Exciting races on cards
September 14th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) With a maximum of 75 points up for grabs, the three LGB Formula 4 races scheduled for the weekend are likely to generate a lot of ... Read more...
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Olympics Archery: Indian women pipped by Denmark (Lead)
July 29th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) India's challenge in the London Olympics archery team event ended Sunday when the women lost to Denmark by a slender one-point margin in the elimination round ... Read more...
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Olympic Archery: Indian women upstaged by Denmark
July 29th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) The Indian challenge in the archery team event at the Olympics ended Sunday when the women lost to Denmark in the Elimination round at Lord's.The World ... Read more...
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Mills says New Zealand wary of inconsistent Windies
June 27th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, June 27 (IANS/CMC) New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills says it is the inconsistency of the West Indies that makes the Caribbean side such a difficult team to play against.Speaking ... Read more...
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Skipper Sammy rues his team’s inconsistency
June 25th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham, June 25 (IANS/CMC) Dejected West Indies captain Darren Sammy has lamented the team's inconsistent displays after they slipped to another loss to finish their tour of England empty handed.The tourists ... Read more...
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Boldness is a complicated issue: Nandana Sen
May 22nd, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Beautiful Nandana Sen shot bold scenes for "Rang Rasiya" unabashedly, but she feels boldness is treated with double standards in the industry.The daughter of Nobel laureate ... Read more...
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Pressure on Super Kings (Preview)
May 11th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) Having received a reprieve Thursday night at Jaipur with a slender but unconvincing four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals, the Chennai Super Kings now face their ... Read more...
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East Bengal look to level with Dempo in I-league
January 30th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) East Bengal have a golden opportunity to get level on points with Dempo at the top of the I-League football when they play Prayag United in ... Read more...
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We are heading to the top, says Clarke
January 28th, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Jan 28 (IANS) Australia captain Michael Clarke says his team has a lot of ground to cover for regaining the number one spot in Tests and its 4-0 thumping ... Read more...
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Depleted Churchill take on East Bengal
January 26th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Margaon (Goa), Jan 26 (IANS) Both Churchill Brothers Sports Club and East Bengal have injury concerns ahead of their I-League football clash at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, near here Friday.Churchill ... Read more...
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Pakistan government should set its house in order: Daily
January 14th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) The Pakistan government should set its house in order, said a daily as it noted that due to its vacillation and inconsistency "one can ... Read more...
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Chaennai Open: Raonic conquers Tipsarevic for title
January 9th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Canadian upstart Milos Raonic overcame World No.9 and top seed Janko Tipsarevic 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) in the final of the Aircel Chennai Open ... Read more...
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Sarwan lashes out at GCB over CT20 non-selection
December 7th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Georgetown (Guyana), Dec 6 (IANS/CMC) West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has dismissed as "crap" the reasons given by the Guyana Cricket Board for not selecting him for next month's Caribbean Twenty20 ... Read more...
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‘Maduve Mane’ a must watch for Ganesh fans (Kannada Film Review)
November 5th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Maduve Mane"; Producer: Rehman; Direction: Sunil Kumar Singh; Music: Manikanth Khadri; Cast: Ganesh, Shraddha Arya, Avinash, Sharan, Tabala Naani, Spoorthi and others; Camera: Shekhar Chandru; Rating: ***1/2With "Maduve Mane", debutant ... Read more...
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Warriors romp to 50-run victory over Redbacks
September 25th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderbad, Sep 25 (IANS) Opener Jon-Jon Smuts scored a fluent 88 as Warriors' romped to a 50-run wicket victory over South Australia in the Champions League Twenty20 match at the ... Read more...
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F-16 jets shadow Denver plane which had a ‘Kissing Couple’ onboard
September 13th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Sept 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two F-16 fighter jets shadowed a commercial flight after they received report that two passengers have locked themselves for “an extraordinarily long time” in the lavatory. It ... Read more...
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Airwaves Raja drags PM again, wants Chidambaram in witness box
July 26th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Hours after saying he did not wish to implicate Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or anyone else in the 2G spectrum allotment case, former telecom ... Read more...
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Katich blames selectors for Australia’s Ashes loss
June 11th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, June 11 (IANS) Australian batsman Simon Katich, who has been denied the central contract, has launched a scathing attack against the country's cricket administrators and squarely blamed the selectors ... Read more...
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‘Johny Mera Naam…’ lacks punch (Kannada Movie Review)
June 5th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Johny Mera Naam....Preethi Mera Kaam"; Cast: Vijay, Ramya, Rangayana Raghu, Daththanna, Sharan and Achyutha; Producer: Jayanna and Bhogeendra; Story-Screenplay-Direction: Preetham Gubbi; Music Director: Hari Krishna; Camera: S. Krishna; Rating: ... Read more...
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Chennai should romp home against Delhi
May 11th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) James Hopes, the newly-appointed captain of Delhi Daredevils in place of an injured Virender Sehwag, will have his hands full to keep a team that ... Read more...
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Nathan Astle: Black Cap batsmen must step up
March 24th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Mar.24 (ANI): Former New Zealand batsman Nathan Astle believes that the Black Caps must not mix it up and play three spinners in the match on Friday against South Africa, but ... Read more...
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Pak, US differ on applicability of international laws in Davis case
February 22nd, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 22 (ANI): Pakistan has made it clear that the case of Raymond Davis, an American national who murdered two Pakistani citizens in Lahore, will be decided by the judiciary ... Read more...
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Shrinking snow and ice cover ‘making global warming worse’
January 19th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 19 (ANI): A new research from the University of Michigan has shown that the decreasing snow and ice cover on Earth's surface has contributed much more to global warming than ... Read more...
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Rich visuals, top-class technology makes ‘Anaganaga…’ a must watch (Telugu Movie Review)
January 16th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Anaganaga Oka Dheerudu"; Cast: Siddharth, Shruti Haasan, Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna, Ravi Babu, Ali, Baby Harshita and others; Director: Prakash Rao Kovelamudi; Producers: Prasad Devineni-Prakash Rao Kovelamudi; Music: M.M. Keeravani, ... Read more...
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Clarke is finished unless he changes his footwork: Kim Hughes
January 11th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 11 (ANI): Michael Clarke, who averaged a miserable 21 in the Ashes series against England, is finished and will struggle to retain his spot in the Australian side, according to ... Read more...
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Dickie Bird says UDRS ‘belittling’ umpires, holding the game up
January 6th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6(ANI): Former cricket umpire Dickie Bird reckons that the increased use of technology in international cricket will turn umpires into mere bystanders."Electronic aids have taken all the authority away from ... Read more...
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10 million reasons for not returning to Australia: Saker
January 5th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 5 (ANI): England bowling coach David Saker, who is one of the main architects behind his team retaining the Ashes, has said that he has 10 million reasons for choosing ... Read more...
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Australian bowlers need to be consistent: McGrath
January 4th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Former Test paceman Glenn McGrath Tuesday backed Australia's battered fast bowlers but said they needed to be more consistent. McGrath, who was at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) ... Read more...
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Lauryn Hill Hogging Limelight For Comeback Tour
December 21st, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a move that has left music lovers in a state of anticipation, Grammy favorite and Fugees vocalist Lauryn Hill has said that she will perform ... Read more...
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Instructions on over-the-counter medicines for kids found to be ‘confusing’
December 1st, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): A new study has revealed that instructions on boxes and bottles of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines for children in the United States are confusing and hard for parents to ... Read more...
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Why the same face may look male or female
November 25th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): Neuroscientists have discovered that our brains apparently can perceive some faces as male when it appears in one section of our field of view, but female when it ... Read more...
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Apex court judge mourns inconsistency in judgments
November 14th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow , Nov 13 (IANS) Expressing concern over inconsistency in judgments, Supreme Court judge R.V. Raveendran said Saturday that such anomalies had led the common man to lose faith in the judicial ... Read more...
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Success only comes from hard work, pain: Amitabh Bachchan
November 7th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, an iconic celebrity known for his awe-inspiring acting abilities, believes that success can only be achieved through hard work and pain."Nothing in ... Read more...
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Facebook postings could cost you your job
November 2nd, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 02 (ANI): A man in Australia, who took two sick days during the New Year, was fired from his barman job after a photo of him partying on the ... Read more...
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Jones asks Aussies to learn the ‘art of cricket’ from ‘genius’ Tendulkar
October 16th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 16 (ANI): Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar's dominance in batting is well known, but what makes him a genius and separates him from other batsmen in world is his ability ... Read more...
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