03 | March | 2013 | The Shillong Times

March 3rd, 2013

Indian bowlers dominate as Clarke scores fighting 91

March 3rd, 2013

Hyderabad: Australian captain Michael Clarke stood tall amid the ruins with a classy 91 even as India took early control of the second cricket Test with a dominating display by the bowlers on the opening day here on Saturday. India’s bowlers produced clinical performances in the opening and the final sessions on a track which [...]

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We can restrict hosts to under 230: Wade

March 3rd, 2013

Hyderabad: They have not posted a big first innings total but Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade says their bowlers can still get them a lead against India in the second cricket Test. Australia declared their innings at 237 for nine after electing to bat. “These wickets are so different to what we are used to playing [...]

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Great to see Bhuvneshwar make an impact

March 3rd, 2013

By Sanjay Manjrekar It’s been hard to gauge how the pitches have been in the series so far. One look at the Chennai pitch and you thought the match would not go into the fourth day, but you saw almost a 1,000 runs scored in the first two innings of that match. Here again in [...]

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Djoker triumps in Dubai

March 3rd, 2013

DUBAI: Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 18 matches to claim a fourth Dubai Championships in five years on Saturday, underlining his status as the world’s best player after beating Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-3 in the final. The Serb was ruthless in coming back from a break down in the first set, converting two [...]

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Assam CM attacked by supporters

March 3rd, 2013

Congress party supporters attack Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, AICC general secretary Shakeel Ahmed and Luizinho Falerio, who were addressing the press at Congress Bhavan in Agartala on Saturday after a review meeting on the party’s defeat in the Assembly polls in Tripura. (PTI)

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Delimitation, lack of time led to poll debacle: James

March 3rd, 2013

By Our Reporter SHILLONG: Delimitation of constituencies and lack of sufficient time for the new party NPP to spread its wings across the State resulted in the poll debacle, party legislator James Sangma said on Saturday. James, who is camping in Shillong, told reporters that while the delimitation made the contest difficult in many constituencies [...]

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‘House will miss Conrad’

March 3rd, 2013

By Our Reporter SHILLONG: The Sangma brothers, Conrad and James, were known to be firebrand opposition members, who had made the Government accountable during the past Assembly sessions. While James returned, his brother Conrad could not make it to the 9th Assembly. James told reporters on Saturday that the defeat of his brother Conrad was [...]

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