Bhupathi-Bopanna reach quarters of Dubai Open
March 1st, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, March 1 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna beat Lukas Dlouhy and Alexandr Dolgopolov to enter the men's doubles quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships ... Read more...
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England desperately needs a manager: Robben
March 1st, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 1 (IANS) Dutch star Arjen Robben feels that England's Football Association (FA) should quickly find a replacement for Fabio Capello, who resigned last month.Arjen Robben, who struck ... Read more...
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Zambia retain football coach for three more years
February 18th, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) Coach Herve Renard, who guided Zambia to win their first-ever Africa Cup last Sunday, has been given a three-year lucrative contract.
The Frenchman, who is the ... Read more...
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Zambia moves to fourth position in African football
February 16th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lusaka (Zambia), Feb 16 (IANS) Zambia, the 2012 African champions, have shot up from 16th to fourth position in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) rankings as they also break ... Read more...
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Squash: Ghosal enters semis of Windy City Open
February 11th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Feb 11 (IANS) Top seed Saurav Ghosal signalled the end of the road for title-holder Olivier Pett when he beat the English qualifier in four games in the quarter-finals ... Read more...
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Sukul in round two of national grasscourt tennis
February 6th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Fifth-seeded local boy Saurav Sakul marched into the second round with a straight set decimation of Maharashtra's Saurabh Patil in the inaugural match of the Indian ... Read more...
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Mehta eases into semis of National Snooker Championship
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Feb 3 (IANS) Defending champion Aditya Mehta, along with Kamal Chawla, Brijesh Damani and Shahbaaz Khan entered the semi-finals of the 78th Manisha-National snooker championship, here Friday.Mehta, who opened ... Read more...
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Chitra, Praveen in title round of National Snooker
January 28th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 28 (IANS) Former World billiards champion Chitra Magimairaj from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu's Neena Praveen entered the final of the women's snooker event in the Manisha-National billiards and ... Read more...
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Azarenka destroys Sharapova to win Australian Open
January 28th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 28 (IANS) Victoria Azarenka of Belarus Saturday won her first Grand Slam, defeating Russian Maria Sharapova in straight sets in the Australian Open final here.The 6-3, 6-0 ... Read more...
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Tunisia reach quarters in African Nations Cup
January 28th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Tunis, Jan 28 (IANS) Tunisia's Carthage Eagles qualified for the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup after beating Niger 2-1 in Libreville, Gabon.Tunisia beat Morocco in 2-1 Monday, becoming the ... Read more...
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Titles for Rawat, Varsha in National Cue Sports
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 21 (IANS) Delhi's Laxman Rawat scored two back to back wins in the semi-final league to claim the junior snooker title, while Varsha Sanjeev of Karnataka annexed the ... Read more...
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Copa return leg matches may see some surprises
January 10th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 10 (IANS) The hectic Spanish football season will continue with the 16 return leg matches of the Copa del Rey to be played this week.
Although FC Barcelona, ... 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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Anaka in quarterfinals of British Open junior squash
January 4th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Sheffield (England), Jan 4 (IANS) India's Anaka Alankamony reached the quarter-finals of the British Open junior squash championship here Tuesday defeating Victoria Temple-Murray of England 12-10, 11-9, 11-8.The Chennai teenager ... Read more...
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Real Madrid beat Malaga 3-2 in Copa del Rey
January 4th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 4 (IANS) Reigning Copa del Rey holders Real Madrid fought back from two goals down to defeat Malaga 3-2 in the first leg of their last 16 Copa ... Read more...
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Barcelona-Real Madrid quarter-final clash likely
December 24th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 24 (IANS) The draw for the last 16 of the Spanish Copa del Rey knockout tournament has the possibility of the two biggest teams in Spain, FC Barcelona ... Read more...
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Paes to partner Tipsarevic in Chennai Open
December 23rd, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) Leander Paes will partner World No.9 and the highest ranked singles player in the main draw Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in the Aircel Chennai Open to ... Read more...
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Brad Drewett new ATP chief
December 23rd, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 23 (IANS) Former tennis professional Brad Drewett, 53, has been appointed ATP's new executive chairman and president.Drewett, now an ATP senior executive, was voted in unanimously by ... Read more...
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National Basketball: Services, Tamil Nadu rally to make semis (Lead)
December 23rd, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 22 (IANS) A young and relatively inexperienced Tamil Nadu turned back a 19-35 first half deficit to edge out Uttarakhand 56-54 and enter the men's semi-finals where they ... Read more...
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National Basketball: Services rally to make semis
December 22nd, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 22 (IANS) Last year's runners-up Services, following their rather inconsistent showing in the league, tethered on the brink but pulled up their socks in the nick of time ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand, Haryana in quarters of National Basketball
December 21st, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 21 (IANS) Uttarakhand and Haryana in the men's section, and Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh in the women's division advanced to the quarter-finals of the 62nd senior National basketball ... Read more...
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Junior Hockey Nationals: Semi-finals set to be exciting affair
December 20th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Dec 20 (IANS) Powerhouse Punjab will face Orissa while surprise package Jharkhand take on Haryana in the semi-finals of the first Junior Hockey National Championship at the Balewadi Sports ... Read more...
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Aditi stuns Vani to win Usha All India Ladies amateur golf
December 18th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 18 (IANS) Thirteen-year-old Aditi Ashok won the biggest title of her young career by upstaging the fancied Vani Kapoor in a tense 36-hole final at the Usha All ... Read more...
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National Basketball: Tamil Nadu shock Railways
December 17th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) Hosts Tamil Nadu came up with an inspired performance to upstage defending men's champions Indian Railways 82-69 to post their second consecutive win in the 62nd ... Read more...
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Netherlands wary of German challenge in Euro 2012
December 3rd, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Dec 3 (IANS) The draw for Euro 2012 Football Championships in Kiev led to mixed feelings for the Netherlands, who find themselves in Group B with strong outfits ... Read more...
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Advani leads way into last 16 of World snooker
December 1st, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 1 (IANS) Even as veteran Yasin Merchant bid adieu to the sport, 26-year old National champion Pankaj Advani, along with Alok Kumar and Kamal Chawala, moved into the ... Read more...
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Myneni enters semi-finals of ITF Futures tennis
November 10th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 10 (IANS) Wild card Saketh Myneni continued his title assault as he reached the semi-finals of the TNTA-ITF men's Futures tennis tournament here Thursday when his opponent, sixth ... Read more...
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Myneni packs off Murugesan in ITF Futures tennis
November 9th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 9 (IANS) Wild card Saket Myneni upstaged second seeded Ranjit Virali Murugesan 7-6 (3), 6-3 en route to the quarter-finals of the TNTA-ITF men's Futures tennis tournament here ... Read more...
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Gurbani grabs Golf title in Sri Lanka, Chikka runner-up
October 22nd, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kandy (Sri Lanka), Oct 22 (IANS) Gurbani Singh asserted herself as one of the leading amateurs in the region by winning the 124th Sri Lankan Amateur Golf championships here Saturday.The ... Read more...
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World Champion James gets highway honour
October 15th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
St. George's (Grenada), Oct 15 (IANS/CMC) There will be a Kirani James Boulevard named after the 400 metres world champion athlete in Grenada soon, Prime Minister Tillman Thomas announced here.A highway ... Read more...
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Sharapova and Serena pull out of China Open
September 30th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 30 (IANS) World No.2 Maria Sharapova of Russia and American Serena Williams pulled out of the China Open Friday, a day before the beginning of the WTA ... Read more...
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Sampras and Safin to play exhibition match in China
September 29th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 29 (IANS) Former tennis greats Pete Sampras and Marat Safin will play an exhibition match at the new stadium here Friday to mark the opening of the ... Read more...
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Surender assured of boxing bronze in Commonwealth Youth Games
September 10th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Boxer Surender Singh (75kg) powered through to the semi-finals with a 21:15 win over Nathan Thorley of Wales at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the ... Read more...
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Reddy ousts Bhosale in Chennai ITF tourney
September 7th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 7 (IANS) Top seed Rutuja Bhosale of India went out in three sets against compatriot Snehadevi Reddy in the pre-quarter-finals of the Servo ITF junior tennis tournament, here ... Read more...
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US Open: Paes-Bhupathi beat Somdev-Huey to enter quarterfinals
September 6th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi dispatched compatriot Somdev Devvarman and Treat Conrad Huey of the Philippines 6-4, 7-5 to enter the US ... Read more...
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