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  Kipyego, Wude win Delhi Half Marathon

  September 30, 2012 14:35 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 30: Kenya's Edwin Kipyego clinched the elite men's title in the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon while Ethiopia's Yimer Wude won the women's race here Sunday.Kipyego, who won the Reading Half Marathon in

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  Saina takes to sky in IAF aircraft

  September 28, 2012 19:02 IST

  Hyderabad, Sep 28: London Olympic bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal today experienced the thrill of flying in an Indian Air Force aircraft, and described the experience as “dream come true”.She flew in ‘Kiran Jet Trainer'

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  Thailand aiming for 2014 Formula One slot

  September 27, 2012 14:05 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 27: Thailand could be well on the way to host a Formula One race in 2014.The Southeast Asian country made its intentions clear by successfully bidding to host this year's end-of-season Race

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  Viswanathan Anand held by leader Fabiano Caruana in Chess Masters

  September 27, 2012 12:10 IST

  Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sep 27: World Champion Viswanathan Anand could not break the ice for the third day running and drew with Fabiano Caruana of Italy in the third round of fifth Final Chess Masters.Anand,

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  Former world heavyweight boxing champ Corrie Sanders shot dead

  September 25, 2012 22:39 IST

  Cape Town, Sept 25: South Africa's former world heavyweight boxing champion Corrie Sanders died on Sunday after being shot by armed robbers who burst into his nephew's 21st birthday party.Sanders, 46, was hit in the

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  Anand to meet Vallejo in final masters opener

  September 25, 2012 7:39 IST

  Back to competitive chess after a gap of four months, World Champion Viswanathan Anand will face Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain in the first round of the 5th Final Masters 2012, which starts here on

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  Red Bull's Vettel wins F1 Singapore GP

  September 23, 2012 20:05 IST

  Singapore, Sep 23: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Singapore Grand Prix for the second straight year on Sunday, jumping up to second place in the Formula One drivers' championship.Vettel inherited the lead from

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  Saina Nehwal to fly in IAF aircraft

  September 22, 2012 8:14 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 21: The Indian Air Force is planning to fly ace shuttler and Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal in its Kiran Mk II jet trainer at its officers' training academy in Didndigul in

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  Chavez Jr. tests positive for pot after Vegas bout

  September 20, 2012 9:03 IST

  Las Vegas, Sep 20: A spokesman for boxing promotions company Top Rank Inc. says middleweight fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. tested positive for marijuana after his first professional loss last weekend in Las Vegas.Top Rank

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  Shuttlers Sindhu, Jayaram advance in Japan Open

  September 19, 2012 20:12 IST

  Tokyo, Sep 19: China Masters Super Series semi-finalists P.V. Sindhu and Ajay Jayaram advanced to the second round of their respective events here at the Japan Open Super Series Wednesday.In the men's singles, Jayaram moved

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  Saina Nehwal joins big league with $7.5 million contract

  September 19, 2012 14:06 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 19 :  India's top woman badminton player Saina Nehwal will become the country's highest paid sportsperson, besides cricketers, after signing a $7.5 million contract with a sports management firm, according to local

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  Russian girls sweep synchro swimming at junior World Championships

  September 18, 2012 12:32 IST

  Volos (Greece), Sep 18: In a sign that Russia's stranglehold on Olympic synchronised swimming gold could continue for years to come, the country's girls team won gold in every event at the junior World Championships.Russia

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  Hunter-Reay wins IndyCar title after Power crash

  September 17, 2012 14:32 IST

  Fontana, California, Sep 17 :  Ryan Hunter-Reay became the first American to win the IndyCar championship since 2006 with a nerve-racking final drive Saturday in the season finale. Australia's Will Power crashed out of the

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  IBF cruiserweight champ Hernandez beats Ross to keep belt

  September 17, 2012 14:22 IST

  Bamberg, Germany, Sep 17:  Yoan Pablo Hernandez of Cuba successfully defended his IBF cruiserweight title with a unanimous decision against Troy Ross of Canada on Saturday.Apart from the opening round, which Hernandez dominated, Ross appeared

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  WBC super welterweight champ Canelo Alvarez stops Lopez in 5th round

  September 17, 2012 13:53 IST

  Las Vegas, Sep 17:  Saul “Canelo” Alvarez stopped Josesito Lopez late in the fifth round Saturday night, defending his WBC super welterweight title with a relentless display of power by the 22-year-old Mexican champion.Alvarez (41-0-1,

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  Sindhu, Jayaram exit China Masters with heads held high

  September 15, 2012 22:27 IST

  Changzhou, Sep 15: P.V. Sindhu and Ajay Jayaram's impressive run in the China Masters Superseries badminton event ended after they lost their respective semifinals here Saturday.Sindhu, who upset London Olympics gold medallist Li Xuerui in

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  Bryan brothers must spark US' slim hopes vs Spain

  September 15, 2012 12:26 IST

  Gijon, Spain, 15 September: Down 2-0 to the best clay court playing nation in the world, the U.S. is in a bad place in its Davis Cup semifinal against Spain, but it should be able

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  Sindhu stuns London Olympics gold medallist

  September 14, 2012 19:28 IST

  Changzhou, Sep 14: India's P.V. Sindhu recorded the biggest win of her career Friday when she stunned London Olympics gold medallist Li Xuerui of China to enter the women's singles semifinals at the China Masters

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  Mary Kom has no favourites; anybody can play her on big screen

  September 11, 2012 22:20 IST

  Mumbai, Sep 11: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is making a film on five-time world boxing Champion Mary Kom, who has no favourites when it comes to playing her on the big screen.Omang Kumar will direct

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  Tsegay favourite to win Delhi Half Marathon

  September 10, 2012 19:37 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 10: One of the world's fastest half-marathoners Ethiopian Atsedu Tsegay has confirmed his participation for the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon.The 21-year-old Tsegay clocked 58.47 minutes when he won the Prague half-marathon in

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  Di Resta earns four points for Force India

  September 09, 2012 21:18 IST

  Monza, Sep 9: Sahara Force India driver Paul di Resta finished eighth in the Italian Grand Prix here to bring home four points for the team Sunday.Teammate Nico Hulkenberg had to retire three laps from

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  Hamilton wins Italian GP; Alonso extends F1 lead

  September 09, 2012 21:14 IST

  Monza (Italy), Sep 9: McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton led nearly from start to finish to win the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, and Formula One leader Fernando Alonso of Ferrari came third to extend his

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  PM honours Mary Kom, Yogeshwar Dutt

  September 08, 2012 17:30 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 8: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday presented special awards to Olympic medallists Mary Kom and Yogeshwar Dutt.Boxer Mary Kom and wrestler Dutt were given a cash reward of Rs.22 lakhs and a

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  Leaders to have it tough in National bike racing

  September 07, 2012 21:15 IST

  Chennai, Sep 7: High humidity and a threat of rain greeted the country's top riders ahead of this weekend's third round of the MMSC-Sidvin FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship here this weekend.Much of the

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  Button wins crash-marred Belgian GP

  September 02, 2012 23:12 IST

  Belgium, Sep 2: Jenson Button coasted to his second victory of the season at the crash-marred Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, with Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton forced out after a

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  Jwala takes a sabbatical, Ashwini looks for a partner

  September 01, 2012 17:04 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 1: India's famed badminton doubles exponent Jwala Gutta has decided to go on a sabbatical, telling her partner Ashwini Ponnappa to look out for a partner.There is uncertainty over how long Jwala

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  Vijay, Yogeshwar conferred Khel Ratna; 25 get Arjuna awards

  August 29, 2012 20:08 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 29: Olympic medallists Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt were today jointly conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award—the country's highest sporting honour—while an unprecedented 25 sportspersons were honoured with the Arjuna awards

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  The unsung ones behind India's Olympic heroes

  August 28, 2012 21:17 IST

  Kolkata, Aug 28:  Away from the glitz and glamour of celebrations to hail the heroes of India's most successful Olympic Games are the unsung non-governmental agencies that played a significant role in the athletes' accomplishments.Small