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Srikanth storms into semis, Sindhu out
April 11, 2014 17:58 ISTSingapore: Rising Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth stormed into the $300,000 Singapore Open Super Series men's singles semi-finals bettering a higher ranked opponent but compatriots P.V. Sindhu and B. Sai Praneeth crashed out in straight games
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Wilson Kipsang hopes to beat world marathon record in London
April 11, 2014 15:00 ISTLondon: World record holder Wilson Kipsang has said he is in better form for Sunday's London Marathon than last year when he broke the world record mark in Berlin.The Kenyan set a new world best
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Drug ban unjust, says Asafa Powell
April 11, 2014 10:23 ISTKingston (Jamaica): Jamaican Asafa Powell has described as "unfair and patently unjust" an 18-month drugs ban handed to him by the Jamaican Anti-Doping Commission, and says he will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for
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Prosecutor mocks Pistorius' version of events
April 11, 2014 7:32 ISTPRETORIA, South Africa : The chief prosecutor laughed scornfully at an answer from Oscar Pistorius during the Olympic athlete's murder trial Thursday, mocking the man who shot his girlfriend. The judge sternly instructed the prosecutor
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P.V. Sindhu drops out of top-10
April 11, 2014 6:32 ISTNew Delhi : A first round exit from the India Open last week means P.V. Sindhu drops a place to No.11 in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) women's singles rankings released Thursday.Spain's Carolina Marin
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Indian sportswomen are not given due credit: Abhishek Bachchan
April 10, 2014 23:27 ISTMumbai: Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, who is now busy promoting the ancient sport of kabaddi, says Indian sportswomen are not given their due credit."I personally feel that Indian women in sports are not given due
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Doping ban for Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell
April 10, 2014 23:19 ISTKINGSTON, Jamaica: A Jamaican disciplinary panel on Thursday banned former 100-meter world record holder Asafa Powell from athletics for 18 months after the veteran sprinter tested positive for a banned stimulant last June. In the
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Olympic workers defy court order, stay on strike
April 10, 2014 23:13 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO: Striking construction workers stayed off the job at the Olympic Park Thursday -- the main cluster of venues for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics -- defying a court order for them
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IOC warns Pakistan of possible suspension
April 10, 2014 22:29 ISTBELEK, Turkey: The IOC says Pakistan's Olympic committee will be suspended in July unless it complies with rules banning government interference. The IOC had set a previous deadline of Dec. 1 for Pakistan to show
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Bach: IOC sending troubleshooter to Rio next week
April 10, 2014 21:34 ISTBELEK, Turkey: The International Olympic Committee is sending a senior troubleshooter to Brazil next week as part of a series of emergency measures to tackle the delays threatening the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Infinite support for Gayakwad
April 10, 2014 19:16 ISTBangalore: Swimmer Sharath M Gayakwad, who represented India at the 2012 London Paralympic Games, received a big boost here Thursday when Infinite Computer Solutions announced its support for his participation in the IDM Swimming Championships
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Jeev in fray for Asian Tour award
April 10, 2014 18:35 ISTJakarta: The Asian Team heroes of the EurAsia Cup, including Anirban Lahiri of India, will grace the Asian Tour Awards night here April 22 while compatriot Jeev Milkha Singh is in the running for the
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Prosecutor says Pistorius is an egotist
April 10, 2014 14:49 ISTPretoria, South Africa: The chief prosecutor in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius on Thursday accused the Olympic athlete of egotistical behavior in his relationship with Reeva Steenkamp before he killed her, and described Pistorius'
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IOC: Talk of moving Rio Olympics is premature
April 10, 2014 14:45 ISTBelek, Turkey: With sports federations demanding a "Plan B" because of the chronic delays in Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday it was "premature" to speculate about taking the 2016 Games away
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Ian Thorpe battling infection in Sydney hospital
April 09, 2014 22:05 ISTSYDNEY : The agent for five-time Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe says the 31-year-old Australian will never swim again after contracting two potentially-deadly infections while undergoing shoulder surgery. James Erskine said Tuesday that Thorpe was
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Saina Nehwal ousted from Singapore Open
April 09, 2014 21:25 ISTSingapore: Failing yet again to perform to expected standards, India's top women's singles shuttler Saina Nehwal suffered a first round loss at the $300,000 Singapore Open Super Series here Wednesday.Old nemesis Eriko Hirose of Japan
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Pistorius urged to look at photo of dead lover
April 09, 2014 19:03 ISTPretoria, South Africa: The chief prosecutor in Oscar Pistorius' murder trial on Wednesday urged the athlete to "take responsibility" for fatally shooting his girlfriend, telling him to look at a police photograph of a dead
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Stephanie Rice retires from swimming
April 09, 2014 18:36 ISTBRISBANE, Australia : Stephanie Rice, who retired Wednesday at the age of 25, managed some golden Olympic moments in an eight-year swimming career cut short by continuing shoulder problems. Along the way, there was also
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Pistorius wails while recalling shooting
April 09, 2014 13:23 ISTPretoria, South Africa: A subdued Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday described dinner at home, chatting and looking at cell phone photos with Reeva Steenkamp on the last night of her life. Then he erupted in anguished
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Jamaican sprinter Simpson gets ban
April 09, 2014 11:59 ISTKingston, Jamaica: Jamaican Olympic sprinter Sherone Simpson was banned until Dec. 20 after testing positive for a banned stimulant, a disciplinary panel announced Tuesday. The three-member panel of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission said it would
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Sports chief: Brazil government must act on Rio
April 08, 2014 20:13 ISTBELEK, Turkey: The head of Olympic summer sports federations called for urgent action Tuesday to tackle the critical delays facing the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro and accused the Brazilian government of neglecting the
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Fraser-Pryce targeting third straight 100m Olympic gold
April 08, 2014 17:39 ISTKingston (Jamaica): Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is aiming at Rio 2016 to become the first female sprinter to win 100 metres golds at three straight Olympics, her coach Stephen Francis has said.The pint-sized Jamaican captured
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Pistorius takes prosthetics off during testimony
April 08, 2014 17:24 ISTPretoria, South Africa: Oscar Pistorius described what he said were the moments before he shot Reeva Steenkamp to death and even removed his prosthetic legs in court and stood by the toilet door which he
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Know F1 driver James Hunt who dated 5000 ladies
October 03, 2014 11:32 ISTNew Delhi: Even more comfortable in the presence of beautiful women than he was behind the wheel of a McLaren, James Hunt embodied the playboy sporting legend like few others ever will.It's rumored that he
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Oscar Pistorius takes witness stand for first time
April 08, 2014 9:08 ISTPRETORIA, South Africa : His voice shaking, Oscar Pistorius took the witness stand Monday for the first time, testifying that he was trying to protect the girlfriend he killed and that he became so tormented
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Perez gets Force India's second ever podium
April 06, 2014 23:50 ISTSakhir (Bahrain): Sergio Perez scored Force India's second ever podium in the team's seven-year history after the Mexican driver finished third in the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit here Sunday.Mercedes
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Hamilton edges Rosberg to win Bahrain GP
April 06, 2014 23:43 ISTSAKHIR, Bahrain: Lewis Hamilton beat Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg after an intense race-long duel to take victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. The two Mercedes were predictably in a different league to their
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Lee, Shixian win India Open titles
April 06, 2014 21:34 ISTNew Delhi: Defending champion Lee Chong Wei produced one of his finest performances to retain the men's singles title with a straight-game victory over familiar foe Chen Long of China in the finals of the
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