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  Anand draws again

  May 15, 2012 22:29 IST

  Moscow, May 15: World champion Viswanathan Anand played his fourth draw in the world chess champion against Boris Gelfand of Israel as the deadlock continued in the prestigious contest, here today.Playing black for the second

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  Tiger Woods will try for 5th Memorial Tournament win

  May 15, 2012 22:25 IST

  Dublin (Ohio), May 15: Tiger Woods will try for a fifth Memorial Tournament title starting later this month. Woods has accepted an invitation to play in the tournament founded by Jack Nicklaus. So have Jason

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  Anand plays out third draw against Gelfand

  May 15, 2012 9:18 IST

  Moscow, May 15: Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand found himself in trouble before eking out a hard-fought draw against Boris Gelfand of Israel in a hotly-contested third round game of the World Chess Championship here today.Anand

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  Anand draws as black in World Chess Championship

  May 12, 2012 21:40 IST

  Moscow, May 12: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand showcased fresh preparation as black and got an easy draw against rival Boris Gelfand in the second game of the World Chess Championship now in progress here.Anand equalised

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  Anand-Gelfand first game ends in a draw

  May 11, 2012 21:16 IST

  Moscow, May 11: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand was held at bay by a solid defensive play by his challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel as the first game of the World Chess Championship ended in a

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  Button edges Vettel in F1 Spanish GP practice

  May 11, 2012 20:28 IST

  Barcelona, May 11: McLaren's Jenson Button was fastest in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix, edging Formula One points leader Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull in a slippery final session on Friday.The British driver's lap

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  Mary Kom seeded 7th, gets first-round bye at World Championships

  May 11, 2012 17:45 IST

  New Delhi, May 11: India's five—time world champion M.C. Mary Kom on Friday got the seventh seeding and a first—round bye in the draw for the World Women's Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, China - the

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  Schumacher eyes return to F1 podium in Spain

  May 10, 2012 23:15 IST

  Barcelona (Spain), May 10: Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is hopeful the Spanish Grand Prix may yield his first top-three finish in his third season since coming out of retirement.Schumacher has a pair of

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  Cavendish wins stage, Navardauskas keeps Giro lead

  May 10, 2012 22:59 IST

  Milan, May 10: World champion Mark Cavendish won the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday, and Ramunas Navardauskas of Lithuania retained the overall lead.Cavendish edged out Matthew Goss of Australia to finish the

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  Sailor Ainslie will kickoff UK Olympic torch relay

  May 10, 2012 20:34 IST

  London, May 10: London's Olympic organizers have named three-time Olympic gold medalist Ben Ainslie to be the first person to carry the torch during its 70-day relay in Britain.The sailor will begin the trip on

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  Olympic flame for London Games lit in Greece

  May 10, 2012 17:01 IST

  Ancient Olympia (Greece), May 10: The flame that will burn during the London Games was lit at the birthplace of the Ancient Olympics on Thursday, heralding the start of a torch relay that will culminate

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  Govt wants SAG in 2014, IOA opposes

  May 10, 2012 16:34 IST

  New Delhi, May 10: The Sports Ministry has asked Indian Olympic Association to defer the South Asian Games to second half of 2014 but IOA acting president V K Malhotra today reacted strongly saying postponing

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  Would love to face Bolt in relay, says Rudisha

  May 09, 2012 21:52 IST

  Doha (Qatar), May 9: David Rudisha, the 800 meters world champion and Olympic favorite, fancies his chances if he could meet Usain Bolt in the right race.At a press conference for the season-opening Diamond League

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  F1 drivers keeping expectations low for Spain GP

  May 09, 2012 22:36 IST

  Madrid, May 9: Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel is among several drivers who are keeping expectations in check for the Spanish Grand Prix, although local favorite Fernando Alonso is hoping the first race in Europe

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  Navardauskas takes Giro lead as Phinney struggles

  May 09, 2012 21:43 IST

  Verona (Italy), May 9: Ramunas Navardauskas of Lithuania took the lead in the Giro d'Italia after his Garmin-Barracuda squad won the team time trial on Wednesday.Previous leader Taylor Phinney visibly struggled with a swollen right

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  I will go for gold in London Olympics, says Sushil Kumar

  May 09, 2012 22:38 IST

  New Delhi, May 9: He might have qualified after two missed opportunities but Beijing Olympics bronze medalist Sushil Kumar on Wednesday said his confidence never wavered during the rough phase and the grappler is now

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  Olympics flame lighting rehearsal goes off without a hitch

  May 09, 2012 22:39 IST

  Ancient Olympia (Greece), May 9: The final rehearsal for the lighting of the flame that will burn at the London Olympics went off without a hitch under bright sunny skies in the birthplace and site

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  British archer Williamson makes her 6th Olympics

  May 09, 2012 20:41 IST

  London, May 9: British archer Alison Williamson will compete at the Olympics for a sixth time.The 40-year-old Williamson was handed the final discretionary place on the squad for London after missing out on an automatic

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  Olympic medal would set me free, says Mary Kom

  May 08, 2012 23:30 IST

  New Delhi, May 8: An Olympic medal is the biggest dream of her life and ahead of the only qualifying event for women boxers, India's five-time world champion M C Mary Kom said a podium

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  Talented chess player Sankar Roy commits suicide

  May 08, 2012 22:40 IST

  Kolkata, May 8: Former national sub-junior champion and four-time state champion IM Sankar Roy died in the early hours of today spreading shock waves in the state chess fraternity.The 36-year-old player was found hanging at

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  Sourav Kothari enters semi-final

  May 08, 2012 20:30 IST

  Kolkata, May 8: Local challenger Sourav Kothari set up a semifinal clash against former world number three, Manan Chandra in the Kolkata Open National Invitational Snooker Championship at the Hindustan Club here today.The second semifinal

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  Bolt wins 100 meters at Jamaica Invitational

  May 06, 2012 16:39 IST

  Jamaica, May 6: Usain Bolt won the 100 meters in 9.82 seconds in the Jamaica International Invitational on Saturday night, a month before the sprinting powerhouse's Olympic trials.The crowd cheered wildly when Bolt won in

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  Archer Deepika Kumari wins first World Cup title

  May 05, 2012 21:49 IST

  Kolkata, May 5: India's Olympic prospect Deepika Kumari won her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal today at Antalya, Turkey.She beat Korea's Lee Sung Jin by six set points to four in the final

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  World champion swimmer dies of massive heart attack at 26

  May 02, 2012 8:18 IST

  New York, May 2: World champion swimmer Alexander Dale Oen of Norway has died of a heart attack after a practice session in Arizona. He was 26.A silver medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and

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  Goof up by London Olympics organizers, Indian shooters spend night in hotel lobby

  April 30, 2012 22:34 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 30: Top Indian shooters including Commonwealth gold medalist Gagan Narang had to spend a night in the lobby after they were denied rooms in a London hotel.The 25-member contingent participating in the

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  Shon Wan Ho, Li Xuerui clinch India Open singles titles

  April 29, 2012 20:57 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 29: Olympic-bound shuttler Shon Wan Ho of Korea showcased a stunning display of true grit to shock defending champion Lee Chong Wei in the summit clash and clinch his maiden Super Series

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  I am delighted, says Jwala Gutta

  April 29, 2012 9:54 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 29: Jwala Gutta will become the first Indian to qualify for two events - mixed and women's doubles - in the Olympics when the world rankings are out next week and the

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  Indian campaign ends as Kashyap loses in semi-final

  April 28, 2012 19:34 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 28: India's P Kashyap's gritty performance before losing to world No 17 Shon Wan Ho of Korea in a three-game thriller to draw curtains on Indian campaign at the Yonex Sunrise India