Juventus fight back for 2-2 draw against Chelsea
September 20th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 20 (IANS) Juventus staged a strong comeback to cut Chelsea's two-goal lead and earn an away draw in Champions League football Group E opener here.Boosted by the fanatic ... Read more...
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The road to Brazil begins in Georgia: Del Bosque
September 10th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 10 (IANS) Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has warned his players that the defence of the World Cup that they won in South Africa in 2010 begins ... Read more...
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Bookies favour Manchester City to win EPL
August 17th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) The English Premier League (EPL) kicks off its 2012-13 edition Saturday and holders Manchester City start as the bookies favourite to retain their title.EPL Chief ... Read more...
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Russian gold medallist skater’s show in doubt
August 16th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 16 (IANS) A show starring Olympic gold medallist figure skater Evgeni Plushenko is at the centre of a dispute over organisers allegedly selling tickets for an event that ... Read more...
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Russia unhappy at not winning weightlifting gold
August 16th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 16 (IANS) Russia's failure to win a gold in the weightlifting competition at the London Olympics was "uncomfortable" but not the fault of the coaching staff, the head ... Read more...
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Olympic modern pentathlon: Lithuania’s Asadauskaite wins last gold
August 13th, 2012 - 2:23 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite won the last gold medal of the London Olympics in the women's modern pentathlon Sunday.Asadauskaite, the reigning European champion, set an Olympic ... Read more...
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Olympic boxing: Kazakhstan’s Sapiyev wins welterweight gold
August 12th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kazakhstani boxer Serik Sapiyev won gold in the men's welterweight (69 kg) category Sunday, dominating Britain's local hero Freddie Evans 17-9 in front of the ... Read more...
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Olympic handball: Norway retains gold
August 12th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Norway defended its Olympic gold medal in women's handball with a 26-23 defeat of Montenegro, which took home its first-ever medal in the Games.Norway, also ... Read more...
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Olympics: France’s Bresset scrambles to mountain bike gold
August 11th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) France's Julie Bresset scrambled to Olympic gold in the women's mountain bike race Saturday.The reigning world junior and European champion, 23, won by over a ... Read more...
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Olympic wrestling: Russia’s Otarsultanov lands controversial gold
August 11th, 2012 - 6:52 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's double European champion Dzhamal Otarsultanov won the Olympic gold in the 55 kg category of the freestyle wrestling tournament Friday.Otarsultanov was made to fight ... Read more...
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Olympic wrestling: Burroughs wrestles to gold in US-Iran match
August 11th, 2012 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Jordan Burroughs of the US took gold in a close final in the men's 74 kg against Saeed Goudarzi of Iran.With loud cheers from American ... Read more...
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Olympic shooting: Cernogoraz claims trap gold in shootout
August 6th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) European champion Giovanni Cernogoraz held his nerve in a gold medal shootout to take the Olympic title in the men's trap Monday.The Croatian fired the ... Read more...
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Russian lifter mysteriously pulls out of Olympics
August 4th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian weightlifter Dmitry Klokov has withdrawn from the Olympics for unspecified medical reasons, the country's sports minister said Saturday.Klokov, a Beijing silver medallist, was expected ... Read more...
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Olympics: Back injury dashes Russian weightlifter’s hopes
August 4th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's gold medal favourite in weightlifting Khadzhimurat Akkaev has withdrawn from the Olympics with a back injury, the national federation said Saturday.Akkaev, the world and ... Read more...
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Olympic judo: France’s Riner wins gold
August 4th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) French judoka Teddy Riner won an Olympics gold in the men's 100+ kg category here Friday, beating Russia's Alexander Mikhaylin in the final.Riner, a bronze ... Read more...
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Olympics judo: Cuba’s Ortiz wins gold
August 4th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Cuban judoka Idalys Ortiz won the gold in the women's +78kg category at the Olympics here Friday.Ortiz was awarded the victory over Mika Sugimoto from ... Read more...
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Malmerdi wins gold for Italy in kayak slalom
August 1st, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, August 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Davide Molmenti won Italy's third gold medal of the London Olympics Wednesday, claiming the men's K-1 kayak slalom.Molmenti's time of 93.43 with no penalties was ... Read more...
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Doping victim pursues Olympic gold for vindication
July 20th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Norcia (Italy), July 20 (IANS) Andrea Baldini, the former world top-ranked men's foil fencer, will go to London in pursuit of the gold that he believed could have been his ... Read more...
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Italian Olympic debutants could spoil Vezzali’s London party
July 20th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Norcia (Italy), July 20 (IANS) Italian fencer Valentina Vezzali, who targets an unprecedented consecutive fourth individual foil gold at the London Olympics, could have her party spoiled by her purposeful ... Read more...
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Poland’s former boxing champion Kulej dies
July 14th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, July 14 (IANS) Poland's Jerzy Kulej, a former double Olympic boxing champion, has died at the age of 71.Kulej won a gold medal in the light welterweight at the ... Read more...
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Brazilian playmaker Oscar denies Chelsea deal
July 10th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 10 (IANS) Highly rated Brazilian playmaker Oscar has denied reports he has been signed by European champion Chelsea.Brazil's media reported Monday that Oscar's club Internacional had ... Read more...
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Russian luge head dies in Croatia
June 25th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The president of the Russian Luge Federation, Leonid Gart, has died in an accident in Croatia, federation spokesman Mikhail Potapov said Monday.Gart, 39, had been ... Read more...
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Strootman from fan to player at Euro 2012
June 7th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, June 7 (IANS) Kevin Strootman played for Sparta Rotterdam in the Dutch second division in January last year and now he is part of the Netherlands football squad ... Read more...
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Euro 2012 Group D Preview: Injury-hit England leave race wide open
June 5th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 5 (IANS) England suffered a huge blow in their build-up to the European Championships after losing two senior midfielders due to injuries, with no one knowing exactly ... Read more...
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Strong start by Mandakini, Neetu in World Championship boxing
May 12th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Qinhuangdao (China), May 12 (IANS) India's female boxers made a strong start in the World Championships here with Mandakini Chanu (57kg) and Neetu Chahal (69kg) cruising into the second round ... Read more...
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Del Bosque defends players after tepid draw
November 16th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Nov 16 (IANS) Spanish football coach Vicente del Bosque Wednesday defended his side following their disappointing display against Costa Rica in a friendly match.Although Spain scored late goals from ... Read more...
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World Boxing meet: Manoj, Devendro lose in quarters
October 5th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Manoj Kumar (64 kg) and Devendro Singh (49 kg) lost their quarterfinal bouts to bow out of the World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Wednesday.Manoj ... Read more...
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Manoj in second round of World Boxing championships
September 30th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) defeated Valentino Knowles of Bahamas 17:11 to enter the second round of World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, ... Read more...
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Bolt set for Stockholm return
July 14th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm (Sweden), July 14 (IANS/CMC) Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has confirmed his presence for the DN Galan Diamond League later this month, in a return to the city where he suffered ... Read more...
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Bolt battles flu to win at Diamond League
July 9th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 9 (IANS/CMC) World champion sprinter Usain Bolt stormed to yet another victory but it was Trinidadian Kelly-Ann Baptiste who stole the headlines as she upset Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown in ... Read more...
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Indians start as strong challengers in Avantha Masters
February 17th, 2011 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 16 (IANS) The Indian players start as the major challengers in golf's biggest extravaganza in India at the second edition of Avantha Masters that tees off at the DLF Golf ... Read more...
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Indians start as strong challengers in Avantha Masters
February 16th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 16 (IANS) Indian players start as major challengers in the country's biggest golf extravaganza in the second edition of the Avantha Masters that tees off at the DLF Golf and ... Read more...
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Chelsea pays record-breaking fee for Liverpool’s Torres
February 1st, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Chelsea, the Premier League champions, on Monday paid a record-breaking £50 million ($80.4 million) for Liverpool's striker Fernando Torres.The transaction was made on the last day of the ... Read more...
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CWG: India adds four Bronze medals; as pugilists disappoint
October 11th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India could add just four Bronze medals here till Monday evening, as shooters duo Tejaswani and Meena Kumari and three pugilists contributed apiece to the total medal tally ... Read more...
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India real force to reckon with during Delhi CWG: England chef de mission
October 2nd, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 2(ANI): England's chef de mission Craig Hunter reckons that India would be a real force to be reckoned with during the Delhi Commonwealth Games.When asked which nation Team England ... Read more...
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