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Pakistan match-fixing scandal: sinister, extraordinary and heartbreaking

Where were you? Cricket’s latest JFK moment occurred at around 10pm on Saturday, when the News of the World broke the story of the year. The Spin tends to deal in shocking Saturday nights but this put a new spin on an old theme. For the next hour all we could do was softly shake our head and mumble... [Read More]

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    Posted by Anand Patel On August - 31 - 2010
Youth Olympic Games 2010 in Singapore,Singapore President Receives Gold Olympic Order

youth Olympic Games 2010 in Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games 2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event for youths that is taking place in the city-state of Singapore, on 14–26 August 2010, in the XXIX Olympiad. Christine Ridenour looked to making... [Read More]

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    Posted by Anand Patel On August - 16 - 2010
Tate earns title shot at Strikeforce Challengers

hashi kaufman big Friday night’s Strikeforce Challengers 10 card featured Joe Riggs and Louis Taylor in the main event, but it was the Strikeforce women’s one-night, four-woman tournament in the 135-pound division that stole the show. In the opening bout of the tournament, Miesha Tate controlled... [Read More]

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    Posted by Anand Patel On August - 14 - 2010
TORONTO:Roger Federer advanced to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (5) victory over Tomas Berdych on Friday night

federer-roger Like a true champion, Roger Federer gutted out a victory when his body language indicated he was down and out. The Swiss tennis star’s quest for a third Rogers Cup title is still alive after he halted a two-match losing skid against Czech Tomas Berdych with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (5) quarter-final... [Read More]

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    Posted by Anand Patel On August - 13 - 2010
Chael Sonnen is talking tough going into UFC 117 against champion Anderson Silva

Anderson Silva’s latest mixed martial arts challenger at least talks a good game. Oregon’s Chael Sonnen is 26-10-1, but the 33-year-old represents the best of a middleweight division that Brazil’s Silva (26-4) long ago cleaned out during a title reign that dates to 2006. They’re... [Read More]

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    Posted by Anand Patel On August - 7 - 2010
Sports digest: Tyson Gay upsets Usain Bolt in 100 at Stockholm

American Tyson Gay beat Usain Bolt in the 100 metres at the DN Galan meet Friday while Canadian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep captured a silver medal in women’s hurdles. Lopes-Schliep, from Whitby, Ont., finished second in the 100-metre hurdles in a time of 12.59 seconds. Australia’s Sally Pearson... [Read More]

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    Posted by Anand Patel On August - 7 - 2010
Sri Lanka make solid start in final test

shrilanka Sri Lanka countered a pitch assisting seam and spin to reach a solid 293 for four on the first day of the third and final test against India on Tuesday. Thilan Samaraweera became the third Sri Lankan batsman to pass fifty and was unbeaten on 65 at the close with Angelo Mathews on 26. The... [Read More]

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    Posted by Anand Patel On August - 3 - 2010
James Shields lifts Tampa Bay Rays past New York Yankees 3-0

James Shields ST. PETERSBURG  James Shields has said both he and fellow starting pitcher Matt Garza must step up during the Rays’ playoff push.  Sunday afternoon, Shields delivered.  Though he couldn’t top Garza’s no-hitter of a week ago, he picked the perfect time for one of the... [Read More]

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    Posted by Anand Patel On August - 2 - 2010