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  Vettel wins 1st GP at home

  July 07, 2013 21:03 IST

  Nuerburgring, Germany, July 7: Three-time defending Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel surged ahead in his Red Bull at the start of the German Grand Prix on Sunday and held off a strong challenge from the

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  IOC changes schedule for Indian Olympic elections

  July 07, 2013 17:07 IST

  New Delhi, July 7: The Indian Olympic Association's elections will be delayed by a month because the International Olympic Committee's input to a new constitution will not be ready to meet the initial schedule.India was

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  Motorsports: Podium for Armaan and team

  July 07, 2013 9:32 IST

  Zandvoort (Netherlands), July 6: Indian racing driver Armaan Ebrahim and BMW Sports Trophy Team India clinched their maiden podium of the 2013 FIA GT World Series here Saturday by finishing second in the Pro-Am category

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  Johnson completes NASCAR Daytona double

  July 07, 2013 9:21 IST

  Daytona Beach, Jul 7: Jimmie Johnson became the first driver in 31 years to win both Daytona races in the same year, accomplishing the feat with a dominating run Saturday for his fourth win of

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  5 things to know about Tour de France

  July 06, 2013 11:54 IST

  Albi, Jul 6:  Five things to know as the Tour de France enters its eighth stage on Saturday:   1. SLOGGING SPRINTERS -- The sprinting stars faded in Friday's Stage 7. While they've each won a

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  Raikkonen, Ricciardo or Vergne for 2014: Horner

  July 06, 2013 0:01 IST

  Nurburg (Germany), July 5: Formula 1 team Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner Friday said that Kimi Raikkonen, Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne are the likely contenders to replace Mark Webber as world vhampion Sebastian

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  Two Indian riders confirmed for Asian road racing

  July 05, 2013 19:09 IST

  Chennai, July 5: India's Sumit Lucas Toppo and Arunagiri Prabhu will race on their home turf, at the Madras Motor Race Track (MMRT) here, for the first time in the Asia Dream Cup that runs

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  Mehta pots semi-final berth

  July 05, 2013 18:53 IST

  Incheon, July 5: Aditya Mehta assured India another medal as he reached the semi-final of the 15-red snooker tournament in the Asian Indoor Games here Friday.Mehta defeated Taipei's Wu Yu Lun 4-0 in the quarter-final

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  Choudhary retained as Asian TT treasurer

  July 05, 2013 18:36 IST

  Busan, July 5: Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) secretary general Dhanraj Choudhary was retained as the treasurer of the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) during the General Council meeting of the Asian body held

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  Shiva Thapa, Devendro in Asian Boxing quarters

  July 05, 2013 21:52 IST

  Amman, July 5: Bantamweight boxer Shiva Thapa (56 kg) bagged a place in the quarterfinals of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championship with a scintillating performance.Earlier Thursday, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manoj Kumar (64 kg),

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  Asian Athletics: Vikas Gowda wins first gold for India in discus throw

  July 05, 2013 6:46 IST

  Pune, July 5 : Ace discus thrower Vikas Gowda clinched the first gold for India as the home team won three medals on the second day to make their presence felt in the 20th Asian

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  National Junior Chess Championship from July 10

  July 04, 2013 17:39 IST

  Lucknow, July 4: Many high-rated players from all across the country would participate in the National Junior Boys and Girls Chess Championship starting July 10 at the Bora Institute of Management Sciences here.The Uttar Pradesh

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  Force India have no tyre issues: Sutil

  July 04, 2013 16:54 IST

  New Delhi, July 4: Pirelli faced serious criticism after the tyre blowouts at British Grand Prix last Sunday but one Formula 1 team which is not complaining is Sahara Force India.Tyres have been a regular

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  IOC awards broadcast Games' rights in Central Asia

  July 04, 2013 15:44 IST

  Lausanne, July 4: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the broadcast rights in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to Dentsu Inc. for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 Olympic

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  Bolt wants to dominate the tracks until Rio 2016

  July 03, 2013 17:13 IST

  Paris, July 3: Sprint icon Usain Bolt says he wants to dominate the tracks until the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.Bolt made this announcement at a news conference in Paris Tuesday as he prepares

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  Volkswagen leads WRC at halfway point

  July 03, 2013 16:41 IST

  Wolfsburg (Germany), July 3: The FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) is in its summer break with the Rally Finland scheduled for August 1-3.After seven of the 13 races, Volkswagen boast an impressive record, leading the

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  Chennai to host Asian Bike championship

  July 03, 2013 15:21 IST

  Chennai, July 3: The third leg of the Petronas Asia Road Racing Championship for two-wheelers will be held at the refurbished Madras Motor Race Track here from July 12 to 14 with some of the

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  Indian women finish eighth at Asian TT

  July 03, 2013 15:05 IST

  Busan, July 3: The Indian women's team finished eighth at the Asian Table Tennis Championships after going down to Malaysia 1-3 here.It was a tough outing for the women paddlers against seasoned Malaysians Tuesday. The

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  Simon Gerrans in yellow as Orica Greenedge win TTT

  July 02, 2013 23:25 IST

  Nice, Jul 2: Simon Gerrans only started cycling because someone who once wore a Tour de France yellow jersey lent him a bike to help him recover from injury. Now the proud Australian veteran is

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  Orica Greenedge wins team time trial on stage 4

  July 02, 2013 21:12 IST

  Nice (France), Jul 2: Orica Greenedge won the team time trial Tuesday on the fourth stage of the Tour de France to put veteran Australian rider Simon Gerrans in the race leader's yellow jersey.Considered an

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  Qatari women's sports-rights activist wins IOC trophy

  July 02, 2013 18:59 IST

  Lausanne, July 2: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has honoured six women for their outstanding contributions to the development of women's participation in sport and its administration.Qatari Ahlam Salem Mubarak Al Mana, a pioneer for

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  Manoj in Asian Boxing Championships pre-quarters

  July 02, 2013 17:50 IST

  New Delhi, July 2: Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) gave India a perfect start at the Asian Boxing Championships in Amman by thrashing local favourite Ibrahim Saleh in the opening round.The 26-year-old Indian

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  Asian Athletics Championship begins tomorrow

  July 02, 2013 16:46 IST

  Pune, Jul 2:  Nothing much to show for at the international scene for the past few years, India will seek to re-establish itself as a continental power in athletics when the 20th Asian Athletics Championships

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  Belgian rider Jan Bakelants defends yellow jersey

  July 01, 2013 17:05 IST

  Ajaccio (France), July 1: Belgian rider Jan Bakelants defends the yellow jersey for the first time as Monday's hilly third stage of the Tour de France begins.The 27-year-old former bioscience engineering student withstood a late

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  Al-Hamad to focus on strategic planning, marketing

  July 01, 2013 16:31 IST

  Pune, July 1: Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad, the newly-elected president of the Asian Athletics Association, on Monday emphasised that the competition and development programs of the federation need to be reviewed and strategic marketing was required

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  Scam tainted Suresh Kalmadi ousted from AAA, loses election

  July 01, 2013 15:14 IST

  Pune, July 1 :  Scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi was today ousted as the President of the Asian Athletics Association after he lost his re-election bid to Qatar's powerful rival Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad in a tight contest,

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  Mercedes' Nico Rosberg wins British GP

  June 30, 2013 21:46 IST

  Silverstone, June 30 :  Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg won a thrilling and action-packed British Grand Prix here on Sunday.The German driver won only 0.7 seconds ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber, who came second 7.1

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  British Grand Prix: Force India impress in qualifying

  June 29, 2013 22:04 IST

  Silverstone (England), June 29: Sahara Force India's Paul di Resta and Adrian set the fifth and seventh fastest time at the Formula 1 British Grand Prix qualifying here on Saturday.Lewis Hamilton blazed to pole in