Sagan makes it three stage wins on Tour
July 7th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Slovakian prodigy Peter Sagan of pro-cycling team Liquigas took his third win on his first Tour de France, holding off Andre Greipel of Lotto-Belisol on ... Read more...
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Sagan wins again as crashes hit Tour de France
July 5th, 2012 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
Paris, July 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Slovakian prodigy Peter Sagan won a second stage in his maiden Tour de France as the peloton was ravaged by crashes.As in stage one Sunday, ... Read more...
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French Open: World No.1 Azarenka crashes out
June 3rd, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 3 (IANS/Ria Novosti) World No 1 Victoria Azarenka has joined the growing number of top players to crash out of the French Open tennis after a straight-sets defeat ... Read more...
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Indians paddlers start Olympic qualifying campaign in style
May 10th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, May 10 (IANS) India's Anthony Amalraj, Achanta Sharath Kamal and Poulomi Ghatak started their Olympic qualifying campaign in style with wins in their first matches at the Table Tennis ... Read more...
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Easy draw for Sharath Kamal in TT Olympic qualifier
May 10th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Doha, May 9 (IANS) India's ace paddler and World No.83 Achanta Sharath Kamal has been handed a easy draw but his compatriot Anthony Amalraj and the Indian women may not ... Read more...
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Sensex gives up gains, traders book profits
October 11th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities Tuesday gave up its intra-day gains and ended in the red as traders booked profits after two straight positive ... Read more...
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Chennai Open singles wrap
January 6th, 2011 - 2:49 am ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) At 31, Bjorn Phau might not be entertaining thoughts of winning a Grand Slam, but yet, on his day, he can silence a few top ... Read more...
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Ancelotti says Chelsea must lift game to have chance of winning Champions League
November 24th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 24(ANI): Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti admits that his club must improve on their performance against MSK Zilina if they want to win the UEFA Champions League.Chelsea maintained their 100 per ... Read more...
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Caroline Wozniacki Beats Maria Sharapova, Advances To U.S. Open Quarter-Finals
September 7th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
New York, Sep 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki registered a straight set victory over former champion Maria Sharapova to grab a slot at the quarter-finals of the ... Read more...
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Russia warns of possible halt in oil supplies to Europe
December 29th, 2009 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Bratislava, Dec 28 (DPA) Russia has warned of a possible halt in oil supplies to three European Union (EU) members via Ukraine, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said Monday.
Russia had informed the ... Read more...
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Liverpool title challenge still on, says Rafa Benitez
October 5th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.5 (ANI): Liverpool's Premier League title challenge is not over, said team coach Rafa Benitez in spite of the 2-0 loss to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.Liverpool have already suffered defeats ... Read more...
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Paes, Bhupathi to cross swords in Wimbledon mixed doubles (Lead)
June 28th, 2009 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi will be on the opposite sides of the net in the Wimbledon mixed doubles third round Monday.
The 1999 Wimbledon men's doubles ... Read more...
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Paes, Bhupathi to cross swords in Wimbledon mixed doubles
June 28th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) The one-time Wimbledon men's doubles champions -- Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi-- will be at the opposite side of the net Sunday in the mixed doubles third round ... Read more...
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Air France AF447 official passenger list
June 2nd, 2009 - 2:15 am ICT by John Le Fevre
Air France has released a confirmed list of the nationalities of passengers onboard the presumed crashed, Paris-bound AF447 flight.
As previously announced, Brazilians, French, German, Chinese and Italian nationals top the list ... Read more...
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Sania enters into finals of Pattaya Open
February 14th, 2009 - 7:46 pm ICT by ANI
Bangkok, Feb 14, (ANI): Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza on Saturday entered into the finals of Pattaya Open, defeating Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova 6-4 5-7 6-1.
The unseeded Indian took two hours to ... Read more...
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Divij powers to final, Isha bows out at Lagos
October 25th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lagos, Oct 25 (IANS) India's Divij Sharan continued his impressive run in the $15,000 ITF as he routed third seed Andreas Haider Maurer 7-6 (7), 6-3 to enter the final.Indian women though ... Read more...
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Isha in Lagos ITF semis
October 24th, 2008 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lagos, Oct 24 (IANS) India's Isha Lakhani had little difficulty overcoming Belgium's Tamaryn Hendler on her way to the semi-final of the $25,000 ITF event here.Isha, seeded third, beat the seventh-seeded Hendler ... Read more...
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