FIFA chief Blatter calls for alternative to penalty shootouts
May 25th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Budapest, May 25 (IANS) FIFA president Sepp Blatter Friday called upon German great Franz Beckenbauer, head of the Football Task Force 2014, to find an alternative to the "tragedy" ... Read more...
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Akash keeps lead; Reddy shocks Chowdhury
May 25th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Tirupati, May 25 (IANS) Overnight sole leader G. Akash of Tamil Nadu escaped a loss to Saptarshi Roy of Railways in the 10th round to maintain his lead in the ... Read more...
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Daredevils opt to field against Super Kings
May 25th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 25 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field against Chennai Super Kings in the second qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu gear up for Manipur Challenge in Santosh Trophy semis
May 25th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Cuttack, May 25 (IANS) Manipur, who are still to have an I-League club, will be looking to make their mark the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy when they ... Read more...
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Clarke won’t play till late 30s
May 25th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, May 25 (IANS) Australia's cricket captain Michael Clarke revealed that he won't play cricket into his late 30s due to a back problem that was diagnosed at the age ... Read more...
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Tensions rise in Madrid ahead of Copa del Rey final
May 25th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 25 (IANS) Controversy surrounds the celebration of Friday's Copa del Rey final between Athletic Club Bilbao and FC Barcelona in the Spanish capital of Madrid following declarations by ... Read more...
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Top juniors for IGU golf
May 25th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 25 (IANS) After a successful northern run of the Toyota-IGU Junior National Tour in Gurgaon, the southern edition of the tour will be held at the par-72 Karnataka ... Read more...
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Jessica Ennis ‘labelled “overweight” by UK Athletics’
May 25th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, May 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The track and field athlete Jessica Ennis has been labelled as overweight by a high rank UK Athletics official, according to her coach Toni Minichiello.
Minichiello, who ... Read more...
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Russia’s London-bound athletes to undergo dope test
May 25th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 25 (IANS) The Russian authorities are going to test all athletes heading to the London Olympics for doping, an official said."Prior to departure for the Olympic Games, the ... Read more...
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Former Liverpool defender Aurelio joins Brazil’s Gremio
May 25th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 25 (IANS) Brazilian club Gremio has announced the signing of former Liverpool and Valencia defender Fabio Aurelio.Aurelio was released by Liverpool earlier this month after six ... Read more...
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Last chance for fringe players as Spain face Serbia
May 25th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 25 (IANS) Spain coach Vicente del Bosque will carry out some experiments with his side when Spain kick off their preparations for the European 2012 Championships with ... Read more...
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No Euro 2012 boycott, says Polish PM
May 25th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, May 25 (IANS) There will be no boycott of the Euro 2012 football championship in Ukraine and Poland, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after talks with European Union ... Read more...
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Polish hotels begin lowering tariff before Euro 2012
May 25th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, May 25 (IANS) Three weeks before the start of the Euro 2012 football tournament, Polish hotels have begun lowering their tariffs as they are left with thousands of unbooked ... Read more...
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Former Brazil keeper Dida signs with Portuguesa
May 25th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 25 (IANS) Brazilian first division club Portuguesa have confirmed the signing of former Brazil international goalkeeper Dida on a one-year contract.The 38-year-old has not played ... Read more...
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IOC allows Kuwaiti athletes to compete under Olympic flag
May 25th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa (Canada), May 25 (IANS) Kuwaiti athletes can compete under the Olympic flag at the London Games after their Olympic committee was suspended, the International Olympic Committee said.The Kuwaiti Olympic ... Read more...
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Olympic gold medallist Chen Ying picks up World Cup title
May 25th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 25 (IANS) China's Olympic champion Chen Ying lifted the women's 25m pistol title in Munich's World Cup shooting event, the ISSF official website reported Friday.Chen shot the best ... Read more...
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Court quashes FIR against Luke Pomersbach
May 25th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday quashed US national Zohal Hamid's first information report (FIR) against Indian Premier League (IPL) player Luke Pomersbach that ... Read more...
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Sammy backs Gibson’s approach to team building
May 25th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham (England), May 25 (IANS/CMC) Captain Darren Sammy has come to the defence of under-fire West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson, contending that the Barbadian had transformed the side into ... Read more...
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Rajasthan, Andhra win twice in junior basketball
May 24th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Puducherry, May 24 (IANS) Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh boys recorded two victories as did Haryana and Jharkhand in the girls section in the preliminary league of the 63rd National basketball ... Read more...
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Anaka, Joshna enter semis in Chennai Open
May 24th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Twice in arrears, young Anaka Alankamony defeated top seed Siti Munirah from Malaysia 4-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 11-4 to enter the semi-finals of the WSA Chennai ... Read more...
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Sekar hoping for better show against Super Kings
May 24th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) While promising a better performance Friday against the Chennai Super Kings in the Qualifier-2 game, TA Sekar, the Delhi Daredevils coach believed that his team ... Read more...
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Kenyan ace hopes to set record at TCS World 10K Bangalore
May 24th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 24 (IANS) Kenyan Dennis Kimetto, who recently set a World record for 25 Km run, hopes to live up to his star billing as he heads a classy ... Read more...
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10K run augurs well for India: Linford Christie
May 24th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 24 (IANS) Endorsing the TCS World 10K run to be held here Sunday, former World sprint champion Linford Christie Thursday hoped that the event would inspire a new ... Read more...
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India’s U-16 team beaten by US U-17 boys
May 24th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) India's U-16 boys based at the IMG Academy in Florida went down fighting to USA U-17 1-0 in a practice football match.According to information received ... Read more...
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ICC launches spot-fixing probe against Kenyan player
May 24th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 24 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an investigation into fresh match-fixing claims involving a Kenyan player during a 2011 World Cup match against Pakistan at ... Read more...
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Services face Kerala in Santosh Trophy semis
May 24th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Cuttack, May 24 (IANS) Services and Kerala will square off in the semi-final of the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy at the Barabati Stadium here Friday.With tournament favourites ... Read more...
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Sania-Bethanie in final of WTA Brussels Open
May 24th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, May 24 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands qualified for the final of the WTA Brussels Open tennis beating Anastasia Rodionova and Casey Dellacqua 6-3, ... Read more...
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ECB fines Kevin Pietersen for Twitter outburst
May 24th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 24 (IANS) England's star batsman and former captain Kevin Pietersen was fined by the team management for his Twitter outburst against ex-cricketer and Sky commentator Nick Knight, the ... Read more...
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Sealed stands released for IPL qualifier and final
May 24th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) heaved a sigh of relief after the Madras High Court Thursday upheld their plea to permit them to open the ... Read more...
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JK Asia Series to run in Europe (Lead)
May 24th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The second edition of JK Racing Asia series, consisting of 16 races, will make an entry into Europe where two rounds of the championship are ... Read more...
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Hapless India thrashed by New Zealand in Azlan Shah opener
May 24th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 24 (IANS) India were thrashed 1-5 by New Zealand in their first match of the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here Thursday evening.It was a poor display ... Read more...
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JK Racing Asia Series to have two rounds in Europe
May 24th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The second edition of JK Racing Asia Series beginning this weekend in Malaysia has added two European venues in its calendar.The 16-race series (formerly known ... Read more...
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Tokyo excited to be in race for hosting 2020 Olympics
May 24th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, May 24 (IANS) The Tokyo city government is excited about the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to pick the Japanese capital as one of the three candidate ... Read more...
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Lee Chong Wei’s injury not serious
May 24th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Wuhan (China), May 24 (IANS) Diagnosis showed that Malaysia's World No.1 shuttler Lee Chong Wei's ankle injury is not a serious one and he should recover in two to three ... Read more...
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Brazil lags 95 percent in 2014 Football World Cup work
May 24th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 24 (IANS) A Brazilian government report has revealed just five percent of the country's 2014 Football World Cup projects have been completed, implying nearly 95 percent ... Read more...
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