This may not be one of his Best game but is definately memorable for him and his fans as it was little different this time bcoz in 2007 he missed a lot of hundreds and obviously neither him nor his fans wanted this to continue in 2008 and this hundred came at a right time.
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India toiled hard to defeat hosts Australia 2-1 in their second tie of the Hopman Cup Tuesday, and kept alive their chances of making it to the final of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) team event.
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna claimed the honours for India, winning the deciding mixed doubles rubber in a tie-breaker against Alicia Molik and Peter Luczak 6-2, 4-6, 7- read more »
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India toiled hard to defeat hosts Australia 2-1 in their second tie of the Hopman Cup Tuesday, and kept alive their chances of making it to the final of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) team event.
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna claimed the honours for India, winning the deciding mixed doubles rubber in a tie-breaker against Alicia Molik and Peter Luczak 6-2, 4-6, 7- read more »
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2007 is over and bad dreams have vanished with every cracker burnt in Mumbai.
The Mumbai team though will still be mourning - coming into the new year, as their dreams went up in smoke.
After failing to qualify for the Ranji Trophy semi-finals in this edition, the holders will definitely be hoping that the coming year will be brighter than the last.
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The Mumbai team though will still be mourning - coming into the new year, as their dreams went up in smoke.
After failing to qualify for the Ranji Trophy semi-finals in this edition, the holders will definitely be hoping that the coming year will be brighter than the last.
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Young, poor cricketers from UP and Bihar come to what was once Indian cricket’s capital, make waves in local circuit.
Even as a 15-year-old growing up in Motihari, Bihar, Murtuza Hussain, a budding cricketer with modest means, knew Mumbai wasn’t merely the country’s cricketing hub but also the financial capital.
He grew up with boys whose pockets swelled when their families received the muc read more »
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Even as a 15-year-old growing up in Motihari, Bihar, Murtuza Hussain, a budding cricketer with modest means, knew Mumbai wasn’t merely the country’s cricketing hub but also the financial capital.
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India's star-studded batting line-up may have squandered the advantage earned by their bowlers but Sachin Tendulkar insisted the match is far from over and promised a fightback against Australia.
Indian bowlers did a smart job by bowling out the hosts for 343 in their first essay but the batsmen let them down as the visitors collapsed for 196, handing the hosts a first innings lead of 147 ru read more »
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Indian bowlers did a smart job by bowling out the hosts for 343 in their first essay but the batsmen let them down as the visitors collapsed for 196, handing the hosts a first innings lead of 147 ru read more »
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Dozens of rowdy cricket fans were ejected from the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on the first day of the Boxing Day Test match, the Australian media reported here on Wednesday.
More than 30 boisterous spectators have been booted out of the stadium for throwing missiles during banned Mexican waves and other unruly conduct. One fan was fined Australian $215 (US$187) for re-entering the ground read more »
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More than 30 boisterous spectators have been booted out of the stadium for throwing missiles during banned Mexican waves and other unruly conduct. One fan was fined Australian $215 (US$187) for re-entering the ground read more »
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The Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2008 has been awarded a Silver Label by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the world governing body for the sport of athletics, as announced at a press meet on Tuesday in Mumbai.
On its fifth anniversary in January 2008, the Mumbai Marathon will fly the Silver Label.
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On its fifth anniversary in January 2008, the Mumbai Marathon will fly the Silver Label.
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(Indian) Ocean’s 22 - L Suresh
Dec 4, Tuesday, 3 am.
It could have been a scene straight out of Reservoir Dogs/Kaante (whichever DVD was cheaper). Greg (Chappell), Graham (Ford) and Gary (Kirsten) are huddled in a meeting with Jack (Daniels), Johnny (Walker) and Glen (morangie). In a few hours, Gary would be interviewed for the post of the Indian team’s coach.
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Dec 4, Tuesday, 3 am.
It could have been a scene straight out of Reservoir Dogs/Kaante (whichever DVD was cheaper). Greg (Chappell), Graham (Ford) and Gary (Kirsten) are huddled in a meeting with Jack (Daniels), Johnny (Walker) and Glen (morangie). In a few hours, Gary would be interviewed for the post of the Indian team’s coach.
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The Twenty20 World Cup triumph may have brought cheer to a billion Indians, but in Mumbai schools, this most recent and extremely popular format of cricket is suddenly tugging at the worst fears of its school-masterly maidan coaches.
With youngsters already smitten by the new format, city coaches feel the Twenty20 bug now needs a remedy.
Such has been the effect that recently during a thre read more »
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With youngsters already smitten by the new format, city coaches feel the Twenty20 bug now needs a remedy.
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It was Ganguly’s determination to go on that got him his maiden double hundred and India the upper hand yesterday.
Kapil Dev once had said Ganguly will make a comeback by virtue of performance not by virtue of pressure.
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The state government has always claimed empty coffers when it comes to felicitating achievers in sports other than cricket. Yet, the state’s generosity was in full bloom when, a month ago, it ‘donated’ a whopping Rs 2 crore to the ATP Kingfisher Airlines Open Tennis Tournament in Mumbai. What’s more, the money was taken from the public exchequer, flouting all existing norms.
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Minister of State for Finance SS Palanimanickam told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that Sachin Tendulkar owed Rs 1.66 crore as income tax to the government.
Tendulkar has been allowed to pay the dues in monthly installments, Palanimanickam informed, adding that information with regard to outstanding income tax against cricketers playing first-class cricket was not available. read more »
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Tendulkar has been allowed to pay the dues in monthly installments, Palanimanickam informed, adding that information with regard to outstanding income tax against cricketers playing first-class cricket was not available. read more »
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The BCCI said that it has no objection to superstar Shah Rukh Khan or any other film personality coming to watch international cricket matches involving the national side.
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The breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL) might be struggling to find stadia across India to start their training camps for their respective zonal teams, but here they have had it easy. After training for a month at Mayajaal, a resort near Chennai, ICL’s Mumbai players will have their camp at the Mahalaxmi Western Railways ground from Friday.
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The master blaster declines the captiancy offer put forth to him by the BCCI. Tendulkar told CNN-IBN, “I don’t feel right about it at the moment.”rnTendulkar led India in 25 Tests, winning four and losing nine. He added saying he wants to give a chance to the younger players. If the captaincy was offered to Tendulkar then according to me Ganguly(the most successful captian) should be offered th
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