Match Stats: Men’s Australian Open Final
January 29th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Match summary of the Australian Open men's final between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Spaniard Rafael Nadal at the Rod Laver Arena here Sunday:Djokovic ... Read more...
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Injured Cilic drops out of Chennai Open
December 13th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 13 (IANS) Two-time Aircel Chennai Open singles champion Marin Cilic of Croatia has been ruled out of the 2012 edition of India's only ATP World Tour event due ... Read more...
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Murray pulls out of Tour finals, Tipsarevic replaces him
November 23rd, 2011 - 2:42 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) World number three Andy Murray has pulled out of the ATP World Tour Finals with a groin injury.The British number one, who strained the muscle in ... Read more...
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Bopanna, Qureshi enter Paris semi-finals
November 12th, 2011 - 2:48 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 12 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisamul Haq Qureshi have barged into the semi-finals at the BNP Paribas Masters, upsetting second-seeded Michael Llodra of ... Read more...
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Llodra-Zimonjic claim China Open men’s doubles title
October 9th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing Oct 9 (IANS) Third-seeded duo Michael Llodra and Nenad Zimonjic overpowered Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) to lift the China Open men's doubles tennis title ... Read more...
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World Boxing meet: 72 boxers qualify for London Olympics
October 7th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Baku (Azerbaijan), Oct 7 (IANS) Seventy-two boxers have qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games from the ongoing World Boxing Championships here. Four Indians have qualified.The other 20 Olympic berths ... Read more...
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Ivanovic gets wild card to defend Bali title
October 6th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 6 (IANS) Former World Number One Ana Ivanovic of Serbia will return to Bali in November to defend her Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions title after receiving the ... Read more...
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Flydubai to start flights to Belgrade
September 19th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 19 (IANS/WAM) Flydubai Monday announced the launch of flights to Belgrade from November.Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai, said: "We are committed to opening up routes previously underserved ... Read more...
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Paes-Bhupathi shock World No.1 Bryans in Cincinnati
August 21st, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Cincinnati (Ohio), Aug 21 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi rallied from a set and a break down to shock defending champions and top seeds Bob Bryan and ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Bhupathi, Paes in third round mixed doubles
June 28th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have advanced to the Wimbledon mixed doubles third round with their respective partners.
Bhupathi and Elena Vesnina of Russia, ... Read more...
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Mladic threatens hunger strike if rights not observed
June 6th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, June 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Jailed former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic has threatened to go on hunger strike if he continues to be denied medical treatment and visits ... Read more...
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Ratko Mladic transferred from prison hospital to cell
June 6th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Sarayevo (Bosnia), June 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic, who is facing war crimes charges in The Hague, has been transferred from a prison hospital to ... Read more...
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Serbian grooms ‘import’ Albanian brides
May 11th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, May 11 (IANS/AKI) Skewed birth-rate in Serbia has caused a shortage of young women in the country, and as a result prospective grooms are seeking brides from neighbouring Albania, ... 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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Bulgaria witnesses anti-government protest
March 27th, 2011 - 8:53 am ICT by IANS
Belgrade (Serbia), March 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) More than 16,000 people participated in anti-government protest in the Bulgarian capital Sofia Saturday, Bulgaria's Sofia News Agency said.The protest, under the motto "Red ... Read more...
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Paes, Bhupathi out of Davis Cup tie against Serbia
March 2nd, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) India's most experienced Davis Cup campaigners Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi Tuesday withdrew from the crucial World Group first round tie against defending champions ... Read more...
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UK to continue aid to India, terminates aid to 16 other nations
February 28th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.28 (ANI): Britain will continue providing financial aid to India, but will cut off aid to sixteen other nations, following a review, that proves they are no longer in the poverty ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Somdev to spearhead India’s challenge against Serbia
January 29th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman will spearhead India's challenge in the first round of their away Davis Cup World Group tie against defending champions Serbia March 14-16. Veterans ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Paes-Bhupathi storm into semifinals
January 26th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 26 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi stormed into the men's doubles semifinals of the Australian Open tennis here Wednesday. The third-seeded Indian pair dispatched eighth seeded Michael ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Paes-Bhupathi advance, Bopanna-Qureshi exit
January 24th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi moved into the men's doubles quarterfinals while it was the end of the road for compatriot Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani ... Read more...
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Paes-Bhupathi in Australian Open quarterfinals
January 24th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi moved into the men's doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open tennis tournament here Monday.The third-seeded Paes and Bhupathi won 6-4, 4-6, ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Bopanna loses; Paes, Bhupathi advance in mixed doubles (Lead)
January 23rd, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and China's Zi Yan lost in the Australian Open mixed doubles first round here Sunday while compatriots Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi advanced with ... Read more...
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Bopanna loses in first round of mixed doubles
January 23rd, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and China's Zi Yan lost to third seeds Maria Kirilenko of Russia and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia 6-7 (3), 6-3 in the first round ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Bopanna-Qureshi in third round
January 21st, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi overcame a second set slump to enter the third round of the Australian Open tennis men's doubles here Friday.Bopanna-Qureshi, seeded ... Read more...
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Nobel Peace Prize boycott in the works
December 8th, 2010 - 12:45 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Dec 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As the Nobel Peace Committee sets out to honor jailed Chinese dissident, Liu Xiaobo, several heads of states have opted to stay out of the ceremony.China has ... Read more...
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Angelina Jolie Faces Protest, Stalls Shooting Of Her Directorial Venture
November 20th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
However, as news about her movie spread there was word going around that it was based on a love story between a soldier and the girl he had raped. This has ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Mirnyi in second round of Paris Masters
November 11th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 11 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus defeated Israel's Jonathan Erlich and Michael Kohlmann of Germany 3-6, 6-1, 10-5 to move into the quarter-finals of the ... Read more...
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EU approves visa-free travel for Albanians and Bosnians
November 8th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- The European Union (EU) on Monday approved the extension of visa-free travel for citizens of Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovia.Interior ministers of the 27 EU member states agreed ... Read more...
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Riots in Serbia over gay pride march by far right protestors
October 11th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Belgrade, Oct 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Protesters who tried to disrupt a gay pride parade at the Serbian capital clashed with police over the weekend.The incident at the Serbian capital Belgrade saw police ... Read more...
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India drawn against top-seeded Serbia in Davis Cup
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) India will face top seeded Serbia in an away tie in the first round of Davis Cup World Group tie March 4-6, according to the draw ... Read more...
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Djokovic storms into U.S. Open semifinals with straight set win over Monfils
September 9th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep 9(ANI): Serbia's Novak Djokovic has made it through to his fourth straight U.S. Open semifinal with a convincing 7-6 (2), 6-1, 6-2 victory over Frenchman Gael Monfils.Monfils had ... Read more...
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Paul the Octopus predicts England will host 2018 World Cup
August 20th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug. 20 (ANI): Paul the Octopus, the intelligent creature who correctly predicted eight results in this year's World Cup in South Africa, including England's loss to Germany, has again predicted that ... Read more...
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Sania-Monica stun Wimbledon doubles champions
August 12th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Cincinnati, Aug 12 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Monica Niculescu of Romania scored a shock 6-3, 1-6, 10-6 victory over Wimbledon champions and fifth seeds Vania King of the US and Yaroslava ... Read more...
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Americans are huge TV watchers, but for Asians mobile video is a lifesaver
August 5th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.5 (ANI): A Nielsen study, which surveyed some 27,000 online consumers in 55 countries this March, has concluded that people in Asian countries view video on cell phones more than ... Read more...
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57 Pak students deported over terror charges, illegal activities since 2003: Qureshi
July 30th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 30(ANI): Pakistan Foreign Affairs Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that 57 Pakistani students have been deported from various countries over alleged involvement in terrorism and other illegal activities in ... Read more...
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