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South Africa defeated West Indies by massive 257 runs

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In the 19th match of ongoing ICC World Cup , South Africa played against West Indies in Sydney.                                                         AB de Villiers batting vs West Indies                                                         pic:cricinfo Batting first , South Africa scored huge total of  408 runs in 50 overs loosing 5 wickets where AB de Villiers scored the man of the match innings of 162 runs in just 103 balls. Hasim Amla scored 65 runs, Faf du...

Juventus defeated Dortmund in a close match

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In another match of UEFA Champions League Round of 16 ,  Juventus faced Borussia Dortmund in Juventus Stadium. Juventus took a early lead in 13th minute with a goal from Tevez and it didn't take much time to equalize the score as Reus scored the goal in 18th minute. But Álvaro Morata scored right before the half time in 43rd minute to give the home side a lead. And that scored remained unchanged to another 45 minutes too. 2nd leg will played on 18th Match.

Suárez's 2 goals helps Barcelona to beat Manchester City

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In the Round of 16 of UEFA Champions League Football ,  Barcelona faced Manchester City in Manchester Stadium, Manchester. Luis Suarez scored the first goal giving the away side lead in 16th minute. And after 14 minutes , Suarez doubles his scores with the near post goal finish. City tried to bounce back with the Aguero's goal in 69th minute but 1-2 that was the final score at the end.

Chris Gayle blasts 215 as West Indies defeated Zimbabwe by 73 runs.

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In the 15th Match of ICC World Cup 2015, West Indies faced with Zimbabwe in Pool B. Batting first West Indies lost the first wicket in the first ball as Darren Smith went for a duck. And after Samuels came to crease, he partnered with Chris Gayle to score 372 runs. Samuels scored 133 runs from 209 balls and Man of the match Chris Gayle Scored 215 runs from 212 balls which includes 10 fours and 16 sixes. Chasing the big target , Zimbabwe lost all its wickets in 44.3 overs scoring 289 runs. As the target was altered to 363 runs from 48 overs , West Indies defeated Zimbabwe easily with 73 runs. Jerome Taylor and Jason Holder took 3 wickets each and Chris Gayle took 2 wickets and a wicket each was taken by Miller and Samuels.

South Africa and India got win in their respective matches

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In the 3rd Match of ICC World Cup 2015 , South Africa played against Zimbabwe. With the two centuries of David Miller (138* runs) and JP Duminy ( 115* runs) , South Africa Scored 339 runs which was the massive target for Zimbabwe, where they scored 277 runs loosing all of their wickets in 48.2 overs. Masakadza played the innings of 80 runs and CJ Chibhabha scored 64 runs for Zimbabwe . Imran Tahir took 3 wickets while 2 wickets each for Philander and Morne Morkel and Steyn and Duminy took a wicket for South Africa. In another match of the day , India Vs Pakistan , India defeated Pakistan by 76 runs. Batting first , India scores 300 runs in 50 overs with a century from Virat Kohli and 73 , 74 runs from Dhawan and Raina respectively. Sohail Khan of Pakistan took 5 wickets and Wahab Riaz took another wicket for Pakistan. Chasing the target , Pakistan's innings collapsed in 47th over scoring just 224 runs. Mohammed Shami of India took 4 wickets , Umesh Yadav and Mohit Sharma took 2...

Usain Bolt set to retire after 2017 World Championship

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Usain Bolt who has the records of 100m and 200m sprints is set to retire after 2017 World Championship. Jamaican Athlete confirms this in an interview to a British tabloid. He also includes that his main focus now to win the 2015 Beijing World Championship.  He had 6 olympic gold medals.

New Zealand and Australia Secures win in opening day in ICC World Cup 2015

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New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 98 runs which was played in Christchurch , Australia. Batting first New Zealand scored massive 331 runs loosing 6 wickets in 50 overs in which most of their batsmen performed pretty well  , Corey Anderson scores 75 runs and Kane Williamson scores 57 runs to help New Zealand to get that much score. In the Sri lankan bowling department , Jeevan Mendis and Suranga Lakmal  took 2 wickets each and a wicket each for Kulasekara and Herath.                                                                                      ...

New Zealand and Sri Lanka plays the opener of ICC World Cup 2015

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The time has finally arrived for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. New Zealand and Sri lanka will play the first match of this edition of cricket world cup tomorrow ( 14th Feb 2015 , 22:00 GMT) . Tournament consists of two pools of groups of 7 countries each. 4 teams from each pool will qualify to Quarter finals and with the knockout phase the winner will be choosen. Final will played in 29th of March 2015 Pool A: England Australia   Sri Lanka Bangladesh   New Zealand  Afghanistan  Scotland  Pool B: South Africa India   Pakistan  West Indies Zimbabwe   Ireland  United Arab Emirates 

Top 10 World's Highest Paid Athletes

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Wonder who is the highest paid athlete in the world? Scroll down to know who is the highest paid athlete in the world. 10. Matt Ryan In number 10 , We have Matt Ryan. He  is American football quarterback  who plays for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He is paid $43.8 Million. 9. Rafael Nadal Tennis Star Rafael Nadal is in number 9 in the list who is paid $44.5 Million. 8. Phil Mickelson Golf Player Phil Mickelson is in 8th position with earnings of $53.2 Million . 7. Roger Federer  Another Tennis player in the list , Roger Federer is paid $56.2 Million. 6. Tiger Woods Golfer Tiger Woods is in 6th position in the list with his earnings of $61.2 Million. 5. Kobe Bryant NBA Star Kobe Bryant is paid $61.5 Million which places him in 5th position in the list. 4. Lionel Messi Football Start Messi is in 4th in the list with the earnings of $64.7 Million 3. Lebron James NBA Start Lebron James is in 3rd in ...

Top 10 Richest Cricketers

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Here are the list  top ten richest cricketer of all time all over the world. 10. Yusuf Pathan Indian Cricketer Yusuf Pathan is 10th position in the list , his estimated worth is about $26.5 Million. 9. Matthew Fleming Former English Cricketer is 9th position in the list. His estimated net worth is $30 Million.. 8. Yuvraj Singh   Yuvraj Singh is in 8th position , his estimated net worth is $35.5 Million. 7. Virendra Sehwag Indian Cricketer Virendra Sehwag's net estimated worth is $40 Million. 6. Shane Warne Australia Bowler Shane warne's estimated net worth is about $50 Million. 5. Imran Khan Pakistan Cricketer and now as a Politician has the estimated worth of $50 Million. 4. Mahendra Singh Dhoni Indian Captain is in 4th in the list as his estimated net worth is $51 Million. 3. Sourav Ganguly Retired Indian Cricketer Sourav Ganguly's total estimated worth is about $55.5 Million. 2. Ricky Pointing Former Australian Cap...

Balotelli's Late goal secures win for Liverpool against Spurs

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In this week of Barclays Premier League , Two big clubs Liverpool and Tottenham faced each other in Anfield. Liverpool take a lead in 15th minute with Markovic's goal which was equalized by inform Harry Kane's goal for spurs. In the 53rd minute Danny Rose conceded penalty which was converted into goal by Steven Gerrad. Spurs equalized again in 61st minute with Dembele's  goal but Balotelli's 83rd minute goal secures victory for Liverpool. In other matches , Arsenal Defeated Leicester 2-1  , Hull City defeated Aston Villa 2-0 and QPR secures win at away to Sunderland by 2 goals. Today's Matches Chelsea vs Everton Manchester United vs Burnley Southampton vs West Ham Stoke City vs Manchester City Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United West Brom vs Swansea city

Australia defeated India by huge margin in warm-up match

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Centuries from Warner and Maxwell helped Australia to win over India in warm-up match. Batting first , Australia scores 371 all out in 48.2 overs with two centuries from David Warner 104 and Maxwell 122 r.t . Shami took 3 wickets  ,2 wickets each for Umesh Yadav and Mohit sharma and a wicket for Stuart Binny and  Axar patel for India.                                                                                                                                  ...

Harry Kane scores twice to beat Arsenal 2-1

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In Gameweek 24 of the Barclays Premier League , Tottenham faced Arsenal at White Hart Lane. Mesut Ozil scores first for Arsenal in 11th minute to give Arsenal the lead. But that lead got broken in 56th minute when Harry Kane scores for Spurs and equalize the score. And Harry Kane makes it 2-1 for Spurs in 86th minute which secures the victory for them. With this victory , Spurs jumps in 4th place in the table which Arsenal goes down to 6th place.

World's Top 10 Largest Football Stadiums

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Here are the Top 10 largest football stadiums based on the seat capacity. Scroll down to know the largest of all. 10. Gelora Bung Karno stadium of Jakarta, Indonesia       This stadium has the capacity of 88,306 seats. 9. Wembley Stadium of London, England      This stadium has the capacity of 90000 seats. 8. Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California      This stadium can hold up to 92,542 people. 7. Soccer City Stadium of Johannesburg , South Africa     It has the capacity of  94,736 people. 6.  The Camp Nou Stadium of Spain     Home of the Spanish Giants Barcelona ; It has the Capacity of 98,787   5.  Azadi Stadium of Iran      Capacity : 100000 4. Bukit Jalil National Stadium of Malaysia      Capacity : 100,000  3.  The Azteca Stadium Mexico City, Mexico    ...

AC Milan reveals its plan of New Stadium

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AC Milan has planned to leave San Siro Stadium which is their current stadium to new AC Milan stadium in the Portello - Fiera Milano City area. New stadium is planned to have 48000 seats. Here it is,  how it will looks like .. Pictures for AC Milan's Facebook Page