Olympic torch arrives in Pakistan amid tight security
April 15, 2008
Islamabad: The Beijing Olympics 2008 torch arrived in Pakistan Wednesday as hundreds of security personnel guarded the venue where the relay was to be held later in the day.
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Sachin not to run in Olympic torch relay
April 15, 2008
New Delhi: India’s cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar Wednesday declined to run in the Olympic torch relay to be held in the Capital Thursday.
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Sports schedule for April 16, 2008
April 15, 2008
New Delhi:Following is the sports schedule for April 16, 2008
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ICL India beat ICL World in Twenty20 championship
April 15, 2008
Hyderabad: ICL India beat ICL World by 10 runs to win the Indian Cricket League World Series Twenty20 Championship here Tuesday.
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BCCI president Pawar inaugurates Kotla floodlights
April 15, 2008
New Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sharad Pawar Tuesday inaugurated the floodlights of the Ferozshah Kotla cricket stadium here before the Indian Premier League kicks off Monday.
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Chaos outside Kotla for Daredevils’ practice match
April 15, 2008
New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils’ practice match under the newly installed floodlights in Ferozshah Kotla turned out to be an absolute chaos as hundreds of spectators were denied entry into the stadium.
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IPL sorts out issues with media
April 15, 2008
New Delhi: The stand-off between the organizers of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the media, both print and electronic, was finally sorted out Tuesday, though there still appears to be an element of confusion over the dedicated cricket websites using news agency photographs.
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England in talks with US billionaire to rival IPL
April 14, 2008
London: English cricket officials began several days of talks with an American billionaire Tuesday in a last-ditch bid to set up a rival to the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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No decision yet on Olympic ceremony: Denmark
April 14, 2008
Copenhagen: Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday his government has not taken any decision over whether or not Denmark will stay away from the opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics.
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Uruguayan athletes train at South American GP
April 14, 2008
Montevideo: Uruguay’s two main sprinters tuned up their performance for the upcoming Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the South American Grand Prix held here last weekend.
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