Olympic boxing: Shields pounds Russia’s Torlopova for gold
August 10th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) America's 17-year-old prodigy Claressa Shields took the inaugural Olympic gold in the women's 75 kg boxing tournament here Thursday.Shields pounded her Russian opponent and No.2 ... Read more...
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Maneza clinches Kazakhstan’s 2nd weightlifting gold
August 1st, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Maiya Maneza won Kazakhstan's second weightlifting gold Tuesday, setting a new Olympic record in the women's 63kg category.Maneza scored 110 kg in the snatch, two ... Read more...
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Weightlifting: Kazakh prodigy takes gold, world record
July 29th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kazakhstan's teenage prodigy Zulfiya Chinshanlo powered her way to a weightlifting gold in the 53kg category Sunday, breaking her own world record in the clean ... Read more...
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China’s Wang finally lifts Olympic gold
July 29th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China's four-time world champion Mingjuan Wang finally won an Olympic weightlifting gold Saturday, needing just three lifts to blow away the rest of the field.Wang, ... Read more...
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Thapa India’s first casualty in Olympic boxing
July 28th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) India's young medal hope Shiva Thapa made a first round exit in the men's 56kg category of the 2012 London Olympics at the Excel Arena here ... Read more...
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Child piano playing prodigy sets new Guinness record
July 26th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ethan Bortnick, an 11 year old piano player has set a new Guinness record for being the youngest musician to headline his tour at the age ... Read more...
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Sagan makes it three stage wins on Tour
July 7th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Slovakian prodigy Peter Sagan of pro-cycling team Liquigas took his third win on his first Tour de France, holding off Andre Greipel of Lotto-Belisol on ... Read more...
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Sagan wins again as crashes hit Tour de France
July 5th, 2012 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
Paris, July 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Slovakian prodigy Peter Sagan won a second stage in his maiden Tour de France as the peloton was ravaged by crashes.As in stage one Sunday, ... Read more...
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Six year-old Brazilian prodigy signed by Barcelona
June 16th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 16 (IANS) European giants Barcelona have signed six-year-old Brazilian prodigy Artur Miani to its fabled youth academy, La Masia.Miani was offered a place at the Catalan ... Read more...
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Musician ShriLektric coming to India
May 18th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Britain-based Indian musician Shri, also known as ShriLektric, is coming here on a four-city tour, starting May 24.The multi-intstrumentalist will perform in Delhi, Hyderabad, ... Read more...
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Santos preparing offer to keep Neymar beyond 2014
April 6th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 6 (IANS) Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro has revealed the club is preparing a new proposal to keep Brazilian prodigy Neymar at the club beyond 2014.The ... Read more...
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Ekta describes ‘Shootout at Wadala’ as real
March 1st, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) Ekta Kapoor says her latest film on the world of gangsters, "Shootout at Wadala", is more real as compared to her earlier gangster film "Once ... Read more...
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Stamp to honour young Pakistani prodigy
January 21st, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Pakistan will issue a postage stamp to honour Arfa Karim Randhawa who in 2004 became the world's youngest Microsoft certified professional at age nine and ... Read more...
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Cuban teenaged boy is a soccer prodigy
January 1st, 2012 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 1 (IANS) A 15-year-old Cuban boy has set numerous national records in handling a football and playing tricks with it, Prensa Latina news agency reported.Christopher Emil Escobar from ... Read more...
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Baisoya joins Chikka, Angad, Khalin at Eastern India Matchplay semis
December 23rd, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) Delhi youngster Honey Baisoya scored the biggest win in the quarter-finals of the Goodricke Eastern India Matchplay golf championships, beating Manav Das with the score of ... Read more...
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26-year-old wins Mrs. Russia beauty pageant
July 31st, 2011 - 10:52 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 26-year-old married woman from Rostov city has won the Mrs. Russia 2011 beauty pageant and will represent the country at the Mrs. Universe next ... Read more...
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Cricket icon Sachin, an example of a good person for generations to come
May 1st, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitNew Delhi, May 1 (ANI): Sachin Tendulkar is a name most of India is familiar with. So much has been written about him and his many achievements on the ... Read more...
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Dutch football club sign 18-month-old Internet sensation
April 28th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 28(ANI): An 18-month-old Dutch toddler has been signed by his local champion's division football club, VVV-Venlo, after a video of him expertly kicking football balls into his toy box scored ... Read more...
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Samota, Thapa win gold at Belgrade boxing event
April 24th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade (Serbia), April 24 (IANS) Seasoned boxer Paramjeet Samota and prodigy Shiva Thapa clinched gold medals at the Belgrade Winner tournament here Sunday.Samota, competing in the super heavyweight category, had ... Read more...
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Natalie Portman plays down the ‘Black Swan’ controversy
April 7th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, April 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Natalie Portman has played down the controversy surrounding her role in the 2010 epic movie “Black Swan”.Natalie’s double in the movie, Sarah Lane, seem to suggest ... Read more...
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Ten-year-old shooting prodigy in National Games
February 17th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 17 (IANS) Yash Yogeshwar Padloskar is only 10 years old, but has become the first shooter to represent Goa in the National Games.Yash participated in the qualifying round of the ... Read more...
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Prodigy Expresses Their Fascination Towards Bollywood
January 15th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
International music makers Prodigy are, currently, on Indian shores enjoying their maiden experience and trip to India. And they are already swooning under the funky sounds of Bollywood i.e. the ... Read more...
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Prodigy’s ‘Smack My Bitch Up’ voted ‘Most Controversial Song Of All Time’
November 25th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Nov 25 (ANI): A track by British dance act The Prodigy has topped a new poll of 'Most Controversial Songs Of All Time'.The band's 1997 offering, 'Smack My Bitch Up', was ... Read more...
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Vettel sets up three-man title desert showdown with Webber, Alonso
November 8th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 8 (ANI): Sebastian Vettel teased Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber after setting up a thrilling three-man title showdown in the desert next Sunday.Vettel cruised home in a dull Brazilian Grand ... Read more...
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Maths wizard Jack Hurst scores the highest ever score on Countdown
October 25th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Oct 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After raking in the highest ever score on the show Countdown, a research scientist, Jack Hurst, 18 years old insists that he will want to settle for ... Read more...
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Teen rapper angry with guys ogling his mum comes up with YouTube hit
October 14th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 14 (ANI): A Brooklyn rap prodigy, who became sick of guys ogling and catcalling his mother and who came up with a song titled 'Stop Looking at My Moms', ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga’s former manager says singer was “painfully shy”
October 9th, 2010 - 1:53 am ICT by BNO News
LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) -- Lady Gaga's former manager describes the Grammy award winning singer, who is known for her extravagant performances, as "painfully shy" during the early stages of her career, ... Read more...
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CWG opening ceremony’s spell persists in Indian Twitteristan
October 4th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) A day after India showcased to the world a spectacular Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, Twitter was still abuzz over the event, as some users updated their followers ... Read more...
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CWG showstopper Keshav went back to bedtime story! (Lead)
October 4th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) His tabla recital rocked the Commonwealth Games (CWG) opening ceremony, but once seven-year-old prodigy Keshav was away from the spotlight, he went to his hotel ... Read more...
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After stealing CWG show, Keshav went back to bedtime story!
October 4th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Sitting on the edge of his seat to reach themicrophone, seven-year-old tabla prodigy Keshav looked at his mother each time a question was shot ... Read more...
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Young tabla prodigy enthrals CWG audience
October 3rd, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) With his curly locks, Keshava, a seven-year-old tabla player, mesmerized the thousands at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Sunday during the Commonwealth Games opening.As the event got ... Read more...
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Actress Jackie Burroughs dies at 71 years
September 24th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Canadian actress Jackie Burroughs passed away. She was 71 years old. She died after losing the battle against stomach cancer.She had been acting all her life and gained ... Read more...
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Afridi calls on his players to take inspiration from Pak tennis prodigy Aisam
September 18th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Sept 18 (ANI): Applauding Pakistan tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, the country's ODI and Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi has called on his team-mates to seek inspiration from the player's exploits to ... Read more...
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Elizabeth Hurley all set to Dye her hair
September 16th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Mothers have been known to do a lot of crazy things for the sake of their children and now the British model/actress Elizabeth Hurley is going ... Read more...
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Pakistani tennis star Aisam has “made nation proud”, says his father
September 12th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 12 (ANI): Pakistan's tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq has made the entire nation proud, and though he could not win either of the two doubles of the US Open, reaching the ... Read more...
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