Oz club cricketers under fire for racial abuse of Indian opponents

Sydney, Mar. 16 (ANI): The Geelong Cricket Association has launched a probe after receiving an official written complaint against ten Thomson cricketers for alleged racial abuse of opposition Indian players playing for the Waurn Ponds Cricket Club on Sunday.
According to Fox Sports, the complaint alleges six Waurn Ponds players of Indian decent were subjected to [...]

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Team seeding only works in first three rounds of basketball tournament

Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): In basketball, picking the higher-seeded team to beat a lower-seeded opponent usually works only in the first three rounds of the tournament, according to a University of Illinois expert in statistics and data analysis
Once the tournament enters the Elite Eight round, a team’s seed in the tournament is irrelevant.
Sheldon H. Jacobson [...]

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Sehwag guides Daredevils to a six-wicket win over Royals

Ahmedabad, March 15 (IANS) Virender Sehwag struck a whirlwind 75 as Delhi Daredevils won their second consecutive match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) beating Rajasthan Royals by six wickets here Monday.
Sehwag’s 34-ball 75 helped Daredevils achieve the target of 142 in 17.1 overs by losing four wickets at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera [...]

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Four Indians in sight of gold in Commonwealth Boxing

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Four Indian boxers are in sight of gold after they stormed into the final of the Commonwealth Boxing Championship here Monday.
Suranjoy Singh (52 kg), Vijender Singh (75 kg), Dinesh Kumar (81 kg) and Parmjeet Samota (91 kg) moved into the title clash with convincing wins over their rivals at the [...]

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Few takers for IPL at multiplexes

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The live telecast of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in multiplexes has not been able to pull in the audiences despite the initial buzz, according to experts.
Multiplexes are now keeping their fingers crossed for the tournament to pick up and bring footfalls.
“The maximum occupancy over the weekend has been [...]

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Beckham set to miss World Cup over Achilles injury

London, March 15 (DPA) England’s David Beckham is set to miss this summer’s World Cup finals after suffering a serious Achilles injury Sunday.
The 34-year-old, who was hoping to play in his fourth World Cup, was injured while playing for AC Milan against Chievo and will now go to Finland Monday for surgery.
“A rupture of the [...]

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Hockey structure in India is stricken by cancer: Horst Wein

By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Horst Wein is known in the world of hockey as much as he is in football, a rare multi-faceted character. The legendary coach has a piece of advice for Indian players: Focus more on the mental aspects of the game.

“No doubt, Indian players are extremely talented, but they [...]

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Commonwealth seeks more support to stay relevant (March 8 is Commonwealth Day)

London, March 7 (IANS) The Commonwealth, which India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru thought could bring “healing touch globally”, is weakening for want of funds and support, a report has said.
The 54-member body of former British colonies must “walk-the-talk” on the values it stands for, said the report released ahead of the Commonwealth Day Monday.
Danny [...]

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UK Govt. asks football clubs to curb spending for 2018 World Cup bid

London, Mar. 7 (ANI): Amid concerns that British football clubs’ high-spending ways will cost England the chance to stage the World Cup in 2018, the British Government has told them to put their finances in order.
Culture and Sport Secretary Ben Bradshaw has told the game’s top executives that the financial chaos, combined with confusion over [...]

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Choice to quit first class cricket and play IPL, a ”no brainer”: Nannes

Melbourne, Mar.7 (ANI): In the next 40 days, Dirk Nannes will make three to four times his annual Cricket Victoria salary, which this summer totalled well under 100,000 dollars.
He wished nothing but the best for his Victoria Sheffield Shield team mates, despite any angst that may have been caused by his decision to quit mid-season [...]

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