Jose concedes defeat in Rooney pursuit

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he has abandoned his attempts to prise England striker Wayne Rooney from Premier League rivals Manchester United.Chelsea have had two bids for the 27-year-old rejected by United and after Monday's 0-0 draw between the...

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Shooter Sodhi conferred Khel Ratna

NEW DELHI: Robbed of some sheen due to selection controversies this year, the National Sports Awards were presented today to the country's top athletes and coaches with shooter Ronjan Sodhi getting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- the country's highest...

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Negredo helps nervy City edge past Hull

LONDON: Alvaro Negredo came off the bench and scored for the second Premier League game running as Manchester City edged promoted Hull City 2-0 on Saturday.Points Table | Schedule & ResultsManuel Pellegrini's side were labouring in the sunshine at...

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'Zaheer should be picked for SA tour'

MUMBAI: Former India seamer and Mumbai coach Balwinder Singh Sandhu feels that veteran pacer Zaheer Khan should be picked for India's tour of South Africa later this year as his years of experience at the international level would come in handy."Given...

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Kohli needs Sachin's experience: Cairns

BANGALORE: Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns on Saturday said that Sachin Tendulkar should continue playing Test cricket for another year to groom Virat Kohli as a leader and other youngsters."Tendulkar should keep going for another year. I...

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I-League: AIFF disbands Pailan Arrows

KOLKATA: In yet another blow to Indian football, All India Football Federation was on Thursday forced to disband its developmental outfit Pailan Arrows due to lack of financial commitment from its sponsors."The sponsors (Pailan Group) are still yet to...

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'Ishwar Pandey was find of S Africa tour'

MUMBAI: India A coach Lalchand Rajput says paceman Ishwar Pandey was find of the South Africa tour and many a young players stand a good chance to be selected when the national team will travel there later in the year.The team, led by Cheteshwar Pujara,...

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Sanga not to play for Sunrisers in CLT20

COLOMBO: Kumar Sangakkara has preferred Sri Lankan champion team Kandurata over his IPL team Hyderabad Sunrisers for the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 tournament."I will play for the Kandurata team in the Champions League", the star left-hander...

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Zaheer's return will not be easy: McGrath

NEW DELHI: Former Australian pace spearhead and MRF Pace Foundation director Glenn McGrath has said that making a comeback in the Indian team will not be easy for pacer Zaheer Khan.Speaking to Times Now, McGrath said that coming back in a young side...

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Gambhir fails but Chawla scores ton

LONDON: While regular batsman Gautam Gambhir failed to fire for his county Essex in four consecutive innings, Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla let his bat do the talking with a superb century during a Division-I county game for his side Somerset against...

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India maul B'desh, face Malaysia in semis

IPOH (Malaysia): Penalty corner exponents Rupinderpal Singh and VR Raghunath slammed a hat-trick each as India mauled minnows Bangladesh 9-1 to maintain their unbeaten run ahead of the semifinals in the ninth Asia Cup hockey tournament on Wednesday.The...

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'Tendulkar's wicket most memorable'

NEW DELHI: Aiming a comeback in the Indian team, leg-spinner Piyush Chawla still cheers the dismissal of Sachin Tendulkar, eight years ago, that changed the fortunes of his cricket career. In an exclusive interview to Wisden, Chawla said, "It is my most...

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Usain Bolt not worried about failure

ZURICH: Usain Bolt is not worried about tarnishing his career by failing to retain his 100 and 200 metres Olympic titles in Rio de Janeiro in three years' time."In life you don't always get what you want," the Jamaican said after visiting FIFA president...

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Bale could be at Madrid 'very soon': AVB

Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas appeared resigned Wednesday to seeing star forward Gareth Bale leave for Real Madrid for a proposed world record transfer fee.But Villas-Boas said Spurs would still consider fining Bale after the Wales forward...

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Gauti fails again, falls for duck in county

BRISTOL: India discard Gautam Gambhir's woeful county stint continued after he failed for the fourth time while turning up for Essex, this time in a first-class match against Gloucestershire on Wednesday.Gambhir's sequence of scores in the four matches...

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Graeme Swann admits to wicket abuse

LONDON: There was more than just the bubbly flowing as England's cricket team celebrated its Ashes win over Australia at The Oval.Australian journalists, working late on Sunday, reported seeing some England players sitting on the grass wicket drinking...

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Media makes archer Deepika Kumari cry

NEW DELHI: Media pressure for exclusive soundbytes left world champion archer Deepika Kumari in tears after a felicitation ceremony in the national capital on Tuesday.Deepika Kumari who led India to gold medal win in team event in the recently concluded...

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B'desh cricketers deny corruption charges

Two Bangladeshi cricketers declared their innocence on Tuesday after confirming they were among those charged with match-fixing following a probe earlier this month by the sport's world body.Paceman Mahbubul Alam and left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain...

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Rahane, Saha keep India A hopes alive

PRETORIA: Ajinkya Rahane and Wriddhiman Saha put up a brave fight to overcome early jitters and enable India A reach 177 for five at tea while chasing 307 for victory against South Africa A on the fourth and final day of the second and final unofficial...

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Shane Warne slams English cricketers

LONDON: Spin legend Shane Warne has termed "ordinary and arrogant" the three top England players' alleged act of urinating on the pitch at The Oval here hours after the fifth and final Ashes Test ended on Sunday night.The allegations, which originated...

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Passion has brought me back: Yuvraj

NEW DELHI: Eyeing an international comeback after falling out of favour due to poor form, Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh said his passion for the game has kept him motivated.Yuvraj, who successfully battled cancer last year, came back to international...

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Indian women clinch Archery WC title

WROCLAW ( Poland): The Indian trio of Bombayala Devi, Deepika Kumari and Rimil Buriuly won back-to-back World Cup titles beating the formidable South Korea in the women's recurve team final on Sunday.India got the better of Koreans Yun Ok-Hee, Ki Bo...

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India retain No. 3 spot in T20 rankings

DUBAI: India managed to retain their third spot among T20 teams while Virat Kohli has held on to his sixth spot in the ICC rankings for Twenty20 batsmen issued on Sunday.India are placed at third with 121 rating points in the ICC T20 Championship table...

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Convicted persons barred from polls: IOA

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association on Sunday managed to dilute the contentious clause which would bar chargesheeted officials from contesting elections while accepting all the other amendments proposed by the International Olympic Committee, clearing...

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Vettel stretches lead with Belgian GP win

SPA (Belgium): Sebastian Vettel delivered a crushing blow to his title rivals on Sunday when he increased his lead in the drivers' championship with a consummate triumph for Red Bull in the Belgian Grand Prix.F1 Grand Prix Results | F1 Drivers' Standings...

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India crush Oman 8-0 in Asia Cup opener

IPOH (Malaysia): Young striker Mandeep Singh netted a hat-trick as India blanked minnows Oman 8-0 to start their 9th Asia Cup Hockey Championship campaign on a perfect note at the Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium on Saturday.The Indian team indulged in 'Goal...

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'Bale price tag a lack of respect to world'

BARCELONA: Real Madrid's bid to land Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur for a world record fee in the region of 100 million euros is out of place in the current economic climate, Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino said on Saturday."Bale's a very good player,"...

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Lewis takes pole at Belgian Grand Prix

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Lewis Hamilton snatched his fourth pole position in a row for Mercedes on Saturday with a last-gasp flying lap after a dramatic rain-hit qualifying session at the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix.The 2008 world champion, the...

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I can play all formats, declares Yuvraj

GREATER NOIDA: India discard Yuvraj Singh declared that he is young enough to fit into the Indian team across all three formats in the coming days and is working hard to make a comeback into the national side."I am going to be 32 and I believe that I...

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'Bale already in Spain ahead of move'

Gareth Bale has arrived in Spain ahead of the completion of his move from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid, Spanish sports daily AS reported on Saturday.Bale is reportedly set to become the world's most expensive player should the deal go through with...

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'Nobody took my fixing claims seriously'

NEW DELHI: Wrestler Sushil Kumar, the only Indian to win two individual Olympic medals, said Friday that the sport's administrators did not take him seriously when he revealed he was offered money to lose the final bout in the 2010 World Championships...

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Sania in 25th doubles final of her career

NEW HAVEN: Indian tennis ace touched another milestone in her career by reaching 25th doubles final along with new partner Jie Zheng at the WTA New Haven Open, on Friday.Sania and Jie, seeded third, got the better of Spanish team of Silvia Soler-Espinosa...

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Yuvraj determined to make comeback

NEW DELHI: Out of favour Yuvraj Singh, hero of the 2011 World Cup, said on Friday he will be doing every thing possible in his capacity to regain his place in the Indian team.Yuvraj said he was happy with the way the young Indian team had fared, winning...

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Yuvraj determined to make comeback

NEW DELHI: Out of favour Yuvraj Singh, hero of the 2011 cricket World Cup, said on Friday he was not thinking too much about the 2015 World Cup and was doing everything possible to regain his place in the Indian team.Yuvraj said he was happy with the...

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Lehmann a 'hypocrite' in Broad row: Ian

Former captain Ian Chappell has accused Australia coach Darren Lehmann of hypocrisy in attacking England's Stuart Broad for "blatant cheating" during this season's first Ashes Test.Lehmann's comments in an Australian radio interview saw him fined 20...

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Neymar makes case for starting place

MADRID: Neymar's first competitive goal for Barcelona and an injury worry for Lionel Messi puts the Brazil forward in the running for a place in the starting line up at Malaga in La Liga this weekend.The 21-year-old, who cost Barca 57 million euros,...

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Force India can beat McLaren: Mallya

NEW DELHI: Force India Formula One team principal Vijay Mallya says his team can pull off the "massive task" of beating eight-time constructors' champion McLaren in the 2013 season.McLaren may not seem to have a racing winning car but by scoring 20 points...

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BCCI clocks 350cr net income in 2012-13

MUMBAI: The Cricket Board posted net income of Rs 350 crore, while its gross revenue stood at Rs 950 crore during the fiscal 2012-13.The BCCI, considered the world's richest cricket body, has earned a surplus of Rs 382.36 crore in 2011-12.Informing this...

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Key bookie Chandresh held in fixing case

MUMBAI: A bookie alleged to be a 'key' person was arrested on Thursday, taking the number of those held in connection with the IPL betting case until now to 22, the police said.Chandresh Jain alias 'Jupiter' was arrested on Thursday after he was brought...

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Ministry confirms Sodhi for Khel Ratna

NEW DELHI: Union sports minister Jitendra Singh found time from his busy schedule and cleared the national sports awards file Thursday without making any changes in the list finalised by the committee headed by former World billiards champion Michael...

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Lehmann urges fans to make Broad cry

Australia coach Darren Lehmann urged fans to "get stuck into" Stuart Broad during the return Ashes series Down Under and send the England bowler home in tears because of his "blatant cheating" during the first Test last month.Broad refused to walk -...

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Kohli at 6th position in ICC T20 rankings

DUBAI: Virat Kohli is the highest-ranked Indian batsman at sixth but there is no Indian presence in the top-10 of the bowlers' list in the latest ICC Twenty20 Rankings issued on Wednesday.T20 Rankings: Teams | Batsmen | Bowlers | All-RoundersAt eighth,...

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