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  PT Usha 'catches 'em young' to run for India

  February 10, 2013 18:53 IST

  Mumbai, Feb 10: Legendary Indian athlete P.T. Usha here Sunday selected six youngsters as India's “Speedstars”, the country's fastest running sensations at a first-ever field talent hunt involving 76 finalists from 12 Indian cities.A Chennai

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  Vedanta to sponsor discus thrower Krishna Poonia

  February 08, 2013 9:50 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Feb 8:  Vedanta Group Thursday inked a two-year sponsorship agreement with discus thrower Krishna Poonia, the first Indian female athlete to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, a company official said.The agreement was signed

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  Putin removes Olympic panel vice president for delays

  February 07, 2013 23:33 IST

  Moscow, Feb 7: Russian President Vladimir Putin ousted a vice president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) from office, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak said Thursday.Kozak is in charge of preparations for the 22nd Winter

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  Eye catching X Games and Winter Sports

  February 09, 2013 6:45 IST

  New Delhi: The X Games is an annual sports event, controlled and arranged by the U.S. sports broadcaster, which focuses on action sports. The inaugural X Games were held in summer 1995 in Rhode Island.

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  Anand to meet Adams in Grenke Chess Classic opener

  February 07, 2013 15:44 IST

  Baden (Germany), Feb 7: Considered the favourite to lift the title, world champion Viswanathan Anand has been given the top billing at the Grenke Chess Classic and will take on Michael Adams of England in

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  Notice to CBI on Kalmadi plea

  February 06, 2013 21:24 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 6: The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the CBI on former Commonwealth Games (CWG) organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi's plea for quashing of FIR and proceedings against him.Justice Kailash Gambhir,

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  Luiz Razia to take Timo Glock's place

  February 06, 2013 16:38 IST

  Jerez,Spain,Feb 6: Russian-owned Formula One team Marussia will have an all-rookie line-up this season after it announced that Brazilian Luiz Razia will join fellow British GP2 star Max Chilton on the grid for 2013.The announcement

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  A look at cheergirls who entertain IPL spectators

  September 06, 2013 6:44 IST

  New Delhi:  With the advent of Indian Premier League, the face of Indian cricket has changed forever, as spectators enjoy the antics of the colourfully dressed cheergirls. The new type of  T20 cricket has taken

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  Alpine skiing world championship begins Feb 5

  February 04, 2013 16:57 IST

  Schladming, Austria, Feb 4: Marcel Hirscher, Anna Fenninger and their teammates will face an uphill task to repeat Austria's past successes at the Alpine skiing world championships when the racing starts on home snow this

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  Court slaps cheating charges against Kalmadi, 9 others

  February 04, 2013 21:24 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 4 :  A Delhi court Monday formally slapped charges of forgery and cheating against former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and nine others in a corruption case related to the

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  'Support My School' telethon raises Rs.13.6 crore

  February 03, 2013 23:50 IST

  Mumbai, Feb 3: The Coca-Cola NDTV ‘Support My School' campaign raised pledges worth Rs.13.6 crore towards the revitalisation of 272 schools across India via a telethon led by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood actress

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  World's ten most handsome and stylish sportsmen

  September 27, 2014 11:44 IST

  Sportsmen, like sportswomen, have their legion of admirers, mostly from the opposite sex. They are the heartthrobs. Every sportsman is not blessed with a long girls fan following list, not every sports man can have

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  India bag gold in equestrian championship

  February 02, 2013 21:50 IST

  Guwahati, Feb 2: India bagged the gold medal in the eight nation International Endurance Ride held in Upper Assam's Dibrugarh district today.India's Ramesh Kumar won the gold with South Africa's Zuber Master winning the silver

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  Sochi receives 160,000 applications for volunteers

  February 02, 2013 16:41 IST

  Moscow, Feb 2: The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic volunteering program has so far received 160,000 applications, with one month left before the deadline, authorities said.The program was expected to recruit 28,000 Russian and foreign volunteers,

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  Force India unveil 2013 car

  February 01, 2013 18:27 IST

  Silverstone, Feb 1: Sahara Force India unveiled their 2013 challenger Friday as Paul Di Resta pulled the covers off the VJM06 at the Silverstone circuit here.The VJM06 is the third car to be overseen by

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  Danish cyclist Rasmussen confesses to doping

  February 01, 2013 18:02 IST

  Copenhagen, Feb 1: Denmark's top cyclist Michael Rasmussen has admitted to extensive use of doping for 12 years, dealing a further blow to the sport since Lance Armstrong's confession.Rasmussen said at a press conference Thursday

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  Bernie Ecclestone predicts long life for Indian GP

  February 01, 2013 7:28 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 1: The Indian Grand Prix will survive competition and hold its place in the ever-changing Formula 1 calendar, its chief Bernie Ecclestone has asserted.The race at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in

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  Saina retains World No.2 spot

  February 01, 2013 7:25 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 31: London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal retained the second place in the women's singles rankings in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released Thursday.In the men's singles, Olympic quarterfinalist Parupalli Kashyap

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  India ready for team-based Golf Premier League

  January 31, 2013 14:10 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 31: After successfully applying the pro-league formula in a revamp of domestic cricket, India is set to welcome international golf stars including two-time major winner Angel Cabrera, British Open winner Darren Clarke

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  Golf: Neha moves into four-shot lead

  January 30, 2013 20:26 IST

  Kolkata,Jan 30: Neha Tripathi played a flawless brilliant back nine of three-under 33 to come up with an even par 72, which catapulted her into the lead at the end of round 2 in the

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  Chinese swimmer Li Zhesi banned 2 years for doping

  January 29, 2013 23:11 IST

  Lausanne, Switzerland, January 29: Swimming's governing body says former world record-holder Li Zhesi of China is serving a two-year doping ban after testing positive for EPO.FINA says Li and her coach, who was not identified,

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  Lotus F1 team launches 2013 car

  January 29, 2013 23:11 IST

  Oxfordshire (England), Jan 29: Lotus has become the first Formula 1 team to unveil its car for the 2013 season after curtains were drawn from the Renault powered E21 in an online launch at the

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  Seven brutal sports of all times

  January 29, 2013 15:10 IST

  Sport is the essential need of a human body, as it keeps one's body sound, and socccer has always been considered as the  most hard-hitting sport. But if we take a look at the history

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  Sindhu, Gurusaidutt win All India senior ranking tournament

  January 28, 2013 15:45 IST

  Hyderabad,Jan 28: Rising shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and R.M.V. Gurusaidutt notched up straight-game victories to clinch the women's and men's singles titles in the Vankina Anjani Devi Memorial All India Senior Ranking Tournament here.World number 16

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  Viswanathan Anand beats L'Ami

  January 27, 2013 16:00 IST

  Wijk Aan Zee, Jan 27:  World champion Viswanathan Anand fought back from an inferior position to beat Erwin L'Ami of Holland to be joint second at the 75th Tata Steel chess tournament with one round

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  Gamera-Shmyrko wins Osaka Women's Marathon

  January 27, 2013 15:44 IST

  Osaka,Jan 27: Ukraine's Tetyana Gamera-Shmyrko won the Osaka Women's Marathon on Sunday, pulling ahead of Japan's Kayako Fukushi with just over one kilometre remaining.Gamera-Shmyrko, who was second in last year's Osaka race, clocked a personal-best

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  Anand held by Yifan Hou; slips to third spot

  January 26, 2013 22:34 IST

  Wijk Aan Zee, Jan 26: World champion Viswanathan Anand mishandled a winning endgame and drew with former women's world champion Yifan Hou of China in the 11th round of 75th Tata Steel Chess tournament.Desperately needing

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  Sushil disappointed to miss out on Padma Bhushan

  January 26, 2013 22:22 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 26: Wrestler Sushil Kumar, the only Indian sportsperson to win back-to-back individual Olympic medals, is disappointed to miss out on the Padma Bhushan award though his name had been recommended.Sushil's name had