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Last Updated: May 15, 2007 - 7:22:41 PM |
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Wrestlers asked to be ready for random dope test
New Delhi, May 16 - The Wrestling Federation of India - has verbally asked the grapplers attending the national camp to be ready for a random dope test ahead of the Commonwealth Championship next month so that any ignominy at the world stage could be avoided.
May 16, 2007 - 12:16:03 PM
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From caddie to ace golfer - meet Ashok Kumar
New Delhi, May 16 - Rags to riches stories have been hardly told in Indian golf, but the meteoric rise of Ashok Kumar who started as a caddie is just one such classic tale.
May 16, 2007 - 10:20:10 AM
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Tibetan 'Olympics' to coincide with Beijing Olympics
Dharamsala, May 15 - In an exercise to attract the attention of the world community, Tibetans in exile here will be organising their maiden 'Olympics' from May 15-25 next year. These games will coincide with the Olympic Games in China.
May 15, 2007 - 9:55:34 PM
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Tibetans to have their own Olympics
Dharamsala, May 15 - In a unique endeavour to attract the attention of the world community, the Tibetans in exile here will be organising their maiden Olympics from May 15-25 next year.
May 15, 2007 - 2:49:08 PM
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India Business
Probe ordered on tax breaks of Tendulkar, Gavaskar
New Delhi, May 14 - Income tax exemptions claimed by top cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and former captain Sunil Gavaskar have come under the scanner of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India -, the independent watchdog on government finances.
May 14, 2007 - 8:00:56 PM
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Randhawa wins DLF Masters, Kapur finishes second
Gurgaon, May 13 - Jyoti Randhawa carded a two-under-par, 70 taking his total to 15-under-par, 273, to win the DLF Masters at the DLF Golf and Country Club here Sunday.
May 13, 2007 - 7:11:21 PM
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Army organises run ahead of military games
Chandigarh, May 13 - Hundreds of people from all walks of life Sunday took part in a run organised here by the Western Command as a precursor to the 4th World Military Games to be held at Hyderabad in October this year.
May 13, 2007 - 4:56:20 PM
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Met office offers weather tips to Indian cricket team
New Delhi, May 12 - The India Meteorological Department -, which has provided rain forecasts to the Indian cricket team touring Bangladesh, is ready to provide weather predictions to it for ties in south Asia and Sharjah.
May 12, 2007 - 11:02:55 PM
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Argentina beat Pakistan, finish 5th in Azlan Shah hockey
Ipoh -, May 12 - Argentina defeated Pakistan 4-2 and finished fifth in the 16th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup eight-nation hockey tournament here Saturday.
May 12, 2007 - 6:45:13 PM
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Kashmir has world-class soccer potential: Brazilian coach
Srinagar, May 12 - Brazilian football coach Juan Marcos Troia believes Kashmir has immense talent and if trained properly the Valley could produce ace international players in the days to come.
May 12, 2007 - 11:58:42 AM
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Randhawa in lead in DLF Masters golf
Gurgaon, May 11 - Jyoti Randhawa carded a brilliant eight-under-par, 64 with a total of 12-under-par, 132 to take the lead at the halfway stage of the Rs.6.5 million DLF Masters at the DLF Golf and Country Club here Friday.
May 11, 2007 - 8:11:33 PM
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Will we be ready for Commonwealth Games, wonders parliament panel
New Delhi, May 11 - A parliamentary committee has wondered whether the infrastructure of the 2010 Commonwealth Games here would be completed in time, urging that work on this be taken up at the earliest.
May 11, 2007 - 8:41:05 AM
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Ranjit Singh takes lead at DLF Masters golf
New Delhi, May 10 - Chandigarh's Ranjit Singh carded a six-under-par,66, to take the first round lead at the Rs.6.5 million DLF Masters golf tournament that started in nearby Gurgaon Thursday.
May 10, 2007 - 9:30:46 PM
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India to have comprehensive sports policy soon
New Delhi, May 10 - In an effort to provide each village in the country with basic sports facilities, the government will soon have a comprehensive sports policy, according to Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar.
May 10, 2007 - 6:52:47 PM
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Shifting priority from hockey is 'childish': former Olympians
New Delhi, May 10 - Former Indian Olympians termed the government's decision to remove hockey from its 'priority' to 'general' category as a 'childish act' and asked sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar to review it.
May 10, 2007 - 4:16:35 PM
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Injured Tiwari confident about his return
Kolkata, May 10 - Manoj Tiwari, whose maiden international tour went awry after a right shoulder injury at the nets in Bangladesh, said he would get back soon to the field.
May 10, 2007 - 1:36:55 PM
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Randhawa to concentrate on European Tour
Gurgaon, May 9 - Having tasted success in the Asian Tour, ace golfer Jyoti Randhawa now wants to concentrate and restrict himself to the European golf.
May 9, 2007 - 7:31:14 PM
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'Rebel shuttlers are completely out of form'
New Delhi, May 8 - The top rebel shuttlers who skipped the ongoing national camp are completely out of form and won't be selected for the Sudirman Cup team, said Badminton Association of India - president V.K. Verma Tuesday.
May 8, 2007 - 8:53:20 PM
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Jyoti, Gaurav, confirm for DLF Masters golf
New Delhi, May 7 - Golfers Ashok Kumar, Jyoti Randhawa and Gaurav Ghei have confirmed their participation in the Rs.6.5 million DLF Masters golf tournament starting in nearby Gurgaon Thursday.
May 7, 2007 - 6:27:39 PM
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Strict rules to check sports violence in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, May 7 - Faced with the problem of growing incidence of on-field violence in various sporting events, the Chandigarh sports department Monday announced strict rules for games held in the city.
May 7, 2007 - 4:40:58 PM
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Neo Sports to telecast India-Bangladesh series
Mumbai, May 7 - Neo Sports Monday announced it will telecast live India's 23-day cricket tour of Bangladesh, starting Thursday.
May 7, 2007 - 3:46:29 PM
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Team India leaves for Bangladesh
Kolkata, May 7 - After an eventful five-day conditioning camp here, the Indian cricket team left for Bangladesh Monday to play one-dayers and a Test series beginning Thursday.
May 7, 2007 - 12:58:18 PM
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Ashok Kumar wins Crompton Greaves Open golf
Mumbai, May 6 - Ashok Kumar carded a final round four-under-par, 66, en route to a new tournament record to win the inaugural Rs.7 million Crompton Greaves Open at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club here Sunday.
May 6, 2007 - 6:04:07 PM
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Shastri bats for senior players; says Rahul not missing tour
Kolkata, May 6 - Batting for senior cricketers, Team India manager Ravi Shastri Sunday said Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag still have enough cricket left in them and they were not 'finished yet'.
May 6, 2007 - 5:02:46 PM
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India Business
Kashmir hosts TAG Heuer-Kingfisher Golf tourney
Srinagar, May 6 - The one day TAG Heuer-Kingfisher precision golf tournament was teed off here Sunday by the Tourism Minister Mohammed Dilawar Mir at the Royal Springs Golf Course.
May 6, 2007 - 2:16:26 PM
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Dhoni kissed publicly by a female fan
Kolkata, May 6 - Indian cricketer M.S. Dhoni was Sunday hugged and kissed publicly by a frenzied female fan in the Eden Gardens here on the last day of the five-day conditioning camp ahead of the Bangladesh tour.
May 6, 2007 - 2:01:06 PM
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Gopichand urges shuttlers to attend national camps
New Delhi, May 6 - While he doesn't want to be caught in the crossfire between shuttlers and the badminton authority, national coach Pullela Gopichand believes the players must attend national camps.
May 6, 2007 - 10:44:59 AM
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Two-member panel to look into Indian cricketers' contracts
New Delhi, May 5 - The issue of Indian players' contracts slipped further into bureaucratic mire Saturday when the cricket board formed a two-member panel to 'look into' the matter after the team's Bangladesh tour ends May 29.
May 5, 2007 - 10:47:14 PM
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India's meagre sports funds underutilised: Parliament panel
New Delhi, May 5 - In a startling disclosure, a top Parliamentary committee has said that India's top sports bodies, including the ministry, underutilises even the 'meagre funds' allocated, resulting in millions of rupees to lapse.
May 5, 2007 - 7:05:12 PM
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Dravid injury puts Team India into crisis
Kolkata, May 5 - Team India continued to wilt under crisis as skipper Rahul Dravid Saturday ended up bloody-nosed after a bouncer from R.P. Singh hit his face during the conditioning camp at the Eden Gardens here.
May 5, 2007 - 5:00:26 PM
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Ashok maintains lead in Crompton Greaves golf
Mumbai, May 5 - Ashok Kumar was on fire Saturday as he carded another six-under-par 64 to record the lead during the Rupees-seven-million Crompton Greaves Open with a total of 15-under-par 195 here.
May 5, 2007 - 4:59:44 PM
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Chetan, Jwala to skip selection trial for Sudirman Cup
New Delhi, May 5 - As a mark of protest, national badminton champion Chetan Anand and his wife Jwala Gutta have decided to skip the two-day selection trial in Hyderabad starting Sunday for the upcoming Sudirman Cup in Scotland.
May 5, 2007 - 3:25:55 PM
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Dravid injured at nets, advised rest
Kolkata, May 5 - An R.P. Singh bouncer left Indian cricket skipper Rahul Dravid bleeding from his nose Saturday at a practice session here ahead of the Bangladesh tour. He was given sedatives and sent to his hotel for rest.
May 5, 2007 - 12:48:53 PM
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Sourav plays aggressive shots at conditioning camp
Kolkata, May 4 - On the third day of a five-day conditioning camp ahead of the Indian cricket team's tour of Bangladesh, former captain Sourav Ganguly was seen playing some aggressive strokes at the Eden Gardens here Friday.
May 4, 2007 - 11:17:01 PM
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Cricketers refuse to sign contracts
New Delhi, May 4 - The Indian cricketers have refused to sign the annual contracts in its present form, a top player confirmed Friday.
May 4, 2007 - 10:07:58 PM
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Kumar grabs lead in Crompton Greaves Open golf
Mumbai, May 4 - A consistent Ashok Kumar carded a brilliant six-under-par, 64 to grab the lead after the second round of the Rs.7 million Crompton Greaves Open at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club here Friday.
May 4, 2007 - 9:33:00 PM
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Randhawa, Ghei to lead field at DLF masters golf
New Delhi, May 4 - Jyoti Randhawa and Gaurav Ghei will lead a star-studded field of international and domestic professional golfers at the inaugural Rs.6.5 million DLF Masters golf tournament, starting here Thursday.
May 4, 2007 - 8:29:35 PM
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Cricketers' contracts may be deferred by a month
Mumbai, May 4 - The renewal of Indian cricketers' contracts, which expired seven months ago, could be deferred by another month, a top official said here Friday.
May 4, 2007 - 7:49:07 PM
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India may not finish among top three in Azlan Shah: Gill
New Delhi, May 4 - Indian hockey chief K.P.S. Gill is not optimistic about the national team's chances in the Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament, starting in Malaysia Saturday.
May 4, 2007 - 6:42:10 PM
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Indian hockey team needs psychologist: Adrian D'Souza
New Delhi, May 4 - Indian hockey team needs a sports psychologist who can help the players cope with the mental stress to enhance their on-field performance, said ace Indian goalkeeper Adrian D'Souza here Friday.
May 4, 2007 - 6:05:59 PM
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India Sports
Another attempt to revive hockey - six-a-side game
New Delhi, April 4 - Officials are becoming desperate to revive Indian hockey. The latest attempt is six-a-side schools' tournament - the maiden tile of which was won by Amity International School of Noida here Friday.
May 4, 2007 - 4:48:22 PM
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India Sports
Yoga session for Indian players at conditioning camp
Kolkata, May 4 - A yoga session coupled with a regular fitness regime and extensive net practice marked the day Friday for the Indian team at a conditioning camp here ahead of the Bangladesh tour.
May 4, 2007 - 3:21:36 PM
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I have a dream - of popularizing football in India: Kalam
New Delhi, May 4 - It was a meeting that International Football Federation - President Sepp Blatter would long remember. For 45 minutes, President A P J Kalam held forth on the sport quoting profusely from a book by French soccer star Michel Platini and his 'own dream' of popularizing the sport in India's 600,000 villages.
May 4, 2007 - 9:25:55 AM
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Sachin resumes practise, uses heavy bat
Kolkata, May 3 - Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar Thursday resumed practise at the Eden Gardens here a day after he injured his right ankle during a Team India conditioning camp ahead of the Bangladesh tour.
May 3, 2007 - 10:55:34 PM
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Uniform retainership amount for Indian cricketers
Mumbai, May 3 - Each Indian cricketer going to Bangladesh for the upcoming series would receive a uniform retainer of Rs.500,000, the Board of Control for Cricket in India - said here Thursday.
May 3, 2007 - 10:46:54 PM
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Gaganjeet, Vijay lead Crompton Greaves Open golf
Mumbai, May 3 - Gaganjeet Bhullar and Vijay Kumar carded identical six-under-par 64 to snatch early lead in the first Rs.7 million Crompton Greaves Open golf tournament here Thursday.
May 3, 2007 - 9:32:02 PM
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Olympic torch in Mumbai next year
Mumbai, May 3 - For the first time, the Olympic torch will come to Mumbai April 17 next year on its relay route for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
May 3, 2007 - 5:01:28 PM
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Lehal, team win Crompton Greaves Open Pro-Am
Mumbai, May 2 - Professional golfer A.S. Lehal teamed up with Ravi Sanghrajka, Shashank Sandhu and Dilip Goenka to win the Pro-Am competition of the Rs.7 million Crompton Greaves Open at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club here Wednesday.
May 2, 2007 - 6:34:04 PM
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Sachin injured during net practice
Kolkata, May 2 - Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar sustained injury in his right ankle during a practice session Wednesday at Eden Gardens.
May 2, 2007 - 6:33:30 PM
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Haryana police looking for Delhi bookie in betting racket
Chandigarh, May 1 - Haryana police have issued a search notice for a Delhi resident after they busted an inter-state cricket betting racket operating in Gurgaon and Delhi.
May 1, 2007 - 8:26:52 PM
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Soccer team members arrested for boy's death
Kolkata, May 1 - Five members of a football team were arrested Tuesday for the death of a teenager who they had allegedly hit on the head with a wicket after a row over sharing the same playing area at the Maidan here.
May 1, 2007 - 6:59:53 PM
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India slip below Bangladesh in Maruti Suzuki rankings
New Delhi, May 1 - Abysmal performance in the World Cup resulted in India slipping to the ninth spot below Bangladesh in the latest Maruti Suzuki cricket ratings for one-dayers, where World Champions Australia still remain at No.1.
May 1, 2007 - 6:27:41 PM
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How legal was Adam Gilchrist's hidden ball?
Bangalore, May 1 - Two days after Adam Gilchrist's slaughter of the lambs in the World Cup final, cricket's fans and fanatics are still coming to terms with the onslaught that fetched 149 off just 103 balls and took the truncated game away from the Lankans even before they began their reply.
May 1, 2007 - 6:02:38 PM
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Top India athletes in action at Grand Prix
Patiala, May 1 - Fresh after a training camp in South Africa, a host of top national athletes will be in action in the season opener Indian athletics Grand Prix - meet at the National Institute of Sports -, here starting Wednesday.
May 1, 2007 - 6:01:56 PM
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Five of soccer team arrested for boy's death
Kolkata, May 1 - Five members of a soccer group were arrested Tuesday for the death of a teenager who they had allegedly hit on the head with a wicket during a row over sharing the same playground at the Maidan here a day earlier.
May 1, 2007 - 5:33:55 PM
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Kapur to train amateurs at Crompton Greaves Open
Mumbai, May 1 - One might be well aware of his golfing skills and now Shiv Kapur is ready to impart some of those skills to amateur golfers in a specially designed golf clinic on the eve of the seven-million-rupees - Crompton Greaves Open at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club here Wednesday.
May 1, 2007 - 5:08:43 PM
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India Business
Ganguly's agent seeks meeting with BCCI chief Pawar
New Delhi, May 1 - Shaken by allegations that the player-agent nexus is influencing the national team's selection, the company that looks after the commercial interests of Sourav Ganguly has sought an unprecedented meeting with the cricket board chief to help in evolving a sponsorship policy.
May 1, 2007 - 4:43:15 PM
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India Business
Sourav Ganguly's agent seeks meeting with BCCI
New Delhi, May 1 - Shaken by allegations that the player-agent nexus is influencing the national team's selection, the company that looks after the commercial interests of Sourav Ganguly has sought an unprecedented meeting with the cricket board chief to discuss the issue.
May 1, 2007 - 11:46:21 AM
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Shastri, Dravid to plan strategy for Bangladesh tour
Kolkata, April 30 - Led by manager Ravi Shastri and captain Rahul Dravid, the Indian cricket think tank arrived here 48 hours before the conditioning camp for the Bangladesh tour to plan a strategy that would help in preventing a recurrence of the Caribbean disaster.
Apr 30, 2007 - 7:49:43 PM
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Sania slips to 50th spot in singles rankings
New Delhi, April 30 - India's Sania Mirza, who has been out of action from the tennis court for quite some time due to a knee injury, slipped one place to the 50th spot, in the latest Women's Tennis Association - rankings released Monday.
Apr 30, 2007 - 5:21:31 PM
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Sachin, Sourav were 'simply dropped': Kapil Dev
Kolkata, April 30 - For cricket icon Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly being 'rested' for the one-day series in Bangladesh next month is simply a euphemism to hide the fact that they were 'dropped' from the side.
Apr 30, 2007 - 3:17:46 PM
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Santosh Trophy: AIFF to inspect facilities in Srinagar
New Delhi, April 29 - The All India Football Federation - will send a delegation next month to inspect the facilities at Srinagar which is set to host the Santosh Trophy national football championship in July.
Apr 29, 2007 - 4:52:13 PM
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74-year-old Indian completes 75 marathons
New Delhi, April 29 - Septuagenarian Ashis Roy created a unique record by successfully completing 75 marathons after he finished the Country Music Marathon at Nashville, Tennessee, in the US Saturday.
Apr 29, 2007 - 4:47:33 PM
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Vivek finishes ninth at shooting World Cup
Sydney, April 28 - India's Vivek Singh finished ninth in the men's 10 metre air pistol at the shooting World Cup here Saturday.
Apr 28, 2007 - 7:10:54 PM
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'Concerns' about Delhi as venue for hockey World Cup
New Delhi, April 28 - International Hockey Federation - president Els van Breda Saturday said that the body has some 'concerns' regarding New Delhi as a probable host of the 2010 World Cup.
Apr 28, 2007 - 3:06:38 PM
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Unleash national sports movement: Manmohan Singh
New Delhi, April 28 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday called upon the country's sports administrators to 'unleash' a new nationwide 'wave of sports consciousness and development' involving the young.
Apr 28, 2007 - 1:34:58 PM
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Delhi to bid for 2020 Olympic Games: Kalmadi
New Delhi, April 28 - Delhi will bid for the 2020 Olympic Games, Indian Olympic Association - president Suresh Kalmadi said here Saturday. India has never hosted what is billed as the biggest sports extravaganza in the world.
Apr 28, 2007 - 1:29:12 PM
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Indian girls advance to World Junior Tennis finals
New Delhi, April 27 - Indian girls' team Friday qualified for the World Junior Tennis Competition finals, to be held in the Czech Republic in August.
Apr 27, 2007 - 10:19:57 PM
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Pawar discloses 'complaints' against cricket advertisers
New Delhi, April 27 - Indian cricket board president Sharad Pawar said Friday young players have told him that some advertisement companies were 'trying to influence selection' of the national team.
Apr 27, 2007 - 9:49:28 PM
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Lenovo designs Olympic torch with Chinese touch
Kolkata, April 27 - 'Cloud of Promise,' the torch of the 2008 Olympic Games that will be relayed across the world before arriving at Beijing, has been designed by the world's leading computer manufacturer Lenovo.
Apr 27, 2007 - 4:00:18 PM
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Indian girls beat South Korea in world junior tennis
New Delhi, April 26 - Indian girls defeated South Korea 2-1 in a Group 4 match in the Asia Oceania qualifying round of the World Junior Tennis Competition here Thursday.
Apr 26, 2007 - 7:55:04 PM
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Rs.7 mn Crompton Greaves Open golf begins May 3
Mumbai, April 26 - There is good news for golfers as Rs.7 million will be up for grabs in the Crompton Greaves Open golf tournament starts May 3 at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club here.
Apr 26, 2007 - 6:33:40 PM
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India Business
40 Indians to train in Finland as ski instructors
Manali, April 26 - Forty young Indians leave for Finland next month for advanced training as ski instructors ahead of being employed in a $300 million ski village American billionaire Alfred Ford is developing here in Himachal Pradesh.
Apr 26, 2007 - 10:04:10 AM
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Unique birthday gift for Tendulkar
Mumbai, April 24 - The somewhat subdued birthday celebrations of Indian cricket's batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, who turned 34 Tuesday, was lit up with a unique gift from his childhood friend and former India batsman Vinod Kambli -34 miniature bats with Kambli's signature.
Apr 24, 2007 - 8:02:49 PM
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STAR family to launch cricket channel
New Delhi, April 24 - ESPN-STAR Sports Tuesday announced the launch a cricket specific channel from June this year.
Apr 24, 2007 - 6:18:30 PM
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Pressure from PMO forces Delhi stadiums to reopen
New Delhi, April 23 - It took a word from the Prime Minister's Office - to restart training that had been stopped for renovation of two premier stadiums for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Apr 23, 2007 - 9:57:05 PM
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Tendulkar turns 35
New Delhi, April 23 - Batting maestro of Indian cricket Sachin Tendulkar turns 35 Tuesday.
Apr 23, 2007 - 5:05:52 PM
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BCCI forms panel to pick new national coach
Mumbai, April 23 - Indian cricket board president Sharad Pawar Monday formed a seven-man panel to pick a new national coach to replace Greg Chappell.
Apr 23, 2007 - 1:45:40 PM
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Indian team for Azlan Shah hockey named, Tirkey captain
Chennai, April 21 - Midfielder Prabodh Tirkey will lead the country in the 16th Azlan Shah hockey tournament in Malaysia next month, the Indian Hockey Federation - announced here Saturday.
Apr 21, 2007 - 10:19:05 PM
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How a professional cricket body differs from an amateurishly run one
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