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IBL brought energy into Indian badminton: BWF
April 06, 2014 17:46 ISTNew Delhi: Badminton World Federation (BWF) Secretary General Thomas Lund was Sunday quite impressed with the inaugural Indian Badminton League (IBL) last year, saying that it brought energy to Indian badminton.“I think the IBL is
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Rosberg beats teammate Hamilton to Bahrain pole
April 05, 2014 23:49 ISTSAKHIR, Bahrain: Mercedes locked out the front row for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Nico Rosberg claimed pole position on Saturday, qualifying ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton. Rosberg's time of 1 minute, 33.185 seconds at
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Force India's Perez to start 5th in Bahrain
April 05, 2014 23:06 ISTSakhir (Bahrain): Sergio Perez put his Force India in fifth position in the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying at the Bahrain International Circuit here Saturday.Meanwhile his teammate Nico Hulkenberg could not make it into
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Red Bull: New F1 engine rules fail to achieve aims
April 05, 2014 19:51 ISTSakhir, Bahrain: Red Bull's master designer Adrian Newey has mocked Formula One's new engines, claiming the rules have produced slower cars without achieving the intended green goals. Speaking ahead of Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, Newey
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Michael Schumacher showing 'moments of consciousness, awakening'
April 05, 2014 11:12 ISTLondon: Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has shown signs of "consciousness and awakening", his agent Sabine Kehm said Friday.Schumacher was put in induced coma in a Grenoble hospital in France after the 45-year-old severely injured
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Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes fastest in Bahrain GP practice
April 05, 2014 10:42 ISTSAKHIR, Bahrain : Mercedes further demonstrated its early-season dominance by outpacing its rivals in Friday's practice sessions for the Bahrain Grand Prix, indicating the team is well poised for a third straight win to start
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Thousands rally in Bahrain ahead of Bahrain GP
April 05, 2014 10:15 ISTMANAMA, Bahrain : Thousands have marched in the streets of Bahrain to voice their opposition to this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix auto race. Witnesses say protesters Friday carried banners and chanted slogans against the government
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Workers on strike at Rio Olympics building site
April 05, 2014 10:28 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO : More than 2,000 construction workers were off the job Friday in the second day of a strike that has slowed work at the Olympic Park, the main cluster of venues for
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Saina, Kashyap lose in quarterfinals of India Open
April 04, 2014 20:13 ISTNew Delhi: Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap crashed out of the India Open with straight-game defeats, bringing the home challenge to an end at the USD 250,000 Super Series badminton tournament here today.World number eight
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Jwala the brain, Ashwini the working machine
April 04, 2014 16:25 ISTNew Delhi: Danish World No.2 women's doubles shuttlers Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl believe that India's Jwala Gutta the "brain" and Ashwini Ponnappa the "machine" make a fine pair.“Jwala is good at reading the
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Watch images of blue eye stunning swimmer Zsuzsanna Jakabos
April 05, 2014 6:57 ISTNew Delhi: Zsuzsanna Jakabos is a Hungarian swimmer, who three times competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2004, 2008, and 2012.The bum: Jakabos's backside has become the stuff of poolside legend. And
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IOC commission surveys Tokyo 2020 Olympic plans
April 04, 2014 14:02 ISTTOKYO : The International Olympic Committee's coordination commission concluded its first working-level talks with organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Friday.Commission chairman John Coates toured the venue sites for the games and met with
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Saina, Kashyap in India Open quarters
April 03, 2014 19:38 ISTNew Delhi: India's top shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap won in contrasting styles to enter the quarter-finals of their respective categories at the $250,000 India Open Super Series here Thursday.While eighth seeded Saina needed
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Saina Nehwal advances, P.V.Sindhu out of India Open
April 03, 2014 7:10 ISTNew Delhi: While India's best bet Saina Nehwal delivered a dominant performance to enter Round 2, there was stunned silence as P.V. Sindhu's shot went into the net to give Chinese Shixian Wang the win
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BAI brushes aside IBL clash of dates with Super Series event
April 02, 2014 17:45 ISTMumbai: Badminton Association of India is not too concerned with the dates of Denmark Super Series event clashing with the latter part of the 2nd edition of IndianBadminton League. "The dates of IBL have
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Know the stunning Victoria Beckham, wife of the legend footballer David Beckham
April 02, 2014 17:42 ISTNew Delhi: David Beckham is one of the most renowned names in the world of Soccer. His popularity across the world doesn't need any introduction. But apart from the success he has got in his
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Squash star Dipika signs up with adidas
April 02, 2014 16:56 ISTNew Delhi: Sports apparel major adidas Wednesday signed up India's top ranked female squash player Dipika Pallikal, the World No.11, for its latest women's campaign "all in for #mygirls".Dipika joins tennis star Sania Mirza and
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Anand promises surprises in his core team
April 02, 2014 16:47 ISTChennai: Five-time World Chess champion Viswanathan Anand Wednesday promised a couple of surprises in his team of seconds when he faces defending champion Magnus Carlsen in the World Chess Championship later this year.Anand at a
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Meet hot Allison Baver, the short track speed skater
April 03, 2014 6:52 ISTNew Delhi: Allison Baver is an American short track speed skater. Baver trains with the US permanent winter sports Olympic team, in Salt Lake City, Utah.In the 2005-2006 season, she was ranked third overall in
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Shuttler Sridhar qualifies for India Open main draw
April 01, 2014 21:41 ISTNew Delhi: Former national champion Anup Sridhar beat Chetan Anand to move into the men's singles main draw of the $250,000 India Open Super Series at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here Tuesday.Sridhar delivered a
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IAAF ratifies Anju's gold at 2005 world championships
April 01, 2014 21:34 ISTNew Delhi: In a major boost to Indian athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Tuesday ratified the gold medal for Indian long jump ace Anju Bobby George at the World Athletics Championship held
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Sports Ministry derecognises IABF
April 01, 2014 17:59 ISTNew Delhi: Livid with the suspended Indian Amateur Boxing Federation's refusal to comply with its directives, the Sports Ministry today derecognised the IABF with immediate effect. It comes as another massive jolt to the IABF,
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Anand's call if he wants a new core team: Harikrishna
April 01, 2014 18:03 ISTChennai: It will be Viswanathan Anand's call whether to change his A-team or his team of seconds for his World Chess Championship match against holder Magnus Carlsen later this year, said Indian Grandmaster P. Harikrishna."Changing
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Saina is struggling for form: Rashid Sidek
April 01, 2014 16:05 ISTNew Delhi: Malaysian badminton legend Rashid Sidek feels that India's best bet in the sport Saina Nehwal is currently struggling for form.Though the World No.8 ended her 15-month title drought by winning the India Grand
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Russian, Ukrainian boxing teams put aside tensions
April 01, 2014 12:21 ISTMoscow: Boxing teams from Russia and Ukraine put aside political tensions Monday to contest a World Series of Boxing quarterfinal in Moscow, with the hosts landing most of the blows in the ring. The Russian
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The sporting moments that made India proud
April 04, 2014 10:34 ISTNew Delhi: India is truly flying high in different sporting events and it got the world's attention by participating in different games like swimming, snooker, and other Olympics games much before India made its mark
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Home shuttlers face tough draws at India Open
March 31, 2014 19:44 ISTNew Delhi: A large Indian contingent led by top shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu will be vying for honours in the toughest India Open Super Series yet, which commences at the Siri Fort Sports
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Expecting positive results from Saina: Pullela Gopichand
March 31, 2014 11:14 ISTNew Delhi: Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand said here Sunday that he is expecting positive results from his star protege Saina Nehwal in the near future.Saina begins her India Open Super Series campaign at
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