Russia pound Britain 95-75 in Olympic basketball
July 30th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Russian men flew out of the blocks at the Olympic basketball tournament here Sunday, pounding hosts Great Britain 95-75.Russia, featuring NBA stars Andrei Kirilenko, Timofey Mozgov ... Read more...
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Spain, Argentina bring high hopes to Olympic basketball
July 28th, 2012 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS/EFE) The Spanish, Argentine and Brazilian Olympic men's basketball squads will all be battling for podium spots and looking to pull off a huge upset over a ... Read more...
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US picks 12-man basketball squad for Olympics
July 9th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 9 (IANS) The US has unveiled a 12-man basketball squad for the London Olympics."We would have difficulty getting down to a roster of 12, regardless of the number ... Read more...
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Military to guard NBA stars at Olympic qualifiers
June 9th, 2012 - 4:25 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Venezuelan military will be called in to protect basketball stars at the Olympic qualification tournament in Caracas next month, a spokesman for the FIBA ... Read more...
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US basketball stars to interact with Mumbai, Delhi students
February 17th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) Students and sports enthusiasts in Mumbai and Delhi will get a rare opportunity to interact with top US National Basketball Association (NBA) stars who are slated to visit ... Read more...
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Scottie Pippen’s wife all set to join ‘The Real Housewives of Miami’
February 10th, 2011 - 2:17 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Miami, Feb 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bravo is bringing another batch of housewives on TV. The network will premiere “The Real Housewives of Miami” on the 22nd February.The Examiner reports that Larsa Pippen ... Read more...
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Obama’s grass widower days over with a birthday bash (Lead)
August 9th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) President Barack Obama's grass widower days are over with a happy ending - daddy's little girl was back in his arms for a belated birthday ... Read more...
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Home alone, Obama has a bachelor party
August 9th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) Home alone, President Barack Obama has been enjoying what some have jokingly referred to as a bachelor's weekend with friends - golfing, playing basketball and ... Read more...
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Jordan, Barkley made Woods ‘a self-indulgent, sex-crazed narcissist’
April 1st, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 1 (ANI): NBA stars Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley made Tiger Woods a self-indulgent, sex-crazed narcissist, one of the golfer's former advisers claims in a story written for ... Read more...
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Khloe Kardashian Dating Lamar Odom
September 5th, 2009 - 8:34 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
The Kardashian sisters prove one thing over and over again, very clearly. That they are never very far from the media, wherever they go, whatever they do, the media is ... Read more...
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US basketball stars give Obama thumbs up
February 16th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Chicago/New York, Feb.16 (ANI): American basketball stars Steve Nash, Bill Russell and Chris Paul have given President Barack Obama full marks for his playing ability on court, saying his style reflects ... Read more...
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Bush mixes sports, politics at Olympics
August 11th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 11 (DPA) US President George W. Bush said China has come a long way since he rode a bike here in 1975 and believes that the current Olympics will ... Read more...
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Stars out in force for the Beijing Games
July 25th, 2008 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
By Barry Whelan
Hamburg (Germany), July 25 (DPA) Newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal and men's number one Roger Federer could continue their epic centre court battle at the Olympics, while some of ... Read more...
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Yao, Yi to carry Chinese basketball hopes in Olympics
July 20th, 2008 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, July 20 (Xinhua) Basketball is keenly followed in China and National Basketball Association (NBA) stars Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian would be looked up to by millions of fans at home ... Read more...
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NBA stars tour India for Basketball without Borders programme
July 6th, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , July 6 (ANI): Stars of US basketball league National Basketball Association (NBA), currently touring India for 'Basketball without Borders' programme, pitched for the game in the cricket crazy ... Read more...
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NBA stars pitch in to professionalise Indian basketball
July 4th, 2008 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) There cannot be a better advertisement for basketball than the National Basketball Association (NBA) stars, who are part of one of the richest professional leagues in world ... Read more...
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An indoor basketball stadium for Delhi
June 7th, 2008 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The long-standing demand of Delhi's basketball fans for an indoor stadium at the Ajmal Khan Park been finally been met, thanks to the Commonwealth Games. An air-conditioned ... Read more...
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