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Isn't it difficult to believe that Sachin Tendulkar enters his 37th year on Saturday? Somehow, it seems only yesterday that he started his international career but we have to pinch ourselves to remind us that it was in Pakistan way back in November 1989.



He started his way out as a curly haired 16-year-old and seems to have drunk from the fountain of youth. Like the evergreen Dev Anand of
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Kuala Lumpur, Jul 19 (ANI): Johor Religious Council adviser Nooh Gadot has said that wearing football jerseys displaying images of crosses, liquor brands and devils were forbidden in Islam.

"It is as if Muslims are worshipping and exalting the symbols of other religions. Islam does not compromise on this matter, regardless of whether it is worn for fun, fashion or sport," he said.

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London, July 19 (PTI) The publishers of Sachin Tendulkar''s autobiography ''Tendulkar Opus'' has decided to come out with a special edition of the book which will have the iconic batsman''s blood on the signature page. The "blood edition" of Tendulkar''s autobiography, which will have pictures of his family not published earlier and thoughts about his career, will be released in February next yea
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Hyderabad, Jul 19 (PTI) A twenty-minute clip on ''the history of Indian horse racing'' will be presented for the first time during the international racing conference to be held in Paris on October 4. Hyderabad Race Club Chairman R Surender Reddy, who will be representing India at the conference along with chairman at other race clubs in the country, told newsmen here tonight.

He said that all
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Kolkata, July 19 (PTI) Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia, who returned home from the ongoing training camp in Portugal due to recurrence of his thyroid-related illness, will be out of action for at least two weeks. The 33-year-old striker, who returned late on Saturday night, began his treatment for Thyroiditis today, sources close to him said.

He had suffered similar problems during hi
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New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) A fresh spat broke out between Hockey India (HI) and the sports ministry Monday on the issue of guidelines for the July 28 elections after government put an age restriction that could disallow the candidature of HI's interim president Vidya Stokes.

S.K. Mendiratta, the government observer appointed by the sports ministry, pointed out to R.C. Chopra, the returning offi
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Cruyff, having just done his Turn CRUYFF, HAVING TURNED: This was against Sweden in 1974, but Holland also played Brazil in that tournament, and we don't have a photo of that, so seeing you can't see the badge on Inge Ejderstedt's shirt, forget I said anything and just pretend

55 min: It must also be noted that Brazil should be down to ten men.

52 min: WHAT A COCK-UP! Holland 1-1 Brazil. Fr
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(Reuters) - France's humiliating first round exit from the World Cup took center stage in French politics on Thursday, overshadowing protests against pension reforms and preparations for a G20 summit.

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Police were deployed in numbers to protect the return of the team, Nicolas Sarkozy changed his schedule to meet Thierry Henry and Sports minister Roselyne Bachelot called for the resignat
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I first became aware of Mesut Ozil when I watched Werder Bremen's German Cup (DFB-Pokal) semi-final against Martin Jol's Hamburg in 2009. He caught my eye with his twisting runs and left-footed delivery, and went on to score the only goal in the final of that competition. He also scored and was named man of the match in another final that summer, against England at the Under-21 European Champions
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HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI: Saina Nehwal's three titles in three weeks is a phenomenal achievement for the Indian sport, said her coach and former All England champion Pullela Gopichand.
World No.3 Saina won the Indonesian Open badminton Sunday, overcoming stubborn resistance from Sayaka Sato of Japan 21-19, 13-21, 21-11 in the final Sunday.
It was the 20-year-old Hyderabadi's third Super Series crown
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