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  MCG crowd breaks test attendance world record

  Cricket | December 26, 2013 12:14 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Cricket Australia says a world record crowd of 90,831 has attended day one of the fourth Ashes test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.   The Thursday crowd surpassed the 90,800, also at the MCG,

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  World record: US man knits 12-foot scarf while running marathon

  World | October 23, 2013 6:41 IST

  Kansas City : David Babcock, a graphic-design professor at the University of Central Missouri broke the Guinness World Record on Saturday (Oct 19) for knitting the longest scarf while running a marathon. The scarf he

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  11-year-old Indian roller skater sets new world record

  Other Sports | July 28, 2012 10:26 IST

  London, Jul 28: An 11-year-old Indian boy set a new world record by flattening himself enough to skim under poles just 6.75 inches from the ground.Rohan Ajit Kokane completed the amazing feat in front of

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  Kulkarni's to set world record of 'Tallest Family'

  India | June 24, 2012 20:58 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 24: They stand out wherever they go and now India's tallest family is hoping to set a new world record with their combined height, reports Daily Mail.The Kulkarnis, from the city of

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  Indore Youth Sets Indian Record For Sleeping On Ice Slabs For 2 hr 15 min

  India | January 03, 2012 14:14 IST

  Indore, Jun 3 : A 19-year-old engineering student Ankur Singh on Monday set an Indian record for sleeping on ice slabs continuously for two hours 15 minutes.  18 ice slabs weighing 25 quintals were brought

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  18.16 Metre Long Home-Made Chocolate Made For World Record

  India | January 01, 2012 17:50 IST

  Udhagamandalam (TN), Jan 1: In a bid to enter record books, a baker in this hilly tourist town has produced a mega home-made milk chocolate measuring 18.16 metre in length and 0.75 metre wide.Fazloor Rahman

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  More Than A Lakh Cyclists In Bid To Break World Record

  World | December 31, 2011 19:14 IST

  Taipei/Hong Kong, Dec 31: More than a hundred-thousand cyclists in Taiwan took part in an attempt to break the record for the world's largest bicycle parade.Participants set off simultaneously from 1,000 check-in points around Taiwan

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  11-Year-Old Pak Girl Sets World Record By Passing O-Level

  World | December 11, 2011 22:41 IST

  Chiniot, Pakistan, Dec 11: Eleven-year-old girl Sitara Akbar has set a world record by passing O-level English, Mathmatics and Science, Geo News reported on Sunday.This is not the first time that Sitara from Chanab area

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  Jammu Hair Saloon Owner Attempts World Record

  India | October 15, 2011 12:47 IST

  Jammu, Oct 15: A men's beauty saloon owner in Jammu's New Plot area, Joginder Malia, has begun his attempt to establish a world record of carrying out shaving, haircut and facial continuously for 240 hours

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  Makau Breaks World Record In Berlin Marathon

  Other Sports | September 25, 2011 15:42 IST

  Berlin, Sept 25: Patrick Makau of Kenya broke the world record to win the Berlin Marathon on Sunday.Makau pulled away after 27 kilometers and finished in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 38 seconds.Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia,

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  Watson Hits World Record 15 Sixes Against Bangladesh

  Cricket | April 12, 2011 7:16 IST

  Dhaka, Apr 11: Shane Watson smashed a record 15 sixes in a career-best 185 not out as Australia clinched a three-match series against Bangladesh with a nine-wicket win in the second one-dayer today.The explosive opener

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  Murali Doesn't Deserve World Record, Says Emerson

  Cricket | July 22, 2010 13:55 IST

  Ross Emerson, the Australian umpire who in 1999 called Muttiah Murlitharan for chucking, feels the Sri Lankan spin wizard doesn't deserve to hold the record of highest wicket-taker in Tests. Muralitharan retires on Thursday on