Real Madrid clinch 32nd La Liga title in Bilbao
Posted on May 3, 2012
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Real Madrid clinch 32nd La Liga title in Bilbao
Loading image. Please wait Real Madrid clinch 32nd La Liga title Madrid: Real Madrid clinched their 32nd La Liga title and their first in four years when Gonzalo Higuain, Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo struck in a frenetic 3-0 win at 10-man Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.
Chennai Super Kings look to end losing streak
Posted on May 3, 2012
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Chennai Super Kings look to end losing streak
Loading image. Please wait CSK look to end losing streak at home Chennai: Seeking to end their losing streak at home, Chennai Super Kings will have their task cut out when they take on an improved Deccan Chargers in an Indian Premier League match on Friday. The Super Kings have lost their last two matches at the M A Chidambaram stadium, against Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders, whereas the Chargers are slowly finding their feet with wins over Pune Warriors at both home and away
Geetika Jakhar’s Olympic dream stuck with visa problem
Posted on May 3, 2012
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Geetika Jakhar’s Olympic dream stuck with visa problem
Loading image. Please wait Geetika Jakhar’s visa problem crops up New Delhi: Despite winning the case in the Delhi High Court against the Wrestling Federation of India, Geetika Jakhar’s Olympic dream is still hanging by a thread as she is yet to get her visa for Helsinki, Finland, where the last qualifying event for London Games is starting on Friday.
Kings XI Punjab beats Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets, now 4th in the points table
Posted on May 3, 2012
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Kings XI Punjab beats Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets, now 4th in the points table
Loading image. Please wait IPL 5: Punjab beat RCB by four wickets Bangalore: Inspiring bowling by Praveen Kumar and Azhar Mahmood helped Kings XI Punjab pip Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets in a thrilling Indian Premier League match and keep themselves in the play-offs contention, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Wednesday. VIEW SCORECARD: BANGALORE vs PUNJAB Praveen bowled a sensational spell after inviting hosts to bat as he gave away just eight runs in his four overs and seasoned Mahmood took three wickets at the expense of just 20 runs to restrict hosts to 158 for five
‘Evening with Tendulkar’- six-city tour over the next three year
Posted on May 2, 2012
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Jules Bianchi kick starts Force India’s Mugello testing
Posted on May 2, 2012
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Jules Bianchi kick starts Force India’s Mugello testing
Loading image. Please wait Bianchi kick starts Force India testing Mugello (Italy): Jules Bianchi got behind the wheels of VJM05 to kick start Sahara Force India’s three-day testing, which ended in a limited running for the team in wet conditions. After an agonising wait in the morning, the Frenchman, who last drove the car during Friday practice at the Chinese Grand Prix, finally got his chance and recorded a fastest lap of 1:25.475s during his 19 laps at the first day of testing on Tuesday.
IPL 5: Delhi Daredevils defeat Rajasthan Royals by 6 wickets, now 1 win away from playoffs
Posted on May 1, 2012
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IPL 5: Delhi Daredevils defeat Rajasthan Royals by 6 wickets, now 1 win away from playoffs
Loading image. Please wait IPL 5: Daredevils beat Royals by 6 wickets New Delhi: Virender Sehwag played his trademark punishing knock after little known left-arm spinner Pawan Negi’s brilliant effort with the ball as Delhi Daredevils juggernaut kept on rolling with a thumping six-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in an IPL5 match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Tuesday
Real Madrid one win away from La Liga title
Posted on May 1, 2012
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Real Madrid one win away from La Liga title
Loading image. Please wait Madrid one win away from La Liga title Madrid: Real Madrid will be crowned the champions of the Spanish Primera Liga on Wednesday night if they are able to win away against Athletic Club Bilbao. A win would give Real Madrid an unassailable seven-point lead over FC Barcelona with just two matches left in the season
PCB questions Dav Whatmore on how Yousuf appeared for the fitness test
Posted on May 1, 2012
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PCB questions Dav Whatmore on how Yousuf appeared for the fitness test
Loading image. Please wait PCB seeks explanation from Dav Whatmore Lahore: Days after Mohammad Yousuf passed the fitness test at the NCA raising speculations that he might make his way back into the team, the PCB has sought an explanation from coach Dav Whatmore as to what prompted him to allow the senior cricketer to appear for the test. A well-placed source in the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed that a senior official of the PCB had a word with Australian import Whatmore after the media and some former players questioned his decision to apparently “support” Yousuf’s comeback
Sachin on nomination to the Rajya Sabha
Posted on May 1, 2012
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Sachin on nomination to the Rajya Sabha
In the backdrop of the controversy following his nomination to the Rajya Sabha, Sachin Tendulkar has made it clear that he has no intentions of joining politics. Speaking for the first time since he was nominated for a Rajya Sabha seat on 26th April, Tendulkar stated he would never enter politics by giving up cricket which he said was his life. “I am not a politician
Manchester City beat Manchester United 1-0 and top the table on goal difference
Posted on May 1, 2012
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Manchester City beat Manchester United 1-0 and top the table on goal difference
Loading image. Please wait Man City take leaf from United’s book Manchester: Manchester City closed in on their first top flight title in 44 years by beating Manchester United 1-0 on Monday after doing what their rivals have done for years – keeping their nerve when all seemed lost. City captain Vincent Kompany scored the winner with a header from a corner at the end of the first half to cap a remarkable turnaround in the title race as they moved top of the table on goal difference with two games to play. The win for Roberto Mancini’s team, who were never really threatened by a United side that came looking for a point and left empty handed, capped a remarkable month for a City side displaying all the hallmarks of their illustrious neighbors. Premier League defeats by Swansea and Arsenal and a draw at Stoke looked like derailing big-spending City’s title drive, with United winning eight successive games almost at will, but Mancini’s determined players refused to give up. United’s never-say-die attitude was at the heart of their 12 titles under Alex Ferguson in the Premier League era, but the champions could find no way back in this match. Kompany’s strike was the only goal of a fraught, passionate and at times ragged and wild derby that distilled all the unpredictability of a remarkable season into 90 minutes of a match that swung first the way of United and then City who finished the stronger and were deserved winners. Both teams have 83 points but City have moved back to the top of the table on goal difference and, although they have the harder games left, Mancini’s side now hold all the cards. Asked who were now favourites for the title, Mancini once again told reporters: “United. They have the easier games, against Swansea and Sunderland, while we have to play Newcastle United, who are going for the Champions League, and Queens Park Rangers who are going against relegation. “We are at the top now, but it can change after the next two games,” he added. However, City’s dashing Italian coach did concede that winning the title was actually a possibility for his side too, “yes, it is, that’s true,” he smiled broadly. Mirror Image The match was almost a mirror image of the season, with United on top at first before a period of City supremacy, United coming back and City finishing stronger at the end. In the league, United were the pacesetters for most of the first two months, before City led the race for five months until United regained the lead in the middle of March. While the final act in the drama is still to be played out in the next two weeks, United could still finish on top of the pile for the 20th time in their history as City do have the trickier games to play. But, as it stands, Mancini’s side have the momentum to carry them all the way to a first top flight title since 1968. They regained it on April 11 when Carlos Tevez, having made up with Mancini following their infamous falling out in September when Tevez refused to warm up as a substitute for a Champions League match in Munich, was restored to the starting lineup in the 4-0 win over West Bromwich Albion and scored. City have since beaten Norwich City 6-1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 and now United while Ferguson’s side have dropped points to Wigan Athletic and Everton and fallen back to second place for the first time since early March. Ferguson set them up to play a holding 4-5-1 formation at the Etihad as he has so often done in away Champions League matches with Rooney as the lone striker. The tactic worked at first as United dominated the early stages, at least by holding City at bay, without either team creating any real scoring chances. United Unravel But United began to unravel with Nani giving the ball away too easily and the experienced campaigners Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs lacking any real influence. City’s industrious midfield of David Silva, Gareth Barry and Yaya Toure began to find chinks in United’s defence too with Sergio Aguero, watched by his father-in-law Maradona, and fellow Argentine Tevez beginning to get a whiff of a goal. The breakthrough came just before halftime when Kompany out-jumped Chris Smalling to head powerfully past David de Gea. Last season United’s outstanding centre back Nemanja Vidic, who has been out since December with a cruciate ligament injury, was stopping attempts like that.
New Zealand coach John Wright to resign after West Indies tour
Posted on May 1, 2012
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New Zealand coach John Wright to resign after West Indies tour
Loading image. Please wait New Zealand coach John Wright to resign Wellington: New Zealand coach John Wright will step down from the national side in August after rejecting an offer to extend his contract, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive David White said on Tuesday. In a move White described as “disappointing”, he said Wright will leave the Black Caps after the upcoming tour of the West Indies.