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  Chennai to host Asian Athletics meet despite IOC ban

  January 26, 2013 19:46 IST

  Gurgaon, Jan 26: Notwithstanding the IOC ban on the country, India will host the prestigious Asian Athletics Championships in Chennai in July as the continental athletics body on Saturday gave its go-ahead to the event.Asian

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  Dravid, Mary Kom to get Padma Bhushan

  January 26, 2013 8:25 IST

  New Delhi,Jan 25: Batting great Rahul Dravid and Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom were on Friday named for the prestigious Padma Bhushan Awards, the third highest civilian honour, while six other sportspersons figured in

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  Heidfeld joins Rebellion Racing

  January 23, 2013 20:04 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 23: Former Formula 1 driver Nick Heidfeld announced on his Twitter account and website that he will race for World Endurance Championship (WEC) team Rebellion Racing for the 2013 season.“I am very

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  Walker K T Irfan joins Olympic Gold Quest list

  January 23, 2013 14:11 IST

  Mumbai, Jan 23: Walker K T Irfan, who surprised everyone with his creditable 10th place finish at the London Games in the 20km walk race, is a new addition to the list of talented sportspersons

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  Saina aiming for top slot this year

  January 22, 2013 17:36 IST

  Mumbai, Jan 22: Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, who became the world number 2 last week after a gap of two years, today said she is aiming for the top slot this year.“I am working hard

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  Beach football set to launch in India

  January 21, 2013 17:14 IST

  Mumbai, Jan 21: Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) announced that it is organising India's first professional Beach Soccer Championship in Goa.The Goa Football Association (GFA) and the Goa Football Development Council (GFDC) are backing the officially

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  Ugandan Kiprop, Kenyan Valentine set new Mumbai Marathon marks

  January 20, 2013 18:21 IST

  Mumbai,Jan 20: Pacemaker Jackson Kiprop of Uganda and rookie Valentine Kipketer of Kenya set new course records on their way to the men and women's titles respectively in the USD 350,000 10th Standard Chartered Mumbai

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  Anand outsmarts Van Wely

  January 20, 2013 18:22 IST

  Wijk Aan Zee ( Netherlands),Jan 20: World champion Viswanathan Anand outsmarted Loek Van Wely of Holland to jointly lead after the seventh round of the 75th Tata Steel Chess tournament.After two draws against Magnus Carlsen

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  Top 5 beautiful bachelorettes from the world of sports

  December 14, 2014 11:51 IST

  New Delhi: No need to spend the New Year single! We have the top sports babes who are bachelorettes.  Guys get your best pick up lines ready!  1. Lauren Sesselmann    Blonde hair, blue eyes and Olympic Bronze

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  Malaysian Open: Saina falters in the semis

  January 19, 2013 18:34 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, Jan 19: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal of India was dumped out of the women's singles semifinal at the Malaysian Open Super Series by sixth seed Tzu Ying Tai of Chinese Taipei here

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  Harikrishna holds Anand

  January 19, 2013 18:15 IST

  Wijkaanjee,Jan 19: World champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with compatriot P Harikrishna and slipped to second spot at the end of the sixth round of Tata Steel Chess tournament here on Saturday.World No.

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  Armstrong stripped of Olympic bronze medal

  January 18, 2013 11:20 IST

  New York, Jan 18: American cyclist Lance Armstrong has been stripped of a bronze medal he won at the 2000 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), hours before the airing of his interview

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  Malaysia Open: Saina wins, Kashyap falters

  January 17, 2013 19:55 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, Jan 17: It was a mixed day for Indian shuttlers at the Malaysia Open Super Series. Women's top seed Saina Nehwal cruised into the quarters while India's top male shuttler, P. Kashyap, went

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  Lance Armstrong admits doping to Oprah Winfrey

  January 16, 2013 10:34 IST

  Washington, Jan 16: Cycling superstar Lance Armstrong, who overcame cancer to win the Tour de France seven consecutive times, and has defiantly denied using performance-enhancing drugs, has admitted to doping in an interview with talk

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  Saina Nehwal gets top billing in Malaysia Open

  January 15, 2013 8:54 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, Jan 15:  The absence of top Chinese shuttlers has given India' s World No.3 Saina Nehwal top billing in the women's singles event at the $400,000 Malaysia Open Super Series beginning here Tuesday.Saina

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  Soumyajit Ghosh becomes youngest National TT champion

  January 12, 2013 18:59 IST

  Raipur, Jan 12: Soumyajit Ghosh Saturday became the youngest men's National champion at 19, denying India's top player Sharath Kamal his seventh title while Shamini Kumaresan culminated her season on a high note by dethroning

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  Saina falters in quarter-final of Korea Open

  January 11, 2013 15:23 IST

  Seoul, Jan 11: World No.3 shuttler Saina Nehwal faltered once again in the women's singles quarter-final of the $1 million Korea Open Super Series Premier against Li Han of China here Friday.The unseeded Li won

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  Haile named event ambassador for Mumbai Marathon

  January 10, 2013 19:00 IST

  Mumbai, Jan 10: Ethiopia's legendary long distance runner Haile Gebrselassie has been named the international event ambassador of the 10th edition of the $350,000 Mumbai Marathon to be run Jan 20.Gebrselassie, winner of two Olympic

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  Saina reaches quarters of Korea Open

  January 10, 2013 16:07 IST

  Seoul, Jan 10: World No.3 shuttler Saina Nehwal reached the women's singles quarterfinals at the $1 million Korea Open Super Series Premier while compatriots P.V. Sindhu and Parupalli Kashyap faltered in the second round here

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  Dakar Rally crosses Peru to Chile

  January 10, 2013 14:54 IST

  Lima, Jan 10: The 2013 Dakar Rally crossed the border from Peru into Chile, where motorbikes and quads will cover 411 km, while cars and trucks would go 509 km.The race began Wednesday in Peru's

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  The hottest of the hot cheerleaders in USA

  September 12, 2013 6:10 IST

  New Delhi: India was introduced to cheerleaders with the advent of Indian Premier League. Thousands of cricket fans enjoyed watching the cheergirls whenever any batsman scored a boundary or a sixer, or a bowler grabbed

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  Saina, Kashyap, Sindhu advance in Korea Open

  January 09, 2013 16:44 IST

  Seoul/New Delhi, Jan 9: It was a good day in office for Indian shuttlers as Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap and P.V. Sindhu advanced to the second round of the $1 million Korea Open Super Series

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  Parsvnath Chess: Aleksej Alexandrov surges ahead

  January 06, 2013 22:36 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 6: Grandmaster Aleksej Alexandrov of Belarus surged ahead with a hard-fought victory against International Master K. Rathnakaran in the third round of the premier section at Parsvnath International Chess Festival here Sunday.Alexandrov

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  LeBron James named US Basketball Athlete of Year

  January 04, 2013 17:48 IST

  New York, Jan 4: Miami Heat's LeBron James has been named the 2012 US Basketball Male Athlete of the Year after a successful year with one Olympic gold medal and the 2012 NBA championship.The US

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  Don't miss India's rural Olympics in Feb

  January 04, 2013 6:26 IST

  If you are a sports lover, you must not miss India's annual rural Olympics held at Kila Raipur, a small village near Ludhiana in Punjab every February. In February each year, Kila Raipur becomes the

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  World's top 10 highest places for bungee jumping

  January 03, 2013 6:21 IST

  New Delh: For an adventure enthusiast nothing can beat the thrill of freefalling from a crane or a bridge while being attached to an elastic cord. In bungee jumping, one end of the thick elastic

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  Credibility of Olympic Movement tested in 2012

  January 01, 2013 22:30 IST

  Beijing, Jan 1: The credibility of the Olympic Movement was called into question in 2012 again when a string of scandals and controversies hit the London Olympics.Starting with a ticket sale scandal and ending with

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  Global boxing body snubs Indian amateur boxing federation

  December 31, 2012 22:14 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 31:  The international boxing association (AIBA) has snubbed the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) and said that from now on it will discus the affairs of Indian boxing only with the sports