1956 Olympics: India’s dominance continues
July 11th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
The discerning reckon the hockey team to the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, led by centre-forward Balbir Singh, was one of the best ever to leave Indian shores. The squad was brimming with ... Read more...
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Battle of titans in UP: Maya, Sonia cross swords (Roundup)
February 1st, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) A week before polling begins in Uttar Pradesh, the battle reached a feverish pitch Wednesday as Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and BSP leader Mayawati ... Read more...
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Bolt’s peerless victory in Zagreb 100 metres
September 14th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Zagreb (Croatia), Sep 14 (IANS/CMC) Usain Bolt continued to rebuild his air of invincibility with a peerless victory in the men's 100 metres in an IAAF World Challenge meet here Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Congress’s Gandhinagar win a dent in Modi’s invincibility? (Gujarat Newsletter)
April 22nd, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 22 (IANS) It is not so much the Congress's victory as the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) defeat in Gandhinagar that has roiled the political pot in this ... Read more...
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Indians in Trinidad and Tobago exult over World Cup win
April 4th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, April 4 (IANS) The Indian diaspora in Trinidad and Tobago was overjoyed at India's win in the cricket World Cup, with the news being splashed across the newspapers here. ... Read more...
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Akhtar says ‘fading’ Oz World Cup team has lost ‘its aura of invincibility’
March 19th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Mar 18(ANI): Ahead of the crucial Pakistan-Australia World Cup game, fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said that the current Ricky Ponting-led side is a shadow of the ruthless sides that ... Read more...
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India favourites to win World Cup: Lara
January 18th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) West Indian batting legend Brian Lara Tuesday said India are the favourites for the World Cup, beginning Feb 19 in the sub-continent but cautioned them about the ... Read more...
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Gunners star Nasri says Man U has lost its aura
December 12th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.12 (ANI): Arsenal football star Samir Nasri believes that the Sir Alex Ferguson-led Manchester United club has lost its aura of invincibility and its capacity to frighten opponents."For me, United ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods will never get back his ‘aura of invincibility’, says Oz golfer Thomson
October 10th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 10 (ANI): Australian golf legend Peter Thomson has said that Tiger Woods, the 14-time major champion, will never regain his aura of invincibility.Woods failed to win a tournament in ... Read more...
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Plea to remove Kalmadi to come up in court Oct 20
September 29th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday fixed Oct 20 for hearing a petition seeking removal of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi over alleged irregularities in preparations ... Read more...
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50-50 chance for Australia in Ashes: Steve Waugh
July 28th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Australian great Steve Waugh said Wednesday that both England and Australia have equal chance of winning the Ashes cricket series starting in November.
The former captain admitted ... Read more...
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‘Smug’ Collingwood wants to dominate Aussies and the world in ODIs
June 26th, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 26 (ANI): England's leading one-day scorer and Twenty20 skipper, Paul Collingwood, wants to dominate the Australians in the remaining three matches of the ODI series.Collingwood was stunned to find that ... Read more...
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Pak general says key Taleban leaders killed, captured in border camp raids
March 1st, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Mar. 1 (ANI): A Pakistani general has claimed that key leaders of the Pakistani Taleban have been killed or captured in an onslaught of frontier ground and air attacks."The militant command ... Read more...
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Ex-tennis great Masur says Federer looks vulnerable ahead of Oz Open
January 17th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.17 (ANI): Former tennis star and now Fox Sports tennis commentator Wally Masur believes that this year's Australian Open could throw up a surprise winner in the men's singles, as ... Read more...
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Congress at 125 - defied doomsayers to reach commanding heights (Comment)
January 2nd, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
In the Congress's centenary year in 1985, Rajiv Gandhi delivered his famous "brokers of power" speech in Mumbai, castigating the party for converting a "mass movement into a feudal ... Read more...
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Phelps not invincible as FINA moves to level things
December 13th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, Dec 13 (DPA) When several world records were broken in the run-up to the FINA world championships in Rome, it was clear that the season would be dominated not so ... Read more...
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Lyoto Machida Defeats Shotgun Rua To Ensure His Eighth Consecutive Victory
October 25th, 2009 - 11:55 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In quite an unexpected manner, Lyoto Machida defeated Mauricio Rua in a heavyweight championship at UFC 104 on Saturday. The outcome came after five intensely fought ... Read more...
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Pak Army still needs old Taliban `strategic assets’ to counter India in Afghan backyard
October 19th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.19 (ANI): The Pakistan military believes the Americans and the British will withdraw from Afghanistan - and when they do, they will need old Taliban friends such as Jalaluddin Haqqani ... Read more...
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Test greats fear Haydoss exit will end Oz aura of invincibility
January 14th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.14 (ANI): Test greats fear that Mathew Haydens decision to retire from all forms of the game will end Australias aura of invincibility on the cricket field.
Former skipper Steve Waugh ... Read more...
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Despite defeat, Aussies still the best: Shane Warne
November 14th, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 14 (IANS) Spin legend Shane Warne says Australia is still the best cricketing side in the world - despite the 2-0 drubbing in the India - but questions the quality ... Read more...
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New Zealand inspired by India’s win over Australia
November 13th, 2008 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Nov 13 (IANS) India's win over Australia has broken their aura of invincibility with even New Zealand, who are touring Down Under, declaring world champions are indeed beatable.Australia will try to ... Read more...
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England dreams of Ashes as ‘India shows the way’
November 11th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 11 (IANS) India's 2-0 victory in the Test series against Australia has given England faint hopes of regaining the Ashes, with one commentator saying the defeat had robbed the Aussies ... Read more...
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Speed, ball circulation, conviction: keys to almost-champion Spain
June 28th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Madrid,June 28(DPA) Football is a sport played by 22 men and in which "Germany always wins," former England star Gary Lineker famously said years ago - before a great Spain team came ... Read more...
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Will this be the dawn of a new age in world cricket?
March 5th, 2008 - 3:39 pm ICT by admin
(Commentary)
By Michael Jeh
For all those in the neutral corner, India's victory in the cricket will be a day of rejoicing. That in itself is a backhanded compliment to Australia - almost everyone ... Read more...
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