Spain – The champion of Euro-08

Spain became the Euro-08 champion after defeating Germany by 1-0 at Vienna's Ernst Happle stadium on Sunday, June 29. The first victory of Spain came after a hard fight. The match was oozing with excitement till its last minute..

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Commercial interest will kill cricket

There has been too much of cricket. The game is losing its charm. The expectations to perform well in every match is taking a heavy toll on the players. Moreover, due to hectic cricket schedule, they get less time to rejuvenate themselves..

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Germany, Spain flex muscles to win Euro-08 honour

Germany and Spain -- these two nations are going to face each other today at the Euro -2008 Championship finals. Vienna's Ernst Happle stadium will see the hardest fight between the two teams with contrasting styles of football. .

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Dhoni speaks out of turn

Dhoni's statement of 'boys are tired of too much cricket' has not gone down well with BCCI. But the Board should realise that the game of cricket being what it is, the tension of continued super class performance keeps getting on everybody’s nerves..

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Asia Cup: India on top after beating Pakistan

India's win against Pakistan has put them at the top of Group B and they will take on Bangladesh in the first match of the super four stage on June 28. Sehwag’s innings of 119 off 95 balls played a major role in India's victory..
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Hiddink's Russia vs Spain: A preview

Both team look good and any one can win the match. But Russia has more advantages than Spain. Last two matches have been played by Russia so brilliantly that they seem better than Spain, which came in the semifinal through a shoot out..

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25th June '83: An era was created at Lord's!

India's World Cup victory over the mighty West Indies is widely acknowledged as the defining moment in the history of Indian cricket which changed the face of cricket forever. Now, it is time that India is blessed with another such triumph..

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Battle of Basel: Germany vs Turkey today

Today the first semi-final is going to take place between Germany and Turkey at Basel. Tension has been growing amongst supporters of both the nations. Tough fight to reach the finals is expected between the two teams..

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Wimbledon 2008: Stuck under the match fixing cloud

The Wimbledon is, this year, under a cloud. There are rumors of match fixing by gambling syndicates last year. The doubts arose from studying the betting patterns and the sudden spikes in certain cases in the amount of money placed as bets..

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Indian Cricket League players deserve better

The ICL players have been marginalised and ostracised by the BCCI. It's time the BCCI accepts them into the mainstream cricketing fold and concentrates on furthering its agenda of making cricket accessible to one and all..

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'Kapil's Devils' return to relive '83 triumph

Kapil Dev's World Cup winning team of 1983 left for London on Tuesday. The team will attend functions organised to mark twenty-five years of India's historic triumph. The entire squad, except Ravi Shastri, boarded the flight for London..

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Turkey faces Germany in Euro semis

The Turkish team, which faces Germany in the semi-final at St Jakob Park on Wednesday June 25, will be very different from the one that beat Croatia on penalties in quarter-final in Vienna. Turkey will definitely be playing without six players..

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Short-term blast gives West Indies big lift

Opener Xavier Marshall blasted a boundary-studded 36 off 15 balls and led West Indies to a convincing seven-wicket win over Australia with 11 balls to spare in a historic one-off Twenty20 international on Friday night. .

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Four African footballers win training ticket

Young African football players were selected to be trained at the Aspire Academy in Qatar. The boys will live, study, train and develop their skills within the academy to forge a career in professional football..

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Russia enters semi final of Euro 2008

Russia defeated Netherlands by 3-1 on June 21 at St Jakob Park stadium and secured their place for the semi-final of Euro 2008. The win was totally unexpected and has left many surprised. Russia may face either Spain or Italy in the semi final..

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Germany reaches Semi Final trashing hopes of Portugal

Germany defeated Portugal in the first quarter final match, held at Basel's St. Jakob Park yesterday. Portuguese dream to become the Euro Champion was completely destroyed while the entire Germany is in a rejoice mood. The result of the match was 3-2..

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Who will walk away with golden boot at Euro 2008?

There are some great names of contender for the golden boot before going in the tournament, but after first round group match and one game of quarter-final what figures come gives a very vague picture..

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David Beckham To Strip Down Again?

High profile British soccer star, David Beckham, who is getting more known for his off-field antics, is all set to take off his clothes for Emporio Armani advertisements. These photographs will be launched in press advertisements across the globe..

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Euro 2008 first quarter final: Ronaldo vs Ballack

The first quarter final of Euro 2008 will see two champions clash: Germany vs Portugal and Ronaldo vs Ballack. This will be a very fascinating match of contrasting style of football as both the Euro qualifier teams are favourites for title..

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Cricket legend Kapil Dev put to disrespect

The BCCI has attacked Kapil Dev for allegedly supporting the ICL. The Board has even stopped his pension and the Punjab Cricket Association has lifted his poster from the Mohali cricket stadium. Dev had won India the only World Cup in 1983..

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Euro 2008: Italy crush France to enter quarterfinals

Italy has earned its place in the quarterfinals of the Euro 2008, after a 2-0 win over France. It was Italy's first win over France without the help of a penalty shootout in 30 years, the previous occasion being a 2-1 win in the 1978 World Cup..

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ICC's new rule: Umpires under scanner

ICC has come up with a new rule of curtailing the decision making power of the on-field umpires. The new rule would enable the captain of the fielding side, as well as the batsmen at the crease to go for a second opinion of the TV umpire..

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Victory helps Germany to remain in the last eight

Germany defeated Austria by 1-0 in their third as well as last league match of the Euro 2008. While the victory has helped Germany reach the last eight, Austria was thrown out from the tournament with the end of the first round..

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Cricket undergoing a period of metamorphosis

The phenomenon of globalisation has globally affected national economies, industry sectors and people. It was only a matter of time before it affected the cricket fraternity and today we are seeing cricket under the influence of that transformation..

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Indian origin wrestler in Australian Olympic team

Sandeep Kumar, a 25 year old Indian origin wrestler, who drives a taxi in Australia, will be part of the country's four-member team for Beijing Olympics 2008. Kumar had failed to make it to India's national wrestling squad couple of years back..

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Germany versus Austria: Preview

In the first match of Euro 2008 tonight, Poland tussles with Croatia and in the second, Austria plays against Germany. If Croatia wins, Germany will qualify for the quarterfinals. For Austria to survive, it must win. An interesting match is awaited..

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Pakistan beat India in tri-series final

Indian bowlers suffered humiliation at the hands of Pakistan in Dhaka on Saturday. Backed by Salman Butt and Younus Khan's centuries Pakistan set a stiff target of 315 runs. The Indians came close to the target but still fell short by 25 runs..

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Scolari's boys take firm control

As the Euro 2008 enters the last eight, an upbeat Portugal can afford to experiment following their wins over Czech Republic and Turkey. But Turkey and Czechs are still doubtful, while Austria hopes history will repeat in their clash with Germany..

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Commonwealth Games: Scheme to boost medals tally

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its approval for a scheme called ‘Preparation of Indian Team for Commonwealth Games, 2010’ with an outlay of Rs 678 crores for three years starting from 2008-09..
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IPL ego all set to rock domestic England cricket

What happens when an organisation or a country tries to push forward its monopolistic agenda based on economic power? The answer lies in the unwarranted wrath of the IPL commissioner against ICL players, which has resulted in a complete chaos..

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India wins the ODI in Dhaka

It was evident that the tendency of playing in the Twenty20 (T20) version was still on the minds of the players. It was a foregone conclusion that the concept of T20 would revolutionise the way the game of cricket would, henceforth, be played..

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Indian flavours of T20 endure; Pakistan go under

The cricket craze lodged itself to new greater heights. With Pakistan backing themselves with 12 consecutive wins, India too seemed to bring out the best of themselves, with their batting order running right till the death of their line up..

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T20's global Champion’s League dilemma

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has created a storm in the cricketing circles but the proposed Champions League would ignore a vast chunk of talented players and nations. Its time for ICC to take charge and create a global level playing field for all..

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Football extravaganza with a tinge of tennis

The Deutschlanders have their captain Ballack to look upon, while the Dutch have the Real Madrid star Nistelrooy who is just a poacher in front of the goal. Meanwhile, Federer was knocked out by Nadal (the undisputed king of clay) in the French Open..

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Why Portugal will not win the title at Euro 2008

Euro 2008 started with Portugal and the Czech Republic, giving a winning streak. But these teams have deficiencies to improve upon. Other dark horses may be in the jerseys of the France, Germany and Switzerland. .

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J&K CM invites golfers to play in the state

J&K chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has invited the golfers from across the world to come to the state and play the game under pleasant and soothing weather conditions. He stressed that the state has a great scope for golf tourism..

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Tête-à-tête with assistant coach of Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals have emerged the undisputed champions of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Same glory is won by the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), their home ground. It is time to learn more about it from their team..

Full Cconversation with Harish Joshi, assistant coach, Rajasthan Royals

Euro 2008: A curtain raiser

The Euro 2008 will raise curtains in a few hours, with 16 nations battling out for the most prestige European Football Trophy. As Euro has always been a package of surprises, it is seemingly a difficult task to speculate the teams for the finals..

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Euro 2008 on the rolls

Euro 2008, to be hosted by Austria-Switzerland, has been a traditional game of glory for European nations. West Germany might have dominated this tournament by winning the tittle thrice but no other nation can be taken for granted in this tournament..
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MS Dhoni goes global

Indian cricket has come a long way and so are our cricketers. Our young exuberant ODI captain, Dhoni has been invited to be a guest of honour in the finals of the Euro 2008 football match. If that happens, he would be the first Indian to be honoured..

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Euro 2008 brings new hopes and aspirations

For football lovers, here's something to cheer about. Euro 2008 is here! It has the best of European nations participating for that one single glory. All the teams are equally poised. Though Italy may be the world champions, nothing is predictable..

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Now Castrol awards for Asian cricketers

Castrol has announced the launch of Castrol Asian Cricket Awards to honour Asia's best cricketers on a biennial basis across the three major formats – Test cricket, ODI and T20 Internationals. The ceremony will be held in Karachi on June 27..

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Dinara Safina: No longer just Safin's sister

Russian tennis star, Dinara Safina, Marat Safin's sister, has now earned herself the title of 'the ultimate comeback queen', after beating Maria Sharapova and Elena Demanteiva. She has now entered her career's first grand slam semis..

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1983 World Cup heroes to be felicitated on June 22

The BCCI and the UB Group will felicitate the World Cup winning squad of 1983. The felicitation is a part of the celebrations to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of India's only title triumph at the quadrennial event..

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The superstar of commercials - Dhoni

Dhoni, cricket’s favourite poster boy has taken over the mantle as top earner in commercials from his idol Sachin Tendulkar. Dhoni has all the four important traits for brand personality, which are style, passion, dynamism and timelessness..

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Jose Mourinho as the new coach of Inter Milan

Jose Mourinho has replaced Roberto Mancini as the coach of Inter Milan under a three year contract. Now, it remains to be seen whether Mourinho will take Dogma and Lampard with him and how Milan would respond to its new coach?.

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Night out for IPL widows and making India’s McGrath

When was the last time you saw an Indian bowler bowl impeccable line and length ball after ball, game after game? Gony is the closest to a Glenn McGrath and has delivered against most attacking of batsmen, bowling largely with fielding restrictions..

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Mohali IPL team: Of Yuvi, Preity and jadoo ki jhappis

With the Kings XI Punjab crashing out of the Indian Premier League tournament in the second semifinal match against the Chennai Super Kings, the writer takes a look at her allegiance with the team..

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What have cricket fans got out of cricket?

The Latest Zapak ad pops the question – what have cricket fans got out of cricket? Here's my answer... the pure pleasure of watching cricket. The thrill, the excitement and happiness cannot be matched by any amount of free goodies..

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A new look to the Indian ODI team

BCCI announced the team for next tri-series tour to Bangladesh, followed by the Asia Cup in Pakistan. The team will have Dhoni as its captain, along with other young squad who proved their worth not only in the IPL matches, but also in earlier ODIs..

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