Five reasons why India lost England series, No. 1 spot

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The warriors are vanquished. The Test tour of England has spelt nothing but disaster for Indian cricket. From the word go, India floundered, then fell before being flattened. But to many, a few key mistakes forced the writing on the wall.

Dhoni admits schedule catching-up with India

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Nottingham, (AFP): India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was looking forward to the chance to regroup after his side's crushing 319-run second Test defeat by Englandagain raised questions about players' workloads.

England's victory, achieved with more than a day to spare, left them 2-0 up in this four-match series and on course to replace India at the top of the ICC's Test Championship table - something they will achieve if they win the third Test at Edgbaston starting on August 10.

Apple has more cash than US government today

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             New York, July 29 (IANS) As of today, Apple boss Steve Jobs is richer than Uncle Sam.

While the world's most powerful government has just $73.76 billion in its reserves, the world's top technology company has a neat cash pile of $75.87 billion Thursday.

The US Treasury Department Thursday warned that it has now only this much operating budget as Republicans and Democrats fight over raising the nation's debt ceiling. With only that much reserve at its disposal, the Obama White House has warned the Republicans that the US government won't be able to meet its obligations as of Aug 2.

SINGHAM review

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Cast: Ajay Devgn, Kajal Agarwal, Prakash Raj, Ashok Saraf, Sachin Khedekar, Sonali Kulkarni

Directed by Rohit Shetty

Rating: **

India lost in historic match

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London: 

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said loss of key players to injuries midway through the first Test did not allow them to play to their full potential against England.

Uruguay won Paraguay by 3-0 and establishes as the King of the Copa America

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             With a large display in the first half, Uruguay won Paraguay by 3-0 and won the 2011 Copa America. In the Monumental stadium, in Buenos Aires, the Celeste regained the title South American - who has not won since 1995 - and became the biggest champion of the competition's history with 15 titles. Suarez, on 11 minutes, and Forlan, in the first step (41), and 44 of the second time, scored the goals of Uruguay, which gave the victory by 3-0.

Copa America: Brazil stunned by Paraguay

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          Brazil were knocked out of Copa America after Paraguay beat them 2-0 on penalties during their quarter-final match in Buenos Aires, on Sunday.

A day after hosts Argentina slid out, also on penalties, to Uruguay, the shocks kept coming as Venezuela reached the semi-finals for the first time with a gutsy 2-1 win over fancied Chile. But the real shock of the day was Brazil -not so much for their exit but the apparent paucity of their ambition.
 

Ind vs Eng 1st Test: India take on England in high-octane clash

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Strong contenders India and England go into a high-voltage cricket Test series at the Lord's on Thursday with the spotlight on Sachin Tendulkar who aims to achieve an incredible milestone of 100 international centuries in a match which has historic significance. 

Will Sachin hit 100th 100 in lords?

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London: The world is waiting with bated breath. In less than 48 hours the 100th Test match between India and England and the 2000th in the history of the game will get underway at the Lord's cricket ground at St. John's Wood, London.