Olympics: Hoy gives Britain another gold in Velodrome
August 8th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) British track cyclist Chris Hoy became his country's greatest ever Olympian when he won the sixth gold medal of his career at the Velodrome at the ... Read more...
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Bradley Wiggins’ training kit stolen from Surrey hotel
August 1st, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Surrey, Aug 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bradley Wiggins experienced a nostalgic experience when his training kit was stolen just before he participated in the 2012 London Olympics. His kit was stolen in the ... Read more...
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Kazakhstan’s Vinokourov wins gold in Olympic road race
July 28th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinkourov was the surprise winner of the Olympic road race Saturday, as Britain's highly-rated team failed to make an impression.Vinokourov, 38, was competing ... Read more...
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British cyclist Wiggins begins Olympics opening ceremony
July 28th, 2012 - 3:15 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) British cyclist Bradley Wiggins, the Tour de France champion, rang a huge bell at the Olympic Park to mark the beginning of the opening ceremony of ... Read more...
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Tony Martin eyes time trial medal at Olympics
July 25th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) German cyclist Tony Martin has set his sights on a medal at the 2012 London Olympics cycling time trial."Gold is possible, but it would be presumptuous ... Read more...
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Queen congratulates Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins
July 24th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Queen has congratulated Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins for being the first Briton to win the cycling race.The Queen said in a statement that, "I ... Read more...
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Sabotage mars stage 14 of Tour de France
July 16th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 16 (IANS) Sabotage in the form of tacks thrown on the road during the day's final climb marred stage 14 of the Tour de France, leaving more than ... Read more...
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Sagan makes it three stage wins on Tour
July 7th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Slovakian prodigy Peter Sagan of pro-cycling team Liquigas took his third win on his first Tour de France, holding off Andre Greipel of Lotto-Belisol on ... Read more...
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Sagan wins again as crashes hit Tour de France
July 5th, 2012 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
Paris, July 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Slovakian prodigy Peter Sagan won a second stage in his maiden Tour de France as the peloton was ravaged by crashes.As in stage one Sunday, ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton signs on as celeb ambassador for ‘Songs For Soldiers’
May 25th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 25 (ANI): Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has signed up as a Celebrity Ambassador for a new USO initiative 'Songs For Soldiers'.Mora than a hundred-uniformed US sailors are readying ... Read more...
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Teens shot at a birthday party in Bronx
May 10th, 2010 - 12:53 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bronx, May 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A birthday party in Bronx turned deadly for some of the attendees because of gunfire. According to the police the incident happened on Sunday. Two teenagers were ... Read more...
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How feng shui ‘triggers jackpot win’
February 23rd, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 23 (ANI): Gluing a gold coin on your front door may help you win a jackpot - a Sydney ex-cop followed this feng shui-inspired trick to win a house worth ... Read more...
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Chicago man sentenced for crack cocaine distribution in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
February 11th, 2010 - 4:18 am ICT by BNO News
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (BNO NEWS) – A Chicago resident was sentenced to 22 years of imprisonment for crack cocaine conviction in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, prosecutors said on Wednesday.Timothy Dwight Wiggins, 27, was ... Read more...
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Pamela Long Wiggins Charged For Alleged Involvement In The Florida Murder Case
July 16th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by GD
More information are gradually resurfacing regarding the Billings murder case, as the eighth person was arrested on Wednesday for an alleged connection with the murder of the parents of sixteen kids.Pamela ... Read more...
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UK Govt. awareness program to cut teen pregnancies ineffective
July 8th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): A government awareness program in England, devised to cut down teenage pregnancies, drunkenness or cannabis use, had no impact, suggests a study.Lead authors Meg Wiggins of the ... Read more...
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British cyclists target six Olympic medals
July 25th, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
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Newport (Britain), July 25 (Xinhua) The British cycling team is targeting six Olympic medals at the forthcoming Beijing Games. Addressing a press conference in South Wales, David Brailsford, performance director of the ... Read more...
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