Olympic javelin: Spotakova wins gold, retains title
August 10th, 2012 - 5:17 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Czech javelin thrower Barbora Spotakova retained her Olympic title Thursday, throwing more than four metres further than her closest rival.Spotakova hurled her javelin 69.55 metres ... Read more...
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Olympics: Czech Knapkova glides to rowing gold
August 4th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Czech world champion Miroslava Knapkova won Olympic gold in the women's single sculls Saturday by a huge margin.Knapkova went three lengths clear in the first ... Read more...
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Olympic rowing: Sawarn Singh finishes 16th in single sculls
August 3rd, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Indian rower Sawarn Singh finished 16th in the finals of the Olympic single sculls at the Eaton Dorney here Friday.He clocked seven minutes and 29.66 seconds ... Read more...
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Yatai to face Wolfsburg in friendly match
July 8th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Changchun (China), July 8 (IANS) Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai will play against German Bundesliga team Wolfsburg July 28, the club announced.Wolfsburg will be the first big-named European ... Read more...
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Petrova returns to WTA top 20
June 24th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former world No.3 Nadia Petrova has returned to the top 20 in the latest WTA rankings published Sunday.The Russian rose two places to No. 20. ... Read more...
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Prague to host 2015 European athletics indoor championships
May 6th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Sofia (Prague), May 6 (IANS) Prague will host the 33rd European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2005."We are very pleased to confirm that Prague will be the hosts of the European ... Read more...
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Indian Wells: Paes-Stepanek reach quarters, to meet Lopez-Nadal
March 14th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Indian Wells (California), March 14 (IANS) Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek defeated Juan Monaco and Kei Nishikori 7-5, 6-4 to enter the men's doubles quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas ... Read more...
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Paes-Bhupathi crash out of Rogers Cup
August 10th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Montreal (Canada), Aug 10 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi made a shock second round exit losing 1-6, 6-7 (9) to Czech Tomas Berdych and German Florian Mayer ... Read more...
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Nice Open: Somdev out of doubles too
May 18th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Nice (France), May 18 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman and his American partner Ryan Sweeting crashed out of the men's doubles first round of the Nice Open tennis.Somdev and Sweeting ... Read more...
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Somdev crashes out of Nice Open first round
May 16th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Nice, May 16 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman crashed out of the men's singles first round of the Nice Open tennis.Somdev, ranked 66, went down fighting to World No. 53 ... Read more...
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‘Octomum’ Nadya Suleman could be homeless for the holidays
December 26th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 26 (ANI): It looks like the holiday season will not bring happiness to octomum Nadya Suleman and her 14 children.Suleman and her entire brood could soon find themselves homeless.
The ... Read more...
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Nadya Suleman To Do A Porn Movie?
September 19th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems that Nadya Suleman, who came to limelight after she gave birth to octuplets in January 2009 is going through a tough time now. The ... Read more...
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Nadal claims second Wimbledon title
July 4th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (DPA) Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated Czech Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 Sunday to claim his second Wimbledon title.
World number one Nadal cruised to victory in 2 hours ... Read more...
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Berdych beats Djokovic, reaches Wimbledon final
July 2nd, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (DPA) Tomas Berdych overpowered Novak Djokovic 6-3, 7-6 (11-9), 6-3 Friday to book a place in the Wimbledon final against either Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray.
Czech Berdych, who ... Read more...
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Berdych stuns Federer in Wimbledon quarter-final upset
June 30th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (DPA) Roger Federer suffered his worst defeat at Wimbledon since 2002 as the six-time champion was stunned by Czech Tomas Berdych 4-6, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6 in the Wimbledon ... Read more...
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‘This year’s been very patchy’, admits Murray
June 1st, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 1(ANI): British tennis ace Andy Murray, who was knocked out of the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday, has admitted that his form has been 'patchy'.Murray, a quarterfinalist ... Read more...
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French Open: Paes-Black in mixed doubles quarters
May 31st, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 31 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe fought their way into the quarterfinals of the French Open tennis mixed doubles with a 7-5, 2-6, 10-8 defeat of ... Read more...
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Somdev makes main draw of French Open for first time
May 21st, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 21 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman Friday became the first Indian to make the men's singles main draw at the French Open in 13 years as he breezed past Frenchman Adrian ... Read more...
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Fighting Prakash exits French Open qualifiers
May 19th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) US-born Indian Prakash Amritraj put up a spirited fight against Brazil's 17th-seeded Joao Souza before losing 6-4, 2-6, 6-8 in the first round of the ... Read more...
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Kiwi women’s cricket captain rated among world’s hottest female athletes
April 27th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Apr 27(ANI): New Zealand women's cricket captain Aimee Watkins has been rated among the world's 64 hottest female athletes alongside American skier Lindsay Vonn, Aussie swimmer Stephanie Rice and Czech tennis ... Read more...
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Octomom - Nadya Suleman to appear on Oprah Winfrey’s show
April 15th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
La Habra, Apr 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Octomom – Nadya Suleman is all set to appear on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ next week. Her lawyer confirmed this information. On the show, she ... Read more...
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‘Octomom’ Nadya Suleman To Appear In “Oprah Winfrey Show”
April 15th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Los Angeles, Apr 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems that 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman has her hands full of works. The news has been confirmed that 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman is the chosen ... Read more...
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Octomom Faces Foreclosure: She and 14 Kids May Lose Home
March 20th, 2010 - 2:17 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Nadya Suleman, better known as "Octomom" is most likely about to be handed an eviction notice. If this occurs she will, of course, be looking for ... Read more...
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Paes and Dlouhy beaten in Dubai final
February 28th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 28 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy lost to Swede Simon Aspelin and Australian Paul Hanley 2-6, 3-6, in the final of the $2 million Dubai tennis ... Read more...
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Paes-Dlouhy in doubles final in Dubai
February 27th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 27 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy rallied from a set down to register a 2-6, 7-6(6), 10-7 win over Germany's Christopher Kas and Belgium's Dick Norman in ... Read more...
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Octuplets celebrate 1st birthday
January 26th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 26 (ANI): Nadya Suleman, the history-making mother who became the first woman in the world to give birth to eight healthy children, celebrated the octuplets' first birthday in an early ... Read more...
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Paes-Dlouhy in Australian Open third round
January 23rd, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy, seeded third, entered the third round of the men's doubles in the Australian Open tennis at Melbourne Park Saturday. ... Read more...
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Yuki plays Minar in Australian Open qualifiers
January 12th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 12 (IANS) India's teen sensation Yuki Bhambri has entered the Australian Open men's qualifiers and he takes on Czech Jan Minar in the first round of his maiden ... Read more...
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Top seed Monfils out of Sydney with shoulder injury
January 11th, 2010 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 11 (DPA) A lingering shoulder injury forced top seed Gael Monfils to withdraw Monday prior to his start at the Medibank International.
The Frenchman had dropped hints last week in Brisbane ... Read more...
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ATP World Tour Finals: Bhupathi-Knowles lose last group match (Lead, correcting name in intro)
November 27th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles lost their last Group A match, but are already through to the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals.
Bhupathi ... Read more...
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World Tour Finals: Bhupathi-Knowles lose to Nestor-Zimonjic
November 27th, 2009 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Lukas Dlouhy lost 4-6, 6-7(9) to top seeds Daniel Nestor of Cananda and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia in an inconsequential match ... Read more...
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Tired Murray exists Paris Masters
November 13th, 2009 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Nov 13(ANI): British tennis player Andy Murray exhibited the after-effects of a late night when Czech Radek Stepanek dumped him out of the Paris Masters.The Scot had earlier completed ... Read more...
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Prakash in Korea ATP quarters
November 4th, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chuncheon (South Korea), Nov 4 (IANS) India's Prakash Amritraj entered the $100,000 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) quarter-finals here Wednesday.
Prakash carved out a fighting 6-1, 2-6, 7-6(4) win over Latvian Andis Juska.He ... Read more...
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EU’s Barroso confirms bid for a second mandate
June 9th, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, June 9 (DPA) The head of the European Union's executive Tuesday formally confirmed that he wants to hold onto his job for another five years.
"The President of the European Council (of ... Read more...
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Octomom, her kids coming to a TV near you
May 30th, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 30 (ANI): After weeks of speculation, it has finally been confirmed: Nadya Suleman has signed a deal to star in her own reality series.Suleman's attorney Jeff Czech confirmed exclusively to ... Read more...
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