Olympic table tennis: China wins men’s team gold
August 9th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) China took home the men's table tennis team gold medal here Wednesday, making a clean sweep for the second consecutive Olympics.It was the 24th gold medal ... Read more...
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Olympic table tennis: China forces into the men’s team final
August 7th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) China's men's table tennis team beat Germany 3-1 in a close game Monday to march into the final of the Olympic Games here.China's Ma Long defeated ... Read more...
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Jones shocks Murphy on world snooker championship debut
April 24th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), April 24 (IANS) Jamie Jones became the fourth qualifier to reach the second round of the World Snooker Championship, pulling off a shock victory over World No.5 Shaun ... Read more...
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India enter pre-quarters of world team squash
August 24th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Paderborn (Germany), Aug 24 (IANS) India overcame a fighting South Africa 3-0 to top Group F and qualify for the pre-quarterfinals of the men's world team squash championship here Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Indian girls finish fourth in World junior squash
July 31st, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Boston, July 31 (IANS) Indian girls finished fourth after losing the play-off 1-2 to Hong Kong while Egypt overcame hosts United States 2-1 in the final to retain the title ... Read more...
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Air India cancels 35 Mumbai flights
May 2nd, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Air India cancelled 35 flights to and from Mumbai Monday, the sixth day of the strike by almost half of the state-run carrier's 1,600 pilots, official ... Read more...
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90 percent of Air India’s domestic flights disrupted Sunday
May 1st, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) Air India suffered a 90 percent disruption in its domestic flights Sunday on account of the strike by nearly 600 pilots, though it reported fully normal ... Read more...
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US-based coach to train Pakistan’s Davis Cup team
April 10th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 10(ANI): US-based tennis coach Jalil Riaz will arrive in Pakistan in June to train the team for the Davis Cup scheduled to be held in July, Pakistan Tennis Federation ... Read more...
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Indian diaspora award for New Zealand governor general, 13 others
January 9th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Thirteen overseas Indians including New Zealand Governor General Anand Satyanand were Sunday named recipients of this year's Pravasi Bharatiya Samman for contributions to their countries of ... Read more...
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China to dominate Asian Games table tennis
November 12th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 12 (IANS) Defending men's team champions China are expected to meet little challenge in the group stage while the women have a tougher draw in the table tennis event of ... Read more...
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ADB upgrades forecast for developing Asia as broad recovery continues
July 20th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Manila (Philippines), July 20 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has upgraded its economic forecast for developing Asia after first-quarter data showed broad-based growth driven by buoyant exports, strong private demand, and ... Read more...
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Asian squash begins Saturday
April 30th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 30 (IANS) Malaysians Mohd Azlan, ranked No.16, and reigning World champion Nicol David are the top seeds in the 15th Asian Squash Championships commencing at the Indian Squash Academy here ... Read more...
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Jackie Chan in earthquake charity concert
April 28th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 28 (ANI): Jackie Chan and more than hundred stars from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan participated in a charity concert to raise money for earthquake victims in China.The five-hour concert ... Read more...
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India’s growth to accelerate in 2010: ADB
April 13th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Hong Kong (China), Apr. 13 (ANI): India's rebound from the global crisis is set to accelerate in 2010, with estimated growth of 8.2 percent, although rising price pressures present a challenge to ... Read more...
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Developing Asia’s recovery from crisis taking firm hold, says ADB
April 13th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Hong Kong (China), Apr.13 (ANI): Developing Asia's strong recovery from the effects of the global economic crisis is expected to continue through the next two years, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says ... Read more...
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Automatic secretary to help tame out-of-control inboxes
March 7th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 7 (ANI): Techies have come up with a new planning tool that can help sort urgent messages in an overflowing inbox.Andrew Faulring and colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, ... Read more...
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Now control your cellphone using magnet magic
February 24th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
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Researchers have developed a new technique that makes it possible to control a
cellphone with moving a magnet around or near it.Experts at Deutsche
Telekom (DT) ... Read more...
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Sania and Poojashree too good for Malaysians
February 5th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Sania Mirza and Poojashree Venkatesh won their singles matches, dropping a game in each set, as India beat Malaysia 3-0 to top Group II Pool. They ... Read more...
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India play Singapore first in Fed Cup
February 2nd, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) India have been drawn in pool A of Asia-Oceania Group II along with Malaysia and Singapore in the Fed Cup tennis, beginning Wednesday at the National Tennis ... Read more...
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Indian Fed Cup team favourite to qualify: Piperno
February 1st, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) India's Fed Cup coach Enrico Piperno feels Indian girls are the favourites to qualify for the Asian-Oceania Group-I stage in the Feb 3-6 competition at Kuala Lumpur's ... Read more...
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Thousands protest Hong Kong-China rail link
January 8th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Jan 8 (DPA) Thousands of protesters surrounded Hong Kong's parliament Friday to demonstrate against a proposed $8.6-billion express rail link to China.
The crowd, holding up banners and chanting slogans, gathered ... Read more...
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Pakistan again loses the right to host Davis Cup tie
December 11th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistan tennis suffered yet another setback Friday when the International Tennis Federation (ITF) moved the country's Davis Cup tie against Hong Kong from Lahore because of security ... Read more...
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World snooker: On Yee to take on Parashis in woman’s finals
November 23rd, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Ng On Yee, the 19-year old from Hong Kong-China scripted a brilliant 4-3 win against Ramona Belmont of New Zealand to enter the final of the ... Read more...
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Indian challenge in World snooker is over
November 23rd, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Igor Figueiredo of Brazil snuffed out the last of Indian challenge in the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker Championship when he zipped past a distracted Kamal Chawla 6-1 ... Read more...
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World Snooker: Indian women’s challenge ends
November 22nd, 2009 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 22 (IANS) The last of the Indian challenge, represented by Chitra Magimairajan and Meenal Thakur, went up in smoke in the women's World Snooker championship here Sunday as ... Read more...
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Alok Kumar enters knock-out stage in World Snooker
November 18th, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Alok Kumar continued his quiet and virtually unnoticed progress to the knock-out stage in the men's category as he wrapped up his fourth win in as ... Read more...
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Indian riders left in the shade in Petronas Asia Road Racing
September 5th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Sep 5 (IANS) Indian motorcyclists were given riding lessons as Thailand's Decha Kraisat (SuperSports 600cc) and Indonesia's Hokky Krisdianto (Underbone 115cc) took pole positions in their respective classes in ... Read more...
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Palin fails to turn up GOP women’s convention
September 2nd, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep.2 (ANI): Despite an invitation to speak at the conference, Sarah Palin, former vice presidential candidate, and until recently Alaska governor, has decided not come to the National Federation of ... Read more...
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Egypt retain World junior squash title; Indian girls third
August 8th, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 8 (IANS) Second-seeded India overcame the US 2-1 to finish third here Saturday, their best-ever performance in the girls team event at the World junior squash championship, while Egypt retained ... Read more...
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World junior women’s squash: Hong Kong upset India
August 7th, 2009 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 7 (IANS) Top seeds Egypt and Hong Kong will contest the team championship final in the World junior women's squash tournament here Saturday.
Egypt were stretched by a fighting United States ... Read more...
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Indian girls in semifinal of junior World Squash
August 6th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) India were pushed to the limit by Canada before the hosts pulled through 2-1 to enter the semi-finals of the 13th junior squash World team championship for women ... Read more...
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India to face Canada in world junior squash quarters
August 5th, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 5 (IANS) India progressed to the quarter-finals by drubbing England 3-0 for their third win and then drew lowly Canada in the knock-out phase of the 13th Junior World Women's ... Read more...
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India off to good start in world team squash (Lead)
August 3rd, 2009 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 3 (IANS) India were off to a flying start in the preliminary league of the junior women's World team squash championship with a 3-0 win against Germany here Monday.
Pitted in ... Read more...
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Rare champagne sets world record at Hong Kong wine auction
March 29th, 2009 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, March 29 (Xinhua) A bottle of rare champagne fetched 164,560 Hong Kong dollars ($21,097) at a wine auction here, setting a new world record for the price of any bottle ... Read more...
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Seal-hunt opponents target Hong Kong-China fur trade
January 30th, 2009 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Jan 30 (DPA) A baby seal lies helpless on the ice. Towering above it, a man wields a club, poised to land the blow that will smash the seal's skull.Moments ... Read more...
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