Olympic badminton: Lin Dan retains singles gold after fierce battle
August 5th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Lin Dan of China retained his Olympic badminton title edging out Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in a repeat of their Beijing showdown here Sunday.The match ... Read more...
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Olympic badminton: China win women’s doubles gold
August 5th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China won the badminton women's doubles gold here at the Olympics Saturday, despite the country's top seeds being thrown out for match-fixing, underlining their domination ... Read more...
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Olympics: Kashyap, Saina bring joy (Intro Roundup)
August 2nd, 2012 - 2:21 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Parupalli Kashyap and Saina Nehwal raised hopes with their scintillating displays to storm into the singles quarter finals on a mixed day for India ... Read more...
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Olympic badminton: Kashyap in pre-quarters; Jwala-Diju out (Second Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) India's Parupalli Kashyap progressed to the men's singles pre-quarterfinals while mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V. Diju lost their third consecutive group match to ... Read more...
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Olympic badminton: Kashyap beats World No.11 to enter pre-quarters (Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) India's Olympic medal chances in badminton got a boost as Parupalli Kashyap entered the men's singles pre-quarterfinals in style, outplaying tenth seeded Vietnamese Tien Minh Nguyen ... Read more...
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‘Blind’ archer smashes London Olympics’ first world record
July 27th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) South Korea's Im Dong-hyun claimed the first of world records of the London Olympics Friday with a stunning display in the men's archery ranking round at ... Read more...
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Saina in Indonesia Open final, Kashyap loses (Second Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 16 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal marched into the final of the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier badminton event Saturday with a convincing victory over South Korean Ji Hyun ... Read more...
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Kashyap’s impressive run in Indonesia Open ends (Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 16 (IANS) Parupalli Kashyap's impressive run in the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier badminton event ended with a loss to local favourite Simon Santoso in the semifinals here ... Read more...
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Indonesia Open: Saina, Kashyap storm into semis (Second Lead)
June 15th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 15 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal edged out Chinese Shixian Wang after a marathon match to enter the women's singles semifinals at the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier badminton ... Read more...
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Indonesia Open: Kashyap stuns World No.3, Saina wins too (Second Lead)
June 14th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 14 (IANS) India's Parupalli Kashyap entered his maiden quarterfinals in a Super Series Premier event stunning top seed Chen Long of China in the Indonesia Open badminton tournament ... Read more...
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Indonesia Open: Kashyap stuns World No.3, Saina wins too
June 14th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 14 (IANS) India's Parupalli Kashyap entered his maiden Super Series quarter-finals stunning top seed Chen Long of China in the Indonesia Open badminton tournament here Thursday. His compatriot ... Read more...
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Daredevils crush Chargers as Warner smashes blazing ton (Roundup)
May 10th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 10 (IANS) David Warner hit a blistering unbeaten century and Naman Ojha a half-century as Delhi Daredevils crushed Deccan Chargers by nine wickets here Thursday to reclaim ... Read more...
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Indian Open: Saina admits she was under pressure
April 26th, 2012 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal admitted she was under pressure before taking the field in the first round of the Indian Open at the Siri ... Read more...
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Kerber beats Wozniacki to lift WTA Copenhagen title
April 16th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, April 16 (IANS) Former World No.1, Caroline Wozniacki saw her winning streak at the Danish Open come to an end as Angelique Kerber of Germany downed the Dane 6-4, ... Read more...
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Sehwag smashes fifty, India 92/2 at tea (Second Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Jan 27 (IANS) Virender Sehwag threw his wicket away after making a quickfire 62, leaving India at 92 for two in their second innings at tea on day ... Read more...
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Gayle smashes Sydney to their second win in Big Bash
December 23rd, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 23 (IANS) Explosive West Indies batsman Chris Gayle blasted an unbeaten 100 off just 54 balls to help Sydney Thunder overhaul Adelaide Strikers score of 155 for eight ... Read more...
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Spirited Saina goes down to Wang Yihan in World Superseries Finals (Lead)
December 18th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal faltered after a good start to go down against reigning World Champion Wang Yihan of China 21-18, 13-21, 13-21 in ... Read more...
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Willstrop-Gaultier set up a cracking final in Punj Lloyd Squash
December 17th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) France's Gregory Gaultier downed an erratic Egyptian Mohamed El Shorbagy while England's James Willstrop overwhelmed compatriot Peter Barker in the semifinals of the Punj Lloyd ... Read more...
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Gilchrist smashes century in Kings XI rout of RCB (Lead)
May 18th, 2011 - 2:04 am ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 18 (IANS) Skipper Adam Gilchrist struck a blistering century and shared a record 206-run stand with fellow Australian Shaun Marsh to set up an emphatic 111-run victory for ... Read more...
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Chong Wei wins India Open Super Series
May 1st, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) World No.1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia defeated a fighting Peter Gade 21-12, 12-21, 21-15 to win the inaugural India Open Super Series badminton men's ... Read more...
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India Open Super Series: Saina makes a tearful first round exit (Roundup)
April 27th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) In a sensational upset at the India Open Super Series,World No.4 and top seed Saina Nehwal made a tearful first round exit going down 17-21, ... Read more...
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Qualifying for Olympics is priority: Ponnappa
April 25th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Commonwealth Games doubles gold medallist Ashwini Ponnappa said qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics tops her priority and the Indian Open Super Series, starting Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Rebecca Black smashes Justin Bieber’s record on Youtube
April 19th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 19 (ANI): Rebecca Black has ended Justin Bieber's reign as the King of Youtube with her song 'Friday,' which has notched up more than 112 million views on the ... Read more...
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Saina in quarters of Swiss Open (Lead, superseding previous story)
March 18th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Basel, March 18 (IANS) India's badminton star Saina Nehwal took sweet revenge for her All England loss by beating Japanese Eriko Hirose 21-15, 17-21, 21-11 to advance to the quarterfinals ... Read more...
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Saina beats Eriko to enter Swiss Open quarters
March 18th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Basel, March 18 (IANS) Indian squash star Saina Nehwal took sweet revenge for her All England loss by beating Japanese Eriko Hirose 21-15, 17-21, 21-11 to advance to the quarterfinals ... Read more...
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Nick, Jenny triumph in PSA, WISPA squash
December 19th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Top seeds Nick Matthew and Jenny Duncalf lived up to their billing and won the PSA and WISPA Punj Lloyd Squash Masters titles here Sunday.Nick registered his ... Read more...
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Matthew-Willstrop set up all England final in Punj Lloyd squash
December 18th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Top seed Nick Matthew defeated Egypt's Amr Shabana, who retired after losing the first two sets, 11-9, 11-4 to set up an all-England title clash with James ... Read more...
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Dipika goes down fighting in Punj Llyod squash
December 17th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) India's Dipika Pallikal fought hard against second seed Kasey Brown of Australia but lost 5-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7, 5-11 in the quarterfinals of the $36,500 WISPA Punj ... Read more...
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Saurav goes down in Punj Lloyd Masters squash
December 16th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) India's Saurav Ghoshal went down fighting to Amr Shabana of Egypt 5-11, 6-11, 11-6, 9-11 in the pre-quarterfinals of the Punj Lloyd Masters squash here Thursday.The first ... Read more...
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Ryder smashes century, New Zealand 331/5 on Day three
November 6th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Nov 6 (IANS) Jesse Ryder smashed a fighting 103 as New Zealand ended the third day of the first cricket Test against India at 331 for five here Saturday.Ryder was ... Read more...
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CWG badminton: Jwala, Ashwini stun top seeds to win gold (Lead)
October 14th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) India's Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa stunned top-seeded Singaporeans Yao Lei and Sari Shinta Mulia, 21-16, 21-19 to win the gold in the badminton women's ... Read more...
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England paddler’s mother wishes an India cap for him
October 12th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Bharat Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Table tennis player Andrew Baggaley is here representing England in the Commonwealth Games. But mother Yvonne Baggaley, who left India at the age of 19, ... Read more...
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Giant Antarctic balloon detects mysterious ultra-high-energy cosmic rays
October 12th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 12 (ANI): The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) that makes use of thick Antarctic ice and a giant balloon has unexpectedly detected mysterious, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.ANITA is a radio wave ... Read more...
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CWG table tennis: Maiden final for women, men in semis (Roundup)
October 7th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Bharat Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Indian women's table tennis team Thursday reached their maiden final at the Commonwealth Games blanking fancied England in the semi-finals here Thursday and the ... Read more...
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CWG table tennis: Indian women assure themsleves of silver (Lead)
October 7th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Indian women's table tennis team Thursday outclassed fancied England to reach their maiden final at the Commonwealth Games and assured themselves of a medal.The Indians blanked ... Read more...
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