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Ricky Ponting Announces Retirement from Test Cricket

| November 29, 2012 | 1 Comment
Ricky Ponting Announces Retirement from Test Cricket

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has announced his decision to retire from test cricket after the Perth test match against South Africa. Scheduled from Nov 30 to Dec 4 2012, the Perth game will be Ponting’s 168th international test appearance- a record that would equal Steve Waugh’s record as the highest number of appearances for [...]

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La Liga 2012-13 Match Preview: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid

| November 28, 2012 | 0 Comments

Venue:Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid. Kick-off: 21:00 Local time, 01 Dec 2012. It is the “El Derbi madrileño” in the La Liga this weekend as Real welcome their Madrid rivals Atletico. Atletico visit the Bernabeu eight points clear of the Los Blancos and just three points behind title-leaders Barcelona. It has indeed been a season of surprises in the La [...]

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EPL 2012-13 Match Preview: Tottenham vs Liverpool

| November 25, 2012 | 0 Comments

Venue: White Hart Lane. Kick-off: 19:45 GMT, 28th Nov 2012. London club Tottenham Hotspur host Liverpool in a mouth-watering mid-week league fixture. When the two teams met each other at the Lane more than a year ago, Spur hammered the Reds 4-0. Since then, a lot has changed as both the clubs have been taken over by new [...]

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England Tour of India 2012: 2nd Test Match – Results and Summary

| November 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

Day 4: November 26, 2012 England cruise to a comfortable ten-wicket win in the second test match England was required to chase down a score of 56 in their second innings to level the series. Without any discomfort, England quickly concluded the proceedings in less than 10 overs. The openers Compton and Cook seemed to [...]

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England tour of India 2012: 1st Test match – Results and summary

| November 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

Day 5: November 19, 2012 India comfortably defeat England to go One-nil up in the Test series England started the final day with a lead of just ten runs and five wickets in hand. The batsmen added only 16 runs to their fourth day’s partnership as Prior was caught and bowled by Ojha early in [...]

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England Tour of India 2012: Squads, Schedule & Results Summary

| November 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

India have announced a 15-man squad for the first two tests of their impending home test series with England. Yuvraj Singh’s comeback from cancer continues on its impressive trajectory, with the 30-year old all-rounder named in the squad that also includes off-spinner Harbhajan Singh who has been out of test matches since August 2011. Yuvraj [...]

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EPL 2012-13 Match Preview: Man United vs Arsenal

| November 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

Kick-off: 12:45 pm Saturday, November 3. Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester. Manchester United host North Londoners Arsenal in the early kick off  this Saturday. It will be a very emotional encounter for Arsene Wenger and his boys for various reasons. The 8-2 drubbing they received last year is still fresh in everyone’s memories. Moreover, Arsenal’s talisman van Persie, [...]

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T20 Champions League 2012 Final Preview: Highveld Lions Vs Sydney Sixers

| October 28, 2012 | 0 Comments

The final curtain will come down on the Champions league on Sunday, October 28, when Highveld Lions and Sydney Sixers clash in the title match at Johannesburg. Lions have been arguably the most consistent of all teams at this year’s tournament and are deservedly in the final. Sydney were lucky to squeak through in a [...]

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T20 Champions League 2012 Preview: Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Perth Scorchers

| October 17, 2012 | 0 Comments
T20 Champions League 2012 Preview: Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Perth Scorchers

Kolkata Knight Riders are faced with a do-or-die situation as they get set to take on Perth Scorchers on Wednesday, October 17, at Kingsmead. KKR’s batting has been a dismal failure so far and the onus will be on skipper Gautam Gambhir to lead the way and he would surely want the likes of Kallis [...]

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T20 Champions League 2012 Preview: Auckland Aces Vs Kolkata Knight Riders

| October 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

Kolkata Knight Riders will be looking to bounce back into contention when they face Auckland Aces on Monday, October 15. KKR made a disastrous beginning to their campaign with a 52-run defeat to Delhi Daredevils. By contrast Auckland have had a dream run in the Champions League qualifiers beating Sialkot Stallions and Hampshire with great [...]

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