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Luis Enrique to step down as Barcelona boss at end of season
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Mar. 2 (ANI): Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has ended speculation over his future, announcing that he will step down at the end of the season, thus bringing down the curtain on three years as head coach.
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Nadal cruises to Mexican Open quarters
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Mar. 2 (ANI): Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has entered the quarter-finals of the ATP Acapulco tournament with a comprehensive straight-sets victory over Italy's Paolo Lorenzi.
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Guptill's ODI heroics not enough to earn him Test recall, says Hesson
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa] Mar. 2 (ANI): New Zealand head coach Mike Hesson has insisted that swashbuckling opener Martin Guptill would not be able to make a comeback to the Test side, despite his record-breaking performance in the fourth ODI against South Africa.
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`Fit-enough` Hales called up for England tour of Windies
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb.28 (ANI): England swashbuckling opener Alex Hales is all set to join the national side after sufficiently recovering from a hand fracture he sustained during the ODI series in India last month.
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Tsonga surges back into ATP top 10
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb.27 (ANI): French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga surged back to the world's top 10 in the latest men's tennis rankings issued by the ATP on Monday.
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Dimitrov confirms participation at star-studded Queen's Club
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb. 23 (ANI): Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has confirmed his intention to play at the 2017 Aegon Championship as preparation for Wimbledon.
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Pacquiao `in negotiations` with Amir Khan for next bout
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb.23 (ANI): Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has confirmed that he is in negotiations to face Pakistan-born British fighter Amir Khan, following weeks of conflicting reports about his next bout.
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Dubai Tennis Championships: Kerber inches closer to top ranking comeback
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb. 22 (ANI): World No. 2 Angelique Kerber defeated Monica Puig of Puerto Rican in straight sets in the round of 16 clash of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday to move a step closer to return to the number one ranking.
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Du Plessis gushes over `massive weapon` Tahir post T20I heroics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb.17 (ANI): South Africa T20 skipper Faf du Plessis has heaped praise on Imran Tahir, saying that the leg-spinner is one of the reason why the national side are so successful in the shortest format of the game.
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Pat Rafter steps down from Tennis Australia role
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb.17 (ANI): Tennis Australia performance director Pat Rafter has stepped down from his role, thus putting an end to his rocky relationship with the country's two controversial players Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic.
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Root backs his predecessor Cook to 'smash every record'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb. 16 (ANI): Joe Root, who has replaced Alastair Cook as England's new Test captain, has backed his predecessor to "smash every record going".
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Wenger has experience to beat Arsenal slump, believes Ancelotti
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb. 16 (ANI): After humiliating Arsenal 5-1 in the first leg-tie of the Champions League Round of 16, Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti believes under-fire Arsene Wenger can lead his out of their slump.
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