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  Angry at athletes' neglect, Fraser-Pryce threatens to quit

  November 17, 2013 15:28 IST

  Monaco: Jamaica's World Champion female sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is threatening to boycott competing in her effort to get more attention for the athletes on the island.Fraser-Pryce believes that Jamaican athletes should continue to pressure the

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  World Chess: Carlsen again defeats Anand, takes two point lead

  November 16, 2013 21:13 IST

  Chennai:  Norwegian challenger for the world chess title, Magnus Carlsen, comfortably outplayed defending champion Vishwanathan Anand in 67 moves in their sixth game of the 2013 FIDE World Chess Championship here Saturday.With this, Carlsen is

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  Magnificient Magnus one up on Anand

  November 16, 2013 10:05 IST

  Chennai: Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, challenging defending champion Vishwanathan Anand of India for the chess World Championship title, won the fifth game in 58 moves after over five hours of a gruelling fight here Friday.Two weak

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  Tougher bans for doping cheats approved by WADA

  November 15, 2013 17:10 IST

  Johannesburg: Serious doping cheats will be banned for four years from 2015, ensuring they miss at least one Olympics.   The doubling of bans from two years to four was one of the proposals adopted by

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  Tight Sochi security regime raises rights concerns

  November 15, 2013 17:04 IST

  Moscow: The organizers of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi have introduced some of the most extensive identity checks and sweeping security measures ever seen at an international sports event, raising concerns that they are

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  Six cities bid for 2022 Winter Games

  November 15, 2013 16:11 IST

  Lausanne: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Friday announced that six cites - Almaty, Beijing, Krakow, Lviv (Ukraine), Oslo and Stockholm have bid for the 2022 Winter Games.“I am delighted that six cities are bidding to

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  China Open Super Series: Saina, Kashyap shown the door

  November 15, 2013 11:25 IST

  Shanghai: Indians suffered a disappointing day at the China Open Super Series Premier with star shuttler Saina Nehwal and Arundhati Pantawane going down in the women's singles second round while Parupalli Kashyap lost in the

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  Doctors tell Franchitti, he can no longer race

  November 15, 2013 10:27 IST

  Houston: Four-time IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti reluctantly retired on Thursday after doctors told him it was too dangerous to continue racing following his crash injuries last month.   Franchitti broke his spine and his right

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  Anand salvages lost position to settle for 4th draw

  November 13, 2013 21:55 IST

  Chennai: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand survived by the skin of his teeth, steering the fourth game of the World Chess Championship to a gruelling draw against Magnus Carlsen of Norway, here today.     With eight games

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  Saina, Kashyap win openers in Shanghai

  November 13, 2013 20:28 IST

  Shanghai: Indian shuttlers launched their campaign at the China Open Super Series Premier in style with Arundhati Pantawane and Parupalli Kashyap beating higher ranked opponents while Saina Nehwal eased into the second round here Wednesday.Saina,

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  IOC: Sochi to be most tested Winter Olympics ever

  November 13, 2013 18:39 IST

  Johannesburg: The IOC says the drug-testing program for next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, will be the "most stringent" in the history of the Winter Games.   IOC President Thomas Bach says there will be

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  Difficult for IOC to accept Owens medal auction

  November 13, 2013 18:12 IST

  Johannesburg: It is "difficult" for IOC President Thomas Bach to accept that a gold medal won by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics will go on auction and possibly be bought by a private

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  Kit McConnell to become IOC sports director

  November 13, 2013 17:34 IST

  London: Kit McConnell is leaving as head of the Rugby World Cup to become sports director of the International Olympic Committee.   The International Rugby Board announced the move Wednesday.   McConnell has served in the rugby

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  It was scary but not a disaster: Carlsen

  November 13, 2013 12:27 IST

  Chennai: World number one Magnus Carlsen today termed the drawn third game of the World Championship match against Viswanathan Anand here as scary but insisted that it was not a disaster for him in any

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  World Chess: Anand draws game 3 with Carlsen

  November 12, 2013 22:08 IST

  Chennai: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand today gave his Norwegian challenger Magnus Carlsen a scare despite playing with black pieces even though the third game of the World Chess Championship clash ended in a long-grinding draw

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  Brazil beat US at FIVB Women's World Champions Cup

  November 12, 2013 19:34 IST

  Tokyo: Olympic champions Brazil Tuesday beat the United States 3-0 (26-24, 26-24, 25-20) in a volleyball match at the FIVB Women's World Champions Cup held in Japan's Nagoya city.The Brazilians were led by Pereira Natalia

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  Independent cycling investigation imminent:WADA

  November 12, 2013 18:18 IST

  Johannesburg: WADA President John Fahey says he is confident that cycling's new leadership will set up an independent commission "within weeks" to look at the sport's drug-stained past.   Fahey says his World Anti-Doping Agency has

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  No women's World Open squash championship this year

  November 11, 2013 23:51 IST

  New Delhi: The women's World Open squash championships will not be held this year for the first time since the introduction of the event in 1991.After much speculation on the absence of World Open on

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  US Grand Prix: Force India eyes on fifth place

  November 11, 2013 23:41 IST

  Austin (USA): Having regained the momentum with 15 points in the last two races, an ambitious Sahara Force India are now looking to snatch fifth place from McLaren as Formula one caravan has reached its

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  India win 12 gold on Day 1 of Asian Junior Athletics Championships

  November 11, 2013 23:33 IST

  Ranchi: Indians produced a dominating performance by grabbing a rich haul of 12 gold medals out of 14 on offer on the opening day of second South Asian Junior Athletics Championships at the Birsa Munda

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  Meet 10 female athletes who posed for Playboy

  May 26, 2014 7:35 IST

  New Delhi: Players of every sports pose for different magazines or covers for endorsement purposes or for earning some extra bucks. When it comes to female athletes, magazine known for nude photoshoots like ‘Playboy' approaches

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  Stockholm submits bid to host 2022 Winter Olympics

  November 11, 2013 20:08 IST

  Stockholm: Stockholm is bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympics.   The Swedish Olympic Committee says it submitted the bid on Monday to the International Olympic Committee.   Stockholm hosted the 1912 Summer Olympics.   Under its 2022 bid

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  NBA: Nuggets' McGee out with leg injury

  November 11, 2013 14:15 IST

  Washington: American basketball team Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee will be out of action indefinitely because of a leg injury.Timofey Mozgov would replace McGee in the starting lineup for the Nuggets. The Nuggets would play

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  Marquez elated after becoming youngest MotoGP world champ

  November 11, 2013 14:11 IST

  Madrid: Marc Marquez was crowned as the world champion in MotoGP after the last race of the season in Valencia.Marquez, 20, in his first season after moving up from Moto 2 last year went into

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  Dubuisson wins Turkish Airlines Open by 2 shots

  November 10, 2013 21:46 IST

  Turkey: Victor Dubuisson held off some of golf's biggest names, including Tiger Woods, to win the inaugural Turkish Airlines Open by two shots on Sunday for his first European Tour victory.   The Frenchman entered the

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  Bangadesh's Siddikur clinches Indian Open

  November 10, 2013 19:46 IST

  New Delhi: Mohammad Siddikur of Bangladesh survived a bout of nerves Sunday before clinching his second Asian Tour title by one stroke at the Indian Open.   Siddikur, who led on all four days and took

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  MotoGP: Marquez 1st rookie to win title in 35 years

  November 10, 2013 19:33 IST

  Valencia, Spain: Marc Marquez became the first rookie to win the MotoGP championship in 35 years by protecting his points lead at Sunday's Valencia Grand Prix.   The 20-year-old Marquez finished third on his Honda behind

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  World chess championship: Anand ends second game with a draw

  November 10, 2013 18:38 IST

  Chennai: Indian ace chess player and defending champion Viswanathan Anand, drew his second game against world's No.1 player, Magnus Carlsen in the world chess championship in Chennai on Sunday. Anand and Carlsen share points with