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  BOA seeks explanation for snub of taekwondo star

  May 30, 2012 16:34 IST

  London, May 30: The British Olympic Association is asking national taekwondo officials to explain their decision to omit top-ranked fighter Aaron Cook from the Olympic team.Cook filed an appeal Monday with the BOA, describing the

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  London subway staff to get extra Olympics pay

  May 29, 2012 21:54 IST

  London, May 29: Union leaders say a deal has been reached for London subway staff to get extra pay for working during the Olympics.The Rail Maritime and Transport Union says there will be reward packages

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  India look to beat Argentina to remain in contention for final

  May 29, 2012 12:56 IST

  Ipoh (Malaysia), May 29: Five-time champions India ill-afford any slip up in their crucial match against Pan American champions Argentina tomorrow if they want to keep themselves in contention for a berth in the final

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  Anand stretched to tiebreaker by Gelfand

  May 28, 2012 20:24 IST

  Moscow May 28: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand was today stretched to the tie-breaker of the World Chess Championship by his Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand following a draw in the 12th and final game here.The tenth

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  Evans finishes 6th in 800 at Olympic tuneup meet

  May 28, 2012 20:13 IST

  California, May 28: Janet Evans finished sixth in the 800-meter freestyle Sunday at the Speedo Grand Challenge in the former Olympic champion's final warmup meet before the Olympic trials next month when she'll try to

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  Britain, China win 3 golds at World Cup regatta

  May 28, 2012 16:34 IST

  Switzerland, May 28:  Britain justified its status as rowing's powerhouse heading into the London Olympics by winning three golds on its way to a table-topping haul of five medals at the World Cup regatta in

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  Webber wins Monaco GP, Alonso takes overall lead

  May 27, 2012 20:16 IST

  Monaco, May 27: Mark Webber won the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday to make Formula One history, while Fernando Alonso moved narrowly into the championship lead.Webber, who started from pole position, is the sixth different

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  Serbia, Japan, South Korea secure Olympic berths

  May 27, 2012 20:06 IST

  Tokyo, May 27: Serbia, Japan and South Korea all secured berths for the London Games at a women's volleyball Olympic qualifying tournament on Sunday.Serbia beat Japan 18-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-21, 15-9 in the final match

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  Ziegler wins 200 free at Olympic tune-up

  May 27, 2012 16:06 IST

  California, May 27: Kate Ziegler won the 200-meter freestyle and two-time Olympian Ellen Gandy of Britain swam under a minute to win the 100 butterfly at the Speedo Grand Challenge on Saturday night.Ziegler touched in

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  Anand's last chance before tie break

  May 27, 2012 15:56 IST

  Moscow May 27: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand will have a lot to think about ahead of the last game of the Chess World Championship against Boris Gelfand of Israel here.With the scores tied 5.5-5.5 after

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  Schumacher sets fastest time but Webber takes pole

  May 26, 2012 22:07 IST

  Monaco, May 26: Veteran Michael Schumacher rolled back the years and defied critics by posting the fastest time in an action-packed Monaco Grand Prix qualifying session Saturday, although the German lost pole position to Mark

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  Anand-Gelfand penultimate Rd match drawn, stalemate continues

  May 26, 2012 20:21 IST

  Moscow, May 26: Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand today drew the 11th game against challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel as the World Chess Championship heads into a dramatic finish here today.The 24-move draw in the penultimate

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  Three mountaineers from Jharkhand scale Mt Everest

  May 26, 2012 17:37 IST

  Jamshedpur, May 26: Three moutaineers from Jharkhand today scaled the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest, Tata Steel sources said.Meghlal Mahato and Binita Soren, reached the summit at 6:50 a.m. and Rajendra Singh Pal, brother of

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  Rosberg fastest in third practice at Monaco GP

  May 26, 2012 17:25 IST

  Monaco, May 26: Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time under blue skies in the third practice session at the Monaco Grand Prix, boosting his pole position hopes ahead of qualifying later Saturday.The German driver, who

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  Hammon to play for Russia again in London Olympics

  May 26, 2012 15:56 IST

  Connecticut, May 26: Becky Hammon will once again play for the Russia Olympic women's basketball team in London.Hammon created a stir in 2008 when she first played for Russia in the Beijing Olympics. She helped

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  Soni beats Hardy in Olympic tune-up swim meet

  May 26, 2012 15:46 IST

  California, May 26: Rebecca Soni beat Jessica Hardy to win the 100-meter breaststroke at the Speedo Grand Challenge on Friday while Hardy returned to win the 50 freestyle, and 40-year-old Janet Evans finished fourth in

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  Dutch cyclist Marianne Vos breaks collarbone

  May 25, 2012 22:51 IST

  Amsterdam, May 25: The Rabobank cycling team says Dutch rider Marianne Vos has broken her collarbone in a fall, but will likely recover in time for the London Olympics race.The team says Vos fell after

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  South Korea to play China in Thomas Cup final

  May 25, 2012 22:47 IST

  Wuhan (China), May 25: South Korea ensured badminton great Peter Gade will end his career without winning the Thomas Cup by beating Denmark 3-1 on Friday to meet four-time defending champion China in the final.China

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  Pressure games to come in World championship

  May 25, 2012 21:05 IST

  Moscow, May 25: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand will have to withstand pressure from challenger Boris Gelfand in the penultimate game if the Indian ace has to remain within striking range of winning his fourth straight

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  Anand held by Gelfand, scores remain level

  May 24, 2012 21:36 IST

  Moscow, May 24: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand could not break the ice and settled for an easy draw as white against Challenger Boris Gelfand in the tenth game of the World Chess Championship that concluded

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  Five from Odisha selected for Commonwealth Weightlifting

  May 24, 2012 21:17 IST

  Berhampur (Odisha), May 24: Five weightlifters from Odisha, including three girls, have been selected to participate in the prestigious Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships (senior, junior and youth) to be held at Apia, Samoa from June 4

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  Olympic fears as hundreds stranded on London Tube

  May 24, 2012 18:33 IST

  London, May 24: Transport officials in London will be paying compensation to hundreds of people stranded on a subway line that is critical to the upcoming London Olympics.Some 770 people had to get off their

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  Alonso fastest in first Monaco GP practice session

  May 24, 2012 18:29 IST

  Monaco, May 24: Formula One co-leader Fernando Alonso powered his Ferrari to the fastest time in a shortened first practice session at the Monaco Grand Prix Thursday, finishing ahead of rookie Lotus driver Romain Grosjean

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  Vishwanathan Anand bounces back in World Championships

  May 22, 2012 17:41 IST

  Moscow, May 22: Having bounced back with an emphatic victory in the previous round, Indian Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand holds a huge psychological advantage in the crucial remaining four games of the World Championship match against

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  Anand strikes back to level scores

  May 21, 2012 21:33 IST

  Moscow, May 21: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand struck back with vengeance and scored the much-needed equaliser against Boris Gelfand in the eighth game of the World Chess Championship now underway here.On a day when everything

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  Olympic Flame arrives in England

  May 19, 2012 16:22 IST

  Culdrose airbase (England), May 19: Eight days after it was lit on the slopes of Mount Olympus in Greece, the Olympic Flame arrived on British soil on Friday.It was the start of a 70-day, 8,000-mile

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  Boxer Mary Kom qualifies for London Olympics

  May 18, 2012 17:38 IST

  Qinhuangdao (China), May 18: Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) today added another feather to her already crowded cap by becoming the only Indian woman boxer to qualify for the London Olympics despite

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  Mary Kom loses in World Championships quarters

  May 16, 2012 22:06 IST

  Qinhuangdao (China), May 16: Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom's Olympic ticket will be decided by fate now after she lost in the quarterfinals to world number two Nicola Adams in the World Championships on