Barca thumps Athletic 5-2 in memorable match
Lionel Messi led Barcelona to a decisive 5-2 away victory over Athletic Bilbao Sunday, bringing his team to within just a point of Real Madrid, which is at the top of the La Liga standings....
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Ajmal vows to return better than ever
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has revealed that not only has he remodelled his action to legally bowl again in international cricket, he has added two new deliveries to his armoury and hinted he could return to Australia for the Big Bash League next summer....
Unpredictable Pakistan look to revisit 1992 triumph (World Cup team profile)
The last time the World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand, a certain Imran Khan-led Pakistan side clinched its maiden quadrennial cricket title....
Sri Lanka's bowling attack not solely dependant on Malinga'
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews Sunday dismissed the notion that Sri Lanka were a one-man bowling attack, relying on pacer Lasith Malinga to carry his team's bowling hopes....
Sri Lankans turn heroes in eventful 1996 edition (World Cup special)
Sri Lanka became the first host nation and the second South Asian team to lift the World Cup trophy in 1996, marked by huge spectator attendance, though security issues, slow-and-low pitches and crowd trouble triggered controversies....
Smit's skeet double helps Punjab pip Maharashtra
Smit Singh bagged a golden double in men’s skeet on the concluding day of shooting competitions in the 35th National Games to help Punjab edge out Maharashtra and finish second in the shooting medals tally at the Kerala Police Academy Range here Sunday. Services finished on top.
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Pakistan's Hafeez replaced by Nasir
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Sunday approved left-handed opening batsman Nasir Jamshed as a replacement for Mohammad Hafeez in Pakistan's World Cup squad....
Cueist Advani remains unbeaten
National champion Pankaj Advani continued his imperious run as he won all his three matches here Sunday to maintain his unbeaten record after five matches in the selection trials for the Asian Snooker Championship to be held in Malaysia later this year....
National Games hockey enters knockout phase
With the end of the pool phase, qualified men's and women's hockey teams were all set Sunday to play the National Games semi-finals Feb 10 at the New Hockey Stadium here....
Lahiri wins biggest career title at Malaysian Open
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri claimed the biggest victory of his burgeoning career with a gripping one-stroke victory over Austrian Bernd Wiesberger in the $3 million Malaysian Open here Sunday....