Gagan blames his rifle for missing fifth CWG gold
October 13th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Ace shooter Gagan Narang blamed his Walther rifle for missing the record equalling five gold medals on the last day of the shooting competition in the Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Gagan Narang: A world champ in the making
October 9th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Gagan Narang had taken to shooting as a pastime, not in pursuit of excellence. Now, after winning four golds at the Commonwealth Games and ... Read more...
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Shooters swell Indian gold kitty (Roundup)
October 6th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Led by World No.3 Gagan Narang and Beijing Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra, Indian shooters set the range on fire winning three gold and three ... Read more...
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CWG: Narang shoots past Bindra to take the gold (Afternoon Lead)
October 6th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Indian shooters struck gold early third day of the Commonwealth Games Wednesday as World No.3 Gagan Narang pipped compatriot and Beijing Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra in ... Read more...
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CWG Shooting: Gagan Narang equals world record
October 6th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) World No.3 Gagan Narang shot a perfect 600 to equal his world record and qualified for the finals of 10 metre air rifle individual event along ... Read more...
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Archery World Cup: Indian men win gold, Deepika settles for silver
September 4th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) The Indian men's archery team Saturday won gold in the World Cup archery stage IV meet in Shanghai. The Indians also picked up one silver and a bronze ... Read more...
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Scholes rules out coming out of retirement to play for England
August 27th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 27 (ANI): Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has no plans to come out of retirement and play for the Three Lions, and has decided to ignore growing calls to play ... Read more...
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New Zealand to play Honduras and Paraguay at home
August 10th, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Aug 10 (DPA) New Zealand are to play Honduras and Paraguay at home in October, football officials said Tuesday.
The match against Honduras will be played Oct 9 at a venue to ... Read more...
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Struggles, triumphs of Indian women cricketers in docu-drama
August 3rd, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Radhika Bhirani
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) They get Rs.2,500 per match and often travel in unreserved train compartments. When the Indian women's cricket team played the 2005 World Cup finals in ... Read more...
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Vashu takes Mumbai To Shimla
July 17th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Shooting in Mumbai has become a Russian Roulette, thanks to its unpredictable weather. After Madhur Bhandarkar postponed his outdoor schedule in Mumbai for "Dil To ... Read more...
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China hopes to host 2026 FIFA World Cup
July 17th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): China is willing to fight for the right to host the football World Cup in 2026.According to the China Daily, the head of the Chinese Football ... Read more...
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Paul, the octopus, to become iPhone application
July 15th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 15 (DPA) During the recent World Cup finals in South Africa Paul the Octopus was one of the most unlikeliest of stars.
Originally used only to predict the German ... Read more...
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Vashu Takes Khandala To Simla
July 15th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 14, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Unpredictable weather has made shooting in Mumbai like Russian Roulette. After Madhur Bhandarkar who had to postpone his outdoor schedule in Mumbai for Dil To Bachcha ... Read more...
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Spain hero Puyol to retire from international football
July 14th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 14 (DPA) Defender Carles Puyol, one of the heroes of the World Cup, has decided not to play again for Spain, according to a report in sports daily Marca Wednesday.
Marca ... Read more...
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One Billion Seconds to a heartbreak / Heartbreak in Amsterdam
July 13th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Amsterdam, July 13 (ANI): I didn't expect the day to end this way. I knew there would be a winner and a loser, that the Netherlands had as much a chance of ... Read more...
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Spain make history as hosts exceed expectations(Cup Review)
July 12th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 12 (DPA) On the one hand, the story of the 2010 World Cup is easily told: Spain were crowned world champions for the first time, German youngster Thomas Mueller topped ... Read more...
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Dutch indulged in ‘total thuggery’, entertaining Spain rightful winners
July 12th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): Spain were rightly crowned world champions for the first time after beating The Netherlands in the final of the FIFA World Cup one nil, as they provided a ... Read more...
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Bollywood At The World Cup Finals
July 12th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): At first, it seemed that like actor John Abraham, Anil Kapoor too would not be able to make it to the World ... Read more...
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Casillas becomes third goalkeeper to captain World Cup winning side
July 12th, 2010 - 5:12 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 12 (DPA) When Iker Casillas lifted the World Cup trophy presented to him by FIFA president Joseph Blatter and South African president Jacob Zuma, he became only the third goalkeeper ... Read more...
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Watch Live Here: Spain and Netherlands set for 2010 FIFA World Cup final match
July 12th, 2010 - 1:23 am ICT by BNO News
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) -- The 2010 World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands is set, as kick-off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m., EST.
Nelson Mandela surprised the crowd in Johannesburg ... Read more...
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Bollywood stars at the World Cup finals
July 11th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) While Bollywood actors like Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Shah Rukh Khan and Imran Khan have already reached Johannesburg to watch the World Cup final ... Read more...
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Poor Ashes performance no excuse for not winning World Cup: Strauss
July 8th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 8 (ANI): Captain Andrew Strauss has said that while no England team has won the cricket world cup since it was first played 35years ago, blaming a poor performance on ... Read more...
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Naga ministers join World Cup party in South Africa
July 7th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Kohima, July 7 (IANS) Soccer fever has struck Nagaland with half of the council of ministers led by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio already in South Africa and are all ... Read more...
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Robben, Sneijder go where Van Basten and Gullit never went
July 7th, 2010 - 4:33 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, July 7 (DPA) The Dutch generation of footballers around Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten are widely considered to be on par with the golden generation of Johan Cruyff and ... Read more...
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Netherlands victory sets up all-Europe final
July 7th, 2010 - 4:27 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, July 7 (DPA) The Dutch 3-2 victory against Uruguay in the semi-final of the World Cup in Green Point Stadium Tuesday set up yet another all-European final as the Oranjes ... Read more...
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Jubilant reception for Maradona, Messi in Buenos Aires
July 5th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, July 5 (DPA) Despite their humiliating loss to Germany in the World Cup football quarter-finals, the Argentine national football team and coach Diego Maradona received a rousing reception when they ... Read more...
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Maradona hints stepping down after German knock-out punch
July 4th, 2010 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, July 3 (IANS) Diego Maradona strongly hinted he was stepping down as Argentina's national football team coach after their 4-0 whipping by Germany in a World Cup quarter-final match Saturday.
"I ... Read more...
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Biggest mistake not giving England squad rest before World Cup campaign: Capello
July 3rd, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 3(ANI): England manager Fabio Capello has admitted that his biggest World Cup mistake was not giving a break to the squad before the tournament.According to reports, Capello is convinced that ... Read more...
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Unlucky 13, unless your name is Mueller
July 1st, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Peter Auf der Heyde
Johannesburg, July 1 (DPA) If you want to play in the World Cup final, better not choose jersey number 13 - unless your name is Mueller.The number ... Read more...
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Great chance for Higuain to surpass El Diego
June 28th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
Johannesburg, June 28 (IANS) Argentina's latest poster boy Gonzalo Higuain stands a strong chance to surpass his coach, the legendary Diego Maradona, in this World Cup.
In four matches, Higuain has ... Read more...
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Germany’s delight and England’s hangover
June 28th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg/London, June 28 (DPA) The celebrations finally subsided in the fading light of Sunday and Germans woke up Monday to realize that the 4-1 World Cup beating of England wasn't a dream ... Read more...
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Mandela’s presence at World Cup finals uncertain
June 27th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Johannesburg, Jun 27 (ANI): Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela's presence at the final of the World Cup on July 11 is uncertain.The 91-year-old South African leader had been expected to attend part of ... Read more...
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Phew! British media relieved after team’s win
June 24th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, June 24 (IANS) After two full days of headlines screaming about England's do-or-die match against Slovenia in the World Cup, the British media heaved a sigh of relief after ... Read more...
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Paraguay close to last 16 as New Zealand dream of glory
June 23rd, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Polokwane (South Africa), June 23 (DPA) When the team ranked 31st in the world plays the team listed as 78th it is fair to say the World Cup football is not expecting ... Read more...
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Scolari tells French they deserve to go out
June 22nd, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 21 (DPA) Former Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari believes France are getting exactly what they deserve after they only reached the World Cup finals thanks to Thierry Henry's handball ... Read more...
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