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  Deadly Egyptian soccer riots of 2012

  Football | January 28, 2014 7:56 IST

  New Delhi: Soccer is the world's most popular Olympic sport, but  in Port Said, Egypt, on 1st Feb, 2012,  people who called themselves lovers of soccer  turned their favourite game into an ugly one. The

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  Indian Open: Rampaging Ding pots snooker title

  Other Sports | October 18, 2013 23:10 IST

  New Delhi: Ding Junhui, the prodigiously talented 26-year old Chinese and World No.4, broke many a home heart with a clinical 5-0 demolition of Aditya Mehta in the final of the 300,000 pounds (approx $485,000)

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  Fenesta Open: Mohit, Arjun win doubles title, enter singles final

  Tennis | October 18, 2013 22:34 IST

  New Delhi: Top seed Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash and Arjun Kadhe on Friday clinched the men's doubles title and also reached the singles final of the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championships here.The duo were a game

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  Indian Grand Prix: Vettel eyes double delight

  Other Sports | October 18, 2013 22:36 IST

  Greater Noida: Sebastian Vettel has cruised to victory in the first two editions of the Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix. And it is no surprise that the Red Bull driver is confident of completing a

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  Denmark Open: Saina loses in quarters

  Other Sports | October 18, 2013 22:36 IST

  Odense (Denmark): India's defending champion Saina Nehwal lost a marathon women's singles quarterfinal against Ji Hyun Sung of South Korea in the Denmark Open Super Series Premier here on Friday.The sixth seeded Ji overcame the

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  When Inzamam was called 'potato' by a spectator

  Cricket | December 19, 2013 7:13 IST

  New Delhi: It was a match between rivals India and Pakistan in the Sahara Cup in 1997, in Toronto. The Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club was jam packed with supporters of both the teams,

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  Ice-Skating, an adventurous yet risky sport

  Other Sports | January 19, 2014 9:05 IST

  New Delhi: Ice-Skating is one of the most adventurous sports. Ice-Skating is done for a variety of reasons by skate enthusiasts. Ice skating is done both on specially prepared indoor and outdoor tracks, as well

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  Indian Open snooker: Mehta beats Maguire to make final

  Other Sports | October 18, 2013 18:51 IST

  New Delhi: Aditya Mehta re-wrote cuesport history by becoming the first-ever Indian to reach the final of a professional snooker tournament as he overcame World No.5 Stephen Maguire from Scotland 4-3 in the semi-final of

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  Kremlin Cup: Stosur faces Kuznetsova in semifinals

  Tennis | October 18, 2013 19:02 IST

  Moscow: Samantha Stosur will face doubles partner Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup after both players won in straight sets Friday.Stosur extended her unbeaten run to eight matches by defeating Ana Ivanovic

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  Del Bosque says Costa must choose Spain or Brazil

  Football | October 18, 2013 18:18 IST

  Madrid: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque says it's up to Diego Costa to decide if he wants to play for his adopted country or his native Brazil.Del Bosque says “we have done everything we need

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  Messi and Puyol back for Milan and Madrid matches

  Football | October 18, 2013 18:11 IST

  Barcelona: Barcelona has recovered forward Lionel Messi from a minor leg injury and captain Carles Puyol after a seven-month absence in time for its upcoming games against AC Milan and Real Madrid.  Barcelona team doctors

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  Indian GP: Hulkenberg looking forward to some Paneer Tikka

  Other Sports | October 18, 2013 18:04 IST

  Greater Noida: Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg is not a fan of the 'spicy' Indian food but Paneer Tikka is one dish that he looks forward to during the Formula 1 week in a country he

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  Bale fit, ready for Madrid against Malaga

  Football | October 18, 2013 17:58 IST

  Madrid: Gareth Bale is fit and ready to play for Real Madrid as the club looks to improve on its recent uninspiring showings for an eight-day stretch coach Carlo Ancelotti calls “very important,” with games

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  Balotelli could miss games against Udinese, Barcelona

  Football | October 18, 2013 16:24 IST

  Milan: Mario Balotelli could miss AC Milan's upcoming games against Udinese and Barcelona due to a thigh injury."Balotelli has reported a muscular pain in his right thigh," a statement from the Milan club read Thursday,

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  Oltmans extends association with Indian hockey

  Hockey | October 18, 2013 16:10 IST

  New Delhi: The government is set to appoint renowned Dutch coach Roelant Oltmans as Chief Coordinator and High Performance Director (HPD) for Indian Hockey. He will stay in the role till at least the 2016

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  Mehta first Indian to make it to a semifinal of Indian Open

  Other Sports | October 18, 2013 11:18 IST

  New Delhi: India's leading cueist Aditya Mehta rewrote history by entering the semi-final of a major ranking event, defeating compatriot Pankaj Advani 4-3, here Thursday.Continuing his great run after ousting World No 18 Mark Williams

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  Uruguay announces squad for Argentina match

  Football | October 15, 2013 13:25 IST

  Montevideo: Uruguay's national team coach Oscar Tabarez unveiled the new lineup for the South American Qualifying Tournament match against Argentina Tuesday, in the lead-up to the 2014 Brazil World Cup.The lineup includes midfielders Diego Perez

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  Ecuador confident of a berth in World Cup

  Football | October 15, 2013 13:19 IST

  Quito (Ecuador): Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said he is confident the national football team will succeed in qualifying automatically for the 2014 Brazil World Cup.Ecuador play Chile Tuesday in the final day of the South

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  India Aus ODI: Zaheer Khan may make a comeback

  Cricket | October 15, 2013 13:55 IST

  New Delhi: With the loss in the first ODI against Australia, What India lack against the Aussies is an aggressive pace attack. As Zaheer Khan is fit and showed tremendous bowling in the  unofficial West

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  Know whom Indian bowlers dread the most: it's Aaron Finch

  Cricket | October 16, 2013 6:30 IST

  Jaipur: With two big half centuries in Australia's opening two fixtures, Aaron Finch not only has successfully assumed the role of David Warner as Australia's batting enforcer on tour of India but also shaped himself