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Taufel, Aleem Dar to officiate at World T20 final

Taufel, Aleem Dar to officiate at World T20 final  Read more »

Colombo, Oct 6 : Australia's Simon Taufel and Pakistan's Aleem Dar will be officiating as the on-field umpires in the World Twenty20 final between hosts Sri Lanka and West Indies here Sunday.

Gayle hoping to show off ‘Gangnam-style’ moves after T20 WC final against Sri Lanka

 Gayle hoping to show off ‘Gangnam-style’ moves after T20 WC final against Sri Lanka	 Read more »

Colombo, Oct 6 : Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle has said the team would head into the Twenty20 World Cup

Sorry Sri Lanka, West Indies will win: Gayle

Sorry Sri Lanka, West Indies will win: Gayle  Read more »

Colombo, Oct 6 : Chris Gayle, whose powerful batting laid the foundation for a West Indies semi-final win against Australia Friday, is predicting his side will emerge victorious when they meet Sri Lanka in the World Twenty20 final Sunday.

Crowd interest on decline in ongoing T20 World Cup: Jones

Crowd interest on decline in ongoing T20 World Cup: Jones	 Read more »

Colombo, Oct 6 : Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones has said too much Twenty20 cricket around the globe is resulting in crowd interest declining in the ongoing World Cup in Sri Lanka.

‘Helpless’ Bailey warns Lanka to halt ‘Gayle-storm’ in final or forget about winning

‘Helpless’ Bailey warns Lanka to halt ‘Gayle-storm’ in final or forget about winning	 Read more »

Colombo, Oct 6 : Australian captain George Bailey has admitted they were left helpless once explosive West

Pollard can give Windies boost again to lift WC trophy: Gayle

Pollard can give Windies boost again to lift WC trophy: Gayle	 Read more »

Colombo, Oct 6 : West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has asked his teammate Kieron Pollard to once against boost his team fortunes with his bat, as he did during his outplay against Australia in their semi-final.

World T20: West Indies score 205/4 against Australia

World T20: West Indies score 205/4 against Australia  Read more »

Colombo, Oct 5 : Chris Gayle smashed 75 off 41 balls as the West Indies scored 205 for four against Australia in the second semi-final of the World Twenty20 Championship at the R Premadasa stadium here Friday.

Umar Akmal found guilty of breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Umar Akmal found guilty of breaching ICC Code of Conduct  Read more »

Colombo, Oct 5 : Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for a level 2 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during his side's 16 run defeat against Sri Lanka

Umar Akmal fined for ignoring umpires

Umar Akmal fined for ignoring umpiresColombo, Oct 5 : Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal lost half of his match fee for changing his gloves without the umpires' permission during his team's World Twenty20 semi-final against Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa Stadium here.  Read more »

Akmal fined for ‘offensive’ snub of umpires’ authority during Sri Lanka defeat

Akmal fined for ‘offensive’ snub of umpires’ authority during Sri Lanka defeat	 Read more »

Colombo, Oct 5 : Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been fined 50 percent of his match fee for offensively snubbing the umpires'
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Ukrainian clubs target Brazil winger Osvaldo

Luiz-FelipeRio de Janeiro, May 22 : Brazil international winger Osvaldo is reportedly a summer transfer target of Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist Kharkiv.  Read more »

Ajax coach De Boer agrees to extend contract

Frank-de-BoerThe Hague, May 22 : Ajax football coach Frank de Boer has agreed to extend his contract until the middle of 2017.

The Amsterdam-based club announced Tuesday that De Boer, whose current contract  Read more »

Royals down Sunrisers for Qualifier spot

Royals down Sunrisers for Qualifier spotNew Delhi, May 22 : Scandal-hit Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Eliminator here at the Ferozeshah Kotla Wednesday to enter Qualifier 2.  Read more »

British journalist pens Lara’s biography

Brian-LaraCambridge, May 22 : British journalist James Fuller has written a biography of former West Indies captain Brian Lara, one of the greatest cricketers of all time.  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

mahindraMumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine.  Read more »

Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »