Dutch fullback becomes youngest player in Euro
June 10th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Kharkiv, June 9 (IANS) Jetro Willems becomes the youngest player to appear at a Euro Championship after the left-back was included in the Netherlands' starting lineup against Denmark in a ... Read more...
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Serbia confers top award to Djokovic
February 15th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, Feb 15 (IANS) Serbian President Boris Tadic awarded tennis star Novak Djokovic with the Gold Star of Karadjordje, the highest state honour medal for his "exceptional merits".Tadic called ... Read more...
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US rallying others against China, says daily
November 10th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 10 (IANS) The US encourages Asian countries to rally against China, cautioned a Chinese daily and added: "As the major target of US smart power, China has to be on ... Read more...
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Actress Angelina Jolie to write and direct Bosnian War film
August 26th, 2010 - 1:04 am ICT by BNO News
LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) -- Actress Angelina Jolie is set to expand her roles in the movie-making business as she will be writing, producing, and directing her first movie, GK ... Read more...
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Top four finishers at the World Cup football
July 11th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 11 (DPA) All the top four finishers at the World Cup football.
1930: Uruguay, Argentina, no play-off for third place1934: Italy, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Austria1938: Italy, Hungary, Brazil, Sweden1950: Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden, ... Read more...
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Former Chess icon Bobby Fischer’s dead body exhumed
July 6th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Reykjavik, July 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The chess icon Bobby Fischer has been dead for more than two years, and was resting in peace without any disturbance until recently. A judge has ... Read more...
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Capello’s father almost starved to death in Nazi concentration camp
June 26th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 26 (ANI): England coach Fabio Capello's father almost starved to death in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.According to a book, German soldiers in Yugoslavia captured Guerrino ... Read more...
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Portugal win biggest World Cup victory in eight years
June 21st, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, June 21 (DPA) Portugal's 7-0 win over North Korea was the biggest football World Cup victory since Germany beat Saudi Arabia 8-0 in the 2002 tournament in Japan and South ... Read more...
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The teams that will play the next World Cup football finals
October 15th, 2009 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, Oct 15 (DPA) After Wednesday's qualifying rounds, following are 23 teams that have qualified for the 2010 World Cup football finals in South Africa:
Africa:Country ... Read more...
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Drogba’s mum was a huge fan of Yugoslav strongman Tito
October 7th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.7 (ANI): Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito's fighting spirit and bravery enthused football star Didier Drogba's mother Clotilde so much that she dubbed her son Tito.Clotilde wanted to instill those leadership ... Read more...
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Food became coping mechanism to deal with stress: Seles
April 13th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 13 (ANI): Former World No.1 tennis star Monica Seles has said that food became her best friend to overcome loneliness after her father's death in 1998.Seles spoke for the first ... Read more...
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Zimbabwe hyperinflation: World record expected within six weeks”
November 14th, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.14 (ANI): Inflation levels in Zimbabwe are running at 13.2 billion per cent a month and could reach an all-time world record within weeks, reports The Telegraph. The latest figures ... Read more...
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