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JNSC gears up for Churchill match

December 31st, 2011

By Our Reporter SHILLONG: In what could be a perfect new year gift for football lovers of the state, the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex (JNSC) is expected to be ready to host Shillong Lajong’s home match against Churchill Brothers on January 18. Talking to The Shillong Times, Deputy Chief Minister Incharge of Sports and Youth [...]

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Chances of winning series Down Under over: Gavaskar

December 31st, 2011

Melbourne: The on-going rubber against Aust-ralia was seen as India’s best chance of winning a series Down Under, but former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday said that the vistiors should forget about such a possibility after the humiliating loss in the first Test here. India witnessed yet another poor start to an overseas tour after [...]

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Dada backs India at Sydney

December 31st, 2011

SYDNEY: Former captain Sourav Ganguly is confident India will bounce back in the second Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground ( SCG) starting on Tuesday. India suffered a 122-run loss in the first Test that ended within four days at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Ganguly, who led India in the drawn Test [...]

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Sachin Tendulkar is just another batsman, says Siddle

December 31st, 2011

MELBOURNE: Having claimed the prized wicket of Sachin Tendulkar in both the innings of the first Test at Melbourne, Australia pace spearhead Peter Siddle hopes to nail the iconic batsman again during the Test series. “He is just another batsman. Be it openers or number 11, you just like to get wicket all the time. [...]

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Novak ousts Fedex at Abu Dhabi

December 31st, 2011

ABU DHABI: Novak Djokovic easily swept aside Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1 to reach the final of the World Tennis Championship exhibition on Friday. The No. 1-ranked Djokovic appeared to have shaken off the rust he complained about coming into the event and showed plenty of the dominant play that helped him amass a 70-6 record [...]

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Ferguson wary of Tottenham title bid

December 31st, 2011

MANCHESTER: Sir Alex Ferguson believes Tottenham Hotspur pose a real threat to Manchester United’s hopes of retaining the Premier League title as they are “playing the best football in the country”. Both Manchester City and Manchester United are seven points clear of third-placed Spurs at the top of the table but Harry Redknapp’s men have [...]

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Fletcher’s Oz jinx continues

December 31st, 2011

MELBOURNE: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a jinxed man in his corner and it’s none other than coach Duncan Fletcher. For all the praise and admiration the Zimbabwean gets in the cricketing world for his technical wisdom, his record in Australia is as abysmal as it gets. Fletcher, while he was coach of England [...]

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