Sport
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Don't let sports facilities rust like Nehru Stadium: Jaitley
India | Aug 17, 2013, 05:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley today alleged neglect of sports infrastructure built with massive spendings for Commonwealth Games, saying the stadia and other facilities have been “allowed to rust owing to disuse”.“Many sporting infrastructure
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Sports Ministry recommends Dhyan Chand's name for posthumous Bharat Ratna
Hockey | Jul 20, 2013, 11:57 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 20: The clamour may have been for Sachin Tendulkar but the Sports Ministry has recommended hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand's name for India's highest civillian honour -- the Bharat Ratna."The letter recommending
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B'day Spl: Major Dhyan Chand - The forgotten hero of Indian sports
Hockey | Aug 29, 2015, 01:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: There was a time when hockey players of rival countries used to complain that Major Dhyan Chand had some glue on his hockey stick with which he used to control the ball while
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Ashes reinforces cricket as Australia's favourite sport
Cricket | Jul 16, 2013, 12:22 PM ISTMelbourne, July 16: The response of the Australian public to the first Ashes Test reinforces the game's popularity in Australia, according to Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland.“While we didn't get the on-field result
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British Grand Prix: Force India impress in qualifying
Other Sports | Jun 29, 2013, 10:04 PM ISTSilverstone (England), June 29: Sahara Force India's Paul di Resta and Adrian set the fifth and seventh fastest time at the Formula 1 British Grand Prix qualifying here on Saturday.Lewis Hamilton blazed to pole in
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Shahrukh Khan to sport a moustache for Dish TV's new ad
Bollywood | May 07, 2013, 05:39 PM ISTMumbai, May 7: Now a day the advertisement campaigns are turning out to be an experimental platform for the star brand ambassadors. After Ranbir and Priyanka's admirable appearance in Pepsi ads, its now turn for
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Priyanka to sport two distinct looks in 'Zanjeer' remake
Bollywood | Mar 10, 2013, 10:14 AM ISTMumbai, March 9: Actress Priyanka Chopra will don two distinct looks for the remake of 1973 film "Zanjeer", says designer Pria Kataria Puri, who is making her Bollywood foray with the movie.Priyanka plays the role
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Fresh moves on to make cricket an Olympic sport
Cricket | Mar 01, 2013, 04:48 PM ISTLondon, Mar 1: Fresh moves are afoot to have cricket become an Olympic sport perhaps in time for the 2024 Summer Games.The popular Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) World Committee is lobbying for Twenty 20 cricket
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Game is bigger than all: Paes
Tennis | Jan 30, 2013, 02:56 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 30: Veteran India tennis star Leander Paes does not see anything wrong in players discussing their grievances with the association but says the sport should not suffer in the process.Eleven top players
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Sports not money-making field for me, says Akshay Kumar
Bollywood | Jan 20, 2013, 02:37 PM ISTMumbai, Jan 20: Actor Akshay Kumar is a martial arts expert and believes that sports is beyond money for him.Present at the Golf Premier League press meet here Friday, he said: "I am a sportsman
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Japan looking for more judo golds at Olympics
Other Sports | Jun 25, 2012, 05:36 PM ISTLondon, Jun25: The birthplace of judo is struggling to stay on top of the sport.Judo is a source of national pride in Japan, where the martial art originated. But the country's judo ego has been
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Rooney Only Premier League Player To Get Into Sport's Top 20 Rich List
Football | Jun 18, 2011, 09:13 PM ISTLondon, Jun 18: Manchester United ace Wayne Rooney is the only Premier League player to get into the top 20 in world sport's Rich List. Rooney is placed at No 18 in the annual rankings
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Ranbir To Sport A Ponytail In Rockstar
Bollywood | Feb 16, 2011, 04:00 PM ISTBollywood star Ranbir Kapoor is growing a ponytail for Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar, says a media report.Normally the star is not known to experiment with his hair, but in the film he will have a ponytail.The