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Federer, Murray win, set for semi clash at US Open
Tennis | Sep 02, 2012, 08:13 AM ISTNew York: Roger Federer and Andy Murray remained on course for a semifinal clash at the U.S. Open after they won in contrasting styles on Saturday.Olympic champion Murray, still seeking his first Grand Slam title
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Former champs win through at US Open
Tennis | Sep 01, 2012, 03:14 PM ISTNew York, Sep 1: Defending champion Novak Djokovic needed only 99 minutes to win and didn't face a single break point as he beat Rogerio Dutra Silva at the U.S. Open on Friday, breezing into
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Up at net, Federer wins in a breeze
Tennis | Sep 01, 2012, 03:04 PM ISTNew York, Aug 31 : Top-seeded Roger Federer used a second-round victory in the U.S. Open to work on his net game, winning 32 points from the front of the court in Thursday's 6-2, 6-3,
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Madrid desperate for 1st win, Barca next in Cup
Football | Aug 28, 2012, 08:52 PM ISTMadrid, Aug 28: Luka Modric has little time to adapt to new surroundings as Real Madrid chases its first victory of the season Wednesday against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup. Madrid signed Modric from
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Indian American director's thriller wins two US awards
Hollywood | Aug 28, 2012, 12:18 PM ISTWashington, July 28: "9 Eleven", a Bollywood-style thriller by Indian American director Manan Singh Katohara, has won the Best Feature and Best Director awards at the 2012 World Music & Independent Film Festival (WMIFF) here.Written
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Win over England a special moment for me, says Boucher
Cricket | Aug 22, 2012, 10:19 PM ISTJohannesburg, Aug 22: South Africa's 2-0 win over England in a three-Test series, which took them to the top of the ICC rankings was “bitter-sweet”, former wicketkeeper Mark Boucher said on Wednesday.“It was difficult watching
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Man City recovers to open title defence with win
Football | Aug 20, 2012, 07:19 PM ISTLondon, Aug 20: Manchester City fought back after a second-half collapse against Southampton to open its title defense with a 3-2 victory against the Premier League newcomers on Sunday.Substitutes Rickie Lambert and Steven Davis put
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Murray out in Cincinnati, Federer, Djokovic win
Tennis | Aug 17, 2012, 09:38 AM ISTMason (Ohio), Aug 17: Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray was brought back to earth on Thursday with a surprise defeat by unseeded Jeremy Chardy at the Western & Southern Open.While his regular rivals Roger Federer
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Murray, Djokovic win in straight sets in Mason
Tennis | Aug 16, 2012, 09:02 PM ISTMason (Ohio), Aug 16: Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Roger Federer won their opening matches at the Western & Southern Open in straight sets Wednesday, getting accustomed to the heat after spending the last two
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Dutch girls win Olympic hockey gold for second time
Hockey | Aug 11, 2012, 06:25 PM ISTLondon, Aug 11: The Netherlands was winning matches, but only just, in the defense of its women's Olympic field hockey crown. So coach Max Caldas warned some of his best players before the final on
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This team can win the T20 world cup again, says Srikkanth
Cricket | Aug 10, 2012, 08:26 PM ISTMumbai, Aug 10: BCCI Selection committee chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth today hailed Yuvraj Singh's return to international cricket and said the left-hander will be an important factor for the Indian team's success in the upcoming Twenty20
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US beats Japan 2-1 to win women's football gold
Football | Aug 10, 2012, 03:51 PM ISTWembley (England) Aug 10: Hope Solo found herself enveloped in a group hug at the final whistle. Abby Wambach ran to join the fun in a celebration that unleashed a year of bottled-up frustration.The U.S.
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West Indies beats New Zealand by 5 wickets in 2nd test
Cricket | Aug 05, 2012, 11:26 PM ISTKingston (Jamaica), Aug 5: Shivnarine Chanderpaul struck an unbeaten 43 and nightwatchman Kemar Roach hit an aggressive 41 on Sunday to guide the West Indies to a five-wicket victory over New Zealand early on the
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Britain beats Brazil 1-0 to win Olympics group soccer
Football | Aug 01, 2012, 02:55 PM ISTWembley (England), Aug 1: Olympic host Britain rode an electric Wembley Stadium atmosphere to beat Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday and top Group E after its third straight win.Stephanie Houghton scored the winner after just 90
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Bhupathi-Bopanna win; Vardhan bows out of men's singles
Tennis | Jul 30, 2012, 10:06 PM ISTLondon, Jul 30: Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna staved off stiff resistance from Max Mirnyi and Alexander Bury before advancing to the men's doubles pre-quarterfinals while India's singles challenge ended at the London Olympics with
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Wiedeman lifts Toronto FC to 2-1 win over Rapids
Football | Jul 19, 2012, 07:36 AM ISTToronto, Jul 19: Newly acquired forward Andrew Wiedeman scored his first MLS goal to lift Toronto FC to a 2-1 victory over the slumping Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night.Fullback Doneil Henry started the play on
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Captaincy alone didn't win us the World Cup: Sehwag
Cricket | Jul 06, 2012, 08:42 PM ISTNoida, Jul 6: In an apparent dig at MS Dhoni, swashbuckling batsman Virender Sehwag said that India won the 2011 World Cup because of a good team and a captain is as good as his
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Yuvraj says, India will win World Twenty20
Cricket | Jun 20, 2012, 04:28 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 20: India's World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh backs his team to win the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka in September-October, when he hopes to return to cricket after recovering from cancer.Singh has
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Late Varela goal gives Portugal 3-2 win over Danes
Football | Jun 14, 2012, 03:58 PM ISTLviv (Ukraine), Jun 14: Substitute Silvestre Varela today scored three minutes from the end to give Portugal a 3-2 win over Denmark and revive his team's hopes of reaching the European Championship quarterfinals. Varela scored
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Vollmer, Park win 2 events at Santa Clara meet
Other Sports | Jun 02, 2012, 07:25 PM ISTSanta Clara (California), June 12: Dana Vollmer won the 100-meter freestyle and the 100 butterfly, and Park Tae-hwan of South Korea earned titles in the 100 free and 400 free on Friday at Santa Clara