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Abu Salem given bail in an extortion case, wins court's praise
India | Jun 26, 2012, 05:43 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 26: Extradited gangster Abu Salem was today granted bail in a 2002 extortion case by a Delhi Court, which also praised his “above board” conduct in jail. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav
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Defending French open champion Li wins in 3 sets
Tennis | Jun 02, 2012, 07:10 PM ISTParis, June 2: Defending champion Li Na needed three sets to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday.The seventh-seeded Li, who last year became the first Chinese player to win a Grand
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Ivanovic loses, Stephens of US wins at French Open
Tennis | Jun 01, 2012, 07:51 PM ISTParis, June 1: Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open, while American teen Sloane Stephens advanced on Friday.Ivanovic fell to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, and Stephens advanced to
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Sharapova wins easily at French Open
Tennis | Jun 01, 2012, 07:47 PM ISTParis, June 1: Maria Sharapova won another easy match at the French Open on Friday, beating Ayumi Morita of Japan 6-1, 6-1.The second-seeded Sharapova won her opening match 6-0, 6-0 on Tuesday.The Russian has won
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Brian Baker wins 1st French Open main-draw match
Tennis | May 29, 2012, 05:32 PM ISTParis, May 29: Probably would have been hard to imagine back when Baker reached the 2003 junior final at the French Open that it would take him nearly a decade to make it to the
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Venus wins on return to Grand Slam tennis
Tennis | May 28, 2012, 06:58 PM ISTParis, May 28: Just playing at this year's French Open was an accomplishment for Venus Williams. Winning was a bonus.Williams played at a major tournament for the first time since last August, when she withdrew
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Federer rallies past Raonic, Nadal wins in Madrid
Tennis | May 10, 2012, 02:24 PM ISTMadrid, May 10: Roger Federer rallied to beat Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) at the Madrid Open on Wednesday to narrowly avoid his earliest tournament exit in two years.Federer hasn't been eliminated from a
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Serena Williams wins, Venus bows out at Madrid
Tennis | May 08, 2012, 11:13 PM ISTMadrid, May 8: Serena Williams beat Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open's second round, however older sister Venus lost 6-4, 6-1 to Angelique Kerber on Monday.The ninth-seeded Williams fired 13 aces and
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Vijay Bahuguna Govt Wins First Test Of Strength
India | Mar 27, 2012, 09:13 AM ISTDehra Dun, Mar 26: Having reached a truce with rebel Congress MLAs, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today won the first test of strength with party nominee Govind Singh Kunjwal, a loyalist of Harish Rawat, defeating
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Messi Scores Twice As Barcelona Wins 2-0 At Racing
Football | Mar 12, 2012, 03:55 PM ISTBarcelona (Spain), Mar 12: Four days after scoring a record five times in the Champions League, Lionel Messi added two more goals to reach 50 for the second straight season and lead Barcelona to a
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Mona Barthel Wins Hobart WTA Title
Tennis | Jan 14, 2012, 10:39 PM ISTHobart, Jan 14: German qualifier Mona Barthel upset Belgian top seed Yanina Wickmayer to win the Hobart WTA International on Saturday.Barthel, 21, ranked 64, capped an outstanding week with a 6-1, 6-2 victory in one
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Teen Tomic Wins Kooyong Title Ahead Of Aus Open
Tennis | Jan 14, 2012, 10:36 PM ISTMelbourne, Jan 14: Bernard Tomic won his first senior title at the Kooyong Classic Saturday stunning world number eight Mardy Fish 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the final and earning a confidence boost ahead of the
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Vladimir Putin Wins China's Support, Peace Prize
World | Dec 09, 2011, 10:16 PM ISTBeijing, Dec 9: Accused in the West of trampling on democratic freedoms and denounced at home by protesters over the conduct of a parliamentary election, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won not only China's support
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Martinez Wins The 'Dancing' Mirrorball
Hollywood | Nov 23, 2011, 10:09 PM ISTLos Angeles, Nov 23: Actor J. R. Martinez boogied past Rob Kardashian Tuesday to win the 13th edition of ABC television's hit competition "Dancing With the Stars."Martinez hoisted the mirrorball trophy with his professional partner,
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Monti Wins Confidence Vote In Italy's Lower House
World | Nov 18, 2011, 10:31 PM ISTRome, Nov 18: Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti's government today won a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament, a day after the former EU commissioner laid out radical reforms to tackle the debt
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Berlusconi Wins Confidence Vote
World | Oct 14, 2011, 10:10 PM ISTRome, Oct 14: Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi survived a confidence vote in Parliament on Friday, but his narrow majority raises doubts over his ability to govern effectively when the country needs a steady hand during
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West Indies Wins 1st ODI Against Bangladesh
Cricket | Oct 13, 2011, 10:31 PM ISTDhaka, Oct 13: Lendl Simmons smashed 122 off 124 balls for his first century in international cricket to guide West Indies to victory by 40 runs in the first ODI against Bangladesh on Thursday.In pursuit
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Robot Action Movie Real Steel Wins Weekend Box Office War
Hollywood | Oct 10, 2011, 09:10 PM ISTLos Angeles, Oct 10: Boxing robots clashed with Hollywood titan George Clooney at the weekend movie box office, and the fighting machines came out the winner.Robot action flick Real Steel starring Hugh Jackman topped the
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Israeli Scientist Wins Nobel Prize For Chemistry
World | Oct 05, 2011, 07:00 PM ISTStockholm, Oct 5: Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for his discovery of quasicrystals, a mosaic-like chemical structure that researchers previously thought was impossible.The Royal Swedish Academy of
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Arsenal Finally Wins After Swansea GK's Blunder
Football | Sep 10, 2011, 11:02 PM ISTLondon, Sep 10: Andrei Arshavin gave Arsenal its first victory of the Premier League season on Saturday, exploiting Swansea's goalkeeping blunder to clinch a 1-0 win.The Russia striker scored five minutes before halftime to bring