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  India Swimmers Win Five Medals, Including Four Gold

  February 05, 2010 17:28 IST

  Indian swimmers began their campaign at the 11th South Asian Games today with a splash, claiming four out of five gold medals on offer and in the process set three new meet records in Dhaka

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  Indian Shuttlers Win Double Gold In South Asian Games

  February 01, 2010 19:44 IST

  National champions Chetan Anand and Trupti Murgunde led from the front as Indian shuttlers dominated the courts in the 11th South Asian Games, winning both the men's and women's team gold medals at the Wooden

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  Anand Draws With Smeets; Carlsen Joins Kramnik In Lead

  January 30, 2010 17:50 IST

  After a lucky win in the previous round, world champion Viswanathan Anand was back to splitting points as he played out a quick draw against Dutch Jan Smeets in the 11th round of the Corus

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  Distorted Indian Map On CGF Site, Corrected Promptly

  January 26, 2010 20:03 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 26 (PTI) The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) today found itself in the eye of storm for putting up a distorted map of India on its official website.  As India celebrated its 60th

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  Hockey World Cup Will Be Held In India, Says FIH

  January 25, 2010 17:10 IST

  India's hosting and participating rights in next month's World Cup will not be affected despite the indefinite postponement of Hockey India (HI) elections, the International Hockey Federation said on Monday.  The FIH lamented further delay

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  Anand Slips To Joint 5th After Yet Another Draw

  January 22, 2010 17:26 IST

  Viswanathan Anand's quest for an elusive win continued unabated as the Indian split points with Hungarian Peter Leko for his fifth draw on the trot in the ongoing Corus Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee

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  Pujari Banned For Life, IWF Cracks Whip On Indian Drug Cheats

  January 21, 2010 15:21 IST

  Repeat offenders Shailaja Pujari and Vicky Butta were slapped with life bans, while four others were barred for four years as the International Weightlifting Federation cracked the whip on Indian dope cheats.  Pujari, a 75kg

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  Saina, Chetan Win Singles Titles In Syed Modi GP Tourney

  December 21, 2009 8:56 IST

  Living up to their reputations, Saina Nehwal and Chetan Anand clinched singles titles in their respective categories after winning the finals of the USD 50,000 Jaypee Cup Syed Modi International Grand Prix Badminton tournament.World number

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  Tiger Woods In Hiding After Furious Wife Smashes His Tooth With Cellphone

  December 10, 2009 9:31 IST

  Golfing legend Tiger Woods is in hiding after one of his teeth was broken when furious wife Elin hurled a mobile phone at him, it emerged Wednesday night, reports Th Sun, London. US reports said Elin

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  Ex-WWE Wrestler Umaga Dies Of Heart Attack

  December 07, 2009 16:58 IST

  Former WWE intercontinental champion Umaga died of a heart attack, his family have confirmed. The Wrestling Observer reported that the 36-year-old Samoan-American star, real name Edward Fatu, fell asleep while watching television in his Houston

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  Amir Khan Knocks Out Opponent In 76 Seconds

  December 06, 2009 23:20 IST

  Pakistan-origin British boxer Amir Khan defended his WBA Light Welterweight title with a stunning 76-second defeat over Ukrainian Dmitriy Salita in first round here on Saturday in Newcastle.The WBA light-welterweight champion successfully defended his title

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  Saina Reaches Semis Of World Super Series Masters Final

  December 05, 2009 8:46 IST

  Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated Thai Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in straight games to advance to the semi-finals of the World Super Series Masters Final on Friday.  The world number eight Indian beat lower-ranked Porntip 21-13, 21-19

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  Saina Nehwal Named Sportsperson Of The Year

  December 04, 2009 8:42 IST

  India's badminton sensation Saina Nehwal was on Thursday declared the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year for her stupendous show in 2009.  The Hyderabadi shuttler became the first Indian to have won a Super Series

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  Tiger Woods Apologises For 'Transgressions' As Third 'Mistress' Emerges

  December 03, 2009 12:38 IST

  Golfing legend Tiger Woods has made a grovelling apology for the "transgressions" that "let his family down" as he faced claims that he had affairs with two new women. A voicemail message purported to be

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  Saina Leads Indian Challenge In World Super Series

  December 02, 2009 9:04 IST

  Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal will look to get over her recent dip in form and finish the year on a high at the season-ending World Super Series Final starting on Wednesday in Johar Bahru,

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  Fiji To Appeal Commonwealth Games Ban

  December 01, 2009 13:43 IST

  Fiji will lodge an appeal against their exclusion from the 2010 Commonwealth Games with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.  Athletes from the Pacific Island nation have been banned from competing at next year's Games

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  'Injured' Woods Pulls Out Of Own Tournament

  December 01, 2009 10:25 IST

  Injuries from the "embarrassing" car crash, which is still a subject of investigation and speculation, have forced world number one Tiger Woods to opt out of the golf tournament he hosts every year for his

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  Tiger Woods Released From Hospital

  November 28, 2009 8:57 IST

  Golf great Tiger Woods, admitted to a Florida hospital in a 'serious condition' following a road incident, has been released.  The incident took place early yesterday outside Woods's manson in the gated community of Isleworth

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  I Am Not Sidelined, I Won't Quit, Says Kalmadi

  November 22, 2009 13:24 IST

  Facing a credibility crisis and under pressure to deliver a successful Commonwealth Games next year, Organising Commitee Chairman Suresh  Kalmadi insists that he was not being sidelined by the Indian government and he sees no

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  Sethi Reaches Quarterfinals Of World Snooker Championship

  November 21, 2009 20:06 IST

  Ace Indian cueist Geet Sethi pulled off a stunning win over Chuchart Trairattanapradit of Thailand to enter the quarterfinals of ONGC-IBSF World Snooker Championship in Hyderabad on Saturday. A perfect blend of tactics and clinical

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  IWF Takes Tough Stand, To Take Strong Action Against India

  November 21, 2009 18:04 IST

  The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) on Saturday vowed to crack the whip on repeat dope-offender India, saying that strong action will be taken against the country for a series of dope flunks by its lifters

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  Sethi, Advani Post Wins In World Snooker C'ship

  November 19, 2009 21:41 IST

  Geet Sethi shrugged off a first frame deficit to thrash Kuwait's Ayyoub Alsharrah in the masters category while world champion Pankaj Advani continued his brilliant run in the men's event by defeating compatriot Sandeep Gulati

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  Anand Finishes Second In World Blitz Championship

  November 19, 2009 21:40 IST

  Viswanathan Anand had to be content with a second place finish in the World Blitz Chess Championship after managing 28 points, three behind the winner Magnus Carlsen of Norway.  Anand, who started off brilliantly by

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  Indian Weightlifting Federation's Fate To Be Known On Friday

  November 19, 2009 14:03 IST

  Dope-tainted Indian Weightlifting Federation's fate will be known on Friday after the sport's world governing body deliberates on whether to ban it or let it off with a fine in its ongoing Executive Board meeting

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  Ramzi Stripped Off His Olympic Gold Medal For Doping

  November 19, 2009 9:08 IST

  Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his 1,500-meter Olympic gold medal for doping, officials with knowledge of the decision said on Wednesday. Ramzi was one of five athletes from the 2008 Beijing Games who tested

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  F1 Champ Jenson Button Set To Join McLaren

  November 17, 2009 14:55 IST

  Formula One world champion Jenson Button looked set to leave the Brawn GP team, bought by Mercedes-Benz on Monday, to join Lewis Hamilton at McLaren. The Guardian newspaper reported that Button will sign a three-year

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  Gill Asks Kalmadi To Clear Doping Mess

  November 16, 2009 21:19 IST

  Sports Minister M S Gill on Monday  asked Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi to clear the doping mess involving the weightlifters. "Gill called Kalmadi this morning and discussed the doping issue. The Minister told

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  India Finish Third At Asian Athletics

  November 15, 2009 10:10 IST

  Guangzhou (China) Long distance runner Kavita Raut and women's 4x400m relay team won a silevr each while men's 4x400m relay quartet bagged a bronze on the final day as India ended the Asian Athletics Championships