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Nadal Beats Federer In Australian Open Semifinal
Tennis | Jan 26, 2012, 06:18 PM ISTMelbourne, Jan 26: One round earlier than they're more used to meeting in Grand Slam tournaments, Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 Thursday in the Australian Open semifinals.Set to meet
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Liverpool Beats Man City 1-0 In Semi
Football | Jan 12, 2012, 01:21 PM ISTManchester, Jan 12: Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool a 1-0 win over a lackluster Manchester City on Wednesday in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal before being involved in an angry tunnel exchange with
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India Beat Sri Lanka 3-0 To Reach SAFF Championship Semis
Football | Dec 07, 2011, 09:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 7: The strike duo of Sunil Chhetri and Jeje Lalpekhlua were on target as India recorded a clinical 3-0 win over Sri Lanka to advance to the semifinal of the SAFF Football
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MI Beat Somerset By 10 Runs, Set Up Final Clash With RCB In CL
Cricket | Oct 08, 2011, 11:41 PM ISTChennai, Oct 8: Mumbai Indians held their nerves in crucial moments to eke out a narrow 10-run victory over Somerset in the second semifinal of the Champions League twenty20 tonight and set up a summit
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Nadal Reaches Japan Semifinals With Giraldo Win
Tennis | Oct 07, 2011, 04:28 PM ISTTokyo, Oct 7: Top-seeded Rafael Nadal reached the semifinals of the Japan Open by beating Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 7-6 (6), 6-3 Friday.The defending champion from Spain was pushed early by the 53rd-ranked Giraldo, who
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Keen Battle On Cards As RCB Face NSW Blues
Cricket | Oct 06, 2011, 01:25 PM ISTBangalore, Oct 6: Just who will reap the rich harvest for the all the hard labour put in, will be unravelled tomorrow when a charged-up Royal Challengers Bangalore take on New South Wales Blues in
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Williams-Wozniacki Set Up Semifinal Showdown
Tennis | Sep 09, 2011, 10:12 AM ISTNew York, Sept 9: Serena Williams has yet to find anyone who can push her for two sets or beat her in one at this year's U.S Open. Next to try will be the top-ranked
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Punjab Thrashes Bihar 9-0, Enters Semis
Hockey | Jun 16, 2011, 04:16 PM ISTBhopal, Jun 15 : Punjab today became the first team to enter the semi-finals of the first national senior (men's) hockey championship conducted by Hockey India with a resounding 9-0 win over Bihar in the
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French Open: Andy Murray Enters QF, Schiavone Enters Semifinal
Tennis | May 31, 2011, 10:28 PM ISTParis, May 31: Lethargic at times and brooding at others, British player Andy Murray worked his way into the French Open quarterfinals by coming back to beat Victor Troicki 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 on
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Harbhajan Hits Out At Afridi For His Comments On Indians
Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 05:46 PM ISTJallandhar, Apr 6: Ace Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh hit out at Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi for his out-of-turn reaction on Indians and their supposedly lack of big-heartedness. "If Indians were not large-hearted, they wouldn't have
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Shane Warne Denies India Coach Talk
Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 07:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 6: Australian spin legend Shane Warne on Wednesday denied media reports that he was interested in coaching World Cup champions India. "Just got told on bus - apparently I put my hand
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Dhoni Happy With CSK Composition
Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 05:32 PM ISTChennai, Apr 6: Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said that he was happy with the composition of his IPL team following the January auction with the core of last season's victorious team
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We Were Gutted After World Cup Loss, Says Murali
Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 05:21 PM ISTColombo, Apr 6: "We were gutted", Muttiah Muralitharan said today about Sri Lanka's defeat by India in the World Cup final, a match he had hoped to be the grand finale of his career during
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Sachin Fan Hangs Himself Near Mysore
Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 05:00 PM ISTPandavapura, Karnataka, Apr 6: Sujay, a diehard fan of batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, was so much depressed on Saturday after Sachin was out during the World Cup final, that he hanged himself from a ceiling
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Cup Dream Born Of 2007 Disaster, Says Sachin
Cricket | Apr 05, 2011, 07:28 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 5: India's victorious, record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar said on Tuesday he started dreaming of the World Cup after a humiliating first-round exit in the last edition in the Caribbean. "That (winning the
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Biased ICC, Toothless PCB Cost Pak The World Cup: Report
Cricket | Apr 05, 2011, 07:20 PM ISTIslamabad, Apr 5: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has accomplished its mission by not letting Pakistan have their best bowlers- Muhammad Aamir and Muhammad Asif- at their disposal during the 2011 World Cup, a Pakistani
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ICC's Move 'An Absolute Disgrace': Porterfield
Cricket | Apr 05, 2011, 07:13 PM ISTLondon, Apr 5: Enraged by the ICC's decision to cut the number of teams in the 2015 World Cup to 10, the Irish cricket authorities and captain William Porterfield said the move is an "absolute
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Harbhajan Hits Out At Critics
Cricket | Apr 05, 2011, 05:22 PM ISTJallandhar, Apr 5: Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh today hit out at those who have criticised his patchy performance in the World Cup, asserting that he ought to be praised and not ridiculed.Harbhajan, who took 9 wickets
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Govt Approves Rs 45 Cr Tax Exemption To ICC World Cup
Cricket | Mar 31, 2011, 09:48 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 31: In a relief to the International Cricket Council, the government today approved tax exemption of about Rs 45 crore for incomes from the ongoing World Cup. The decision was taken
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Multi-Layer Security In Mumbai Ahead Of WC Final
Cricket | Mar 31, 2011, 10:33 PM ISTMumbai, Mar 31: An unprecedented three-tier security cover to maintain vigil over land, air and water has been put in place in the metropolis, turning it into a fortress, ahead of Saturday's World Cup final