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  Pakistani cyclists find a way to cross Delhi limits

  March 13, 2013 17:20 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 13: The Pakistani cyclists taking part in the Asian Championships here have visas for only Delhi and were not sure whether they could go to Greater Noida in the neighbouring Uttar Pradesh

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  Shuttlers Arundhati, Thulasi, Tanvi fail to qualify

  March 12, 2013 23:51 IST

  Basel, Mar 12: Indian women shuttlers Arundhati Pantawane, P.C. Thulasi and Tanvi Lad failed to qualify for the main draw of the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold at the St. Jakobshalle here Tuesday.While Arundhati reached

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  Top 10 most beautiful golf girls

  September 15, 2013 6:35 IST

  New Delhi: Some of them are professional golfers, other ones are contestants in the Miss Golf Contest.  The girls are all more or less gorgeous, and it looks like a number of them can actually

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  Olympics boxer Vijender interrogated, refuses blood, hair samples

  March 11, 2013 22:35 IST

  Chandigarh, Mar 11 :  International boxer and Olympics bronze medallist Vijender Singh Monday refused to give his blood and hair samples to investigators even as a Punjab Police team questioned him for nearly four hours

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  We took drugs for 'adventure': Ram Singh

  March 11, 2013 12:53 IST

  Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab), Mar 11: Boxer Ram Singh, who is under detention in the multi-million dollar drug racket, has said that he and Olympics bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh had tried drugs, but just for

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  Wang-Yu pair clinches All England doubles title

  March 10, 2013 20:57 IST

  Birmingham, Mar 10 :  Chinese top seeds Xiaoli Wang and Yang Yu won the women's doubles title at the All England Open Badminton Championships here Sunday.Wang and Yu overcame unseeded compatriots Shu Cheng and Yunlei

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  Boxer Vijender to be interrogated, partner Ram Singh expelled from NIS camp

  March 10, 2013 22:38 IST

  Patiala/Chandigarh, Mar 10: Olympian bronze medallist Vijender Singh will be questioned in connection with the recent recovery of 26 kg of heroin worth Rs 130 crore, Punjab police said today as his sparring partner Ram

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  Saina Nehwal crashes out of All England semis

  March 09, 2013 22:54 IST

  Birmingham, Mar 9: Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal's dream of winning her maiden All England Championship went up in smoke as the Indian suffered a straight-game defeat to world number eight Intanon Ratchanok of Thailand

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  World's 10 worst sporting disasters

  July 13, 2014 11:14 IST

  New Delhi:  Whether we like or not, sport really is a substitute for war. Throughout history, death and sport have stood hand in hand and the people that have died have acquired a legendary warrior-like

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  Saina reaches semis of All England, Kashyap out

  March 09, 2013 11:14 IST

  Birmingham, March 9 : World No.3 shuttler Saina Nehwal of India won a thrilling and tight encounter against former World No.1 Shixian Wang here at the National Indoor Arena Friday to reach the women's singles

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  India hopeful of getting back into Olympic fold

  March 08, 2013 17:05 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 8: A top government officer said hopes to meet International Olympic Committee officials at its headquarters in Switzerland next month in a bid to end the suspension placed upon the Indian Olympic

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  Iran cycling contingent fumes over late visa clearance

  March 08, 2013 16:48 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 8: The Iranian contingent is still fuming over the late clearance of visa to its cyclists for the ongoing Hero Asian Cycling Championships as it feels the country is “losing out on

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  Saina Nehwal in quarters of All England

  March 08, 2013 11:48 IST

  Birmingham, Mar 8: World No.3 Saina Nehwal reached the women's singles quarterfinals of the All England Open Badminton Championships after beating Indonesia's Belaetrix Manuputi in straight games here at The National Indoor Arena Thursday.However, it

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  Asian cycling chief disappointed with velodrome maintenance

  March 07, 2013 18:12 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 7: When he first saw it, Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) chief Hee Wok Cho was so impressed with Delhi's cycling velodrome that he gushed about it with top officials in the UCI

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  Saina slips to 3rd, Kashyap up to 9th

  March 07, 2013 17:23 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 7: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal slipped a place to be ranked third while Parupalli Kashyap jumped two places to be ninth in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released Thursday.Saina, who

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  Sushil, Yogeshwar open to returning Olympic medals

  March 07, 2013 17:14 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 7: India's wrestling icons Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt Thursday said they won't hesitate to return their Olympic medals if it helps the sport stay at the 2020 Games.Their comments come after

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  World's 10 hottest female athletes

  September 24, 2013 6:42 IST

  New Delhi: Men love to watch two kinds of sports. The first kind involves sports they have been involved with during their younger days. The second one involves any sport that features women wearing tiny

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  Smriti fights back to lead in Hero Women's golf

  March 06, 2013 22:50 IST

  Mumbai, Mar 6: Veteran golfer Smriti Mehra made a remarkable comeback to lead the field at the close of the second day's play in the Hero Women's pro golf tour here Wednesday.Smriti, who had been

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  Iran cyclists get Indian visa at 11th hour

  March 05, 2013 23:57 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 5: Iran's cycling team has got the Indian visa at the 11th hour, paving the way for their participation in the Hero Asian Championships beginning here Thursday.Iran with Pakistan and Afghanistan could

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  First Russian racing team joins GP2 series

  March 05, 2013 14:44 IST

  Moscow, Mar 5: A new Russian team - Russian Time - has joined the grid of the GP2 series, the organisers said.Russian Time is the first team from Russia to compete in GP2, which is

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  Indian women finish fifth in wrestling World Cup

  March 04, 2013 18:34 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 4: Geeta Phogat stood out in an otherwise average performance by the Indian team, which finished fifth in the senior women's wrestling World Cup in Mongolia.Geeta, who took part in the 59kg

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  Saina to lead Indian challenge at All England Open

  March 04, 2013 18:17 IST

  Birimingham, Mar 4: World No.2 Saina Nehwal will lead the Indian challenge at the All England Open Badminton Championships starting on Wednesday at the National Indoor Arena here.Saina will face World No.20 Sapsiree Taerattanachai in

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  World's 10 worst moments in boxing history

  August 28, 2013 6:34 IST

  New Delhi: Professional Boxing is known as the “Sweet Science”, but corruption, inadequacies inside a central controlling body as well as the rise of MMA have threatened to complete this glorious sport. Mega fights still

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  Asian Cycling: Visa woes hit Iran, Pakistan

  March 04, 2013 18:35 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 4: Asian cycling giants Iran and cyclists from Pakistan and Afghanistan are unlikely to compete in the Asian Championships starting here Thursday owing to visa issues.Cycle Federation of India (CFI) secretary general

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  Parimarjan Negi ties for top spot; Sasi disappoints

  March 03, 2013 23:43 IST

  Capelle-Le-Grande (France), Mar 3: Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi finished in a tie for the top spot with seven other GMs in the 29th edition of the Capelle-a-Grande tournament.Negi settled for a draw with Sergey Fedorchuk in

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  Mandatory drug-testing for collegiate athletes in Philippines mooted

  March 03, 2013 16:59 IST

  Manila, March 3: The Philippine anti-narcotics agency Sunday called for mandatory drug-testing covering all collegiate athletes after two basketball players of a university in Metro Manila were caught in possession of dried marijuana, a prohibited

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  World's ten incredibly dangerous competitions

  March 03, 2013 6:16 IST

  New Delhi: When you look at ancient competitions like jousting or Aztec Death Soccer, sports today are relatively tame by comparison. Stringent safety rules ensure that injuries at least life-threatening ones are kept to a

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  Armstrong faces more lawsuits

  March 02, 2013 18:32 IST

  Washington, Mar 2: Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong is facing two more lawsuits after his admission to drug use during his seven Tour de France victories.The Acceptance Insurance Company and Tailwind Sports Corporation sued Armstrong Friday,