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Man Utd beat Wigan to take Premier League title
Region: IndiaManchester United beat Wigan 2-0 on Sunday to clinch the club's 17th English title. A first-half penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo and a late strike by Ryan Giggs - on the day he equalled Bobby Charlton's record of appearances for United - sealed the tenth title under manager Sir Alex Ferguson. United finished two points clear of Chelsea, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Bolton at Stamford Bridge. Kevin Davies scored a la... more
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Latest Controversy in the Indian Premiere League
Region: India
The Indian Premiere League, the Twenty Twenty Cricket Tournament, which had its gala opening on April, 23 rd, 2008, is also marred by some recurring controversies ever since the tournament began, the first being the slapping episode involving highly volatile Harbajan Singh and Sreesanth, the second being the rather unnecessary dancing show of girls in their barest minimum outfits in the match venue in the presenc... more
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A Focus on Harbajan Singh
Region: IndiaIndia’s ace Offspin bowler Harbajan Singh,hailing from Punjab from a lower middle class family shot into prominence in the year 2001, during the India-Australia home series, which India won 2-1.Still Harbajan Singh’s hat-trick that he achieved against the Australia, in the Calcutta Test, is in vivid memory for which he received personal accolades from the then Prime Minister of India, Mr.Atal Behari Vajpaye... more
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The Indian Premiere League, a treasure house for Cricketers:A Proof
Region: IndiaThe Indian Premiere League is no doubt a cash rich tournament. As Kevin Peterson said what a cricket player earns in the IPL in a short span of 6 weeks is more than what he earns in a county match in England in a span of six months. No wonder the IPL Twenty Twenty tournament has worldwide attraction and lured away players from across the continents, even at the risk of loosing their own place in their respect... more
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Japan: Nagano Red for Olympic Torch Relay
Region: Japan
by Chris Salzberg The Japanese leg of the Olympic torch relay came to an end on Saturday without serious incident, but many Japanese bloggers who attended the event were left with lasting — and often bitter — impressions. The story of a Tibetan exile living in Taiwan, who jumped at the runner and was taken down by police, sparked hundreds of posts on 2channel, as did the choice of police to block protester... more
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BCCI to Hold Enquiry Into the Harbajan Singh Episode
Region: India
It is unfortunate to note that the IPL Cricket series which began well with a bang with all its pomp and glory has been marred with a controversial and ugly incident involving two Indian cricketors, Harbajan Singh and Sreesanth, the former slapping the latter at the Mohali Cricket Ground, after the match between Mumbai XI and Punjab XI was won by Punjab XI. IPL on its own conducted an enquiry with the match refer... more
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Indian Olympic Association Suspends Indian Hockey Federation
Region: India
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday suspended the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) for bringing discredit to the nation through its activities and decided to form an ad hoc committee to run the affairs of the game. At an Executive Committee meeting convened to discuss the future of hockey administration following allegations leveled against the IHF secretary K.Jothikumaran, a unanimous decision was taken to s... more
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Harbajan Singh is likely to be suspended for five tests and ten ODI matches
Region: IndiaThe unfortunate slapping episode involving Harbajan Singh and Sreesanth has raised many an eyebrows and spreading a controversy, whether BCCI has been very liberal towards its players and lacking control over its players. Harbajjan Singh had been in the centre stage of controversy in the India’s recent tour of Australia. His comments against Andrew Symonds something like ‘Monkey’ during the Syd... more
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Gilchrist's fastest Century in IPLT20
Region: India
After lying low for three matches, the Deccan Chargers came out in full force on Sunday to maul Mumbai Indians and record their first win of the IPL tournament at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai. After restricting the home side to a modest 154, the Chargers made mockery of the Mumbai total courtesy Adam Gilchrist’s savage 47-ball 109 not out to overhaul the target in just 12 overs without losing a wicket. The wi... more
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Pompilio To Talk On Tuesday
Region: Argentina
Boca President Pedro Pompilio announced there will be a press conference on Tuesday morning regarding the status of the rescheduling of the Argentine Superclásico this coming Sunday. Javier Castrilli, the current subsecretary in the Office of Safety in Public Spectacles with the Ministry of the Interior, mentioned that for safety reasons, he would like to see the match played at 11am local time as co... more
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