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Aus crush England
Tendulkar returns with cut mark after fall in Jo’burg
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Gauti, a.k.a. the new wall?
Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Olympic Games
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Chasing a target of 258 that was swelled only by an improbable career-best from Tim Bresnan at No. 8, Australia sauntered to a nine-wicket victory against their favourite ODI opponents with a massive 49 balls to spare. Ponting chalked up his 28th one-day century, and his 12,000th run in the format, en route to an unbeaten 111 from 115 balls, while Watson provided the gloss finish with 136 not out from 132 balls, his third and highest hundred in 89 games.
Earlier, Tim Bresnan hit a gritty 80 and erected a crucial 107-run stand with Luke Wright (48) to steer England to a competitive 257. Electing to bat, England innings was in tatters having lost six wicket without reaching the half-way mark but Bresnan and Wright batted with steely resolve to extricate their team. Bresnan, who replaced Stuart Broad in today's match, dug in with Wright to redeem the England innings with some clever batting under pressure. From a depressing 101 for six in 20.2 overs, England went on to put up at least a fighting total, making sure that holders Australia work hard to earn another shot at the title. Bresnan's splendid knock, adorned with 11 boundaries, came off just 76 balls while Wright helped himself with two boundaries and two massive sixes -- both coming off tweaker Nauthan Hauritz. Peter Siddle separated the pair when he had Wight caught behind but there was no let up in England's assault as Bresnan in company of Graeme Swann (18) continued the good work. Swann supported his partner well with some smart batting before running himself out. Bresnan's excellent innings ended when Brett Lee castled him in the fag end as England innings folded in 47.4 overs. Peter Siddle (3/55) was the most successful bowler while Brett Lee (2/46) and Shane Watson (2/35) took two wickets apiece. — PTI Scoreboard England: Australia:
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Tendulkar returns with cut mark after fall in Jo’burg
Mumbai, October 2 Tendulkar's left eye looked swollen when he and other players were whisked away from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, much to the disappointment of the waiting media. The cut on Tendulkar's cheek was the result of his fall in a Johannesburg hotel. Tendulkar apparently had a stomach infection after India's match against Australia and when he returned to his hotel room, the seasoned batsman started feeling giddy. He subsequently fell flat on his face and was in fact lucky not to have broken his nose even though the collapse left him with a cut mark and a black spot on his nose. No information was forthcoming from the team management about the incident but media reports quoted Tendulkar as saying that he ate something at the stadium in Centurion after India's washed out match against Australia and that probably led to the stomach infection. Tendulkar subsequently skipped the match against the West Indies. Upon arrival, While Tendulkar and Nayar left for their respective homes in Mumbai, Yusuf took a connecting flight to Baroda. The rest of the members of the Indian team, including captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, are expected to land here by a later flight, sources said. — PTI
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Nagpur, October 2 Ramesh Powar (25) and Vinayak Samant (19) were at the crease when bad light stopped play with Mumbai still trailing by 60 runs with four wickets in hand. Apart from Jaffer and Ajinkya Rahane, who raised 81 runs together, none of the Mumbai top or middle order batsmen could make a mark as Rest of India seamers Munaf Patel (3/47), Sudeep Tyagi (2/56) and S Sreesanth (1/39) dominated the last two sessions. Sreesanth was the most impressive bowler of the morning session and he castled Sahil Kukreja in the 15th over with a gem of a delivery. Jaffer and Rahane then took over the reins as both Munaf and Sudeep looked erratic. Both the bowlers, however, returned with renewed vigour after lunch and troubled both the set batsmen. — PTI Scoreboard Rest of India (1st innings): 260 Mumbai (1st innings): Overnight: 38 for no loss Kukreja b Sreesanth 16
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Gauti, a.k.a. the new wall?
Johannesburg, October 2 Dravid won the Test Player as well as Cricketer of the Year Awards in 2004, the year of inception of the ICC awards. Gambhir kept his emotions under control as the world media gathered to fete the rise of an exceptional talent. He though just couldn't help but marvel at the change in his fortunes in the last year and a half. "I never thought I would be sitting here. There was a time when I wasn't sure I would make a comeback. My family, my coach Sanjay Bharadwaj kept faith in me. I hope they keep supporting me," he said. Gambhir played just eight Tests during the voting period (August 13, 2008 to August 24, 2009) and scored 1269 runs at an average of 84.60. He hit five centuries and four half centuries during the period.
Gambhir couldn't, however, hide his disappointment at his side's loss against Pakistan which sealed India's fate in the ongoing Champions Trophy. "That's one of the biggest disappointments for me. I should have finished the game," stated Gambhir whose run-out after he had hit a blistering half-century turned the game in Pakistan's favour. Gambhir had words of praise for his skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni who was not present at the ceremony. Dhoni won the ODI Player of the Year Award besides being named captain of both the Word Test and ODI Team of the Year. — PTI
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Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Olympic Games
Copenhagen, October 2 Not that it was a cakewalk. Honolulu-born Obama himself was here to bolster Chicago's bid, defying criticism of his political adversaries who were quick to remind that health care, the Afghanistan war and the financial meltdown should have been the President's priority. Obama, however, looked unperturbed and the lone agenda during his five-hour trip of the Danish capital was to wax eloquence on why the Games should go to Chicago. “I never really had any roots until I came to Chicago and discovered this most American of cities. It is a rich tapestry of neighbourhoods. If you choose us we walk this path together,” he said. First lady Michelle Obama had not left any stone unturned either. A Chicago native, she had been camping here since Wednesday, attending meetings after meetings to ensure there was no last-minute slip-up. “You cannot take any vote for granted. Nobody makes the decision until they're sitting there,” she insisted. But Rio de Janeiro had the last laugh. Like Obama, Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva took the onus on himself to convince the 95 eligible International Olympic Committee (IOC) voters to bring the Games to South America for the first time. “I honestly believe it is Brazil's time,” he said. “Brazil is the only one of the top 10 economies in the world not to have hosted the Olympics. Give us this chance and you won’t regret it,” pleaded the Brazil President as soccer legend Pele looked on. Brazil had chosen former FIFA President Joao Havelange to open Rio de Janeiro's presentation and the 93-year-old longest serving IOC member made an appeal seeped in emotion. “I have a dream of seeing history made in 2016 with the first Games in South America. I invite you all in 2016 to my city in new Brazil for my 100th birthday,” Havelange said. “Rio is the city of my birth, where I began my journey from where I witnessed history. At the 1936 Berlin Games of Jessie Owens, in 1952 in Helsinki where new nations appeared for the first time. Then as an IOC member I've witnessed memorable Games in places like Tokyo, Los Angeles and Beijing. “I ask you to join me and make this dream of bringing the Games to Rio in 2016 come through,” he said. — PTI
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Asked to pick up his best knock during the stipulated period, Gambhir remembered the double century against Australia in Delhi and his 178 against New Zealand at Napier which helped save the Test and win the series.
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