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  Qatar set to host Formula 1 race

  February 08, 2015 19:17 IST

  Doha: Qatar is set to sign a contract to host a Formula 1 race within the next two years.International Automobile Federation (FIA) vice-president Nasser bin Khalifa al-Attiyah, who is also the president of Qatar's motorsport

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  Anand loses to Carlsen again

  February 07, 2015 14:10 IST

  Baden-Baden (Germany): Former world champion Viswanathan Anand continued to struggle against nemesis Magnus Carlsen of Norway and lost after a blunder in the fourth round of Grenke Chess Classic now underway here.The loss with white

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  Satyendra shoots golden double at National Games

  February 07, 2015 9:21 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Satyendra Singh of Services shot his way to a golden double at the 35th National Games when he combined with Chain Singh and Surendra Rathod to win the 50 metre Rifle 3 Positions men's

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  Sports Minister asks SAI to take stock of assets

  February 07, 2015 8:55 IST

  New Delhi: Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has instructed the Director General of Sports Authority of India to immediately take stock of the assets of Department of Sports including SAI, and devise a system for revenue

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  Marussia hopes of competing in F1 dented

  February 06, 2015 20:02 IST

  London:  Marussia's hopes of competing in the Formula One championship using last year's car have been dented after the F1 Strategy Group failed to back the venture.Marussia missed the last three races of last season

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  Dipa wins five gold, SSCB dominate National Games

  February 06, 2015 19:07 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Commonwealth Games bronze medallist gymnast Dipa Karmakar excelled with a total of five gold medals for Tripura but the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) continued their domination in the overall standings on day six

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  Retiring for more family time: Preeja Sreedharan

  February 06, 2015 13:14 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: All set to retire from athletics after the ongoing National Games, top Indian long distance runner Preeja Sreedharan today said that she has decided to call it quits not because of age but due

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  Bolt to start his season at Camperdown Classic

  February 06, 2015 10:31 IST

  Kingston (Jamaica): Jamaica's six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt is expected to make an eagerly anticipated appearance at the Camperdown Classic to open his 2015 season.Organisers of the meet, scheduled for next Saturday at the

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  Siddharth Parikh surprises Advani in billiards

  February 05, 2015 20:18 IST

  Bengaluru: Aided by two breaks of 100 and a 96, Siddharth Parikh pulled off a 3-1 win over World and National champion Pankaj Advani here on Thursday in the selection trials for the Asian Billiards

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  Golfer Vani takes centre stage

  February 05, 2015 17:31 IST

  Kolkata: Vani Kapoor played the only under par round of 3 under 67 to grab the lead in the fourth leg of the Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour here Thursday.Overnight leader Sharmila Nicollet could not

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  Include sports facilities in Smart City blueprint: Sonowal

  February 05, 2015 17:03 IST

  New Delhi: Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today urged the Union Urban Development Minister to make provision of adequate sports facilities, playgrounds, athletic tracks, fitness and recreation centres while preparing blueprint for 100 Smart Cities in

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  Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton part ways?

  February 05, 2015 16:10 IST

  Los Angeles: Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton have reportedly called off their relationship once again, after the Formula One racer refused to marry the singer.The duo has had a roller coaster relationship over the last

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  Anand draws with Bacrot; slips to joint third in Grenke chess

  February 05, 2015 13:16 IST

  Baden-Baden (Germany): Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India played out his third draw on the trot as he signed peace with Etienne Bacrot of France in the third round of Grenke Chess Classic here.After

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  Chandigarh netball team thrown out of Nat'l Games for forgery

  February 05, 2015 12:46 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: The netball team of Chandigarh has been disqualified from the ongoing 35th National Games after it allegedly tried to get a participation certificate in the name of a non-participating player.Netball Competition Director Lalit Jiwani

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  Talk of expectations makes me angry: says gymnast Ashish Kumar

  February 05, 2015 12:36 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Ravaged by injuries and left to fend for himself without a coach for three years now, India's first-ever gymnast to win Commonwealth and Asian Games medals, Ashish Kumar gets angry the moment anyone talks

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  Top shuttlers might be sued to skip National Championships

  February 05, 2015 9:52 IST

  New Delhi: Badminton ace Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap after their withdrawal from the 79th Senior National Badminton Championships might be sued by the organizers for their absence.The Andhra Pradesh Badminton Association (ABPA) has decided

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  2015 Force India car unlikely for second pre-season test

  February 04, 2015 21:49 IST

  London:  All is not well with Vijay Mallya-led Sahara Force India squad which now is unlikely to get their 2015 car ready for the second pre-season test in Barcelona after already missing the first one

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  Formula E to race in Moscow

  February 04, 2015 19:41 IST

  Moscow: Russian capital Moscow will June 6 host Round 9 of the inaugural season of the FIA Formula E Championship. International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Jean Todt, Russian Automobile Federation executive director Sergey Ivanov and Formula

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  Cyclist Armstrong charged with car crash

  February 04, 2015 16:58 IST

  Colorado: Former American cyclist Lance Armstrong stands accused of fleeing from the scene of an accident after crashing into two parked cars and would soon be produced in an Aspen court.According to the local police,

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  Ferrari in optimistic mood after strong start to testing

  February 04, 2015 0:01 IST

  Jerez, Spain :  The pre-season signs are encouraging so far for a Ferrari team reeling from a terrible year in 2014, when poor results went hand-in-hand with internal disputes.New signing Sebastian Vettel was fastest in

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  Horner quips Red Bull paint scheme is to confuse rivals

  February 03, 2015 22:54 IST

  Jerez,Spain: Red Bull has caught the eye in Formula One preseason testing more for the car's black-and-white paint scheme than its speed around the track.Team principal Christian Horner jokes that it has been done to

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  China's star hurdler Liu Xiang plays down competing at 2015 Worlds

  February 03, 2015 13:34 IST

  Beijing: China's recuperating track and field star Liu Xiang played down his chances of competing at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing Aug 22-30 as the organisers launched the 200-day countdown of the event

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  Sebastian Vettel fastest again on day 2 of pre-season F1 testing

  February 02, 2015 22:54 IST

  Jerez,Spain: Sebastian Vettel's career with Ferrari is off to an encouraging start, with the German driver quickest in Formula One pre-season testing for the second day running. The four-time champion joined Ferrari after a miserable season

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  National Games: 21-year-old player dies of cardiac arrest

  February 02, 2015 19:38 IST

  New Delhi: A 21 year old netball player died of cardiac arrest during the 35th National Games in Kerala on Monday.Mayuresh Pawar of Maharashtra complained of chest pain after the game and was reportedly given

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  Dipika Pallikal clinches Winnipeg squash title

  February 02, 2015 18:35 IST

  Winnipeg (Canada): After conceding a game in the opening round, top seed Dipika Pallikal showed her true class in the Winnipeg Winter Club Women's Open by reclaiming the World Squash Association (WSA) Challenger 15 title

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  Woods out of top 50 for 1st time in more than 3 years

  February 01, 2015 10:49 IST

  Scottsdale, Ariz: Tiger Woods, coming off an 82 for his worst round as a pro, will be out of the top 50 in the world ranking for the first time in more than three years.And

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  Two-week-long 35th National Games begin in Kerala

  January 31, 2015 20:38 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Finally the 35th National Games got underway here on Saturday evening at the brand new state-of-the-art Greenfield Stadium with more than 40,000 spectators cheering every moment.When the clock struck 6 p.m., the chenda melam

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  Bronze for Indian squash teams

  January 31, 2015 19:04 IST

  Kuala Lumpur: The Indian girls and boys settled for bronze medals at the Asian Junior Squash Team Championship here Saturday after losing 1-2 to Malaysia in both the semi-finals.It was a massive effort by the