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Published>Tue, Sep 28 10 06:48 AM

More bunglings in IPL unearthed

Two days before its AGM, the BCCI have allegedly unearthed new financial irregularities in IPL III accounts through an internal audit. "An amount of Rs 76 crore and 22 lakh through sale of hospitality tickets for the final, the third place tie and the two semi-finals (all held in Mumbai) is unaccounted for," BCCI sources said."Hospitality ticket for the final cost Rs one lakh, it was priced at Rs 80,000 for the third place tie and cost Rs 50,000 for the two semi-finals. There is no account for these and there is no signed contract," the sources said.

Sharapova shocked

Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm rallied to beat defending champion Maria Sharapova 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 on Monday in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open."To play against a former World No. 1 and defending champion, I knew I had to play to the best of my ability," said Date Krumm, who returned to competitive tennis in 2008 after a 12-year layoff.

First Judo WC medal for India

Kalpana Devi Thoudam has become the first Indian judoka to clinch a World Cup medal by grabbing a bronze in the below 52kg category at the just-concluded edition in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

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