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Chennai, Sep 15 (PTI): Horse number three Star Marker in the fifth race "The Elliots Beach Plate for the 11th day''s races on September 16 has been permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds. This was stated by the madras race club here today. PTI COR APR APR
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Serbia coach Radomir Antic was sacked on Wednesday and replaced by former Yugoslavia midfielder Vladimir Petrovic, the Serbian Football Association (FSS) said.
"We made a unanimous decision to terminate the contract with Antic. We gave him a second chance after the World Cup fiasco but we got ourselves into a predicament and we really had no choice," FSS president Tomislav Karadzic told a news conference.
Antic had blamed the referee for Serbia's 2-1 World Cup Group D defeat by Australia which cost his team a berth in the second round of the tournament in South Africa.
"Antic turned out to be a good short-term solution but left a lot to be desired in the long run. Petrovic will sign until the end of 2011 and his contract will be automatically extended if we qualify for Euro 2012," Karadzic said.
The 55-year-old Petrovic, who played for English club Arsenal in the 1982-83 season and made 34 appearances for the former Yugoslavia, steered Serbia and Montenegro to the final of the 2004 European Under-21 championship in Germany.
Serbia host Estonia on Oct. 8 and visit Group C leaders Italy four days later in their next two Euro 2012 qualifiers.
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Chennai, Sep 15 (PTI): Horse number three Star Marker in the fifth race "The Elliots Beach Plate for the 11th day''s races on September 16 has been permitted to be withdrawn on veterinary grounds. This was stated by the madras race club here today. PTI COR APR APR
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Serbia coach Radomir Antic was sacked on Wednesday and replaced by former Yugoslavia midfielder Vladimir Petrovic, the Serbian Football Association (FSS) said.
"We made a unanimous decision to terminate the contract with Antic. We gave him a second chance after the World Cup fiasco but we got ourselves into a predicament and we really had no choice," FSS president Tomislav Karadzic told a news conference.
Antic had blamed the referee for Serbia's 2-1 World Cup Group D defeat by Australia which cost his team a berth in the second round of the tournament in South Africa.
"Antic turned out to be a good short-term solution but left a lot to be desired in the long run. Petrovic will sign until the end of 2011 and his contract will be automatically extended if we qualify for Euro 2012," Karadzic said.
The 55-year-old Petrovic, who played for English club Arsenal in the 1982-83 season and made 34 appearances for the former Yugoslavia, steered Serbia and Montenegro to the final of the 2004 European Under-21 championship in Germany.
Serbia host Estonia on Oct. 8 and visit Group C leaders Italy four days later in their next two Euro 2012 qualifiers.
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New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Around 700 delegates, including chefs-de-mission, from the 71 participating nations for the Commonwealth Games have arrived in the city and will move into the newly-built Games Village near Akshardham tomorrow. The delegates, presently staying in various city hotels, will be participating in the Delegation Registration Meeting beginning tomorrow. The soft opening of the Village on the banks of the Yamuna river has also been scheduled for tomorrow, an Organising Committee source said. "The soft opening of the Village has been scheduled for tomorrow after which delegates will move into the Village. They all are coming for the Delegation Registration Meeting. The Organisers will also take the media on a guided tour of the Village tomorrow," the source said. The work at the sprawling Games village is complete and the kitchen has also started serving meal from Monday. The athletes will start arriving in the capital for the October 3-14 event from September 23.
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New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India defeated Namibia 2-0 in an international football friendly at the Ambedkar Stadium here Wednesday.
Mehrajuddin Waddo opened the scoring in the 27th minute and Anthony Pereira doubled the lead in the 55th minute.
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New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt is scheduled to meet International Cricket Council (ICC) president Sharad Pawar here Thursday to discuss the spot-fixing controversy and other issues.
It is learnt that the two will meet Thursday to discuss the spot-fixing controversy which broke out during Pakistan's tour of England and also the resumption of bilateral cricket ties between India and Pakistan.
Butt's visit comes in the wake of the Lord's spot-fixing scandal in which Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif were suspened by the ICC after they allegedly under-performed during the fourth Test at Lord's.
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London, Sep 15 (ANI): US Open finalist and Serb tennis star Novak Djokovic has predicted that World Number One Rafael Nadal will become the greatest player of all time.
The Spanish maestro has become the seventh player to win all four Grand Slams with his 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2 win over the Serb in New York on Monday.
Nadal, 24, is the third youngest to achieve the feat behind Rod Laver and Don Budge, and has now won nine Slams compared to Roger Federer's record of 16.
"Nadal has the capabilities already to become the best player ever. I think he's playing the best tennis I have ever seen him play on hard courts. He has improved his serve drastically. The speed, the accuracy, and of course his baseline is as good as ever so he's a very complete player," The Sun quoted Djokovic, as saying.
"At this point there is five, six years' difference between them and basically Federer has had more years on the tour, he has had more success - he has more trophies. He's definitely somebody who made history in this sport. And he's still playing as one of the best players in the world," added Djokovic, who beat Federer in the semis. (ANI)
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Gangtok, Sep 15 (PTI) The Sikkim Sports Academy team has reached the semi-finals of the 2nd Kumar Gram Open Football Championship at Kumar Gram near Alipurduar in West Bengal. The SSA topped pool-B in the league round of the tournament which got underway on Sept 2. In its first match, played on Sept 11, the Sikkim team defeated Kumar Gram Dwar 4-0. Nima Tamang of SSA was declared as the man of the match. The second match against Assam Football Club on September 12 ended in a draw with the scoreline tied at 5-5. An SSA player, Bidhan, was adjudged man of the match. Playing its last league match on Sept 13, SSA thrashed Sankosh TG 8-0 and the man of the match was again from SSA, Bijay Subba. After topping pool-B, SSA will now take the runner-up team of pool A in the semi-final match scheduled for September 16.
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New York, Sept.15 (ANI): The theme song from Broadway's longest running musical play "The Phantom of the Opera," called "The Music of the Night," and not Shakira's steamy musical video "Gypsy" is Spanish tennis champion Rafael Nadal's all time favourite.
"I love the musical. I was there in New York, watching that I think, six times."
"The music-the music I like. I love that music. I don't know, I like the musical, I like the history, everything," said Nadal.
Though his fans are more likely to link him musically with the video for Shakira's "Gypsy," he describes the Colombian singing sensation as only a "friend".
Nadal is also macho enough to reveal that beneath those awesome pecs beats the heart of a true softie.
Nadal, who has a girlfriend, still lives at home with his mom and says he is "very happy" to be there and is intent on learning to keep his room tidier to please her.
"I think that's one of the things (room cleaning) I really have to improve. My mom really wants to have everything under control and have the house very, very good. I sometimes make her work very difficult," ABC News quotes Nadal, as saying. (ANI)
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New York, Sept.15 (ANI): First time U.S. Open champion Rafael Nadal believes the key to him winning nine Grand Slam titles in a little over five years has been his powerhouse shots.
Asked what does he think when he is playing against his rivals, including Federer, ABC News quotes Nadal as saying: "Nothing! Try to put the ball inside.The important thing is the shots. It's easier to be a great champion with a lot of shots and nothing of head than a lot of head and nothing of shots."
He says that while he would love to triumph over his chief rival Roger Federer very time they meet on court, he sees Federer more as a role model than an enemy.
"I think to have Roger there was always a reference to improve, and a big motivation to be a better player because you always see a better player than you there," the 24-year-old Spaniard said of Federer, 27, of Switzerland.
Nadal still thinks Federer is a better player and the man to beat.
"I am not still thinking. I am sure," he said.
Nadal and Federer are the only pair of men to have ever finished five consecutive calendar years as the top two ranked players. (ANI)
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New York, Sept.15 (ANI): World Number One Rafael Nadal says that he does not think he is going to win when gets on court.
"Oh, I have so much to work on, so much to improve," ABC News quoted Nadal as telling Nightline.
"I never think I'm going to win. I always think I can win and I can lose. Only thing I can think is I (am) going to do everything right to try to win," Nadal said.
Asked what he does to maintain his momentum at the top, Nadal said: "I try my best in every moment. If I can be here 20 years, I'm going to be here 20 years. If I can be here 15, 15. If I can be here eight, eight. I don't know, I'm going to try my best all my career, and when the body and the mental part says 'Finished,' I'm going to go home and enjoy a different part of life." (ANI)
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New York, Sept.15 (ANI): The theme song from Broadway's longest running musical play "The Phantom of the Opera," called "The Music of the Night," and not Shakira's steamy musical video "Gypsy" is Spanish tennis champion Rafael Nadal's all time favourite.
"I love the musical. I was there in New York, watching that I think, six times."
"The music-the music I like. I love that music. I don't know, I like the musical, I like the history, everything," said Nadal.
Though his fans are more likely to link him musically with the video for Shakira's "Gypsy," he describes the Colombian singing sensation as only a "friend".
Nadal is also macho enough to reveal that beneath those awesome pecs beats the heart of a true softie.
Nadal, who has a girlfriend, still lives at home with his mom and says he is "very happy" to be there and is intent on learning to keep his room tidier to please her.
"I think that's one of the things (room cleaning) I really have to improve. My mom really wants to have everything under control and have the house very, very good. I sometimes make her work very difficult," ABC News quotes Nadal, as saying. (ANI)
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Aided by an opening partnership of 112 between Michael Klinger and Daniel Harris and some woeful fielding from the opposition, the South Australia Redbacks beat the Mumbai Indians by five wickets in the Champions League.
Harris and Klinger overcame a slow start to set a good pace to their run chase, Harris hit three sixes in his 56 runs off 37 balls while Klinger scored a more sedate 50 off 48 balls although he too had three sixes to his name.
Earlier Saurabh Tiwary smashed a whirlwind 44 as Mumbai Indians recovered from a shaky start to post a challenging 181 for seven. Tiwary smashed one four and four sixes and added 32 runs off 28 balls with Ambati Rayudu (38) and starred in a 58-run fifth wicket stand with Kieron Pollard (36) to resurrect the MI innings. Tiwary went completely berserk in the 16th over, blasting a four and three consecutive sixes off O'Brien to amass 25 runs as MI scored 122 in the last 10 overs.
Brief scores: Mumbai Indians 181 for 7 in 20 overs (Saurabh Tiwary 44, Ambati Rayudu 38, Kieron Pollard 36; Aaron O'Brien 2/49); South Australia 182 for five in 20 overs (M Klinger 50, DJ Harris 56; Lasith Malinga 2/22)
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Inter Milan opened the defense of its Champions League title with a 2-2 draw at tournament newcomer FC Twente on Tuesday while Barcelona signaled its intent with a 5-1 home thrashing of Panathinaikos.
Inter went ahead in the Netherlands through Wesley Sneijder but needed a 41st-minute goal by striker Samuel Eto'o to earn a point from the Group A opener.
Lionel Messi scored twice and missed a penalty as Barcelona, which lost to Inter in the semifinals last season, started group play with a convincing victory at the Camp Nou. David Villa, Pedro Rodriguez and Daniel Alves also scored for the Spanish champions.
In Group C, Manchester United was held to a goalless draw at home to Rangers in a match marred by a serious ankle injury to United winger Antonio Valencia, and Valencia thrashed newcomer Bursaspor 4-0 away.
Sneijder, who starred for the Netherlands at the World Cup, tapped in a rebound to open the scoring after Twente goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov failed to hold on to Diego Milito's shot.
Theo Janssen equalized for Twente with a curling free kick in the 30th before Milito's own goal put the Dutch side ahead 10 minutes later.
Eto'o, who scored the winner against Udinese at the weekend, found the target again with a low 25-yard drive to rescue Inter, which is struggling for form in the early part of the campaign after winning an unprecedented treble - Champions League, Serie A and Italian Cup - last season.
"A draw against Inter is a good result for us," said Twente coach Michel Preud'homme. "We could have won the match."
In the other match in the pool, Werder Bremen recovered from going two goals down to draw 2-2 with Tottenham, which was making its debut in the tournament.
A Petri Pasanen own goal and a header by Peter Crouch gave Spurs a great start but goals by Hugo Almeida and Marko Marin brought Werder level.
Barcelona bounced back from a humiliating 2-0 home defeat to Hercules in the Spanish league by routing Panathinaikos, which took the lead through Sidney Govou in the 20th minute.
Argentina forward Messi took his tally for the season to six goals in five games by first equalizing with a well-taken finish and then adding a third after offseason signing Villa had made it 2-1.
Panathinaikos goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas denied Messi a hat trick with a penalty save in the 54th minute but Pedro and Alves piled on the agony for the visitors from Greece.
"Things worked out well and it's always nice to start the Champions League with a victory," Pedro said. "We knew we had to win."
Dame N'Doye's late winner handed FC Copenhagen a 1-0 victory against Rubin Kazan in the other Group D match.
United manager Alex Ferguson is likely to be without Valencia for a lengthy period after saying the Ecuador winger sustained what could be "a dislocation and a fracture" in an innocuous
second-half challenge in the draw with Rangers.
"He seemed to dig his toe in the turf. Unfortunately, it's a bad one," Ferguson said.
An almost second-string United, featuring recalled England striker Wayne Rooney and nine other players who did not start against Everton in the Premier League on Saturday, failed to break down a stubborn Rangers defense at Old Trafford.
United midfielder Darron Gibson came closest to breaking the deadlock with a raft of long-range efforts.
Bursaspor, one of two other teams playing in the Champions League for the first time, was handed a tough introduction to life in Europe's elite club competition.
Tino Costa opened the scoring for Valencia in the 16th minute with a 35-yard shot and striker Aduriz dived to head in the second. Pablo Hernandez and Roberto Soldado added more goals in the second half for the Spanish team.
In Group B, Brazil international Michel Bastos scored an opportunist 21st-minute lob as last season's semifinalist Lyon won 1-0 against 10-man Schalke.
Schalke center half Benedikt Hoewedes was sent off 13 minutes later for a high tackle on Lyon forward Jimmy Briand. In the other group match, goals from Luisao and Oscar Cardozo gave Benfica a 2-0 win over debutant Hapoel Tel Aviv.
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