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Sachin becomes first Indian to feature on the cover of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack

April 22, 2014

The 2014 edition of Wiesden Cricketers’ Almanack recently published has retired legend Sachin Tendulkar on its cover. This is the 151st edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Tendulkar also became the first Indian cricketer to feature on the cover of the ‘Almanack’. ..

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Sri Lanka beat India to win its maiden Cricket World Cup T20 title

April 7, 2014

Sri Lanka lifted their maiden World Twenty20 title by beating India in the finals held at Mirpur , Bangladesh. Sri Lanka 132-4 (17.5 overs) beat India 130-4 (20 overs) by 6 wickets. Sri Lanka finally managed to break their jinx of losing the finals of ..

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Australia beat England to win their 3rd successive Women's Cricket T20 World Cup (2014) title

April 7, 2014

Australia lifted their 3rd World Twenty20 title by beating Australia in the finals held at Dhaka , Bangladesh. Australia 106 for 4 beat England 105 for 8 by six wickets. It was Australia’s third T20 triumph in succession. England medium-pacer Anya Shrubsole was named ..

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"Walk Again Project": World Cup Soccer 2014, Brazil

April 6, 2014

Wearing a sophisticated mind-controlled exoskeleton, a paralysed teenager will start off the World Cup Soccer 2014, to be held in Brazil, with a ceremonial kick. The Walk Again Project is a nonprofit, international collaboration whose researchers have created the first real-time Brain-Machine ..

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Novak Djokovic clinched 2014 Miami Masters title by defeating Rafel Nadal in the finals

April 1, 2014

Novak Djokovic clinched his 4th Miami Masters title by defeating World No:1 Rafael Nadal by 6-3, 6-3 in the men’s singles final. Other winners of 2014 Miami Masters title Womens’ Singles: Serena Williams (USA) won by defeating Li Na (China). Men’s ..

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Mr. Sunil Gavaskar: Appointed by SC as interim BCCI chief for IPL 7

March 29, 2014

The Supreme Court of India appointed batting legend, Mr. Sunil Gavaskar as the Interim BCCI President of BCCI to oversee Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 in place of N Srinivasan and also directed him to relinquish his job as a ..

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Stuart Oliver won first edition of Tata T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship

March 25, 2014

The British racer, Mr. Stuart Oliver won the Tata T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship (India’s first truck racing championship) at the Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida. Mr. Oliver represented Castrol Vecton team in the race and took 30:26.848 minutes to ..

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Hockey to become 60-minute game from Sept. 1, 2014

March 23, 2014

To make hockey exciting and viewer-friendly, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) introduced major changes in the structure of the sport viz. reduced the 70-minute game to 60 minutes, comprising four 15-minute quarters instead of two 35-minute halves. After the first ..

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