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  Abu Salem given bail in an extortion case, wins court's praise

  India | June 26, 2012 17:43 IST

  New 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 | June 02, 2012 19:10 IST

  Paris, 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 | June 01, 2012 19:51 IST

  Paris, 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 | June 01, 2012 19:47 IST

  Paris, 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 17:32 IST

  Paris, 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 18:58 IST

  Paris, 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 14:24 IST

  Madrid, 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 23:13 IST

  Madrid, 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 | March 27, 2012 9:13 IST

  Dehra 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 | March 12, 2012 15:55 IST

  Barcelona (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 | January 14, 2012 22:39 IST

  Hobart, 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 | January 14, 2012 22:36 IST

  Melbourne, 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 | December 09, 2011 22:16 IST

  Beijing, 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 | November 23, 2011 22:09 IST

  Los 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 | November 18, 2011 22:31 IST

  Rome, 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 | October 14, 2011 22:10 IST

  Rome, 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 | October 13, 2011 22:31 IST

  Dhaka, 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 | October 10, 2011 21:10 IST

  Los 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 | October 05, 2011 19:00 IST

  Stockholm, 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 | September 10, 2011 23:02 IST

  London, 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