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SAI sacks Chandran after pregnancy test controversy
Other Sports | Nov 08, 2014, 04:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sports Authority of India today terminated the services of Dr P M S Chandran as its medical consultant with immediate effect “for gross indiscipline and spreading disinformation” following the controversy surrounding the pregnancy
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Rosberg fastest in practice for Brazilian GP
Other Sports | Nov 07, 2014, 11:42 PM ISTSao Paulo: Nico Rosberg finished ahead of his Mercedes teammate and title rival Lewis Hamilton in practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Friday.Rosberg was fastest in both sessions, finishing with the best time of
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Sania writing her autobiography, date of release to be decided
Tennis | Nov 07, 2014, 11:12 PM ISTIndore: Tennis ace Sania Mirza today said that she was writing her autobiography but has not yet made up her mind when to release it.“I have already written 26 chapters of my autobiography, but life
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Mary Kom backs pregnancy tests, says it's for safety of boxers
Other Sports | Nov 07, 2014, 07:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Olympic bronze medallist boxer M C Mary Kom today came out in support of the controversial pregnancy tests conducted by Sports Authority of India on World Championships-bound women pugilists, saying that it was
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Focussed on Olympic qualification now: Sarita
Other Sports | Nov 07, 2014, 06:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Provisional suspension may be keeping her out of the ring but L Sarita Devi's indomitable spirit remains intact and the Asian Games bronze-medallist boxer says she is fully focussed on making the cut
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Time for revenge as Anand eyes sixth world title
Other Sports | Nov 07, 2014, 06:02 PM ISTSochi (Russia): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will look to avenge last year's championship defeat and clinch his sixth world title when he takes on Magnus Carlsen in the first game of the World Chess
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Hamilton and Rosberg fight for edge in title race
Other Sports | Nov 06, 2014, 11:18 PM ISTSao Paulo: The duel for the Formula One title arrives in Brazil with Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg fighting to get into good position ahead of the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi later
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Be it football or cricket, Sachin is the hero in Kerala
Cricket | Nov 06, 2014, 10:01 PM ISTKochi: The excitement was the same for fans of Sachin Tendulkar when they saw their cricketing icon in a different role Thursday night, cheering Kerala Blasters FC, the ISL franchise that he co-owns.The biggest cheer
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No violation of rules in pregnancy tests: Boxing India
Other Sports | Nov 06, 2014, 09:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Boxing India today refuted allegations that junior women pugilists were subjected to pregnancy tests ahead of the upcoming World Championships, stating that only the eligible senior girls went through the tests as required
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AIBA rules force SAI to conduct pregnancy test on women boxers
Other Sports | Nov 05, 2014, 11:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Eight women boxers, including unmarried and juniors, who are set to compete at the World Championships in Korea next week, were subjected to pregnancy tests by Sports Authority of India under the new
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Pistorius prosecutors file appeal papers
Other Sports | Nov 04, 2014, 09:51 PM ISTStellenbosch, South Africa: Prosecutors in the Oscar Pistorius case filed appeal papers Tuesday, saying they believe a judge did not correctly apply the law when she found the Olympic athlete not guilty of murder for
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ISL: Pune City beat NorthEast United 1-0
Football | Nov 03, 2014, 11:20 PM ISTPune: A late goal by John Goossens helped FC Pune City beat NorthEast United FC 1-0 in an Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium here Monday.The game was
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Abhinav Bindra elected chairman of ISSF Athletes Committee
Other Sports | Oct 30, 2014, 05:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: The country's only individual Olympic gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra, has been elected chairman of International Shooting Sport Federation's (ISSF) Athletes Committee, becoming the first Indian to receive the honour.The ISSF, which is the
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Hat-trick of titles for Harinder, double for Dipika
Other Sports | Oct 29, 2014, 08:20 PM ISTChennai: Harinder Pal Sandhu helped himself to his third title and Dipika Pallikal her second on the trot in the four-leg JSW Challenger Squash Circuit here today. Harinder defeated the top seeded Egyptian Karim Ali Fathi
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Wawrinka, Raonic advance at Paris Masters
Tennis | Oct 29, 2014, 07:24 PM ISTPARIS: Stan Wawrinka won his first match in more than a month Wednesday and advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters.The third-seeded Wawrinka ended a three-match losing streak with a 6-4, 7-6 (6)
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AITA backs top players, clarifies their Asian Games stand
Tennis | Oct 29, 2014, 11:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Hours after the government made it clear that it would not extend financial help to athletes skipping important international events, the AITA today sought to clarify the stand taken by three top tennis
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2016 Rio Games organizers would welcome Pistorius
Other Sports | Oct 28, 2014, 11:49 PM ISTLONDON: Brazilian Olympic and Paralympic organizers say Oscar Pistorius would be welcome to compete at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro if the South African runner is declared eligible.The double-amputee athlete began a five-year
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Akhil suggests he would not have behaved like Sarita
Other Sports | Oct 28, 2014, 09:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Comeback man Akhil Kumar did not say it in so many words but suggested that he would not have behaved the way fellow boxer Sarita Devi did at the Incheon Asian Games medal
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Olympic sports can learn a lot from cricket: Rahul Dravid
Cricket | Oct 28, 2014, 06:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Batting on a different wicket as member of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOP) initiated by the Ministry of Sports to increase India's medal tally, former captain Rahul Dravid said that Olympic sports
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After an 'amazing' 2014, Sania Mirza targets number one spot
Tennis | Nov 01, 2014, 11:57 AM ISTHyderabad: Having ended a successful year with victory in the WTA Tour Finals, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has set her sights on becoming the doubles world number one next season.“That's pretty amazing. People expect