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How To Tie A Tie by Andrew Strauss and MS Dhoni


How To Tie A Tie

India’s World Cup encounter with England ended with a thrilling tie on February 27, 2011. The two teams finished the match tied on 338. India were all out for 338 in 49.5 overs, batting first. England ended at 338 for 9 in 50 overs, in reply.

Tennis Bytes: Nadal steals Djokovic’s thunder,Wozniacki’s nightmare continues


Rafael Nadal

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Novak Djokovic might have secured a much cherished win at the Dubai Duty Free Championships—another convincing victory over Roger Federer—but it was the World No.1 Rafael Nadal who stole the headlines over the weekend.

The Spaniard declared that the dominance Federer and he established over the majors—a stranglehold  of 21 wins since 2005—is a thing of the past.Nadal reiterated that credit for the duopoly should go to the great Swiss without whom his nine Slams would ring hollow.

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Roger Federer’s thought processes: Between points, not a robot (Humor)


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The Japanese are offended.

If Roger Federer had to compare himself to a robot, then why did he have to choose Robocop and not their beloved Giant Robot?

Surely a titan would prefer to compare himself to another?

The Swiss maestro clarified that he was not a machine and does not go from point to point like a Robocop.

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ICC World Cup 2011: Ticketing fiascos and lathi-charges


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Cricket fans across India are left aghast and appalled by the CWC ticketing fiasco that culminated in a lathi-charge on eager fans at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on the 24th of February, 2011

Over 30,000 fans queued up to snap up 7000 tickets for the India-England tie scheduled for Sunday, the 27th of February.

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Ryan ten Doeschate ruminates over what could have been


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Sir Donald Bradman’s Summer Of Delight


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Donald George Bradman made his Test debut for Australia at 20 against the 1928-29 visiting England side.

Although Bradman aggregated 468 and played in four of the five matches in the series, there was very little inkling of what was to follow in the summer of 1930 when Australia toured England.

The Summer of 1930 is recalled as “The Summer That Changed Cricket”. Christopher Hilton in his book “Bradman and The Summer That Changed Cricket: The Amazing 1930 Australian Tour of England” documents Sir Donald’s innings and the reactions to his stupendous Test aggregate of 974 in five Tests; a monumental feat that has not been surpassed in eight decades since.

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ICC World Cup 2011: Ricky Ponting makes his excuses


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Caroline Wozniacki better than Jelena Jankovic or Dinara Safina?


Caroline Wozniacki at the French Open (2009)

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The game of musical chairs at the top of the pile continues, featuring Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki.

The Belgian enjoyed a short spell as No. 1 before being swapped out by the surprisingly resilient Dane within a week.

The debate—whether the rankings accurately depict the state of women’s tennis—rages on. This does not detract from the luscious blonde’s achievements; it is a reflection of the fact that quantity can sometimes displace quality.

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ICC ODI World Cup 2011: Ode To Kenya, Just a summer of 69?


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(Sung by Steve Tikolo and his band of miserly men to the tune of Bryan Adams’ Summer of 69)

We got no real sixes
Bought it against a Kiwi side

Tried to bat but we just bled

Was the summer of 69
Me and the guys from Kenya
Obanda six and Tikolo a brace

Shoulda known we’d never get far

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Sehwag Da Jawab Nahin!


Kapil Sehwag

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