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The 14-year-old remained unbeaten in the tournament and won the title with eight points out of a possible nine.
When a vicious email spread around the world, attacking not only me, but the integrity of my wife and a teammate, the pressure of being a high-profile athlete was almost unbearable, writes Adam Gilchrist in a new book.
'If the almost literally heart-stopping Suez block has any positive outcome, it is to be hoped that it will accelerate the setting up of a fab (perhaps Taiwanese) in India,' asserts Rajeev Srinivasan.
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Mayank Agarwal could likely to make his ODI debut as the first of the three-match ODI series kicks off in Chennai on Sunday. But all eyes will be trained on under-fire Pant who will have to work to prove his worth in the squad.
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The J&K police have also recovered 30kg of IED probably meant to target a rally addressed by the chief minister.
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'It must have stung Devendra Fadnavis to see Modi asking MPs at the BJP parliamentary party meeting to give Yediyurappa a standing ovation for his victory in the by-elections that has resulted in pulling the BJP government in Karnataka off the ventilator,' notes Aditi Phadnis.
The Pakistan fast bowler is likely to play despite his bowling action being reported for a third time by match officials.
'The Chinese have been moving in step by step; inch by inch for the last 40 years.'
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Sister Nirmala said the death of the Holy father will not affect the sainthood process of Mother Teresa.
The former England manager has been linked with the north-east English club, along with Birmingham City manager Steve Bruce.
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The Bangladesh spinner was reported for suspect bowling action during the second Test against Australia.
Heavy fog and rain forced the abandonment of the first day's play in the second Test between New Zealand and Australia at the Basin Reserve on Friday.
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The report was made by umpires Shepherd, Koertzen and Davis after reviewing footage of his action taken on the second day of the second Aus-Bangladesh Test.
Match referee Mike Procter reported the curator to the International Cricket Council for repairing the pitch before the start of final day's play.
Australia's cricket team had a tendency to lose composure in the heat of battle, national coach John Buchanan said on Tuesday.
A 3-0 lead in the five-match series will be a perfect parting gift for Ranchi's favourite son, who, in all likelihood, will be seen wearing the India Blues for the last time at his home ground.
Morning broke and the swaying green paddies of Kerala loomed into view. The soot-stained brigade got off at Palakkad. Great Uncle's son was eager to rub noses with the dog...
'Pakistan's main objective will be to shepherd India toward resumption of talks, preferably with American monitoring.'
The opener scored 108 and hit a six to win the match as the hosts scraped home against Pakistan.
The two captains were involved in a war of words on the second day of the fourth Test.\n\n
