iPhone 5 sets a 2 mn pre-booking record (Lead)
September 18th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) iPhone 5 has emerged as the fastest pre-booked device Apple has ever released with more than two million first-day orders, twice the one million orders iPhone ... Read more...
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US Open: Tsonga stunned by Slovak Klizan
August 31st, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) Martin Klizan of Slovakia caused an upset at the US Open tennis tournament with a four-set victory over fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.Tsonga ... Read more...
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Kvitova rises to fifth in world rankings
August 26th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic rose to fifth in the new WTA rankings published Sunday after winning the New Haven Open.Kvitova defeated Russia's ... 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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Final medal table at 2012 London Olympic Games
August 13th, 2012 - 3:13 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) The following is the final medal table at the 2012 London Olympic Games which concluded here Sunday. India finished 55th.Country Gold Silver Bronze TotalUnited States ... Read more...
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Chess Olympiad: Three teams share lead
August 12th, 2012 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Poland, Spain and Germany moved into lead after the second round of the TATA 14th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind here Saturday.Spain and Poland led ... Read more...
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Olympics: Latest medals tally
August 8th, 2012 - 2:18 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) The following is the latest medal standings of the 2012 London
Games here Tuesday.Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
China 34 20 17 71
US 30 16 20 66
Britain 22 ... Read more...
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Olympics: Medals tally (Updated)
August 5th, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) The following is the medal's tally at the 2012 London Olympics here Saturday:Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
US 26 13 15 54
China 25 16 12 ... Read more...
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Olympic shooting: Record-breaker Rossi takes gold in women’s trap
August 4th, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italy's Jessica Rossi blew away the competition and the world record in the women's trap Saturday, missing just one of 100 shots on her way ... Read more...
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Olympics: Medal tally
August 3rd, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) The following is the medals tally of the 2012 London Olympics Thursday:Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze TotalChina 18 11 4 33
US 15 8 ... Read more...
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Olympics: Medals’ tally (Updated)
August 2nd, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) The following is the medals tally of the 2012 London Olympics Wednesday:Country Gold Silver Bronze TotalChina 17 9 4 30
USA 12 8 9 29
South Korea 6 ... 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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Olympic tennis: Serena Williams beats Zvonareva
August 1st, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Serena Williams thrashed Russian No.2 Vera Zvonareva in the third round of the Olympic tennis tournament here Wednesday.With all other matches at Wimbledon rained ... Read more...
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Olympics: Medals’ tally
August 1st, 2012 - 1:51 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) The following is the medals' tally of the 2012 London Olympics Tuesday.Country Gold Silver Bronze TotalChina 10 6 3 19
US 7 7 ... Read more...
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Olympics: Medals’ tally (Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 2:16 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) The following is the medals' tally of the 2012 London Olympics Monday.Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
China 8 4 2 14
US 3 5 5 13
Italy 2 ... Read more...
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Rhode blasts her way to skeet gold, equals world record
July 29th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kimberly Rhode of the United States won the gold medal in the women's skeet competition at the Olympics Sunday, equalling the world record along ... Read more...
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Olympics: China’s Li Na turns to focus to doubles after singles loss
July 29th, 2012 - 4:17 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Chinese No.1 women's tennis player Li Na said she will focus on the doubles after losing to Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the first ... Read more...
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PSV sign Dutch forward Narsingh
July 16th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Dutch striker Luciano Narsingh has signed a five-year contract with PSV Eindhoven, the football club announced Monday.The 21-year-old Heerenveen forward was included in Bert van ... Read more...
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Russian n-reactor designer held for fraud
April 18th, 2012 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The chief of Russian nuclear reactor design bureau Gidropress, a subsidiary of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom, has been detained on suspicion of an ... Read more...
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Indian men and women finish 27th at World TT
April 1st, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dortmund (Germany), April 1 (IANS) India finished 27th in the men's and women's category at the World Team Table Tennis Championships here.The Anthony Amalraj-led men's side beat Brazil 3-2 Saturday ... 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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Three Indians make main draw in ITF Open
March 18th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 18 (IANS) Three Indians - Nidhi Chilmula, Ankita Raina and Rishika Sunkara - made it to the main draw of the $25,000 ITF Open women's tennis championship here ... Read more...
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Tough draw for Indians at ITF women’s tennis championship
March 17th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 17 (IANS) The four Indian wild card entries drew tough opponents in the $25,000 ITF Open women's tennis championship which gets underway with main draw matches Monday at ... Read more...
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14th century castle gutted in blaze
March 13th, 2012 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
London, March 12 (IANS) A 14th century castle in Slovakia was gutted in fire which was sparked by two children trying their first cigarette.According to the police, two boys ... Read more...
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Britain to have Europe’s youngest population
March 3rd, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) With a surge in babies born to immigrant parents, Britain is on course to becoming Europe's youngest population by 2035, Daily Mail reported Saturday.In contrast to ... Read more...
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Sania-Rodionova triumph in Pattaya Open
February 12th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Pattaya, Feb 12 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and her Australian partner Anastasia Rodionova beat Hao-ching Chan and Yung-jan Chan of Chinese Taipei to win the women's doubles event at the ... Read more...
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Pattaya Open: Sania in singles, doubles quarterfinals
February 9th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Pattaya, Feb 9 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza defeated Britain's Anne Keothavong 6-4, 7-5 to enter the singles quarterfinals at the Pattaya Open tennis event here Thursday.The world no. 111 overcame ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Bhambri laments lack of support
January 2nd, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) Yuki Bhambri, the 19-year old former World No.1 junior, made an impassioned plea for financial support to young Indian tennis players who are in the critical ... Read more...
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Slovakia launches website with e-books
December 23rd, 2011 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 23 (IANS) In a first of its kind anywhere in the world, the European nation of Slovakia has launched a new website to provide the public with digitised ... 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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UAE officials learn fog monitoring in Slovakia
November 18th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 17 (IANS/WAM) Officials from Dubai have visited Slovakia to learn about the latest technology on how to monitor fog as well as control traffic in such situations.A team ... Read more...
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Slovakian lawmakers reject eurozone bailout fund’s expansion
October 12th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Oct 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Slovakia's parliament rejected expansion of powers of the eurozone rescue fund, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), a media report said.The plan was agreed by ... Read more...
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American duo Huber-Raymond wins US Open women’s doubles
September 12th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 12 (IANS) Fourth-seeded American team of Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond won the US Open Tennis Championship women's doubles title by outlasting defending champions Vania King ... Read more...
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Sania-Vesnina reach last four of Wimbledon
June 30th, 2011 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina edged past the Spanish pair of Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra Santonja 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 to ... Read more...
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Sania-Vesnina in Wimbledon quarterfinals
June 29th, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Russian Elena Vesnina advanced to the quarterfinal of women's doubles in Wimbledon Championships with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Daniela Hantuchova of ... Read more...
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