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  South Africa To Bid For 2022 Commonwealth Games

  June 03, 2011 8:33 IST

  Durban, June 3 : South Africa will bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games having last week pulled out of the race to stage the 2020 summer Olympics, the country's Olympic federation chief Gideon Sam

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  Bolt Wins 100M At Golden Spike In 9.91 Sec

  June 01, 2011 16:02 IST

  Ostrava, Czech Republic, June 1: Usain Bolt remained unbeaten this season by clocking 9.91 Tuesday to win the 100 meters at the Golden Spike meet. In only his second race of the year, Bolt pulled

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  Usain Bolt Narrowly Wins First Race In 9 Months

  May 27, 2011 18:13 IST

  Rome, May 27: World record-holder Usain Bolt struggled to win his first race in nine months, clocking 9.91 seconds in the 100 meters to narrowly beat former record-holder Asafa Powell at the Golden Gala on

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  IPL Inspires Kabaddi League In India

  May 27, 2011 8:50 IST

  Mumbai, May 26: Indian Premier League (IPL) may have lost some of its lustre but the Twenty20 tournament's overall success has inspired other sports to launch similar leagues and kabaddi is the latest to jump

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  Red Bull To Change Pit Procedure At Monaco GP

  May 26, 2011 16:11 IST

  Monaco, May 26: Red Bull will change its pitstop procedures during Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix amid concerns that rival Ferrari was doing copycat stops during last week's race in Spain.Red Bull team principal Christian Horner

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  Asafa Powell To Face Usain Bolt In 100 Meter Showdown

  May 25, 2011 19:40 IST

  Rome, May 25: Former world record-holder Asafa Powell is just as nervous as current holder Usain Bolt ahead of their 100-meter showdown at Thursday's Golden Gala meet.It's the Diamond League season debut for both Jamaicans,

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  Saina's Mom Wants Her To Marry After Olympics

  May 09, 2011 13:54 IST

  India's badminton star Saina Nehwal may opt to tie the nuptial knot after the 2012 London Olympics, says a media report.Saina is always accompanied by her mother,Usha Nehwal, be it for her matches, tours or

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  Saina Loses In Malyasian Open Final

  May 08, 2011 19:59 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, May 8: Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal faltered after a good start as she lost to world number three Xin Wang of China in the finals to finish runner-up in the Malaysian Open

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  Lee, Porntip Clinch Indian Open Titles

  May 01, 2011 22:01 IST

  New Delhi, May 1 : World number one Lee Chong Wei and Porntip Buranaprasertsuk recorded contrasting wins to clinch the men's and women's singles titles of the inaugural Indian Open badminton championship here today.Lee, a

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  Saina Looks To Emulate CWG Success At Indian Open Super Series

  April 25, 2011 21:54 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 25: All eyes will be on Saina Nehwal as she returns to the Siri Fort sport complex, looking to recreate her Commonwealth Games gold medal success, at the Indian Open Super Series

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  Maken Not To Attend National Games Closing Ceremony

  February 26, 2011 13:51 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 26 :  After intense speculation, Sports Minister Ajay Maken has decided to give the closing ceremony of the 34th National Games a miss today, citing "preoccupation with current parliament session" as the

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  Sportspersons Fight With One Another At National Games

  February 23, 2011 10:42 IST

  Ranchi, Feb 22:  Police had to intervene in two separate incidents involving sportspersons  durig the  34th National Games.At the Games Village on Monday night, a heated argument between athletes turned nasty and at the centre

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  Toppers Services Set To Improve 2007 Games Medal Count

  February 22, 2011 22:00 IST

  Ranchi, Feb 22: Services were set to improve their medal count of the earlier edition as they consolidated their top position on the 10th day of competition in the 34th National Games here today.Services, who

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  Kavita Continues To Sizzle, Services Consolidate Top Position

  February 21, 2011 21:07 IST

  Ranchi, February 21: Kavita Raut continued with her sizzling performance on the track as she shocked Asian Games gold medallist Preeja Sridharan for the second time in the athletics competition while Services consolidated their lead

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  National Games: MP win three golds; swimmers set new records

  February 15, 2011 13:38 IST

  Ranchi/Jamshedpur, Feb 14 :  Madhya Pradesh won three gold medals to consolidate their position in the standings while Richa Mishra hogged the limelight with four yellow metals to her name after day two of the

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  It's Great To Be The Chosen One, Says Gagan Narang

  February 16, 2011 20:49 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 26 : Shooter  Gagan Narang was as pleased as punch after being bestowed with the Padma Shree award and said the honour will spur him to achieve greater deeds in the upcoming

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  Saina Pulls Out Of India Open Due To Ankle Injury

  December 15, 2010 22:54 IST

  Hyderabad, Dec 15 (PTI) The season-ending India Open Grand Prix suffered a huge setback today with star attractionSaina Nehwal pulling out of the women's singles draw due to anankle injury. Fresh from her triumph at the

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  Humpy In Semifinal, Harika Faces Another Tiebreaker

  December 15, 2010 13:10 IST

  Hatay, Turkey, Dec 15 :  Koneru Humpy secured a much-needed draw against China's Ju Wenjun in the second game of the quarterfinals to enter the semifinals of the World Women's Chess Championship. Humpy, who had

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  Lok Sabha Felicitates Saina Nehwal

  December 13, 2010 15:32 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 13: Lok Sabha today felicitated ace Badminton player Saina Nehwal for winning the Hong Kong Super Series tournament, a move that was facilitated after Opposition members gave a brief break to their

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  Saina Is World Number One

  December 12, 2010 22:18 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal rallied to register a scintilliating three-game victory over Shixian Wang of China to clinch her third Super Series title of the year at the Hong

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  China Funded Indian Team To Win Water Polo Gold

  November 30, 2010 8:23 IST

  BANGALORE: That China never let go even a single medal-winning opportunity at the just concluded Asian Games is no secret. They successfully lobbied for the inclusion of popular Chinese sports like Weiqi and Xianqqi in

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  Gold! Forget It, Hire A Taxi And Go Home

  November 30, 2010 7:56 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 30:  And we still wonder why India fails to produce world-class athletes, writes MidDay.  When members of the Indian contingent at the Guangzhou Asian Games reached the Indira Gandhi International Airport at

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  Luck Was On My Side, Says Vijender

  November 29, 2010 14:41 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 29 :  Handicapped by a dislocated thumb and up against a two-time world champion, Indian boxer Vijender Singh today said he still managed to pull off the Asian Games gold medal as

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  Asiad: Boxer Kavita Gets Bronze

  November 24, 2010 12:56 IST

  Guangzhou, Nov 24 (PTI) Indian woman boxer Kavita Goyat (75kg) lost to China's Jinzi Li in the semfinals and settled for a bronze medal in the Asian Games here today.Kavita went down 1-5 to Li

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  Asiad: Indian Men's Team Clinches Bronze

  November 22, 2010 14:43 IST

  Guangzhou, Nov 22 : The Indian trio of Rahul Banerjee, Mangal Singh Champia and Jayanta Talukdar held their nerves to beat Chinese Taipei and clinch the men's team bronze in the Archery competition of the

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  India Win Medals In Greco-Roman Wrestling After 30 Years

  November 21, 2010 21:27 IST

  Guangzhou, Nov 21:   Ending India's three-decade medal drought in the Asian Games Greco-Roman Wrestling, Ravinder Singh and Sunil Rana bagged bronze medals in the 60kg and 66kg categories respectively on the opening day of competitions

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  India Grabs 2 Golds On Opening Night At Asiad Track

  November 21, 2010 19:31 IST

  Guangzhou, Nov 21 :  India's long-distance runners dominated the track on the opening day of athletics at the Asian Games, capturing two gold medals Sunday while China's women shot putters easily beat their competition.India went

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  Asiad Hockey : India Beat Japan 3-2, Enter Semifinal

  November 21, 2010 17:59 IST

  GUANGZHOU: India booked a semifinal berth after defeating Japan 3-2 in men's hockey at the Asian Games on Sunday. India also topped their group with an all-win record.Sandeep Singh converted two penalty corners (38th, 62nd)