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Mary Kom Retains World Championship Title
September 19, 2010 12:00 ISTBridgetown (Barbados), Sep 18: India's woman boxer M C Mary Kom on Saturday claimed a historic fifth successive World Championship title, beating Steluta Duta of Romania 16-6 in the final here. Mary Kom, who competed
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Hygiene Bigger Concern Than Terror, Says Australia Coach
September 18, 2010 17:00 ISTMELBOURNE: Australia's swimming coach Leigh Nugent says hygiene at the Commonwealth Games Village in Delhi is a bigger concern for him than the terror threats to the October 3 to 14 event. "You can go
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'India Bula Liya' Song Tweaked, Gets GoM Nod
September 17, 2010 11:40 ISTNew Delhi: Amid criticism that it failed to meet the expectations of the people, the theme song of the Commonwealth Games composed by A R Rahman has been tweaked a bit to make it peppier
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Sports Minister Snubs Coach During Photo Session With Sushil Kumar
September 14, 2010 20:27 ISTNEW DELHI: In an apparent snub to Dronacharya awardee wrestling coach Satpal Singh, Sports Minister MS Gill asked him to step aside during a photo opportunity with World Championship gold medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar at
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Weightlifter Chanu Faces Life Ban
September 14, 2010 16:26 ISTNew Delhi: Dope tainted weightlifter Sanamacha Chanu was staring at a life ban after her 'B' sample test conducted by NADA also turned out to be positive for a banned stimulant. The 'A' sample of
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My Title Will Motivate Youngsters, Says World Champion Wrestler Sushil
September 14, 2010 12:41 ISTNew Delhi : Emotionally overwhelmed after becoming the first Indian wrestler to clinch a gold in the World Championships, Sushil Kumar on Tuesday hoped that his feat will help raise the profile of his dope-tainted
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UK Boxer Hatton Shown Snorting Coacine
September 13, 2010 10:17 ISTFormer world welterweight boxing champion Ricky Hatton was "devastated and distraught" on Sunday after a newspaper published photos and video footage of the boxer allegedly snorting cocaine.A spokesman for Hatton, a title holder at both
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Sushil Kumar Wins Gold At World Championship
September 12, 2010 23:45 ISTMoscow: Sushil Kumar on Sunday created history by becoming the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal at the World Championships, here on Sunday.Sushil was only the second Indian to win an Olympic medal
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India's Shiv Kapur, Belgium's Colsaerts Hold Halfway Lead In KLM Open Golf
September 13, 2010 13:11 ISTIndia's Shiv Kapur and Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium share the halfway lead after the second round of the KLM Open in the Netherlands on Friday (10th September). Colsaerts followed his opening career-best round of 62
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Weightlifter Chanu Says, She Is Innocent
September 09, 2010 16:31 ISTNew Delhi : Facing a life ban after failing a second dope test, weightlifter Sanamacha Chanu on Thursday accused the Indian Weightlifting Federation of keeping her in dark about the banned substance methylhexaneamine, which she
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Saina Says Delhi Not Ready For CWG, Then Makes Volte Face
September 04, 2010 19:30 ISTHyderabad: India's ace shuttler and a brand ambassador for Commonwealth Games Saina Nehwal on Saturday created a flutter by questioning the country's capability of holding such a mega event but retracted her controversial statement within
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India's Chandhok First F1 Driver On Korean Track
September 04, 2010 17:06 ISTYEONGAM, South Korea (AP) : India's Karun Chandhok has become the first man to drive a Formula One car at a new race track in South Korea. The HRT Racing driver steered a Red
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Biased Selection Policy Forced Me To Boycott Trials: Rathore
September 01, 2010 10:30 ISTNew Delhi: Athens Olympics silver-medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who is set to miss the Delhi Commonwealth Games after skipping the trials, on Tuesday said he was driven into taking the step by a "biased" selection
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CWG Woes: 2 Top Cyclists Fall Victim To Dengue
August 31, 2010 10:13 ISTNew Delhi: Two top Indian cyclists Somvir and Vinod Malik are down with dengue fever in Delhi even as very little time is left for the Commonwealth Games, reports Times of India. Still waiting for
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Brazilian Stadium Torn Down For New World Cup Venue
August 30, 2010 15:31 ISTSAO PAULO, The Brazilian stadium where seven people died after part of the seating section collapsed three years ago has been torn down.A new stadium for the 2014 World Cup will be built in the
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Saina Nehwal Conferred Khel Ratna
August 29, 2010 20:53 ISTNew Delhi: Badminton ace Saina Nehwal, whose phenomenal rise was highlighted by three top-flight international titles recently, was on Sunday conferred the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award at a glittering ceremony here. Saina's achievements
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'Oh Yaaro', Rahman Launches Theme Song For Delhi CWG
August 28, 2010 22:30 ISTGurgaon: Oscar winning music composer A R Rahman on Saturday launched the theme song of the Commonwealth Games with a rendering of "Oh yaaro, yeh India bula liya" at a glittering ceremony here. Rahman sung
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Saina Crashes Out Of World Championship
August 27, 2010 21:38 ISTParis: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal suffered a straight-game defeat at the hands of sixth seed Chinese Shixian Wang in the women's singles quaterfinals to crash out of the World Badminton Championship here on Friday.
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Saina Most Complete Woman Shuttler: Padukone
August 27, 2010 17:38 ISTPARIS: At 20, Saina Nehwal's shoulders bear the expectations and hopes of millions of sports fans among India's massive population. Saina has shot to number two in the international badminton rankings and holds genuine prospects
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Saina Sails Into World Badminton Quarters
August 26, 2010 22:49 ISTParis: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal stormed into the quarter-finals of the World Badminton Championships, beating Russia's Ella Diehl in straight games here on Thursday . The second seeded Indian took just 40 minutes to
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Saina Nehwal Enters Third Round Of World Badminton Championship
August 25, 2010 20:16 ISTParis: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal survived a scare before prevailing over unseeded Chinese Taipei's Hsian Huan Chen in a thrilling three-game match to reach the prequarterfinals of World Championship here on Wednesday . The
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Ministry Asks CWG OC To Release Rs 1.75 Cr To IWF To Pay Fine
August 24, 2010 20:01 ISTNew Delhi: The Sports Ministry on Tuesday directed the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee to immediately release Rs 1.75 crore interest-free loan to the Indian Weightlifting Federation so that it can pay the doping fine of
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Indian Gymnastics Getting High On Hope
August 24, 2010 12:53 ISTGymnastics has never been more than a fringe sport in India. Thanks to some hard-working youngsters and a veteran coach, the picture is changing. With four Indians ranked among top 50, the hosts are upbeat
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Pankaj Advani Loses To Mike Russell In World Billiards Final
August 23, 2010 21:07 ISTPune : India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani on Monday failed to defend his IBSF Billiards title in the Point format, going down 0-6 to nine-time world champion England's Mike Russell in a one-sided final here.
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OC Finally Names Caterers For CWG
August 20, 2010 20:52 ISTNew Delhi: After months of delay and a controversial cancelling of bids, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee on Friday awarded contracts for the catering services to four different companies, asserting that the lowest bidders have
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Kalmadi Insists, Govt Hasn't Clipped His Wings
August 19, 2010 20:56 ISTNew Delhi: Rejecting suggestions that the government has clipped his wings by appointing a committee of bureaucrats, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee's embattled Chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Thursday insisted that he is still the boss and
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OC Official Exposes Splurge And Sleazwe During London Baton Event
August 18, 2010 10:37 ISTNew Delhi: In a series of startling disclosures, a suspended senior official of the organizing committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games has alleged that Sanjay Mohindroo, the deputy director general and OC boss Suresh Kalmadis
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Rahman Promises To Go Beyond 'Waka Waka' With CWG Theme Song
August 16, 2010 13:52 ISTNew Delhi: It will be another 10 days before the Commonwealth Games theme song is officially launched but Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman today promised it would be worth the wait as his 'Yaaro India
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