Murdoch buys Dutch league rights
August 8th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Aug 8 (IANS) Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has bought the live broadcasting rights of the Dutch football league for around 1 billion euros.Murdoch's US television network Fox will ... Read more...
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UAE’s YahLive network launches sports channel
August 8th, 2012 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 7 (IANS/WAM) YahLive, a UAE-based satellite channel operator, has added GEM Sports TV to its growing bouquet of channels.With GEM Sports TV, viewers in the Gulf region ... Read more...
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iStream.com to bring Euro 2012 live on the internet in India
June 8th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Euro 2012 European football championship will be streamed live on the internet in India thanks to a tie-up between Neo Sports, the official broadcast ... Read more...
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Women’s T20 cricket tournament kicks off in Lahore
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Jan 23 (IANS) The first edition of Benazir Bhutto Twenty 20 Women's Cricket Tournament organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) kicked off Sunday in the country's eastern ... Read more...
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Israeli credit card data hacked
January 3rd, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Jan 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Suspected Saudi hackers have broken into credit card data of at least 400,000 Israelis, credit companies in the country said Tuesday.The companies concerned said ... Read more...
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Prisoners in Wales petition for extra Sky Sports
September 28th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Wales, Sept 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Prisoners at a prison in south Wales have petitioned their overseers to get them more Sky Sports channels. The prisoners get a single Sky Sports channel and ... Read more...
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Bolt set for Stockholm return
July 14th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm (Sweden), July 14 (IANS/CMC) Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has confirmed his presence for the DN Galan Diamond League later this month, in a return to the city where he suffered ... Read more...
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Pak hockey coach rules out return to country until ’security concerns’ addressed
January 14th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 14(ANI): Pakistan could lose their hockey coach Michel van den Heuvel, as he has decided not to return to the country until his 'security concerns' are addressed.Heuvel, a Dutch national, ... Read more...
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India no longer one-man team dependent on Tendulkar: Wasim Akram
December 31st, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec 31 (ANI): India are no longer a one-man team, and are capable of winning matches without batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar's contribution, former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram has said.After ... Read more...
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Candice Crawford Gets Engaged To Tony Romo
December 18th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Injured Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Jessica Simpson's ex-boyfriend, Tony Romo has been engaged to be married to Candice Crawford. She works as a sports reporter for a ... Read more...
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“Street fighter” Miandad’s charge as batting consultant big boost to Pak team: Akram
November 30th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 30 (ANI): Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram has welcomed the Pakistan Cricket Board's decision to appoint the current Director General of the board, Javed Miandad, as the batting consultant ... Read more...
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PCB boss Butt was forced to choose reforms to save his ICC post during Dubai meet
October 19th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 19 (ANI): The prospect of expelling Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt as an International Cricket Council (ICC) Director was reportedly raised at the ICC board meeting in Dubai ... Read more...
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The Ryder Cup 2010 Matches Delayed For Torrential Rains, Tiger Woods Loses
October 4th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The much anticipated golf tournament between teams from Europe and United States, The Ryder Cup kicked off on October 1 and it is taking place in ... Read more...
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Amitabh is brand ambassador of Airtel Champions League
August 6th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been chosen as the brand ambassador of the upcoming cricket tournament Airtel Champions League Twenty20 to be held in South Africa by ESPN ... Read more...
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Big B to endorse ESPN for T20 matches (Film Snippets)
July 22nd, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been roped in to endorse sports channel ESPN for the Champions League T20 tournament to be held in South Africa in ... Read more...
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Afridi asks team for more consistency to make winning a habit
July 8th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 8 (ANI): After pocketing the T-20 series against Australia 2-0, Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has demanded more consistency from his team, saying it was important to make winning a habit ... Read more...
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Obama, US mourn painful extra-time loss to Ghana
June 27th, 2010 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Washington/Toronto, June 27 (DPA) US President Barack Obama was on the edge of his seat as he tried to catch the final minutes of extra time in Saturday's World Cup match ... Read more...
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President Predicts NCAA Brackets
March 17th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Washington, Mar 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the NCAA Basketball Tournament having begun, and brackets being predicted everywhere, no one is spared by the March Madness. Not even the busiest man ... Read more...
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Pakistan to demand compensation from ITF
March 16th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, March 16 (IANS) The Pakistan Tennis Federation said Tuesday it will demand compensation from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for shifting of its 'home' Davis Cup tie to New Zealand. ... Read more...
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Hannah Storm’s Attire Suspends Tony Kornheiser
February 24th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by GD
By Meena KarBristol, Feb 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Comments on Hannah Storm's dress has cost ESPN host Tony Kornheiser dearly as the sports channel has suspended the host for two whole weeks. ... Read more...
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Discovery To Launch 3D Channel In 2011
January 7th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Before the 3D fanatics could savor the news of ESPN launching a 3D sports channel in the coming days, Discovery Networks has announced of another dedicated ... Read more...
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3D Sports Channel To Be Launched By ESPN
January 6th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems that 3D is the in thing for 2010. James Cameron's Magnum opus Avatar wooed the viewers all over the world with its 3D grandeur. ... Read more...
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‘Woods’ wife’s life turned upside down in just one day’
December 12th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 12 (ANI): Professional golfer Jesper Parnevik has stated that Tiger Woods' wife Elin Nordegren's life has been turned upside down in just one day.Parnevik, 44, had introduced Nordegren to ... Read more...
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ESPN caught in ’sexcapade web’
November 1st, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 01 (ANI): After David Letterman, sports channel ESPN is making headlines following allegations of illicit sexcapades in the company.Recently, top baseball analyst Steve Phillips got fired from the organization over ... Read more...
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Moves on to ensure that The Ashes return to free-to-air television
October 11th, 2009 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.11 (ANI): Cricket's showpiece Test series has joined the list of legally protected "crown jewel" sporting events, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt.A review of "crown jewel" events which must ... Read more...
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Symonds to launch TV presenting career
October 7th, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Oct.7 (ANI): Semi-retired Australian cricketer and occasional Broncos kit manager Andrew (Roy) Symonds and former Olympic champion Jodie Henry will launch their TV presenting careers together on an upcoming travel sports ... Read more...
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Ajay Devgan and team wish ‘All The Best’ to the Indian Cricket team
September 21st, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The star cast of Ajay Devgan's "All The Best' has come together in a special video wishing the Indian cricket team all the best for the forthcoming Champions Trophy.
Going with the ... Read more...
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PCB to finalise venues to host New Zealand in UAE
September 8th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Omar Khalid
Karachi, Sep 8 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt will fly to Dubai Tuesday night to finalise venues for Pakistan's ‘home' series against New Zealand later this year. ... Read more...
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US sports reporter to move the court over naked Internet video
July 27th, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 27 (ANI): American sports caster Erin Andrews is set to sue for millions after the grainy footage of her undressing in a hotel room was illegally posted on the web.Andrews, ... Read more...
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Premier League title is Chelsea’s number one priority: Lamps
July 23rd, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 23 (ANI): England mid-fielder Frank Lampard has said that the Premier League and not Europe's Champion's League is Chelsea's number one priority in the 2009-10 season."Personally, and as ... Read more...
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Bharti Airtel launches two DTH entry packs
May 11th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel Monday announced the launch of two new entry packages for Digital TV, its direct-to-home (DTH) service.
The packages, priced at Rs.1,850 and ... Read more...
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Karaoke machine named Most Irritating Invention
January 8th, 2009 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 8 (ANI): The karaoke machine has been named the most irritating invention to have blighted Britain in a government survey.
The humble singalong box with its back catalogue of pop ... Read more...
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Harry Potter publisher gives Wisden a new innings
December 6th, 2008 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.6 (ANI): Bloomsbury, the publisher that brought fame to J.K.Rowling by publishing her Harry Potter series, has in its a possession an idiosyncratic and enduring sporting reference books titled the ... Read more...
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Ponting is not a complete batsman: Harbhajan
November 12th, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Ricky Ponting might be regarded as one of the best modern day batsman, but his nemesis Harbhajan Singh feels otherwise.The off-spinner, who has always enjoyed an upper-hand ... Read more...
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Kumble, Jayawardena ready for tough Test series (Lead)
July 15th, 2008 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, July 15 (IANS) The Idea Cup three-Test series between Sri Lanka and India starting here July 23 is evenly poised with the two captains Tuesday describing it as "a ... Read more...
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