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GREATER NOIDA, July 13: Dipendra Singh Airee notched up a well-timed fifty but in a losing cause as Noida XI registered their first win against Nepal-U19 team at Shaheed Vijay Pathik Sports Complex, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

LONDON, July 13: South Africa paceman Morne Morkel has ruled out tweaking his run-up despite becoming the embarrassed owner of a dubious distinction for overstepping the crease in test cricket.

NEW DELHI, July 13: New India cricket coach Ravi Shastri plans to adopt a more hands-off approach to the role than his predecessor Anil Kumble, with the 55-year-old saying he has no intention of trying to act as a tutor the players.

SYDNEY, July 13: The chairman of Cricket Australia has heavily criticized the country’s top players for their stance in a long-running pay dispute, and accused their union of a “reckless strategy that can only damage the game.”

NEW YORK, July 13: Chuck Blazer, the disgraced American soccer executive whose admissions of corruption set off a global scandal that ultimately toppled FIFA President Sepp Blatter, has died. He was 72.

LONDON, July 13: The first portentous sign of trouble for Andy Murray, surprisingly enough, came right as the two-time Wimbledon champion constructed an ample lead over Sam Querrey in the quarterfinals Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, July 13: The second edition of the Prime Minister Cup University National Sports Event is set to begin from Thursday  in Kathmandu.

LONDON, July 12: Andy Murray's Wimbledon title defence ended in a 3-6 6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 6-1 quarter-final defeat to Sam Querrey on Wednesday as the hip injury that has dogged the world number one throughout the tournament finally got the better of him.

LAUSANNE, July 12: Finally, Los Angeles and Paris have their Olympic hosting destiny in their own hands.

LONDON, July 12: Venus Williams' mother could not stop smiling and laughing. She had just watched her 37-year-old daughter reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the 10th time and, well, the whole thing was just a bit hard to believe.