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  Swiss Triumph Inspired By Sachin, Says Saina Nehwal

  March 20, 2012 21:07 IST

  Hyderabad, Mar 20:  India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal said today her win in the Swiss Open was inpsired by Sachin Tendulkar scoring his 100th century in cricket. Speaking to mediapersons on her return here, Saina

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  Saina Nehwal Reaches Final of Swiss Open

  March 18, 2012 19:48 IST

  New Delhi, March 18: Defending champion Saina Nehwal reached her second consecutive final of the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold with a straight—game victory over Japan's Minatsu Mitani in the semifinals in Basel, Switzerland.The Indian

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  Centre Should Stop Doublespeak On Dow Chemicals, Says IOA

  March 05, 2012 18:43 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 5:  The IOA today came down heavily on the Government for adopting double standards on Dow Chemicals' sponsorship of the London Games and said the Sport Ministry's plans of selective boycott of

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  Indian Eves Win Kabaddi World Cup

  March 04, 2012 21:30 IST

  Patna, Mar 4: India won Women's Kabaddi World Cup after defeating Iran in the summit clash in Patna.India advanced into the inaugural Women Kabaddi World Cup final outclassing Japan by 59-20 in the second semifinals

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  Beijing Is History, London Is Present Aim For Bindra

  March 03, 2012 18:07 IST

  Kolkata, Mar 3: For India's only individual Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra, the 2008 Beijing Games is history as he has now set his sights on this year's quadrennial extravaganza in London.Talking to reporters on

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  IOA Decides Not To Take Action Against Kalmadi Yet

  March 02, 2012 17:19 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 2: The IOA today shied away from taking action against tainted Suresh Kalmadi despite the threat from the world body to act on its own, saying there was no need for any

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  India Wins 3 Gold, 3 Silver And Bronze In Asian GP Archery

  February 18, 2012 21:43 IST

  Kolkata, Feb 18: India clinched three gold, three silver and one bronze medal at the ongoing first Asian Grand Prix Archery tournament in Bangkok today.According to information received here, the Indian mixed team reigned supreme

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  Britain Takes Security Tips From India For London Olympics

  February 17, 2012 13:45 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 17 :  Preparing to host the Olympics in August, Britain is taking tips from India on security of venues based on its experience of Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) held in 2010.Terming the

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  IOC Says, Dow Not Responsible For Bhopal Tragedy

  February 16, 2012 15:26 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 16: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has appreciated Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) concern for the victims of 1984 Bhopal Tragedy but maintained that Dow Chemicals had no ownership stakes in Union Carbide

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  National Junior Wrestler Thrown From Running Train In Haryana

  February 08, 2012 18:09 IST

  Karnal, Feb 8: A teenaged wrestler was seriously injured after he was allegedly pushed out of a moving train by some unidentified passengers following a quarrel near Karnal in Haryana.Eighteen-year-old Lokesh Kumar, who has won

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  Angelo Dundee Dead At 90

  February 02, 2012 17:09 IST

  New York, Feb 2: Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died Wednesday in Tampa,

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  Boxer Amir Khan Gifts £100,000 Platinum Diamond Ring To Fiancee At Engagement Ceremony

  January 31, 2012 8:15 IST

  London, Jan 31: Pak origin British boxer Amir Khan was engaged to Faryal at a lavish engagement party at Bolton Wanderers' Reebok Stadium on Monday night. Khan, 25, and 20-year-old Faryal Makhdoom revealed their plans

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  Deepika Working To Improve Her Unsatisfactory Form

  January 29, 2012 9:52 IST

  Jamshedpur, Jan 29 : Admitting that she was not satisfied with her prevailing shooting form, country's top archer Deepika Kumari has said she is working on to change it to concrete her medal prospect in

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  Archer Bombalya Devi Creates Three National Records

  January 27, 2012 14:21 IST

  Jamshedpur, Jan 27 :  London Olympics medal prospect L Bombalya Devi of Railway Sport Promotion Board (RSPB) created three new national records  on Thursday while archer Tarundeep Rai set a new record in the ongoing

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  Russia's Aryasova Stripped Of Tokyo Marathon Title

  January 26, 2012 18:24 IST

  Tokyo, Jan 26: Russian runner Tatiana Aryasova has been stripped of her 2011 Tokyo Marathon title after testing positive for a banned substance.Aryasova tested positive for hydroxyethyl starch (HES) in a urine sample taken after

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  India Bags Two Olympic Quotas Through Imran, Manavjit

  January 21, 2012 19:27 IST

  Doha, Jan 21: Ace marksman Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Imran Hassan Khan today grabbed an Olympic quota each on the final day of the Asian Shooting Championships, ending India's long wait for London Games berth

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  Sports Minister Gives Rs 4,33,333 Award To Abhinav Bindra

  January 19, 2012 10:05 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 19 :  Sports Minister  Ajay Maken on Wednesday  gave a cash award of Rs. 4,33,333 to ace shooter Abhinav Bindra under the Scheme of Special Awards for winners in international events and

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  Deepika Kumari To Train With Korean Archers Before Olympics

  January 18, 2012 20:40 IST

  Jamshedpur, Jan 18: Talented archer Deepika Kumari will undergo a short training stint in South Korea in March as a part of her preparations for the London Olympics.“Deepika's performance is at par with top Korean

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  Moiben, Abeyo Win Mumbai Marathon; India's Yadav Gets Olympic Berth

  January 16, 2012 16:24 IST

  Mumbai, Jan 16: African domination continued at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon as Kenya's Laban Moiben and Ethiopian Netsanet Abeyo bagged the top honours in men's and women's categories in the ninth edition here on

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  London Olympics Dreams Over For Shooters Rathore, Anjali

  January 14, 2012 20:05 IST

  Doha, Jan 14: The final bid for top Indian shooters Rajyavrdhan Singh Rathore and Anjali Bhagwat to qualify for London Olympics ended in disappointment as they failed to make it to the final round in

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  Saina In Quarterfinals Of Malaysian Open

  January 12, 2012 18:16 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 12: Indian ace Saina Nehwal didn't break much sweat against Chinese Taipei's Shao Chieh Cheng and notched up a straight-game victory to reach the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Super Series in Kuala

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  Saina Enters Second Round Of Malaysian Open

  January 11, 2012 21:17 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 11: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal came from behind to notch up a hard-fought victory over Juan Gu of Singapore in the first round match of the Malaysian Open Super Series in

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  French Team Breaks World Record, Circumnavigates Earth In A Yacht In 45 days 14 hours

  January 08, 2012 9:31 IST

  Paris, Jan 8 : A French team has broken the world record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world in any type of yacht by three days.The 14-strong crew of the 40m maxi-trimaran crossed the

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  Saina Sails Into Quarters Of Korea Open

  January 05, 2012 18:54 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 5: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal sailed into the Korea Open Super Series quarterfinals after notching up a straight-game victory over Shao Chieh Cheng of Chinese Taipei in the second round in

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  Nilesh Bonde Wins Nashik Marathon

  January 04, 2012 23:13 IST

  Nashik, Jan 4: Chandrapur's Nilesh Bonde won the city-based annual marathon held here yesterday by crossing the 42 Kms distance in two hours 29 minutes and seven seconds.The 21-km half-marathon was Hemant Mane.Over 4,000 students,

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  Saina Will Look To Make A Winning Start In 2012

  January 02, 2012 21:48 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 2: India ace shuttler Saina Nehwal will look to start the new year on a resounding note when she begins her campaign at the Korea Super Series, which commences with the qualifiers

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  Saina Confident Of Good Show In Olympic Year

  January 01, 2012 18:24 IST

  Hyderabad, Jan 1: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has recovered from her ankle injury and is looking forward to having a great run in 2012, the year of London Olympics. "This year there are some

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  With Little Drama, Vettel Easily Wins F1 Title

  December 29, 2011 17:48 IST

  Bangkok, Dec 29: Over the last five years, Formula One fans have been spoiled by late-season championship deciders. That wasn't the case in 2011 as Sebastian Vettel won his second straight title with four races