Walcott surprised by his own Roanldo dip
June 16th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, June 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) England winger Theo Walcott was taken aback by his own ability Saturday, and said he didn't know he had the kind of fierce dip ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah Cup: India narrowly go down to Britain
May 27th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 27 (IANS) Five-time champions India missed chances galore and went down narrowly 2-3 to favourites Britain in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here Sunday.India played a ... Read more...
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Australian hockey player dies on field
May 7th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, May 7 (IANS) In a tragic incident, a talented young women's hockey player Lizzie Watkins was killed in an on-field incident after she was hit on her head by ... Read more...
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East Bengal scrape past Chirag United 4-3
April 16th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) East Bengal beat Chirag United Kerala 4-3 in a thrilling I-League encounter at the Yuba Bharati Krinangan here Monday.For East Bengal, Penn Orji scored in the ... Read more...
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WSH: Punjab outplay Lions to enter final
April 1st, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 1 (IANS) An aggressive Sher-E-Punjab punished an errant Karnataka Lions 4-1 en route to the final of the inaugural Bridgestone World Series Hockey competition here Sunday.The score-line was ... Read more...
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Sporting Clube beat Lajong 1-0
March 31st, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 31 (IANS) Riding on a solitary strike from Adil Khan Sporting Clube de Goa earned full points as they beat host Shillong Lajong FC by a solitary goal ... Read more...
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Solar powered lasers could zap asteroids
March 28th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 28 (IANS) Engineers are developing an innovative laser-based technique to zap asteroids with greater probability of success. This could prevent asteroids from exploding on earth.The technique hinges on ... Read more...
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Radzi nets winner for Lions
March 22nd, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 21 (IANS) An opportunistic deflected goal by Malaysian Mohd Radzi three minutes from close gave Karnataka Lions a 3-2 win against Pune Strykers in the World Series Hockey ... Read more...
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WSH: Pune Strykers beat Delhi Wizards in an away game
March 4th, 2012 - 2:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Penalty corner expert Gurpreet Singh's late conversions steered Pune Strykers to an impressive 3-1 win over Delhi Wizards in the third and last match on ... Read more...
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Levante back to top four in Spanish Primera Liga
February 26th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 26 (IANS) Levante moved back into the top four of the Spanish Primera Liga with a 2-1 win away against Espanyol.Espanyol begun the day in fourth place in ... Read more...
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AC Milan ends Udinese’s unbeaten run at home
February 12th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 12 (IANS) AC Milan ended Udinese's unbeaten record at home in the current season of Italian Serie A football, overcoming a one goal deficit to win ... Read more...
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India bag bronze in four-nation women’s hockey meet
December 19th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) India's women's hockey team won the bronze, beating Ireland 4-1 in the Four-Nation Tournament in Parana, Argentina.Both the teams were locked 1-1 at half-time but ... Read more...
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Champions Trophy: Spain to meet Australia in final
December 10th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Dec 10 (IANS) Spain continued their remarkable return to form with a superb
3-1 win over The Netherlands Saturday to set up a title clash with Australia in the final ... Read more...
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Manchester City draw Liverpool to maintain lead in EPL
November 28th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Manchester City maintained a five-point lead in the English Premier League standings after a 1-1 draw away to Liverpool.Manchester City grabbed the lead after half hour ... Read more...
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Juventus beat Lazio to reach top of Italian Serie A
November 27th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 27 (IANS) Juventus extended their unbeaten streak in the Italian Serie A football with a 1-0 win at Lazio.The visitors scored the sole goal of the match through ... Read more...
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Dhoni expresses doubts on Dravid’s dismissal
September 4th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chester-le-Street, Sep 4 (IANS) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni expressed his reservations on the accuracy of the Decision Review System after his team's senior batsman Rahul Dravid was controversially adjudged ... Read more...
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Hot Spot makers reject Vaughan’s ‘vaseline’ claims
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) BBG Sports, the company that owns the Hot Spot technology which is used for the Decision Review System (DRS) in cricket, has rejected former England captain ... Read more...
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Hockey: Karnataka win through Raghunath’s golden goal (Lead)
June 16th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 16 (IANS) Drag-flicker V.R. Raghunath's golden goal took Karnataka past Air India 2-1 and into the semi-finals of the senior national hockey championship here Thursday.
Vikram Pillay converted ... Read more...
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How do jump ropes work?
November 28th, 2010 - 11:29 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 28 (ANI): Engineers have built a robotic jump rope device and used it to study the underlying physics of jumping rope.Jump ropes are used by kids for fun and by ... Read more...
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India beats England 5-4 in penalty shootout in Commonwealth Games’ hockey semi-final match
October 12th, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.12 (ANI): In a nerve-wracking match, India beat England 5-4 in penalty shootout in the Men's Hockey semi-final clash here on Tuesday to enter final. India will take on defending ... Read more...
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CWG men’s hockey: Oz thrash Kiwis to reach final
October 12th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) It was the familiar story of Australia hitting hard and fast as they swamped their Oceanic neighbours New Zealand 6-2 en route to the final ... Read more...
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CWG hockey: Oz, Kiwi women set up gold clash (Lead)
October 11th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Australia and New Zealand scrambled to unimpressive victories to set up a gold medal clash in the women's hockey competition of the Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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CWG women’s hockey: Australia beat England in semi-final
October 11th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) England failed to shake off their dubious tag of "Bronze Goddess" as they went down by a lone second-half goal to Australia in their semi-final of ... Read more...
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CWG women’s hockey: India thrash Trinidad and Tobago 7-0
October 8th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) India swept to a 7-0 win against the hapless Trinidad and Tobago to keep their semi-final hopes alive in the women's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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Real Madrid top after fortunate win in San Sebastian
September 19th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 19 (DPA) Real Madrid went to the top of the Spanish football league Saturday with a fortunate 2-1 win away to luckless Real Sociedad.
Angel Di Maria gave Madrid the lead ... Read more...
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One-inch deflection in Bhakra Dam, but no scare: officials
September 13th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (IANS) Playing down fears of a tilt in the Bhakra Dam, where the water level has crossed the maximum mark, the authorities Monday said there was just a 1.05-inch ... Read more...
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1.5 km wide asteroid on collision course with Earth in 50 years
July 30th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 30 (ANI): Scientists are warning that we need to start blasting asteroids before they collide with Earth - the latest threat being asteroid 1999 RQ36 - set to hit the ... Read more...
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Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2182, Destroying All Life
July 28th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Although it may sound like it came straight from the script of a movie, such as “Armageddon”, a huge asteroid which scientists have been watching since 1999 stands ... Read more...
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IOCL advance into Murugappa Gold Cup hockey semis
July 20th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 20 (IANS) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) eased to a 3-0 win against Hockey India Juniors to advance to the semi-finals of the 86th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament ... Read more...
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India drub France 6-0 in second hockey Test, clinch series
July 20th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) In-form dragflicker Sandeep Singh converted three penalty corners as India pummelled France 6-0 in the second hockey Test and clinched the three-match series at the French National ... Read more...
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Indian hockey team rout Belgium 6-0
July 17th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) India routed Belgium 6-0 in their third and final hockey Test at Wellington in Brussels Friday. India thus completed a 2-0 series win having drawn their opening ... Read more...
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Sneijder wins Man of the Match again
July 7th, 2010 - 4:24 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, July 7 (DPA) Wesley Sneijder's fifth goal at the 2010 World Cup helped the Netherlands beat Uruguay 3-2 Tuesday and reach the final, giving the Inter Milan midfielder the Man ... Read more...
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110-foot concrete bridge survives 8.0 earthquake simulation
June 18th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): After conducting a series of eight earthquake simulations, a 110-foot long, 200-ton concrete bridge model at the University of Nevada, Reno managed to withstand a powerful jolting, which ... Read more...
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Hosts South Africa draw with Mexico in World Cup opener (Lead)
June 11th, 2010 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 11 (DPA) Hosts South Africa earned a precious 1-1 draw against Mexico in the opening match of the 2010 World Cup, the first to take place on African soil.
In ... Read more...
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The science behind how to ‘Bend It Like Beckham’
June 10th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Johannesburg, June 10 (ANI): Science has offered an explanation of how a soccer ball 'curls' and changes direction after it is kicked."The physics of soccer balls is complex and varies with each ... Read more...
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