Olympic hockey: India looking for consolation win (Preview)
August 10th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) In what would be a repeat of the 2006 World Cup scenario, India will take on South Africa in a classification match for positions 11 and ... Read more...
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Bawa Bullies edge out Titans in Mumbai Billiards
July 24th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) With both home and away wins mandatory to qualify, hosts Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana's Bawa Bullies stormed into the pre-quarter-finals in the Zarine and Yazdi Daruvala ... Read more...
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1980 Olympics: India win gold as top teams stay out
July 17th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
After a tumultuous period following the hockey debacle at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, India fielded a relatively young but talented side for the Moscow Games where barring skipper Vasudevan Baskaran and ... Read more...
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1972 Olympics: Germany’s triumph ends Asian dominance (Sports Special)
July 15th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
The Indian hockey team to the Munich Olympics sported a new look with only four players from the 1968 edition making the cut. Making his Olympic debut was Ashok Kumar, ... Read more...
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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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Sethi, Advani to play invitational billiards
June 19th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 19 (IANS) Former World champions Geet Sethi and Pankaj Advani are among the 10 invited players who will participate in the ECA 14th G. Raman Nair handicap billiards ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah Cup: India beat Pakistan to keep faint hope (Lead)
May 31st, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 31 (IANS) A spectacular goal by Sunil a minute from the hooter gave India a 2-1 victory over Pakistan and a faint hope of making ... Read more...
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Super Kings start favourites against Daredevils (Preview)
May 24th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) The Chennai Super Kings juggernaut is well and truly rolling, and the Delhi Daredevils will have to play their best cricket yet to stop the ... Read more...
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Hilfenhaus made the difference: Hussey
May 13th, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 13 (IANS) While heaping praise on Ben Hilfenhaus whose spell of 3 for 14 spearheaded Chennai Super Kings' victory over Delhi Daredevils here Saturday, fellow-Aussie Michael Hussey said ... Read more...
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Advani survives scare in National Snooker Championship
January 30th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 30 (IANS) Defending champion Aditya Mehta made it look easy while four-time champion Pankaj Advani survived a scare against unheralded Rajat Khaneja of Chandigarh before winning in the ... Read more...
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National Basketball: Tamil Nadu upstage Services
December 24th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) Hosts Tamil Nadu pulled off a brilliant 74-70 extra-time win against last year?s runners-up Services to enter the men?s final in the 62nd senior National Basketball ... Read more...
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Gambhir to miss KKR’s CLT20 qualifiers
September 13th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Gautam Gambhir, who suffered a concussion during the last Test against England, will miss Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) Champions League Twenty20 qualifying matches Sep ... Read more...
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Top teams can have tough time in national hockey quarters
June 15th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 15 (IANS) The national hockey championship has reached its league end and the knockout stage, starting Thursday, should produce tougher contests.
The league phase with 32 teams was ... Read more...
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Odds favour Royal Challengers Bangalore against Mumbai Indians
May 26th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 26 (IANS) The Mumbai Indians need to look back to draw inspiration as they gird up for a clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore here Friday to earn ... Read more...
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Super Kings hope to win seven out of seven: Bravo
May 13th, 2011 - 1:59 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 13 (IANS) The Chennai Super Kings are keen to finish with an all-win record at home in the Indian Premier League, said the team's all-rounder Dwayne Bravo after ... Read more...
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Quarter-finals place secured, India may test Ashwin, Raina (Preview, Lead)
March 19th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) With all the brouhaha over off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's inclusion in the team, India would do well to keep their collective focus on their Group B ... Read more...
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Ashwin, Raina likely to play against West Indies (Preview)
March 19th, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) With all the brouhaha over off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's inclusion in the team, India would do well to keep their collective focus on their crucial Group ... Read more...
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CWG men’s hockey: India need to crack England defence (Semi-final preview)
October 11th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) India need to ratchet up their game and show more discipline Tuesday when they face their nemesis England in the semi-finals of the men's hockey competition at ... Read more...
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David Hussey wants quarterfinal stage for next Champions League
September 26th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 26 (ANI): Victorian cricket captain David Hussey has asked Champions League organisers to look at introducing a quarter-final stage next year in order to make the Twenty20 tournament more attractive.Australian ... Read more...
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Mumbai Indians to take on gutsy Super Kings in IPL final
April 24th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) High on form, Mumbai Indians will take on gutsy Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final here Sunday amid the murky row which has ... Read more...
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Advani brings cheer to Indian cue sport
December 20th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Dec 20 (IANS) The rising performance graph of Pankaj Advani in billiards highlighted the country's cue sport scene in 2009. The titles that he won in the Asian and ... Read more...
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Rajat Bhatia Delhi’s third captain this Ranji season
December 12th, 2009 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Rajat Bhatia will lead Delhi in their last league match against Bengal, beginning December 15, in the Ranji Trophy Super League.
Bhatia will be third Delhi captain this ... 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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India have to raise their game to retain Nehru Cup (Preview)
August 30th, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India may have made the final without any palpitations, but not many are giving them a chance of retaining the Nehru Cup football title they won ... Read more...
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Dharamsala to host Corporate Trophy cricket matches
August 28th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Aug 28 (IANS) The picturesque cricket stadium in this northern hill town in Himachal Pradesh will host Group C matches of the inaugural Inter-Corporate Trophy from Sep 1-3.
All-India Public Sector Sports ... Read more...
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Champions League to kick off in Bangalore
July 30th, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) The Champions League Twenty20 cricket will kick off in Bangalore Oct 8 with the Royal Challengers Bangalore taking on the Cape Cobras of South Africa at the N. ... Read more...
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Mumbai bank on experience against young Suarashtra in semis (Ranji Trophy preview)
January 3rd, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 3 (IANS) It promises to be a classic battle between youth and experience when Saurashtra take on the 37-time champions Mumbai in the four-day semi-final of the Ranji Trophy championship ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan clash a battle of nerves
July 15th, 2008 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
Hyderabad, July 15 (IANS) Defending champions India can take heart from the fact that their passage to the semi-finals in the Asia Cup hockey championship has been smooth whereas three-time ... Read more...
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Super Kings set IPL final date with Rajasthan Royal
June 1st, 2008 - 9:35 am ICT by admin
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings will clash with Rajasthan Royals in the title clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after they thrashed Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets in ... Read more...
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It’s ‘do or die’ situation for Knight Riders and Daredevils
May 21st, 2008 - 10:11 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils have their nose ahead of Kolkata Knight Riders in the race for a berth in the Indian Premier League (IPL) semi-finals. The two play their ... Read more...
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India to open against Pakistan in Dhaka tri-series
May 5th, 2008 - 6:20 pm ICT by admin
Dhaka, May 5 (IANS) India will open their campaign in the three-nation One-Day International Series against Pakistan here June 10, two days after the tournament opens at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in ... Read more...
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India’s NCA cricketers to compete in Australia
May 1st, 2008 - 2:52 pm ICT by admin
Brisbane, May 1 (IANS) The Bangalore-based National Cricket Academy (NCA) will try to become the second Indian side after Karnataka to win the Emerging Players Tournament to be held here in July. ... Read more...
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Lahore Badshahs play Hyderabad Heroes in ICL finals
April 4th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by admin
Panchkula (Haryana), April 4 (IANS) The Inzamam-ul Haq-led Lahore Badshahs and Chris Harris' Hyderabad Heroes will lock horns in the best-of-three finals of the Indian Cricket League's 20s Grand Championship starting here ... Read more...
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Aiyar hurt by Indian hockey team’s exit from Beijing Olympics
March 10th, 2008 - 4:51 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi/ Ludhiana, Mar 10 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar today said that he was hurt and disappointed over the Indian hockey team's defeat to Britain, which resulted in its ... Read more...
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Saddest day for Indian hockey: Gurbux Singh
March 10th, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) Former Olympian Gurbux Singh dubbed Monday as the "saddest day for Indian hockey" after the defeat of the national team Sunday night at the hands of Great Britain ... Read more...
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