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  CWG 2014: India looks to open medal account with weightlifting

  July 23, 2014 18:02 IST

  Glasgow: India's first medal in the 20th Commonwealth Games is expected to come tomorrow from weightlifting when the competitions begin with the women's 48kg and men's 56kg weight categories, respectively, here.In both weight categories, the

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  Priyanka unveils 'Mary Kom' trailer

  July 23, 2014 16:46 IST

  Mumbai: Actress Priyanka Chopra Wednesday unveiled the trailer of her much awaited film "Mary Kom". She plays the Olympic bronze medallist boxer in the biopic and described it her "hardest" work so far.Produced by Sanjay

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  India riding on Olympic glory to conquer Glasgow CWG

  July 23, 2014 8:39 IST

  Glasgow:  India will be expecting a lion's share of medals from shooters, boxers, wrestlers and shuttlers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games starting here Wednesday but it would be difficult to match the record medal haul

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  Two Indian athletes pull out of Commonwealth Games 2014

  July 22, 2014 23:25 IST

  Glasgow: Indian contingent suffered a jolt on Tuesday with two athletes pulling out of the Commonwealth Games, starting on Wednesday. Sachin Roby, who was to take part in men's 4x400m relay, has been suffering from

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  CWG Games Village lack facilities: Chef-de-mission Raj Singh

  July 22, 2014 21:10 IST

  Glasgow: Indian officials, who are traveling with the contingent today said that the ‘Athletes Village' here was far inferior to the one in Delhi during the last edition of the Commonwealth Games.India was criticized by

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  Tendulkar to play special part in CWG Opening Ceremony

  July 22, 2014 20:36 IST

  GLASGOW: Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar is set to play a "special" part in tomorrow's opening ceremony of the 20th Commonwealth Games, which will herald the beginning of what promises to be a star-studded event.

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  Modi wishes Indian athletes taking part in CWG

  July 22, 2014 20:22 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his best wishes to the Indian athletes participating in the Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow from July 23 to Aug 3."My best wishes to our athletes

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  India aims top three finish in Glasgow Commonwealth Games

  July 22, 2014 16:19 IST

  Glasgow: The unprecedented success achieved in the last edition would be hard to replicate this time after the dropping of a few disciplines but upbeat after getting back in the Olympic fold, a 215-strong Indian

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  Govt mulls setting up committee to idenfity potential athletes

  July 22, 2014 14:48 IST

  New Delhi: Seeking to improve India's medal prospects in international tournaments, including 2016 Olympics, government today said it plans to set up a committee of renowned experts to identify potential athletes who can perform well.Another

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  Government assures help to athlete Dutee Chand

  July 22, 2014 8:51 IST

  New Delhi: The government today assured all possible help to sprinter Dutee Chand to participate in future sports events after the athlete from Odisha was last week excluded from the Indian team for the Commonwealth

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  F1 championship leader Rosberg wins German GP

  July 20, 2014 20:15 IST

  HOCKENHEIM, Germany: Nico Rosberg won the German Grand Prix on Sunday to stretch his lead in the Formula One drivers' championship over Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, who finished third after starting 20th.   "It's an amazing

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  Vijender leads Indian boxing contingent at Commonwealth Games

  July 20, 2014 12:06 IST

  New Delhi:  Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh will lead the Indian boxing contingent at the Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow from July 23 to Aug 3.Eight men and three women have been selected

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  German GP: Nico Rosberg claims pole position

  July 20, 2014 9:46 IST

  HOCKENHEIM, Germany :  Formula One leader Nico Rosberg earned pole position for the German Grand Prix as Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton crashed out in qualifying on Saturday and will start 15th on the grid.   Rosberg

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  German GP: Force India drivers to start 9th, 10th

  July 20, 2014 8:43 IST

  Hockenheim (Germany):  Force India drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez will start ninth and 10th at the Formula 1 German Grand Prix at the 4.574 km Hockenheimring here Sunday.Both the drivers made sure that their

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  Dutee Chand issue raised in Odisha Assembly

  July 20, 2014 7:50 IST

  Bhubaneswar:  Terming sprinter Dutee Chand's exclusion from the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games as "painful", Odisha government today said it will seek a reply from the Athletic Federation of India and Sports Authority of

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  I am shattered, want to play again says athlete Dutee Chand

  July 19, 2014 7:53 IST

  Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today said it will take up with the Centre the case of athlete Dutee Chand being dropped from the upcoming Commonwealth Games on the ground of high androgen level.     "I

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  Facebook ban Warwick University women's rowing club after their nude charity calendar came out

  July 18, 2014 19:20 IST

  New Delhi: A women's university rowing club has been banned from Facebook after their nude charity calendar was branded as pornography.According to daily mail, students from the University of Warwick Rowing Society dressed down for

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  F1 teams remove interconnected suspension systems

  July 18, 2014 14:50 IST

  HOCKENHEIM, Germany :  All Formula One teams have removed the front and rear interconnected suspension from their cars before the German Grand Prix after FIA said the system could be illegal.   FIA technical delegate Jo

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  Will try our best for Manipur release: Makers of 'Mary Kom'

  July 18, 2014 12:58 IST

  New Delhi: Makers of "Mary Kom", based on boxer M.C. Mary Kom's life, have said they will try their best to release the movie in Manipur, the Olympic bronze medallist's home state, where Hindi films

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  Saina Nehwal pulls out of Commonwealth Games

  July 18, 2014 16:38 IST

  New Delhi:  India's hopes of fetching five badminton medals at the Commonwealth Games suffered a massive jolt today as ace shuttler and defending champion Saina Nehwal pulled out of the Glasgow event after failing to

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  Glasgow CWG Village bitten by vomiting bug

  July 16, 2014 21:54 IST

  Glasgow: In what may be an alarming situation for the participants, the Commonwealth Games village at Dalmarnock here has been bitten by the 'norovirus bug' resulting in an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting among the

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  World Kabaddi League: Sonakshi co-owns United Singhs

  July 16, 2014 17:10 IST

  Mumbai: Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha Wednesday announced her association with World Kabaddi League (WKL), for which she has bought the United Singhs team along with Britain's Hayre Group.She is the third celebrity to associate with

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  Pakistani kabaddi players to vie in Indian league

  July 16, 2014 14:59 IST

  Islamabad: As many as six national kabaddi players will leave for India next week to represent various franchises in India's first pro kabaddi league.The mega event among eight teams from India will take place in

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  Government to search for talented sportspersons

  July 16, 2014 14:48 IST

  New Delhi:  The government will soon implement a national programme to identify "youngsters who have sports expertise", Minister of State for Sports Sarbananda Sonowal said Wednesday."Youngsters who have sports expertise will be identified through the

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  India pick 32 athletes for Glasgow Commonwealth Games

  July 16, 2014 9:09 IST

  New Delhi: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has announced 32-member Indian team for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow from July 23-Aug 3, thus bringing down the number to 32 from 41 selected originally.India's track

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  India to send 224 athletes in Glasgow Commonwealth Games

  July 11, 2014 16:54 IST

  New Delhi: India will field a strong 224 member contingent, its second largest ever, in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games to be held from July 23 to August 3, with athletics forming the biggest squad of

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  India misses deadline for 2019 Asian Games bid

  July 09, 2014 13:50 IST

  New Delhi: India is out of the running to host the 2019 Asian Games, with the sports minister saying the country could not put together a proposal in time to meet the bidding deadline.   The

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  Indian-origin athlete to be part of NBA

  July 08, 2014 14:46 IST

  Washington: Sim Bhullar has become the first player of Indian-origin ever to be part of the National Basketball Association (NBA).Bhullar, 21, a centre from New Mexico State University, has signed a summer contract with the