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  • England has greater firepower now than in 2005: Harmison ANI - Fri, Aug 29

    London, Aug.29 (ANI): England fast bowler Stephen Harmison believes the current England attack possesses greater firepower than the one that regained the Ashes in 2005.

  • Sunderland's Michael Chopra goes in for rehab for wife's sake ANI - Fri, Aug 29

    London, Aug 29 (ANI): Michael Chopra, 24, the English footballer currently playing for the Premier League side Sunderland, has decided to go into rehab for his wife's sake.

  • China gymnast says she's not upset by age dispute AP - Fri, Aug 29

    HONG KONG (AP) _ The Chinese gold medal-winning gymnast at the center of an Olympic age dispute said Friday that she wasn't upset by the controversy.

  • Aussie orchestra mimed at Sydney games: report AP - Fri, Aug 29

    SYDNEY, Australia (AP) _ China wasn't the first Olympics to cheat a little on the authenticity of its opening ceremony, Australian media reports revealed Friday.

  • Sri Lanka bats first in final one-dayer vs. India AP - Fri, Aug 29

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) _ Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss Friday and chose to bat first in the fifth and final one-day international against India, a day-night match at Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

  • Michael Phelps is revelling in his R and R routine! ANI - Fri, Aug 29

    Washington, August 29 (ANI): Olympic golden boy Michael Phelps is looking forward to the days when he will do nothing else but relax.

  • Aussie swimmer says Phelps was lucky AP - Fri, Aug 29

    SYDNEY, Australia (AP) _ Mistakes by his rivals helped American Michael Phelps win eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, world record-breaking Australian swimmer Eamon Sullivan said Friday.

  • EPL: Chelsea, Liverpool make flying starts IE - Fri, Aug 29

    Frank Lampard has warned Chelsea's Premier League rivals that the Blues' combination of style and substance is potent enough to regain the title.

  • Michael Phelps gives kids clues to becoming swimming champs ANI - Fri, Aug 29

    New York, August 29 (ANI): Olympic golden boy Michael Phelps left children at the New York YMCA spellbound when he swam with them, and taught them some tricks to be a champ.

  • Michael Phelps to do a cameo in HBO's Entourage ANI - Fri, Aug 29

    Washington, Aug 29 (ANI): Olympic golden boy Michael Phelps is set to make a cameo appearance in the hit HBO series 'Entourage'.

  • Sydney orchestra mimed 2000 Olympics performance AP - Fri, Aug 29

    SYDNEY, Australia (AP) _ China isn't the only country to fake a musical performance during an Olympic opening ceremony.

  • US Open: Bhupathi-Knowles advance, Bopanna-Qureshi out IE - Fri, Aug 29

    Ace Indian pro Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Mark Knwoles scored a comfortable straight sets win to advance to the second round of the US Open even as Rohan Bopanna and Pakistani teammate Aisam-ul-Haq-Qureshi bit dust to crash out of the men's doubles event.

  • Clarke: Australia won't take Bangladesh lightly AP - Fri, Aug 29

    DARWIN, Australia (AP) _ Stand-in Australia captain Michael Clarke says his team will not make the mistake of taking Bangladesh lightly in their three-match limited-overs cricket series starting Saturday.

  • Hirvonen leads Loeb at Rally NZ after day one AP - Fri, Aug 29

    HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) _ World championship leader Sebastien Loeb slid off the road on the first special stage and incurred a 30 second penalty on the sixth to trail rival Mikko Hirvonen by 27.8 seconds after the first day of Rally New Zealand on Friday.

  • Bhupathi-Knowles advance, Bopanna-Qureshi crash out PTI - Fri, Aug 29

    New York, Aug 29 (PTI) Ace Indian pro Mahesh Bhupathi and his Partner Mark Knwoles scored a comfortable straight sets win to advance to the second round of the US Open even as Rohan Bopanna and

  • New Zealand's West Indies, India dates released AP - Fri, Aug 29

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) _ The West Indies will play two tests, two Twenty20 matches and five limited-overs internationals during tour of New Zealand in December and January.

  • Escobar's strike helps JCT win HT - Fri, Aug 29

    JCT started their campaign with a convincing 3-1 win over Sporting Club De Goa in the quarter-finals of the 121st Osian Durand Cup which began at the Ambedkar Stadium here on Thursday. Both teams were seeded into the round of eight.

  • A year of august performance HT - Fri, Aug 29

    One week after Vijender Kumar and Sushil Kumar ensured more Olympic medals than ever, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's boys did a first in Sri Lanka. With it, India completed a year of august performance in sport, the cycle beginning on August 29 last year when our footballers shone brightest at New Delhi's Ambedkar Stadium.

  • Injured Dhawan to miss A team series HT - Fri, Aug 29

    India A opener Shikhar Dhawan hurt his thumb at nets on Thursday, effectively being ruled out of the upcoming series against Australia A. Dhawan was facing up to a bowling machine when he was struck on the hand.

  • Bickering defers European Seniors Tour event HT - Fri, Aug 29

    IT'S A script that's gone horribly wrong. The Indian Senior Masters was meant to be a novelty but lack of transparency allowed "negative factors" to take centrestage and kill the event. Well, almost.


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