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  McLaren's Hamilton wins US Grand Prix in Austin

  Other Sports | November 19, 2012 12:20 IST

  Austin, Texas, Nov 19: A bold passing maneuver at the end of a long straightway slipped Lewis Hamilton past Sebastian Vettel, and the McLaren driver went on to win the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday

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  Fluminense wins 4th Brazilian league title

  Football | November 12, 2012 17:33 IST

  Sao Paulo, Nov 12: Fluminense won its second Brazilian title in three years by beating Palmeiras 3-2 after a pair of goals by league-leading scorer Fred on Sunday. The striker scored an 88th-minute winner to

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  Top clubs post wins in German Bundesliga

  Football | November 11, 2012 12:48 IST

  Berlin, Nov 11 : Bayern Munich set the pace at the league as Ribery and Alaba wrapped up their 2-0 win over Frankfurt while chasers Schalke came from behind to astonish Bremen 2-1 at the

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  David Ferrer wins Paris Masters

  Tennis | November 05, 2012 14:42 IST

  Paris, Nov 5 : With none of his usual rivals standing in the way, David Ferrer finally won a Masters final on his fourth attempt.Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz came up short on his first try,

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  Elton John wins lawsuit against songwriter

  Hollywood | November 05, 2012 9:15 IST

  Los Angeles, Nov 5: Singer Elton John has won a legal battle against songwriter Guy Hobbs, who had accused him of stealing lyrics to his 1985 song "Nikita".John, 65, was accused of stealing lyrics from

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  Chinese composer wins musical award

  Hollywood | November 04, 2012 8:37 IST

  Moscow, Nov 4:  Chinese composer and conductor Tan Dun has received the Shostakovich Award named after Russian musician Dmitri Shostakovich.Tan, an iconic Chinese musician, said he was "honoured and touched". He said he got familiar

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  Chile: Daughter of Allende's VP wins in Santiago

  World | October 29, 2012 16:59 IST

  Santiago, Chile, Oct 29: Chile's ruling center-right alliance lost several key mayoral races in municipal elections Sunday that featured millions of citizens voting for the first time after last year's electoral reforms.The left's biggest victory

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  Chinese man sues wife for hiding her ugliness through plastic surgeries, wins lawsuit

  World | October 28, 2012 10:08 IST

  Beijing, Oct 28 : A Chinese man divorced and then sued his wife for hiding her ugliness by undergoing plastic surgeries.Jian Feng from northern China said  the trouble with his wife's looks only began after

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  East Zone wins second successive Duleep Trophy title

  Cricket | October 25, 2012 18:22 IST

  Chennai, Oct 25: Bengal's left-arm spinner Iresh Saxena and part-time leg-break bowler Anustup Majumdar shared nine wickets amongst themselves as East Zone won their second successive Duleep Trophy title beating Central Zone by virtue of

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  Sun TV Network wins IPL franchise for 10 years

  Cricket | October 25, 2012 14:09 IST

  Mumbai, Oct 25: Sun TV Network today won the Hyderabad franchise of the Indian Premier League for an amount of Rs 85.05 crores per year, putting an end to the process of finding a new

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  Hilary Mantel Wins the 2012 Man Booker Prize

  World | October 17, 2012 9:36 IST

  Australia, Oct 17: Hilary Mantel Wins the Man Booker Prize 2012 for her book Bring Up the Bodies, a tale of Tudor treachery that follows the fates of the king's right-hand man, Thomas Cromwell, and

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  European Union EU wins Nobel Peace prize

  World | October 12, 2012 15:19 IST

  Oslo, Oct  12: The European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to promote peace and democracy in Europe -- despite being in the midst of its biggest crisis since the

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  Messi, Van Persie star in Barcelona, Man United wins

  Football | October 03, 2012 17:30 IST

  Geneva, Oct 3: Lionel Messi was Barcelona's goal maker and Robin Van Persie was Manchester United's goal taker as the star forwards shone in Champions League victories Tuesday. Messi created chances for Alexis Sanchez to

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  Levi wins ICC T20I Performance of the Year

  Cricket | September 15, 2012 20:15 IST

  Colombo, Sep 15: South African batsman Richard Levi won the ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year here Saturday in recognition of his 51-ball 117 not out innings against New Zealand.On Feb 19, during the

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  Narine wins ICC Emerging Player award

  Cricket | September 15, 2012 19:57 IST

  Colombo, Sep 15: West Indies spinner Sunil Narine was named Emerging Cricketer of the Year at the International Cricket Council Awards here Saturday.The 24-year-old from Trinidad, follows in the footsteps of last year's winner and

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  Indian wins USD 1 mln prize in Qatar draw

  World | September 12, 2012 21:22 IST

  Dubai, Sep 12: An Indian national residing in Qatar has won the latest Qatar Duty Free (QDF) dollar millionaire draw.Satheesa Babu, an aircraft technician who works with the Qatar Emiri Air Force, bought his ‘lucky

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  Vipul Mehta wins 'Indian Idol 6'

  Bollywood | September 02, 2012 8:28 IST

  Mumbai, Sep 1: The sixth season of singing reality show Indian Idol came to an end with Vipul Mehta winning the show tonight.There were three contestants, all from Punjab—Vipul Mehta, Devendra Pal Singh and Amit

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  Clijsters wins her 22nd consecutive US Open match

  Tennis | August 31, 2012 14:27 IST

  New York, Aug 28: Kim Clijsters began the last tournament of her career by winning her 22nd consecutive U.S. Open match, beating 16-year-old American wild card Victoria Duval 6-3, 6-1 in the first round Monday

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  Serena wins at Stanford in final Olympic tuneup

  Tennis | July 16, 2012 17:32 IST

  Stanford (California), Jul 16: Serena Williams overcame a shaky start and two service breaks to beat lucky loser Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday for her second straight Bank of the West Classic title.Eight days

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  Indian wins USD 1 million draw in Dubai

  World | July 11, 2012 20:06 IST

  Dubai, Jul 11: A 34-year-old Indian has won a USD one million lucky draw in Dubai Duty Free's 130th Millennium Millionaire festival.Sreeju Nambron, who works for a construction company in Saudi Arabia, had the winning