Australian PM congratulates Stosur for US Open win

Canberra, Sep 12 : Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Monday congratulated tennis player Samantha Stosur for claiming the women's crown at the US Open. The 27-year-old Stosur became the first Australian female to win a Grand Slam in 31 years, when she defeated three-time champion Serena Williams 6-2 6-3 in one hour and 13 minutes...

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Short-pitched bowling to Raina similar to Superman’s exposure to Kryptonite: Ian Chappell

Sydney, Sep 12: Indian star Suresh Raina is a talented batsman with a fatal flaw that wasn't addressed in his formative years, according to former Australian captain Ian Chappell. "Raina is a left-hander of the modern generation and has played a role in India's success in the shorter versions of the game, but was also part of the problem in their recent abject failure in the Test series in England," Chappell wrote in an article...

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Nude male rugby team outclassed for first time by clothed women’s one!

London, Sept 12 : Rugby Team Nude Blacks lost for the first time in their nine-years of existence, after being beaten 25-20 by a clothed women's team from Spain. Keeping up the spirit of the friendly competition, the ladies promised to remove an item of clothing for each try they scored at the exhibition game at Kettle Park, played hours ahead of the match between Argentina and England. On being asked if they had allowed...

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Football scandal: Warner slams FIFA over recent moves

Port of Spain, Sep 12      Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner has launched another scathing attack on world football's governing body, questioning its decision to charge the 16-member Caribbean Football Union (CFU) over the cash-for-votes scandal that rocked the sport and led to his ouster. Warner, who also quit as...

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Queen’s Park Ranger owner asks Beckham to lead club

London, Sep. 12 : New Queen's Park Ranger owner Tony Fernandes has reportedly asked David Beckham to lead the club in a bid to join the elite in football. Billionaire Fernandes reckons the ex-England skipper would be the big signing that proves Rangers can compete with the top clubs. Fernandes is ready to battle with Spurs if Beckham...

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Dhoni, Yuvraj, Sehwag and Zaheer named in ICC ODI Team of the Year

London, Sep 12 : Indian cricketers M. S. Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan were today named in the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI Team of the Year. The team, which was chosen by a specially appointed selection panel chaired by West Indian legend Clive Lloyd, was announced at a special function ahead of today's...

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World champions Blake and James win at Berlin meet

Berlin, Sep 12  World champions Yohan Blake and Kirani James led four young Caribbean athletes with notable victories at the International Stadium Festival meet here Sunday to enhance their growing reputations. Jamaican Blake and Grenadian James comfortably won their pet events to continue their impressive form, along with the Trinidad...

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Wahab Riaz aims to become a genuine all-rounder for Pakistan

Islamabad, Sep 12: Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz reckons that he can be considered as a genuine all-rounder for the national team in the future. "Definitely. In order to become an all-rounder, I feel I have the ability and can contribute with the bat. At this point though, I still need to focus a little bit more when batting and improve...

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Top UK Premier League footie ace is ''on cocaine''

London, Sep. 12 : A top Premier League footballer, who tested positive for cocaine, will be revealed tonight. According to the Sun, he was later sold by his club in a multimillion pound deal, but his new team were not told of the drug test, a TV investigation claims. The star will be named by BBC's Channel 4 show Dispatches as it focuses...

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Stosur''s parents, brothers watch her US Open win from Gold Coast

Sydney, Sep. 12 : The Gold Coast-based family of Australian tennis star Samantha Stosur have expressed their jubilation at her stunning US Open triumph. Sam''s parents and brothers watched the final on television from their Surfers Paradise high-rise apartment this morning with loud cheers and screams heard from down on the footpath...

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Samantha Stosur upsets Serena to win US Open

New York, Sep 12 : Australia's Samantha Stosur beat Serena Williams to win the US Open Championship and her first Grand Slam tennis title Sunday. The 27-year-old Stosur become the first Australian woman in 31 years to capture a major singles championship. Ninth-seeded Stosur overpowered the 28th-seeded Williams 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and 13 minutes. She is the third women's player to capture her first major this year after China's...

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American duo Huber-Raymond wins US Open women's

New York, Sep 12 : Fourth-seeded American team of Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond won the US Open Tennis Championship women's doubles title by outlasting defending champions Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova. The American pair beat third-seeded duo of American King and Kazakhstan's Shvedova 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) to lift the title here ...

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Oz PM, sports legends hail Stosur’s US Open success

Sydney, Sep 12 : Australian tennis star Samantha Stosur's US Open women's singles title win is being rated as one of the country's greatest sporting achievements. Stosur became the first Australian woman to win a grand slam singles title in 31 years when she defeated Serena Williams in the final at New York's Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday. The...

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Russian ice-hockey plane crash survivor dies in hospital

Moscow, Sep 12   One of the only two survivors of last week's plane crash that wiped out almost an entire ice-hockey team died in hospital Monday, officials said. "Alexander Galimov died from severe burns in the Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery," a statement said. "We did everythng possible to save him," burn specialist Andrei Alekseev said. Alexander Galimov began his career in 2004 and was a member of the silver-medal...

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Rain halts Australian juggernaut on day 3 of Kandy Test against Lanka

Kandy, Sep 10 : Australian batsmen Michael Hussey and Shaun Marsh slammed centuries to consolidate their team’s position before rain halted the second Test against Sri Lanka in Kandy today. Hussey (142) and Marsh (141), who began the day at 264-3, shared a match-defining fourth-wicket partnership of 258 before part-time spinner Thilan...

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England clinch ODI series against India as well

London, Sep 12 - Rain robbed India a chance to end their losing streak as the fourth One-day International against England ended in a tie via the Duckworth Lewis Method at the Lord's here Sunday. England clinched the series with still a match left. Suresh Raina (84) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (78) shared a blistering 169-run partnership...

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Tie was a fair result: Cook

London, Sep 12 - England captain Alastair Cook said that the tie was a fair result in the rain-affected fourth One-day International against India at the Lord's here Sunday. The match was evenly poised when rain interrupted for the third time with England needing 11 runs to win off seven balls with two wickets in hand. But with the rain...

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Stosur breaks Australia’s grand slam title drought by winning US Open

New York, Sep 12: Samantha Stosur has become the first Australian woman to win a grand slam singles title in 31 years after pulling off a stunning upset over Serena Williams in the US Open final. Stosur produced the match of her life to beat Serena 6-2, 6-3, in an hour and 13 minutes at New York's Arthur Ashe Stadium. The win makes Stosur...

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‘Cash-strapped’ PCB opts against using UDRS in Test series against Sri Lanka, England

Islamabad, Sep 12: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided against using the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in the Test series against Sri Lanka and England, which will be played in the United Arab Emirates. The technology will, however, be in place for the ODI and Twenty20 matches. PCB chief operating officer Subhan Ahmad said...

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US Open: USTA to rule on Serena Williams outburst

New York, Sep. 12: American tennis star Serena Williams will discover on Monday whether she faces further punishment for an angry tirade at umpire Eva Asderaki in the US Open final. Australia's Samantha Stosur won the match 6-2 6-3 after Williams was given a code violation for verbally abusing the Greek official. Tournament referee Brian...

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Pak cricket team likely to tour Bangladesh in December

Islamabad, Sep 12: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly agreed to tour Bangladesh for a full series in December. According to the Daily Times, the PCB has approved a tentative itinerary sent by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the series, which will include two Tests, three ODIs and a Twenty20 match. "Pakistan has not played Bangladesh in a bilateral series since early 2008 as it believed that the Bangladesh...

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