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Nottingham, Jul 11: Last wicket pair of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami produced a stunning rearguard century partnership as India recovered from a dramatic middle-order collapse to post a commendable 457 in their first innings on the second day of the opening cricket Test against England, here on Thursday. Bhuvneshwar (58) and Shami (51 not out) turned out to the unlikely batting heroes for

Sao Paulo, Jul 11: Master tactician Louis van Gaal was left to rue one of his moves as Argentina defeated his team, the Netherlands, in a penalty shoot-out to set up a final clash with Germany in the World Cup on Wednesday. Van Gaal’s Dutchmen were thwarted by Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero, saving two spot-kicks as the South Americans won 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw in the second

Nottingham, Jul 10: Elated at scoring his maiden overseas hundred and fourth of his career, Indian opener Murali Vijay on Wednesday said his fine effort on the opening day of the first Test against England here was a dream come true for him. Vijay remained unbeaten on 122 at stumps on day one on Wednesday, taking India to 259/4 after the visitors had won the toss and elected to bat first. "I had

Sao Paulo, Jul 10: The rainy evening at the Corinthians Arena grew colder as the second semifinal between Argentina and the Netherlands progressed to a dead end after 120 minutes. Two saves from Sergio Romero settled the shootout and the issue for Argentina 0-0 (4-2) who are set for a date at the Maracana with Germany in four day's time. Ron Vlaar and Wesley Sneijder were the culprits for the

Rio De Janeiro, Jul 9: Brazilians cried, cursed their president and covered their faces in shame after their beloved football team's humiliating 7-1 thrashing by Germany in the World Cup semifinals on Tuesday. After the fifth goal, well before half-time, hundreds of people left their expensive seats at the stadium in the southeastern city of Belo Horizonte. A section of the crowd chanted sexually

Belo Horizonte, Jul 9: Brazil's World Cup dream crumbled in spectacular fashion on Tuesday in a record 7-1 semi-final defeat. Here is is a blow-by-blow account of a Germany's night of triumph: ONE (Thomas Mueller 11') Brazilians wondered how their team would cope without the injured Neymar, but the absence of captain Thiago Silva, such a reassuring presence at the back, was just as big a blow. The

Belo Horizonte, Jul 8: Brazil and Germany collide in a heavyweight clash of continental superpowers here Tuesday as the World Cup semi-finals get under way. The prize for the winner is a place in Sunday´s final where they will meet either Argentina or the Netherlands, who face off in another South America-Europe semi-final duel on Tuesday. Brazil face Germany missing star striker Neymar and

Nottingham, Jul 7: Being instinctive is seen as Mahendra Singh Dhoni's best attributes but the man who has captained India to unprecedented highs in the last seven years reveals that his often talked about gut feeling is backed by cold logic. In a rare interview on his 33rd birthday, Dhoni recollected the time he was made captain before the World Twenty20 in 2007, how he dealt with the senior

Colombo, Jul 6: Opener Hashim Amla smashed 109 off 130 balls to steer South Africa to a formidable 304-5 in the first one-day international against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Amla, 31, shared a 151-run stand for the third wicket with skipper AB de Villiers (75) after the visitors won the toss and chose to bat at the R. Premadasa Stadium. Unorthdox spinner Ajantha Mendis was the most successful of the

New Delhi/Salvador, Jul 6: Substitute goalkeeper Tim Krul saved two penalties in a dramatic shoot-out on Saturday as the Netherlands edged Costa Rica 4-3 to reach the World Cup semi-finals. After a goalless 120 minutes, the towering Newcastle United custodian came on at the end of extra time and he saved from Bryan Ruiz and Michael Umana to win the quarter-final for the Dutch. It was another