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Group Captain Sachin: The cricketer in another blue and wings

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) In a light blue terrycot half-sleeve shirt, silk rank braid on his shoulders and collar tags of an Indian Air Force (IAF) group captain - that is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the cricketing wonder of India, in his new innings and uniform.

ICC insists Pakistani cricketers have a case to answer

London, Sep 3 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Friday said that Pakistani players Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Aamer have a case to answer and defended its decision to suspend the trio for alleged spot-fixing, insisting that there is no conspiracy against Pakistani cricket....
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Sachin dons new cap, is air force group captain

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Indian sports icon Sachin Tendulkar was Friday conferred the honorary rank of group captain by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for services the cricketer has rendered to the nation through the sport....
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Sharath Kamal drops two places to 41 in latest rankings

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) India's top paddler Sharath Kamal fell two places from 39 to 41 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Rankings....
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Pakistan envoy attacks ICC for suspending trio

London, Sep 3 (IANS) Pakistan's High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan Friday attacked International Cricket Council (ICC) for suspending three Pakistani players even while the police investigation was going on in the spot-fixing scandal....
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Croatian coach to revamp Bangladesh football

Dhaka, Sep 3 (IANS) Croatian Robert Rubcic has been named as the chief coach of Bangladesh's national football team for the Asian Games to be held in November....
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Top New Zealand golfer reveals affair with Japanese

Wellington, Sep 3 (DPA) New Zealand's top golfer David Smail, who has been married for 25 years, revealed Friday that he had an affair with a Japanese woman but said he was no Tiger Woods....
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US Open results Thursday

New York, Sep 3 (DPA) Results Thursday at the 23-million-dollar US Open ...
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Pakistani trio dropped from ODI squad, get legal help

By Omar Khalid - - - - London, Sep 2 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday dropped the tainted trio of cricketers for the remainder of the England tour but decided to extend them all legal help, insisting that they are innocent till proven guilty....
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Rugby India leaves for Shanghai Sevens

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) After successful stints at Istanbul and England, the Indian rugby team will leave Thursday night for the Shanghai Sevens tournament scheduled Sep 4-5 in Shanghai....
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Kapil urges Imran Khan to save Pakistan cricket

Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) Former India captain Kapil Dev Thursday called for severe punishment for Pakistan players found guilty in the spot-fixing controversy, and asked legendary Pakistan cricketer Imran Khan to take the initiative to save the game in his country....
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Indian women lose to Australia in hockey World Cup

Rosario (Argentina), Sep 2 (IANS) India went down 3-6 to Australia in their second match of the women's hockey WOrld Cup....
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Pakistan to defend tainted trio in court of law

By Omar Khalid - - - - London, Sep 2 (IANS) Pakistan declared Thursday that it will defend its tainted trio of cricketers in the court of law, insisting that they are innocent till proven guilty....
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US Open: Bhupathi-Mirnyi advance, Bopanna-Yan bow out

New York, Sep 2 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus advanced to the men's doubles second round at the US Open tennis tournament....
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Indian Railways second in international shooting event

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Indian Railways have bagged the second position in an international shooting event held in Krakow, Poland from Aug 23 to Aug 27, an official statement said Thursday. ...
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Australia include teenage fast bowler for India tour

Melbourne, Sep 2 (IANS) Teenage rookie fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been included in the 15-man squad Cricket Australia (CA) announced Thursday for the two-Test series in India....
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Pakistan drop tainted trio from England tour

By Omar Khalid - - - - Taunton, Sep 2 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday ruled out the tainted trio of captain Salman Butt and pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer for the rest of England tour with team manager Yawar Saeed declaring that reinforcements will be called next week....
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Afridi vows to put aside spot-fixing scandal

By Omar Khalid - - - - - Taunton, Sep 2 (IANS) Pakistan's one-day cricket captain Shahid Afridi vowed to put aside a raging betting scandal allegedly involving three of his key players and lead his side from the front in the series against England in Cardiff from Sunday....
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US Open results Wednesday

New York, Sep 2 (DPA) Results Wednesday at the 23-million-dollar US Open (x indicates new result)....
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US Open: Paes-Dlouhy crash out, Bopanna-Qureshi advance

New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Defending champions and third seeds Leander Paes of India and Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic crashed out of the first round while India\'s Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan\'s Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi advanced to the second round of the US Open men\'s doubles tennis....
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ICC insists Pakistani cricketers have a case to answer

London, Sep 3 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Friday said that Pakistani players Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Aamer have a case to answer and defended its decision to suspend the trio for alleged spot-fixing, insisting that there is no conspiracy against Pakistani cricket.

Group Captain Sachin: The cricketer in another blue and wings

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) In a light blue terrycot half-sleeve shirt, silk rank braid on his shoulders and collar tags of an Indian Air Force (IAF) group captain - that is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the cricketing wonder of India, in his new innings and uniform.

Sachin dons new cap, is air force group captain

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Indian sports icon Sachin Tendulkar was Friday conferred the honorary rank of group captain by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for services the cricketer has rendered to the nation through the sport.

Sharath Kamal drops two places to 41 in latest rankings

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) India's top paddler Sharath Kamal fell two places from 39 to 41 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Rankings.

Pakistan envoy attacks ICC for suspending trio

London, Sep 3 (IANS) Pakistan's High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan Friday attacked International Cricket Council (ICC) for suspending three Pakistani players even while the police investigation was going on in the spot-fixing scandal.

Croatian coach to revamp Bangladesh football

Dhaka, Sep 3 (IANS) Croatian Robert Rubcic has been named as the chief coach of Bangladesh's national football team for the Asian Games to be held in November.

Top New Zealand golfer reveals affair with Japanese

Wellington, Sep 3 (DPA) New Zealand's top golfer David Smail, who has been married for 25 years, revealed Friday that he had an affair with a Japanese woman but said he was no Tiger Woods.

US Open results Thursday

New York, Sep 3 (DPA) Results Thursday at the 23-million-dollar US Open

Pakistani trio dropped from ODI squad, get legal help

By Omar Khalid - - - - London, Sep 2 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday dropped the tainted trio of cricketers for the remainder of the England tour but decided to extend them all legal help, insisting that they are innocent till proven guilty.

Rugby India leaves for Shanghai Sevens

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) After successful stints at Istanbul and England, the Indian rugby team will leave Thursday night for the Shanghai Sevens tournament scheduled Sep 4-5 in Shanghai.