Rafael Nadal dropped only four games as he beat Roger Federer in 68 minutes to win his seventh Italian Open title. In the 30th career meeting between the pair, who share 28 Grand Slam singles titles, the Spaniard raced to a 6-1 6-3 victory. In 2006 Nadal edged a classic final against Federer in this event, but this year he prevailed with plenty to …
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Sunrisers Hyderabad snatched the last-available play-offs berth with a tense five-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders and in the process knocked Royal Challengers Bangalore out of the IPL. Chasing 131 in their must-win match, Hyderabad overhauled the target with seven balls to spare, taking their points tally to 20 which placed them fourth in …
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Stuart Broad took seven wickets to rip through the New Zealand batting order and bowl England to an emphatic 170-run victory on the fourth day of the first test at Lord's on Sunday. The touring side were skittled for 68 in just 22.3 overs, putting England 1-0 up in the two-match series and giving them the …
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Australia's Test opening batsman David Warner has been charged with breaching Cricket Australia's code of behaviour after abusive comments were posted on his Twitter account. The 26-year-old faces a CA hearing over the abusive messages to journalists. The posts, some containing obscene language, appeared after News Limited's Robert Craddock …
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Mumbai Indians pacie Lasith Malinga yesterday became the first bowler to take 100 wickets in the Indian Premier League. The Sri Lankan achieved this feat against Kings XI Punjab where he picked three wickets after giving 20 runs in his first over. In six editions of the IPL, Malinga has bowled batsmen 46 times and trapped them leg before wicket …
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David Beckham left the pitch in tears as he completed the final home match of his 20-year career. Paris St-Germain's game against Brest was briefly halted as Beckham, captain for the night, was substituted after 81 minutes, his team-mates congregating in the middle of the pitch to applaud him. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said afterwards: …
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The lawyer of arrested cricketer Sreesanth has insisted his client is 'totally innocent' and that he will seek bail during the next hearing. Yesterday, a judge remanded Sreesanth and two other Rajasthan Royals players to five days in police custody after they had been arrested by Delhi police on corruption charges. Sreesanth's lawyer Deepak …
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