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Rodriguez's late goal gives Porto 2-0 win at Braga
Football | Nov 26, 2012, 12:19 PM ISTLisbon, Portugal, Nov 26: James Rodriguez's 90th-minute goal gave FC Porto a 2-0 win at third-place Braga to extend its unbeaten streak to 23 straight matches in all competitions and retain its share of the
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Lyon cruises to 3-0 win to go top; Marseille loses
Football | Nov 19, 2012, 12:34 PM ISTParis, Nov 19 : Lyon took advantage of Paris Saint-Germain's latest home defeat and Marseille's 1-0 loss away to bogey side Bordeaux to move into first place in the French league on Sunday.A win would
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Czechs retain Fed Cup title with 3-1 win vs Serbia
Tennis | Nov 05, 2012, 10:58 AM ISTPrague, Nov 5: Lucie Safarova covered her face in disbelief, and the party was on.The Czech Republic's Fed Cup team danced on the court. The players and coaches formed a scrum. They hoisted the trophy
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Opposition Labour party wins in Lithuania
World | Oct 15, 2012, 12:33 PM ISTVilnius, Lithuania, Oct 15: Lithuanians exasperated with economic hardship handed a stunning victory to a populist party led by a disgraced Russia-born millionaire, nearly complete results of Sunday's election show, while voicing resounding disapproval of
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Sebastian Vettel wins F1 Korean Grand Prix, coming to Greater Noida
Other Sports | Oct 14, 2012, 08:51 PM ISTYeongnam, South Korea, Oct 14: With a third straight race victory, Sebastian Vettel is suddenly closing in on a third straight Formula One title.The Red Bull driver won the Korean Grand Prix on Sunday to
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2 US scientists win Nobel chemistry prize
World | Oct 10, 2012, 04:04 PM ISTStockholm, Oct 10: Americans Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka won the 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry today for studies of proteins that let body cells respond to signals from the outside.The Royal Swedish Academy of
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Finnish couple win American wife carrying contest
World | Oct 09, 2012, 04:49 PM ISTNewry, Maine, US, Oct 9: A Finnish couple has added to their victories by taking first place in the North American Wife Carrying Championship at Maine's Sunday River ski resort. Taisto Miettinen and Kristina Haapanen
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Why winning 117 seats in Gujarat is crucial for Modi
National | Nov 03, 2012, 05:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 7: As is known, if Narendra Modi wants to play a larger role on the national stage, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will have to record a thumping victory in the forthcoming
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Celta beats Sevilla 2-0 for 3rd straight home win
Football | Oct 06, 2012, 02:00 PM ISTVigo, Spain, Oct 6: Celta Vigo scored twice in the second half to beat Sevilla 2-0 on Friday, giving the promoted club its third straight home win at Balaidos stadium.After having Celta's best chances early
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Santos beats U. de Chile 2-0 to win Recopa title
Football | Sep 27, 2012, 01:40 PM ISTSao Paulo, Sep 27: Neymar scored in the first half as Santos of Brazil defeated Universidad de Chile 2-0 on Wednesday to win its first Recopa Sudamericana title by the same score on aggregate.The teams
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Aussies start bid to win 1st T20 trophy vs. Irish
Cricket | Sep 19, 2012, 04:08 PM ISTColombo, Sep 19: Australia is yet to win the World Twenty20 and the first opponent it will face to try and change that unwanted statistic is Ireland, which until recently was ranked higher by the
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Madrid beats City, PSG wins in Champions League
Football | Sep 19, 2012, 11:11 AM ISTMadrid, Sep 19: Real Madrid scored twice late in an electrifying finish Tuesday to beat Manchester City 3-2 to open the Champions League group stage, while Paris Saint-Germain marked its new big-spending era with an
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India may find it difficult to win World T20, says Kapil Dev
Cricket | Sep 17, 2012, 06:40 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 14: Former India captain Kapil Dev feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian team will find it "very difficult" to win the upcoming World T20 in Sri Lanka considering the manner in which
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Important for India to win World Twenty20: Ashwin
Cricket | Sep 17, 2012, 06:40 PM ISTColombo, Sep 14: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin Friday said it was important for India to win the World Twenty20 because the team has had a tough time in Test series in England and Australia."We won the
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New Zealand pip India by one run in a thrilling finish
Cricket | Sep 12, 2012, 06:10 PM ISTChennai, Sep 11: Yuvraj Singh made an emotional return to international cricket but India snatched defeat from the jaws of victory to allow New Zealand to win the Twenty20 series with a thrilling one-run victory
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Tsegay favourite to win Delhi Half Marathon
Other Sports | Sep 10, 2012, 07:37 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 10: One of the world's fastest half-marathoners Ethiopian Atsedu Tsegay has confirmed his participation for the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon.The 21-year-old Tsegay clocked 58.47 minutes when he won the Prague half-marathon in
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Serena Williams comes back to win US Open
Tennis | Sep 10, 2012, 07:56 AM ISTNew York, Sep 10: Two points from defeat, Serena Williams suddenly regained her composure to come back and win the last four games, beating No. 1-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 on Sunday for her
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Jacques Kallis guides SA to 7-wicket win over England
Cricket | Sep 09, 2012, 11:41 AM ISTChester-Le-Street, England, Sept 9 : South African Jacques Kallis guided his country to a seven-wicket win over World Twenty20 champions England in the first T20 international here yesterday.At one point of time, the visitors were
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Murray rallies for 4-set win in US Open quarters
Tennis | Sep 06, 2012, 09:56 AM ISTNew York, Sep 6: In front of a sparse crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Andy Murray didn't quite feel as though he was playing in a Grand Slam quarterfinal.And Murray wasn't exactly playing like an
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Serena Williams moves into US Open quarterfinals
Tennis | Sep 04, 2012, 12:53 PM ISTNew York, Sep 4: Serena Williams didn't drop a game Monday as she moved into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. Roger Federer advanced with even less work when Mardy Fish pulled out of their