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February 27th, 2012

Wahingdoh gear up for final round

February 27th, 2012

By Our Reporter SHILLONG: Six teams including home favourites Royal Wahingdoh would battle it out in the final round of the 2nd Division I-League which is scheduled to start from March 3. The teams would face each other twice in the final round which is divided into two legs. The first leg would be held [...]

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‘Sandeep Mania’ grips stadium

February 27th, 2012

New Delhi: It was ‘Sandeep Mania’ at its peak with a near-capacity crowd cheering ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh as he did a ‘high-five’ to fulfill India’s ‘London Dreams’ at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium today. Once known as the ‘enfant terrible’ of Indian hockey, Sandeep scripted the finest hour of his chequered international career as [...]

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Sandeep powers India to London Olympics

February 27th, 2012

New Delhi: Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh slammed five goals, including a hat-trick, as India qualified for London Olympics men’s hockey after missing out the 2008 edition by spanking France 8-1 in the final of the qualification tournament here on Sunday. Coming into the game with the memories of Santiago debacle four years ago still fresh [...]

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Bedi pitches for new Test captain

February 27th, 2012

NEW DELHI: Blaming Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the apparent ‘rift’ in the Indian cricket team in Australia, former captain Bishan Singh Bedi on Sunday said that time has now come for the side to have a new Test skipper. Bedi felt that Dhoni had failed to maintain harmony in the Indian team in Australia by [...]

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India surrender at Sydney

February 27th, 2012

Sydney: India is virtually knocked out of the cricket tri-series after a crushing 87-run defeat at the hands of Australia, which qualified for the final after Sunday’s 10th match of the tournament, which also features Sri Lanka. Only a miracle of Australia beating Sri Lanka in the next tie and then India also beating Sri [...]

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Dhoni slams Lee for obstructing Sachin

February 27th, 2012

SYDNEY: A major controversy erupted in the tri-series match between India and Australia at the SCG, with Sachin Tendulkar being dismissed in a debatable run out and visiting captain Mehendra Singh Dhoni lashing out at pacer Brett Lee for standing on the way of the batsman. The action unfolded after the final delivery of the [...]

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Relationship with Andre not been ideal: Lampard

February 27th, 2012

LONDON: Frank Lampard said his relationship with Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has ‘not been ideal’ during the young Portuguese coach’s first season in charge at Stamford Bridge. Lampard, who at 33 is just a a year younger than the boss, has lost his automatic starting place in the lineup and was on the bench for [...]

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