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Mary Kom has no favourites; anybody can play her on big screen
Other Sports | Sep 11, 2012, 10:20 PM ISTMumbai, Sep 11: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is making a film on five-time world boxing Champion Mary Kom, who has no favourites when it comes to playing her on the big screen.Omang Kumar will direct
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Berdych, Stepanek to play Davis Cup in Argentina
Tennis | Sep 04, 2012, 05:26 PM ISTPrague< Sep 4: U.S. Open quarterfinalist Tomas Berdych will lead the Czech Republic in next week's Davis Cup semifinal against Argentina.The No. 7-ranked Berdych beat Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-1 on Monday to make
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Youngsters deserve chance to play inexperienced NZ attack: VVS
Cricket | Aug 22, 2012, 07:50 PM ISTHyderabad, Aug 18: VVS Laxman feels the New Zealand Test series will be a big opportunity for the youngsters to gain confidence ahead of the overseas tours next year, as they would be playing an
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Diego Junior set to play in Argentina
Football | Aug 17, 2012, 12:20 PM ISTBuenos Aires, Aug 17: The son of football great Diego Maradona is close to joining a third-division Argentine club.Diego Sinagra Maradona -- often known as Diego Junior -- is expected to join the club El
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Usain Bolt could play Twenty20 cricket in Australia
Cricket | Aug 13, 2012, 08:53 PM ISTMelbourne, Aug 13: Olympic sprint star Usain Bolt told Australian media on Sunday that he's considering an offer from former test leg-spinner Shane Warne to play Twenty20 cricket in Australia next season.The Melbourne Stars franchise,
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We're not good enough to play in Olympics, says Chetri
Hockey | Aug 11, 2012, 06:09 PM ISTLondon, Aug 11: India's disastrous hockey campaign in the London Games ended with a humiliating bottom spot finish out of 12 competing nations, and it prompted a dejected skipper Bharat Chetri to say that the
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Vidya Balan plays a colourful Punjabi housewife in Ghanchakkar
Bollywood | Aug 08, 2012, 03:56 PM ISTMumbai: Bollywood actress Vidya Balan plays a colourful Punjabi homemaker in Raj Kumar Gupta's film Ghanchakkar. Wearing a harem salwar, a blck and bluess T-shirt and rubber sandals, Vidya has chucked off her saree. The
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Will drop everything else to play in Kashmir, says maestro Zubin Mehta
Bollywood | Jul 23, 2012, 03:36 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 23: For music maestro Zubin Mehta, who has conducted symphony orchestras in strife-torn areas across the world, playing in Jammu and Kashmir remains a cherished dream that remains unfulfilled yet.“I wish one
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South Africa to play at Gabba after 50 years
Cricket | Jul 19, 2012, 03:25 PM ISTMelbourne, Jul 19: South Africa will play its first cricket test at Brisbane's Gabba ground in nearly 50 years when the Proteas take on Australia in the opener of a three-test series beginning Nov. 9,
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Pakistan to play 3 ODIs, 2 T20 matches in India in December
Cricket | Jul 16, 2012, 06:51 PM ISTNew Delhi/Mumbai, Jul 16: The Board of Control for Cricket in India today decided to invite Pakistan's team to visit India in the third week of December to play three ODIs and two Twenty20 matches.
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India to play opening ODI against Sri Lanka in Hambantota on July 22
Cricket | Jun 19, 2012, 10:34 PM ISTColombo, Jun 19: India's five-match ODI series and one T20 International against Sri Lanka will be played from July 22 to August 7 across three venues.Sri Lanka tour marks the beginning of a fresh season
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Bell recalled to England ODI squad to play Windies
Cricket | Jun 11, 2012, 08:51 PM ISTBirmingham, Jun 11: Ian Bell has been recalled to England's one-day squad for the three-match series with West Indies following Kevin Pietersen's recent retirement from limited-overs international cricket.Bell was drafted into the 14-man squad on
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South Korea to play China in Thomas Cup final
Other Sports | May 25, 2012, 10:47 PM ISTWuhan (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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FIFA clears Kosovo to play international matches
Football | May 22, 2012, 08:38 PM ISTBudapest (Hungary), May 22: FIFA has given Kosovo approval to begin playing friendlies against its 208 member countries.FIFA's executive committee has made the decision after previously blocking Kosovo's ambitions because it is not recognized by
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BCCI allows Pak domestic team to play in Champions League
Cricket | May 12, 2012, 11:15 PM ISTChennai, May 12: In a decision which can have implications on the revival of Indo-Pak bilateral cricket ties, the BCCI today cleared the decks for the inclusion of a team from Pakistan in the Champions
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Malinga to play T20 for English side Middlesex
Cricket | May 10, 2012, 11:20 PM ISTLondon, May 10: Sri Lanka pace bowler Lasith Malinga has signed for Middlesex to play in England's Twenty20 competition.Malinga's debut will come in the fourth match of the competition against Essex at Lord's on June
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Indian hockey team must play top teams regularly, says coach
Hockey | Apr 27, 2012, 06:40 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 27: India's hockey team needs to play top-ranked teams on a consistent basis if they wish to return among the creme de la creme of world hockey, feels chief coach Michael Nobbs.Nobbs
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Libya to play world cup qualifier in Tunisia
Football | Apr 20, 2012, 07:35 PM ISTJohannesburg, Apr 20: Libya's World Cup qualifier against Cameroon in June will be played in the neutral Tunisian city of Sfax and no fans will be allowed to attend.FIFA said Friday the Group I game
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Deonarine Back In Windies Squad To Play Australia
Cricket | Apr 04, 2012, 10:55 PM ISTBridgetown, Apr 4: Left-handed batsman Narsingh Deonarine was recalled to West Indies' 13-player squad on Wednesday for the first of three tests against Australia.Deonarine will hope to add to his eight tests when the match
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Big B To Take Up Sitar, Sarod Lessons
Bollywood | Mar 21, 2012, 04:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 21: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is planning to learn to play the musical instruments sitar and sarod.The 69-year-old actor, who is recovering at home from his abdominal surgery which happened last month, is