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  Bowlers guide Indian colts to final of U-19 World Cup final

  Cricket | August 23, 2012 21:57 IST

  Townsville (Australia), Aug 23: India relied on spinners Baba Aparajith and Harmeet Singh to pull off a thrilling 9-run victory over New Zealand and cruise into the final of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup

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  Serena wins at Stanford in final Olympic tuneup

  Tennis | July 16, 2012 17:32 IST

  Stanford (California), Jul 16: Serena Williams overcame a shaky start and two service breaks to beat lucky loser Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday for her second straight Bank of the West Classic title.Eight days

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  Serena, Vandeweghe advance to Bank of West final

  Tennis | July 15, 2012 11:19 IST

  California, Jul 15: Serena Williams overpowered Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 6-2 in the Bank of the West Classic on Saturday to set up the first all-American WTA final on home soil in eight years.Exactly a

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  Spain promises to attack Italy in Euro 2012 final

  Football | July 01, 2012 14:34 IST

  Kiev (Ukraine), Jul 1: Spain will play attacking football against Italy in the European Championship final. The defending champions just hope Italy returns the favor.Both teams go into Sunday's final at the Olympic Stadium promising

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  Italy bid to topple Spain as European kings

  Football | June 30, 2012 16:45 IST

  Kiev, June 30: Euro 2012 reaches its climax in tomorrow's final here, when defending champions Spain will bid to hold off an Italy side who have steadily eased into form in trademark fashion.Having beaten strongly

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  Ottey anchors Slovenia, but misses 4x100 final

  Other Sports | June 30, 2012 16:22 IST

  Helsini, Jun30: At 52, former multiple sprint world champion Merlene Ottey anchored the Slovenian 4x100 team at the European Championships on Saturday, but she failed to get her team into the final.Left with too much

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  India thump Lanka, to face Pak in U-19 Asia Cup final

  Cricket | June 29, 2012 18:20 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, Jun 29: Captain Unmukt Chand (116) slammed a sparkling century as India spanked Sri Lanka by six wickets to storm into the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup cricket tournament here today.Chand, who

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  Sharapova defeats Errani for French Open title

  Tennis | June 09, 2012 22:41 IST

  Paris, Jun 9:  Sharapova won the French Open on Saturday, defeating Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 in the final to complete the career Grand Slam.Maria's journey to French Open Title in PicsSecond-seeded Sharapova, who was guaranteed

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  Saina advances to Thailand Open final

  Other Sports | June 09, 2012 15:50 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 9: Saina Nehwal continued to gain in confidence ahead of Olympics as the top-seeded Indian entered the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold final after outlasting local favourite Porntip Buranaprasertsuk with a straight-game

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  Nadal tumbles into French Open final

  Tennis | June 08, 2012 21:04 IST

  Paris, Jun 8: Rafael Nadal was so good, he might have won with a hand tied behind his back. As it turned out, he was still able to capture one point while sitting down on

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  Errani tops Stosur to reach French Open final

  Tennis | June 07, 2012 22:13 IST

  Paris, Jun 7: Sara Errani said she had no words to describe her surprise at being in the French Open final.The player she beat, Samantha Stosur, was probably every bit as shocked.Errani, the 21st-seeded Italian,

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  Sania and Bhupathi reach maiden French Open final

  Tennis | June 06, 2012 21:41 IST

  Paris, Jun 6: Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi earned themselves a shot at their second Grand Slam title together by breezing into their maiden French Open mixed doubles final, on Wednesday.The seventh seed Indian pair

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  Azarenka survives in 1st round of French Open

  Tennis | May 28, 2012 19:14 IST

  Paris, May 28: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka turned it on when she had to Monday, winning 12 of the final 14 games to reach the second round at the French Open.The Australian Open champion, who took

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  We are geared up for final, says Murali Vijay

  Cricket | May 26, 2012 18:19 IST

  Chennai, May 26: After guiding Chennai Super Kings to a crushing 86-run win over Delhi Daredevils with his majestic century, Murali Vijay said they are "geared up" to defend their IPL title against Kolkata Knight

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  Radwanska reaches final of Belgian Open

  Tennis | May 26, 2012 16:49 IST

  Brussels, May 26: Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 7-6 (8) 6-3 on Friday and will play Simona Halep of Romania in the Belgian Open final.The third-ranked Radwanska was trailing Kanepi

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  South Korea to play China in Thomas Cup final

  Other Sports | May 25, 2012 22:47 IST

  Wuhan (China), May 25: South Korea ensured badminton great Peter Gade will end his career without winning the Thomas Cup by beating Denmark 3-1 on Friday to meet four-time defending champion China in the final.China

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  Juventus looks to complete double against Napoli

  Football | May 19, 2012 14:50 IST

  Rome, May 19 :  Juventus is looking to cap its undefeated season by adding the Italian Cup to its Serie A title when it meets Napoli in the final on Sunday.The Bianconeri completed the recovery

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  Santos Laguna to face Monterrey in final

  Football | May 14, 2012 13:16 IST

  Mexico City, May 14: Santos Laguna drew 2-2 with Tigres on Sunday to book a spot against Monterrey for Mexico's first-division championship.Oribe Peralta scored two late goals to rally Santos to the draw with Tigres.

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  Bucharest bustling ahead of Europa League final

  Football | May 09, 2012 21:34 IST

  Bucharest (Romania), May 9: The normally quiet Henri Coanda International Airport on the outskirts of Bucharest was enjoying its busiest day ever on Wednesday.Sixty-five planes full of football fans from Spain were arriving for the

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  Ferrer beats Raonic to make Barcelona Open final

  Tennis | April 28, 2012 20:43 IST

  Spain, Apr 28: David Ferrer held off Milos Raonic's powerful serve for a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) win to advance to his fourth Barcelona Open final on Saturday.The third-seeded Ferrer will face either six-time champion