila Gajdosova...

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Maria Sharapova battles into Australian Open quarters

ELBOURNE: Russia's Maria Sharapova battled back from a set down to beat Germany's Sabine Lisicki on Monday to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals, her best performance since lifting the title in 2008. The fourth seed won 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in 2hr 15 min to set up a last-eight clash with fellow Russian...

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CCL: Amma Kerala Strikers register thumping victory‎

Kochi: After a heartening loss to Chennai Rhinos Saturday, Amma Kerala Strikers captained by Mohan Lal managed a convincing 10 wicket victory over Mumbai Heores in the Celebrity Cricket League match here Sunday. Electing to bat first after winning the toss Mumbai Heroes, led by skipper Suniel Shetty,...

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CCL: Chennai Rhinos beat Kerala Strikers

Chennai Rhinos defeated Kerala Strikers with 1 wicket. Winning the toss, Kerala Strikers set a target of 112 runs. Pillari was the highest scorer of the innings with 43 runs. In reply Chennai Rhinos achieved the target in 19.1 overs with 1 wicket remaining. Chennai scored 115. Jiva was the highest...

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VVS Laxman retire after the Australia series?

ADELAIDE: Embattled batsman VVS Laxman has quashed talks of his impending retirement following his dismal performance in the ongoing Test series against Australia, saying that such reports were untrue. Emerging out of the one-on-one technical session with coach Duncan Fletcher in the team training...

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Former champions Williams, Sharapova into third round at Australian Open

Former champions Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova dropped a combined five games to reach the third round of the Australian Open tennis tournament. Five-time winner Williams, the No. 12 seed from the U.S., followed Sharapova’s 6-0, 6-1 victory against unseeded American Jamie Hampton by defeating...

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Sania Mirza crashes out of Australian Open 2012

Melbourne: India's challenge in the singles event of the season's first Grand Slam was over in just an hour and 28 minutes as Sania Mirza went down to Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova in straight sets in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday. Coming back from a knee injury, Sania showed...

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Dravid's unwanted world record

Perth, Jan 15: This is one record Indian batsman Rahul Dravid would have done without. "The Wall" known for his watertight technique now holds the dubious distinction of being bowled most times in Test cricket history with 54 times. Dravid, who was bowled again on the third day of the Perth Test...

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Australia crush India, win series

PERTH: Australia came through early frustration to move to the brink of victory and an unassailable 3-0 series lead by reducing India to 165 for six after the third morning of the third test on Sunday. Only Virat Kohli was able to sustain any resistance to the Australian quick bowlers and he was...

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Azarenka wins Sydney tennis title

Known best for the sounds she makes on court, Victoria Azarenka will instead head to Melbourne Park with plenty of noise being made about her Australian Open chances after the Belarusian took out the Sydney International on Friday night. The 22-year-old overcame a second-set lapse to down defending...

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Australia opener David Warner blasts fourth fastest century ever as India reach new low at Perth

David Warner smashed the one of the fastest ever Test centuries to cap a wholly dominant opening day for Australia in the third Test against India at Perth. After an all-seam attack made full use of a fast-paced WACA Ground wicket to rattle out India for 161, Warner unleashed an onslaught...

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MS Dhoni to quit Test cricket?

PERTH: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday made a surprise revelation that he may retire from Test cricket if he is to play in the 2015 cricket World Cup. "If I have to see through the 2015 (World Cup), I would have to retire from one of the formats," Dhoni told mediapersons here. Dhoni,...

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Neymar wins Fifa's Puskas Award for best goal of 2011

Neymar won the Puskas Award at Fifa's annual awards for his solo strike against Flamengo, beating fellow strikers Lionel Messi and Wayne Rooney. "I think it’s the best goal I’ve ever scored," the Brazilian said. "I picked up the ball on the left, went past two opponents and laid the ball off to a team-mate. "We played a great one-two...

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Lionel Messi named the world's best player for the third time

Zurich, Jan 10: Already judged one of football's all-time greats at just 24, Lionel Messi unsurprisingly extended his reign as the world's best player for a third year on Monday. The Barcelona and Argentina forward received the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for 2011, beating his club teammate Xavi Hernandez...

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Tendulkar should take counselling: Latif

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif on Monday suggested that Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar should take counselling from a sports psychologist to get over the "mental block" caused by the continuing wait for his elusive 100th international century. "He is under pressure no doubt...

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Ojha should be there in place of Ashwin: Ganguly

 Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly is in favour of drafting left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha in the Indian side for the Perth Test in place of R Ashwin who is struggling against the Australian cricket team. However, Ojha, who has taken 62 wickets in 14 Tests, has never played ...

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Paes, Tipsarevic win doubles crown in Chennai Open

The third seed Indo-Serbian pair of Leander Paes and Janko Tipsarevic on Sunday won the doubles title at the Aircel Chennai Open 2012, defeating fourth seed Israeli duo of Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets in Chennai.   In a match the lasted 73 minutes, the...

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Former India players call for Laxman's head

VVS Laxman should be the first veteran head to roll in a batting revamp if India are to secure their future in Test cricket, several former players have said in the wake of a second crushing defeat in Australia. India, who surrendered their World No 1 Test status during a disastrous tour of England...

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Zheng and Pennetta in final

China's Zheng Jie won through to her first WTA Tour final since 2010, when she upset Svetlana Kuznetsova at the ASB Classic on Friday. zheng Kuznetsova, the third seed in Auckland, clinched the first set of their semi-final, but Zheng fought back to win 2-6 6-3 6-3 in two hours and 28 minutes. The...

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Ind vs Aus: Australia crush India by an innings and 68 runs

Michael Clarke The historic 100th international ton continued to elude Sachin Tendulkar as India slumped to an innings and 68-run defeat in the second cricket Test against Australia, who have now taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series. India lost the first Test at the MCG by 122...

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INDIA CRICKET SCHEDULE 2012

Jan-2012 Tue 03 - Sat 07 23:30 GMT, 10:30 local India v Australia 2nd Test - Australia vs India Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Fri 13 - Tue 17 02:30 GMT, 10:30 local India v Australia 3rd Test - Australia vs India W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth Tue 24 - Sat 28 00:00 GMT, 10:30 local...

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