Isinbayeva eyes gold in 2016 Olympics
August 18th, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 18 (IANS) Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva intends to take part in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and is confident of winning the gold, her coach said ... Read more...
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Olympic beach volleyball: Americans seal third straight gold
August 9th, 2012 - 7:21 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Defending champions Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor won Olympic gold in women's beach volleyball Wednesday, beating fellow Americans Jennifer Kessy and April Ross in ... Read more...
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Olympics: Hungarian duo wins Kayak gold
August 8th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Hungarian pair of Rudolf Dombi and Roland Kokeny had just enough energy left to hold off a late charge from a Portuguese duo and ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Isenbayeva misses hat-trick; second gold for Sanchez after eight (Athletics Roundup)
August 7th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) Double Olympic Champion and World record holder Elena Isinbayeva relinquished her Olympic pole vault crown to Jennifer Suhr at the London Games.Isinbayeva had not looked at ... Read more...
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Olympics: Russian pole vault queen gets bronze
August 7th, 2012 - 3:51 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbaeva took the bronze at the Olympic pole vault final Monday.Isinbaeva was looking to become the first woman to win ... Read more...
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Olympic judo: France’s Riner wins gold
August 4th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) French judoka Teddy Riner won an Olympics gold in the men's 100+ kg category here Friday, beating Russia's Alexander Mikhaylin in the final.Riner, a bronze ... Read more...
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Kenya launches probe into Venezuelan envoy’s death
July 28th, 2012 - 8:30 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, July 28 (IANS) Kenyan police have launched an investigation into the death of Venezuela's acting ambassador, who was found strangled in her house in Nairobi Friday, Xinhua reported.Nairobi Police ... Read more...
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Top Venezuela diplomat murdered in Kenya
July 28th, 2012 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, July 27 (IANS) Top Venezuelan diplomat in Kenya was found murdered in her house Friday, Xinhua reported.Nairobi Police Commander Anthony Kibuchi confirmed that Charge de Affaires Olga Fonseca was ... Read more...
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Paris Saint-Germain signs Brazilian defender Silva
July 15th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 15 (IANS) French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) announced the signing of Brazilian centre back Thiago Silva from Italian club AC Milan."Silva has been transferred ... Read more...
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Homeless pair find $10,000 in Brazil and they turned it over to the police
July 10th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sao Paulo, July 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An honest homeless couple in Brazil found $10,000 in local currency on a sidewalk and they immediately turned it over to the police.The Brazilian couple was ... Read more...
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Homeless couple return $10,000 found on Brazil street
July 10th, 2012 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 10 (IANS/EFE) A homeless couple turned over to police a bag containing about 20,000 reais ($10,000) that they found abandoned on a street in Brazil's ... Read more...
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Hulk hits back at Romario criticism
July 8th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 8 (IANS) Brazil international winger Hulk has hit back at criticism from legendary striker Romario by saying he deserves to be respected.Romario, now a federal ... Read more...
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AC Milan seeks Kaka-Ibrahimovic swap
June 19th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 19 (IANS) AC Milan is reportedly negotiating the return of Brazilian star Kaka to the San Siro in a deal that could reunite striker Zlatan ... Read more...
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Boca beat Universidad in Copa Libertadores semis
June 15th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 15 (IANS) Goals on either side of the break from Santiago Silva and Juan Sanchez Mino gave Argentine club Boca Juniors a 2-0 victory over Universidad ... Read more...
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Neha in Karan Johar’s next untitled project
June 15th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) Actress Neha Dhupia, who has completed almost a decade in the film industry, has not really enjoyed her share of success in showbiz. However, the ... Read more...
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AC Milan confirm talks for sale of Brazil star Silva
June 13th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 13 (IANS) AC Milan has confirmed the club is in negotiations for the sale of star Brazilian defender Thiago Silva.The Rossoneri's vice-president Adriano Galliani met with Paris ... Read more...
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Brazilian cadet dies in ejection from plane
June 6th, 2012 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 6 (IANS/EFE) A Brazilian air force cadet died when he was ejected from a training plane when the aircraft was still on the ground, authorities said.The ... Read more...
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PSG eyes $85 mn-bid for Brazilian duo
June 3rd, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 3 (IANS) Paris Saint Germain (PSG) is reportedly preparing an $85 million offer for AC Milan's Brazilian stars Thiago Silva and Alexandre Pato.The French club's ... Read more...
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Four die in Venezuelan helicopter crash (Lead)
May 19th, 2012 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, May 19 (IANS/EFE) Four air force personnel were killed and another injured Friday when their helicopter crashed during exercises in the western state of Yaracuy, Venezuela's defense minister said.The ... Read more...
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Dogs yawn hearing master do the same
May 10th, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) Dogs may yawn after hearing the sound of their masters do the same, suggesting they can empathise with their owners on how tired they are, researchers ... Read more...
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Botafogo revives interest in Seedorf
April 29th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janerio, April 29 (IANS) Brazilian football giants Botafogo have reinstated their interest in signing veteran AC Milan's veteran Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf.The Brazilian club revealed Saturday it ... Read more...
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Courtney Love apologises to daughter
April 16th, 2012 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
London, April 16 (IANS) Singer Courtney Love has apologised to daughter Frances Bean Cobain after she angered her by claiming that Kurt Cobain's former bandmate Dave Grohl hit Bean."Bean, sorry ... Read more...
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Matthews returns to Sri Lanka squad but will not bowl
March 31st, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 31 (IANS) Al-rounder Angelo Matthews returned to the Sri Lanka squad for the second and the final Test against England after recovering from a calf injury but ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan minister warns rights activists
March 24th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 24 (IANS) Sri Lankan Minister Mervyn Silva has threatened to "break the bones" of three rights activists who campaigned for a US resolution at Geneva that was deemed ... Read more...
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Matthews fails fitnes test, dropped from Sri Lanka squad
March 23rd, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 23 (IANS) All-rounder Angelo Matthews failed a fitness test Friday and was left out from Sri Lanka's 14-member squad for the first cricket Test against England in ... Read more...
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Three die in Colombian plane crash
March 19th, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, March 19 (IANS/EFE) Three people were killed when a small plane hit power lines and crashed in Colombia's Santander province, police said.The Cessna 182 took off Saturday from the ... Read more...
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Brazil girls gaga over Prince Harry
March 10th, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 10 (IANS) Brazilian women, desperate to win Prince Harry's hand in marriage, are expected to mob the young royal upon his visit to Brazil.According to dailystar.co.uk, ... Read more...
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AC Milan ends Udinese’s unbeaten run at home
February 12th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 12 (IANS) AC Milan ended Udinese's unbeaten record at home in the current season of Italian Serie A football, overcoming a one goal deficit to win ... Read more...
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Flamengo’s fans frustrated with Libertadores loss
January 26th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 26 (IANS) Brazilian club Flamengo's fans were left disappointed after a 1-2 loss to Bolivia's Real Potosi in the first leg match in the qualifying round ... Read more...
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Ruhunu beats Leicestershire by four runs in CL T20
September 21st, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Ruhunu Eleven defeated Leicestershire by four runs in their final pool match of the Champions League T20 qualifier at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Wednesday.Leicester ... Read more...
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Brazilian teenager used as sex slave at prison
September 20th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 20 (IANS/EFE) A 14-year-old Brazilian girl says she was raped by multiple men at a prison in the Amazonian state of Para.Para's governor suspended the warden ... Read more...
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Barreto named Bagan captain for 2011-12
July 26th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Seasoned Brazilian forward Jose Ramirez Barreto will be Mohun Bagan captain for the upcoming 2011-12 season, the club announced Monday.The 35-year-old forward, who was plagued with ... Read more...
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Directors pick the mighty pen, scriptwriters wonder why!
June 23rd, 2011 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) A war over words - that's what it is between Bollywood directors and scriptwriters! Directors, tired of complaining about lack of good scriptwriters, are ... Read more...
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How Graham and beau stay happy?
June 12th, 2011 - 7:42 am ICT by IANS
London, June 12 (IANS) Hollywood actress Heather Graham and her beau Jason Silva claim the key to a happy relationship is a lot of lazy cuddling.The "Hangover" star and the ... Read more...
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Sports minister rubbishes Tillakaratne’s match-fixing allegations (Lead)
April 29th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 29 (IANS) Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage Friday rubbished claims made by former captain Hashan Tillakaratne that match-fixing is a common phenomenon in the country's cricketing circles.Tillakaratne ... Read more...
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