Murray first Brit to win Grand Slam men’s singles title in 76 years
September 11th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 11 (IANS) Andy Murray has become the first British man in 76 years to win a Grand Slam singles title when he overpowered Novak Djokovic ... Read more...
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Murray’s road to US Open title
September 11th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 11 (IANS) Britain's Andy Murray, who defeated Serbia's Novak Djokovic in Monday's men's singles final, had a tough third round match against Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, three ... Read more...
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Head-to-head: Djokovic vs. Murray
September 10th, 2012 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) The US Open men's singles final between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Andy Murray of Britain's makes for an exciting clash at the Flushing ... Read more...
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Czech team nominated for Davis Cup semifinal
September 5th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Prague, Sep 5 (IANS) Czech tennis team captain Jaroslav Navratil has nominated the team for Davis Cup semifinal against Argentina to be played in Buenos Aires from Sep 14-16.The ... Read more...
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Chess: India upset leaders Spain
August 16th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) India 'A' scored a stunning 2.5 - 1.5 win over Spain to move into second spot with 9 match points after the sixth round of the ... Read more...
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Spain down UK to take lead
August 14th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) Spain moved to the top of the table with 10 match points with a narrow win over United Kingdom in the fifth round of the TATA ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Murray takes gold for Britain at Wimbledon
August 5th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Andy Murray ended his unsuccessful history at Wimbledon by thrashing Switzerland's Roger Federer to win the men's singles Olympic tennis gold for Britain here ... Read more...
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US shooter Gray on target for rifle gold
August 4th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Jamie Lynn Gray of the United States shot her way to gold in the women's 50 metres rifle three positions Saturday, setting two Olympic ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Britain’s Murray reaches semis
August 2nd, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Andy Murray moved a step closer to becoming Britain's first Olympic singles tennis medallist since 1920, reaching the semi-finals with a straight-sets win over ... Read more...
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Clijsters upsets Ivanovic at Olympics
August 1st, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Belgium's Kim Clijsters knocked out 11th seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in straight sets in the third round of the Olympic tennis tournament Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Federer reaches Olympics quarterfinals
August 1st, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.1 Roger Federer beat Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin to reach the quarterfinals of the men's singles tennis competitions of the London Olympics here Wednesday.Federer ... Read more...
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Petrova returns to WTA top 20
June 24th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former world No.3 Nadia Petrova has returned to the top 20 in the latest WTA rankings published Sunday.The Russian rose two places to No. 20. ... Read more...
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Australia beat China to qualify for Olympic volleyball
June 10th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, June 10 (IANS) Australia qualified Sunday for the London Olympic Games men's volleyball competition, beating China 3-0 in the qualifying tournament here.Australia improved their record to five wins and ... Read more...
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Ten women champions at French Open
June 10th, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 9 (IANS) Following are the last 10 winners of the women's singles title at the French Open following Maria Sharapova's win Saturday.Here is the list of winners ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Police raid casts shadow on Italian team’s fate
June 3rd, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, June 3 (IANS) Days away from the Euro 2012 opener, a police raid on Italy's pre-tournament training camp has cast a shadow on the team's fate.Well-known defender Domenico ... Read more...
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France come back to beat Iceland 3-2
May 28th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 28 (IANS) France struggled in their first warm-up for Euro 2012 as they came back from two goals down to beat Iceland 3-2 at Valenciennes, France.Birkir Bjarnason and ... Read more...
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Djokovic dreams big in Olympic year
April 19th, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, April 19 (IANS) Winning all the four tennis Grand Slams and an Olympic gold is never easy, but Serbia's World No.1 Novak Djokovic dreams of fulfilling it.The Serbian ... Read more...
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Spain to play three warm-up games for Euro 2012
March 29th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, March 29 (IANS) Spain will play international friendlies against Serbia, South Korea and China ahead of the Euro 2012 Football championships in June-July.The World and European champions will face ... Read more...
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Djokovic to miss Serbia’s Davis Cup tie
March 28th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Prague, March 28 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic will not play Serbia's Davis Cup tie with the Czech Republic in Prague April 6-8.Serbian captain Bogdan Obradovic picked World No.9 ... Read more...
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Thousands of Afghanis, Pakistanis apply for EU asylum
March 24th, 2012 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, March 24 (IANS) Nearly 30,000 Afghanis and 15,000 Pakistanis have applied for asylum in the European Union (EU) in 2011, the EU's statistical office said.A total of 301,000 people ... Read more...
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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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Egypt starts NGO workers’ trial
February 26th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 26 (IANS) A trial of 43 workers - including 19 Americans and two Germans - from domestic and foreign non-governmental organisations who were charged with receiving illegal foreign ... Read more...
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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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