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| Hockey India dismisses charges of indifference towards Women`s team |
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New Delhi: Hockey India has dismissed on Tuesday the charges of indifference towards the women`s team that won the FIH Champions Challenge II in Russia. Hockey India has also promised to celebrate their victory when the players gather together.
Dismissing allegations that HI showed indifference to the team and did not send a single official to receive them at the airport, HI secretary general Mohammad Aslam said that on the contrary, the body was planning to felicitate them a... |
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| Sushil Kumar bags gold in German Grand Prix |
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New Delhi: India`s star wrestler Sushil Kumar has won gold medal in the German Grand Prix Freestyle and Greco Roman tournament in Dortmund.
He was earlier hauled up for being overweight and missing a tournament in Thailand but bounced back in style by winning the gold. The Beijing Olympic bronze medallist won the gold in the 66 kg freestyle category in the three-day tournament which ended Sunday.
Besides Sushil, Rahul Balasaheb Aware also bagged the gold medal in the 5... |
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| Wimbledon: Bhupathi, Paes win one each in Men`s doubles |
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London: Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas have entered the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon men`s doubles with a 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-0 victory over Prakash Amritraj and Pakistan`s Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi.
However, Bhupathi and Sania Mirza fell to Leander Paes and Clara Black 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-3 later in the day.
This was the second time Bhupathi and Knowles stopped an Indian`s run in men`s doubles. They had earlier beaten Somdev Devvarman and Kevin Anerson.
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| Delhi Metro to connect to Commonwealth Games venues |
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New Delhi: Delhi Metro route is going to connect all the Commonwealth Games venues except one of them, which is definitely good news for all the sports lovers.
The Phase-II of the Delhi Metro will offer easy Metro connectivity to 10 of the 11 venues of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The Metro lines passing near by the Games venues to be opened by September next year with its current operational network of 74.56 kms, will increase its network to 190 kms.
Delhi Metro spoke... |
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| Women`s Hockey: India beats Belgium in inaugural Champions Challenge II tourney |
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 Russia: Indian women crushed Belgium 6-3 to win the inaugural Champions Challenge II hockey tournament on Saturday.
Rani Rampal, who emerged as the tournament`s top scorer with eight goals, scored four goals in the 17th, 38th, 44th and 54th minutes.
Apart from her, Saba Anjum (20th min) and Thokchom Chanchan (49th min) scored a goal each and led India to victory. Skipper Valerie Vermeersch (40th, 52nd) and Boon Jill (55th) scored for Belgium.
With th... |
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| Crime Branch officials nabs two persons betting on India-England T20 match |
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Prevention of Crime Branch (PCB) officials have nabbed two persons taking bets on India-England T20 match from a hotel room in Ellisbridge on Sunday night.
On questioning, it is known that they said that they had come from Jamnagar for betting in Ahmedabad.
The PCB officials said that they worked on information and raided the hotel where they found Jayesh Ganatra, a resident of Sarvamangal Apartment, and Dipak Chudasama, resident of Vikas Colony, both residents of Jamna... |
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| Zaheer Khan to miss West Indies tour due to injury |
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India`s lead pacer Zaheer Khan has been ruled out of the upcoming West Indies tour due to injury. His injury was carried to the T20 World Cup from the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The Indian left-arm-seamer suffered a left shoulder injury while playing in the IPL in South Africa on May 3 and didn`t play in any of the games for Mumbai Indians after that.
In the meantime, Sachin Tendulkar has decided not to tour the West Indies for India`s One-Day International series. Th... |
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| Bhutia declares his battle with Mohun Bagan officials as `dharma yudh` |
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Baichung Bhutia, India`s finest footballer has described his tussle with Mohun Bagan officials as a battle between `good and evil forces`. He added that he was confident `good` would prevail over `evil`.
Earlier, the West Bengal Chief Minister had described the 2006 CAB presidential election as a `dharma yudh` in which former police commissioner Prasun Mukherjee had challenged the tainted Jagmohan Dalmiya. Mukherjee had lost that battle closely, prompting the CM to say that the `fig... |
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| Narain Karthikeyan becomes first Indian to gear Le Mans 24 Hour Race |
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Narain Karthikeyan has become the first Indian to gear the Le Mans 24 Hour race on Wednesday June 10. He is now officially the first Indian driver ever to participate in the Le Mans 24 Hour Race.
The practice session started at 6 pm and went on until midnight, with Narain and his team-mates, Charles Zwolsman & Andre Lotterer each doing two stints in the car. They are one of the very few all-rookie teams in this year`s edition of the world`s most famous motor race. At this time of t... |
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| Yuvraj is now Dhoni`s vice-captain for World Twenty20 |
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Yuvraj Singh has been announced as the vice-captain of the Indian cricket team as a replacement of injured Virender Sewhag for the ongoing World Twenty20. Sehwag had to opt out of the championship due to a shoulder injury.
In a statement on Friday, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said that Yuvraj will be Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s deputy in Sehwag`s absence.
Sehwag, who did not play a single match, has been replaced by Dinesh Karthik. Sehwag had said that h... |
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