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500th Test: Vijay, Pujara notch fifties as India reach 291-9 on Day 1
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kanpur [India], Sept.22 (ANI):Opener Murali Vijay and one drop Cheteshwar Pujara struck contrasting half-centuries as India reached a score of 291-9 at stumps on the opening day of the historic 500th Test match against New Zealand here at Green Park on Thursday.
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Japan Open: Kashyap enters main draw, to face Srikanth in opener
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Sept.20 (ANI): Indian ace shuttler Parupalli Kashyap produced a rich vein of form as he marched into the main draw of the men's singles event of Japan Super Series after registering two successive victories here at Nippon Badminton Association on Tuesday.
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Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar made FirstGroup's new ambassador
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 19 (ANI- Business Wire India): The spectacular opener in the history of cricket as a batsman for India popular The First Group has been named as the ambassador.
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Man Utd stunned 1-0 by Feyenoord in Europa League opener
Updated : 8 years, 9 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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Stomach upset forces Nadal out of Davis Cup opener against Ramanathan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.16 (ANI): Spanish tennis maestro Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the opening rubber of the Davis Cup World Group playoff tie against India's Ramkumar Ramanathan owing to a stomach upset.
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Teenage opener Haseeb Hameed earns call up in England Test squad
Updated : 8 years, 9 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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India's Ramanathan drawn against Nadal in Davis Cup opener
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.15 (ANI): India's Ram Kumar Ramanathan will take on Spanish maestro Rafael Nadal in the opening rubber of the Davis Cup World Group playoff here at the RK Khanna Tennis Stadium on Friday.
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Gambhir downplays Test omission, says ` doesn't play for selection`
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.15 (ANI): After being sidelined for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand, out-of-favour Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has said that he doesn't play for selection in the national squad, insisting that his job is primarily to go out and perform well for his
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Ronaldo on target to spare Real's blushes against Sporting Lisbon
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London [England], Sept 15 (ANI): Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata scored late goals to help Real Madrid avoid an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Sporting Lisbon in their Champions League opener at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.
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Rooney omitted from Man U squad for Europa League opener
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London [England], Sept.14 (ANI): In what comes as a surprise move by Jose Mourinho, Manchester United skipper Wayne Rooney has been dropped for the opening Europa League fixture against Feyenoord.
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`Unsatisfied` Guptill keen to improve his Test record
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.11 (ANI):Considering Test cricket as the pinnacle for himself, New Zealand swashbuckling opener Martin Guptill has said that he is determined to improve his Test statistics rather than switching his focus on the shorter formats of the game.
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Retiring Dilshan will be remembered as `destructive opener`: ICC
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Sept.9 (ANI): The International Cricket Council has congratulated former Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan for an impressive international career that ended on Friday with the Twenty20 International series against Australia.
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