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  Ganguly to pitch for hockey, will inaugurate Beighton Cup on Nov 24

  Hockey | November 20, 2014 23:18 IST

  Kolkata: 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 | November 20, 2014 20:57 IST

  Sochi (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 | November 20, 2014 20:33 IST

  Sochi (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 | November 20, 2014 20:07 IST

  Mumbai: 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 | November 20, 2014 20:05 IST

  Mumbai: 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 | November 20, 2014 20:22 IST

  Jeju (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 | November 20, 2014 18:56 IST

  New 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 | November 20, 2014 18:26 IST

  Maranello (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 | November 19, 2014 19:53 IST

  New 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 | November 19, 2014 19:45 IST

  New 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 | November 19, 2014 19:22 IST

  Mumbai: 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 | November 19, 2014 16:11 IST

  Stellenbosch, 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 | November 19, 2014 11:41 IST

  Sochi (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 | November 18, 2014 20:08 IST

  Jeju (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 | November 18, 2014 19:34 IST

  New 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 | November 16, 2014 21:59 IST

  Phuket: 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 | November 16, 2014 16:14 IST

  Fuzhou (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 | November 15, 2014 22:07 IST

  Sochi (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 | November 15, 2014 23:41 IST

  New 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 | November 15, 2014 19:38 IST

  Mumbai: 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