Kerala split points with Kashmir in junior hockey
September 4th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 4 (IANS) Kerala split points with Jammu & Kashmir playing out a 4-4 draw in a pool G league match of the Junior National Men's Hockey Championship at ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh in quarters of national junior hockey
September 3rd, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 3 (IANS) Hosts Uttar Pradesh stormed into the quarterfinals of the Junior National Men's Hockey Championship defeating Jharkhand 6-0 in their last Pool D league match at the ... Read more...
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Bernardinho to lead Brazil men’s volleyball team until Rio 2016
August 15th, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Brazil's volleyball confederation (CBV) has said the national men's team coach Bernardinho will keep his job until the 2016 Rio Olympics.Bernardinho, who has held ... Read more...
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Ghana to play China in international friendly
July 21st, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, July 21 (IANS) Ghana's senior national men's football team, the Black Stars, have lined up an international friendly against China next month, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced here.The ... Read more...
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Russia name Capello as new national coach
July 16th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 16 (IANS) Former England coach Fabio Capello came out the eventual choice of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Monday to lead the country's national men's football team."Today ... Read more...
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Sharath-led Indian TT team leaves for final Olympic qualifier
May 8th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) A four-member Indian table tennis team comprising Sharath Kamal left for Doha Tuesday morning to give it a last shot at qualifying for the London ... Read more...
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Goodies for hockey players, talks on for contracts
March 29th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 29 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) and the Lalit Group of Hotels presented cash awards and iPads to the national men's team that recently won the Olympic qualifier while ... Read more...
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Ghana jumps in FIFA rankings
January 19th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, Jan 19 (IANS) Ghana has moved up three places in the latest FIFA world rankings to occupy the 26th position from last month's 29th, the Ghana Football Association announced ... Read more...
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Dismal show by Indian recurve archers
May 5th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS)Indian recurve archers shot wayward to fall like ninepins in the individual elimination round of the men's and women's section of the World Cup (Stage I) at ... Read more...
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Paes, Nicole Faria to ride in BSA Hercules India Cyclothon (With Images)
April 21st, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Sportsmen Leander Paes, Viren Raquinha and Karun Chandok, Mumbai MP Milind Deora and model Nicole Faria will be among the 6,000 people expected to participate in ... Read more...
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Hockey India to send team for Azlan Shah cup: Apex court
March 11th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday cleared the decks for Hockey India to send the Indian hockey team for the Sultan Azlan Shah cup tournament in Malaysia, ... Read more...
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Cricket Australia retains Nielsen as coach
August 24th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Aug 24 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) Tuesday renewed Australian coach Tim Nielsen's contract until the end of the next Ashes series in England in 2013.
Nielsen, a former South Australian wicketkeeper, and ... Read more...
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IBF announces probables for CWG, Asian Games
July 22nd, 2010 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) Thursday announced 48 probables for the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in October and November respectively.
These boxers will attend the senior national ... Read more...
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IHF appoints national selection panel
July 13th, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) Tuesday announced a national selection panel and is now in direct confrontation with Hockey India (HI) on the selection of the Indian national ... Read more...
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Soccer fans, netizens want Chinese team dismissed
June 21st, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Close to 97 percent of the 50,000 Chinese netizens and football fans polled are demanding the sacking of the men's football team after watching the outstanding ... Read more...
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American to take over as head coach of China’s national men’s baseketball team
April 30th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- American Robert Donewald Jr will take over as head coach of the Chinese national men's basketball team, the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) announced on Friday, according to the ... Read more...
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Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke’s Son Dies In Car Crash
February 6th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Toronto, Feb 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Brendan Burke, the youngest son of Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke, has passed away after sustaining severe injuries in a car crash. 21 ... Read more...
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Simon Cowell tops Worst Celebrity Hair of 2009 poll
December 11th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 11 (ANI): Simon Cowell's haircut has topped a poll for the 'Worst Celebrity Hair' of 2009.In the annual Brylcreem survey, the TV judge's short back and sides was voted ... Read more...
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Peter Andre voted celeb with best hair
December 11th, 2009 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 11 (IANS) Singer Peter Andre has pipped "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson to be named the celebrity with best hair in an annual Brylcreem Best Celebrity Hairstyle Awards.
The research, carried ... Read more...
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Former US Open champ Rafter to develop blueprint to save Australian tennis
December 2nd, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.2 (ANI): Two-time US Open champion Pat Rafter is to present Tennis Australia with plans to stop the national men's game from sliding into oblivion.Frustrated by the poor state of ... Read more...
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46 boxers found overage in National Youth Championships
June 2nd, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, June 2 (IANS) An unprecedented 46 boxers were found overage in the 42nd Youth National Men's Championships that got underway here Tuesday.
The Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) launched a drive to weed ... Read more...
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Archer Srither, Chungda surpass India’s previous best
April 3rd, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) India continued their good showing in the Santo Domingo World Cup archery (stage 1) with two of their compound archers setting new national records in the sport.
National men's ... Read more...
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Russell Brand tops Worst Celebrity Hair in Britain poll
December 11th, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 11 (ANI): Controversial comedian Russell Brand has the worst celebrity hair in Britain, says a poll.The 33-year-old star was voted as having the worst celebrity hair by 1,300 people ... Read more...
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London Mayor Boris Johnson tops Best Celebrity Hair in Britain poll
December 11th, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 11 (ANI): London Mayor Boris Johnson has the best celebrity hair in Britain, says a new poll.The 44-year-old politician was voted as having the best celebrity hair by 1,300 ... Read more...
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