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CAPE TOWN - The Indian Premier League (IPL) was welcomed to the South African shores with dazzling fireworks and sounds of traditional African drummers in a glittering opening ceremony at the Newlands here Saturday.

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CAPE TOWN - Rahul Dravid, who played a crucial knock in Bangalore Royal Challengers’ 75-run win over Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) tie Saturday, said the conditions here are ideal for his batting.

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CAPE TOWN - Chennai Super Kings will have plenty of depth and star power in reserve when they take on Mumbai Indians in the opening day’s double-header in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Saturday.

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NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday restrained two private television news channels from telecasting

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CAPE TOWN - After making it to the semi-finals in the inaugural season, Kings XI Punjab under Yuvraj Singh will aim for nothing less than the title in the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) beginning here Saturday.

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CAPE TOWN - Wanderers hosting the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, including the second semifinal and the final, is still in doubt as the organisers and the local cricket association have not been able to resolve the issue of VIP suites at the Johannesburg stadium.

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CAPE TOWN - Two of South Africa’s top sports administrators have been roped in to lead the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) aggressive marketing drive as it gears up for the five-week Twenty20 extravaganza starting here Saturday with the first double-header.

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Cape Town - Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne is conscious of the fact that it would not be easy for his side to repeat last year’s sensational feat of winning the Indian Premier League without two key players Sohail Tanveer and Shane Watson in the second edition, starting here Saturday.

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JOHANNESBURG - Kings XI Punjab might be thanking their stars after a South African businessman returned them some 45,000 rands that the Indian Premier League (IPL) team had forgotten in a hotel room in Port Elizabeth.

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