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Paddler Abhishek ensures bronze at Asian Youth Games
August 19, 2013 12:22 ISTNanjing (Chin): Indian paddler Abhishek Yadav, playing a marathon fifth game, defeated Malaysia's Dunley Foo to enter the semi-finals of the men's singles table tennis competitions, thus ensuring himself at least a bronze medal at
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Asia Cup hockey begins Aug 24, India, Pak in different groups
August 19, 2013 8:42 ISTKarachi: Pakistan's hockey team left for Malaysia on Sunday to compete in the eight-nation Asian Cup tournament beginning Aug 24 in Ipoh. Pakistan are in Pool A along with Malaysia, Japan and China while India,
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Usain Bolt gets AIPS Award
August 18, 2013 18:02 ISTMoscow: Usain Bolt was presented with the 2012 International Association for Sports Journalists (AIPS) Male Athlete of the Year award for his outstanding performance at the Olympic Games in London last year.The Jamaican sprinter received
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Narain Karthikeyan zooms to third win in Auto GP
August 18, 2013 17:27 ISTNurburgring (Germany): India's Narain Karthikeyan secured his third victory at round six of the Auto GP World Series at the Nurburgring Circuit here on Saturday.Having secured his third consecutive pole Friday, Narain managed to capitalise
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WADA warns Asian Youth Games athletes against doping
August 17, 2013 18:47 ISTNanjing:The WADA warns Asian Youth Games athletes against dopingis warning all athletes at the Asian Youth Games to 'Say No To Doping' in a themed activity that began Friday, the opening day of competition.Held at
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Himachal to host pre-World Cup paragliding meet
August 17, 2013 17:08 ISTShimla: More than 100 pilots from across the globe are expected to take part in the seven-day Pre-World Cup Paragliding Championship to held in October in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here on
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Superwoman Shelly wins historic sprint double with 200m gold at World Champs
August 17, 2013 16:42 ISTMoscow: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce completed a remarkable sprint double-double on Friday as she added the 200m gold to the 100m crown she won earlier having claimed both titles at last year's Olympics.However, her eagerly awaited
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IOC rejects IOA's objections on charge-sheeted persons
August 17, 2013 15:26 ISTNew Delhi: International Olympic Committee today refused to change its stance on barring charge-sheeted persons from contesting Indian Olympic Association elections,saying that entertaining IOA's objections would amount to undermining the Olympic charter.IOC had sent the
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World Chess Cup: India's Sasikiran ousted
August 17, 2013 15:07 ISTTromso (Norway): Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran made his exit from the World Chess Cup, losing toSergey Karjakin of Russia in the rapid tie-break games of thesecond round that concluded here.The highest rated Indian in the fray
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Former US tennis star Capriati to face trial
August 17, 2013 14:50 ISTWashington: Former American tennis player Jennifer Capriati will face trial for assault Dec 17.Capriati is accused of punching her ex-boyfriend at a gym on Valentine's Day, but she has denied the accusations, reports Xinhua.Capriati captured
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Russia's Aleksandr Menkov wins men's long jump
August 17, 2013 14:26 ISTMoscow: Aleksandr Menkov of Russia won the men's long jump at the World Championship Friday, beating Ignisious Gaisah of the Netherlands. Luis Revera of Mexico took the bronze. Menkov jumped 28 feet, 4 ½ inches
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Mo Farah Wins Second Gold Medal at the 2013 World Athletics Championships
August 17, 2013 13:08 ISTMoscow: Briton Mo Farah completed the double-double by winning the 5000m at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow.The 30-year-old British long-distance runner, became just the second man in history to hold both the Olympic and
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Karthikeyan takes third straight Auto GP pole
August 17, 2013 12:38 ISTNurburgring (Germany): India's Narain Karthikeyan clinched his third consecutive pole position of the Auto GP World Series at the Nurburgring here Friday.Following two poles and two wins at Silverstone and Mugello at the previous rounds,
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Russian pole vaulter Isinbayeva clarifies her remark on homosexuality
August 17, 2013 11:06 ISTMoscow: A day after condemning homosexuality, Russian pole vault great Yelena Isinbayeva took a u-turn on her critical words Friday saying her comments in English may have been “misunderstood.”On Thursday the two-time Olympic gold medalist
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IBL: Sindhu going through learning curve, says Tine Baun
August 19, 2013 17:16 ISTNew Delhi: Danish badminton great Tine Baun says that despite P.V. Sindhu's successful outing at the World Championships last week, she still has some way to go.Having beaten Sindhu in their only match at the
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IBL: Sindhu has a bright future, says Saina Nehwal
August 16, 2013 19:34 ISTNew Delhi: Hyderabad Hotshots icon player Saina Nehwal Thursday said World Championships bronze medal-winning shuttler P.V. Sindhu has a bright future ahead.After defeating Sindhu in straight games in their first ever competitive match in the
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India round of World Superbike Championship cancelled
August 16, 2013 8:08 ISTNew Delhi: The inaugural India round of the World Superbike Championship (WSBK) has been cancelled owing to "operational challenges", the international motorcycling federation FIM said.The Nov 17 event at the Jaypee group-owned Buddh International Circuit
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Mumbai beat Bangalore 3-2 in IBL encounter
August 16, 2013 13:17 ISTNew Delhi: World No 1 and Mumbai franchises' icon player Lee Chong Wei missed his first Indian Badminton League (IBL) rubber but the Masters still managed to eke out a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Banga
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IBL: Media hype put me under pressure, says Saina Nehwal
August 15, 2013 23:33 ISTNew Delhi: World No.4 Saina Nehwal said the hype created by the media and public put her under pressure in her Indian Badminton League (IBL) match against P.V. Sindhu here Thursday.Hyderabad Hotshots' Saina went on
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IBL: Shuttlers complain about mismanaged travel plans
August 15, 2013 20:36 ISTNew Delhi: The story of mismanagement in the $1 million Indian Badminton League (IBL) continues with the shuttlers complaining about cramped travel plans.India's top doubles player Jwala Gutta (Delhi Smashers) and Ashwini Ponnapa (Pune Pistons)
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IBL: Saina wins one sided match against Sindhu
August 16, 2013 19:34 ISTNew Delhi: In a much hyped clash of the Indian Badminton league, Saina Nehwal of Hyderabad Hotshots defeated P.V. Sindhu of Awadhe Warriors.She won the match by 21-19, 21-8 in the Women singles category of
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IBL: Tanongsak gives Hotshots 1-0 lead
August 15, 2013 18:10 ISTNew Delhi: Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk gave Hyderabad Hotshots a 1-0 lead by winning the men's singles match against Awadhe Warriors' R.M.V. Gurusaidutt at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here on Thursday.The Thai shuttler won 15-21,
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Chong Wei missed his best chance at Worlds: Malaysian coach
August 15, 2013 17:39 ISTNew Delhi: Beating Chinese badminton legend Lin Dan in front of his home crowd was World No.1 Lee Chong Wei's best chance to become a World Champion, feels Malaysian national coach Rashid Sidek."This was Lee's
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Green Tregaro competes with rainbow fingernails
August 15, 2013 17:46 ISTMoscow: Emma Green Tregaro competed at the world championships with her fingernails painted in the colors of the rainbow, showing support for gays and lesbians in the face of a new anti-gay law recently passed
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IBL:Lee Chong Wei to miss first IBL tie
August 15, 2013 14:36 ISTNew Delhi: The glimmer hope of Indian Badminton League (IBL) franchise Mumbai Masters dashed when World No.1 and its icon player Lee Chong Wei again delayed his travel plans and now will miss his first
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The forgotten hero of Indian sports: Billiards champ Wilson Jones
August 16, 2013 6:15 ISTNew Delhi: Wilson Lionel Garton-Jones was born on 2 May 1922 in Pune.Wilson Jones was a professional player of billiards from India and also the first to become billiards champion from India. A dominant national
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Five gorgeous women in sports endorsing lucrative brands
January 19, 2014 6:51 ISTNew Delhi: You don't have to be in a glamour world to grab lucrative brands. Even from the field of sports one can propel his/her sporting success because good looks sell everywhere be it tennis,
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IBL: Badminton fraternity divided on Saina-Sindhu battle
August 15, 2013 16:48 ISTNew Delhi: Had P.V. Sindhu not won a medal in World Championship, her clash with Saina Nehwal would not have attracted so much attention in Indian Tennis circuit. The two top women shuttlers will be
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