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SL names Chandimal as Test captain, Tharanga for ODIs, T20I
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 12 (ANI): Right handed batsman Dinesh Chandimal has been named as the 15th Captain for the Sri Lankan Cricket team in the Tests after Angelo Mathews stepped down following their series defeat against Zimbabwe.
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U.S. tests THAAD missile defence, shoots down 1st IRBM over Alaska
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], July 11 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday announced the successful test of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system by shooting down an intermediate-range ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean, thus increasing tensions between the U.S. and N
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India to play their next Test at Galle from July 26
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): India's upcoming tour to Sri Lanka, which consists of three Tests, five ODIs and a one-off T20I, will begin with Galle Test on July 26.
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New tool can detect small stroke-causing clots
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 7 (ANI): Blood clots in veins and arteries can lead to heart attack, stroke and pulmonary embolism and now a team of scientists has come up with a method of detecting the likelihood of small thrombi better than the current tests.
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China calls on UN to ban N. Korea from conducting missile launches
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jul 5 (ANI): China has criticised North Korea for launching an Inter Continental Ballistic missile near Japan coast and called on the United Nations Security Council to ban Pyongyang from conducting any launches that use ballistic missile technology, nuclear tests or any oth
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Sarfraz Ahmed to lead Pakistan across all three formats
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): Sarfraz Ahmed, who is currently leading Pakistan in T20I and ODI formats, will now lead the Men in Green in Tests as well.
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Ireland, Afghanistan made full members of the ICC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai[UAE]/London [UK], June 22 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday confirmed Ireland and Afghanistan as full members of the world cricket body, making them eligible to play all forms of international cricket, including Tests with other cricket playing nations.
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Made in India Assault Rifle fails trials
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): In recent tests held at the Rifle Factory in Ichapore, West Bengal India's indigenous 7.62 x 51mm prototype assault rifle failed trials on multiple parameters, with the Ministry of Defense's PMT (Project Management Team) ruling that the assault rif
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`Injured` Starc ruled out of B'desh Tests, O'Keefe dropped
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], June 16 (ANI): Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc has been ruled out of the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh due to an injury.
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ISRO to flight-test semi-cryogenic engine by 2021
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Following the successful launch of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-III (GSLV Mk-III), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is slated to launch a kerosene-based semi-cryogenic engine, projected to be functional for flight tests by 2021
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U.S. tests ICBM interceptor system first time in three years
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 31 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday tested its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) interceptor system for the first time in three years, in the wake of a series of North Korean missile tests.
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Pak under UNSC scanner over nuke material supply to N. Korea
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [ United States], May 30 (ANI): The international community, it seems, continues to be unsuccessful in convincing North Korea to stop its missile tests, and according to well-placed sources in the United Nations', this rogue nation has been quietly and consistently receiving su
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