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United Sporting hold Churchill Brothers (12 October 10:54) |
| Playing their first season in the ONGC I-League, local outfit United Sporting Club held favourites Churchill Brothers to a goalless draw at Vidyasagar Stadium in Barasat on Sunday night. |
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Dempo beat Vasco for first win (12 October 10:54) |
| Goals by Roberto Silva and Ranty Martins gave their defending champions a 2-1 victory in their second match of the I-League football competition. |
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Air India slay mighty East Bengal (12 October 10:54) |
| Minnows Air-India humbled East Bengal 2-0 in a third round match of the I-League football tournament in Mumbai on Sunday. Left-wing back Surojit Roy (48th minute) and central midfielder Mich... |
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Jwala Gutta bags double in Bulgarian GP (12 October 07:18) |
| Jwala Gutta clinched the women's doubles and mixed doubles titles at the Bulgarian Grand Prix badminton tournament in Sofia on Sunday. |
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US win, Jamaica stun Eriksson's Mexico (12 October 03:27) |
| Sven-Goran Eriksson's Mexico slumped to a 1-0 defeat in Jamaica in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday while the United States routed Cuba 6-1. |
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Senegal fans riot after World Cup exit (12 October 03:27) |
| Angry Senegalese fans attacked the country's soccer federation headquarters after the national team was eliminated from qualifying for the 2010 World Cup by drawing 1-1 with Gambia. |
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Massa gains from Bourdais penalty (12 October 03:27) |
| Lewis Hamilton's Formula One lead was cut to five points at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday after Ferrari title rival Felipe Massa was promoted from eighth to seventh place. |
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Alonso wins chaotic Japanese GP (12 October 01:18) |
| Renault's Fernando Alonso stormed to his second straight win at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday while McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton failed to score. |
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Safina hints at player boycott in 2009 (12 October 09:09) |
| Russia's Dinara Safina said the players were unhappy with the changes being made to the 2009 WTA Tour schedule. |
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France, Italy settle for draws (12 October 09:09) |
| Spain, Germany and England all chalked up victories in their qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup on Saturday. |
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JCT defeat Mohammedan Sporting 2-0 (11 October 11:18) |
| Scoring once in each half, JCT defeated Mohammedan Sporting 2-0 in the third round of the ONGC I-League match played at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday. |
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Sporting Clube de Goa defeat Mohun Bagan 2-0 (11 October 11:18) |
| A goal in each half helped Sporting Clube de Goa defeat Mohun Bagan 2-0 in the third round of the ONGC I-League, played at Nehru Stadium Fatorda on Saturday. |
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Mumbai FC take Mahindra in their stride (11 October 05:36) |
| Promoted side Mumbai FC continued with their giant-killing run, scalping Mahindra United 1-0 in a third round match in the I-League football tournament at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Saturday... |
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Liang hangs on to lead at Indian Open golf (11 October 05:36) |
| China's Liang Wen-chong held on to a one stroke lead after firing his second straight 71 in the third round at the Hero Honda Indian Open on Saturday. Liang who was last year's Asian Tour's ... |
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Hamilton on pole in Fuji; Massa fifth (11 October 01:26) |
| McLaren's Lewis Hamilton boosted his Formula One title chances by taking pole position for Sunday's Japanese GP while Ferrari rival Felipe Massa could qualify only fifth. The Briton, who lea... |
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Sydney may bid for Australian Open (11 October 01:26) |
| Australia is facing a tug of war over the site of the Australian Open after politicians in Sydney announced plans to build a multi-million dollar facility to attract the tournament, local me... |
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Davis Cup final on indoor court (11 October 11:18) |
| Argentina will stage next month's Davis Cup final against Spain on an indoor court in the Atlantic resort of Mar del Plata, the International Tennis Federation said. The ITF said on its webs... |
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Nalbandian on track for first Stockholm title (11 October 09:18) |
| World number seven David Nalbandian stayed on course for his first Stockholm Open title by crushing Spaniard Albert Montanes 6-4, 6-1 in the quarter-finals on Friday. The top seed from Argen... |
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Monfils sees off second seed Gonzalez (11 October 09:18) |
| Eighth seed Gael Monfils upset number two Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 6-3, 7-6 on Friday to advance to the semi-finals of the Vienna Open. The 22-year-old Frenchman put in a gutsy performance... |
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Jankovic, Dementieva to meet in Kremlin Cup semis (11 October 09:18) |
| World number one Jelena Jankovic will face defending champion Elena Dementieva in the Kremlin Cup semi-finals. Both players had to fight hard to overcome their unseeded opponents Friday. Dem... |
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Tim Montgomery gets 5-year prison term (10 October 11:27) |
| Former U.S. track star Tim Montgomery, an Olympic gold medallist now banned from the sport, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison on heroin charges. |
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Terry out of England game, Ferdinand made captain (10 October 11:27) |
| John Terry has been ruled out of England's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan on Saturday with a back problem and Rio Ferdinand will take over the captaincy, manager Fabio Capello said o... |
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Kalmadi re-elected IOA President (10 October 11:27) |
| In what just turned out to be a formality, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) elections retained the same office-bearers with president Suresh Kalmadi set to continue for his fourth consec... |
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Houghton's blueprint for Indian football (10 October 09:18) |
| As per the blueprint submitted to the All India Football Federation, India's football team coach wants tournaments like the century-old Durand Cup to be played during the pre-season between ... |
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Spotted: Juan Roman Riquelme (10 October 09:18) |
| Reader Sudip Biswas sent us a picture of Juan Roman Riquelme. |
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Liang stays firm at the top (10 October 09:18) |
| Chinese star Liang Wen-chong remained firmly at the top of the leaderboard after firing a one-under-par 71 in the second round at the Hero Honda Indian Open on Friday. Liang, who posted a re... |
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Glock heads Hamilton in Japan practice (10 October 05:18) |
| Toyota's Timo Glock stole some limelight from championship leader Lewis Hamilton on Friday with the quickest time in free practice at the Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton, who takes a seven-poi... |
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Federer to return for Madrid Masters (10 October 05:18) |
| Roger Federer confirmed he will take part in the Madrid Masters next week, after a three-week lay-off. The world No 2, who won the Madrid title in 2006 and lost in the final to David Nalband... |
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Toe injury forces Del Potro out of Vienna event (10 October 09:18) |
| Third seed Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina withdrew from the Vienna Open on Thursday because of a niggling toe injury. After suffering further inflammation overnight the 20-year-old Del P... |
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Liang fires record 60 for lead (10 October 09:18) |
| China's Liang Wen-chong fired a record breaking 12-under-par 60 for a five-stroke lead in the opening round at the Hero Honda Indian Open on Thursday. Liang, who was the 2007 Asian Tour's Or... |
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Jankovic overcomes back pain to reach last 8 (10 October 09:18) |
| World number one Jelena Jankovic survived a scare before reaching the Kremlin Cup quarter-finals with a 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 win over Vera Dushevina on Thursday. The Serb, who replaced Serena Willi... |
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Nishikori beats Hrbaty, faces Ancic in quarters (10 October 09:18) |
| Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori beat Slovak Dominik Hrbaty 6-1, 1-6, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals at the Stockholm Open on Thursday. Nishikori, 18, broke the former world number 12 to lea... |
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Indian shuttlers shine in Bulgarian GP (10 October 09:18) |
| Indian shuttlers had a field day in the KLRC Bulgarian Grand Prix in Sofia. Aditi Mutatkar, in the women's singles, Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas, in the men's doubles, and the mixed double... |
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Gunman gets 28 years for boxer's murder (09 October 11:18) |
| A gunman was jailed for at least 28 years on Thursday for the murder of a former boxing champion who had asked a group of men to stop smoking in a bar. |
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India move up to 148th in FIFA rankings (09 October 07:18) |
| India, who tallied 173 points, are ranked 22nd among Asian countries, above teams like Yemen and Lebanon, to whom Bob Houghton's boys lost in the first round of qualifiers for the 2010 World... |
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AFC U-16: India sign off with a win (09 October 09:09) |
| India got back to winning ways when they beat Indonesia 1-0 to end their campaign in the AFC Cup Under-16 Championship in Tashkent. |
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Cibulkova rallies past Ivanovic (09 October 09:09) |
| Ana Ivanovic became the second high-profile player to tumble out of the Kremlin Cup in two days after losing to Dominika Cibulkova 3-6, 6-2, 7-6. |
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'English clubs risk losing identity' (09 October 09:09) |
| UEFA president Michel Platini warned that English clubs were in danger of losing their identity because of the influx of foreign owners. |
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Spain stretch lead at top, India rise (08 October 03:18) |
| European champions Spain remained top of the world soccer rankings for a fourth straight month on Wednesday after extending their lead over world champions Italy. |
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Hamilton puts points first in Japan (08 October 03:18) |
| Lewis Hamilton will curb his natural attacking instincts at the Japanese Grand Prix in order to strengthen his grip on the Formula One world championship. |
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Australian Open increases prize money (08 October 01:18) |
| Prize money for both the men's and women's singles champions at next year's Australian Open has been increased to $1.16 million. |
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Maniche, Deco join Portugal injury list (08 October 01:18) |
| Portugal midfielder Maniche and playmaker Deco have been ruled out of the next two World Cup Group One qualifiers in Sweden and Albania. |
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Kuznetsova wins, Venus sent packing (08 October 11:18) |
| Venus Williams was beaten by Italy's Flavia Pennetta 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the first round at the Kremlin Cup. |
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Safa beat Dempo with injury-time goal (07 October 09:36) |
| Hamze Aboud scored the only goal of the match following a corner to give the Lebanese side a 1-0 victory in the first leg of the AFC Cup semi-final at the Sports City Stadium, in Beirut, on ... |
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Canadian GP dropped from 2009 calendar (07 October 07:18) |
| The Canadian Grand Prix has been dropped from the 2009 Formula One calendar with the season remaining at 18 races. |
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Easy UEFA Cup draw for AC Milan (07 October 07:18) |
| AC Milan were handed a comfortable UEFA Cup assignment on Tuesday after being drawn with Heerenveen, Braga, Portsmouth and Wolfsburg in the group stage. |
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Padam wins Himachal mountain biking (07 October 03:09) |
| Rider Padam from Nepal overcame the tough terrain and 70 fellow challengers to win the fourth edition of the Hercules MTB Himachal mountain biking race on Monday. |
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Ronaldo ready to return in a month (07 October 01:18) |
| Brazilian striker Ronaldo is set to return inside a month from the knee injury that has sidelined him since February, his physio Bruno Mazziotti said. |
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'Football graveyard' for Hamburg SV fans (07 October 11:18) |
| A new 'football graveyard' is being constructed, where fans can find final rest a stone's throw from their team's stadium, buried underneath original grass from the Hamburg pitch and lying i... |
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F1 chief seeks new privacy laws (07 October 11:18) |
| Motor racing chief Max Mosley will ask the European Court of Human Rights to force newspapers to notify individuals before publishing information about private lives. |
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