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Takeshi Matsuda and Haruka Ueda dominate swimming events – Tatsumi International Pool

Takeshi Matsuda and Haruka Ueda dominate swimming events – Tatsumi International Pool Takeshi Matsuda and Haruka Ueda dominated the swimming events on third day of the Tatsumi International Pool in Tokyo, Japan. Matsuda remained dominant over his competitors in the Men’s 200m freestyle final, where he touched the wall in a time of 1 minute […]

Rain improved Eden Gardens wicket, says Irfan Pathan

Irfan Pathan helped Delhi Daredevils start their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign with a classy victory over Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on Thursday night. The experienced all-rounder smashed an unbeaten 42-run-knock from 20 balls to steer the side to an outstanding victory. Chasing 98 in a rain-hit contest, the Daredevils were in deep […]

Rahul Dravid "keen and focused" to perform well in IPL

Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid is ‘keen and focussed’ to do his job in great fashion for his Indian Premier League (IPL) outfit. The former Indian batsman will be in action for the first time after his retirement from international cricket. After Shane Warne’s retirement from the league, the captaincy duties have been given to […]

U-22 team start preparations

The Pakistan U-22 team began their training yesterday in order to get fully prepared for the upcoming AFC qualifiers. Coach Zavisa Milosavljevic talked to reporters after  the grueling session revealing its contents and adding that young star Mansoor Khan, who had turned up late to the camp, is not likely to be part of the […]

Ian Thorpe starts training for 2013 World Championships

Ian Thorpe starts training for 2013 World Championships The Australian comeback king, Ian Thorpe has started training for the 2013 World Championships. The 29-year-old Thorpe, who just missed his spot on the Australian team to the 2012 London Olympic Games, has resumed his full training program as he seeks to take his revenge at the […]

Mumbai Indians kick-start IPL season five with a win over Chennai

Harbhajan Singh’s Mumbai Indians cruised past Mahinder Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in the first game of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League. Winning the toss and electing to field first, Mumbai restricted the defending champions to 112 in 19.5 overs. Only Suresh Raina managed to score 36 of 26 balls while the […]

Freddie Roach thinks Amir Khan will be too much for Lamont Peterson in rematch

Amir Khan’s trainer, Freddie Roach, who is one of the most well-known boxing trainers in the world, is pretty confident about his fighter because he thinks he will fight in a much smarter way against Lamont Peterson in their rematch. “I think Amir will be too much for him in this fight, and I really […]

Omar Ahmad Hashim tumbles down as Mohammad Majid Ali hits a major upset

United Arab Emirates’ Omar Ahmad Hashim was not able to perform up to the mark and received a major blow in the opening round of the 2012 Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship in Goa, India. The UAE potter had no chances to come back into the game against Thailand’s Ratchayothin Yotharak and slipped down at his […]

Fitness and bench strength keys to win IPL, says Wasim Akram

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram believes fitness and bench strength are key elements to win fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), getting underway on Wednesday. This season is expected to be quite entertaining, as nine quality sides will take on each other. Akram, who is currently shouldering responsibilities as Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) […]

Pakistan calls up foreign stars for U-22 team

The PFF have called several foreign players in order to aid the U-22 team in their AFC Qualifiers. Zavisa Milosavljevic’s side face a tough task in making it to the Asian U-22 Cup but luckily for the tactician, he has been given a timely boost by the addition of several players, who have honed their […]

Brant Best believes James Magnussen has still much to improve – Swimming News

Brant Best believes James Magnussen has still much to improve – Swimming News The coach of the 100m freestyle world champion, James Magnussen expressed that Magnussen still has a lot to improve to perfect his main event before the 2012 London Olympic Games. The 20-year-old Magnussen, who clocked a phenomenal 47.10 seconds at the last […]

Australia collapse on the second day of the tour match

The Australians failed to cope up with the attacking bowling of the West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI as they declared their innings at 214/9 after the home team were all out for 201 in their first innings, Only Peter Forrest and Michael Clarke showed some resistance in the Aussie innings with Forrest staying unbeaten […]

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