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World Super Series Masters: Saina has a terrific run, loses in SFs

World Super Series Masters: Saina has a terrific run, loses in SFs

Saturday, December 20, 2008 22:46

Saina Nehwal’s brilliant run at the World Super Series Masters Final ended today when she lost to World No. 6 and No. 3 seed Chen Wang (HKG) in the semifinals. In a thrilling semifinal, ...

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Delhi-lad Yuki Bhambri emerges as World #2 in ITF Juniors

Delhi-lad Yuki Bhambri emerges as World #2 in ITF Juniors

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 20:38

Delhi-lad Yuki Bhambri capped off his campaign, in the 2008 ITF Junior Circuit, in sensational style by winning the singles' title at the Orange Bowl, his second Grade A ITF tournament win. Yuki beat Jarmere Jenkins 6-1, 6-3 ...

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India's hockey colts win 4-test series against Argentina, one-off test against Holland

India’s hockey colts win 4-test series against Argentina, one-off test against Holland

Sunday, December 14, 2008 23:09

India's Under-21 Hockey Team will return home unbeaten from their tour of Argentina. The Indian colts played a 4-match Hockey Test Series against world champions Argentina and a one-off Test match against Holland at ...

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World Junior TT Championships, Madrid 2008: Neha and Soumi fail to make an impact

World Junior TT Championships, Madrid 2008: Neha and Soumi fail to make an impact

Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:48

Neha Aggarwal and Soumi Mondal represented the Indian challenge at the 2008 ITTF World Junior Championships (Dec 6-13) in Madrid. Both of them participated in the Girls' Singles competition and as a team ...

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Terror, Maradona & CWG

Terror, Maradona & CWG

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 17:59

One would have thought that the recent terror attacks in Mumbai would have derailed a lot of the sports action in the country. The English cricket team's tour of India was called ...

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Pakistan's national hockey team cleared to tour India

Pakistan’s national hockey team cleared to tour India

Friday, December 5, 2008 11:11

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has cleared the national hockey team's visit to India for a four-nation tournament to be played in Chandigarh and Jalandhar from January 31, 2009. The visit was in doubt following last week's Mumbai terror attacks. Germany ...

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Saina turns 10

Saina turns 10

Thursday, December 4, 2008 23:59

In the latest rankings released by the Badminton World Federation on Thursday, Saina Nehwal reached yet another milestone as she broke into the world's top 10 ranked players. While her rise to the No. 10 spot has ...

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200 athletes to be trained for 2010 CWG

200 athletes to be trained for 2010 CWG

Thursday, December 4, 2008 20:59

The Sports Ministry has decided to provide state-of-art training and exposure in domestic and International level to 200 athletes in preparation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Under the Scheme for "Preparation of Indian Teams for Commonwealth Games 2010", this ...

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Somdev trains with Roddick; Sania with Bhupathi and Bopanna

Somdev trains with Roddick; Sania with Bhupathi and Bopanna

Thursday, December 4, 2008 10:54

Somdev Devvarman is making most of the off-season by participating in a 10-day training programme with Andy Roddick under the tutelage of Roddick's coach Larry Stefanki. Somdev is staying at Roddick's house in Austin, TX, will also benefit from ...

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Indian weightlifters not to compete courtesy IWF

Indian weightlifters not to compete courtesy IWF

Thursday, December 4, 2008 4:27

We are making a habit of it. First it was the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and now it's the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF). IWF's laxity in furnishing necessary visa ...

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