Is cricket crazy India sidelining other achievers?

India is a cricket crazy nation, but has this craze been detrimental to other sports in India? This point has been discussed far too many times, but when India is performing well at other sports, importance should be given where it is due..

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Gambhir banned, Watson charged leniently!

The ban imposed on Gambhir and letting off Watson by just cutting 10 per cent of match fee is not going to go down well with those who believe that ICC is biased towards the Aussies. It is high time that ICC stands up in the interest of the game..

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Togolese striker's last goal brings victory to Gunners

The Gunners won over the West Ham United 2 – 0. Both the teams battled enthusiastically and put forth an aggressive display, but the WHU failed to score a single to balance the score..

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Alonso sets Liverpool victorious

Luiz Felipe Scolari's misconception considering Chelsea as the 'unbeatable' proved wrong when an early goal from Xabi Alonso gave Liverpool all the three points at Stamford Bridge stadium. With this victory Liverpool sits atop with 23 points..

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Ghaziabad boy set for world chess championship

12-year Prince Bajaj is not just an ordinary boy. He has carved out a niche not only for himself but also for the country in the game of chess. He has been selected by AICF to represent India in WYCC, to be held from October 19 to 31, in Vietnam..

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Medziphema, winner of CSA’s 'Sports Meet'

Medziphema town claimed the victory over Chumukedima town 4-0 in the final match of Chakroma Sports Association (CSA). Man of the tournament, best goal keeper and top scorer awards were begged by the players of Medziphema town..

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Hull City smashes WBA 3-0

Hull City produced another stunning performance to claim a 3-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns stadium on Saturday (October 25). Tigers now find themselves at the top of the points table along with Liverpool..

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McCarthy rescues Blackburn Rovers

The Blackburn Rovers had almost lost the match. It drew with Middlesbrough in the Barclays Premier League. Miraculously, Benni McCarthy rescued the team with a head balancing the equation in the 90th minute..

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Beckham to stay with Los Angeles Galaxy

The English football player David Beckham announced that he would stay with Los Angeles Galaxy, though he would play for Italian giant, AC Milan on a loan. He also disclosed his desire to play for England in the 2010 World Cup..

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Nothing to boast about

Even as the capital gears up for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the four stadiums are in a deplorable condition. None of them are maintained and have become an apology for sports arenas. What will this bring to the country..

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Messed up Indian hockey

It all started after India failed to qualify for the Olympics. The Indian Hockey Federation and its president weren't too bothered about about the failure but the Federation of International Hockey was.

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Celtic FC says no to foreign takeovers

Teams such as Chelsea, Liverpool, Aston Vila, Portsmouth and Fulham are under ownership of billionaires who know nothing about football but only the colour of money. And I challenge organisations like MUST to continue their struggle against this.

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Civilian horse academy in bureaucratic tangle

A horse academy planned for Rajasthan is yet to come up. The British Horse Society did support the academy, but it went awry because of bureaucratic formalities as the district administration has failed to provide land for the same..

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Sachin scales mount 11954 in style

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar has captivated the world with an awesome display of cricketing prowess for close to 20 years. There are very few records in the history of cricket that have escaped the wrath of this genius and probably none will..

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Australian off-spinner: victim of drink-spiking

Jason Krejza, the Australian off-spinner, in line for a test debut in the first test match against India in Bangalore, told media that he had been a victim of a drink-spiking incident that resulted positive in a dope test two years ago..

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2 Indian weightlifters get lifetime ban for doping

Two Indian weightlifters got life-ban for doping. Satheesha Rai, the Karnataka weightlifter, was termed a lifetime ban by IWF after his second dope offence. Prameelavalli, junior lifter, after a two-year ban also got a lifelong ban.

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Laxman sacked as Deccan captain

VVS Laxman and Robin Singh were sacked from Deccan Chargers on Monday from their positions as captain and coach. The captaincy was handed over to Adam Gilchrist, the former Australian vice-captain and Darren Lehmann was appointed as their new coach.

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Laxman and Robin axed

Not unexpectedly, the captain of Deccan Chargers, VVS Laxman and the team's coach, Robin Singh, have been sacked. But will the move pay off? Time alone can tell. Wait until the new edition of IPL gets underway. We wish the team all success..

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