The unsung ones behind India’s Olympic heroes
August 27th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) Away from the glitz and glamour of celebrations to hail the heroes of India's most successful Olympic Games are the unsung non-governmental agencies that played a ... Read more...
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10K run augurs well for India: Linford Christie
May 24th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 24 (IANS) Endorsing the TCS World 10K run to be held here Sunday, former World sprint champion Linford Christie Thursday hoped that the event would inspire a new ... Read more...
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Junior TT players gear up for World Championship
November 11th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Hopes will be high from India's paddlers in the Volkswagen 2011 World Junior Table Tennis Championships to be held at Manama, Bahrain from Sunday.The stint ... Read more...
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India’s World Cup dream took shape years ago
April 3rd, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) India won the World Cup before Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka did and their 1983 victory at Lord's destroyed the confidence of the West ... Read more...
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Ashes: English media unimpressed with Oz bowling prowess
November 26th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Nov.26 (ANI): Victorian Peter Siddle's heroics on day one of the Ashes series, when he claimed six wickets for 54 runs, hasn't convinced the English press enough that Australia has an ... Read more...
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How dinosaurs conquered the world!
October 7th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Oct 7 IANS) Dinosaurs didn't need to kill other animals to become world beaters, says new research.According to Canadian and US scientists, dinosaurs - the most powerful creature ever ... Read more...
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Low drew inspiration from English football to make Germany world-beaters
July 6th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 6 (ANI): Germany's coach Joachim Low has admitted that he drew inspiration from English football amongst others, when he started plotting the comeback of the German football team as ... Read more...
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Dutch delight in boring Bert
June 17th, 2010 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 17 (DPA) The Dutch have earned something of a reputation for playing dazzling football, only to fall at the last hurdle or before.
So coach Bert van Marwijk has a refreshingly ... Read more...
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2006 World Cup defeat against France helped us come out on top: Torres
June 6th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town, June 6(ANI): Spanish striker Fernando Torres believes that being outclassed by a Zinedine Zidane-inspired France at the 2006 World Cup in Germany helped his national team turn into world ... Read more...
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World Cup comes before girlfriend for England striker Crouch
March 7th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 7 (ANI): While Peter Crouch is yet to cement his position in Fabio Capello's first choice World Cup squad, the Tottenham Hotspur striker insists that playing for England is more ... Read more...
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Difficult, tricky outing for India against South Africa (Preview of India’s group)
February 25th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Few can forget South Africa's grand entry into World Cup in a parched Sydney, back in 1994. Having been re-admitted to mainstream sports at the end of the Apartheid era, ... Read more...
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England striker Rooney out of Belarus clash
October 12th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 12 (DPA) Wayne Rooney has withdrawn from England's squad to face Belarus in Wednesday's final World Cup qualifier, it emerged Monday.
The Manchester United forward sustained a calf strain during Saturday's ... Read more...
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Charlesworth new coach of Australian men’s hockey team
September 30th, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Sep 30 (IANS) Ric Charlesworth, whose tenure with Indian hockey ended abruptly in a controversial manner, is the new coach of the Australian men's hockey team.Charlesworth had quit as technical adviser ... Read more...
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Chelseas Scolari says Manchester United cannot be defeated till 2058
August 6th, 2008 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.6 (ANI): It will take at least 50 years for any international football club to defeat Manchester United, Chelseas new manager Phil Scolari has said, embarrassing club CEO Peter Kenyon, ... Read more...
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‘Start marketing other sports like cricket’
February 23rd, 2008 - 5:24 pm ICT by admin
By Saumojyoti Singha Choudhury
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Auction of cricketers for millions of dollars by the Indian Premier League has left sportspersons in other disciplines wondering why their federations cannot lure ... Read more...
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