Russia emerges champion, Kishan gets individual gold
August 19th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 19 (IANS) Top seeds Russia emerged clear winners after the ninth and final round of the Tata IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind at Hotel Le Royal Meridien ... Read more...
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Russia emerges champion, Kishan gets individual gold
August 19th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 19 (IANS) Top seeds Russia emerged clear winners after the ninth and final round of the Tata IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind at Hotel Le Royal Meridien ... Read more...
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Chess for blind: India down Kazakhastan
August 18th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) Hosts India 'A' came up with an inspired show to defeat Kazakhastan 3-1 in the eighth round of the Tata 14th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the ... Read more...
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Chess: Russia outwit India to take lead
August 18th, 2012 - 2:40 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) Top seeds Russia came up with a determined show as they downed India 'A' in the seventh round of the TATA 14th IBCA Chess Olympiad for ... Read more...
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Chess: India upset leaders Spain
August 16th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) India 'A' scored a stunning 2.5 - 1.5 win over Spain to move into second spot with 9 match points after the sixth round of the ... Read more...
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Spain down UK to take lead
August 14th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) Spain moved to the top of the table with 10 match points with a narrow win over United Kingdom in the fifth round of the TATA ... Read more...
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Blind Chess Olympiad: Britain, Spain top leaderboard
August 14th, 2012 - 1:48 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) International Master Colin Crouch scored a crucial win in the last game as Britain joined Spain at the top of the table with eight match points ... Read more...
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Spain surprise Russia in Chess Olympiad
August 12th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 12 (IANS) Spain found an unlikely hero in FIDE Master Desnjose Candalija who helped them upset top seed and defending champions Russia in the third round of World ... Read more...
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Chess Olympiad: Three teams share lead
August 12th, 2012 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Poland, Spain and Germany moved into lead after the second round of the TATA 14th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind here Saturday.Spain and Poland led ... Read more...
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Blind Chess Olympiad: Mixed luck for India
August 11th, 2012 - 2:05 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Top seeds Russia overcame 13th seed Slovakia shedding half a point in the top board in the first round of the TATA 14th IBCA Chess Olympiad ... Read more...
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Olympic badminton: China sweeps men’s doubles titles
August 5th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China completed an unprecedented clean sweep of the badminton gold medals Sunday, winning the Olympic men's doubles final against Denmark in straight games.Cai Yun and ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Federer plays Murray in repeat of Wimbledon final (Lead)
August 4th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Swiss World No.1 Roger Federer has survived a marathon semifinal in his quest to win a singles gold medal at the London Olympics tennis tournament ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Sharapova knocked out; Williams survives scare (Lead)
July 2nd, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (IANS) World No. 1 Maria Sharapova crashed out of Wimbledon Monday with a humbling fourth round straight-sets defeat to 15th seeded German Sabine Lisicki.Lisicki, who lost ... Read more...
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Schiavone fights back to oust Robson (Lead)
June 26th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone was forced to fight back from a set down to beat British youngster Laura Robson in the Wimbledon tennis ... Read more...
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Three Indians in Asian Squash finals
June 22nd, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kish Island (Iran), June 22 (IANS) Unseeded Dev Vazirani saved two match points to defeat higher ranked Nga Ching Cheng (Hong Kong) 3-2 to enter the boys Under-13 final in ... Read more...
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Saina pleased with her play in crunch situations
June 17th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 17 (IANS) India's badminton star Saina Nehwal Sunday said staying relaxed in crunch situations helped her win two titles in as many weeks and she is not thinking ... Read more...
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Saina wins third Indonesia Open title (Roundup)
June 17th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 17 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal got a big shot in the arm ahead of the London Olympics as she saved two match points before beating Li Xuerui of ... Read more...
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Saina scrapes past Xuerui to win third Indonesia Open crown (Lead)
June 17th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 17 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal got a big shot in the arm ahead of the London Olympics as she saved two match points before beating Li Xuerui of ... Read more...
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Indonesia Open: Saina, Kashyap storm into semis (Second Lead)
June 15th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 15 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal edged out Chinese Shixian Wang after a marathon match to enter the women's singles semifinals at the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier badminton ... Read more...
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Chen faces Vardhan in ITF title round
June 15th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 15 (IANS) Top Seed Ti Chen of Chinese Taipei, ranked 301, saved a match point to beat a feisty fourth seed Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4 ... Read more...
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How Djokovic, Nadal reached French Open final
June 9th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 9 (IANS) While Rafael Nadal had a smooth passage to the French Open men's singles final here Sunday, World No.1 Novak Djokovic had to dig deep to ... Read more...
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China beat South Korea to reclaim Uber Cup
May 27th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Wuhan (China), May 27 (IANS) China reclaimed the Uber Cup badminton event after beating South Korea 3-0 in the final here.China blanked the South Koreans Saturday for their 12th Uber ... Read more...
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Sania-Bethanie in final of WTA Brussels Open
May 24th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, May 24 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands qualified for the final of the WTA Brussels Open tennis beating Anastasia Rodionova and Casey Dellacqua 6-3, ... Read more...
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MSLTA Women’s Tennis: Arantekin upsets Luz
March 8th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Aurangabad, March 8 (IANS) Qualifier Seda Arantekin of Turkey saved two match points to upset fourth-seeded Barbara Luz of Portugal while seventh-seeded Italian Sephanie Scimone eliminated No.3 and compatriot Nicole ... Read more...
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Federer, Nadal in Australian Open quarters (Roundup)
January 22nd, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal marched into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open tennis tournament here Sunday while Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters made it ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Federer, Nadal cruise into quarters
January 22nd, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Roger Federer beat host-favourite teenager Bernard Tomic while Rafael Nadal defeated Spanish teammate Feliciano Lopez to enter the men's singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open ... Read more...
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PSPB sweep all four singles titles at Junior National TT
January 9th, 2012 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Jan 8 (IANS) Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) won all four singles finals of the Indian Oil Junior and Youth National Table Tennis Championships at the Municipal Corporation Indoor ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Soeda stuns Wawrinka; Tipsy survives Belgian challenge
January 7th, 2012 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Japan's Go Soeda marked Japanese resurgence with an emphatic straight set win over defending champion Stanislas Warwinka while fellow-qualifier and compatriot Yuichi Sugita nearly emulated the ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Soeda puts out champ Wawrinka, Raonic also reaches semis
January 6th, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) Unheralded Japanese journeyman Go Soeda pulled off the biggest win of his career by knocking out defending champion and World No.17 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-4, ... Read more...
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Yuki advances; Vishnu flatters to deceive (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) Vishnu Vardhan raised visions of another massive upset win following Yuki Bhambri's 6-2, 6-3 rout of higher ranked Karol Beck, but blew five match-points and ... Read more...
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Djokovic, new king of tennis in 2011
December 21st, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 21 (IANS) With three Grand Slam and five Masters titles, the world number one ranking, a 70-6 win-loss record and a record prize money haul of $12.6 ... Read more...
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Russia win men’s volleyball World Cup
December 4th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Dec 4 (IANS) Russia fought back from match points down to defeat Poland and win the men's volleyball World Cup Sunday.The Russians, who had already booked their Olympic place ... Read more...
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Federer to take on Tsonga in Paris final
November 13th, 2011 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 13 (IANS) World No 4 and third seed here Roger Federer cruised past fifth seed and 2005 champion Tomas Berdych and will meet 2008 winner Jo-Wilfred ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi enter first ATP Tour 1000 Masters final
November 13th, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 12 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi entered their first ATP World Tour 1000 Masters final, stopping Canadian Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi ... Read more...
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US Open: Nadal ousts Murray, sets up final clash with Djokovic
September 11th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 11 (IANS) Defending champion Rafael Nadal denied Andy Murray's search for his first Grand Slam title with a tough four-set victory over the British top player ... Read more...
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