Djokovic unveils wax figure of himself in Serbia
February 10th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, Feb 10 (IANS) An estimated 6,000 fans braved frigid temperatures to get a glimpse of the world's top tennis player Novak Djokovic in the central Serbian town of ... Read more...
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I dare to dream: Djokovic
February 7th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 7 (IANS) "I dare to dream about becoming the best player. Now I have this special award and I think everything is possible," said Serbian tennis giant ... Read more...
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Get-well wishes pour in for Yuvraj
February 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) India's flamboyant cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who has been diagnosed with a malignant tumour in his lung has received support from all quarters.Yuvraj is currently ... Read more...
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Paes aiming to win Olympic medal in doubles
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) India's veteran tennis player Leander Paes, a singles bronze medallist in Atlanta, has set his sights on winning his second Olympic medal in the doubles ... Read more...
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Djokovic, Messi favourites at Laureus awards
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Argentina's football star Lionel Messi are the front runners for the the Laureus World Sports Awards ... Read more...
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Bhupathi slams AITA over its pairing policies
January 19th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) India's veteran tennis player Mahesh Bhuapthi Thursday slammed the All India Tennis Federation (AITA) policies when it comes to pairing players for big international events.Bhupathi ... Read more...
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Bopanna, Bhupathi aim to do well in all Slams before Olympics
January 18th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Indian doubles tennis player Rohan Bopanna said Wednesday that the focus will be on all the Grand Slams ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.Bopanna, who ... Read more...
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Mumbai Marathon: Kenya’s Moiben, Ethiopia’s Abeyo win (Lead)
January 15th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Kenya's Laban Moiben Sunday bagged the winner's title in the 42 km men's category at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2012 while Ethiopia's Netsanet Abeyo ... Read more...
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Ninth edition of Mumbai marathon kicks off
January 15th, 2012 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Over 39,000 people early Sunday kicked off the ninth edition of Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2012 from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) in south Mumbai.Star ... Read more...
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Mumbai readies to kick off Marathon-2012 Sunday
January 14th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) Nearly 39,000 Mumbaikars -- ranging from celebrities, industrialists, women, senior citizens to minors, physically-challenged and commoners -- are readying themselves to run Sunday morning in ... Read more...
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I’m definitely producing another film in May: Lara
December 29th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Lara Dutta is not planning to take a very long maternity leave. After her baby at the end of February, she plans to produce a ... Read more...
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Djokovic, new king of tennis in 2011
December 21st, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 21 (IANS) With three Grand Slam and five Masters titles, the world number one ranking, a 70-6 win-loss record and a record prize money haul of $12.6 ... Read more...
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Jaite appointed as Argentina’s captain for Davis Cup
December 17th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Dec 17 (IANS) Martin Jaite was appointed new captain of Argentina's Davis Cup team, Argentine Tennis Association (AAT) said.Jaite will replace Modesto "Tito" Vazquez and will occupy ... Read more...
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Mahesh Bhupathi has fingers crossed for a daughter
December 13th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) Bollywood actress Lara Dutta is glowing these days. After all, she is expecting her first child with husband, ace tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi, who wishes ... Read more...
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Bhardwaj will write script for Leander Paes
December 7th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Leander Paes' performance on the tennis court has made Vishal Bhardwaj sure that the sportsman will be good on the big screen too! The filmmaker has ... Read more...
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Wozniacki hires Ricardo Sanchez as full-time coach
December 3rd, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 3 (IANS) Women's World Number One tennis player Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has employed Spain's Ricardo Sanchez as her full-time coach."Richi (Ricardo Sanchez) will be in charge of ... Read more...
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Wozniacki desperate for Grand Slam title in 2012
December 1st, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 1 (IANS) Women's world No.1 tennis player Caroline Wozniacki Thursday said she will put all her efforts into winning a Grand Slam title in 2012.The 21-year-old Danish star, ... Read more...
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Wozniacki named Danish player of the year
November 30th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Nov 30 (IANS) World Number One women's tennis player Caroline Wozniacki has won the Danish Tennis Association (DTA) Player of the Year Award for the fifth year in ... Read more...
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I1-Super Series: Dhoni and Yuvraj in race to own franchise
November 15th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Big names in Indian industry, sports and tinsel town, including cricketers Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh and Tollywood's Nagarjuna, have shown interest in ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi enjoys junior Paswan’s Hindi film
November 7th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday watched Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan's son Chirag's first Hindi film "Mile Na Miley Hum" and ... Read more...
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Lebanon agrees to play Davis Cup tie in Pakistan
September 24th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Sep 24 (IANS) Lebanon have agreed to play their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group 2 tie in Pakistan giving sport in the strife-torn country a massive boost when most ... Read more...
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Australian PM congratulates Stosur for US Open win
September 12th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Sep 12 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Monday congratulated tennis player Samantha Stosur for claiming the women's crown at the US Open.The 27-year-old Stosur became the first ... Read more...
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Obama, Sonia, Rahul photos found at Maoist camp
September 6th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama, President Pratibha Patil, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul... amongst the several leaders whose photographs were found in a ... Read more...
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19 Arjuna Awards to be conferred this year
August 18th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) As many as 19 Arjuna awards will be given to sportspersons this year at a function at Rashtrapati Bhawan Aug 29.Not more than 15 ... Read more...
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Who is sexiest bachelor - Saif or Shahid? (Movie Snippets)
August 12th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) What is common between Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor? No, it's not Kareena Kapoor! The two Bollywood hunks are battling it out for ... Read more...
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Sonam brings the curtains down on Jewellery Week
August 5th, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) Actress Sonam Kapoor Thursday closed the second season of the four day jewellery extravaganza - the India International Fashion Week (IIJW), walking the ramp showcasing ... Read more...
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Lara in the family way, Abhishek wishes her
August 2nd, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) After Aishwarya Rai, it's Lara Dutta who is in the family way and Abhishek Bachchan has wished her, saying "welcome on board"."Thank you so much ... Read more...
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India’s Ambika wins under-18 ITF meet in Canada
July 17th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Indian tennis player Ambika Pande beat third seed Canadian Gloria Liang 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5) to win the final of the under-18 ITF meet ... Read more...
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As teen, Enrique couldn’t woo girls
July 17th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 17 (IANS) Singer Enrique Iglesias, who has been dating former tennis player Anna Kournikova for almost 10 years, says he was not popular with girls when he was ... Read more...
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Not ready for children yet: Iglesias
July 13th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 13 (IANS) Singer Enrique Iglesias, who has been dating former tennis player Anna Kournikova for almost 10 years, is not ready to start a family yet."I don't feel ... Read more...
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Pakistani tennis star Qureshi set to tie the knot
July 11th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 11 (IANS) Pakistan's ace tennis player Aisamul-Haq Qureshi has decided to tie the knot with a Britain-based Pakistani girl.Aisam, who made headlines in the country when he ... Read more...
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I paid for watching Wimbledon, nothing wrong in it: Krishna
July 5th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Monday clarified that he had paid for the two extra days he spent in London last week to watch ... Read more...
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Leander Paes’s model behaviour on ‘Rajdhani Express’ sets
June 13th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Leander Paes behaved like a true professional and shot for some patchwork scenes for his debut film "Rajdhani Express" without creating any fuss.While the 37-year-old ... Read more...
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Li Na lifts French Open singles title, first Asian grand slam singles winner (Lead)
June 4th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 4 (IANS) Chinese Li Na created history Saturday as she won the first-ever grand slam women's singles title for China and Asia, beating defending champion Francesca Schiavone of ... Read more...
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Kournikova signs in for ‘The Biggest Loser’
May 24th, 2011 - 2:18 am ICT by IANS
London, May 24 (IANS) Former tennis player-turned-model Anna Kournikova has signed on to put heavyweights through their paces in the new season of US reality show "The Biggest Loser".Kournikova, who ... Read more...
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