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Scoreboard: Ireland vs. West Indies, World Twenty20

Scoreboard: Ireland vs. West Indies, World Twenty20

Guyana, May 1 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Twenty20 match between West Indies and Ireland in the World Twenty20 at the Providence Stadium here Friday.

West Indies:

Andre Fletcher c Kevin b Dockrell 19

Shivnarine Chanderpaul c Wilson b Rankin 14

Dwayne Bravo c&b Cusack 18

Ramnaresh Sarwan c Wilson b Dockrell

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Sammy stars in West Indies 70-run win over Ireland

Sammy stars in West Indies 70-run win over Ireland

Guyana, May 1 (IANS) Hosts West Indies started their World Twenty20 campaign in style with a comprehensive 70-run win over Ireland in a Group D match at the Providence Stadium here Friday.

Darren Sammy was the star of the day, first with his 17-ball 30 that helped the West Indies put

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Olic hat-trick sends Bayern through to Madrid final

Olic hat-trick sends Bayern through to Madrid final

Lyon (France), April 28 (DPA) Ivica Olic scored a hat-trick to send German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich through to the Champions League final with a 3-0 victory at Olympique Lyon.

The four-time champions Tuesday won the tie 4-0 on aggregate against the French side, who ended the game with ten men

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Haryana exempts golf clubs from entertainment levy

Haryana exempts golf clubs  from entertainment levy

Chandigarh, April 27 (IANS) Golf clubs in Haryana have been exempted from payment of entertainment duty, the state cabinet decided here Tuesday.

An official spokesman said that the decision was taken to promote golf in the state.

The state cabinet also decided to reduce the rate of entertainment duty on fun parks

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Match-fixing charges in IPL are serious: Dhoni

Match-fixing charges in IPL are serious: Dhoni

Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Tuesday that allegations of match-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) are serious and should be handled carefully.

'Match-fixing is the worst allegation against a cricketer... anyone involved should be punished. Cricket should be clean,' said Dhoni, who led the Chennai

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Yuvraj key player for team in World Twenty20: Dhoni

Yuvraj key player for team in World Twenty20: Dhoni

Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) As the Indian cricket team left for the West Indies for the World Twenty20 starting Friday, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday made light of Yuvraj Singh's poor form, saying he was a key player and loves to perfrom on the big stage.

Dhoni was positive about

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IPL clean bowled at multiplexes

IPL clean bowled at multiplexes

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The high profile third season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) proved to be a dud at the theatres, with few turning up at multiplexes except for the semi-finals and the final, industry sources said.

Around 800 screens around India, including close to 65 in Delhi

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Modi got into BCCI politics through Himachal

Modi got into BCCI politics through Himachal

Shimla, April 26 (IANS) Suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi had taken the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) route to gain entry into the big league of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Former HPCA president Rajinder Zar, who headed the state association between 1990 and 1995,

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Paes, Bhupathi advance in Rome Masters

Paes, Bhupathi advance in Rome Masters

Rome, April 26 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi with their doubles partners moved into the pre-quarterfinals of the 2,750,000-euro Rome Masters tennis after receiving byes in their first round.

Third-seeded Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy play the winner of the match between Croat Ivan Ljubicic and Frenchman Michael Llodra

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BCCI may appoint interim panel to run IPL

BCCI may appoint interim panel to run IPL

Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council that met here Monday is likely to appoint an interim committee to run the affairs of the Twenty20 league after its chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi was suspended on 22 charges of impropriety.

Two former cricketers will be on the

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