Jamie Dwyer's 49th minute goal sealed India's fate as Australia beat them 1-0 to move into the final of the Four Nation Hockey Tournament in Darwin on Saturday.
India rallied from two goals down but let in a late goal and were held by China 4-4 in the four-nation hockey tournament in Darwin.
India conceded an extra time goal to lose 1-2 to China and sign off fourth in the Four Nation Hockey tournament in Perth on Sunday.
World champions India have consolidated their top rank on the ICC ODI Team Rankings after sweeping the series against Sri Lanka, which concluded in Ranchi on Sunday.
Switzerland struck twice in quick succession to stun Euro 2016 champions Portugal 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday and hand them a first competitive defeat in two years under coach Fernando Santos.
Britain's Cambridge University will put up a special memorial plaque in honour of its almuni, Indian scientist Jagdish Chandra Bose, to mark the Nobel Laureate's 150th birth anniversary.
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The new panel, expanded and ratified by the Sri Lanka government, was increased from four to seven members.
Having been the cricket world's unremitting bully-boy for nearly two decades, Australia was brought down to earth with an almighty thud on Sunday, losing the Ashes to old enemy England, and their number one status to boot.
Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi chalked out an easy victory over fellow Indian Abhijeet Kunte to maintain a clean slate after the second round of the Asian Individual Chess Championship in Mashhad, Iran.
43 Australian education institutions will participate in a Student Recruitment Programme in New Delhi, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Reigning champion India will be bidding to gain further momentum and become only the third side in World Cup history to successfully defend its title after West Indies in 1975 and 1979 and Australia, who won the coveted prize three times in succession between 1999 and 2007.
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Chasing 206 for victory on the final day, the Indians were reduced to a precarious 44 for 4 before S Badrinath (76) and Tejinder Pal Singh (46) rallied them in the Top-End series.
The Indians wrapped up the New Zealand 'A' second innings for 153 on the third day of the four-day match in the Top End series.
The young leg spinner claimed 5-86 before India 'A' slumped to 209-6 against New Zealand 'A' in the first innings of the four-day match of the Top End series.
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Glenn McGrath was disappointed to miss out on taking 10 wickets in an innings after claiming eight for 24 in Australia's 491-run win over Pakistan.
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Sri Lanka's opening batsman challenged Australia's bowlers to adopt short-pitched bowling in the second Test.
Warne has 520 career wickets, seven short of Sri Lanka off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan's world mark.
Australia skittled Sri Lanka for 97 before setting them a daunting 312 to win after the second day of the first Test.
The new hero is a Portuguese man of war. He's Luis Figo. And he's shoved every favourite Indian hero off the telly screens.
"I'm not God. I have a right to fail," said Sachin Tendulkar replying to if he would get a triple or quadruple century.
The leg-spinner's world record bid is threatening to overshadow the two-Test series between Australia and Sri Lanka starting on Thursday.
The Australian skipper joined his family following the death of a relative.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting was absent when the team assembled in Darwin on Monday ahead of the first Test with Sri Lanka.
The leg-spinner was recalled to the Australia squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka.
Glenn McGrath says he has turned to watching old videos of his bowling action to try and help him regain form.
The right-arm bowler broke his left hand earlier this month while batting for English county side Hampshire.
Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu said they would struggle against the world champions without the off spinner.
The Aussie fast bowler will miss the two-Test series against SL next month due to back injury.
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