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  Sports budget hiked by Rs.384.52 crore

  March 01, 2015 8:23 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday allocated Rs.1541.13 crore to the ministry of youth affairs and sports for 2015-16, an increase of approximately Rs.384.52 crore from the last financial year.For the 2014-15 year, the

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  Force India finally rolls out new F1 car at 3rd test

  February 28, 2015 23:01 IST

  Montmelo (Spain): Force India finally rolled out its new car for the upcoming Formula One season, with only two more days remaining to get it up to speed.Driver Nico Hulkenberg took the new car, the

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  Sports gets substantial hike in annual budget

  February 28, 2015 17:57 IST

  New Delhi: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports today got a hike of around Rs 384 crore in the budget for 2015-16, presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament here.In his budget presented

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  Oscar Pistorius lawyers to challenge appeal ruling

  February 25, 2015 9:56 IST

  Stellenbosch: Oscar Pistorius' lawyers will challenge a judge's decision to allow an appeal against his negligent killing conviction by prosecutors, who want the Olympic runner convicted of murder.Lawyer Brian Webber said today in a statement

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  I'm shocked, this is what dreams are made of: Anirban Lahiri

  February 22, 2015 23:54 IST

  New Delhi: Anirban Lahiri clinched the Hero Indian Open title -- his second European Tour title in two weeks -- despite dropping as many as 17 shots in the last four days and the Indian

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  Fernando Alonso taken to hospital after crash at Barcelona

  February 22, 2015 19:31 IST

  Montmelo, Spain: Fernando Alonso has been taken to hospital by helicopter after crashing in his McLaren during Formula One preseason testing on Sunday.McLaren said on Twitter: “Fernando is conscious and is speaking. He has been

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  Dipika Pallikal loses squash final to Perry

  February 21, 2015 19:05 IST

  Toronto: Just five days after winning the British National crown for the first time, England's Sarah-Jane Perry powered to the biggest international squash title of her career after upsetting India's Dipika Pallikal in the WSA-Granite

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  Shameful! Indian athletes rank second in dope list

  February 22, 2015 11:01 IST

  New Delhi: From past two years, India is second only to Russia in most number of athletes' sanctioned for the use of prohibited substances.According to data compiled by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for

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  Squash: Dipika Pallikal storms into WSA-Granite Open final

  February 20, 2015 22:52 IST

  Toronto:  Third seed Dipika Pallikal proved her superiority over Joshna Chinappa once again with a 11-13, 11-6, 11-9, 11-9 win to enter the final of the WSA-Granite Open squash tournament here Thursday.In the final, Pallikal

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  Pallikal, Chinappa set up all-Indian semifinal in Toronto

  February 19, 2015 13:24 IST

  Toronto: Indian squash hierarchy will be put to the test in the semi-finals of the Granite Open when the country's top two players Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa meet for a place in the final

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  Lance Armstrong pleads guilty to careless driving in Aspen

  February 19, 2015 7:29 IST

  Aspen, Colorado: Lance Armstrong pleaded guilty to careless driving for hitting two parked cars with his SUV in Aspen, a crash his girlfriend originally tried to take the blame for, a prosecutor confirmed Wednesday.Armstrong entered

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  Dipika Pallikal, Joshana Chinappa reach quarters in Toronto

  February 18, 2015 20:10 IST

  Toronto: India's top squash players Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa have advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals at the Granite Open here.Third seed Pallikal had to dig deep against Tesni Evans of Wales for a

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  Lance Armstrong loses $10 million arbitration ruling

  February 17, 2015 11:38 IST

  Austin, Texas: An arbitration panel ordered Lance Armstrong and Tailwind Sports Corp. to pay $10 million in a fraud dispute with a promotions company for what it called an "unparalleled pageant of international perjury, fraud

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  Kerala's National Games medalists to get Govt jobs

  February 14, 2015 19:23 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: In a bonanza for athletes who won medals for the state in the just-concluded 35th National Games, Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy today announced that the medallists would be given government jobs besides cash

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  Kerala finish second in 35th National Games

  February 13, 2015 23:05 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Curtains came down Friday night at the 35th National Games with the home state finishing second behind Services.While Services led from the front with 93 gold medals, Kerala came second with 54 gold, but

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  Renjith wins maiden Games gold, Preeja signs off with silver

  February 13, 2015 11:26 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Rajinder Singh smashed the national record in men's javelin throw, while former Asian champion Renjith Maheshwary nabbed his maiden gold with a new meet mark in triple jump as the athletics arena continued to

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  Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model defends cover

  February 12, 2015 22:12 IST

  Nashville,Tenn:  If Nashville fans thought they'd be rubbing elbows with models clad in bikinis at Wednesday's celebration of the 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, they were disappointed, as all the models were fully clothed.But the

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  National Games organisation a success: Kerala sports minister

  February 12, 2015 15:42 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: The conduct of the ongoing 35th National Games has received wide acclaim from all quarters, Kerala Sports Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said Thursday.Addressing reporters here, Radhakrishnan said the way the event has been conducted was

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  Bolt signs up for Paris meet

  February 12, 2015 11:00 IST

  Paris: Jamaica sprint star Usain Bolt will run the 100 metres for the first time in five years here after confirming his appearance at the Areva Diamond League meet in July.The news comes as a

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  Golfer Lahiri looks for further success in Thailand

  February 11, 2015 15:16 IST

  Hua Hin (Thailand): Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri is determined to scale greater heights when he takes his place as the highest ranked player at the inaugural $2 million Thailand Classic that tees off Thursday.The 27-year-old,

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  National Games mascot in Limca Book of Records

  February 11, 2015 14:34 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: National Games mascot Ammu, the Great Hornbill, has immortalised itself by finding a mention in the Limca Book of Records.The mascot found a place in the record books owing to a play, 'Kalikkunna Kuttikalkkayi

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  Restructure SAI, says sports ministry

  February 11, 2015 12:55 IST

  New Delhi: In a firm statement to Sports Secretary Ajit Sharan, Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Wednesday asked for the restructuring of the Sports Authority of India (SAI).Sonowal asked Sharan, who is also holding the charge

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  Mother gets bail in shooter Tara Shahdeo's case

  February 10, 2015 8:10 IST

  Ranchi: High Court today granted bail to the mother of Ranjeet Kumar Kohli alias Rakibul Hassan in connection with deceit, torture and exploitation charges filed by national-level shooter Tara Shahdeo after she walked out of

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  Shooter Suma Shirur wins silver at International Meet in Holland

  February 09, 2015 23:17 IST

  Mumbai: Rifle shooter Suma Shirur won the silver at the Inter-shoot annual International Shooting Championship for Air Pistol and Air Rifle, at The Hague in Netherlands.The former world record holder got the second place with

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  National Games: Deepika leads Jharkhand to recurve gold

  February 09, 2015 18:44 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Former Commonwealth and Asian Games medallist Deepika Kumari steered Jhakhand to two team gold medals in the recurve archery events but stunningly missed out on an individual podium finish even as the Services Sports

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  Anand beats Baramidze in Grenke Chess

  February 09, 2015 15:43 IST

  Baden-Baden (Germany): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand got some consolation after scoring a regulation victory over David Baramidze of Germany in the sixth and penultimate round of Grenke Chess Classic, here.Coming after two straight losses

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  14 killed in clashes at football match in Egypt

  February 09, 2015 6:47 IST

  Cairo: At least 14 people were killed in clashes between football fans and security forces following a match in Egypt.Ministry of Health spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghafar yesterday said the death toll was likely to rise.The

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  National Games hockey enters knockout phase

  February 08, 2015 20:15 IST

  Kollam: With the end of the pool phase, qualified men's and women's hockey teams were all set Sunday to play the National Games semi-finals Feb 10 at the New Hockey Stadium here.The day will start