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Starc opts out of IPL auction, Smith sets base price at Rs 2 crore
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Starc opts out of IPL auction, Smith sets base price at Rs 2 crore

New Delhi, Feb 6: Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc has not registered for the Indian Premier League (IPL) players' auction scheduled to be held on February 18 in Chennai while his teammate Steve Smith, who was released by his former IPL franchise Rajatshan Royals has entered the auction with a...
Serena withdraws from semis in Australian Open tuneup
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Serena withdraws from semis in Australian Open tuneup

Melbourne, Feb 5: Serena Williams withdrew from an Australian Open tuneup tournament citing a right shoulder injury on Friday within hours of setting up a semifinal match against top-ranked Ash Barty. The 23-time Grand Slam champion usually doesn’t play in a tournament in the week before a Grand...
Smith surprised after being picked as Australias best of the year
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Smith surprised after being picked as Australia's best of the year

Sydney, Feb 6: Australia batsman Steve Smith beat Pat Cummins by 12 votes to win the Allan Border Medal, the highest honour in Australian men's cricket.This is the third time he is winning the prestigious medal. He was pipped by David Warner by one vote last year. The right-handed batsman made the...
Aussie Open will start on time: Organisers
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Aussie Open will start on time: Organisers

Melbourne, Feb 4: There were 160 players back in isolation because a hotel quarantine worker tested positive for COVID-19. Six tuneup tournaments were suspended for a day so that 507 people connected with the Australian Open could be tested for the virus. Apparently, no worries. Australian Open...
AIFF rejects East Bengal review plea on Fowler
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AIFF rejects East Bengal review plea on Fowler

Kolkata, Feb 4: The All India Football Federation’s disciplinary committee on Thursday rejected a review plea by East Bengal to overturn their head coach Robbie Fowler’s four-match suspension and Rs 5 lakh fine but the governing body stated that his “adverse remarks” against Indian referees were not...
Focus is on England series not WTC final: Kohli
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Focus is on England series not WTC final: Kohli

Chennai, Feb 4: India won’t make the mistake of focussing on the World Test Championship (WTC) final which cost them the series in New Zealand in February 2020, and would instead try to win the Test matches against England, said India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday. “In New Zealand, we did discuss...
First Test: Bumrah, Ashwin strike as England reach 67/2 at lunch on Day 1
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First Test: Bumrah, Ashwin strike as England reach 67/2 at lunch on Day 1

Chennai, Feb 5: Pacer Jasprit Bumrah and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin got one apiece to peg England back to 67 for 2 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against India, here on Friday.Skipper Joe Root, playing his 100th Test, was batting on 4 while opener Dominic Sibley was undefeated on...
Resumption of cricket brings ray of hope for the men behind the scene
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Resumption of cricket brings ray of hope for the men behind the scene

Kausav Baruah GUWAHATI, Feb 4: The resumption of cricketing activities in the State isn’t just a good news for the players but also for the ones who toil hard in the background to successfully conduct matches and some of whom who completely rely on cricket to earn their livelihood. From scorers to...
Root becomes 9th batsman to hit century in 100th Test
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Root becomes 9th batsman to hit century in 100th Test

Chennai, Feb 5: England skipper Joe Root on Friday became the ninth batsman to slam a century in his 100th Test, on Day One of the first Test against India here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. It was the 10th instance of this feat occurring as former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is the only...
Man United thrash Southampton 9-0
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Man United thrash Southampton 9-0

MANCHESTER, Feb 3: Manchester United beat nine-man Southampton 9-0 to tie the biggest margin of victory in a Premier League match, while Arsenal had two players sent off in their defeat at Wolves on Tuesday. It came 15 months after Southampton lost by the same score line at home to Leicester, for...
Williamson hails injury-ravaged India’s triumph in Australia
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Williamson hails injury-ravaged India’s triumph in Australia

New Delhi, Feb 3: New Zealand’s talismanic captain Kane Williamson has hailed India’s “truly remarkable” triumph in Australia, coming in the backdrop of a disastrous Test series opener and injuries to innumerable players. Shot out for a record low 36 in the second innings of the first Test, which...
Kohli taking charge from Rahane an interesting story: Pietersen
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Kohli taking charge from Rahane an interesting story: Pietersen

Chennai, Feb 2: Former England star Kevin Pietersen feels Virat Kohli taking charge from Ajinkya Rahane, after one of India’s finest triumphs, is an “interesting story” that will be discussed a lot throughout the upcoming Test series between the two heavyweights. The four-match rubber against...
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