| Tendulkar
ruled out of tri-series, Asia Cup
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Mumbai,
May 29:
India's star batsman Sachin Tendulkar and bowling spearhead
Zaheer Khan pulled out from the upcoming tri-series against
Bangladesh and Pakistan due to injuries. The duo was facing
fitness problems before the start of the Indian Premier League
(IPL).
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| Venus,
Jankovic advance at French Open
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Paris,
May 29:
Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic reached the third round at
the French Open on Thursday, one easing through her match and
the other playing through pain.
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| 1st
IPL semis today
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Mumbai,
May 29:
A high-octane contest between two well-balanced sides is on
the anvil when table toppers Rajasthan Royals take on the confident
Delhi Daredevils in the first semifinals of the Indian Premier
League here tomorrow.
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| Tough
task for selectors in ODI selection
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Mumbai,
May 29:
The national selection panel meets here tomorrow to pick the
team for next month's ODI tri-series in Bangladesh and the subsequent
Asia Cup in Pakistan amid speculation that youngsters who have
done well in the Indian Premier League might be given a chance.
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| Board
wants fitness reports from IPL
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New
Delhi, May 29:
The Indian cricket board has asked the physiotherapists of all
the eight Indian Premier League (IPL) teams to submit their
fitness reports, based on which the team for tri-series in Bangladesh
and Asia Cup in Pakistan will be selected in Mumbai, on Friday.
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| Akhtar
has been a problem: Shaharyar
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Karachi,
May 29:
Shoaib Akhtar may claim to be a perfect team-man but former
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan says the
maverick pacer has been nothing but a "problem" for
captains and coaches who have worked with him in the past couple
of years.
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