Olympic table tennis: China’s Zhang Jike wins gold
August 3rd, 2012 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
London, August 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.1 Zhang Jike beat fellow Chinese player Wang Hao for gold in Thursday's Olympic table tennis singles final.Zhang, the 24-year-old World Champion, closed it ... Read more...
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French Open champion Li Na wants to ‘remain the same’
May 26th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 26 (IANS) Defending French Open winner Li Na said she was focusing on the preparation for the first round's games, reiterating her willingness to lead a normal life ... Read more...
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British champion Trump suffers shock defeat in snooker championship
May 1st, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield, May 1 (IANS) British champion Judd Trump suffered a shock 12-13 defeat to Allister Ali Carter in the last 16 of the snooker world championship at the Crucible.Resuming 9-7 ... Read more...
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World snooker: Cao Yupeng loses, Hendry thrashes holder
April 29th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 29 (IANS) China's Cao Yupeng lost 7-13 to Ryan Day of Wales in the last 16 clash while Stephen Hendry shut out the defending champion John Higgins ... Read more...
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Cao trails Ryan 2-6 after first session at world snooker (Lead)
April 28th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 28 (IANS) Welshman Ryan Day took a comfortable 6-2 lead over China's Cao Yupeng in the first session of their last-16 match at the world snooker championship ... Read more...
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Cao trails Ryan 6-2 after first session at world snooker
April 28th, 2012 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 28 (IANS) Ryan Day of Wales took a comfortable 6-2 lead over China's Cao Yupeng in the first session of their last-16 match at the world snooker ... Read more...
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Shuttler Kashyap qualifies for London Olympics
April 28th, 2012 - 1:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India's Parupalli Kashyap Friday qualified for the London Olympics with third-seeded Chinese Chen Jin pulling out of the quarterfinal match, citing a wrist injury, in ... Read more...
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Mark Williams in last 16 of snooker worlds
April 27th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 27 (IANS) China's Liu Chuang suffered a first-round exit from the World Snooker Championship after a 6-10 loss to Welsh veteran Mark Williams here.The 22-year-old Liu, who ... Read more...
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Getting the hang of Chinese at the right time: Saina Nehwal (Interview)
March 25th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Saina Nehwal could not have won the Swiss Open title at a more appropriate juncture in her career. The Indian badminton champion badly and quickly ... Read more...
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Chowrasia hopes to get back to winnings ways at Avantha Masters
February 15th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 15 (IANS) Indian golfer and defending champion S.S.P. Chowrasia believes he is capable of pulling off a hat-trick of wins on home soil when the Avantha Masters tees ... Read more...
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Mavericks sign Chinese forward Yi Jianlian
January 7th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 7 (IANS) National Basketball Association (NBA) team Dallas Mavericks have signed 6-foot-10 Chinese forward Yi Jianlian on a year's contract.Yi is expected to begin his stint with the ... Read more...
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Negi trounces Yifan; Caruana and Laznicka share lead at AAI Chess
June 23rd, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Indian National champion Parimarjan Negi got himself on the scoreboard with a convincing win over women's world champion Hou Yifan of China in the second ... Read more...
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Li Na wins French Open, is first Asian to win Grand Slam singles
June 4th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 4 (IANS) Chinese Li Na defeated defending champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4, 7-6 (7-0) to lift the women's singles title at the French Open here Saturday and ... Read more...
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Li Na Becomes The First Asian To Make It To Grand Slam Final
January 27th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Melbourne, Australia, Jan 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Li Na became the first Asian woman to go up to a Grand Slam final. She has gone up to the finals of the ... Read more...
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Li Na beat Wozniacki despite not getting ‘good night’s sleep’ due to hubby’s snoring!
January 27th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 27(ANI): World No.9 Li Na has said that her shock win over World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki in the Australian Open semi-finals came despite not getting much sleep last night.After an ... Read more...
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Humpy loses to China’s Yifan for second straight time
December 19th, 2010 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Hatay (Turkey), Dec 19 (IANS) For the second successive time, India's top rated player in the competition Koneru Humpy crashed out to China's 16-year-old Hou Yifan in the semi-finals of the Women's ... Read more...
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Saina destroys Chinese opponent, clinches Hong Kong title
December 12th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Dec 12 (IANS) India's sensational Saina Nehwal showed her grit and class as she overpowered China's Shixian Wang 15-21, 21-16, 21-17 in a marathon encounter to win the Hong Kong ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Sodhi wins double trap gold, women’s archery team bronze (Afternoon Lead)
November 21st, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 21 (IANS) Double trap shooter Ronjan Singh Sodhi won India's first gold in shooting while the team bagged the bronze at the Asian Games here Sunday.The Indian women's archery ... Read more...
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Saina Nehwal now World No.3, family overjoyed (Lead)
June 24th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 24 (IANS) India's star shuttler Saina Nehwal attained a new peak in her fast-moving career as she shot up three places to World. No 3 in the rankings Thursday.
Saina, who ... Read more...
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Saina Nehwal now World No.3
June 24th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 24 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal scaled a new high when she shot up three places to World. No 3 in the latest rankings released by the Badminton World Federation Thursday.
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Mutatkar looking to carry forward Badminton Asia success
April 16th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Comeback girl Aditi Mutatkar, after pulling off two sensational victories in the Badminton Asia Championship here, was Friday shown the door by Chinese qualifier Xin Liu. But ... Read more...
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Saina strong favourite in Badminton Asia Championships
April 11th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India's badminton star Saina Nehwal will be looking to justify her top seeding at the Badminton Asia Championships beginning at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here Monday.
With ... Read more...
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Yao Ming’s Unborn Baby Creates A Buzz
March 4th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Mar 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The unborn child of Houston Rockets star Yao Ming is already creating quite a stir as speculations are ripe about what will be the citizenship of ... Read more...
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Li Na Moves To Semi-Final Of Australian Open
January 27th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Melbourne, Jan 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The professional tennis player of China, who was considered to be an underdog against the star player Venus Williams had played exceptionally well in the ... Read more...
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Li upsets Venus to reach semi-finals of Australian Open
January 27th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 27 (ANI): China's Li Na became second player from her country to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open after she defeated World No.6 Venus Williams 2-6 7-6 (7-4) ... Read more...
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Zheng Jie makes history by becoming first Chinese player to enter Oz Open semi-finals
January 26th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 26(ANI): Unseeded Zheng Jie has become the first player from China to make it to the semi-finals of the Australian Open, after a straight sets demolition of Maria Kirilenko.Jie ... Read more...
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Djokovic advances to Australian Open quarters (Lead)
January 25th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 25 (DPA) Novak Djokovic took a step closer to a possible second title at the Australian Open with a dominating 6-1, 6-2, 7-5 defeat of Pole Lukasz Kubotonday as ... Read more...
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Li upsets Wozniacki to reach Australian Open quarter-finals
January 25th, 2010 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 25 (DPA) China's Li Na swamped Danish fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3 Monday to reach the third Grand Slam quarter-final of her career with the victory at the ... Read more...
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World No. 1 Lee knocked out of Indian Open
March 25th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 25 (IANS) The Yonex Sunrise Indian Open badminton championship got off to a sensational start with World No. 1 Malaysian Chong Wei Lee being knocked out by unseeded Chinese ... Read more...
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Winning start by shuttler Saina Nehwal (Badminton Lead)
August 9th, 2008 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) Saina Nehwal used the atmosphere she described as 'electrifying' to propel herself to a comfortable win in the first round of the Women's singles badminton competition ... Read more...
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Zheng Jie resurfacing in time for Olympics
July 16th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, July 16 (Xinhua) If Zheng Jie thought winning two Grand Slam tennis events was tough, she now faces an even tougher job - to claim her first ever Olympic title on ... Read more...
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World’s most lucrative women’s golf Tour to debut in China
July 9th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 9 (IANS) The world's most lucrative women's golf tour arrives in China this October. The inaugural Grand China Air Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) that features world No.2 Annika Sorenstam ... Read more...
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Bhullar best among Indians at Volvo China Open
April 17th, 2008 - 10:31 pm ICT by admin
Beijing, April 17 (IANS) Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar turned out to be the best among his compatriots after he shot a three-under 69 on the opening day of the Volvo China Open ... Read more...
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Jeev, Liang carry the Asian flag at US Masters
April 6th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by admin
Atlanta (US), April 6 (IANS) As Asian golf grows in strength, Jeev Milkha Singh and Liang Wen-chong will carry the Asian flag at the US Masters next week. Also in the field ... Read more...
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