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American football is coming to India

American football has never really caught on overseas, but a group of investors think the sport can succeed in a place where it hasn’t previously been tried: India.

08/03/11
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Bopanna-Qureshi win Germany ATP event

Top seeded Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won their first ATP title of the season, overcoming Robin Haase and Milos Raonic 7-6 (8), 3-6, 11-9 in the summit clash of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany on Sunday.

06/13/11
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Sangakkara resigns as Sri Lanka captain after defeat in World Cup final

Kumar Sangakkara stepped down today as captain of Sri Lanka's ODI and T20 teams three days after his side's defeat to India in the final of the World Cup.

He has, however, offered to continue to lead the Test side on an interim basis for the upcoming series against England and Australia "if this is considered helpful for the new captain".

Sangakkara was the third highest scorer in the 2011 World Cup and scored 48 in their defeat to India in the final.

04/05/11
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Now Afridi Offends the Pakistanis

Shahid Afridi, Pakistan’s cricket captain, swiftly inserted his other foot in his mouth in an Indian television interview shortly after offending Indians by saying they don’t have as “pure hearts” as Pakistani Muslims.

In what appeared to be an effort to placate annoyed Indians, he said in an interview aired on India’s NDTV Tuesday that cricketers are more valued in India than Pakistan, a comment likely to cause annoyance at home.

“I’ve enjoyed cricket the most in India,” he said. “We get a lot of love there. I think the value given to cricketers there is greater than what it is in Pakistan.

04/05/11
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Indians not as large-hearted as Pakistanis: Afridi

If I speak truthfully, they just can’t have the kind of heart a Muslim has or a Pakistani has. I think they don’t have the sort of big hearts, pure hearts, Allah has given us. It is a very difficult thing for us to be together or to have a long-term relationship.”

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04/04/11
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Win makes Indians abroad feel close to home

In the US, Sumeet Shah, an executive, drove more than 32km from his home in Maryland to an Indian restaurant in Virginia, which opened doors for customers in the wee hours yesterday. Sumeet was joined by nearly 50 other Indian-American fans at Hot Bread, the restaurant that was screening the match live.

Several of the fans were holding Indian flags while others had the Tricolor painted on their faces.

04/03/11
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