Olympics: Wrestler Geeta, high jumper Sahana out (India Intro Roundup)
August 10th, 2012 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) India wrestler Geeta Phogat crashed out while woman high jumper Sahana Kumari's plunge fell short of taking her to the final in the London Olympics here ... Read more...
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Olympics: Geeta to wrestle in repechage; Devendro, Sahana out (India Roundup)
August 10th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) India's Geeta Phogat lost her opening wrestling bout, while woman high jumper Sahana Kumari's plunge was short of taking her to the final in the London ... Read more...
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Mary creates history, Devendro misses out (Overall India Roundup)
August 9th, 2012 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) M.C. Mary Kom was India's lone medal-winning boxer at the Olympics after Laishram Devendro Singh went down fighting in his quarterfinal bout Wednesday night.Mary Kom ... Read more...
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Olympic boxing: Irishman ends Devendro’s dream run (Lead)
August 9th, 2012 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Indian boxer Laishram Devendro Singh narrowly missed out on a medal at the London Olympics Wednesday, putting up a brave fight against Irishman Paddy Barnes in ... 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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Chanderpaul digs in at top; Samuels, Roach also move up
May 23rd, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 23 (IANS/CMC) World No. One batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has stretched his lead at the top of the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) batting rankings, following his two half-centuries in ... Read more...
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Kapur best Indian at tied 13th, Manassero wins Malaysian Open
April 17th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 17 (IANS) Shiv Kapur emerged the top Indian in tied 13th place despite twin bogeys on the back nine at the Maybank Malaysian Open golf here Sunday.Kapur ... Read more...
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Canada shocked over Pakistani minister’s assassination
March 3rd, 2011 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 3 (IANS) Expressing his shock over the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's minister of minorities, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Wednesday asked Pakistan to prevent the misuse of ... Read more...
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CWG Tennis: Somdev wins historic gold in front of packed stadium (Roundup)
October 11th, 2010 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman ended India's week-long wait for a gold in tennis by outclassing Australia's Greg Jones 6-4, 6-2 in the men's singles competition of ... Read more...
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US Open Finals Update
September 14th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the rains delaying the final of the US Open by one day, it looked like Novak Djokovic had the perfect edge in the clash against ... Read more...
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India in quarterfinals of Thomas, Uber Cups
May 11th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) India entered the quarter-finals of Thomas Cup badminton after an emphatic 4-1 victory over Australia in their second group match at Kuala Lumpur's Putra stadium Tuesday.
In Uber ... Read more...
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Indian women in title round
May 7th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 7 (IANS) Indian women entered the final of the team event of the Asian squash championship after an eight-year interval with a polished win against Korea in the semi-finals here ... Read more...
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From Colaba to Chowpatty - retracing Kasab’s footsteps on 26/11
May 3rd, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Mumbai's 60 hours of mayhem began on the dark night of Nov 26, 2008, when Ajmal Amir Kasab and nine of his colleagues stepped off inflatable speedboats in ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Prakash qualifies for main draw, Yuki loses
January 4th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) US-based Indian Prakash Amritraj continued his fine run to qualify for the main draw of the $400,000 ATP Aircel Chennai Open tennis tournament, here defeating Lars Poerschke of ... Read more...
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World snooker: Merchant advances to knock-out stage
November 19th, 2009 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Yasin Merchant notched the tournament's highest break of 134 en route to the knock-out round of the ONGC-IBSF World snooker championship here Thursday along with ... Read more...
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Asia Cup Hockey: India eves lose to China in final
November 8th, 2009 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Nov 8 (IANS) Indian women's hockey team put up a brave fight before losing 3-5 to China in a pulsating Asia Cup final here Sunday.
Skipper Surinder Kaur gave India the lead ... Read more...
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Naxal sympathizers question killing of Francis Indwar
October 6th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Oct 6 (ANI): Naxal sympathizers are questioning killing of Francis Indwar by the Maoists and ask whether beheading of the unarmed Inspector of the Special Branch of Jharkhand Police is in ... Read more...
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Indian women suffer second defeat in Asian basketball
September 18th, 2009 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 18 (IANS) India crashed to their second defeat as they went down 61-84 to Chinese Taipei, in the 23rd Asian Basketball Championship for women, here Friday.
While the result was along ... Read more...
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Lisa Ray Will Walk The Red Carpet On September 16
September 15th, 2009 - 10:25 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K Jha
Fortitude under the most tiring of circumstances is not an easy situation. Ever since she blogged so dispassionately about her illness earlier this week Lisa Ray has become ... Read more...
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Lisa is epitome of grace under pressure: Deepa Mehta
September 15th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Canadian born Bollywood actress Lisa Ray, who was diagnosed with a rare cancer, has been a "portrait of courage" in her battle against the disease ... Read more...
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Naresh Kumar extends Bennett in Indian Challenger squash
September 9th, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 9 (IANS) India's unseeded Naresh Kumar put up a brave fight before going down to top seeded Dylan Bennett of the Netherlands in the main draw of the PSA Indian ... Read more...
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Saina, Anand keep India’s hopes alive in World Badminton (Lead)
August 12th, 2009 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 12 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal and Chetan Anand entered the singles pre-quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championships even as Parupalli Kashyap put up a brave fight against second seed Jin ... Read more...
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India beat West Indies in the first ODI (Lead)
June 27th, 2009 - 7:08 am ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), June 27 (IANS) Powered by Yuvraj Singh's cracking 131 runs, India defeated West Indies in the first of the four one-day internationals here at the Sabina Park Friday.
Yuvraj ... Read more...
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Taliban used ‘physical and psychological’ warfare to establish writ in Mingora
June 19th, 2009 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, June 19 (ANI): The Taliban not only used sophisticated arms and ammunitions to install their command on key installations in Mingora, but also resorted to 'psychological warfare' against the security ... Read more...
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Rushmi, Maloo lone Indian survivors in ITF tournament
May 27th, 2009 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Rushmi Chakravarthi and Parija Maloo were the only Indians to advance to the quarter-finals of the $10,000 women's International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament here at the DLTA ... Read more...
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Cancer-stricken Farrah Fawcett loses her hair
May 7th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 7 (ANI): Inoperable anal cancer has robbed Farrah Fawcett of her famous hair.Ryan O'Neal, the ailing actress' longtime partner, spoke about the Charlie's Angels star's brave fight to People magazine, ... Read more...
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Saina fails to reach Indian Open semi-final
March 27th, 2009 - 10:58 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Mar 27 (ANI): India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal bowed out of the Indian Open on Friday after losing a tough quarter-final encounter of the Women's singles badminton to Malaysia's Julia Pei ... Read more...
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Sen Revilla: Francis M. a “Pinoy Pride”
March 6th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by GD
The King of Philippine rap, Francis Magalona was a "Pinoy pride" according to celebrity ans Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.Maganola died on Friday of a multiple organ failure.Revilla said in his ... Read more...
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Sania loses to Zvonareva in Pattaya Open final
February 15th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Pattaya, Feb.15 (ANI): Indian tennis star Sania Mirza fine run at the Pattaya Open ended on Sunday after she was defeated by the Russian top seed Vera Zvonareva in straight sets ... Read more...
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Patrick Swayze all set to pen memoir
February 6th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 6 (ANI): Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze, who has been in the news for his agonizing battle with cancer, has confirmed that he is all set to pen a tell-all ... Read more...
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Cilic overpowers Somdev to clinch Chennai Open title
January 11th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) Third seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia won his second career ATP title when he overcame Indian wild card entry Somdev Devvarman 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the final of ... Read more...
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Mumbai’s CST terminus ill-equipped to tackle terror strike
December 7th, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) It's been over 10 days since terrorists went on a rampage shooting people at will at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) here. Though security personnel put up a ... Read more...
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Deshmukh promised to tighten security
December 4th, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) In an open letter to the citizens of the country a day before he stepped down as the chief minister of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh said he would ... Read more...
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Divij goes down in Lagos ITF final
October 26th, 2008 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lagos, Oct 26 (IANS) India's Divij Sharan put up a brave fight but lost to Slovakian Kamil Capkovic in the title clash for the $15,000 ITF event.Divij lost the first set before ... Read more...
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Boxer Akhil loses but boxing looks up in the country
August 18th, 2008 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), Aug 18 (IANS) Initial disappointment over the loss of Indian boxer Akhil Kumar to his Maldovian opponent Veaceslav Gojan in the bantamweight (54kg) category quarterfinal in the Beijing Olympics ... Read more...
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