Sports News
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Ganguly to pitch for hockey, will inaugurate Beighton Cup on Nov 24
Hockey | Nov 20, 2014, 11:18 PM ISTKolkata: After football, former India captain Sourav Ganguly will be seen promoting hockey when he will inaugurate the main round of the 119th All India Beighton Cup Hockey Tournament on November 24."We are grateful to
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I still have some chances of winning: Anand
Other Sports | Nov 20, 2014, 08:57 PM ISTSochi (Russia): Despite being down 4-5 with just three more games to go, Viswanathan Anand Thursday said he was fine with an easy draw in the ninth game and insisted that he still has a
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Anand makes easy draw but Carlsen closer to title
Other Sports | Nov 20, 2014, 08:33 PM ISTSochi (Russia): A well-prepared Viswanathan Anand managed the easiest of draws with black pieces in his ninth round match against Magnus Carlsen on Thursday but the Norwegian inched closer towards retaining his World Championship crown
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Main aim is to qualify for Rio Games: Mary Kom
Other Sports | Nov 20, 2014, 08:07 PM ISTMumbai: After clinching an elusive gold medal at the Asian Games in Incheon, star woman boxer M C Mary Kom is confident of getting back into the ring next year by recovering from her current
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Mary Kom receives Rs 5 lakh for boxing academy
Other Sports | Nov 20, 2014, 08:05 PM ISTMumbai: Star Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom today received Rs 5 lakh for setting up a boxing academy in her native state of Manipur from a private insurance company through its initiative "Need
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Sarjubala, Pavitra in quarters of World Boxing Championships
Other Sports | Nov 20, 2014, 08:22 PM ISTJeju (Korea): Indian boxers endured a mixed day in the World Women's Boxing Championships with two of the four in action advancing to the quarterfinals after notching up contrasting wins here Thursday.Sarjubala Shamjetsabam (48kg) and
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Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth rise in rankings after China Open triumph
Other Sports | Nov 20, 2014, 06:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Riding on their recent China Open title victories in Fuzhou, India's Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth rose up the ladder in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released Thursday.While Olympic bronze medallist
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Vettel joins Ferrari on three-year deal, Alonso exits
Other Sports | Nov 20, 2014, 06:26 PM ISTMaranello (Italy): Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel signed a three-year deal with Ferrari following Fernando Alonso's departure, the F1 team announced Thursday.The Italian team's driver line-up next season will consist of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian
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Walsh to decide whether to continue as chief hockey coach, says SAI
Hockey | Nov 19, 2014, 07:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: With Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal agreeing in principle to Terry Walsh's demands, the ball is now in the Australian's court to take a call on whether to continue as India's chief hockey coach
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Indian Grand Prix set to return in 2016: Bernie, Jaypee
Other Sports | Nov 19, 2014, 07:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Grand Prix is expected to return in 2016 as a "fruitful" meeting between Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone and race promoters has prepared the ground for the comeback of the high-profile
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Sachin Tendulkar urges government to support Sarita Devi
Other Sports | Nov 19, 2014, 07:22 PM ISTMumbai: Mumbai: Veteran boxer Sarita Devi, who is currently serving a provisional suspension, has found support from batting lengend Sachin Tendulkar who has written a letter to the Sports Minister urging him to support her
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Pistorius lawyers ask judge to reject state appeal
Other Sports | Nov 19, 2014, 04:11 PM ISTStellenbosch, South Africa: Oscar Pistorius' lawyers have filed court papers asking a judge to reject prosecutors' attempts to take the athlete's case to South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal.Pistorius' lawyers say that Judge Thokozile Masipa
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World Chess Championship: Anand draws with Carlsen, stays a point behind
Other Sports | Nov 19, 2014, 11:41 AM ISTSochi (Russia): Challenger Viswanathan Anand did not get much out of his prepared variation and had to settle for a draw in the eighth round to remain a point behind in the World Chess Championship
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Indians open well at Women's World Championships
Other Sports | Nov 18, 2014, 08:08 PM ISTJeju (Korea): India enjoyed an all-win day at the eighth World Women's Boxing Championships after Shamjetsabam Sarjubala (48kg) and Maisnam Meena Kumari (54kg) entered the second round of the mega-event here Tuesday.Sarjubala, a former world
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Hockey coach Walsh officially quits, but door still open for return
Hockey | Nov 18, 2014, 07:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major setback for Indian hockey, the men's national team chief coach Terry Walsh today officially quit from his post after his contractual talks with Hockey India and the SAI broke down
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Harinder Sandhu wins squash Gold in Asian Beach Games
Other Sports | Nov 16, 2014, 09:59 PM ISTPhuket: India's Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu held his own to defeat Hong Kong's Yip Tsz Fung in three games in an exciting squash final to claim the gold medal in the Asian Beach Games here
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Saina, Srikanth create history in China
Other Sports | Nov 16, 2014, 04:14 PM ISTFuzhou (China): In a historic day for Indian badminton, top shuttlers Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth clinched the women's and men's singles title of the USD 700,000 China Open Super Series Premier respectively, here Sunday. While
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Anand loses sixth game to Carlsen, trails by one point now
Other Sports | Nov 15, 2014, 10:07 PM ISTSochi (Russia): Viswanathan Anand failed to capitalise on an optical blunder by Magnus Carlsen and went on to lose the sixth game of the World Chess Championship, here Saturday.Carlsen, thanks to the lucky victory, surged
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Boon becomes highest priced player in 2015 HIL bidding
Hockey | Nov 15, 2014, 11:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Belgian goal-poacher Tom Boon fetched the highest price in a closed bidding Saturday for the 2015 Hockey India League (HIL), getting picked up by new team Dabang Mumbai (DM) for $103,000, as star
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CTL integrates Indian and foreign players nicely: Paes
Tennis | Nov 15, 2014, 07:38 PM ISTMumbai: Eager to play in the upcoming Champions Tennis League (CTL), starting on Monday, veteran Indian star Leander Paes today said that the new league has integrated the international and national players well."I think Vijay