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A largely frustrating outing for most of the Indian bowlers was made worse for the team by batting sensation Prithvi Shaw’s injury setback on the third day of the tour game against Cricket Australia XI here. Cricket Australia XI were 356/6 in 102 overs at stumps in response to India’s 358 all out at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. More than the runs scored by CA XI, it was Shaw’s ankle injury which gave India the grief as he was ruled out of the first Test in Adelaide starting December…

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Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu believes she would be in top form at the BWF’s World Tour Final as a recent break gave her the time to be well-prepared for the season-ending tournament starting December 12.Olympic silver medallist Sindhu, who finished runners-up at the last edition of the event in Dubai, skipped last week’s Syed Modi International in Lucknow to focus on the USD 1,500,000 event to be held at Guangzhou.It is the third time that the Indian ace qualified for the prestigious event and asked if she would…

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Senior Indian woman cricketer Mithali Raj Tuesday slammed Committee of Administrators member Diana Edulji and coach Ramesh Powar, saying the two are biased against her and have tried to “destroy” her.In a scathing e-mail to the BCCI, which is in possession of PTI, Mithali said her axing from the World T20 semifinal against England reduced her to tears and left her the most deflated in her over two-decade long career. In the note to BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and GM (Cricket Operations) Saba Karim, one of India’s finest batswomen alleged that…

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Skipper Joe Root hailed England’s “complete team-effort” Monday after his team sealed a tense victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final Test to record their first overseas series sweep in 55 years.In the face of stubborn Sri Lankan resistance, spinners Jack Leach and Moeen Ali took four wickets each to set up the 42 run win inside four days in Colombo. Needing 327 for an unlikely victory, Sri Lanka reached 284Leach trapped captain Suranga Lakmal lbw for 11 to trigger celebrations for England who have not won all…

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Virat Kohli fired the opening salvo on the Australia tour with a match-winning 61, helping India win the third T20 International by six wickets and draw the three-match series 1-1 here Sunday. Kohli’s sublime 41-ball knock and his 60-run unbeaten stand with Dinesh Karthik (22 not out off 18) gave India the much needed series levelling win ahead of the all important Test series beginning December 6 at Adelaide. The captain’s perfectly executed chase in 19.4 overs came after Shikhar Dhawan (41 off 22 balls) and Rohit Sharma (23 off 16 balls)…

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Staring at an imminent defeat after seven successive series wins on trot, India will be looking for yet another solid bowling performance against a brittle Australian top-order in third and final T20 International on Sunday.India were in with a very good chance of levelling the series in Melbourne on Friday after reducing Australia to 132 for 7 in 19 overs but rain put paid to their hopes.Now a win at the SCG will at least let Virat Kohli’s team share the bragging rights and more importantly remain in a good…

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When Elias Ymer, the number one Swedish tennis player of Ethiopian descent, watched ‘Dangal’ he could not stop tears from rolling down his eyes.The story reminded him of his father’s struggle for him and his two younger brothers (Mikael and Rafael), who at one stage faced similar difficulties, if not opposition, while establishing themselves as tennis players in their adopted country.”Ethiopia is known more for producing runners and it had nothing to do with tennis, so people started saying you can’t be tennis players,” Ymer said, recalling the days when…

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The Indian players may not be formidable on grass but playing Italy on that surface will give the hosts a psychological advantage, reckons Davis Cup coach Zeeshan Ali. To qualify for the inaugural 24-team Davis Cup Finals, India need to beat Italy which boasts four top-100 players, led by world number 13 Fabio Fognini.The Italians, who are superior on hard and clay courts, might struggle on grass and that is the reason why the Indian team management has asked for a tie at South Club in Kolkata.”Playing on clay or hard…

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Taipei, Nov 19 (DIN NEWS) The International Olympic Committee has warned Taiwan that it could lose its right to compete if it tries to change its name for the 2020 Games in Tokyo, ahead of a referendum that will incense Beijing. Taiwan will vote Saturday on whether the island should compete as “Taiwan” and not “Chinese Taipei” in a controversial referendum alongside local elections. China, which still claims sovereignty over self-ruling democratic Taiwan, is particularly sensitive to the island’s use of names, emblems and flags at international events. These sensitivities…

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London, Nov 19 (DIN NEWS) Novak Djokovic set his sights on the Australian Open after a painful defeat in the ATP Finals at the hands of Alexander Zverev took some of the gloss off an incredible season. The Serbian world number one looked unbeatable heading into Sunday’s final, winning all four of his matches in London in straight sets and not dropping serve once. But his 21-year-old opponent showed no fear at a packed O2 Arena, trading heavy blows with his illustrious opponent from the back of the court and…

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