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Older players like Tendulkar inspire Ponting

Older players like Tendulkar inspire PontingMelbourne, Dec 27 - Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting Tuesday said older players like Sachin Tendulkar inspired him to score a flamboyant 62 in the first innings against India in the Boxing Day Test.  Read more »

Ponting under pressure to retain place in squad after Marsh’s BBL comeback

 Ponting under pressure to retain place in squad after Marsh’s BBL comebackMelbourne, Dec 24 : Veteran Australian batsman Ricky Ponting is reportedly under pressure to retain his place in the squad  Read more »

Swami Army to target Ponting during Boxing Day Test

 Swami Army to target Ponting during Boxing Day Test Sydney, Dec 22 : The Swami Army, which is India’s version of England’s Barmy Army, will be out in full force at the MCG for the Australia-India Test series opener on Boxing Day and have set their sights on Ricky Ponting.  Read more »

Majority of Oz cricket fans back Ponting for Test series against India: Poll

Majority of Oz cricket fans back Ponting for Test series against India: PollMelbourne, Dec 20 : Australian cricket fans have backed batsman Ricky Ponting for the four-Test series against India before deciding on his retirement from international cricket.  Read more »

McGrath warns India against Australian quicks; backs Ponting

McGrath warns India against Australian quicks; backs Ponting  Read more »

Sydney, Dec 20 -  Australian fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath warned India to watch out for Australia's fast bowlers and said he expected Ricky Ponting to find form in the

Ponting gives preference to batters training camp, instead of Big Bash

Ponting gives preference to batters training camp, instead of Big BashMelbourne, Dec 19 : Ricky Ponting, who is celebrating his 37th birthday today, has opted to attend the training camp for the Boxing Day Test, instead of turning  Read more »

Vinay Kumar not worried about pressure of playing in Boxing Day Test

Sydney, Dec 19 : Vinay Kumar, who is expected to replace Ricky Ponting's nemesis Ishant Sharma if he is unfit, is not worried about the pressure of playing in the Boxing Day Test.  Read more »

Preparation for Test series against India will be ideal: Ponting

Preparation for Test series against India will be ideal: PontingSydney, Dec 17 - Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who is struggling with form, said his preparation for the Boxing Day Test against India will be the best but admitted  Read more »

Big Bash League outing ‘not my preparation’ for Boxing Day Test against India: Ponting

 Big Bash League outing ‘not my preparation’ for Boxing Day Test against India: Ponting Sydney, Dec 17 : Australian batsman Ricky Ponting has dismissed suggestions that his one-off  Read more »

Ponting admits challenge of ‘scoring runs consistently’ to retain Oz Test spot

Ponting admits challenge of ‘scoring runs consistently’ to retain Oz Test spotSydney, Dec 17: Out-of-form Australian batsman Ricky Ponting concedes that he and fellow veteran Michael Hussey need to find runs quickly to cement their place in the Test squad.  Read more »

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Hulk determined to win over Brazil fans

Hulk determined to win over Brazil fansFortaleza (Brazil), June 19 - Brazil forward Hulk insists he is unaffected by jeers from the stands and has vowed to win over the hearts and minds of Brazilian supporters during the Confederations Cup.  Read more »

Spain retains UEFA Under-21 crown

UEFA-U-21Jerusalem, June 19 : Spain retained the 2013 UEFA U-21 soccer championship beating Italy 4-2 here at the Teddy Stadium.

Spanish captain Thiago Alcantara hit a hat-trick in the first half  Read more »

Sri Lankans will target Indian bowling: Jayasuriya

Sanath-JayasuriyaCardiff, June 19 : Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya said Sri Lanka will target the Indian bowlers during the Champions Trophy semifinal slated for Thursday at the Sophia Gardens here.  Read more »

Champions Tropny semifinals: England put South Africa in to bat

england-vs-south-africaLondon, June 19 : England opted to field against South Africa in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy at the Kennington Oval here Wednesday.  Read more »

Mahindra's Locatelli takes double win at Misano

Andrea-LocatelliMisano (Italy), June 17 : Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV Moto3 which concluded at the Misano World Circuit here.  Read more »

Gill leads APRC field by 12 minutes

Gaurav-GillNoumea (New Caledonia), June 15 : Gaurav Gill (co-driver Glenn Macneall) took a commanding 12-minute lead for the MRF Tyres Rally team after Day 1 of the Rally of New Caledonia, the second round of the  Read more »