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New Year's Day Results from Premier League
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Stoke City 1-1 Man Utd 
West Ham 1-1 West Bromwich 
Aston 0-0 Crystal Palace 
Hull City 2-0 Everton 
Liverpool 2-2 Leicester City 
Man City 3-2 Sunderland 
Newcastle Utd 3-3 Burnley 
QPR 1-1 Swansea 
Southmpton 2-0 Arsenal 
Tottenham 5-3 Chelsea 
Man Utd's Luke Shaw pays Cristiano Ronaldo £7,000 per month!
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Luke Shaw, the teenage defender from Manchester United, lives in Cristiano Ronaldo's Mansion in Alderley Edge, Cheshire on a rent of £7,000 per month.
Luke joined Man Utd for £30 million from Southampton past June.
After joining United in 2003, Ronaldo bought the five-bedroom mansion for £3.85 million. He decided to rent it out after it failed to sell when he moved to Spain in 2009.
The 19-year-old reportedly loves the Luxury House having an indoor swimming pool, its own wine store area & gym along with steam room & Jacuzzi It lies on a private road near other United players' home and has a gated entrance.
Rahul Dravid praised in Pieteren's Book
Dubs Dravid as a 'Genuine Guru'
It is a highly substantial news for the followers of The Wall as he is the first person to be praised genuinely in the otherwise "score settling" book.
Kevin Pietersen praised the way Dravid motivated him & improved his playing technique and labels him as "a Genuine Guru". Pietersen writes, “Rahul was a great and heroic Indian batsman in his day. He is also a genius at dealing with spin bowlers. Our conversations and emails were a private masterclass from a genuine guru.
"Rahul improved my cricket and helped me develop the way I think about the game. His generosity will stay with me always."
“My playing of spin has gone up a number of levels since I’ve spent time in the IPL, and in particular, since I’ve spoken to Rahul Dravid…In England, batsmen get taught to play with the spin against spin bowlers. In India, the best players of spin get taught to play against it.” he added.
Dravid's mail to Kevin Pietersen when asked for advice can be seen here:
Rahul Dravid is the most respected cricketer in world cricket, and comments from Pietersen in his book further solidified his image as an all-time Great.
Most Debatable Quotes from Kevin Pietersen's Autobiography
Much awaited autobiography of Former England Cricketer Kevin Pietersen released on Thursday with expected fallout from the flamboyant batsman's career
ON COACH ANDY FLOWER
- A clique choked our team and Andy Flower let that clique grow like a bad weed.
- Andy Flower. Contagiously sour, Infectiously dour. He could walk into a room and suck all the joy out of it in five seconds. Just a Mood Hoover. That`s how I came to think of him.
ON THE ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET BOARD (ECB)
- Money plays a part in my decisions, just as it has played a huge part in the ECB`s decisions. Like the decision to allow Allen Stanford to land his helicopter on the hallowed turf at Lord`s, bringing with him a box full of cash - $20 million in cash. I am straight up in it while the ECB are hypocritical.
- When we didn`t have success as a distraction, they needed a scapegoat. Preferably somebody big, boisterous and annoying. Somebody who left colourful footprints on the pristine white carpets.
- Textgate was different ... on nothing but rumours I was convicted of the greatest betrayal since Judas.
ON PETER MOORES, WHO WAS SACKED AS ENGLAND COACH IN JANUARY 2009 ON THE SAME DAY PIETERSEN WAS FORCED TO RESIGN AS CAPTAIN
- Moores had inherited a great team from Duncan Fletcher, but it was clear from our performances that he was turning wine into water.
- Where Duncan had given us freedom, Moores was tapping on our heads like a woodpecker all day, every day.
- (He was) like a triple espresso, so intense.
- I wanted Moores to sit on the back seat -- in hindsight I don`t think he`s actually capable of doing that. He never took his hands off the steering wheel for a moment.
- I saw Moores and (his then assistant) Flower as two parts of the same problem. However the ECB obviously saw my captaincy and Moores as two parts of the same problem. Peter and I never saw eye to eye.
ON HIS TEAM MATES MATT PRIOR, GRAEME SWANN, STUART BROAD
- The dressing room slowly became the territory of those biggest mouths among the bowlers -- and a wicketkeeper. They ran an exclusive club. If you were outside that clique, you were fair game for mocking, ridicule, bullying. That`s what those guys did.
- I’d spoken about the abuse on the field that Prior, Broad, Jimmy (Anderson) and Swann were giving the fielders. (Swann and Broad) argued that fielders should apologise to the bowlers if they’ve made a mistake. I just stood there and realised that it was the closest I’ve ever come to thinking I could willingly slap two guys on my own team.
- The way he (Prior) criticised people who`d made mistakes on the field to a playground or a workplace, this behaviour would be labelled as bullying. He does the managing upwards well. The schoolyard bully who is also teacher`s pet.
ON HIS SOUTH AFRICAN ROOTS
- Whatever passport I carry, I will always have South Africa in my heart. One big mistake was not respecting South Africa and what it stands for. When I scored my first hundred there, I should never, ever, have kissed the England badge on my helmet.
ON BEING MADE ENGLAND CAPTAIN IN 2008
- I was playing all forms of cricket, and playing them well. So I was elected. Or handed the poisoned chalice.
ON HIMSELF
- I don`t enjoy being ordinary.
- I think that me confronting mediocrity throughout my career has earned me this reputation of being destructive.
source: http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/selected-quotes-from-kevin-pietersens-autobiography_1482260.html
India take 2-0 lead over England
-England squandered a good start after being 82/0, restricted to 227/10 in 50 overs.
-Cook scored 44, Hales 42, Bell got 28 but Root could manage only 2 runs along with Morgan(10) and Stokes(2).
-Ashwin picked up 3 wickets along with Raina, Rayudu & Jadeja grabbing one each.
-Shami scalped Woakes for 15, Jos Buttler scored a gritty 42 along with a brisk cameo by Tredwell who scored 30 off 18 balls but was caught & bowled by B Kumar.
-All of the Indian batsmen chipped in with useful innings except for only Shikhar Dhawan.
-Kohli scored a decent 40, Rahane scored 45, Raina 42.
-Rayudu top scored smashing 64* off 78 balls.
-Ashwin picked up the Man of the Match award for his figures of 3/39.
-India now have an unasailable lead of 2-0 with 2 games to be played at Birmingham (2nd Sept) & Leeds (5th Sept).
India comeback with a Wonderful Turnaround
-The Indian team rallied to turn the tables and demolish England with a 133 run victory.
-England captain Alastair Cook won the toss & elected to field.
-India were in trouble at 19 for two before a stand of 91 between Rohit Sharma (52) and Ajinkya Rahane (41) revived the innings.
-Virat Kohli fell for a duck yet again, continuing his disappointing run on England tour.
-Raina smashed 100 off 75 deliveries along with Dhoni scoring 52, both of them sharing a 5th wicket stand of 144 which took India to 304-6 in 50 overs.
-Chris Wokes picked up 4 wickets for 52 runs in 10 overs along with Tredwell's 2/42.
-India scored 62 runs in five batting powerplay overs, with Raina contributing 41 off just 15 balls.
-England, chasing a rain-adjusted 295 off 47 overs in reply, were well-placed at 54 without loss
-Shami picked up Cook(19) & Bell(1) and soon England were struggling at 81-5.
-Debutant Alex Hales scored a steady 40.
-Ravindra Jadeja shined with the ball taking 4 England wickets for just 28 runs in 7 overs.
India - England 1st ODI Washed Out
The next One-Day will be played at Cardiff on Wednesday.
Humiliation all over for India
England demolish India to take the series 3-1
The Indian Innings was demolished for the 2nd time in 3 days, this time touching a new level of humiliation as they were bundled out for a mere 94 inside 30 overs. Sir Don Bradman had a better career average than this!! Such a shame for 11 men who boast of world class batting line-up who couldnt get past 100.
Being an Indian Cricket Fan, I feel devastated, and I am not able to comment more on this as I am in shambles right now just like the Indian Batting.
Please read the match report Here.
India crumble against England pacers again
India have learnt nothing from defeats: Gavaskar
- England won the toss & elected to bowl on a green pitch in overcast conditions.
- Seamers justified Captain Cook's decision by reducing India to 90/9, taking wickets at regular intervals.
- Only MS Dhoni showed his mettle yet again with a gutsy 82, the only batsman to score in double digits along with Vijay(18) & Ashwin(13).
- Gambhir got dismissed for a Golden Duck whereas Rahane got out for duck first time in his 18-innings career.
- Chris Woakes & Chris Jordan bagged 3 wickets each with Broad & Anderson also scalping 2 dismissals apiece folding up the Indian innings at 148.
- Alastair Cook(24) & Sam Robson(33)* remained unbeaten with England at 62/0 at stumps on Day 1 of the 5th Investec Test at the Kia Oval.
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India sink to Innings defeat against England
England 367 (Root 77, Buttler 70, Bell 58) beat India 152 (Dhoni 71, Broad 6-25) and 161 (Ashwin 46*, Moeen 4-39) by an innings and 54 runs
The dismal performance of the Visitors can be summed up in some short sentences depicting the key points of the 3rd Test at Old Trafford, Manchester:-
- India won the toss & elected to Bat.
- Vijay, Kohli, Pujara dismissed for 0 each, India scampered to 8-4.
- Indian innings folded up at 152 after some resistance from Dhoni (71), Ashwin (40) & Rahane (24).
- Indian Batsmen equalled the record for most ducks in an innings with 6 with Broad taking 6/25.
- England ended the day on 113/3 with Robson, Ballance & Cook in the pavillion.
- Fifties from Bell(58), Root(77) & Buttler(70) took England to 367.
- Stuart Broad had a nasty blow when Aaron hit him on the nose with a fierce bouncer after he hit him for 2 consecutive sixes.
- PANKAJ SINGH finally got his FIRST TEST WICKET of Root & then Buttler too.
- Aaron & B Kumar bagged 3 wickets each, Aaron in particular bowled well.
- England came onto bowl without Broad, but the Indian batsmen were unfazed as they were determined to fall again, this time at the hands of Moeen.
- Indian innings again collapsed & finally ended on 161 with Ashwin scoring 46*.
England Pacers spell Doom for India
England dominate on Day 1
England v India, 4th Investec Test, Old Trafford, 1st day
England 113 for 3 (Bell 45*, Jordan 0*) trail India 152 (Dhoni 71, Ashwin 40, Broad 6-25) by 39 runs
Manchester: Stuart Broad scalped 6 Indian Batsmen as India were bowled out for just 152 on the 1st day of the 4th Test at Old Trafford on Thursday.
India's final total featured a determined 71 from captain MS Dhoni, who opted to bat first after winning the toss in overcast conditions, after they had been reduced to 8 runs for 4 wickets.
However India registered themselves into Record Books as this was the worst start to the 1st innings of a Test since England were 2 for 4 against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1999.
At stumps on day 1, England were 113/3, trailing by 39.
Ian Bell was 45* & nightwatchman Chris Jordan unbeaten without opening his account after Gary Ballance (37) fell to Aaron late in the day.
Stuart Broad took 6/ 25 in 13.4 overs, including a post-lunch spell of 4/6 in 3.3 overs. Partner James Anderson had figures of 3/46 in 14 overs on his home ground.
Anderson had comeinto this match under a cloud for his persistent 'sledging', but this time, he let the ball do the talking.
But few India batsmen, Dhoni apart, lingered long enough at the crease for it to become an issue on Thursday.
India also equalled the record of 6 ducks in a Test innings, with 3 of their top 4 out for a duck.
Apart from Dhoni, the only other India batsmen to make it into double figures were R Ashwin (40) & Rahane (24).
All of India's intial 4 wickets fell with their score on 8, the 4 batsmen dismissed in the space of 13 balls.
Gautam Gambhir, opening in place of Shikhar Dhawan was first out when he nicked Broad to Joe Root in the gully, followed by Vijay(0), Kohli(0) & Pujara(0).
Commonwealth Games End with England on Top
Glasgow: England finished on top of the Medal Tally in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014. It was their first time after 28 long years. But the former table-toppers Australia also had some consolation wins.
As soon as the Day started, England were already going to stay at No.1 position, dethroning Australia.
The last day had just 11 Gold Medals on the line. Lizzie Armitstead bagged the first gold for England in the women`s cycling road race upgrading her performance 4 years ago in New Dehli.
Fellow English rider Emma Pooley finished 25 seconds behind to finish second and add to the silver she won in the time trial.
Geraint Thomas from Wales won gold in the men`s 168km road race.
Thomas, thrived despite having a puncture with 6km still to go to finish in a time of 4 hours 13 minutes & 5 seconds.
Australia yet again thumped India 4-0 in mens hockey final to win a 5th consecutive Commonwealth title, & later finished 1st in netball with a 58-40 win over the Kiwis, who beat them 4 years ago.
Kashyap Parupalli from India was a popular winner in the men`s singles title in Badminton as he beat Derek Wong of Singapore in a three-game classic to win gold.
"I`m so happy," said the 27-year-old Indian. "This championship means such a lot to me. These Games come every four years and that`s what drove me on."
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Colorful & Vibrant Ceremony ends "Best Ever" Games at Glasgow
Steven Finn gets England Recall ahead of 4th Test
Pacer called in as a replacement for Plunkett
Steven Finn had what can be described as a horrific time Down Under over the winter, with his bowling falling to the point where he became un-selectable, despite England suffering an Ashes humiliation.
The 6 foot 7 inches tall lad has shown signs of his best form for Middlesex on return this season, doing just enough to convince England selectors he deserves his chance on the international stage once again, with Liam Plunkett suffering from an ankle problem.
"Liam Plunkett experienced some left ankle discomfort at the end of the second Investec Test and will miss the fourth Test as this continues to settle," said the England and Wales Cricket Board's official website.
"He will be replaced by Steven Finn in the squad for the upcoming Test at Emirates Old Trafford."
England Complete their "Perfect Test"
England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 5th day
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| Anderson after dismissing Rohit Sharma |
Skipper Alastair Cook remarked during the presentation that it was "indeed a perfect test match for the team".
Yes indeed it was, their Batsmen put runs on the board, most importantly Cook scoring 95 & 70*, their fast bowlers cleaned up India's 1st innings, and the part-timer Moeen Ali displaying the attributes of an All-Rounder.
The Off-Spinner bagged 6 wickets to grant England to a cruising 266-run victory over India on 5th day that leaves the series at 1-1 with 2 matches to go.
India crumbled to 178 all out in their 2nd innings on Thursday morning thanks to Ali's superb figures of 6/67, his 1st 5-wicket haul in tests.
England thus, secured their 1st Test victory since they beat Australia at Durham last August, ending their 10-mach winless streak.
Moeen dismissed Jadeja, B Kumar & Shami within 12 deliveries, before he bagged the final wicket of Pankaj Singh.
Earlier, James Anderson, led England off to the perfect start by getting the key wickets of Rohit Sharma & MS Dhoni.
India's lone warrior Ajinkya Rahane played with tremendous composure scoring his 2nd half-century of the match, but his unbeaten 52 was in vain as he got little to no support from the other end.
Anderson got Sharma to edge one faintly through to the debutant wicket-keeper Buttler before dismissing Dhoni in similar a fashion with a ball that swung away from the right-handed batsman.
Just then captain Cook made a crucial bowling change, by bringing Moeen who bowled Jadeja before getting Kumar's wicket, who edged on to his pad and the ball looped up to Anderson at gully.
He continued to trouble the Indian batsmen & bowled Shami and Singh to wrap up a well-deserved victory for the side.
The 4th Test will take place on 7-11 August at Old Trafford, Manchester.
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England Clinch 10 Gold Medals on Day 6
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Australia suffered their first Commonwealth relay defeat in eight years in the men's 4x100m medley relay at the hands of England, who wrapped up 10 Swimming Gold Medals to close their swimming meet.
19-year-old sensation Ben Proud claimed his second gold of the Games by beating star duo Cameron McEvoy and James Magnussen in the men's 50m freestyle.
World Champion in 100m freestyle, Cate Campbell handed the Aussie women 4x100m medley relay gold after Daniel Tranter won the men's 200m individual medley to take Australia's final gold medal tally to 19.
England won the final race though, the team of Chris Walker-Hebborn, Adam Peaty, Adam Barrett and Adam Brown clocked a Games record time 3min 31:51sec to become the first English team to beat Australia in the 4x100 medley relay since 1950 games.
Updated Medal Tally after Day 6:
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Brozne | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 34 | 31 | 36 | 101 |
| 2 | England | 33 | 33 | 27 | 93 |
| 3 | Canada | 16 | 5 | 18 | 39 |
| 4 | Scotland | 13 | 11 | 13 | 37 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 11 | 9 | 11 | 31 |
| 6 | India | 10 | 15 | 11 | 36 |
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Commonwealth Games 2014 Day 4 Results
Day 4 of the 2014 Commonwealth Games saw the track-and-field athletes trot out for the first time and the conclusion of the popular Rugby Sevens tournament, giving fans in Glasgow plenty to look forward to.
Here's the list of every medal won on Sunday:
| Sport | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Athletics | Men's Marathon | Michael Shelley (AUS) | Stephen Chemlany (KEN) | Abraham Kiplimo (UGA) |
| Athletics | Women's Marathon | Flomena cheyech Daniel (KEN) | Caroline Kilel (KEN) | Jess Trengove (AUS) |
| Athletics | Men's 5000m | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku (KEN) | Isiah Kiplangat Koech (KEN) | Zane Robertson (NZ) |
| Athletics | Women's Long Jump T37/38 | Jodi Elkington (AUS) | Bethy Woodward (ENG) | Johanna Benson (NAM) |
| Cycling | Men's Keirin | Matthew Glaetzer (AUS) | Sam Webster (NZ) | Mohd Azizulhasni Awang (MAL) |
| Cycling | Men's 20km Scratch | Shane Archbold (NZ) | Glenn P O'Shea (AUS) | Remi Pelletier (CAN) |
| Cycling | Women's Sprint | Stephanie Morton (AUS) | Anna Meares (AUS) | Jess Varnish (ENG) |
| Cycling | Women's 25km Points | Laura Trott (ENG) | Elinor Barker (WAL) | Katie Archibald (SCO) |
| Cycling | Women's Time Trial B2 | Sophie Thornhill (ENG) | Aileen McGlynn (SCO) | Brandie O'Connor (AUS) |
| Lawn Bowls | Women's Singles | Jo Edwards (NZ) | Natalie Melmore (ENG) | Colleen Piketh (SA) |
| Lawn Bowls | Women's Fours | South Africa | Malaysia | New Zealand |
| Rugby Sevens | / | South Africa | New Zealand | Australia |
| Shooting | Men's Double Trap | Steven Scott (ENG) | Matthew French (ENG) | Asab Mohd (IND) |
| Shooting | Women's DoubleTrap | Charlotte Kerwood (ENG) | Shreyasi Singh (IND) | Rachel Parish (ENG) |
| Swimming | Men's 100m Free | James Magnussen (AUS) | Cameron Mcevoy (AUS) | Tommaso D'Orsogna (AUS) |
| Swimming | Men's 50m Back | Ben Treffers (AUS) | Mitch Larkin (AUS) | Liam Tancock (ENG) |
| Swimming | Men's 4x200m Free Relay | Australia | Scotland | South Africa |
| Swimming | Women's 200m Back | Belinda Hocking (AUS) | Emily Seebohm (AUS) | Hilary Caldwell (CAN) |
| Swimming | Women's 50m Fly | Francesca Halsall (ENG) | Arianna Vanderpool Wallace (BAH) | Brittany Elmslie (AUS) |
| Swimming | Women's 200m Medley | Siobhan O'Conner (ENG) | Alicia Coutts (AUS) | Hannah Miley (SCO) |
| Swimming | Women's 100m SB9 Breast | Sophie Pascoe (NZ) | Madeleine Scott (AUS) | Erraid Davies (SCO) |
| Table Tennis | Women's Team | Singapore | Malaysia | Australia |
| Weight Lifting | Women's 63kg | Olauwatoyin Adesanmi (NIG) | Obioma Okoli (NIG) | Punam Yadav (IND) |
| Weight Lifting | Men's 77kg | Sathish Sivalingam (IND) | Ravi Katulu (IND) | Francois Etoundi (AUS) |
And here's the updated medal tracker, which saw a change at the top of the board:
| Rank | Country | Gold | Siler | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 26 | 21 | 26 | 73 |
| 2 | England | 23 | 17 | 17 | 57 |
| 3 | Scotland | 11 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Canada | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | India | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | South Africa | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | Wales | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
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