South Zone TT: Sharath, Shamini emerge champions
September 9th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 9 (IANS) Sharath Kamal and Shamini Kumaresan emerged the men's and women's singles champions at the Indian Oil Servo National Ranking South Zone Table Tennis Championships which concluded ... Read more...
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US Open: Azarenka, Williams showdown for women’s title
September 8th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus overcame a lacklustre opening set to beat third-seeded former champion Maria Sharapova of Russia 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, setting up ... Read more...
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US Open: Djokovic to face Ferrer in semis
September 7th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Defending champion Novak Jokovic survived a three hour thriller to set-up a semi-final clash with David Ferrer in the men's singles of the US ... Read more...
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Roundup: Berdych stuns Federer out of US Open
September 6th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) Sixth seeded Czech Tomas Berdych outlasted top seed Roger Federer 7-6(1), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to advance into the US Open tennis semi-finals.With Wednesdays's loss, ... Read more...
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Pankaj Advani qualifies for semis
August 27th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Furth (Germany), Aug 27 (IANS) India's Pankaj Advani advanced to the semi-finals of the qualifiers for the European Tour-1 Paul Hunter Classic snooker tournament after defeating Welshman Ryan Day 4-1.Earlier ... Read more...
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Advani in snooker qualifier semis (Lead)
August 26th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Furth (Germany), Aug 26 (IANS) India's Pankaj Advani advanced to the semifinals of the qualifiers for the European Tour-1 Paul Hunter Classic snooker tournament after defeating Welshman Ryan Day 4-1 ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Paes-Vardhan go out with heads held high (Lead)
August 2nd, 2012 - 3:22 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian men's doubles pair, Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan's campaign in the 2012 London Games came to an end Wednesday after they lost to the ... Read more...
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Olympics: Indian paddler Ghosh wins; Ankita exits (Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Soumyajit Ghosh kept India's table tennis challenge alive as he moved into the second round of the main draw while an error-prone Ankita Das made a ... Read more...
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Paes, Vesnina go down fighting in Wimbledon final
July 9th, 2012 - 3:35 am ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina went down fighting to second seeds Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond in the Wimbledon mixed doubles final here Sunday.The Indo-Russian pair ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Venus Williams crashes out, Djokovic advances (Second Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Elena Vesnina demolished Venus Williams in the first round of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships here Monday while men's World No.1 Novak Djokovic had ... Read more...
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Verdasco stuns Nadal in Madrid Open
May 11th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 11 (IANS) Fernando Verdasco, seeded 15th, produced the biggest shock of the competition as he beat Rafael Nadal 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the ... Read more...
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Maiden title for Vekic in women’s tennis championship
March 24th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 24 (IANS) Ninth seed Donna Vekic, the 15-year-old from Croatia, ranked 397, won the $25,000 QNet ITF Open women's tennis tournament beating fourth seed Andrea Koch Benvenuto of ... Read more...
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National Grass Court Tennis: Top seed Myneni in final
February 10th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) Men's top seed Rakesh Myneni and women's fourth seed Vaishnavi Peddi Reddy sailed into the finals of Indian Jute National Grass Court Tennis Championships here Friday.Myneni ... Read more...
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National TT: Amalraj charged with unsporting behaviour after stunning Sharath
January 29th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 29 (IANS) Anthony Amalraj could not control his emotions after upsetting six-time champion Sharath Kamal for his maiden national table tennis title at the SAI sub-centre here Sunday ... Read more...
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PSPB sweep all four singles titles at Junior National TT
January 9th, 2012 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Jan 8 (IANS) Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) won all four singles finals of the Indian Oil Junior and Youth National Table Tennis Championships at the Municipal Corporation Indoor ... Read more...
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Punj Lloyd squash: Willstrop triumphs, to be new World No.1
December 18th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) England's James Willstrop defeated long-time rival Gregory Gaultier of France to win his maiden Punj Lloyd PSA Squash Masters here Sunday after ... Read more...
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Yuki Bhambri and Rutuja Bhosale are new national tennis champions
October 15th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Delhi's Yuki Bhambri Saturday became the new national tennis champion, though his 6-4, 7-6(6) victory over top seed Vishnu Vardhan was marred by contentious line ... Read more...
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Yuki overcomes Myneni, plays Vishnu in the final
October 14th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Second seed Yuki Bhambri survived a fright from qualifier Saketh Myneni to set up a men's singles final showdown with top seed Vishnu Vardhan, ... 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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Law defends Mathews going slow to ensure Chandimal’s century
July 6th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka's coach Stuart Law defended all-rounder Angelo Mathews going slow at victory doorstep to allow Dinesh Chandimal to make a maiden One-Day International century at ... Read more...
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Prerna to meet Shlomo in ITF women’s final
June 24th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Prerna Bhambri entered her maiden ITF women's final after Belgian Desiree Bastianon retired hurt trailing 6-4, 3-6, 0-1 in the $10,000 tournament at the DLTA ... Read more...
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China’s Yang wins her first ITF singles title
June 18th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi , June 18 (IANS) China's unseeded Zhaoxuan Yang claimed her maiden ITF singles title with an impeccable 6-2, 6-0 victory over a tired sixth-seeded Hae-Sung Kim of South ... Read more...
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Prerna lone Indian in ITF semifinals
June 16th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Eighth-seeded Prerna Bhambri is the lone Indian to enter the semifinals of the $10,000 ITF women's singles. She outplayed compatriot Ashvarya Shrivastava, seeded four rungs ... Read more...
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Karunuday wins maiden ITF tournament
June 11th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India's Karunuday Singh powered his way to his maiden ITF men's singles title with an emphatic 6-4, 6-2 victory over compatriot Vijayant Malik in the ... Read more...
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Yuki concedes ITF quarterfinals
June 9th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Eighth-seeded Karunuday Singh entered the quarterfinals of the $10,000 ITF tournament after top seed Yuki Bhambri limped out midway through their match here Thursday.Yuki, ... Read more...
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Yuki sails into ITF second round
June 6th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Top seed Yuki Bhambri eased into the second round of the $10,000 ITF men's singles with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over American Joel Kincaid here ... Read more...
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French Open: Sania enters second round with convincing win (Lead)
May 23rd, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 23 (IANS) Sania Mirza hardly broke sweat during her 6-3, 6-3 first round victory over Germany's Kristina Barrois in the French Open women's singles here Monday.The 72nd-ranked Indian, ... Read more...
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Paes-Bhupathi lose Australian Open final to Bryan brothers (Lead)
January 29th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi's hopes of completing a career Grand Slam were dashed with their 3-6, 4-6 defeat at the hands of American twins Mike and Bob ... Read more...
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Asian Games tennis: Somdev-Sanam win gold, Sania-Vishnu silver (Lead)
November 22nd, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 22 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh fetched India its sixth gold medal at the Asian Games, winning the tennis men's doubles but Sania Mirza and Vishnu Vardhan had ... Read more...
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Asina Games tennis: India enter medal round in three events
November 20th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 20 (IANS) It was a highly successful day for India in tennis with Sania Mirza moving into the women's singles and mixed doubles semi-finals, and Somdev and Sanam Singh following ... Read more...
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CWG Tennis: Somdev overcomes slow start, through to second round (Lead)
October 5th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Top seed Somdev Devvaraman of India shrugged off an indifferent start to storm into the second round of the men's singles of the Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Seeds bomb out as Williams, Clijsters exit Wimbledon
June 29th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Bill Scott
London, June 29 (DPA) Five-time winner Venus Williams and reigning US Open champion Kim Clijsters suffered stunning defeats as a pair of low-profile opponents cashed in with upset victories ... Read more...
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NHL Announces Stanley Cup Finals 2010 Schedule
May 25th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
May 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The schedule for the 2010 Stanley Cup finals was announced by the National Hockey League yesterday. The final game is to be played between Chicago Blackhawks ... Read more...
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Anand draws sixth game with Topalov, maintains lead in match
May 2nd, 2010 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Sofia, May 1 (IANS) A third Catalan in as many white games for defending champion Viswanathan Anand saw a 56-move game draw that saw the Indian maintain his one-point lead over challenger ... Read more...
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Henin outlasts Jankovic, Safina crashes out at Stuttgart
May 1st, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Stuttgart, May 1 (DPA) Justine Henin rallied to raise her perfect record against Jelena Jankovic to 10-0 with a 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 quarter-final victory at the Porsche Grand Prix tennis.
Henin, who ... Read more...
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