All set for world’s third biggest Muslim prayer congregation
August 14th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Malappuram (Kerala), Aug 14 (IANS) All arrangements are in place for what is billed as the country's biggest prayer congregation in the month of Ramadan to be held Wednesday at ... Read more...
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Arjun Singh ahead in Toyota-IGU Southern India junior golf
June 1st, 2012 - 2:03 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) Arjun Singh from Dhaula Kuan Army Golf Course emerged sole leader in the combined under-14 and under-18 categories after three rounds in the Toyota-IGU Southern India ... Read more...
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Sardar putts 72 to take lead in junior golf meet
May 30th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) Mohan Sardar, the 14-year old from Kolkata, carded a par 72 to take the lead with a two-round total of 148 in the Toyota IGU Southern ... Read more...
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Akash keeps lead; Reddy shocks Chowdhury
May 25th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Tirupati, May 25 (IANS) Overnight sole leader G. Akash of Tamil Nadu escaped a loss to Saptarshi Roy of Railways in the 10th round to maintain his lead in the ... Read more...
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Ladies European Golf: Sharmila tied 2nd, one behind leader
January 17th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
La Manga (Spain), Jan 16 (IANS) India's Sharmila Nicollet maintained the tempo and played a steady second round for one-under 70 at the par-71 North Course to keep herself within ... Read more...
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Infighting in Karnataka BJP escalates
December 29th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 29 (IANS) Factional feuding in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party escalated Thursday with indications that it will only worsen in the coming days unless the party ... Read more...
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Leadership battle intensifies in Karnataka BJP
December 28th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The leadership battle in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) intensified Wednesday with rival groups mounting pressure on central leaders to settle the issue ... Read more...
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Indians Diptayan and Akshya in joint lead in World Youth
November 23rd, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Caldas Novas (Brazil), Nov 23 (IANS) India's Diptayan Ghosh (under-14 Open) and Bommini Akshya (girls under-8) are joint leaders after fifth round matches in the ongoing World Youth Chess ... Read more...
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Lahiri tied second at Selangor Masters, Gangjee 14th
August 4th, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), Aug 4 (IANS) Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri, keen to make up for last week's miss in the final round, made a fine start in the $300,000 Worldwide Holdings Selangor ... Read more...
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Srinath, Bodda lead in Asian Junior chess
June 18th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 18 (IANS) Former World under-12 champion and International Master N. Srinath of India emerged sole leader with four points at the end of the fourth round of the Asian junior ... Read more...
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Spoilsport Anand outplays Kramnik, Abhijit second in Group C
January 31st, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands), Jan 31 (IANS) World champion Viswanathan Anand continued to play spoilsport, this time beating Vladimir Kramnik, at the 72nd edition of the Corus Grandmasters chess tournament.
Anand may ... Read more...
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Maghami, Lenic share lead; Deep holds top seed to draw
January 21st, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Second seed Slovenian Grandmaster Lenic Luka defeated International Master Nikolay Tolstikh of Russia in the penultimate round to catch up with the overnight sole leader Grandmaster Maghami ... Read more...
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Dzhumaev and Tolstikh join Maghami at the top
January 19th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Uzbek Grandmaster Marat Dzhumaev and Russian International Master Nikoly Tolstikh, with seven points each, joined overnight leader Grandmaster Maghami Ehsan Ghaem of Iran at the top of ... Read more...
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Maghami takes sole lead in Parsvnath Chess
January 17th, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Third seeded Iranian Grandmaster Ehsan Ghaem Maghami defeated International Master Oliver Dimakiling of Philippines in the sixth round to emerge as the sole leader in the 8th ... Read more...
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PM, BJP leaders wish Vajpayee on his 86th birthday
December 25th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 25 (ANI): Several leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greeted Former Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 86th birthday on Friday.Manmohan ... Read more...
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Shane emerges sole leader at Crompton Greaves Open
November 26th, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Shaquill Shane of the United States returned a six under 47 to grab the sole lead on day two of the Crompton Greaves Open 2009 golf, an Aircel-PGTI ... Read more...
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Abhijit Chadha takes pole position at LG Gujarat Open
November 17th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Abhijit Chadha posted the only under-par round of the day to emerge as the sole leader after the first round of the LG Gujarat Open at the par-72 ... Read more...
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Golfer Anirban Lahiri scores maiden win on Indian tour
September 27th, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Sep 27 (IANS) Anirban Lahiri, one of India's rising stars, broke through a mental barrier with his maiden win on the Aircel-PGTI Tour with a come-from-behind one shot win in ... Read more...
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Asian Zone Chess: Rathnakara joins Jha, Deepan in lead
August 16th, 2009 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) International Master K. Rathnakaran put himself in contention for the title and a berth for the World Cup with a win over Bangladeshi Grandmaster Reefat Bin-Sattar in ... Read more...
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Asian Chess Championships wide open after Sultana upsets Tania
August 14th, 2009 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Top seed and International Master Tania Sachdev's dream of qualifying for the Chess World Cup came to an end as she lost her sixth and final game ... Read more...
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Shyam Nikil holds Salem A.R. Saleh, keeps joint lead
August 5th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Fide Master Shyam Nikil continued his fine run by holding top seed GM Salem A.R. Saleh of UAE in the fourth round Wednesday to remain in joint ... Read more...
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KKR coach Buchanan has his way: McCullum replaces Ganguly as captain for first IPL match
April 17th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town (South Africa), Apr.17 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan has reportedly decided that former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly will not be the captain of the IPL franchisee in ... Read more...
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Lahiri zooms to contention at Black Mountain Masters
March 28th, 2009 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hua Hin (Thailand), March 28 (IANS) Anirban Lahiri shot a superb five-under 67 and rocketed into contention at the $500,000 Black Mountain Masters Asian Tour golf.
Lying 15th overnight, Lahiri moved to tied ... Read more...
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Laxman downs Solodovnichenko to share lead in Gurgaon chess
January 27th, 2009 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 27 (IANS) International Master R.R. Laxman outwitted Ukrainian Grandmaster Yuri Solodovnichenko in the eighth round of the Gurgaon International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament at Suncity World School here Tuesday.Laxman now ... Read more...
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Bangladesh’s Rahman wins Haryana Open golf title
November 29th, 2008 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula, Nov 29 (IANS) Bangladesh golfer Mohammed Siddikur Rahman won the HUDA-GTPL-Unitech Haryana Open after firing a crucial 71 in the final round of the tournament here Saturday.The 24-year-old registered ... Read more...
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Bhullar tied sixth after first round in Jakarta
August 28th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 28 (IANS) Gaganjeet Bhullar has happy memories of his visit here last year when he finished runner-up. He seemed to be carrying on from where left off as he had ... Read more...
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Greg Norman creates a theme for a dream
July 20th, 2008 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Southport (Britain), July 20 (IANS) Greg Norman, playing his first Major in three years, is well and truly on a honeymoon as he goes into the final round of the ... Read more...
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Choi, Norman lead midway through third round
July 20th, 2008 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Southport (Britain), July 19 (IANS) With wind speeds going past 45 miles per hour, the discussion is no longer around Tiger Woods, as a very interesting group moved into contention ... Read more...
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Anirudh Bhat takes sole lead in Parsvnath Chess
May 3rd, 2008 - 9:03 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Anirudh Bhat snapped the winning sequence of R U Anantharam to take the sole lead after the seventh round in the Parsvnath national Under-9 Open Chess Championship ... Read more...
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Jeev stays fourth despite late bogeys in Japan
May 3rd, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by admin
Togo (Japan), May 3 (IANS) A day after putting brilliantly in the second round, Jeev Milkha Singh was once again in trouble and dropped two crucial bogeys on the back stretch but ... Read more...
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Anand well placed to retain Morelia-Linares title
March 3rd, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by admin
Linares (Spain), March 3 (IANS) With four rounds to go in the Category 21 Morelia-Linares chess tournament, World champion Viswanathan Anand is well placed to make a bid to retain the title ... Read more...
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Anand sole leader at end of Morelia-Linares chess first leg
February 25th, 2008 - 3:50 pm ICT by admin
Morelia (Mexico), Feb 25 (IANS) Viswanathan Anand's love affair with Mexico as a chess venue continued as he grabbed the top honours in the Morelia leg of the Morelia-Linares Grandmasters tournament. The ... Read more...
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Randhawa, Bhullar tied fourth at SAIL Open golf
February 22nd, 2008 - 5:16 pm ICT by admin
Noida, Feb 22 (IANS) Jyoti Randhawa (72) and Gaganjeet Bhullar (69) ensured there was considerable Indian interest as the inaugural SAIL Open Golf 2008 presented by Jaypee Greens marched towards an exciting ... Read more...
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