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  Abhijeet Gupta wins Commonwealth Chess Championship

  July 15, 2013 18:27 IST

  Port Elizabeth, July 15: Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta won the Commonwealth Chess Championship after settling for a draw with Indian national title holder G. Akash in the 11th and final round

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  IndyCar: Dixon wins in Toronto

  July 15, 2013 15:34 IST

  Toronto, July 15: The confetti was tossed and the bubbly was popped to celebrate New Zealand racing driver Scott Dixon's dominating victory at this weekend's IndyCar Championship here."Toronto has always been a place I've wanted

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  World shocked again as top athletes fail dope test

  July 15, 2013 15:21 IST

  Washington, July 15: Track and field was dealt with a huge blow as the world's top sprinters former world record holder Jamaican Asafa Powell, American champion Tyson Gay and Olympic medallist Sherone Simpson failed drug

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  Kingfisher Derby: Convergence of horse power, fashion and fun

  July 15, 2013 15:04 IST

  Bangalore, July 15: It was all about glamour, fun and good times at the Kingfisher Derby 2013, which saw a crowd of 20,000, cheering and lauding when Alaindair won the tournament.This year, all records were

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  Powell among Jamaicans tested positive

  July 15, 2013 12:15 IST

  Kingston (Jamaica), July 15: The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) has confirmed that five Jamaican athletes, including Asafa Powell, have tested positive for banned substances.JADCO's chairman Herb Elliott said he has received reports of adverse analytical

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  Vietnam beat Australia in volleyball

  July 15, 2013 9:43 IST

  Ninh Binh (Vietnam), July 15: Hosts Vietnam beat Australia 3-0 on the second day of the 10th international women's volleyball tournament, the VTV Eximbank Cup, here on Sunday.With results of 25-15, 25-16, 25-15 Vietnam outclassed

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  Froome defends yellow jersey on stage 15 of Tour de France

  July 14, 2013 16:25 IST

  Givors, July 14: Riders set off on the 15th stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, the longest of the race and finishing with an epic climb up Mont Ventoux.Tour leader Chris Froome defends

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  British sprinter goes faster than Bolt this year

  July 14, 2013 14:47 IST

  Birmingham, July 14: British sprinter James Dasaolu clocked 9.91 seconds at the Sainsbury's British Championships here, going faster than world record holder Usain Bolt who ran 9.94 sec in this year's world 100-metre rankings.Dasaolu is

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  IndyCar restores Franchitti finish at Toronto

  July 14, 2013 14:49 IST

  Toronto, Jul 14: Dario Franchitti has won his appeal of a last-lap penalty at Toronto.Franchitti finished third in Saturday's race at Exhibition Place but learned during the podium celebration he'd been stripped of the finish

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  German Grand Prix 2013: Season of crashes

  December 07, 2013 7:23 IST

  Sachsenring (Germany), Jul 15: The MotoGP qualification round at the Sachsenring circuit in Hohenstein-Ernstthal (Germany) has witnessed some major crashes during the practice sessions on Saturday.The MotoGP of Germany is scheduled for Sunday.Here are some

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  German GP: Mahindra on front row

  July 14, 2013 9:23 IST

  Sachsenring (Germany), Jul 14: Miguel Oliveira will start today German Grand Prix from the front row of the grid - the fourth time in the Mahindra MGP3O`s debut season that he has claimed a top-three

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  Karthikeyan takes second straight Auto GP pole

  July 14, 2013 6:15 IST

  Mugello (Italy), July 14:  India's Narain Karthikeyan romped to his second successive Auto GP pole position in the fifth round of the championships at the Mugello Circuit here Saturday.Karthikeyan came up with a flying lap

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  Nascar: Keselowski wins pole at New Hampshire

  July 13, 2013 8:37 IST

  New Hampshire, Jul 13: Defending NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski belatedly took his first pole for the season by setting a track record time at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Friday, raising hopes that he

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  Saina ready for World Championships

  July 12, 2013 20:47 IST

  New Delhi, July 12: India's top badminton player Saina Nehwal is determined to come out of the rough patch and says she is in perfect shape for next month's World Championships in China.Since winning the

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  IOA adjourns meet, fixes special GBM on August 25

  July 11, 2013 20:56 IST

  New Delhi, July 11: The Indian Olympic Association today decided to hold its Special General Body Meeting to amend its constitution on August 25 as directed by the IOC under the blueprint prepared for the

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  Three Malaysia athletes charged with rape at key event

  July 11, 2013 20:31 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, July 11: Prosecutors have charged three teenage Malaysian handball players with raping a female chaperone while participating in a key sports tournament.The case has raised concerns about discipline and security at the annual

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  Badami, D'Souza rally to enter last eight of snooker meet

  July 11, 2013 19:29 IST

  Mumbai, July 11: Local cueists Kabil Badami of Bombay Gymkhana and Rovin D'Souza of P J Hindu Gymkhana recorded hard fought 3-2 victories to enter the quarterfinals of the NSCI-BSAM All India Under-25 Snooker Challenge

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  Santhi gets Sports Ministry assistance for NIS course

  July 11, 2013 16:59 IST

  New Delhi, July 11: Taking note of the “indigent circumstances” in which former athlete Santhi Soundarajan has been living, the Sports Ministry on Thursday sanctioned an assistance of Rs. 60,500 to fund her National Institute

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  Athlete-turned-daily wager gets ministry's helping hand

  July 11, 2013 14:34 IST

  New Delhi, July 11: The sports ministry Thursday approved a financial assistance of Rs.60,500 to former athlete Shanthi Sondarajan, taking into consideration her poor financial condition.Recent reports in the media said that she is living

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  Could have run faster in Paris: Bolt

  July 11, 2013 12:02 IST

  Paris, July 11: Sprint sensation Usain Bolt says he could have posted a faster time in the 200 metres at the Areva Diamond League Meeting in Paris.Bolt was made to work hard in the half-lap

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  Ferrari reaffirms support for Massa

  July 11, 2013 11:10 IST

  Maranello (Italy), Jul 11: Ferrari's president has insisted Felipe Massa has “our total confidence” despite the Brazilian driver's recent struggles which have included crashes in several recent races.On a visit this week to the company's

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  World gymnastics body expels top Olympic official

  July 10, 2013 18:54 IST

  Lausanne, Switzerland, July 10: The top rhythmic gymnastics official from the London Olympics has been expelled from the sport's governing body for what it called "irregularities" during coaching courses for judges late last year.   The

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  Double podium secured by Jehan Daruwala at Larkhall

  July 10, 2013 12:41 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 10: Sahara Force India Academy driver, Jehan Daruvala, was back on the podium last weekend at the third round of the KFJ British Kart Championships in Larkhall, Scotland.The 14-year-old Indian racer was

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  World Cup shooting: Lajja Gauswami wins silver

  July 09, 2013 19:40 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 9 :  Lajja Gauswami today clinched the silver medal in women's 50-metre Rifle 3 Position event, finally bringing to an end India's lean run at the ISSF World Cup in Granada, Spain.The

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  Russian swimmer banned 2 years for steroid use

  July 09, 2013 16:00 IST

  Lausanne, Switzerland, July 9 : Russian swimmer Nikita Maksimov has been banned for two years after testing positive for an anabolic steroid widely given to East German athletes in the 1970s and 1980s.   Swimming's world

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  Asian Boxing: Shiva wins gold, silver for Devendro

  July 09, 2013 6:32 IST

  Amman, July 9:  Young Indian boxer Olympian Shiva Thapa (56kg) bagged the gold beating local hope Obada Alkabeh in the final of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championship here Monday.But there was disappointment for Devendro

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  Garcia to coach Indian women's basketball team

  July 08, 2013 19:09 IST

  New Delhi, July 8: Francisco Garcia of Spain has been appointed head coach of the Indian women's basketball team, the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) announced on Monday.Prior to joining BFI, Garcia was involved in

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  Asian Athletics: India finish with 1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze (With Images)

  July 08, 2013 9:12 IST

  Pune, July 8:  India finished the 20th Asian Athletics Championship on a high after winning a gold, two silver and four bronze medals on the final day of the competition at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports