Kiwis lead by 41 at lunch (Lead)
September 2nd, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 2 (IANS) Tim Southee took a career best 7/64 to help New Zealand take a 12-run first innings lead against India, who were dismissed for 353 on the ... Read more...
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Sania-Bethanie reach second round at Wimbledon
June 27th, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
London, June 26 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands had it easy in the first round of the women's doubles of the Wimbledon as they notched ... Read more...
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Things you may wish to have done differently
February 27th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 27 (IANS) Failure to see more of the world, not having worked harder at school, starting smoking and not exercising enough are some of the biggest things people ... Read more...
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UK’s heaviest baby girl weighs 12 pounds
February 17th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Weighing more than 12 pounds at birth, Suzie Gzowski has officially become the heaviest baby ever born in the United Kingdom. Incredibly, the baby was born with ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Soeda stuns Wawrinka; Tipsy survives Belgian challenge
January 7th, 2012 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Japan's Go Soeda marked Japanese resurgence with an emphatic straight set win over defending champion Stanislas Warwinka while fellow-qualifier and compatriot Yuichi Sugita nearly emulated the ... Read more...
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Indian girls team makes semifinals of World junior squash
July 29th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Boston (USA), July 29 (IANS) Indian girls pulled off a stunning 2-0 win against England to enter the semifinals of the World junior team squash championship here Thursday.India next take ... Read more...
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Soderling crashes out of Australian Open, Murray, Ferrer through to quarters
January 24th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 24(ANI): World No.4 Robin Soderling crashed out of the Australian Open after being beaten by unseeded Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov on Monday.Dolgopolov outclassed Soderling, runner-up at the 2009 and 2010 ... Read more...
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Francesca Schiavone Defies Svetlana Kuznetsova In Marathon Match
January 23rd, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) At the Sunday's match Francesca Schiavone not only drew the attention of the spectators by clinching a victory against Svetlana Kuznetsova but also went to make ... Read more...
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Oz Open: Schiavone defeats Kuznetsova in longest women’s match
January 23rd, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.23 (ANI): French Open champion and Italian Francesca Schiavone needed a women's Grand Slam-record of four hours, 44 minutes to beat Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova to advance to this year's Australian Open ... Read more...
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Clijsters sends Russia’s Safina packing at Australian Open
January 18th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.18 (ANI): Belgian Kim Clijsters humiliated Russia's former world number one Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-0 Tuesday to head trio of impressive winners at the Australian Open.Tournament favourite Clijsters sent Russia's ... Read more...
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Light-weight bikes may not ‘necessarily’ reduce commuting time
December 10th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 10 (ANI): A research has found that a light-weight bike costing around 1000 pounds may not get you to work any quicker than a similar, yet heavier and cheaper model.A ... Read more...
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Working mothers interrupt sleep to take care of others
November 17th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 17 (IANS) Working mothers are two-and-a-half times as likely as working fathers to interrupt their sleep to take care of others.And women are not only more likely to get up ... Read more...
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Federer to clash with Murray in Rogers Cup final
August 15th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, Aug 15 (ANI): Former World No.1 Roger Federer will meet defending-champion Andy Murray of Britain in the Rogers Cup final.Federer booked his spot in the final with 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 ... Read more...
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Brit woman becomes slowest person to swim English Channel
July 28th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 28 (ANI): A British woman has set the record of being the slowest person to swim the English Channel after being pushed more than 40 miles off course by the ... Read more...
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Woman sets world record, slowest to swim English Channel
July 28th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) A woman shattered a nearly 90-year world record for swimming across the English Channel - by being the slowest person ever.
Jackie Cobell took 28 hours and 44 minutes ... Read more...
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Obsession with long-ball game behind England’s WC demise: Cole
July 4th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 4 (ANI): Midfielder Joe Cole has claimed that England's World Cup demise was caused by side lining of technically-gifted players due to an obsession with the long-ball game.Cole, who ... Read more...
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Rana, Naik forge ahead in motor rally
June 11th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, June 11 (IANS) Raid-de-Himalaya and Desert Storm winner Suresh Rana (co-driver Ashwin Naik), driving a Gypsy took the lead in the Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare rally on the conclusion of the ... Read more...
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A set down, Bhupathi-Mirnyi concede Monte Carlo final
April 19th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Monte Carlo, April 19 (IANS) Mahesh Bhupathi and his Belarusian partner Max Mirnyi had to content with the runners-up trophy at the Monte-Carlo Masters doubles after the Indian retired following an injured ... Read more...
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Rampaging Sehwag and Tendulkar put India at an advantage (Tea Report)
February 15th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
Kolkata, Feb 15 (IANS) Opener Virender Sehwag blasted a swashbuckling century and partnered an unfinished 150-run stand with Sachin Tendulkar as India seemed on course to a first ... Read more...
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India win first medal in South Asian Games
January 30th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 30 (IANS) India won the first medal of the 11th South Asian Games with the women's cycling team bagging the gold in the time trial competition Saturday.
The Indian team comprising ... Read more...
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Top seed Joshna bows to Siddal
January 22nd, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) An unfit Joshna Chinappa (India) yielded the initiative in the decider to go down fighting to third seed Laura Siddal of England 2-3 in the semi-final of the ... Read more...
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Peterhansel leads Dakar rally
January 5th, 2010 - 5:52 am ICT by IANS
Fiambala (Argentina), Jan 5 (DPA) Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel won the third stage of the automotive portion of the 32nd Dakar rally Monday, between the northwestern Argentine towns of La Rioja and Fiambala.
Peterhansel, ... Read more...
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Dixit, Nandrajog advance in PSA Challenger
November 18th, 2009 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 18 (IANS) Unseeded Ravi Dixit upset fourth seed Aqeel Rehman of Austria while Gaurav Nandrajog overcame eighth seeded Baseem Makram of Egypt in the pre-quarterfinals of the Indian PSA Challenger ... Read more...
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Brit kids stare at screens for 10hrs a day
August 17th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 17 (ANI): British children spend ten hours a day glued to TVs, computers, mobiles and games consoles, according to a new survey.The survey by energy firm Npower found that ... Read more...
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The #1 social networking site in Singapore, Frienster
November 5th, 2008 - 11:05 am ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
Friendster is the number one social networking site in Singapore, and is 1.8 times bigger than the next largest one, according comScore.In August 2008, the website friendster.com hit up to 974,000 guests, ... Read more...
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Alfred Hitchcock may have made secret cameo appearance in drag
August 17th, 2008 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 17 (ANI): Alfred Hitchcock may a secret guest appearance in one of his most famous films, his fans believe.Debate is raging on movie message boards over whether a ... Read more...
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Golds for Svendsen and Iourieva at biathlon worlds
February 15th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by admin
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Ostersund (Sweden), Feb 15 (DPA) Emile Hegle Svendsen of Norway clinched gold in the men's 20-kilometres individual race at the biathlon world championships here Thursday. Meanwhile Ekaterina Iourieva of Russia shot clean ... Read more...
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