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  President, PM laud Saina's achievements

  March 28, 2015 20:33 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Saina Nehwal for the becoming the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the world number one ranking in badminton, and wished her more

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  Saina creates history, becomes world no. 1 shuttler

  March 28, 2015 17:54 IST

  New Delhi:  Saina Nehwal created history today as she became the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the world number one ranking after her closest challenger for the spot, Spain's Carolina Marin, lost in the

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  Will be No.1 if fate allows: Saina

  March 28, 2015 15:47 IST

  New Delhi: Top Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has said she will be ranked World No.1 if this is in her destiny.The Hyderabadi is ranked No.2 in the world and has a very good chance to

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  Rosberg leads Hamilton in Malaysian GP practice

  March 28, 2015 13:36 IST

  Sepang, Malaysia: Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton set the fastest times in Saturday's pre-qualifying practice session at the Malaysian Grand Prix, putting the team on track for another front-row grid lockout.Rosberg set the

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  Armstrong's attempt at reduced ban 'almost too late': WADA

  March 28, 2015 6:30 IST

  Lausanne, Switzerland: Lance Armstrong has not done enough to get his life ban reduced and his latest bid for rehabilitation is coming too late, the director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday.In an

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  Lin Dan stunned; Saina, Srikanth enter India Open semis

  March 28, 2015 6:19 IST

  New Delhi: Five-time World champion Lin Dan suffered a shocking loss against eighth seed Tommy Sugiarto, while leading Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Sriaknth entered the semi-finals of the $275,000 Yonex Sunrise India Open

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  Saina Nehwal storms into maiden India Open semifinal

  March 27, 2015 20:35 IST

  New Delhi: Saina Nehwal sailed past Indonesia's Hana Ramadhini to make her maiden semifinals at the India Open Super Series while giant-killer H S Prannoy and RMV Gurusaidutt went down fighting in the quarterfinals here

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  Hamilton shrugs engine problem, tops Malaysian GP practice

  March 27, 2015 13:52 IST

  Sepang, Malaysia: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton overcame major engine trouble in the morning to set the fastest time in Friday's afternoon practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix.Demonstrating how far clear of the field Mercedes is,

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  Prannoy upsets top seed Jorgensen, Kashyap loses in India Open

  March 27, 2015 6:46 IST

  New Delhi: Young Indian shuttler H.S. Prannoy created the biggest upset of the Yonex Sunrise India Open when he outplayed top seed and tournament favourite Jan O Jorgensen to advance into the quarter-finals here on

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  Rio 2016 releases Olympic event schedule

  March 25, 2015 13:33 IST

  Rio de Janerio: The Rio 2016 Olympic organising committee on Tuesday released its daily competition schedule as the countdown to the Games hit the 500-day mark.The Games will officially begin on August 5 when the

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  500-day countdown begins for for 2016 Rio Olympics

  March 25, 2015 13:27 IST

  Rio de janeiro: The Brazilian city of Rio has started the 500-day countdown for the 2016 Olympic Games.This means that the planning phase is over and the city is now in the execution phase of

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  Arjuna award recipient and 3 other national players charged for doping

  March 23, 2015 13:57 IST

  New Delhi: Yet again a large number of players of National games have been found guilty in dope charges. The shocking part is that most of them are women players.The biggest name among guilty players

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  Sports bodies shouldn't run like oligarchie: Arun Jaitley

  March 21, 2015 16:59 IST

  New Delhi: In a significant statement pertaining to the functioning of National Sports Federations, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the NSFs should "professionalise their administrative structure rather than continue as oligarchies".Jaitley's remarks, which he

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  2016 athletes' village set to become luxury housing

  March 21, 2015 11:47 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Developers brag that the athletes' village for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics will rival a five-star resort.The village will be turned into a private condominium complex after the games with some

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  German Grand Prix cut from 2015 Formula One calendar

  March 21, 2015 11:26 IST

  Paris: The German Grand Prix was cut from the 2015 Formula One calendar Friday after neither of the country's two circuits was able to make a deal with series promoter Bernie Ecclestone.The World Motor Sport

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  I'll think about World Chess C'ship next year: Anand

  March 21, 2015 8:23 IST

  Mumbai: With the World Chess Championship slated for 2016, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Friday said he will start thinking about the Candidates tournament only next year."I am not thinking about the Candidates at

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  All England rematch between Saina and Carolina in the offing

  March 20, 2015 14:47 IST

  New Delhi: A rematch of the All England final between India's Saina Nehwal and world champion Carolina Marin is on the cards with the two stars given first and second seeding in the Yonex Sunrise

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  UCI head tells Armstrong to drop 'disrespectful' Tour plan

  March 18, 2015 7:27 IST

  London: The head of world cycling urged Lance Armstrong on Tuesday to abandon "disrespectful" plans to ride part of the Tour de France route a day before the professional peloton. The disgraced cyclist responded by

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  BAI announces cash rewards for Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap

  March 17, 2015 17:00 IST

  New Delhi: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Tuesday announced a cash award of Rs.5 lakh each to World No.2 Saina Nehwal and Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap for their impressive performances at the

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  T1 Truck Prima: Making truck-driving an 'inspirational' profession in India!

  April 01, 2015 12:43 IST

  Greater Noida: As world's fourth largest truck manufacture, TATA Motors, with this unusual concept of T1 truck racing in India, aims to inspire the succeeding generations to take up Truck driving as an inspirational profession

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  Kalmadi inducted as Asian Athletics Association Life President

  March 16, 2015 21:32 IST

  New Delhi: Tainted Indian sports administrator Suresh Kalmadi has been made Life President of the Asian Athletics Association for his "work in the development of athletics in the continent" during his 13-year tenure as the

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  Kidambi Srikanth wins Swiss Open title

  March 15, 2015 20:18 IST

  Basel: Putting his All England Open disappointment behind, top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth displayed pure class to oust defending champion Viktor Axelsen and clinch the men's singles title at the $120,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix

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  Saina bows to keep focus in her quest for more success

  March 15, 2015 13:31 IST

  Hyderabad: Having missed the chance to clinch a historic singles title at the All England Badminton Championships, star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Sunday vowed to keep her focus in her quest for major titles.Saina

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  Hamilton leads 1-2 finish for Mercedes at Australian GP

  March 15, 2015 13:30 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Lewis Hamilton beat teammate Nico Rosberg in a one-two finish for Mercedes at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, as the team extended it 2014 dominance into the opening race of the new

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  India lacks well-oiled system to handle F1: David Coulthard

  March 15, 2015 12:28 IST

  New Delhi: Former racing driver David Coulthard believes that India does not have a "well-oiled system" to host a sport like Formula 1.The pinnacle of motorsport, F1, took place at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC)

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  Kidambi Srikanth defeats Ajay Jayaram to reach the Swiss Open final

  March 14, 2015 23:14 IST

  Basel (Switzerland): Kidambi Srikanth entered the final of the the USD 120,000 Swiss Grand Prix Gold badminton championship after he got the better of compatriot Ajay Jayaram in an all-India last-four clash here today.Top seed

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  Mary Kom to be brand ambassador of Northeast

  March 14, 2015 15:39 IST

  New Delhi: Olympic medal winning boxer MC Mary Kom is being appointed as the brand ambassador of the Northeast to showcase the potential of the region which offers Rs 2.4 trillion business opportunities across various

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  Hamilton claims pole position for F1 Australian GP

  March 14, 2015 13:34 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton claimed a record-breaking fourth pole position at the Australian Grand Prix, starting the new Formula One season with a dominant performance in Saturday's qualifying.Last season's F1 champion driver set