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My main strength is power-packed punches, says Vijender
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My main strength is power-packed punches, says Vijender

NEW DELHI, March 13: Seven years after winning the historic middleweight bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, ace boxer Vijender Singh turned professional in 2015. Since then the poster boy of Indian boxing has fought – and won – 12 professional bouts. His next bout is against Russian Artysh...
4th ODI: Punam ton takes India to 266/4
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4th ODI: Punam ton takes India to 266/4

Lucknow, March 14: Punam Raut scored her third ODI century as India women scored 266/4 against South Africa on Sunday. Harmanpreet Kaur smashed 54 off 35 balls to give India the stimulus in the final stages of their innings during the fourth ODI.Punam and captain Mithali Raj (45) earlier put up 103...
Mithali becomes first woman cricketer to complete 7,000 ODI runs
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Mithali becomes first woman cricketer to complete 7,000 ODI runs

Lucknow, March 14: Veteran batter Mithali Raj on Sunday added another feather to her cap by becoming the first player to complete 7,000 runs in women's ODI cricket.The Indian skipper reached the 7,000-run milestone in her 213th match, which was the fourth ODI of the ongoing five-match series against...
Yuvraj trends after hitting four successive sixes in 22-ball 52
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Yuvraj trends after hitting four successive sixes in 22-ball 52

Raipur, March 14: The flamboyant Yuvraj Singh started trending early on Sunday morning following his four successive sixes during a Road Safety World Series T20 here, rising again nearly two years after walking into international sunset.The iconic Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj turned back the clock...
4th ODI: SA beat India by 7 wkts, win series
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4th ODI: SA beat India by 7 wkts, win series

Lucknow, March 14: Punam Raut and Harmanpreet Kaur's batting efforts went in vain as the Indian women's team suffered a seven-wicket defeat against South Africa in the fourth ODI to concede the five-match series here on Sunday.Asked to bat, Raut continued her rich vein of form with an unbeaten 104...
Two new IPL teams to be auctioned in May
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Two new IPL teams to be auctioned in May

New Delhi, March 14: The Indian Premier League (IPL) will be a 10-team affair from 2022 as the BCCI has decided to auction two new teams in the month of May during the final phase of the upcoming edition. The BCCI top brass including president Sourav Ganguly, secretary Jay Shah on Saturday had a...
India restrict England to 164/6 in 2nd T20I
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India restrict England to 164/6 in 2nd T20I

Ahmedabad, March 14: The Indian bowlers used a change in pace towards the end of the England innings to restrict the visitors to 164 for six in 20 overs in the second T20 International here at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera on Sunday.England were coasting along well at 129 for four in 15 overs...
‘IPL big reason behind England’s success in white-ball formats’
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‘IPL big reason behind England’s success in white-ball formats’

Years ago we found it very difficult for players to get into the IPL to experience that tournament. Now all of our players are in high demand and it’s probably the big reason why we are number one in world in both white-ball formats. – Ashley Giles LONDON, March 12: The Indian Premier League has...
Evin Lewis ton helps Windies seal series
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Evin Lewis ton helps Windies seal series

North Sound (Antigua), March 13: A record opening stand of 192 runs between Evin Lewis and Shai Hope followed by composed batting by Nicholas Pooran at the end guided West Indies to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second ODI.West Indies made 274-5 in 49.4 overs in reply to Sri Lanka's...
Record crowd post Covid in 1st Ind-Eng T20I
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Record crowd post Covid in 1st Ind-Eng T20I

Ahmedabad, March 13: The T20 International between India and England at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday possibly saw the largest crowd at a venue ever since cricket resumed post Covid-19 lockdown with as many as 57,000 people, including volunteers and police, attending it, say local...
Football referee urinates on field, caught on camera
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Football referee urinates on field, caught on camera

Brasilia, March 12: There have been head-butts, fouls and even blood on a football field before, but not urine. However, all that changed after a football referee was caught on camera relieving himself in the centre circle of the playing field ahead of a local match in Brazil.Denis da Silva...
Federer returns with a win against Dan Evans
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Federer returns with a win against Dan Evans

Roger Federer in action against Dan Evans in Doha. Qatar Open Former number one’s first match in 405 days after knee surgery DOHA, March 11: After more than a year out, Roger Federer started his 24th season on tour with a win. It was far from easy for the former No. 1, though, as he was pushed...
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