Djokovic wins Rogers Cup, eyes US Open
August 13th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 13 (IANS) Serbia's defending champion Novak Djokovic won the Rogers Cup for a third time, defeating Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-2 in the men's singles final here.World ... Read more...
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Olympic badminton: Saina creates history; Kasyhap’s dream run ends (Second Lead)
August 3rd, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Saina Nehwal scripted history as she became the first Indian to reach the semi-finals of Olympic badminton while compatriot Parupalli Kashyap went down in an impressive ... Read more...
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Olympics badminton: Saina first Indian to reach semis (Lead)
August 2nd, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal scripted history Thursday as she became the first Indian to reach the semifinals of the Olympics badminton event.The World No.5 defeated Danish ... Read more...
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Maken lauds court’s decision on Kalmadi
July 25th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) India's sports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday lauded the Delhi High Court's decision of barring Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi from attending the Olympic ... Read more...
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Squash: Anaka, Kush annex Asian titles
June 24th, 2012 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Kush Island (Iran), June 23 (IANS) While Anaka Alankamony retained the girls Under-19 title, Kush Kumar annexed the crown in the boys Under-19 category as Indians delivered two gold medals ... Read more...
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ITF Tennis: Vishnu pockets title
June 16th, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) Davis Cupper Vishnu Vardhan overcame top seed Ti Chen (Chinese Taipei) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, in the rain-interrupted final of the $10,000 Toyota ITF Men's Futures ... Read more...
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Centre fails to convince dissenting CMs on NCTC (Intro Roundup)
May 5th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The central government Saturday failed to convince dissenting chief ministers, including some of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), on its proposed anti-terror hub despite ... Read more...
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Manmohan fails to woo dissenting CMs on NCTC (Roundup)
May 5th, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The rift between the central government and states over the proposed anti-terror hub NCTC showed no signs of abating Saturday, with all non-Congress ruled ... Read more...
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Asian Squash: Indian teams in semi-finals
May 4th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kuwait City, May 4 (IANS) Joshna Chinappa led the Indian women's team's charge into the semi-finals with a 2-0 win over second-seeded Malaysia in their all-important final pool match of ... 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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Ghosal enters pre-quarters of Punj Lloyd Squash
December 13th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) India's Saurav Ghosal played the short game to his advantage to beat Julian Illingworth of the US 12-10, 11-4, 11-2 in the opening round of ... Read more...
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Dhoni, Flower caught in war of words
October 22nd, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and England coach Andy Flower are caught in a war of words on the spirit with which the current ODI cricket ... Read more...
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Yuki overcomes Myneni, plays Vishnu in the final
October 14th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Second seed Yuki Bhambri survived a fright from qualifier Saketh Myneni to set up a men's singles final showdown with top seed Vishnu Vardhan, ... Read more...
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Modi mocks at Rahul’s peasant rallies, Congress fires salvo (Second Lead)
August 15th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Nadiad (Gujarat), Aug 15 (IANS) The raging war of words between the Congress and Narendra Modi just got bitter Monday with the Gujarat chief minister mocking at Rahul ... Read more...
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Vignesh upsets Gajjar, Yuki breezes into ITF quarters
June 8th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Vignesh Peranamallur shocked second seed Rohan Gajjar 6-3, 7-5 to enter the quarterfinals of $15,000 ITF men's singles at the DLTA complex here Wednesday.Vignesh came ... Read more...
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Sania-Elena win second WTA Tour title
April 11th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Charleston (US), April 11 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina of Russia defeated Americans Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy 6-4, 6-4 to claim the Family Circle Cup, their ... Read more...
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Verbal volleys mar Paes-Bhupathi’s second round clash (Lead)
January 22nd, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi's progress to the third round was marred by their unpleasant exchange with their opponents Argentina's Juan Monaco and his Spanish partner ... Read more...
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Paes, Bhupathi script fairytale win
January 4th, 2011 - 3:26 am ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Top seeds Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi rolled back the years as they rallied brilliantly to overcome the Canadian-Swiss combo of Frank Dancevic and Stanislas ... Read more...
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Katrina reigns Bollywood as queen bee (2010 in Retrospect)
December 25th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Robin Bansal
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) A-listers like Aishwarya Rai, Kareena Kapoor and Bipasha Basu failed to lure audiences this year, while lady luck's favourite Katrina Kaif and item girl ... 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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Pietersen branded ’smarta***’ by Johnson
December 18th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 18 (ANI): England batsman Kevin Pietersen, who irritated pacer Mitchell Johnson by sarcastically asking for his phone number on Thursday and again yesterday, was branded a 'smarta***' by the Australian ... Read more...
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Asian Games tennis: Somdev in line for second medal, Sania gets bronze (Lead)
November 21st, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 21 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman assured himself of a second medal Sunday by entering the men's singles semifinals and later made it to the doubles final, while Sania Mirza had ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Aisam duo advances to Shanghai Masters pre-quarterfinals
October 14th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 14 (ANI): The tennis duo comprising Rohan Bopanna of India and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan has advanced to the second round of the 2010 Shanghai Masters.The 'Indo-Pak Express' beat ... Read more...
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Geelani arrested, dozens injured in Valley clashes (Night Lead)
September 8th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 8 (IANS) More than 30 people were injured as protestors and security forces clashed across the Kashmir Valley Wednesday after hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani was arrested earlier in ... Read more...
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Murray overcomes flamboyant Dustin Brown at US Open
September 4th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 4 (ANI): British No.1 Andy Murray defeated Dustin Brown 7-5 6-3 6-0 in just 85 minutes and silenced his noisy fans to advance to the third round of the US ... Read more...
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Pakistani, Indian troops battle on Kashmir border (Third Lead)
August 19th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 19 (IANS) Pakistani and Indian troops fired mortars at one another on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir early Thursday in one of the biggest breaches of ... Read more...
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Dipika, Anaka among last eight in squash quarterfinals
June 27th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Cologne, June 27 (IANS) Dipika Pallikal and Anaka Alankamony from India have joined four Egyptians and two others from the US in the quarterfinals of the World Junior Women's Individual Squash Championships ... Read more...
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Shoaib thanks countrymen, media for supporting him amidst wedding controversy
April 8th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Apr.8 (ANI): Former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik has thanked the nation and media for extending full support to him during the controversy which engulfed his proposed marriage with Indian tennis ... Read more...
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Roma, AC Milan close in on leaders Inter Milan
February 22nd, 2010 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 22 (DPA) Volleys from Marco Borriello and Alexandre Pato helped AC Milan snatch a 2-0 win late Sunday at Bari to move within seven points of Serie A leaders ... Read more...
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PCB warns players against indiscipline during Dubai T20 series against England
February 14th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb.14 (ANI): Pakistan cricket team's manager for the forthcoming two T20 matches against England in Dubai Yawar Saeed has said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a stern warning to ... Read more...
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Kamran Khan advances in PSA Indian Challenger-4 squash
October 5th, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 5 (IANS) Malaysian junior Kamran Khan, the top seed in the qualifying rounds of the PSA Indian Challenger-4 squash tournament, defeated Sandeep Jangra in the first round here Monday.
Keeping ... Read more...
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Leander Paes and John McEnroe in mother of all verbal volleys!
July 21st, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 21 (ANI): Indian tennis star Leander Paes, who generally keeps himself away from any confrontational on-court behaviour, was involved in a mother of all verbal volleys with former American tennis ... Read more...
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Sharan halts Yuki’s winning streak
July 9th, 2009 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Yuki Bhambri's seventeen-match winning streak at the DLTA complex was brought to an end by fifth-seeded Divij Sharan 1-6, 6-4, 2-6 in the quarter-finals of the $15,000 ... Read more...
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Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy win 2009 French Open
June 7th, 2009 - 2:46 am ICT by John Le Fevre
World number three seeded pair Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy have beaten the unseeded pair of Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman to take out the Mens Doubles champions of the 2009 ... Read more...
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BJP, Lalu trade verbal volleys over Nitish’s loyalty
May 11th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Patna, May 11 (ANI): Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav and the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Ravi Shankar Prasad traded verbal volleys on Monday over the ... Read more...
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