Davis Cup: India captain weighs his options
September 12th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 12 (IANS) India in the last two decades invariably went into a Davis Cup tie taking for granted a victory in doubles with Leander Paes and ... Read more...
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Jayaram packs off World No. 9 at China Masters
September 12th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Changzhou (China), Sep 12 (IANS) India's Ajay Jayaram outplayed World No.9 Kenichi Tago while his compatriot R.M.V. Gurusaidutt beat higher-ranked Muhammad Hafiz Hashim in the men's singles opening round at ... Read more...
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Stosur, Ivanovic star attractions in Kremlin Cup
September 7th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No. 7 Samantha Stosur and former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic are to headline the Kremlin Cup in Moscow next month.Besides Stosur, this year's ... Read more...
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Olympics: Kashyap upsets seeded player, Devendro wins in style (Evening Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) A day after the high of a bronze medal from the shooting ranges, Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap upstaged a higher ranked player while boxer Laishram Devendro ... Read more...
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BWF apologises for Olympic schedule change
July 28th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) The playing schedule for the London Olympic's badminton tournament, which starts Saturday at the Wembley Arena, has been dramatically revised following a meeting of participating national ... Read more...
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Olympics: BWF apologises for scheduling change
July 28th, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) The playing schedule for the London Olympic Games badminton tournament, which starts Saturday at the Wembley Arena, has been dramatically revised following a meeting of participating ... Read more...
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Paes confirms participation at London Olympics
June 29th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Leander Paes has confirmed he will compete in his sixth Olympics in London, saying his job was to play sports and not politics.Paes had threatened ... Read more...
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Unsung Czech Lukas Rosol stuns Nadal (Lead)
June 29th, 2012 - 5:56 am ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Little-known Czech Lukas Rosol pulled off one of the biggest upsets at Wimbledon by knocking out two-time champion Rafael Nadal over five sets in the ... Read more...
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Little-known Czech Rosol stuns Nadal at Wimbledon
June 29th, 2012 - 4:38 am ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Rafael Nadal was Thursday knocked out of Wimbledon in the second round by the lowest-ranked player ever at a Grand Slam tournament. The two-time champion ... Read more...
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Selector Rohit Rajpal to meet Paes in London
June 22nd, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) National tennis selector Rohit Rajpal, who will be in London on a personal visit, has been asked by All Indi Tennis Association (AITA) to ... Read more...
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AITA backs Paes, gives sports ministry five options
June 19th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Defending the decision to pair Leander Paes with Mahesh Bhupathi, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) Tuesday lobbed the ball back into the government ... Read more...
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Country comes before other commitments: Khanna
June 16th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) Asserting that the country supersedes all other considerations, All India Tennis Association president Anil Khanna hoped that "good sense prevails" and that Mahesh Bhupathi would ... Read more...
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Best paddlers did not make London cut: Chief TT coach
May 30th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) India's best paddlers have not qualified for the London Olympics, says chief table tennis coach Leszek Kucharski who also feels that top star Sharath Kamal ... Read more...
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Joshna, Anaka head Indian challenge in Chennai Open squash
May 19th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 19 (IANS) Seasoned campaigner Joshna Chinnappa and young Anaka Alankamony will head the Indian challenge in the WSA Chennai Open squash tournament to be held here from May ... Read more...
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Indian teams make Asian Squash finals
May 5th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kuwait City, May 5 (IANS) For the first time in the history of the Asian Squash Championships, India made the men's and women's finals here Friday.In the semifinals, the Indian ... Read more...
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Indian teams in Asian squash finals
May 5th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 5 (IANS) For the first time in the history of the Asian Squash Championship, India is the men's and women's finals.In the semi-finals here Friday, Indian women beat ... Read more...
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Daley shines again as West Indies win T20 opener
May 2nd, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), May 2 (IANS/CMC) Jamaican all-rounder Shanel Daley extended her superb One-Day form into the opening Twenty20 game as West Indies women won the opening game of their five-match series ... Read more...
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Lahiri confident of defending Panasonic Open golf title
March 27th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India's young golfer Anirban Lahiri is all set to defend his title at the Panasonic Open India golf tournament starting at the Delhi Golf Club ... Read more...
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Kyra Shroff stuns third seed in ITF tennis
March 20th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 20 (IANS) Wild card Kyra Shroff of India stormed into the second round of QNet ITF Open women's tennis championship, knocking out third seed Zuzana Luknarova of ... Read more...
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Egypt, England eye title at U-21 Squash World Cup
January 31st, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) Many young squash stars of the future eager to make their mark in this week's WSF Under-21 World Cup will arrive here fresh from notable success ... 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: Tipsarevic too good for Bhambri (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) Top seed and World No.9 Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia broke the Indian hearts with a crushing 6-1, 6-3 win over Yuki Bhambri en route to the ... Read more...
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Yuki advances; Vishnu flatters to deceive (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) Vishnu Vardhan raised visions of another massive upset win following Yuki Bhambri's 6-2, 6-3 rout of higher ranked Karol Beck, but blew five match-points and ... Read more...
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US wins Omega Mission Hills World Cup golf
November 27th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Haikou (China), Nov 27 (IANS) Matt Kucher and Gary Woodland of the United States showed why they are the best in the world when they staged a battling comeback ... Read more...
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Molinari seeks debut win at Hero India Open golf
October 12th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Italy's Edoardo Molinari, the highest ranked player this week, is determined to make the most of his debut at the Hero Indian Open golf starting ... Read more...
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Ghosal, Suchde bow out in US Open squash
September 30th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Philadelphia, Sep 30 (IANS) India's Saurav Ghosal and Siddharth Suchde failed to qualify for the PSA US Open Squash, both losing their final qualifying matches here Friday.Ryan Cuskelly downed Ghosal, ... Read more...
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Himmat Rai, Da Silva Share lead at ISPS Handa Singapore golf
September 10th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Sep 10 (IANS) Brazilian Adilson Da Silva produced some samba with a superb third round five-under-65 to share the third round lead with tenacious Indian Himmat Rai at the ... Read more...
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World Squash: Australia stop India
August 26th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Paderborn (Germany), Aug 26 (IANS) Former champions Australia saw off rising squash nation India, beating the sixth seeds 2-0 to enter the semifinals of the men's World team championship here ... Read more...
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Pandya notches 107 break in national snooker meet
August 1st, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) A break of 107 in his second visit by Rishabh Pandya of Maharashtra marked the second round of the qualifying tournament in the senior National ... Read more...
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Asian Junior Table Tennis: Abhishek assures India of a bronze
July 24th, 2011 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) India's under-18 boys and girls bowed out of the individual event but Abhishek Yadav assured the hosts of at least a bronze as he qualified ... Read more...
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Asian Junior TT: Indian boys off to a winning start
July 20th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India defeated Thailand 3-0 in the under-18 boys category while the under-15 team got the better of fancied Japan 3-1 in the group stages of ... Read more...
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At 34, Peter Gade is still a handful for younger opponents
April 29th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Peter Gade has seen and done it all on the badminton court. Yet, at 34 he is hungry for success. His energy is awesome, enthusiasm ... Read more...
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USC Trojans Fails To Recruit De’Anthony Thomas
February 3rd, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Feb 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) USC Trojans on Wednesday received a severe bolt when five star prospect De'Anthony Thomas declared that he will play with the Oregon Ducks. It was not ... Read more...
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Wozniacki, Sharapova advance in Australian Open, Henin crashes out
January 21st, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 21(ANI): World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki defeated World No.29 Dominika Cibulkova 6-4, 6-3, to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday.Wozniacki, playing her first Grand Slam as ... Read more...
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