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Shane Watson's allround performance powered Australia to an easy seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their opening Group B match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.Opening the bowling, Watson claimed three wickets for 26 and returned to hammer a 30-ball 51 as Australia chased down the 124-run victory target with 29 balls to spare.Watson removed Irish captain William Porterfield with the first...
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cricketer Shane Watson (L) is watched by his teammate Michael Hussey as he raises his bat to the crowd after scoring a half-century during the T20 Cricket World Cup match agsinst Ireland. (AFP Photo)COLOMBO: Shane Watson pounded Ireland with both bat and ball as Australia began their World Twenty20 campaign with an emphatic seven-wicket victory in Colombo on Wednesday.Watson grabbed three wickets as...
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France will close several of its embassies and schools around the world amid concerns of a backlash after a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad appeared in French magazine Charlie Hebdo Wednesday, Le Monde reported.Paris announced it will close embassies, consulates and schools in 20 Muslim countries starting Friday, the French newspaper reported.The move comes on the heels of the violent riots that erupted...
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settings.AUSTRALIA has suspended some joint patrols with Afghan soldiers amid fears the anti-Islam film that sparked violence across the world could heighten the risk of insider attacks.In keeping with an order from the International Security Assistance Force - of which Australia is a member - Defence Minister Stephen Smith said yesterday that joint operations between Australians and Afghans in Oruzgan...
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France will close several of its embassies and schools around the world amid concerns of a backlash after a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad appeared in French magazine Charlie Hebdo Wednesday, Le Monde reported.Paris announced it will close embassies, consulates and schools in 20 Muslim countries starting Friday, the French newspaper reported.The move comes on the heels of the violent riots that erupted...
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that India were far from impressive in the 23-run win over minnows Afghanistan....
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Australia cricketer Shane Watson (L) is watched by his teammate Michael Hussey as he raises his bat to the crowd after scoring a half-century during the T20 Cricket World Cup match agsinst Ireland. (AFP Photo)COLOMBO: Shane Watson pounded Ireland with both bat and ball as Australia began their World Twenty20 campaign with an emphatic seven-wicket victory in Colombo on Wednesday.Watson grabbed three...
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Yuvraj Singh successfully appeals to dismiss Afghanistan's Nawroz Mangal during their ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match in Colombo. (AP Photo)Chasing 160-run target, Afghanistan lost wickets at regular intervals after a steady start as they were bowled out for 136 in 19.3 overs.Pacer Lakshmipathy Balaji (3-19) finished off the Afghanistan innings with twin strikes in consecutive balls in the final...
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Star all-rounder Shane Watson helped Australia ease past Ireland by seven wickets in a Group B match of the World Twenty20 tournament here Wednesday.Watson took three wickets in Ireland's 123 for seven and then struck 51 off 30 balls before Australia romped home in 15.1 overs with seven wickets in hand.It was an ideal opening game performance for the Australians, who next take on the formidable West...
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Riding on Shane Watson's knock of 51 runs, Australia defeated Ireland by seven wickets in a Group B match of the World T20 at R Premadasa Stadium here on Wednesday.Chasing 124 runs for victory, Australia reached the winning score of 125 runs by losing three wickets in just 15.1 overs.Watson scored 51 runs from 30 deliveries. He hit five boundaries and three sixes in the match.Watson along with David...
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Star all-rounder Shane Watson helped Australia ease past Ireland by seven wickets in a Group B match of the World Twenty20 tournament...
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Shane Watson powered Australia to an easy seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their Group C match of the ICC World Twenty20 2012 here on Wednesday afternoon at the R Premadasa Stadium.# Porterfield, opening the batting, was dismissed off the first ball of the innings.# Brad Hogg, the oldest player in the tournament at 41, took a wicket off his second ball. He trapped Gary Wilson LBW# O'Brien brothers,...
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hane Watson produced a solid all-round performance as Australia launched their campaign in the ICC World Twenty20 with a seven-wicket thrashing of Ireland in Colombo on Wednesday.Chasing a modest target of 124, the Aussies romped home in only 15.1 overs with the opening duo of Watson (51) and David Warner (26) having set the tone by adding 60 runs in the first seven overs in the opening Group B encounter...
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Madrid fashioned a stunning comeback to beat Manchester City 3-2 in a classic Champions League match with a last-gasp Cristiano Ronaldo strike in their Group D opener on Tuesday.There were also wins for Paris St Germain, who beat Dynamo Kiev 4-1 on their return to the competition after eight years, newcomers Malaga, who beat Zenit St Petersburg 3-0 and former Champions League holders Porto who won...
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an easy seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their opening Group B match of the Twenty20 [Opening the bowling, Watson claimed three wickets for 26 and returned to hammer a 30-ball 51 as Australia chased down the 124-run victory target with 29 balls to spare.Watson removed Irish captain William Porterfield with the first ball of the match and later broke a dangerously-looking fifth wicket partnership...
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Kolkata/New Delhi: Government and the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday got into a spat over missed calls and messages with Home Minister P Chidambaram insisting that efforts were made four days back by the Prime Minister to contact Mamata Banerjee but there was no response, evoking a sharp rebuttal from her.As the political drama unfolded a day after Trinamool Congress decided to withdraw support to...
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Australia skipper George Bailey on Wednesday lavished praise on all-rounder Shane Watson, who single-handedly guided his team to a comfortable seven-wicket victory against Ireland in their opening game of the ICC World Twenty20 here.Watson scalped three wickets for 26 runs from his four overs and then came up with a 30-ball 51 in Australia`s successful run chase of 124 runs at the R Premadasa Stadium."I...
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Shane Watson produced a solid all-round performance as Australia launched their campaign in the ICC World Twenty20 with a seven-wicket thrashing of Ireland here on Wednesday.Cameroon White hit the winning runs in the form of a boundary to seal the match in Australia’s favour.David Warner gone, wicket for George Dockrell, it was flighted delivery, Warner used his feet and flicked it towards deep mid...
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Statistical highlights of the World Twenty20 match between Australia and Ireland here on Wednesday.•Niall O`Brien is the highest run-getter for Ireland in the ICC World Twenty20, aggregating 116 runs at an average of 19.33 in seven matches.•Kevin O`Brien and Niall O`Brien have shared a partnership of 52 - Ireland`s highest fifth-wicket stand in the ICC World Twenty20.•Shane Watson (3/26) has recorded...
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Chandrika Tarafdar on Wednesday became the first Indian to win a medal in Youth World Weightlifting Championships after she bagged two bronze in the girls` 44kg category on the opening day at Kosice, Slovakia.Tarafdar won a bronze each in clean and jerk and total lift. She lifted 55kg in snatch, 74kg in clean and jerk for a total effort of 129kg.This is the first time in the history of Youth World...
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Elementary for Watson as Aussies crush Ireland by seven wickets in T20 Group B openerShane Watson inspired Australia to a straightforward seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their opening World Twenty20 group match in Colombo.The 31-year-old all-rounder took three wickets for 26 runs and, despite bowling a poor final over, helped restrict Ireland to 123 for seven.Watson then took to the crease where...
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settings.Shane Watson gave a superb allround performance as Australia crushed Ireland by seven wickets in their opening group match in the World Twenty20 on Wednesday night.Chasing a target of 124 at Colombo's Premadasa Stadium, Australia eased their way to 3-125 with 29 deliveries to spare.Man-of-the-match Watson said George Bailey's men were desperate to avoid becoming a cricket statistic on the...
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Shane Watson's allround brilliance powered Australia to an easy seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their opening Group B match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday....
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Cup.Australia's Shane Watson (R) is congratulated by teammates after dismissing Ireland's William Porterfield for 0 during the ICC World Twenty20 group B match at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo September 19, 2012.(Reuters) - Shane Watson's allround brilliance powered Australia to an easy seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their opening Group B match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.Opening...
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Shane Watson's allround performance powered Australia to an easy seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their opening Group B match of the Twenty20 World...
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Shane Watson's allround performance powered Australia to an easy seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their opening Group B match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.Opening the bowling, Watson claimed three wickets for 26 and returned to hammer a 30-ball 51 as Australia chased down the 124-run victory target with 29 balls to spare.Watson removed Irish captain William Porterfield with the first...
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Australia beat Ireland by seven wickets in their opening group B match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.We...
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Scoreboard of the Australia v Ireland Group B match of the Twenty20 World Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. Ireland: W. Porterfield c Starc b Watson 0 P. Stirling c Watson b Starc 7 E. Joyce c Warner b Maxwell 16 N. O'Brien b Watson 20 G. Wilson lbw b Hogg 5 K. O'Brien cWade b Watson 35 A. Cusack not out ...
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Star all-rounder Shane Watson helped Australia ease past Ireland by seven wickets in a Group B match of the World Twenty20 tournament here Wednesday.Watson took three wickets in Ireland's 123 for seven and then struck 51 off 30 balls before Australia romped home in 15.1 overs with seven wickets in hand.It was an ideal opening game performance for the Australians, who next take on the formidable West...
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Lewis Hamilton faces the heat and humidity of Singapore this weekend with his future still the burning subject of speculation.Press Association Sport has learned fresh talks have taken place over the past few days since Hamilton's victory in the Italian Grand Prix.However, there remains no resolution as Hamilton continues to mull over the biggest decision of his entire career.The choice is simple:...
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are off to winning start in the ICC World T20, 2012 with a seven-wicket win over Ireland at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.Set to chase a modest 124-run target in their Group B match, Australia started off briskly as explosive David Warner and Shane Watson brought-up team’s fifty in the sixth over of the innings. Watson in particular was better to watch as Ireland captain found it difficult to...
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Shane Watson's 51 off 30 balls guided Australia to a seven-wicket victory over Ireland with 29 balls to spare....
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Watson's 51 and 3 wickets for 26 runs helped Australia beat Ireland by 7 wickets in their World T20 opener....
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Lady Gaga reportedly smoked a giant joint during a live concert as she talks about the "medical wonders" of ganja.The 26-year-old songstress puffed marijuana while performing in Amsterdam, where this drug has been decriminalized.The American superstar declared to the audience that she was in the "appropriate place" to discuss her passion for the drug."I want you to know it has totally changed my life...
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Australia cricketer Shane Watson celebrates after he dismissed Ireland cricketer William Porterfield during the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Ireland. (AFP Photo)COLOMBO: Chasing a 124-run target, David Warner and Shane Watson got the Aussies off to a flying start in their World Twenty20 match at R Premadasa Stadium.After a great bowling display by Shane Watson, the Aussie...
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Australia cricketer Shane Watson celebrates after he dismissed Ireland cricketer William Porterfield during the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Ireland. (AFP Photo)NEW DELHI: A valiant effort from Shane Watson and Mitchell Starc restricted Ireland to 123/7 in their World Twenty20 match at R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.The Irish batting had no answer to the Aussie pace...
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Ireland won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in their World Twenty20 Championship match at the R Premadasa Stadium here Wednesday.Australia: David Warner, Shane Watson, Michael Hussey, George Bailey (captain), Cameron White, Glenn Maxwell, Mathew Wade, Daniel Christian, Brad Hogg, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc.Ireland: William Porterfield (captain), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O'Brien,...
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coach Micky Arthur has said he is not worried about former bowling coach Craig McDermotts presence in the Ireland squad, whom they face on Wednesday in their opening group stage match of the Twenty20 World Cup....
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Australian bowlers, led by Shane Watson, were in top form as they restricted Ireland to 123/7 in 20 overs in their Group C match of theWatson, who opened the bowling, dismissed Ireland captain William Porterfield off the first ball of the match. After this early jolt, Ireland never were allowed to score freely. However, O'Brien brothers Kevin and Niall brought some respectability to the total with...
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Ireland's captain William Porterfield has won the toss and chosen to bat against Australia in the World Twenty20 group match at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.Australia named the XI mooted in the build-up, choosing the young fast men Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc ahead of Clint McKay and Ben Hilfenhaus. David Hussey was also deemed surplus to requirements, named 12th man with Australia picking both...
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reportedly smoked a giant joint during a live concert as she spoke about the “medical wonders” ofThe 26-year-old singer puffed marijuana while performing in Amsterdam, where this drug has been decriminalised.The American superstar declared to the audience that she was in the “appropriate place” to discuss her passion for the drug.“I want you to know it has totally changed my life and I’ve really cut...
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Ireland set Australia a target of 124 runs to win the second match of the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup at Colombo on Wednesday.Kevin O'Brien out!! Slower bouncer from Shane Watson, Kevin tried to upper-cut it but edged behind.Niall O'Brien OUT!! Watson cleaned up O'Brien. Niall couldn't judge the line, misses the ball completely.Ed Joyce out!! Caught by Warner! Ed Joyce tried to go over mid off, but...
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Statistical highlights of the World Twenty20 match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe here.Kumar Sangakkara and Mendis added 94 for the fourth-wicket partnership - Sri Lanka`s highest in the ICC World Twenty20. The said partnership is also their highest for the fourth wicket against Zimbabwe in T20Is.Sangakkara`s 44 off 26 balls is his highest score against Zimbabwe in Twenty20 Internationals.Sangakkara...
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Australia is yet to win the World Twenty20 and the first opponent it will face to try and change that unwanted statistic is Ireland, which until recently was ranked higher by the ICC in cricket’s shortest format.The positions have since been swapped with Australia ranked ninth to Ireland’s 10th, but only an impressive victory in the Group B match at Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday will convince many...
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Ireland were 46-4 after 10 overs against Australia in their Group B Twenty20 World Cup match in Colombo on Wednesday.Electing to bat at the R Premadasa Stadium, the Irish made the worst possible start losing skipper William Porterfield, who was caught at long leg off the first ball bowled by Shane Watson.Ed Joyce scored 16 before he was caught off spinner Glenn Maxwell. Veteran Brad Hogg then trapped...
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Real Madrid fashioned a stunning comeback to beat Manchester City 3-2 in a classic Champions League match with a last-gasp Cristiano Ronaldo strike in their Group D opener on Tuesday.There were also wins for Paris St Germain, who beat Dynamo Kiev 4-1 on their return to the competition after eight years, newcomers Malaga, who beat Zenit St Petersburg 3-0 and former Champions League holders Porto who...
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Baltimore Orioles' Chris Davis hits a two-run single against the Seattle Mariners to tie the game in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Seattle.Photo: Ted S. Warren/ APBaltimore Orioles' Chris Davis hits a two-run single against the Seattle Mariners to tie the game in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Seattle.Photo: Ted S. Warren/ APFans...
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Briggs and Dernbach star with the ball as England beat Pakistan in final World Twenty20 warm-upEngland dug in with the ball to pull off an unlikely 15-run victory despite mustering only 111 all out against Pakistan in their second and final ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match.Once again, after their well-chronicled struggles in a 3-0 Test series defeat in the United Arab Emirates last winter, England's...
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Australia coach Micky Arthur has said he is not worried about former bowling coach Craig McDermott's presence in the Ireland squad, whom they face on Wednesday in their opening group stage match of the Twenty20 World Cup."The coaches don't play the game. He could pass on all that info that he liked," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Arthur, as saying."It's like when hopefully we come up against [Arthur's...
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Lady Gaga reportedly smoked a giant joint during a live concert as she talks about the "medical wonders" of ganja.The 26-year-old songstress puffed marijuana while performing in Amsterdam, where this drug has been decriminalized.The American superstar declared to the audience that she was in the "appropriate place" to discuss her passion for the drug."I want you to know it has totally changed my life...
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Chantelle Houghton has threatened to sue an entertainment magazine after it published her former boyfriend Alex Reid's accusations about their night-time bust-up.The 37-year-old mixed martial arts fighter had previously said that he was "flabbergasted" at the events following his arrest and claimed that the first he came to know of their split was from Twitter.The sportsperson said that the 29-year-old...
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Colombo, Sep 19 (IANS) Ireland won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in their World Twenty20 Championship match at the R Premadasa Stadium here Wednesday.Australia: David Warner, Shane Watson, Michael Hussey, George Bailey (captain), Cameron White, Glenn Maxwell, Mathew Wade, Daniel Christian, Brad Hogg, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc.Ireland: William Porterfield (captain), Paul Stirling,...
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England dug in with the ball to pull off an unlikely 15-run victory despite mustering only 111 all out against Pakistan in their second and final ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match.Once again, after their well-chronicled struggles in a 3-0 Test series defeat in the United Arab Emirates last winter, England's batsmen had no answer to the wiles of Saeed Ajmal (four for 14) at the P Sara Oval.But Danny...
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Ajantha Mendis's six-wicket haul spun Sri Lanka to a 82-run victory against Zimbabwe in the World Twenty20 2012 opener....
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French government has called for restraint after learning that a satirical weekly plans to publish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad on Wednesday just as an anti-Islam video has ignited Muslim protests around the globe.The Paris offices of the paper, Charlie Hebdo, were firebombed last November after it published a mocking caricature of Mohammad, and in 2005 Danish cartoons of the Prophet sparked a...
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Colombo: India will have to quickly decide on their team combination as they launch their ICC World Twenty20 campaign against minnows Afghanistan in Colombo on Wednesday, hoping to get into the groove for the tougher battles ahead.A win will ensure a Super Eights berth for champions of the 2007edition even before they take on England in their second and final group league match on September 23.In their...
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senator Cory Bernardi says he decided to resign as Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's parliamentary secretary for the good of the coalition.Mr Abbott on Wednesday accepted Senator Bernardi's resignation amid controversy over his comments linking gay marriage to bestiality and polygamy."I have taken this decision in the interests of the coalition," Senator Bernardi said in a statement."My focus is now...
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Spinner Ajantha Mendis takes six wickets to give Sri Lanka perfect start to World T20Sri Lankan cricketer Ajantha Mendis celebrates after dismissing Zimbabwe's Prosper Utseya at the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in Hambantota. Picture: Ishara S. KodikaraSPINNER Ajantha Mendis took a record six wickets for just eight runs as hosts Sri Lanka humbled Zimbabwe in the opening match of the World Twenty...
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Strong contenders Bardez Veterans recorded a narrow 1-0 goal victory over Chinchinim Veterans to enter the last four in V M Salgaocar memorial veterans football tournamant organised by Prime Sport at St John Baptist ground, Dando-Benaulim, Sunday.Bardez made the perfect start and went ahead in the very second minute when Chinchinim goalkeeper Laureno D'Sousa was penalisedtaken by Bardez's Seby D'Costa...
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Old wounds amplified outrage over a burning territorial dispute Tuesday as thousands of Chinese protested Tokyo's purchase of islands claimed by Beijing and marked the 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion that China has never forgotten.China marks every Sept. 18 by blowing sirens to remember a 1931 incident that Japan used as a pretext to invade Manchuria, setting off a brutal occupation of China...
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Ajantha Mendis produced extraordinary bowling figures of six for eight to lead Sri Lanka to a crushing 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the opening Twenty20 World Cup match on Tuesday.Mendis, returning to the side following nine months out due to a back injury, bowled with his usual control and tantalising length to surpass his own Twenty20 record figures of six for 16 against Australia in 2011.Mendis's...
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AMMINORITY owners who won a landmark court ruling to overturn the collective sale of Horizon Towers returned to the High Court this week as fallout from the bitter dispute continues....
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Tottenham are still waiting to discover how long Benoit Assou-Ekotto faces on the sidelines amid fears he could be ruled out for up to a month.Left-back Assou-Ekotto missed Andre Villas-Boas' first win in charge at Reading on Sunday with a knee problem that may require a 'washout' procedure, ruling him out for around four weeks.Losing Assou-Ekotto, who has barely missed a match in the last four seasons,...
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meeting to discuss the future of European competition has been described as "productive" by the body charged with governing the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup.Stakeholders of European Rugby Cup met with the Rugby Football Union and Premier Rugby in Dublin on Tuesday.Premier Rugby says BT has exclusive rights to broadcast Premiership matches from next season, and European games involving Premiership...
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Ajantha Mendis produced extraordinary bowling figures of six for eight to lead Sri Lanka to a crushing 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the opening Twenty20 World Cup match on Tuesday.Mendis, returning to the side following injury, took two wickets in his first over went on to surpass his own record of figures six for 16 against Australia in 2011.Mendis's name sake Jeevan Mendis took three for 24 as both...
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