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A1GP keen to bring the race to India (15 May 04:23) |
| The first big step to bring the race to India will be taken when David Clare, CEO of the A1GP Asia region, will have discussions on the project with the state government in New Delhi later h... |
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Olympic torch to pass through Quanzhou, Xiame (11 May 08:42) |
| The Olympic flame will start its relay on Monday in Quanzhou and Xiamen, the home city of millions of overseas Chinese and a special economic zone in China's southeastern Fujian Province. |
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Indians disappoint in World Race Walking Cup (11 May 08:28) |
| Indians had a disappointing outing at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, a qualifying event for the Beijing Olympics. |
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Khali wants more Indians in WWE (11 May 06:18) |
| "The Great Khali" said he would be happy if more Indians join him in wrestling. |
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Olympic flame touring Shantou in rain (10 May 07:48) |
| The Olympic torch relay in Shantou in China started in rain on Saturday, marking the last stopover in Guangdong province. |
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Pak minority sportsmen have no qualms (10 May 04:17) |
| International organisations and human rights watchdogs might feel that religious minorities in Pakistan are discriminated against, but sportsmen belonging to minority communities believe oth... |
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The man who made the Great Khali (10 May 02:44) |
| He might be an international celebrity now, but one person who is credited with the making of the Great Khali is former Punjab DGP MS Bhullar. |
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Coming soon! Exclusive gym for MPs (09 May 02:31) |
| The cash rich cricket board has now turned its attention on keeping the countries Members of Parliament (MPs) physically fit. |
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Coming soon! An exclusive gym for MPs (09 May 02:31) |
| The cash rich cricket board has now turned its attention on keeping the countries Members of Parliament (MPs) physically fit. |
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Shooters ensure top position for India at Hanover (08 May 05:58) |
| India's Sanjeev Rajput and Abhinav Bindra have won the gold and silver respectively in the men's 50 metres air rifle event of the International Shooting Competition at Hanover. |
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China fired up for Thomas and Uber Cup defence (08 May 03:56) |
| China's highly-fancied shuttlers, led by the temperamental Lin Dan and his girlfriend Xie Xingfang, aim to reinforce their dominance at the Thomas and Uber Cups ahead of their Olympic assaul... |
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Olympic flame reaches Everest summit (08 May 11:35) |
| The Beijing Olympic flame reached the summit of Mt Everest this morning, marking high point of the torch relay. |
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WWE bouts are real, not manipulated, says Khali (07 May 08:19) |
| Khali claims that WWE bouts are all real and not stage managed as perceived by the masses. |
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Chatterjee replaces Wattal as new DG SAI (06 May 09:02) |
| Sayan Chatterjee was today appointed as the Director General of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), replacing Ratan Wattal who will get a new posting. |
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IOC for keeping a tab on athletes during games (06 May 06:42) |
| The International Olympic Committee has clarified its protest rules for the Beijing games, saying that athletes external appearance, clothing and gestures would be scrutinised in China. |
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India moving towards chess renaissance: Anand (05 May 06:41) |
| Anand felt with 17 Grandmasters, India has proved to be a chess hub and just needs to build on it to make the sport more popular. |
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Huge rally in New York in support of Beijing Oly (05 May 05:55) |
| Nearly 10,000 Chinese students, scholars and Chinese Americans held a peaceful rally here to support the Beijing Olympics and denounce attempts to sabotage the sporting event. |
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Narain wins A1GP at Brands Hatch (05 May 02:24) |
| India's Narain Karthikeyan piped local hero Robbie Kerr to give Team India its second A1GP win here on Sunday. |
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Pakistan slaps 2 year ban on dope-tainted athlete (04 May 08:33) |
| The Pakistan Amateur Athletics Federation has imposed a two-year ban on renowned international athlete Mohammad Sajjad for failing a dope test during the Asian Indoor Championships held in F... |
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Oly torch relay kicks off in mainland China (04 May 03:23) |
| The 2008 Olympic torch relay kicked off in this southern city of Hainan province Sunday morning, the first leg of the relay in mainland China. |
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Greek lifters caught doping, unlikely for Olympics (03 May 04:57) |
| A second doping test on a group of 11 Greek weightlifters who initially tested positive for banned substances was also found to be positive, making them unlikely competitors for the Beijing ... |
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All India volley tourney in Nagpur (03 May 04:08) |
| The cream of the country's spikers will be seen in action in the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Gold Cup prize money volleyball tournament to be held at Nagpur from May 7-11. |
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China announces Everest Oly torch relay team (02 May 06:35) |
| China on Friday announced the squad that will carry the Olympic flame to world's highest peak, the Mount Everest. |
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NBA to stage first camp in India (02 May 02:20) |
| The National Basketball Association (NBA) in collaboration with the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) is all set to organise 'Basketball without Borders' in India. |
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Overseas Chinese celebrate 100-day Oly countdown (01 May 06:00) |
| Jubilant overseas Chinese are holding colourful activities to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. |
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Don't take Olympic torch to Tibet: Tibetan gp (29 April 10:35) |
| A Tibetan group on Tuesday appealed to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to hold the Olympic torch relay ceremony in Tibet. |
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Olympic torch relay concludes in North Korea (28 April 10:48) |
| Thousands of Koreans, Chinese businessmen and overseas students cheered as the Olympic torch, on the 18th leg of its global tour, completed its run in the North Korean capital. |
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Olympic torch relay ends in Canberra (24 April 03:51) |
| Several people were arrested and minor scuffles reported between the police and protesters on Thursday as the beleaguered Olympic torch relay made its way under an intense security in Austra... |
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1.38 million Olympic tickets go on sale next month (23 April 07:49) |
| Organisers of August's Beijing Olympics announced on Wednesday that the third round of domestic ticket sales will start from May 5 and close June 9. A total of 1.38 million tickets will be p... |
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Gebrselassie explains withdrawal of Oly marathon (23 April 07:47) |
| Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie on Wednesday explained the reason for his pullout from the Olympic marathon in Beijing this August. |
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BCCI to help sportspersons for CYG (22 April 03:46) |
| The Indian Cricket Board will help sportspersons in five disciplines to prepare themselves for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. |
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MP to conduct 15-day sports camp (22 April 03:07) |
| Madhya Pradesh Government has decided to conduct a 15-day district-level summer training camp for students of class VIII to XII starting from May 1. |
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Shooter Vijay impressive at Beijing World Cup (21 April 12:38) |
| India's Vijay Kumar shot an excellent score of 580 to finish eighth in the 25m rapid fire pistol event at the International Sport Shooting Federation World Cup underway here. |
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India lose to Netherlands in Olympic qualifiers (21 April 12:21) |
| Indian women's hockey team went down 1-2 against formidable Netherlands Antillies in their second group encounter of the Olympic qualifiers here on Sunday. |
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Olympic flame arrives in Malaysia (20 April 01:47) |
| Amid stepped up security to deal with possible protests over the Chinese crackdown in Tibet, the Olympic torch arrived in Malaysia today from Thailand. |
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Fears of football hooliganism at Aus torch relay (20 April 01:16) |
| The troubled Olympic torch relay could attract football hooligan-like behaviour when it arrives in Australia this week, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said today. |
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Chen Jin beats Lin Dan in Asian badminton (20 April 02:11) |
| China's Chen Jin defeated compatriot and World No. 1 Lin Dan for the second time this season as he got the better of him in the men's singles semi-finals at the Asian Badminton Championship. |
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Rastogi's campaign ends with semis defeat (19 April 08:54) |
| Karan Rastogi went down in straight sets against local challenger Zhe Li to bow out of the USD 15,000 ITF tournament in Beijing today. |
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Rowers reach, but where are the oars? (19 April 07:34) |
| The Indian rowing team's preparations for the Olympic qualifiers have been seriously hampered because of an unusual reason, their oars have gone missing. |
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Olympic torch relay begins at Bangkok (19 April 07:25) |
| The Beijing Olympic torch relay kicked off on Saturday in Bangkok's bustling Chinatown amid tight security to ensure no anti-Chinese protests would disrupt the 10.5 km run. |
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Why basketball just dribbles in Mumbai (17 April 03:50) |
| Despite the success of the recent basketball workshop, the game is still to gain popularity in a city besotted by cricket |
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Kashyap lone Indian hope in Asian badminton (17 April 01:53) |
| Indian shuttlers came a cropper on the very first day of the Badminton Asian Championship as all of them except P Kashyap bowed out in their first-round matches in Johore Bahru, Malaysia. |
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Basketball is the way to attain world peace (17 April 01:20) |
| The fact that he was not conversant in Hindi did not deter JD Walsh from interacting with basketball players across all ages. |
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Sachin unwell, IPL kept Gavaskar away: Kalmadi (17 April 12:23) |
| IOA President Kalmadi rued tomorrow's Olympic torch relay would not feature a single cricketer after injury kept Sachin Tendulkar away while pre-occupation came in the way of Gavaskar partic... |
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Reliance Mobile to sponsor ICC rankings (17 April 12:11) |
| Reliance Mobile is the new sponsor of International Cricket Council's (ICC) Team and Player's Rankings, the world cricket organisation said here here on Wednesday. |
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Seventy runners for Olympic torch relay (17 April 12:09) |
| Seventy torchbearers will carry the Beijing Olympic Flame on Thursday with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) promising that it will be the greatest leg of the run. |
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Website for sportspersons launched (16 April 10:48) |
| Reigning World Billiards Champion Pankaj Advani today unveiled his interactive website, pankajadvani.com to provide budding cueists all the tips, information and guidance about the game. |
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Sridhar, Chetan crash out of Asian badminton (16 April 08:55) |
| Highest-ranked Indian, Sridhar, who recovered from an injury recently, gave little opposition to seventh seeded Sung Hwan Park of Korea to lose 9-21,13-21 and bow out of the tournament. |
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Chetan Anand to open campaign against Hiroyuki (15 April 08:52) |
| Chetan Anand will open his campaign against Endo Hiroyuki of Japan in the $1,25,000 Badminton Asia Championships starting on Wednesday at Johor Bahru, Malaysia. |
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Podium protests possible, feel US athletes (15 April 05:24) |
| More than 125 US Olympians gathered here to speak with reporters from around the world just days after protests disrupted the global Olympic torch tour stops in London, Paris and San Francis... |
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