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  Cricketer Andrew Flintoff wins debut fight in boxing

  Cricket | December 02, 2012 9:17 IST

  London, Dec 2: Former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff came off the canvas to mark his professional boxing debut with a points win over American heavyweight Richard Dawson on Friday.The 34-year-old was floored in the

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  Men's boxing nationals from Oct 30

  Other Sports | October 02, 2012 14:35 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 2: The 59th Senior Men's National Boxing Championship will be held in Hyderabad from Oct 30 to Nov 4.The Indian Amateur Boxing Federation's (IABF) new secretary general Rajesh Bhandari confirmed the dates

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  Part of music academy to be named after Dara Singh in MP

  Bollywood | July 13, 2012 14:41 IST

  Bhopal: The Ravindra Jain Music Academy being constructed in the city will have a section of the building named after late wrestler-actor Dara Singh.  Dara Singh had donated Rs 10 lakh to the academy on

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  London welcomes world again for Olympics

  Other Sports | June 29, 2012 18:38 IST

  London, Jun 29:  Sammy Lee remembers it vividly: food rationing, bombed-out buildings, rubble.The year was 1948, and London was hosting the Olympics amid severe austerity in the aftermath of World War II. Lee, an American

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  Joe Frazier, Man Who Beat Mohammed Ali, Dead

  Other Sports | November 08, 2011 21:04 IST

  New York, Nov 8: Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his shadow, has died after a brief fight with liver cancer. He

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  Joe Frazier, Man Who Beat Mohammed Ali, Dead

  World | November 08, 2011 21:04 IST

  New York, Nov 8: Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his shadow, has died after a brief fight with liver cancer. He

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  Vikas Ends Boxing Gold Drought In Asiad, Dinesh Gets Silver

  India | November 25, 2010 21:12 IST

  Guangzhou, Nov 25: Teen sensation Vikas Krishan ended Indian boxing's 12-year-old gold medal drought in the Asian Games by winning the lightweight (60kg) title but Dinesh Kumar (81kg) settled for the silver after losing in

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  Asiad Boxing: Vijender In Semis, Amandeep In Quarters

  Other Sports | November 20, 2010 20:41 IST

  Guangzhou, Nov 20: World number one Vijender Singh (75kg) out-slugged Korea's Deokjin Cho to enter the semifinals and assure himself of at least a bronze medal in the boxing competition of the Asian Games here

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  Warnings Knock Vijender Out Of CWG, Three Indians In Finals

  Other Sports | October 11, 2010 22:50 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 11 :Olympic bronze-medallist Vijender Singh fell victim to some harsh refereeing and settled for a bronze medal after the India's protest was rejected even as three others made their way into the

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  Rahul Turns Up At Talkatora To Cheer Vijender

  Other Sports | October 08, 2010 21:42 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 8: He has himself learnt boxing from a Dronacharya awardee and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today showed his love for the sport by turning up to watch the opening Commonwealth Games bout