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MELBOURNE: India ran out four Australian batsmen in a brilliant fielding effort before surviving a late attack of nerves to win the second Twenty20 match by eight wickets with two balls to spare on Friday. Humiliated by a 4-0 whitewash in the test series, India finally had a reason to smile after winning their first match on foreign soil since last June to level the two-match Twenty20 series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Saturday, February 04, 2012 AT 06:58 PM (IST)
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NEW DELHI/BANGALORE: Indian cricket was today hit by a major sponsorship crisis after Sahara India ended its 11-year-old financial ties with the BCCI and also pulled out of the IPL by withdrawing from Pune Warriors' ownership just hours before the players auction for the fifth edition.
Saturday, February 04, 2012 AT 04:00 PM (IST)
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Dhoni’s boys take on Australia in second and last T20 at Melbourne cricket ground today, Pressure on visitors’ top order to fire MELBOURNE: Stung by a prolonged losing streak in what has turned out to be a nightmarish tour, a hapless India will now look to avoid a Twenty20 whitewash when they lock horns with Australia in the second match here on Friday.
Friday, February 03, 2012 AT 01:41 PM (IST)
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MELBOURNE: Australia all-rounder David Hussey, who played a big part in his team's facile 31-run victory over India in Sydney last night, is looking for a perfect game to make it 2-0 in the second Twenty20 international at the MCG on Friday. "It's pretty important to make it 2-0. We played good cricket and got a few cobwebs out of the way.
Friday, February 03, 2012 AT 01:37 PM (IST)
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DUBAI: Spin-weary England will be desperate to avoid the humiliation of a series whitewash against Pakistan in the third and final Test which starts at the Dubai Stadium on Friday. Andrew Strauss's men, pulverised by Pakistan spinners Saeed Ajmal and Abdul Rehman, are also in danger of losing their world number one spot after a dismal 10-wicket defeat in Dubai and the 72-run capitulation in Abu Dhabi.
Friday, February 03, 2012 AT 01:34 PM (IST)
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Shahbaaz, Kamal score upset wins and storm into quarters, Sourav beaten, but defending champion Aditya cruises PUNE: Four-time National champion Pankaj Advani’s run at the 78th National Snooker championship came to a shuddering halt after fellow Petroleum Sports Control Board’s cueist Shahbaaz Adil Khan scored an upset win in the pre-quarterfinals played at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana here this evening.
Friday, February 03, 2012 AT 01:28 PM (IST)
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ATHENS: The flame for this year’s London Olympics, scheduled to arrive in Britain on May 18, will land at a military base in Cornwall before starting the torch relay that will end with the Games’ opening ceremony on July 27, documents revealed on Wednesday. In the documents seen by Reuters, Games organisers are planning for the flame to arrive from Greece at the Culdrose base near Helston with a British Airways flight.
Friday, February 03, 2012 AT 01:23 PM (IST)
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Roberto Silva awarded Man-of-the-match, as team scores full points PUNE: Churchill Brothers scored full points from their Round XVIII encounter against Air India and placed themselves in a perfect position to threaten fellow Goan rivals, Dempo SC, in the race to the top as they have a game in hand in the I-League football championship.
Friday, February 03, 2012 AT 01:22 PM (IST)
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KOLKATA: Pailan Arrows managed to pull off a 0-0 draw at home to Salgaocar SC in the XVIII round of I-League football played at the Salt Lake Stadium here Thursday. The draw leaves Salgaocar with 30 points from 18 encounters while Pailan Arrows stay at eight points from 16 outings. Salgaocar started up front heavily relying on Edeh Chidi and Ryuji Sueoka to create inroads in the Arrows defence.
Friday, February 03, 2012 AT 01:07 PM (IST)
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