Wednesday, August 20, 2008
India eke out narrow win to level series
S Badrinath hit the winning run as India managed a hard fought three wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second one-dayer in Dambulla. Man of the match Zaheer Khan returned figures of four for 21 to destroy the Sri Lankan top order and the hosts to a paltry142 all out inside 39 overs. In reply, India made an unconvincing start, losing wickets at regular intervals. Eventually it was left for Dhoni and an unbeaten Badrinath to ensure victory in the 40th over.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Kumble congratulates Olympic gold medalist Bindra
Colombo (PTI): India Test skipper Anil Kumble heaped praise on Abhinav Bindra for winning first-ever individual Olympic gold medal for the country and congratulated him on behalf of his entire team for his tremendous effort.
"Winning an Olympic gold medal is something really great and my congratulations on behalf of the Indian cricket team. Congratulations to Abhinav Bindra for a fantastic effort," Kumble said.
"It's a great effort to become a world champion and winning an individual medal in a sport is a greater achievement," he added.
Bindra created history in the Chinese capital by claiming winning the 10m air rifle event today to give India its first ever individual gold in Olympic.
"Winning an Olympic gold medal is something really great and my congratulations on behalf of the Indian cricket team. Congratulations to Abhinav Bindra for a fantastic effort," Kumble said.
"It's a great effort to become a world champion and winning an individual medal in a sport is a greater achievement," he added.
Bindra created history in the Chinese capital by claiming winning the 10m air rifle event today to give India its first ever individual gold in Olympic.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
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Rathore to be India's flag bearer in Beijing
August 05, 2008
Athens silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore will carry India’s flag during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. Rathore, who won the silver medal in 2004 in double trap shooting, is India’s first-ever Olympic individual silver medallist. He will lead the 57-member Indian contingent, which includes 9 shooters, comprising two reigning world champions in Manavjit Singh Sandhu for Trap and 10 metre air rifle champion Abhinav Bindra.
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Nadal gunning for Olympic glory
August 05, 2008
The newly crowned world number one in men’s tennis Rafael Nadal arrived in Beijing hoping to bag his first Olympic medal after capturing the French Open and the Wimbledon title this year. Nadal played with Carlos Moya in the men's doubles four years ago, but will play his first singles contest in the Olympics. The Spaniard has lost just once in his last 32 games, which came last week as he went to Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the semis of the Cincinnati Masters.
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Blatter wants Messi at the Games
August 05, 2008
FIFA President Sepp Blatter hopes Barcelona will allow star forward Lionel Messi to play at the Beijing Olympics even if the Spanish giants win a club-versus-country tug of war for the Argentina striker. Football's world governing body is awaiting a verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport after Barcelona appealed against a ruling by FIFA for clubs to release players aged 23 or under for the Olympics. Blatter feels that the players should be able to take part whatever the outcome.
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Van Nistelrooy quits international football
August 05, 2008
Real Madrid's Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has announced his retirement from international football. Van Nistelrooy won 64 caps for Holland and is the team's third highest all-time scorer with 33 goals. He missed Euro 2000 through injury but played and scored at Euro 2004 and 2008 and also the 2006 World Cup. Van Nistelrooy had five successful years at Old Trafford before moving to Real Madrid in July 2006.
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Murray triumphs in Cincinnati for career high ranking
August 04, 2008
Eighth seed Andy Murray earned his first ATP Masters Series title with a hard fought 7-6, 7-6 victory over World No. 3 Novak Djokovic in Cincinnati. Murray’s win in 2 hours and 22 minutes makes him the first British player to win an ATP Masters series title since Tim Henman in Paris in 2003. Murray who ousted Carlos Moya en route to the finals now moves up from rank nine to a career high ranking of 6.
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Safina cruises past Cibulkova to clinch Rogers Cup
August 04, 2008
Seventh seeded Dinara Safina thrashed Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-1 in Montreal to clinch her first Rogers Cup title. The un-seeded Cibulkova who upset fifth seed Elena Dementieva and the number one in waiting Jelena Jankovic before beating Marion Bartoli in semis, lost in one hour and eight minutes. Safina’s 27th win in 30 matches since May also sees her clinch the third singles title of the year.
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Vijay Singh claims WGC title
August 04, 2008
Former world number one Vijay Singh overcame some shaky putting on the back nine by making a 3 1/2 -foot par putt on the last hole to clinch a ten under par 1-shot victory in the World Golf Championships Invitational. Stuart Appleby birdied the last two holes to finish with a round of 68, and in second place at nine-under-par overall, alongside Lee Westwood. Phil Mickelson finished the day at eight-under-par alongside Retief Goosen opening day leader.
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Loeb cuts lead to one point in WRC standings
August 04, 2008
Sebastien Loeb won the Rally of Finland to cut Mikko Hirvonen's lead at the top of the World Rally Championship standings to just a single point. It was a first triumph in the event for the four-time world champion. The Frenchman completed the 24 special stages covering 340.42 kilometres in a time of two hours, 54 minutes and 5.5 seconds - with Hirvonen just nine seconds adrift
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Djokovic upstages Nadal in Cincinnati
August 03, 2008
Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal’s 32-match winning streak to reach the finals of the Cincinnati Masters. The World number 3 handed the number one-in-waiting his first defeat in nearly three months as he won 6-1, 7-5. The Serb has now defeated the Spaniard in 4 of their last 6 matches on hard court and will take on Andy Murray in the final. Murray overcame the big-serving Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets. Murray had beaten Djokovic in their last meeting in Toronto last week.
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Bhupathi-Knowles crash out in semis
August 03, 2008
Mahesh Bhupathi and his doubles partner Mark Knowles of the Bahamas were knocked out in a nail biting three-setter in the semi-final of the Cincinnati Masters by Bob and Mike Bryan. The top seeds, who won the tournament in 2003, won the match 4-6, 7-6, 10-8. Bhupathi and Knowles were hoping to enter their first final since finishing runners-up to Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo at the Monte Carlo Masters in April
August 05, 2008
Athens silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore will carry India’s flag during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. Rathore, who won the silver medal in 2004 in double trap shooting, is India’s first-ever Olympic individual silver medallist. He will lead the 57-member Indian contingent, which includes 9 shooters, comprising two reigning world champions in Manavjit Singh Sandhu for Trap and 10 metre air rifle champion Abhinav Bindra.
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Nadal gunning for Olympic glory
August 05, 2008
The newly crowned world number one in men’s tennis Rafael Nadal arrived in Beijing hoping to bag his first Olympic medal after capturing the French Open and the Wimbledon title this year. Nadal played with Carlos Moya in the men's doubles four years ago, but will play his first singles contest in the Olympics. The Spaniard has lost just once in his last 32 games, which came last week as he went to Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the semis of the Cincinnati Masters.
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Blatter wants Messi at the Games
August 05, 2008
FIFA President Sepp Blatter hopes Barcelona will allow star forward Lionel Messi to play at the Beijing Olympics even if the Spanish giants win a club-versus-country tug of war for the Argentina striker. Football's world governing body is awaiting a verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport after Barcelona appealed against a ruling by FIFA for clubs to release players aged 23 or under for the Olympics. Blatter feels that the players should be able to take part whatever the outcome.
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Van Nistelrooy quits international football
August 05, 2008
Real Madrid's Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has announced his retirement from international football. Van Nistelrooy won 64 caps for Holland and is the team's third highest all-time scorer with 33 goals. He missed Euro 2000 through injury but played and scored at Euro 2004 and 2008 and also the 2006 World Cup. Van Nistelrooy had five successful years at Old Trafford before moving to Real Madrid in July 2006.
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Murray triumphs in Cincinnati for career high ranking
August 04, 2008
Eighth seed Andy Murray earned his first ATP Masters Series title with a hard fought 7-6, 7-6 victory over World No. 3 Novak Djokovic in Cincinnati. Murray’s win in 2 hours and 22 minutes makes him the first British player to win an ATP Masters series title since Tim Henman in Paris in 2003. Murray who ousted Carlos Moya en route to the finals now moves up from rank nine to a career high ranking of 6.
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Safina cruises past Cibulkova to clinch Rogers Cup
August 04, 2008
Seventh seeded Dinara Safina thrashed Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-1 in Montreal to clinch her first Rogers Cup title. The un-seeded Cibulkova who upset fifth seed Elena Dementieva and the number one in waiting Jelena Jankovic before beating Marion Bartoli in semis, lost in one hour and eight minutes. Safina’s 27th win in 30 matches since May also sees her clinch the third singles title of the year.
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Vijay Singh claims WGC title
August 04, 2008
Former world number one Vijay Singh overcame some shaky putting on the back nine by making a 3 1/2 -foot par putt on the last hole to clinch a ten under par 1-shot victory in the World Golf Championships Invitational. Stuart Appleby birdied the last two holes to finish with a round of 68, and in second place at nine-under-par overall, alongside Lee Westwood. Phil Mickelson finished the day at eight-under-par alongside Retief Goosen opening day leader.
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Loeb cuts lead to one point in WRC standings
August 04, 2008
Sebastien Loeb won the Rally of Finland to cut Mikko Hirvonen's lead at the top of the World Rally Championship standings to just a single point. It was a first triumph in the event for the four-time world champion. The Frenchman completed the 24 special stages covering 340.42 kilometres in a time of two hours, 54 minutes and 5.5 seconds - with Hirvonen just nine seconds adrift
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Djokovic upstages Nadal in Cincinnati
August 03, 2008
Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal’s 32-match winning streak to reach the finals of the Cincinnati Masters. The World number 3 handed the number one-in-waiting his first defeat in nearly three months as he won 6-1, 7-5. The Serb has now defeated the Spaniard in 4 of their last 6 matches on hard court and will take on Andy Murray in the final. Murray overcame the big-serving Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets. Murray had beaten Djokovic in their last meeting in Toronto last week.
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Bhupathi-Knowles crash out in semis
August 03, 2008
Mahesh Bhupathi and his doubles partner Mark Knowles of the Bahamas were knocked out in a nail biting three-setter in the semi-final of the Cincinnati Masters by Bob and Mike Bryan. The top seeds, who won the tournament in 2003, won the match 4-6, 7-6, 10-8. Bhupathi and Knowles were hoping to enter their first final since finishing runners-up to Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo at the Monte Carlo Masters in April
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