Clarke, Pattinson to miss deciding final
March 7th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, March 7 (IANS) Injuries have sidelined Australian captain Michael Clarke and pacer James Pattinson for the third and deciding final Thursday of the Commonwealth Bank tri-series against Sri Lanka ... Read more...
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Rampur stuns Jaya Prada
March 6th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 6 (IANS) Cine star-turned-politician Jaya Prada faced a humiliation in Rampur, her candidate losing badly to old foe and Samajwadi Party veteran Mohammed Azam Khan.Jaya Prada, who ... Read more...
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Men’s hockey Olympic qualifier: Bronze for Canada
February 26th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Canada finished the men's hockey Olympic qualifier on a bright note as they narrowly edged out Poland for the bronze medal, beating them 4-3 at ... Read more...
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For the sake of power, BJP lives with indiscipline (Karnataka Newsletter)
February 26th, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 26 (IANS) Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani had once famously warned his party against "Congressisation". By that he meant being self-serving, undisciplined and hankering ... Read more...
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Men’s hockey Olympic qualifier: Canada thrash Singapore
February 21st, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Singapore crashed to their third successive defeat as they were thrashed 1-15 by Canada in the men's hockey Olympic qualifier at the Major Dhyan Chand ... Read more...
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Ponting concedes he has played his last ODI
February 21st, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 21 (IANS) Ricky Ponting Tuesday conceded that he might have played his last One-day International after being dropped from the Australian side for the remainder of the ... Read more...
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No room for error in defence, says Dilip Tirkey
February 20th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Former India hockey captain and veteran defender Dilip Tirkey, a member of the national team's support staff, was happy with the defence in the first ... Read more...
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Paternity suit against Tiwari: Court gets DNA report
February 15th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) A report of the Hyderabad-based Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) Wednesday revealed that Rohit Shekhar, who claims to be the biological son of ... Read more...
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Oscar is boring: Dustin Hoffman
February 11th, 2012 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 11 (IANS) Hollywood veteran Dustin Hoffman says being at the Oscar ceremony isn't as glamorous as it looks."Oscar is boring. It lasts forever. And don't think you're ... Read more...
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Sixth seed Selvaraj bows out of National Grass Court Tennis
February 7th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Qualifier Yogesh Phogat upset sixth seeded Ajay Selvaraj while numero uno Saketh Myneni coasted to an easy win in the men's singles first round matches of ... Read more...
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Zanetti apologises for Inter’s worst performance
February 6th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 6 (IANS) Argentine veteran footballer Javier Zanetti, who has been with Inter Milan for 17 years, apologised to fans for the team's "worst performance of the season" where ... Read more...
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Not obsessed with PM’s job: Rahul Gandhi
February 6th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said he wasn't running for the prime minister's post and his job was to stay connected with people."Rahul Gandhi's ... 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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Maken hopes Paes would win another Olympic medal
January 30th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Sports Minister Ajay Maken Monday congratulated India's tennis veteran Leander Paes for winning his maiden men's doubles title at the Australian Open and hoped that ... Read more...
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Paes-Vesnina go down fighting in Australian Open final (Lead)
January 29th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) India's Leander Paes could not add to his six mixed doubles Grand Slam titles as he and his Russian partner Elena Vesnina lost the Australian Open ... Read more...
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Sao Paulo’s ace keeper undergoes surgery
January 28th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 28 (IANS) Sao Paulo's veteran goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni successfully underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder, the club confirmed.The team captain promised that his injury would ... Read more...
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Why blame only Laxman, asks Gambhir
January 17th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 17 (IANS) India's opening batsman Gautam Gambhir Tuesday said it was unfair to single out veteran batsman V.V.S. Laxman and admitted that the whole team has let ... Read more...
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Chanderpaul taught me how to play long innings: Warner
January 16th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 16 (IANS) David Warner learnt the art of occupying the crease for a long time from West Indies' veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul, whose fourth-fastest Test century was also equalled ... Read more...
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No rift in team, Australians must be dreaming: Dhoni
January 12th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 12 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Thursday rubbished speculations of a rift in the dressing room saying the Australians must be dreaming."Australians must be dreaming about ... Read more...
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Smriti, Rhea and Sharmila start well at European golf pre-qualifiers
January 9th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
La Manga (Spain), Jan 9 (IANS) India's Smriti Mehra, Rhea Nair and Sharmila Nicollet made a good start at the Ladies European Tour (LET) Golf Pre-Qualifying School for the 2012 ... Read more...
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Advani jibe at PM on Emergency
January 5th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani Thursday took a jibe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying he had recently missed an opportunity to ... Read more...
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Pinto extends Barca contract until 2013 season
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 3 (IANS) Spanish giants Barcelona have announced an agreement to extend the contract of goalkeeper Manuel Pinto till the 2013 season.The 36-year-old former Celta Vigo goalkeeper joined Barca ... Read more...
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Bhupathi getting used to deuce court
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 3 (IANS) Indian tennis veteran Mahesh Bhupathi asserted that playing from the deuce court would not pose much of a problem for him while partnering Rohan Bopanna ... Read more...
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Our batting line-up flopped: Dhoni (Lead)
December 29th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 29 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Thursday attributed the team's 122-run loss in the first Test here to the failure of the batsmen and praised the ... Read more...
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We are tentative starters: Dhoni
December 29th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 29 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni conceded they are "tentative starters" on a tour and praised the Australian bowlers after their 122-run loss in first Test at ... Read more...
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De Niro has ‘Bobby’ cushion in office?
December 28th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) If actor Uday Chopra is to be believed, Hollywood veteran Robert De Niro has a cushion with an imprint from popular Hindi film "Bobby", ... Read more...
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Benegal remembers his ’stormy friendship’ with Satyadev Dubey
December 27th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal describes his 49-year-long association with late Satyadev Dubey as a "stormy friendship". He says they worked together on six films but after ... Read more...
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Theatre veteran Satyadev Dubey dies (Lead)
December 25th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) Well-known playwright and director Satyadev Dubey passed away here Sunday after several months of illness, family sources said. He was 75.Dubey, who had slipped into a ... Read more...
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Giggs to discuss future with Manchester United
December 24th, 2011 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 24 (IANS) Welsh football veteran Ryan Giggs will soon discuss his future with English Premier League reigning champions Manchester United.The 38-year-old Giggs starred for United as they trounced ... Read more...
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Zaheer, Ishant fit and raring to go: Laxman
December 23rd, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 23 (IANS) Ending all speculations, veteran India batsman V.V.S. Laxman Friday said pacers Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma are "fully fit and raring to go" in the Boxing ... Read more...
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A year since Karunakaran’s death
December 23rd, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (IANS) It has been a year since four-time Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran passed away but everything is as it was at his home Kalyani.A year later, ... Read more...
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Beckham likely to sign with Paris Saint-Germain
December 21st, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 21 (IANS) Veteran British midfielder David Beckham will soon join French top league soccer club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for 18 months, a local daily reported Wednesday."After many ... Read more...
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Things not going my way in last few innings: Hussey
December 19th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 19 (IANS) Australia's veteran batsman Mike Hussey says he is in a good frame of mind and is doing his best to prove his critics wrong during the ... Read more...
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Only parliament can pass Lokpal bill: Advani (Second Lead)
December 18th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Only parliament can pass the Lokpal bill, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Sunday.The BJP leader said the party was committed to ... Read more...
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Only parliament can pass Lokpal bill: Advani (Lead)
December 18th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Only parliament can pass the Lokpal bill, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Sunday that ultimately ."We definitely need a strong and ... Read more...
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