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Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals to enter IPL 6 final

Tag: Brad Hodge, Cricket, Dwayne Smith, Harbhajan Singh, India, IPL, IPL 2013, IPL 6, IPL T20, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Sports, T20
MI vs RR
<p class="magHead">Mumbai in IPL final after tense finish</p>

May 24, 2013

Brief Scorecard: Mumbai Indians 169 for 6 (Smith 62) beat Rajasthan Royals 165 for 6 (Dravid 43, Harbhajan 3-23) by 4 wickets

KOLKATA: Mumbai Indians huffed and puffed their way to a four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in a thrilling match on Friday night to set up a summit showdown with Chennai Super Kings in the Pepsi Indian Premier League.

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No deadline extension for Chennai Super Kings CEO Meiyappan: Police

Tag: Bookies, Chennai Super Kings, Cricket, Gurunath Meiyappan, India Cements, IPL, IPL 6, Mumbai Police, N Srinivasan, Sports, Spot Fixing Scam, Spot Fixing Scandal, Vindoo Randhawa

May 24, 2013

Mumbai Police on Friday indicated it would not extend the deadline for Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan to appear before it for questioning in the IPL betting scandal, saying “he has been asked to present himself by 5 pm today“.

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ICC withdraws umpire Asad Rauf from Champions Trophy

Tag: Asad Rauf, Champions Trophy, Cricket, ICC, Match Fixing, Pakistan, Pakistan Cricket Board, PCB, Sports, Spot Fixing, Umpire

May 23, 2013

The latest in a string of recent cricket-related police inquiries has Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf under investigation in Mumbai for spot-fixing. Amid media reports of the investigation, Rauf has been booted out of next month’s Champions Trophy in England.

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Sahara Group backouts sponsorship and accuses BCCI of 'betrayal of trust'

Tag: BCCI, Cricket, Indian Cricket, IPL, Sahara Group, Sponsorship, Sports

May 22, 2013

NEW DELHI: The Sahara Group accused the BCCI of "betrayal of trust" while rejecting claims of the Board that the IPL team was to be blamed for the controversy surrounding the franchise fee, leading to Pune Warriors pulling out of the Twenty20 tournament.

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Royals beat Sunrisers to face Mumbai in Qualifier 2

Tag: Brad Hodge, Cricket, Hydrebad Sunrisers, India, IPL, IPL 2013, IPL 6, IPL T20, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Sports, Sunrisers Hyderabad, T20
RR vs SRH:
<p>Rajasthan will face Mumbai in IPL Qualifier 2 after Brad Hodge&#39;s onslaught helped them beat Hyderabad by 4 wickets in their Eliminator match at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi.</p>

May 22, 2013

Brief Scorecard: Rajasthan Royals 135 for 6 (Hodge 54*) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 132 for 7 (Dhawan 33, Malik 2-14) by four wickets

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals will face Mumbai Indians in IPL Qualifier 2 after Brad Hodge's onslaught helped them beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 4-wickets in their Eliminator match at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi.

Brad Hodge (54* off 29) completely destroyed the Hyderabad bowling attack with the help of 2 boundaries and 5 stunning sixes.

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IPL 6: Super Chennai thrash Mumbai Indians to seal final berth

Tag: Chennai Super Kings, Cricket, India, IPL, IPL 2013, IPL 6, IPL T20, Michael Hussey, Mumbai Indians, Sports, Suresh Raina, T20
CSK vs MI
<p>Chasing a massive 193, Mumbai Indians were bundled out for just 144, conceding a thumping victory to the former champions.</p>

May 21, 2013

Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 192 for 1 (Huseey 86*, Raina 82*) beat Mumbai Indians 144 (Smith 68, Bravo 3-9, Jadeja 3-31) by 48 runs

NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings sealed berth in the finals of sixth edition of the Indian Premier League by thrashing Mumbai Indians by 48 runs in the first qualifier at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Tuesday.

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Test Cricket: Stuart Broad’s Best Secures Crushing Win

Tag: Cricket, ENG vs NZ, England, James Anderson, Lords, New Zealand, Sports, Stuart Broad, Test Cricket, Tim Southee
ENG vs NZ
<p>In a destructive spell of pace bowling, Stuart Broad blew away New Zealand with career-best figures of 7 for 44 as England surged to a 170-run victory at Lord&rsquo;s.</p>

May 20, 2013

Brief Scorecard: England 232 (Bairstow 41, Southee 4-58) and 213 (Root 71, Trott 56, Southee 6-50) beat New Zealand 207 (Taylor 66, Williamson 60, Anderson 5-47) and 68 (Broad 7-44) by 170 runs

In a destructive spell of pace bowling, Stuart Broad blew away New Zealand with career-best figures of 7 for 44 as England surged to a 170-run victory at Lord’s. A Test that had begun at a cautious pace hurtled to a conclusion less than hour after lunch on the fourth day with New Zealand dismantled for 68.

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French daredevil climbs China's massive elevator ... 564 feet without a net

Tag: Adventure, Bailong Elevator, China, Climber, High-flying Stunts, Hunan Province, Hundred Dragons' Elevator, Jean-Michel Casanova, Sports, World News

May 20, 2013

Jean-Michel Casanova, known for his high-flying stunts, scales the Bailong Elevator. Also known as the 'Hundred Dragons' elevator, the attraction is set in a mountain range near Zhangjiajie in China's Hunan Province.

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IPL 6: Sunrisers Hyderabad book play-off spot with victory over Kolkata Knight Riders

Tag: Cricket, Hydrebad Sunrisers, India, IPL, IPL 2013, IPL 6, IPL T20, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sports, Sunrisers Hyderabad, T20

May 19, 2013

Brief Scorecard: Sunrisers Hyderabad 132 for 5 (Parthiv 47, Dhawan 42, Abdulla 3-29) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 130 for 7 (Yusuf 49*, Steyn 2-24) by five wickets

Darren Sammy finished the game off with two consecutive sixes, but there was much tension before that

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Indian Govt mulling a new law to deal with betting in sports

Tag: Betting, India, Indian Government, IPL, Jitendra Singh, Kapil Sibal, Law Ministry, Politics, Sports, Sports Ministry, spot-fixing

May 19, 2013

NEW DELHI: In the wake of controversy over spot-fixing in IPL matches, the sports ministry has started holding consultations with the law ministry to draft a new law to deal with betting in sports.

"Yes, I talked to (sports minister) Jitendra Singh.... We will soon draft a new law to deal with the malice of betting," Law minister Kapil Sibal said on Sunday.

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