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Sejwal wins fourth title at Senior National Aquatic C'ship
Other Sports | Nov 15, 2014, 07:12 PM ISTKolkata: Asian Games bronze medallist Sandeep Sejwal added fourth title to his kitty, even as five national records were set on the fourth day of the 68th Senior National Aquatic Championship here today.Incheon Asian Games
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Ghosal wins World Squash Championship opener
Other Sports | Nov 15, 2014, 07:08 PM ISTDoha: India's top men's player Saurav Ghosal had a comfortable opener against Australian Steven Finitsis in the PSA World Squash Championship here today.The World No.18 took 36 minutes to dispatch the 57th-ranked Finitsis 11-5 11-4
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India aim high at World Women's Boxing Championships
Other Sports | Nov 15, 2014, 04:13 PM ISTJeju (Korea): Short on experience and missing the services of veterans such as M C Mary Kom, who would skip the World Championships for the first time, India's women boxers would nonetheless look to make
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Saina, Srikanth enter China Open final
Other Sports | Nov 15, 2014, 08:21 PM ISTFuzhou (China): India's Olympic bronze medal winning shuttler Saina Nehwal reached the women's singles final of the $700,000 China Open Super Series Premier here Saturday but the story of the day was Kidambi Srikanth, who
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Saina, Srikanth in semis, Kashyap exits in China Open
Other Sports | Nov 14, 2014, 09:50 PM ISTFuzhou (China): London Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and male shuttler Kidambi Srikanth reached the semi-finals of the $700,000 China Open Super Series Premier as Parupalli Kashyap lost in the quarter-finals at the Haixia Olympic
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Anand misses opportunity, draws fifth game with Carlsen
Other Sports | Nov 14, 2014, 08:52 PM ISTSochi (Russia): Vishwanathan Anand missed out on an opportunity to press for serious advantage and settled for a draw with defending champion Magnus Carlsen in the fifth game of the world chess championship now underway
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Panel on Walsh issue to meet again on Nov 17
Hockey | Nov 14, 2014, 08:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: The three-member panel formed to look into the demands of Terry Walsh to stay on as the chief coach of the national hockey team could not arrive at a decision on the issue
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Khade bags second title, two records on Day 3
Other Sports | Nov 14, 2014, 08:21 PM ISTKolkata: Asian Games bronze medallist Virdhawal Khade won a gold in 50m butterfly event on a day when two national records were set in the 68th Senior National Aquatic Championship at the Subhas Sarobar, here
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Anand sitting pretty ahead of fifth game
Other Sports | Nov 13, 2014, 08:01 PM ISTSochi (Russia): Playing in the new role of a challenger, five times world champion Viswanathan Anand is sitting pretty ahead of the fifth game of the World Chess Championship against Magnus Carlsen.With one victory, one
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Anand, Carlsen split points in fourth game
Other Sports | Nov 12, 2014, 11:10 PM ISTChennai: World chess champion Magnus Carlsen and title challenger India's Viswanathan Anand Wednesday decided to split points after 47 moves in their fourth game of the title match held in Russia.At the end of the
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World Series of Boxing: Devendro, Gaurav bag contracts
Other Sports | Nov 12, 2014, 10:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Two of India's rising boxers -- Commonwealth Games silver-medallist L Devendro Singh (49kg) and Gaurav Bhiduri (52kg) -- would be seen in action in the professional-style World Series of Boxing after grabbing two-year
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Dipika Pallikal not in Indian team for the World championship
Other Sports | Nov 11, 2014, 10:57 PM ISTChennai: The highest world-ranked squash player in India, Dipika Pallikal is not part of the national team for the World Women's Team Championship to be held in Canada from December 1 to 6.The ace player
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Anand squares up with resounding win over Carlsen
Other Sports | Nov 11, 2014, 09:38 PM ISTSochi (Russia): Viswanathan Anand pulled one back when it mattered the most and scored a crushing victory over defending champion Magnus Carlsen in the third game of the world chess championship now underway here. Having lost
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Rosberg holds off Hamilton to win Brazilian GP
Other Sports | Nov 09, 2014, 11:45 PM ISTSao Paulo: Nico Rosberg fended off a strong charge by Lewis Hamilton to win the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, closing in on his Mercedes teammate in the Formula One title race. The German cut
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Carlsen draws first blood, takes early lead against Anand
Other Sports | Nov 09, 2014, 10:09 PM ISTSochi (Russia): Defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway drew the first blood by defeating challenger Viswanathan Anand in the second game of the World Chess Championship here Sunday.It turned out to be a shocking defeat
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Sardar Singh completes 200th international cap for India
Hockey | Nov 09, 2014, 09:22 PM ISTPerth: Indian men's hockey team skipper Sardar Singh registered yet another milestone when he completed his 200th international cap in the fourth and final Test against world champions Australia, which the visitors won 3-1 to
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Sports training in India needs to be systematic: P T Usha
Other Sports | Nov 09, 2014, 07:12 PM ISTRajkot: Legendary athlete P T Usha today expressed concern at the way sports training has been imparted in Indian schools and said it should be made systematic in order to produce quality players."There is no
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Lack of promoters preventing MotoGP from coming to India
Other Sports | Nov 08, 2014, 11:39 PM ISTValencia: Global motorcycle racing MotoGP rights holder Dorna Sports is keen to bring the event to India but lack of a local promoter is preventing it from being held there."In India we need somebody to
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Sandhu shocks Ghosal to win maiden national title
Other Sports | Nov 08, 2014, 08:53 PM ISTMumbai: Playing an attacking brand of squash, Harinder Pal Sandhu shocked defending champion and 13-time winner Sourav Ghosal to clinch his maiden men's title in the Senior Nationals at the Cricket Club of India here
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Pinki replaces Mary Kom, Priyanka in for Sarita for World Championship
Other Sports | Nov 08, 2014, 07:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pinki Rani replaced an injured M C Mary Kom, while Priyanka Choudhary came in for the suspended Sarita Devi in the Indian squad announced today for the Women's World Boxing Championships to be