SVS Snooker: Renthlei emerges champ
May 19th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) Lalrina Renthlei from Mizoram defeated Delhi's Laxman Rawat 5-3 in the final of the SVS All-India invitational junior snooker tournament here Saturday to evoke memories of ... Read more...
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Virat Kohli fined for RCB’s slow over rate
May 18th, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has been fined after the team maintained a slow over rate during their 21-run win over Delhi Daredevils in ... Read more...
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BCCI will decide on SRK ban: Rajiv Shukla
May 18th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) With the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) slapping a five-year ban on actor Shah Rukh Khan from entering the Wankhede Stadium,the Board of Control ... Read more...
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SRK barred from Wankhede for five years (Lead)
May 18th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has been banned from the Wankhede Stadium for five years, Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) President Vilasrao Deshmukh announced Friday.The development ... Read more...
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Windies can impress but Shiv needs to bat higher, says Lara
May 17th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 17 (IANS/CMC) Batting legend Brian Lara has predicted a tough England series for the West Indies and says veteran left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul needs to bat higher in the team ... Read more...
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Resolving IPL graft charges a challenge for BCCI: Maken
May 15th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Sports Minister Ajay Maken Tuesday described the spot-fixing allegations in the Indian Premier League as a challenge for the Indian cricket board and expected it ... Read more...
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Didn’t expect the match to stretch to the last ball: Bravo
May 15th, 2012 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Terming the match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders as one of the best matches of IPL 5, Chennai player Dwayne Bravo, who struck ... Read more...
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East Bengal coach Morgan resigns
May 15th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) East Bengal football coach Trevor James Morgan Monday quit from his post, hours after the red and gold brigade won the Kolkata Premier division football league, ... Read more...
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We need to play well against Daredevils: Hussey
May 14th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab's stand-in skipper David Hussey Monday said his team cannot afford to falter in a crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter against Delhi ... Read more...
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Chandila credits Hirwani for his hat-trick
May 13th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 13 (IANS) Little-known off-spinner Ajit Chandila, who became an overnight star by picking the first hat-trick of the Indian Premier League-V, attributed his success to the pep ... Read more...
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Royals beat Warriors by 45 runs
May 13th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 13 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals defeated Pune Warriors by 45 runs in an Indian Premier League match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Sunday.Warriors could only manage 125 for ... Read more...
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Federer-Berdych set-up Madrid Open final
May 13th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 13 (IANS) Roger Federer defeated Janko Tipsarevic while Tomas Berdych edged past Juan Martin del Potro to set-up the men's singles final at the Madrid Open tennis ... Read more...
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Unfamiliar English conditions will be big hurdle: WI opener
May 13th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Northampton (England), May 13 (IANS/CMC) Left-hander Kieran Powell said overcoming unfamiliar English conditions would be the biggest hurdle for the touring West Indies side after stroking a century on the third ... Read more...
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World Chess: Anand draws his second game with Gelfand again
May 13th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 12 (IANS) Indiaa's Vishvanatan Anand and Israel's Boris Gelfand again drew in the second game of their match for the World chess Crown, which is being played in ... Read more...
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Rohit’s innings took away the match from us: Gambhir
May 12th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Mumbai Indian (MI) batsman Rohit Sharma's sparkling maiden ton not only won him the man of the match award at the Eden Gardens Saturday but ... Read more...
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Bolivar players pleaded for mercy, says Santos striker
May 12th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 12 (IANS) Bolivar players pleaded with their Santos opponents to show mercy during the Brazilian club's 8-0 Copa Libertadores victory.According to Santos striker Alan Kardec, the ... Read more...
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Olympic TT qualifier: Sharath, Amalraj, Poulomi enter knock-out stage
May 12th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Doha, May 11 (IANS) Indian paddlers Sharath Kamal, Anthony Amalraj and Poulomi Ghatak entered the knock-out stage at the World Olympic Qualification Championships here Friday.Sharath defeated Kirill Gerassimenkno of Kazakhstan ... Read more...
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Simmons wary of CSK ahead of match
May 12th, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils coach Eric Simmons preferred to hedge his bets as he stressed on the obvious, saying his team needed to be on guard against the ... Read more...
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Verdasco stuns Nadal in Madrid Open
May 11th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 11 (IANS) Fernando Verdasco, seeded 15th, produced the biggest shock of the competition as he beat Rafael Nadal 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the ... Read more...
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Junior Asia Cup: India beaten by Malaysia in semis
May 10th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Malacca (Malaysia), May 10 (IANS) India lost 0-2 to Malaysia in the semi-final of the 7th Junior Men's Asia Cup Hockey Tournament played at the MBM Hockey Stadium here Thursday.India ... Read more...
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Rohit Sharma reprimanded for kicking the stumps
May 10th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Mumbai Indians' star batsman Rohit Sharma has been reprimanded for breaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) code of conduct.The official warning was given after Mumbai Indians' ... Read more...
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Cheating in football is sin: Saudi scholars
May 10th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, May 10 (IANS) Football players who fool referees to score goals or to obtain penalties or fouls are committing a sin, two Saudi religious scholars have said."Cheating is deceiving ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Bhupathi in quarters of Madrid Open
May 10th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 10 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi reached the men's doubles quarterfinals at the Madrid Open tennis tournament defeating Santiago Gonzalez and Christopher Kas.The seventh seeds ... Read more...
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Easy win for Nadal, but Spaniard unhappy with surface in Madrid
May 10th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 10 (IANS) Rafael Nadal enjoyed a comfortable debut in the Mutua Madrid with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Russian Nikolay Davydenko, though the Spaniard raised concerns with ... Read more...
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I don’t want to return empty-handed from London: Deepika Kumari
May 9th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) After her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal, female archer Deepika Kumari is now focusing more on shooting ahead of the London Olympics next month."I ... Read more...
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Djokovic angry at Madrid’s blue clay court
May 9th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 9 (IANS) World No.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic criticised the condition of the blue clay playing surface in the Mutua Madrid Open after his 6-2, 2-6, ... Read more...
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Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan Chargers by 25 runs
May 9th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 8 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab defeated Deccan Chargers by 25 runs in an Indian Premier League match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Tuesday.Chasing 171, Chargers could ... Read more...
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Maharashtra dominate opening day of National sub-junior basketball
May 8th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Verna (Goa), May 8 (IANS) The Maharashtra boys team, the defending champions, thrashed Chhattisgarh 65-32 in their opening match of the 39th Sub-Junior Boys and Girls National Basketball Championship at ... Read more...
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Gautam Gambhir fined for slow over rate
May 8th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir has been fined after the team maintained a slow over rate during Monday night's Indian Premier League (IPL) ... Read more...
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Li Na advances in Madrid Open
May 8th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) China's Li Na sailed to the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open after an easy 6-3, 6-1 win over Silvia Soler-Espinosa.The world number eight showed ... Read more...
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Deonarine, Fudadin shine with 50s as visa wait continues
May 8th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), May 8 (IANS/CMC) Stranded West Indies batsmen Narsingh Deonarine and Assad Fudadin kept themselves in shape ahead of their trip to England with half centuries for the Kingston Cricket ... Read more...
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Bieber escorts Mayweather to boxing ring
May 8th, 2012 - 9:01 am ICT by IANS
Los Vegas, May 8 (IANS) Singer Justin Bieber became boxer Floyd Mayweather's lucky charm as he escorted the boxer to the ring before his much-anticipated match with Miguel Cotto.The singer ... Read more...
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India in semis of junior men’s Asia Cup hockey
May 7th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Malacca (Malaysia), May 7 (IANS) India beat China 2-1 to book their place in the semifinals of the 7th Junior Men's Asia Cup Hockey Tournament at MBM Hockey Stadium here ... Read more...
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Federer expects to regain top spot with another Grand Slam title
May 7th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Former world No.1 Roger Federer has said that he could recover the top spot with a Grand Slam title this season.The 30-year-old Swiss, coming back ... Read more...
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I-League: Barreto scores in his swansong as Bagan blank Pune FC
May 6th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) Mohun Bagan beat Pune FC 2-0 in their concluding match of I-League football at the Salt Lake Stadium here Sunday, with Brazilian striker Jose Ramirez Barreto, ... Read more...
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