en-zw-hotdailynews: 2015-02-27 Zimbabwe Sports

World Cup 2015: South Africa win toss, elect to bat against West Indies
Times of India
SYDNEY: South Africa skipper AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to bat against West Indies in their Pool B match of the Cricket World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Scorecard South Africa made three changes, leaving out JP Duminy, ...

Cricket-South Africa win toss, bat first against West Indies   Reuters Africa
South Africa win toss, bats 1st vs West Indies at World Cup   New Zealand Herald
Live - World Cup 2015, South Africa vs West Indies: South Africa win toss choose ...   Hindustan Times
TVNZ
Jamaica Observer
SuperSport (blog)
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Gayle storm sets Cup atwitter
The Asian Age
The Zimbabweans may have come to realise that hell has no fury like a Chris Gayle scorned. His record breaking double hundred in the World Cup that makes him the first to join three Indians in the exclusive rarefied '200 in ODIs' club may even be one for ...

World Cup 2015: Rohit's two double-centuries inspired me, says Chris Gayle   indiatvnews.com (press release) (blog)

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Pieces of Puzzle Falling Into Place
The New Indian Express
Many questions did the rounds before and during India's tour to Australia right before the World Cup. Did it make sense to play four Test matches when the rest of the world was busy fine-tuning their ODI skills? Since most tours to Australia tend to be both ...

Our cricketing woes continue   Daily Times
Minnows present the amateur spirit   The Hindu
India-Pakistan World Cup match had 288 mn viewers across channels   Livemint
Ahmedabad Mirror
Business Standard
Kasmir Monitor
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Why FIFA Made Deal With Fox for 2026 Cup
New York Times
When FIFA sold the 2026 World Cup rights in the United States to Fox Sports and Telemundo this month, the announcement came with few details and no explanation for its timing. Why, 11 years before the tournament was to be played, did the agreement ...

Qatar 2022: Unapologetic Jerome Valcke rules out any compensation for winter ...   New Zealand Herald
The English reaction to winter World Cup is an attempt to inflame public opinion ...   Daily Mail
Confederations Cup Won't Be Played in Qatar in 2021   Wall Street Journal
caughtoffside
Mail & Guardian Online
AFKInsider
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LIVERPOOL FALL
Gulf Daily News
LONDON: Liverpool's Europa League campaign ended at the scene of one of their greatest European triumphs as they lost on penalties to Besiktas in the Ataturk Stadium in Turkey last night. The Turkish side won the last 32 clash 5-4 in the shootout with ...

Liverpool lead British exodus in Europa League   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Rodgers: I feel sorry for Lovren   Goal.com
Besiktas settled score with Liverpool - Cenk   Sport LIVE
Liverpool-Kop
ESPN.co.uk
Sydney Morning Herald
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Cricket World Cup: Black Caps v Australia - top five innings
New Zealand Herald
The Black Caps' batting lineup is in fine fettle at the moment, but they'll know that beating Australia usually requires something special. Ahead of Saturday's Cricket World Cup clash between the two sides, we look back on some of the best innings played by ...

Martin Crowe scores 25 in final innings at Auckland's Cornwall Park   TVNZ
Southee fit to face Australia   Sport LIVE
Australian skipper Michael Clarke is sick of talking about sledging   Stuff.co.nz
YahooXtra Blogs (blog)
Yahoo Eurosport UK
The Star Online
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Bulls have got to kick the blues
Mail & Guardian Online
Just four unbeaten teams out of 15 after two rounds, one of which had a bye last week, suggests that we are in for a closely fought league season in Super Rugby. And the way things stand at the moment, with three South African sides in the top six, there is no ...

Bulls aim to restore Loftus lustre   Sport24
Bulls v Sharks Super Rugby Preview   Worldcupweb.com
Bulls keep faith in stalwarts   SuperSport

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Scott Henry puts draw to side to shoot six under
Scotsman
SCOTT Henry reckoned he needed a lesson to sort out a “draw” but there was little evidence of that as the Scot made a promising start in the Joburg Open. On a low-scoring day at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, the 28-year-old from Clydebank ...

Joburg Open: World number 1555 Nic Henning leads with 62   BBC Sport
Nic Henning, the man with the lowest world ranking possible, equals course ...   Daily Mail
Golf-World number 1555 Henning ties Joburg Open record   Reuters Africa
FOXSports.com
SuperSport
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Real Madrid out to boost Spanish lead against Villarreal
New Zealand Herald
MADRID (AP) " Free from European duty this week, a well-rested Real Madrid heads into this weekend's Spanish league matches looking to maintain its lead. The 10-time European champions, who hold a four-point lead over Barcelona in the league, host ...

Villarreal looking to prove credentials at Real   Times of India
Villarreal looking to prove credentials at Real Madrid   Financial Express

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David Beckham: 'Fergie forced me to shave off mohawk in Wembley toilets!
Yahoo Singapore News (blog)
David Beckham's relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson has received plenty of attention over the years. The pair's strained relationship worsened towards the end of Beckham's Manchester United career in 2003 with many famous incidents between them.
David Beckham: 'Sir Alex Ferguson made me shave off mohawk in Wembley ...   New Zealand Herald
Beckham: Ferguson made me shave mohawk off   BreakingNews.ie

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