Euro 2012: Germany beat Danes to set up Greece quarterfinal
June 18th, 2012 - 3:56 am ICT by IANS
Lviv (Ukraine), June 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Germany set up a Euro 2012 quarterfinal with Greece Sunday with a 2-1 win over Denmark, who were eliminated with the defeat.Germany win Group ... Read more...
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Greece victimized by referees at Euro 2012: Karagounis
June 17th, 2012 - 4:32 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, June 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Greece's qualification for the Euro 2012 quarterfinals is a triumph because the team has constantly been victimized by referees, captain Giorgos Karagounis has said.The Greeks ... Read more...
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Indonesia Open: Saina, Kashyap storm into semis (Second Lead)
June 15th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 15 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal edged out Chinese Shixian Wang after a marathon match to enter the women's singles semifinals at the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier badminton ... Read more...
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Kashyap smashes his way into Indonesia Open semis (Lead)
June 15th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 15 (IANS) India's Parupalli Kashyap came up with another stellar performance in the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier badminton event as he beat higher-ranked Dane, Hans-Kristian Vittinghus, to ... Read more...
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Russia feared at Euro 2012: Pavlyuchenko
June 8th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lviv (Ukraine), June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia have matured since their Euro 2008 semi-final appearance, becoming a team to be feared at this year's tournament, former Tottenham Hotspur striker Roman ... Read more...
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Azarenka dumps Li Na out of Madrid Open
May 11th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 11 (IANS) Chinese tennis star Li Na bowed out of the Madrid Open Friday after losing 6-3, 3-6, 3-6 to top seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a ... Read more...
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Saina enters Indian Open prequarters
April 25th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) India's ace woman shuttler Saina Nehwal cruised into the pre-quarterfinal of the Yonex Sunrise Indian Open with an easy first round win here Wednesday.Saina, along ... Read more...
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Austria win Davis Cup doubles against Spain, trail 1-2
April 8th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 8 (IANS) The Davis Cup quarterfinal tie between Spain and Austria will go into the third and final day after the Austrian doubles pairing of Oliver Marach/Alexander ... Read more...
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Spain take 2-0 lead in Davis Cup quarterfinal
April 7th, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 7 (IANS) Spain cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win in their Davis Cup tennis quarterfinal tie against Austria.The Spanish team again showed how proficient they are on ... Read more...
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Manpreet in quarters of Olympic qualifying event
April 6th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Astana (Kazakhstan), April 6 (IANS) Asian Games silver medallist Manpreet Singh (91kg) Friday entered the quarterfinals of the Asian Olympic Qualifying Boxing Event here with a resounding victory over Mongolia's ... Read more...
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Barca extend contracts of B-teamers Muniesa and Sanchez
April 5th, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 5 (IANS) FC Barcelona announced that the club has extended the contracts of B-team players Marc Muniesa and Ilie Sanchez.Twenty-year-old Muniesa has been a regular with the B-team ... Read more...
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We’re worthy winners, says Guardiola
April 4th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 4 (IANS) FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola believes his side were worthy winners of the Champions League quarterfinal tie against AC Milan.Two Lionel Messi penalties put Barca ... Read more...
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Real Madrid to play Apoel in Champions League
April 4th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 4 (IANS) Real Madrid face what in theory should be a comfortable evening when they entertain APOEL Nicosia in the return leg of their Champions League quarterfinal ... Read more...
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Barca’s season a success: Guardiola
April 3rd, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 3 (IANS) FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said his side's performances this season should already be considered a success.Guardiola was speaking ahead of Tuesday's Champions League ... Read more...
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Atletico Madrid beat Hannover at Europa quarters
March 30th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, March 30 (IANS) Spanish club Atletico Madrid scored an 89th minute goal to take a narrow 2-1 win over Hannover in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinal.Eduardo ... Read more...
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Champions League: Milan draw with Barcelona, Bayern blank Marseille
March 29th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, March 29 (IANS) AC Milan held Barcelona to a 0-0 draw with their resilient defence in the first leg of the teams' Champions League quarterfinal at San Siro ... Read more...
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Gayle’s return to Windies squad stalled
March 20th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), March 20 (IANS/CMC) A proposed move that would have seen the return of talismanic opener Chris Gayle to the West Indies team and ended his year-long impasse with the ... Read more...
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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Toss proves decisive again as Delhi beat Railways (Lead)
March 7th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The toss once again proved decisive in a Vijay Hazare Trophy last eight match here Wednesday as Delhi, opting to bowl, defeated Railways by ... Read more...
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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Toss proves decisive again as Delhi trounce Railways
March 7th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The side batting first once again cruised to an easy win at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Wednesday as Delhi defeated Railways by seven wickets ... Read more...
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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Mumbai hammer Karnataka in lopsided quarterfinal
March 6th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Mumbai crushed Karnataka by nine wickets at the Ferozshah Kotla here Tuesday to advance to the semifinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.Mumbai exploited the morning ... Read more...
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Vijay Hazare: Harbhajan stars for Punjab, Delhi win easy (Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Delhi and Punjab qualified for the quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare cricket tournament by winning their respective pre-quarterfinal matches here Monday.Delhi thrashed Assam by ... Read more...
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Delhi, Punjab qualify for Vijay Hazare quarterfinals
March 5th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Delhi and Punjab qualified for the quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare cricket tournament with convincing wins in their respective pre-quarterfinal matches here Monday.Delhi thrashed ... Read more...
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Asian TT: Sharath-Saha bow out in quarters
February 28th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Macau, Feb 28 (IANS) Achanta Sharath Kamal and Subhajit Saha were knocked out of the quarterfinals of the Asian Table Tennis Championships men's doubles, losing 0-3 to Chu Yan Leung ... Read more...
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Asamoah Gyan quits Ghana’s national team
February 19th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, Feb 19 (IANS) Ghana's football star Asamoah Gyan has retired from the national team, the Black Stars, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) confirmed in a statement issued here.The Al ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Nadal overcomes Berdych, to meet Federer in semis (Roundup)
January 24th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) Rafael Nadal set up a semifinal clash against arch-rival Roger Federer at the Australian Open after beating Tomas Berdych in a gruelling men's singles last ... Read more...
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Australian open: Wozniacki loses to Clijsters, surrenders World No.1 spot
January 24th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki's hopes of winning her first Grand Slam title were dashed Tuesday when she lost to defending champion Kim Clijsters in the ... 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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Top seed out of ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland
January 5th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Jan 5 (IANS) Top seed Sabine Lisicki of Germany was forced to retire injured in her ASB Tennis Classic quarterfinal against compatriot Angelique Kerber here Thursday.Kerber won the ... Read more...
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Maharashtra knocked out, Punjab thrash Bihar in junior hockey nationals
December 19th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Dec 19 (IANS) Jharkhand knocked out Maharashtra from the men's junior national hockey tournament beating them 2-1 in the quarterfinals at the Balewadi Sports Complex astro-turf here Monday.Maharashtra took ... Read more...
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Euro-2012 main stadium to re-open with Ukraine-Germany friendly
November 12th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Nov 12 (IANS) A friendly football match between Ukraine and Germany here Friday will be the first match organised in the renovated Olympic stadium which will host the final ... Read more...
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Denmark extends coach’s contract till FIFA World Cup 2014
November 1st, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Nov 1 (IANS) Denmark's national soccer coach will retain his job until the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the Danish Football Association (DFA) said.The DFA said at a press conference ... Read more...
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Wales, France enter semis of Rugby World Cup
October 8th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Oct 8 (IANS) Wales stormed into the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand with a 22-10 victory over Ireland Saturday. France beat higher-ranked England 19-12 in ... Read more...
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US Open: Top four men cruise into semis
September 10th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) Defending champion Rafael Nadal crushed Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals of the US Open here Friday to set up a semifinal clash against World ... Read more...
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Delhi, Maharashtra in HCL International Bridge quarters
September 9th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Delhi and Maharashtra teams bagged four spots each in the quarterfinals of the 9th HCL international Prize Money Bridge tournament here ... Read more...
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US Open: Injured Paes withdraws from mixed doubles
September 9th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 9 (IANS) India's chances in Davis Cup World Group play-off received a setback after Leander Paes' back spasms during his US Open Tennis Championships men's doubles ... Read more...
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