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                                                            SYDNEY: The first Test match between Australia and India was postponed on Saturday following the death of batsman Phillip Hughes, with a shattered skipper Michael Clarke admitting the team were in "deep pain". Hughes, 25, ...  

the india captain has overtake steve smith to become the best test batsman in the world. Becoming only the smith india to reach to summit the ICC ranking.    the india captain virat koli is the first player from his country  since Sachin Tendulkar in June 2011 to achieve the personal milestone and ends Smith's 32-month reign, moving five points clear of the Australian. Kohli scored 149 and 51 in   India's 31-run defeat to England in the first Test at Edgbaston   but with only a five-point lead will need to maintain his form during the remaining four Tests of the series. islamabad ; virat kohli has achieved another personal mileston by becoming and first seventh india batsman and first since sachin tendulkar in june 2011, to top the MRF tyres ICC player ranking for test batsman, which were released on sunday morning following the conclusion of the Edgbaston according t

On 28th September, India will face Bangladesh in Asia Cup's Final match. This match is going to be an interesting cricket game for cricket fans. People from Bangladesh and India have already come to Dubai because they don't to miss this thrilling match. They want to support their nation and want their nation to hold Asia Cup Trophy. India Beat Bangladesh In Super4 India was the dominant team in super4, won two matches and one tie with Afganistan, out of three matches. In super4 India played its first match against Bangladesh. India was the dominant team throughout the match. India had their best fielding as always. Picked good catches, saved boundaries and exceptional run saves. Talking about the bowling, bowlers gave their best and abled to putt down before they could reach the target. If we look at the batting side of India, they were phenomenal. They set a good target for the opposition. Throughout the game, Bangladesh didn't show any

    MANILA, Philippines –   Serena Williams made a much-awaited appearance at the franchise-based International Premier Tennis League on Sunday but could not lift Singapore Slammers as the team succumbed to a third straight defeat in the first leg. Williams says she had "a lot of fun" and loves the team atmosphere in the $1 million event which will see remaining legs played in Singapore, New Delhi and Dubai. Williams, who did not play on the opening two days, defeated Manila Mavericks' Kirsten Flipkens 6-3 in the women's singles but lost the mixed doubles partnering Lleyton Hewitt as Andy Murray and Flipkens combined better for a 6-1 win. Novak Djokovic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Andre Agassi, Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic are other prominent names featuring in different legs of the new short-format tournament.

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Real Madrid trimmed Barcelona's lead at the top of La Liga Football League to one point secure a stirring 3-1 comeback win in the 'Clasico’. Neymar stunned a packed and hostile Bernabeu with a superb goal to give Barca a fourth-minute lead before Cristiano Ronaldo Levelled with a penalty in the 35th minute Pepe made it 2-1 six minutes into the second half and a misunderstanding between Andres Iniesta and Javier Mascherano led to Real's third just after the hour when Karim Benzema finished off a swift break with a clinical strike. Barca are on top with 22 points with real second with 21 points along with Sevilla on third with 19.

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SYDNEY: SYDNEY: Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died in a Sydney hospital on Thursday after being struck by a ball and suffering a severe head injury two days earlier."We are extremely sad to announce that Phillip Hughes has passed away at the age of 25," Cricket Australia said in a statement. "Our thoughts go out to Phillip´s family, friends, and the entire cricket community on this incredibly sad day." Hughes was struck in the head while batting in a match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday. He underwent emergency surgery and was put in an induced coma but never regained consciousness. "He was not in pain before he passed and was surrounded by his family and close friends," Cricket Australia said. "As a cricket community we mourn his loss and extend our deepest sympathies to Phillips family and friends at this incredibly sad time." Phil Hughes played 26 Tests and 25 ODIs for Australia.

BASEL: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 71st Champions League goal as Real Madrid recorded a club record-equalling 15th consecutive win by beating FC Basel 1-0 in Switzerland in the Champions League on Wednesday. Ronaldo´s goal allowed him to move level with former Madrid striker Raul as the tournament´s second-top scorer of all time, three behind Lionel Messi, who broke the record with a hat-trick for Barcelona against APOEL on Tuesday. And the goal secured their 15th consecutive victory in all competitions, a sequence that began with a 5-1 defeat of Basel at the Santiago Bernabeu in September. (AFP)