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  Van der Garde to be Sauber's reserve driver

  January 21, 2014 14:27 IST

  Hinwil (Switzerland): Dutch driver Giedo van der Garde will not be racing for Caterham in the 2014 Formula 1 season after he was announced as Sauber's reserve and test driver Tuesday.He made his F1 debut

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  US ready to extend support Russia for Sochi Olympics security

  January 21, 2014 10:28 IST

  Washington: The US said its military stands ready to offer full support to Russia in its security preparations for the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics."The US has offered its full support to the Russian government as

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  Meet the Usain Bolt of paralympics Oscar Pistorius

  January 22, 2014 7:34 IST

  New Delhi: Being handicapped must be very depressing, but some are bold and strong enough to convert their weakness into strength.One big example is South African sprinter, Oscar Pistorius.  Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius competes in

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  Lusofonia Games: Paddlers give India first gold medals

  January 21, 2014 9:47 IST

  Panaji: India's first gold medals in the third Lusofonia Games came via table tennis when the country's men and women paddlers kept their top billing intact in the five-team pool events.Portugal, despite putting up a

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  Ronnie O'Sullivan wins fifth Masters snooker title

  January 20, 2014 14:53 IST

  London: Ronnie O'Sullivan beat fellow Englishman and defending champion Mark Selby 10-4 to win his fifth Masters snooker title at London's Alexandra Palace Sunday.The 38-year-old, also a five-time world champion, took a commanding 7-1 lead

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  Austin Grand Prix: Katie Ledecky wins 800-meter freestyle

  January 20, 2014 10:05 IST

  Austin, Texas: Olympian Katie Ledecky won the 800-meter freestyle at the Austin Grand Prix on Sunday about 10 minutes after she swam in another event.   Ledecky rallied to beat Danish Olympian Lotte Friis by more

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  Russian Islamic video threatens Sochi Olympics

  January 20, 2014 7:35 IST

  Moscow: An Islamic militant group in Russia's North Caucasus claimed responsibility Sunday for twin suicide bombings in the southern city of Volgograd last month and posted a video threatening to strike the 2014 Winter Olympics

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  Sochi Olympics, a chance to view new Russia: Vladimir Putin

  January 20, 2014 7:35 IST

  Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the Sochi Olympics will offer a chance to the world to see a new Russia."I would like the participants, fans, journalists and all those who watch the

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  Kenyan Ruto, Ethiopian Mekash win top Mumbai Marathon titles

  January 19, 2014 15:59 IST

  Mumbai: Evans Ruto led a clean sweep by Kenya in the men's race but missed narrowly in creating a new course record, while pre-race favourite Dinknesh Mekash clinched the women's crown with ease in the

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  China speedskater champ Wang likely to miss Sochi

  January 17, 2014 17:20 IST

  Beijing: Olympic speedskating champion Wang Meng, China's most decorated Winter Olympian, broke her ankle in training and will likely miss the Sochi Games.   Wang collided with a teammate on a turn on Thursday, and underwent

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  Manipur's ace boxer Dingko Singh held for assaulting woman athlete

  January 17, 2014 13:22 IST

  Imphal: Asian Games boxing gold medallist Dingko Singh has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman weightlifter in Manipur, police said Friday."Dingko surrendered to police Thursday evening after the family members of the female athlete

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  Malaysia Open: Srikanth in quarters; Kashyap, Saina, Sindhu ousted

  January 17, 2014 8:43 IST

  Kuala Lumpur: Newly crowned Indian national badminton champion Kidambi Srikanth continued his impressive run to enter the quarter-finals while Parupalli Kashyap, Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu lost their second round matches at the $500,000 Malaysia

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  I also faced sex attack, says Mary Kom

  January 17, 2014 8:53 IST

  Kolkata: Olympic medal-winning boxer M.C. Mary Kom Thursday said she had also faced a sex attack when she was 18, but managed to overpower the assaulter.The boxer expressed concern over women's safety in India and

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  Bernie Ecclestone steps down from Formula one board

  January 17, 2014 6:56 IST

  London: Following his indictment on bribery charges in Germany, Formula 1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has stepped down from the company's board but will continue to run the sport.A Munich court on Thursday decided to

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  Powell says he did not remember new supplements' names

  January 16, 2014 15:24 IST

  Kingston: Former 100-metre world record holder Asafa Powell says he did not tell a doping control officer about most of the supplements he was taking because they were new to him and he could not

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  Michael Schumacher feared to remain in coma forever: Reports

  January 16, 2014 10:29 IST

  Grenoble, France: A United Kingdom's famous daily has reported a growing distress about Michael Schumacher's health. According to the report he may never come out of his coma. The retired F1 legend, Schumacher 44, suffered

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  Sports Ministry clears financial assistance for Winter Olympians

  January 15, 2014 19:50 IST

  New Delhi: The Sports Ministry Wednesday decided to give financial assistance to three sportspersons and their coaches who have qualified for the Sochi Winter Olympics, starting Feb 7.Shiva Keshavan (Luge), Himanshu Thakur (Alpine Skiing) and

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  Malaysia Open: Saina, Sindhu win 1st round game

  January 15, 2014 16:04 IST

  Kuala Lumpur: Top Indian women's singles shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu started the New Year on a winning note, notching up first round wins at the $500,000 Malaysia Open Super Series Premier at the

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  Barack Obama hosts NBA champs Miami Heat in White House

  January 15, 2014 13:47 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama hosted the 2013-2014 National Basketball Association (NBA) champion Miami Heat in the White House.Obama praised the Heat during Tuesday's ceremony for their "outstanding" job on and off the court, reports

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  CBI to have specialised unit to probe sports fraud

  January 15, 2014 11:51 IST

  New Delhi: Taking note of the growing menace of corruption in sports, CBI will soon set-up a specialized unit to handle cases related to sports fraud, fixing and illegal betting.Making the announcement at the FIFA-Interpol

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  BAI president set to be re-elected unopposed

  January 15, 2014 6:58 IST

  Lucknow: Badminton Association of India president Akhilesh Das Gupta is all set to be re-elected unopposed as he was the only candidate who filed the nomination for the post.BAI secretary general Vijai Sinha will also

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  I have no hunger for awards: Milkha Singh

  January 14, 2014 22:12 IST

  New Delhi:  Legendary athlete Milkha Singh says he does not hanker after awards and is happy with the Padma Shri he received from the government way back in 1958 after winning the Commonwealth Games gold

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  Golfer Jeev Milkha Singh eyes solid start to 2014

  January 14, 2014 21:33 IST

  Abu Dhabi: He battled an unrelenting index finger injury throughout a challenging 2013 season. Now ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship beginning Thursday, Indian ace Jeev Milkha Singh says he is refreshed and

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  After 9 years, Anju gets justice, becomes first Indian track athlete to win a gold

  January 14, 2014 16:34 IST

  New Delhi: Anju Bobby became the first Indian track and field athlete to win a gold medal in a major world event after international governing body IAAF upgraded her second place finish at the 2005

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  15 Olympians who resemble celebrities

  January 15, 2014 6:44 IST

  New Delhi: Not every Olympian needs success at the Games to make them feel like a celebrity. Some of them feel like celebrities every time they look in the mirror—because they already have celebrity doppelgangers.Here

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  Lusofonia Games to kick off this month

  January 13, 2014 19:48 IST

  Panaji: Twelve Portuguese Commonwealth countries will be participating in the forthcoming Lusofonia Games in Goa even as the much anticipated football teams from Portugal and Brazil have failed to confirm their presence, according to the

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  Selfie", most used by sportspersons on social media

  January 19, 2014 6:49 IST

  New Delhi: ‘Selfie' is the word coined in year 2013. The word means when people take their own pictures with their camera or mobile phones and post them on social media websites. This trend has

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  National TT: Sanil, Ankita emerge champions

  January 12, 2014 18:44 IST

  Patna: Young paddlers Sanil Shetty and Ankita Das made the Platinum Jubilee year Senior National Table Tennis Championships their own by winning the singles titles at the Patliputra Sports Complex here Sunday.No.2 seed Shetty defeated