Olympic wrestling: Rezaei wins gold for Iran
August 8th, 2012 - 5:21 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran's Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei grappled to Olympic wrestling gold in the men's 96kg division Tuesday, defeating Russia's Rustam Totrov on points in the final.Rezaei, 26, ... Read more...
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Olympic shooting: Karmakar finishes fourth in 50m rifle prone (Lead)
August 3rd, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Indian shooter Joydeep Karmakar finished a credible fourth in the men's 50 meters rifle prone event here Friday while Gagan Narang failed to qualify for the ... Read more...
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Six year-old Brazilian prodigy signed by Barcelona
June 16th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 16 (IANS) European giants Barcelona have signed six-year-old Brazilian prodigy Artur Miani to its fabled youth academy, La Masia.Miani was offered a place at the Catalan ... Read more...
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Man jailed for life for killing Russian soldiers
June 1st, 2012 - 4:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A court in Armenian capital Yerevan has sentenced an Armenian citizen to life in prison for killing two Russian soldiers in 2010.On Oct 23, 2010, ... Read more...
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Men’s hockey Olympic qualifier: Bronze for Canada
February 26th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Canada finished the men's hockey Olympic qualifier on a bright note as they narrowly edged out Poland for the bronze medal, beating them 4-3 at ... Read more...
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India concede equaliser in dying seconds to draw with Belgium
November 27th, 2011 - 2:41 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Nov 27 (IANS) India have been unlucky to concede a goal 26 second from time to draw 3-3 their opening game in the Champions Challenge hockey tournament against Belgium.It ... Read more...
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Dinesh in second round of World Boxing Championship
September 28th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) India's Dinesh Kumar (81kg) moved into the second round of World Boxing Championships with a 20:8 win over Nepal's Deepak Maharajan at Baku, Azerbaijan, Wednesday.Dinesh, ... Read more...
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Indian boxers off to a good start in Cuba
June 3rd, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Indian boxers were off to a good start at the "Giraldo Cordova Cardin" Memorial Boxing Tournament in Havana, Cuba, with Santosh Harijan (52kg), Kuldeep ... Read more...
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Vijender is world No.1 middle-weight boxer
September 29th, 2009 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) India's Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh is now the top ranked boxer in the middle-weight (75-kg) category.
Vijender, who earlier this month became the first Indian boxer to ... Read more...
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Vijender first Indian to reach semi-finals in World Boxing Championships
September 10th, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, Sep 10 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh of India sealed a historic first for India at the World Boxing Championships here by advancing to the semi-finals of the 75-kg category ... Read more...
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After Dinesh, Vijender in World Boxing Championships quarters
September 9th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, Sep 9 (IANS) Indian boxer Vijender Singh entered the quarter-finals of the World Championships, defeating Canadian Steve Rolls 4-2 in a keenly contested match.
In the pre-quarterfinal bout of 75 kg here ... Read more...
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Archaeologists unearth British General’s 19th century command post in Portugal
August 24th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lisbon, August 24 (ANI): A team of archeologists has unearthed what is believed to have been the headquarters of Luso-British troop commander General Wellington in the early 19th century, in a dig ... Read more...
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Three Indian boxers win silver medals in Russian meet
July 12th, 2009 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Three Indian boxers settled for silver medals in the Magomed Salam Umakhanov Memorial boxing championship at Makhachkala, Russia.
All the three finalists Amandeep Singh (48kg), Akshay Kumar ... Read more...
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Three Indian boxers in finals at Russia meet
July 11th, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Three Indian boxers, Amandeep Singh, Akshay Kumar and Manpreet, stormed into the finals of the Magomed Salam Umakhanov Memorial boxing Championships in Makhachkala, Russia.
According to information ... Read more...
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Sharpshooter Zhu claims fourth consecutive title
May 24th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, May 24 (Xinhua) Chinese sharpshooter Zhu Qinan came from behind to clinch the fourth consecutive title of the men's 10-meter air rifle at the Milan shooting World Cup.
Zhu, the gold medallist ... Read more...
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Proteas World Cup Twenty20 squad named
May 5th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Johannesburg, May 5 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday named their final 15-man Standard Bank Pro20 squad for the ICC World T20 to be played in England in June.The squad consists ... Read more...
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Hertha Berlin miss chance to go top in Bundesliga
February 7th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bielefeld, Feb 7 (DPA) Hertha Berlin missed an opportunity to go to the top of the Bundesliga standings when they were held 1-1 in an away match against Arminia Bielefeld.Former Liverpool striker ... Read more...
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Indian boxers settle for bronze in World Cup
December 14th, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 14 (IANS) All four Indian boxers lost their semi-finals and had to settle for bronze in the World Cup here.Three of them went down to boxers from Cuba, a traditional ... Read more...
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Poland foreign minister jokes — Obama’’s grandfather was a cannibal!
November 18th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 18 (ANI): Poland Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has allegedly passed racist jibes on US President-elect Barack Obama, saying that his grandfather was a cannibal, and ate a Polish missionary!An ... Read more...
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Low-spirited Gagan and Rajput also crash out(Shooting, Lead)
August 15th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 15 (IANS) India's shooting hopes are fading fast, with the marksmen unable to live upto the expectations raised by Abhinav Bindra's gold medal feat. The latest to misfire ... Read more...
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Narang, Rajput fail to qualify for 50 metre Prone Rifle
August 15th, 2008 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 15 (IANS) Indian shooters continued to misfire as Gagan Narang and Sanjeev Rajput failed to make it to the finals of the men's 50 metre Prone Rifle at the Olympics ... Read more...
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Belarus to assume presidency of CIS premiers’ council
May 23rd, 2008 - 1:08 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Minsk, May 23 (RIA Novosti) Belarus will take on the rotating presidency of the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) council of prime ministers at a session here Friday, the country's foreign ... Read more...
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Duisburg and Rostock consigned to relegation (German League)
May 11th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Hamburg, May 11 (DPA) Newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich weathered a sustained second-half comeback before overcoming MSV Duisburg 3-2 and consigning the team from the Ruhr region to second division football next ... Read more...
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Armenia’s prime minister wins presidential polls
February 20th, 2008 - 7:26 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Yerevan, Feb 20 (RIA Novosti) Armenia's Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisyan won Tuesday's presidential elections, securing 53 percent of total votes polled, the central election commission said Wednesday. According to Central Election ... Read more...
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