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  Ferrari's Alonso: 'We're still in the fight'

  April 20, 2014 21:05 IST

  SHANGHAI: Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso said his struggling team is "still in the fight" after he finally got on the podium for the first time this season, finishing third at the Chinese Grand Prix.   It's

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  Chinese GP: Lewis Hamilton wins third straight F1 race

  April 20, 2014 14:32 IST

  SHANGHAI :  Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton captured his third straight Formula One race with ease on Sunday, leading from start to finish to win the Chinese Grand Prix.   Mercedes showed again that it's in a

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  Chinese GP: Sebastian Vettel hoping for resurgence

  April 20, 2014 9:33 IST

  SHANGHAI :  Given how he finished last season, Sebastian Vettel's start to the 2014 F1 campaign has been humbling, to say the least.   Last year, the German reeled off nine straight victories, matching the record

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  Chinese GP: Force India's Nico Hulkenberg to start 8th

  April 20, 2014 7:00 IST

  Shanghai:  Placed second in the constructors' standings, the Force India will start eighth and 16th in Sunday's Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit here.German driver Nico Hülkenberg put his VJM07 in

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  Armaan Ebrahim set for GT World Series

  April 19, 2014 18:57 IST

  Chennai: One of India's top racing drivers Armaan Ebrahim will compete in the Blancpain GT World Series that gets underway at the French track of Nogaro this weekend with six former Formula 1 drivers and

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  Chinese GP: Mercedes' Hamilton grabs Chinese GP pole

  April 19, 2014 18:50 IST

  Shanghai: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton overcame the rain-soaked Shanghai International Circuit to top Saturday's qualifying session ahead of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, who was followed by teammate and four-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel in the

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  Chinese GP: Ricciardo fastest in final practice

  April 19, 2014 11:02 IST

  SHANGHAI : Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest time on a slippery track in the final practice session at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday as the other top drivers limited their running

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  F1: Ferrari introduces new team principal in Shanghai

  April 19, 2014 8:03 IST

  SHANGHAI :  Ferrari's new team principal, Marco Mattiacci, arrived at the Chinese Grand Prix on Friday wearing large sunglasses -- on an overcast day.   There was a reason, he said, and it didn't have anything

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  Marc Marquez setting pace on march to MotoGP title

  April 19, 2014 7:24 IST

  AUSTIN, Texas :  Marc Marquez safely navigated the first turn of the Grand Prix of the Americas and quickly settled into 21 comfortable laps and his second consecutive victory of 2014.   The rest of the

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  Arvind Bhat out of New Zealand Open

  April 18, 2014 22:35 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian challenge in New Zealand Open badminton in Auckland ended Friday with fifth seed Arvind Bhat losing in straight games to top seed Jen Hao Hsu of Chinese Taipei in the semi-finals

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  Hamilton sets the pace in Chinese GP practice

  April 18, 2014 16:09 IST

  Shanghai: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton recovered from an early suspension problem to set the fastest practice time at the Chinese Grand Prix on Friday, narrowly edging Fernando Alonso of Ferrari.   Hamilton only completed nine laps

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  Chinese GP:Fernando Alonso sets the pace

  April 18, 2014 10:15 IST

  SHANGHAI : Ferrari's Fernando Alonso set the pace in the first practice session at the Chinese Grand Prix on Friday, indicating the struggling team could emerge as a challenger to dominant Mercedes in Sunday's race.  

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  Chinese GP: Nico Rosberg expects another tight race in Shanghai

  April 18, 2014 9:56 IST

  SHANGHAI : Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg expects another tight race with teammate Lewis Hamilton this weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix, although hopefully with a different ending.   The teammates dueled for the lead at the

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  Alonso: No rapid turnaround under new leader

  April 19, 2014 7:42 IST

  SHANGHAI : Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso doesn't expect a rapid turnaround for his struggling team following the resignation of team principal Stefano Domenicali, but he still has hopes the team can be competitive later in

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  Forensic expert faulted at Pistorius trial

  April 17, 2014 18:50 IST

  Pretoria, South Africa: The prosecutor at the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee Olympian, cross-examined one of the defense's forensic experts Thursday after the judge overseeing the case warned spectators watching the televised proceedings

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  Ukraine 2022 Olympic bid on hold but still alive

  April 17, 2014 18:22 IST

  London: With the crisis in Ukraine escalating by the day, the prospect of the Winter Olympics going to the former Soviet republic seems hard to imagine. Yet, the western Ukrainian city of Lviv hasn't given

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  Gold shows I'm on right path in crucial year: Manavjit

  April 17, 2014 12:09 IST

  New Delhi: Eyeing an Olympic quota place this year, ace Indian shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu says the gold medal at the recent ISSF World Cup is a proof that his preparation is headed in the

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  Strike continues at Rio Olympic venues

  April 17, 2014 8:23 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO : The two-week strike at Rio de Janeiro's main Olympic complex continued Wednesday despite an apparent settlement.   Rio Mais, the consortium building the venues at Olympic Park, said in a statement that

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  CBI sets up special unit to probe sports-rleated crimes

  April 15, 2014 19:32 IST

  New Delhi:  Considering the gravity of corruption in sports, the CBI has set up a special investigating unit to handle cases related to sports, its chief announced Tuesday.On the occasion of D.P. Kohli Memorial lecture,

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  Court rejects Red Bull appeal for Ricciardo

  April 15, 2014 17:42 IST

  PARIS :  Red Bull has lost its appeal against the disqualification of its driver Daniel Ricciardo at the Australian Grand Prix.   The International Court of Appeal, which is the dispute-resolution tribunal for motorsport, says on

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  Pistorius breaks down on stand in murder trial

  April 14, 2014 16:54 IST

  Pretoria, South Africa: The chief prosecutor in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius on Monday accused him of tailoring his version of how he killed his girlfriend to fit evidence at the scene, exhaustively listing

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  Cueist Pankaj Advani goes down to Robbie Williams

  April 14, 2014 14:10 IST

  Sheffield:  Indian champion Pankaj Advani blew a 7-4 lead to lose 7-10 against Robbie Williams in the final qualifying round of the World Professional Snooker Championship here.Williams won six frames on the trot to deny

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  Italian motorcycle racer Emanuele Cassani dies in crash

  April 14, 2014 9:28 IST

  Rome:   Italian motorcycle racer Emanuele Cassani died Sunday after a collision on the Misano World Circuit during the Trofeo Bridgestone 600, one of the events in the Coppa Italia 2014, organisers said.Cassani, who was

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  Poland hopes to host 2022 Games despite setback

  April 13, 2014 20:37 IST

  WARSAW, Poland: Poland still has a chance to host the 2022 Winter Games despite the resignation of the bid committee president, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Sunday.   Jagna Marczulajtis-Walczak resigned Saturday under media allegations that

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  Cueists Advani, Mehta in third round

  April 12, 2014 18:43 IST

  Sheffield: India's Pankaj Advani came up with a typical late fightback to snatch a dramatic 10-9 win over Chinese Li Hang and join compatriot Aditya Mehta in the third round of the Professional World Snooker

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  Srikanth goes down fighting to Lee Chong Wei

  April 12, 2014 17:16 IST

  Singapore: India's rising shuttler Kidambi Srikanth went down in the men's singles semi-finals but not before giving a tough fight to Malaysian World No.1 Lee Chong Wei at the $300,000 Singapore Open Super Series here

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  Rio mayor says workers must make up lost time

  April 12, 2014 6:53 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO:  More than 2,000 workers at Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympic venues remained on strike Friday, and the city's mayor warned that the workers will have to make up for lost time.   The

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  Sao Paulo says it will keep F1 at least until 2020

  April 11, 2014 23:24 IST

  SAO PAULO: Sao Paulo officials say the city has signed a deal to continue hosting Formula One's Brazilian Grand Prix until at least 2020.   The city said the contract was signed Friday with representatives of