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  Hamilton fastest in pre-qualifying practice at Australian GP

  March 14, 2015 10:44 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in Saturday's pre-qualifying practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, heightening the sense of inevitability about his team winning Sunday's Formula One season opener.Hamilton set

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  Pistorius lawyers' appeal rejected by court

  March 14, 2015 7:32 IST

  Johannesburg: Oscar Pistorius' lawyers failed Friday in their attempt to stop an appeal by prosecutors that will again seek a murder conviction against the double-amputee athlete for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.Judge Thokozile Masipa dismissed an

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  Kidambi Srikanth enters Swiss Grand Prix semis

  March 13, 2015 23:51 IST

  Basel (Switzerland): Top seed Kidambi Srikanth stormed into the semifinals of the USD 120,000 Swiss Grand Prix Gold badminton championship after a straight-game win over Takuma Ueda of Japan in a one-sided men's singles quarterfinal

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  Srikanth joins Jayaram at quarters of Swiss Open

  March 13, 2015 13:06 IST

  Basel: Top seed K Srikanth survived a scare before prevailing over Denmark's Emil Holst in a three-game match to reach the quarterfinals of the USD 120,000 Swiss Grand Prix Gold badminton championship here.The World No.

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  Mehta crashes out after losing to England pro Walden

  March 13, 2015 6:56 IST

  Mumbai: Aditya Mehta went down 2-4 to third seed Ricky Walden of England in the second round to make his exit from the 300,000 pound sterling Indian Open World Ranking Snooker Championship here.The 29-year-old Indian

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  Saina Nehwal regains World No. 2 spot after All England show

  March 12, 2015 23:41 IST

  New Delhi: Riding on her stupendous performance at the prestigious All England Championship, India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal today regained the world number two spot again in the latest rankings released by the Badminton World

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  Fernando Alonso aims to return in Malaysian Grand Prix

  March 12, 2015 11:28 IST

  Madrid: Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso confirmed on Wednesday that he hoped to make his return to action in the Malaysian Grand Prix on March 29.Alonso, who returned to the McLaren-Honda team after leaving

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  Aditya Mehta upsets Mark King to keep Indian hopes alive

  March 12, 2015 7:08 IST

  Mumbai: Aditya Mehta kept the home country's hopes alive in the Indian Open World Ranking Snooker Tournament here Wednesday as he scored his first-ever victory over higher ranked Mark King of England 4-3 to enter

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  Srikanth, Pawar & Praneeth reach third round of Swiss Open

  March 12, 2015 7:03 IST

  Basel (Switzerland): Top seed Kidambi Srikanth alongwith other Indian shuttlers Anand Pawar and B Sai Praneeth entered the third round of the USD 120,000 Swiss Grand Prix Gold badminton championship here Wednesday.World No. 5 Srikanth,

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  French sports world mourns athletes who died in crash

  March 10, 2015 23:23 IST

  Paris: Olympic gold medalist Camille Muffat had retired from swimming to focus on her personal life, boxer Alexis Vastine had some unfinished business after two disappointing Olympics, and the beloved sailor Florence Arthaud was a

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  French Olympic champions killed in air crash

  March 10, 2015 19:45 IST

  Buenos Aires: London Olympics swimming champion Camille Muffat was among the 10 people killed on Monday when their helicopters collided in mid-air in Argentina.Muffat, 25, brought home three medals from the 2012 Games, including the

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  Saina Nehwal takes positives from All England performance

  March 09, 2015 18:18 IST

  Hyderabad: A dream All England title might have slipped through her fingers but Saina Nehwal today insisted on taking positives out of the prestigious tournament, saying her consistency and improvement in overall game will help

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  Aditya Mehta leads country's hopes in Indian Open

  March 09, 2015 15:00 IST

  Mumbai: Aditya Mehta would lead the host nation's challenge in the second Indian Open Snooker Championship, starting Tuesday, as four top-10 players in the world, including defending champion Ding Junhui of China, will vie for

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  Cycling leaders slammed for letting doping, Armstrong win

  March 09, 2015 9:36 IST

  Geneva: Cycling officials let doping flourish and broke their own rules so Lance Armstrong could cheat his way to becoming the superstar the sport badly needed, according to a scathing report into its drug culture.The

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  Armstrong backs investigation into cycling's murky past

  March 09, 2015 8:58 IST

  Paris: Lance Armstrong welcomed an investigative report into the murky past of cycling's governing body and said he hopes it can help the sport move on from an era that will always be remembered for

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  I lost focus and got nervous, says Saina

  March 09, 2015 13:06 IST

  Birmingham: After her dreams of winning All England badminton championship ended in agony with a defeat in the final, a crestfallen Saina Nehwal on Sunday said it was her lack of focus and nervousness which

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  We are proud of you: PM Modi to Saina

  March 09, 2015 8:12 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised Saina Nehwal after the ace Indian female shuttler suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the final of the All England badminton championships, saying the country is proud

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  Saina's All England dream ends in agony

  March 09, 2015 6:55 IST

  Birmingham: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal's quest for becoming the first Indian woman to win the most prestigious All England badminton championship ended in agony after she suffered a heart-breaking loss to Spain's Carolina Marin

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  Sensational Saina sails into All England finals

  March 07, 2015 19:34 IST

  Birmingham: London Olympic bronze medalist Saina Nehwal today scripted history by reaching the finals of the prestigious All England Badminton Championship with a straight-game victory over Sun Yu of China in the women's singles competition

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  Saina beats Yihan Wang to storm into All England semis

  March 07, 2015 12:21 IST

  Birmingham: Leading Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal got the better of China's former world champion Yihan Wang 21-19, 21-6 to march into the semifinals of the $500,000 All England Open Badminton Championships at the Barclaycard Arena

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  China's Lin Dan reaches All England semis

  March 07, 2015 9:37 IST

  Birmingham: Double Olympic champion Lin Dan fought off a tough challenge to beat Japan's Kento Momota and booked a semi-final berth at the All England Championships here.Lin, bidding for his sixth All England title, will

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  Saina Nehwal eases into All England Championships quarters

  March 06, 2015 7:23 IST

  Birmingham: Third seed Saina Nehwal eased into the women's singles badminton quarter-finals at the All England Championships with a convincing win over South Korean qualifier Kim Hyo Min on Thursday.However, top Indian women's doubles pair

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  Saina, Jwala-Ashwini through, Srikanth, Kashyap lose in All England

  March 05, 2015 6:53 IST

  Birmingham: Saina Nehwal and women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa entered the second round, while male shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap lost in the opening round of the All England Open

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  Jwala-Ashwini enter second round at All England Championships

  March 05, 2015 0:07 IST

  Birmingham: The Indian women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa and men's pair of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy entered the second round of the $500,000 All England Open Badminton Championships at

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  I love races filled with overtakes and battles: Lewis Hamilton

  March 04, 2015 21:32 IST

  London: Celebrated F1 driver Lewis Hamilton might have won the World Championship last season but he is still hungry for more races, involving battling and overtaking and wants more competition in this year's Formula One

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  Lin Dan eyes sixth All England title

  March 04, 2015 13:31 IST

  Birmingham: Returning to the world's oldest badminton tournament for the first time since 2012, Chinese superstar Lin Dan said that he will try to win the title for the sixth time."It is amazing to win

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  Jayaram, Pawar progress in All England Championship

  March 04, 2015 9:48 IST

  Birmingham: India's Ajay Jayaram and Anand Pawar registered straight game wins to progress to the second round of the men's singles qualifying round of the prestigious All England Championship badminton tournament, here Tuesday.While Jayaram beat

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  Mary Kom decides to quit boxing after Rio Olympics

  March 02, 2015 19:49 IST

  New Delhi: Olympic medallist pugilist M C Mary Kom today said she has decided to quit boxing after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as her body would not be able to cope with the rigours