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  Davis Cup: Doubles win inspired me, says Somdev

  Tennis | September 15, 2014 7:44 IST

  Bangalore: The doubles win by Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna that kept India in the reckoning was a huge source of inspiration, Somdev Devvarman said on Sunday after he won a five-set battle against Serbia's

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  Targeting gold:Incheon Asian Games may be Bindra's last shot

  Other Sports | September 12, 2014 13:56 IST

  New Delhi :Abhinav Bindra has hit just about every career target within his range, with the one glaring exception now directly in his sights at Incheon.   A sporting resume containing Olympic, world and Commonwealth Games

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  President of Boxing India promises 'acche din' for Indian boxing

  Other Sports | September 12, 2014 13:12 IST

  New Delhi: Faced with the mammoth task of reviving the sagging fortunes of Indian boxing, newly-elected Boxing India President Sandeep Jajodia said the sport had been left "orphaned" in the last couple of years and

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  UPA erred by letting Kalmadi control CWG: ex-CAG

  Other Sports | September 12, 2014 7:47 IST

  New Delhi: Former comptroller and auditor general Vinod Rai Thursday said the then UPA government's decision to let party leader Suresh Kalmadi chair the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games, rather than a minister accountable

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  Judge: Pistorius can't be found guilty of murder

  Other Sports | September 12, 2014 10:49 IST

  Pretoria, South Africa: The judge in Oscar Pistorius' murder trial appeared to be heading for a culpable homicide finding Thursday after ruling out both premeditated murder and murder verdicts in the shooting death of the

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  Pistorius trial: Judge begins reading verdict

  Other Sports | September 11, 2014 14:43 IST

  Pretoria, South Africa:  The judge in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial on Thursday read the reasoning behind her upcoming verdict on whether the double-amputee athlete intentionally killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.   Judge Thokozile Masipa told Pistorius

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  Hockey teams cannot get fazed by distractions: Walsh

  Hockey | September 11, 2014 9:04 IST

  New Delhi:  India men's hockey coach Terry Walsh said the exclusion of some of the key support staff for the Asian Games are "distractions" but his team was focused on doing well in ending the

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  Boxer Mike Tyson directs vulgarities at Canadian TV host

  Other Sports | September 11, 2014 8:33 IST

  TORONTO:  Mike Tyson directed an expletive-filled rant at a Canadian television anchor in a live interview Wednesday after the host brought up the former heavyweight champion's conviction for sexual assault.   CP24 news anchor Nathan Downer

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  Sami Khedira has arthroscopic surgery on knee

  Football | September 11, 2014 6:58 IST

  MADRID : Real Madrid says Germany midfielder Sami Khedira has undergone an "arthroscopic revision" of his left knee. The 27-year-old Khedira was already sidelined while recovering from a left hamstring injury.   Madrid did not say

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  'Behind The Door',a book that will tell the Oscar Pistorius story

  Other Sports | September 10, 2014 14:53 IST

  New Delhi:  With the judgement in the Oscar Pistorius trial slated to be delivered tomorrow, a new book seeks to go beyond the facts of the case in search of a wider context behind the

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  Aaron Finch appointed Australia's T20 Captain

  Cricket | September 08, 2014 10:27 IST

  Melbourne: Hard-hitting batsman Aaron Finch has been appointed as the captain of Australia's new Twenty20 team after George Bailey stepped down to concentrate on longer format of the game, Cricket Australia said on Monday.Finch said

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  Hockey India names unchanged men's squad for Asiad

  Hockey | September 04, 2014 14:40 IST

  New Delhi:  Hockey India (HI) Thursday named an unchanged 16-member men's squad to take part in the Asian Games to be held in the South Korean city of Incheon from Sep 19 to Oct 4.The

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  Saina Nehwal splits with Gopichand, to train under Vimal Kumar

  Other Sports | September 03, 2014 7:39 IST

  New Delhi: Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal has parted ways with long-time mentor Pullela Gopichand and will be training under former chief coach Vimal Kumar, a development which did not go down well with the national

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  Expect Force India to be competitive: Hulkenberg

  Other Sports | September 02, 2014 13:20 IST

  Monza (Italy):  Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg expects his Force India to be competitive at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza here for this weekend's Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix."I expect us to be quite competitive. It

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  Know Jaipur Pink Panthers,champions of Pro Kabaddi

  Other Sports | September 02, 2014 11:39 IST

  Mumbai: Jaipur Pink Panthers, owned by Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, were crowned the champions of the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi after they beat U Mumba, 35-24 in an enthralling final here Sunday.Pirates beat Bengaluru Bulls,

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  US Open: Eugenie Bouchard reaches 4th round for 1st time

  Tennis | August 31, 2014 11:07 IST

  NEW YORK :  Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard pulled out a suddenly tight match Saturday night, edging 30th-seeded Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4 to reach the U.S. Open's fourth round

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  PM Modi pays tribute to hockey legend Dhyan Chand

  Hockey | August 29, 2014 16:13 IST

  New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday paid tribute to hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand on his birth anniversary, which is being celebrated every year as National Sports Day."Our tributes to legendary Major Dhyan Chand

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  Saina, Sindhu reach World Championship quarters

  Other Sports | August 29, 2014 10:58 IST

  Copenhagen:  India's top shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu both survived scares but eventually made their way into the women's singles quarter-finals of the World Championships at the Ballerup Super Arena.However, it was the end

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  Pro Kabaddi:Bengaluru Bulls tame Jaipur Pink Panthers for semis berth

  Other Sports | August 28, 2014 12:17 IST

  Bangalore:  Bengaluru Bulls did more than required by defeating league leaders Jaipur Pink Panthers 30-29 to book their berth in the semi-finals of the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi tournament Wednesday.Trailing 14-18 at half-time, the Bulls,

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  Indian men and women teams enter in Incheon Asian Games

  Other Sports | August 26, 2014 15:40 IST

  Mumbai :  India have entered both the men's and women's team events in the volleyball competition of the 17th Asian Games to be held in Incheon, South Korea, next month.     While the men's team is