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Del Potro exacts Olympic revenge on Murray in Davis Cup
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.17 (ANI): Juan del Potro defeated Great Britan's Andy Murray in a epic five-set thriller to kick off Argentina's Davis Cup World Group semifinal campaign to a winning start in Glasgow.
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Verstappen dominates, Rosberg crashes in Singapore GP opening practice
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.16 (ANI):Red Bull driver Max Verstappen emerged as the fastest driver in the opening practice session of this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.
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Training mishap leaves Starc out of action for three weeks
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept. 16 (ANI): Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc will be out of action for the next three wickets after wounding his leg in a training mishap in Sydney.
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Man Utd stunned 1-0 by Feyenoord in Europa League opener
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept 16 (ANI): Manchester United fell to a second successive defeat with a 1-0 loss to Feyenoord in the Europa League Group A opener at the De Kuip stadium, Netherlands.
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Teenage opener Haseeb Hameed earns call up in England Test squad
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.16 (ANI): 19-year-old teenager Haseeb Hameed has been named in a 17-man England squad for next month's two-match Test series against Bangladesh.
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Australia hire Graeme Hick as batting coach on four-year deal
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.15 (ANI): Former England batsman Graeme Hick has been appointed as Australia's specialist batting coach on a four-year contract.
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Nadal calls US Open champ Wawrinka as `super dangerous`
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.14 (ANI):Describing Stan Wawrinka as a `super dangerous` opponent, 14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has admitted that the Swiss star is capable of matching any of the top players in the world after he lifted his third Grand Slam title at the recently
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Messi treble helps Barca kick off CL with 7-0 rout of Celtic
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept 14 (ANI): Lionel Messi hogged the limelight with an excellent hat trick as Barcelona kicked off their Champions League campaign in a resounding fashion, thrashing Celtic 7-0 in the opening game of the European competition at Camp Nou.
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Kyrgios allays injury concerns, says `ready` for Davis Cup tie
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.13 (ANI): Controversial Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has played down the seriousness of a hip injury he sustained during the recently-concluded US Open, saying he feels ready to play this week's Davis Cup World Group play-off.
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Verdict on Sharapova's doping appeal set for October
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.13 (ANI): The verdict on Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova's appeal against her two-year doping ban will be issued in the first week of October, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said.
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Amir glad to escape `tough` England tour unscathed
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.13 (ANI):Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has admitted that he heaved a sigh of relief after escaping the tour to England relatively unscathed, as he described the tour to be `one of the toughest exams` of his life.
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Kumble mighty impressed by Kohli's professionalism
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept 13 (ANI): India head coach Anil Kumble has lavished praise on Virat Kohli, saying that he was impressed by the professionalism displayed by the Test captain over the past few years.
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