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  ANC wins South Africas's general election

  World | May 11, 2014 9:55 IST

  Johannesburg: The African National Congress (ANC) has won a commanding victory in South Africa's general election with a majority of 249 seats in the National Assembly, the country's Independent Electoral Commission announced Saturday.This victory secured

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  Mayweather wins narrowly vs Marcos Maidana

  Other Sports | May 04, 2014 13:25 IST

  LAS VEGAS : Argentina's Marcos Maidana came close to one of the bigger upsets in recent boxing history on Saturday as he took the fight right up to Floyd Mayweather Jr. for 12 tough rounds,

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  Napoli wins violence-marred Italian Cup final against Fiorentina

  Football | May 04, 2014 6:55 IST

  ROME :  Lorenzo Insigne scored two early goals as Napoli edged Fiorentina 3-1 to win the Italian Cup in a final marred by pre-game violence on Saturday.   A fan was in serious condition following a

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  Chinese GP: Lewis Hamilton wins third straight F1 race

  Other Sports | April 20, 2014 14:32 IST

  SHANGHAI :  Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton captured his third straight Formula One race with ease on Sunday, leading from start to finish to win the Chinese Grand Prix.   Mercedes showed again that it's in a

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  Fernando Verdasco wins US Men's Clay Court

  Tennis | April 14, 2014 7:12 IST

  HOUSTON:  Fernando Verdasco won the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship on Sunday for his sixth ATP World Tour title and first since 2010, beating Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 7-6 (4).   The 30-year-old Verdasco ended

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  Germany's Petkovic wins Family Circle Cup

  Tennis | April 07, 2014 11:08 IST

  CHARLESTON, South Carolina:  Andrea Petkovic ended a surprising week at the Family Circle Cup by winning her first WTA tournament in three years, outlasting Jana Cepelova for a 7-5, 6-2 victory Sunday.   Petkovic was once

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  Somdev wins but Sanam loses as India, Korea share honours

  Tennis | April 04, 2014 17:00 IST

  Busan (Korea): Somdev Devvarman had to dig deep into his reservoir of experience to tame a fighting Hyeon Chung but Sanam Singh lost the second singles to Yong-Kyu Lim, leaving India and Korea locked at

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  Sony Open: Martina Hingis wins 1st doubles title since 2007

  Tennis | March 31, 2014 7:50 IST

  KEY BISCAYNE, Florida : Martina Hingis won her first doubles title in seven years when she and Sabine Lisicki beat Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 4-6, 6-4, 10-5 on Sunday at the Sony Open.The doubles

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  Lewis Hamilton wins Malaysian Grand Prix.

  Other Sports | March 31, 2014 7:26 IST

  Sepang (Malaysia): English Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Malaysian Grand Prix, the second race of the 2014 Formula One season, Sunday, while Spanish Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso finished in fourth place.German Force India driver

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  ICC World T20: New Zealand beat Netherlands by 6 wickets.

  Cricket | March 29, 2014 19:12 IST

  Chittagong (Bangladesh):  Brendon McCullum's 65 off 45 balls gave New Zealand a six-wicket victory over the Netherlands in a Group 1 match here Saturday and kept them in contention for a semi-final berth in the

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  Bayern Munich wins Bundesliga with record 7 games spare.

  Football | March 26, 2014 6:39 IST

  BERLIN : Bayern Munich set a new milestone in its dominance of German football on Tuesday, beating Hertha Berlin to wrap up the quickest Bundesliga title in 51 years of the league.Goals from Toni Kroos,

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  New South Wales wins Sheffield Shield title

  Cricket | March 25, 2014 15:55 IST

  Canberra, Australia: New South Wales won the Sheffield Shield title for the first time since 2007-2008 when skipper Steve Smith and his Western Australian counterpart agreed to end the rain-interrupted domestic first-class final early.   Smith's

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  Squash champion Dipika wins match against Axis Bank in court.

  Other Sports | March 24, 2014 23:52 IST

  Chennai:   Arjuna awardee squash champion Dipika Pallikal Monday won her long-drawn legal match against Axis Bank in a consumer court here.Holding Axis Bank responsible for deficient service, the consumer court ordered the bank to pay

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  Sony Open: Stanislas Wawrinka wins opening match at Key Biscayne.

  Tennis | March 23, 2014 7:28 IST

  KEY BISCAYNE, Florida  -- Stanislas Wawrinka bounced back from his first loss of the year with a victory at the Sony Open on Saturday.   Playing at Key Biscayne for the first time since 2011, Wawrinka

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  Serena Williams wins opening match at Sony Open.

  Tennis | March 21, 2014 6:34 IST

  KEY BISCAYNE:  Florida Serena Williams capitalized on a critical double-fault by Yaroslava Shvedova to survive a 69-minute first set and win her opening match at the Sony Open 7-6 (7), 6-2 on Thursday.The top-ranked Williams

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  T20 World: Bangladesh drubs Afghanistan by 9 wickets

  Cricket | March 16, 2014 18:46 IST

  Mirpur, Bangladesh: Bangladesh opened its World Twenty20 campaign Sunday with a comfortable nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in a Group A qualifying match.   Left-arm spinner Shakib-Al-Hasan grabbed 3-8 as the host dismissed Afghanistan for 72 in

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  Mercedes' Nico Rosberg wins F1 Australian GP

  Other Sports | March 16, 2014 16:33 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg comfortably won the Formula One season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday after pole sitter Lewis Hamilton and world champion Sebastian Vettel retired early with mechanical failures.   Vettel's Red Bull

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  Ronaldo, Diego Costa give Madrid, Atletico wins

  Football | March 16, 2014 12:34 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his Spanish league-leading 25th goal to give Real Madrid a lackluster 1-0 win at Malaga on Saturday, when the pacesetters extended their unbeaten run to 30 matches in all competitions. 

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  Author Pankaj Mishra wins USD 150000 Yale literary prize

  World | March 09, 2014 16:40 IST

  Washington: Award-winning Indian author Pankaj Mishra is among eight writers from seven countries who have won a USD 1, 50,000 Yale University prize each in recognition of their literary achievements.Essayist and novelist Mishra has been

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  Netherlands wins Hockey World League title

  Hockey | January 18, 2014 23:16 IST

  New Delhi:  The Netherlands coasted to a 7-2 win over New Zealand in the summit clash to lift the Hockey World League Final title at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Saturday.Earlier, World No.4