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Tiger Woods announces comeback at April Masters (23 March 12:39) |
| The world's No. 1 golfer, Tiger Woods, who had withdrawn from the game after details of his adulterous affairs surfaced late last year, will return to professional golf at the US Masters in ... |
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Seria A Inter Milan draw with Palermo (21 March 03:18) |
| Exhausted Inter Milan risked surrendering their long-held Serie A lead after drawing 1-1 at fourth-placed Palermo on Saturday. |
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Bundesliga Frankfurt stun Bayern 2-1 (21 March 03:02) |
| Eintracht Frankfurt stunned Bayern Munich with two late goals to beat the Bundesliga leaders 2-1 on Saturday and leave the top spot up for grabs. |
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Ljubicic stuns Nadal meets Roddick in final (21 March 07:04) |
| Ivan Ljubicic played the match of his life to upset third seed and holder Rafael Nadal 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 on Saturday and reach the final of the Indian Wells ATP tournament. |
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Ten-man Arsenal beat West Ham and go top (21 March 06:56) |
| Arsenal went top of the Premier League when they beat West Ham United 2-0 with goals from Denilson and Cesc Fabregas on Saturday despite playing for more than half the match at the Emirates ... |
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EPL Tottenham consolidate fourth place (21 March 12:33) |
| Tottenham Hotspur edged closer to a possible Champions League place after a 2-1 victory at Stoke City kept them clear of the pack in the race for fourth place in the Premier League on Saturd... |
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Murray stunned by Soderling Roddick advances (20 March 05:05) |
| Sixth seed Robin Soderling delivered a tennis master class in the opening set before eliminating fourth seed Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6 in the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on ... |
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Wozniacki Jankovic ease into Indian Wells final (20 March 04:47) |
| Caroline Wozniacki breezed into the final of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a commanding 6-2, 6-3 victory over her good friend Agnieszka Radwanska on Friday. |
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Prabhjot sorry for showing finger to crowd (20 March 03:36) |
| Senior Indian forward Prabhjot Singh has apologised for his improper behaviour during the hockey World Cup when he was caught showing his middle finger to a section of crowd. |
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F1 debut tougher than expected Chandok (20 March 03:23) |
| Karun Chandhok's truncated Formula One debut last weekend was tougher than he expected and the Indian driver admits his Hispania (HRT) team faces a long, hard season. |
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Barcelona Arsenal clash in Champions league QF (19 March 04:59) |
| Title-holders Barcelona will play Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Champions League as they hope to remain on course for a repeat of last year's final against Manchester United. |
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We want Beckham in South Africa says Capello (19 March 04:51) |
| England have accepted injured midfielder David Beckham is out of the World Cup but have asked him to join the squad in South Africa anyway, coach Fabio Capello was quoted as saying on Friday... |
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McLaren unveil supercar to tackle Ferrari (19 March 04:20) |
| McLaren unveiled the first of a range of supercars on Thursday that will take their Formula One battle with Ferrari and Mercedes out of the racetrack and into the automotive arena. |
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Europa League Fulham Liverpool through (19 March 02:29) |
| Unfashionable Premier League side Fulham knocked favourites Juventus out of the Europa League after an astonishing 4-1 win over the Italians who finished the last 16 second leg game with nin... |
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Nadal cracks Berdych to meet Ljubicic in semis (19 March 11:23) |
| Rafa Nadal stayed on track for a successful title defence at the Indian Wells ATP tournament with a 6-4, 7-6 victory over Czech Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals on Thursday. |
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Indian archers pocket four gold at Asian GP (19 March 10:48) |
| India had a rich haul of four gold, two silver and two bronze medals on the third day of the four-day second Asian archery Grand Prix at Bangkok on Thursday. |
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Ljubicic blasts past Monaco into last four (19 March 10:08) |
| Big-serving Croat Ivan Ljubicic earned himself an early birthday present by powering past Argentina's Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 into the semi-finals of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Thu... |
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Jankovic Stosur advance to semis at Indian Wells (19 March 10:01) |
| Jelena Jankovic came from 2-4 down in the second set to book her place in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Russian Alisa Kleybanova on Thursday... |
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Europa League Fulham stun Juve Valencia through (19 March 09:47) |
| Unfashionable Premier League side Fulham knocked favourites Juventus out of the Europa League after an astonishing 4-1 win over the Italians who finished the last 16 second leg game with nin... |
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Hockey coach Brasa demands more control over team (19 March 09:25) |
| Following India's not-so-impressive World Cup campaign, chief coach Jose Brasa on Thursday unveiled the roadmap for hockey's revival and demanded more control in the day-to-day running of th... |
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Athletes view CWG as preparation for Olympics (18 March 08:18) |
| England are planning to send a huge contingent of more than 500 athletes for the October New Delhi Commonwealth Games as they view it as a developmental stepping stone to Olympics. |
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AFC Cup East Bengal thrashed by Lebanese club (18 March 06:17) |
| Federation Cup champions East Bengal suffered their second consecutive defeat in the AFC Cup after going down 0-3 to formidable Lebanese side Al Nejmeh in a lop-sided football match in Beiru... |
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Saina moves up to 5th in world rankings (18 March 05:02) |
| Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal touched a new high on Thursday as she zoomed into the top-five of the world rankings at a career-best fifth spot following her stupendous show in the All Eng... |
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Chennais Parthiva Sureshwaren to race in F2 (18 March 04:49) |
| Chennai driver Parthiva Sureshwaren has secured a place on the FIA Formula Two grid, joining Armaan Ebrahim as the second Indian driver on the circuit this season. |
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Im lucky to win one gold medal Bubka (18 March 04:40) |
| Legendary pole vaulter Sergey Bubka reckons the 6.14m mark he set way back in 1994 still remains uneclipsed because his successors are not technically equipped enough. |
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Ferrari One-Twos aint what they used to be (18 March 03:17) |
| It is Formula One's most tantalizing driver line-up in decades, and yet all we have is hope that the FIA sees sense and does something to make the races less processional. |
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Indian challenge ends in Super Series badminton (18 March 02:55) |
| With both their singles and doubles challengers crashing out in the opening round itself, India's campaign came to a disappointing end in the Swiss Open Super Series badminton tournament in ... |
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Wozniacki joins Radwanska in semis (18 March 12:58) |
| Caroline Wozniacki resisted a sizzling baseline display from China's Zheng Jie to reach the semi-finals of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a hard-fought 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 victory on Wednesd... |
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Tiger return great for ratings fans may disagree (18 March 12:12) |
| While the return of Tiger Woods to the PGA Tour is manna from heaven for sponsors and television executives, an intriguing question mark hovers over his likely reception by the fans. |
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Djokovic dumped out by Ljubicic Nadal advances (18 March 10:38) |
| Novak Djokovic tumbled out of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Wednesday, upset 7-5, 6-3 by big-serving Croat Ivan Ljubicic in the fourth round. |
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CL Images Brilliant Messi is in that elite league (18 March 10:19) |
| Images from the Champions League second-leg match played on Wednesday. |
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Vijender leads Indian charge at Cwealth Boxing (18 March 09:13) |
| World number one Vijender Singh (75kg) fought through a bleeding nose to clinch his first international gold medal in two years as Indian pugilists made a clean sweep in the finals to win th... |
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Bordeaux join Lyon in Champions League quarters (18 March 08:53) |
| Girondins Bordeaux survived a second-half scare to grab a 2-1 win over Olympiakos Piraeus on Wednesday and give France a second team in the Champions League quarter-finals. |
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Champions League Messis brace sinks Stuttgart (18 March 08:50) |
| Lionel Messi's brilliance sent holders Barcelona through to the Champions League quarter-finals with a 4-0 dismantling of VfB Stuttgart on Wednesday. |
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Premier League docks Portsmouth nine points (17 March 07:17) |
| Portsmouth face almost certain relegation from the English Premier League after being docked nine points on Wednesday for going into administration last month. The debt-laden south-coast clu... |
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Shakira to front World Cup concert (17 March 06:23) |
| The Black Eyed Peas, Shakira and Alicia Keys will be among scores of music stars performing at a concert on the eve of the soccer World Cup in South Africa, organisers said on Wednesday. The... |
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Barcas Xavi to miss Stuttgart game with injury (17 March 06:13) |
| Barcelona midfielder Xavi has damaged a calf muscle in his right leg and will miss the Champions League last-16 second leg at home to VfB Stuttgart on Wednesday, the club said. The Spain int... |
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Barring exceptional case no sharing Khel Ratna (17 March 05:37) |
| The Rajiv Khel Ratna, India's highest sports honour, will not be shared in future, except in the case of Olympic medal winners, the Sports Ministry said on Wednesday. |
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Baghdatis stuns Federer at Indian Wells (17 March 12:33) |
| Roger Federer squandered three match points before suffering a shock 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 defeat at the hands of Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis at the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Tuesday. |
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Wozniacki toils Dementieva and Radwanska cruise (17 March 12:21) |
| Second seed Caroline Wozniacki recovered from a second-set hiccup to move into the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 victory over Russian Nadia Petrova o... |
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EPL Villa earn crucial win in battle for fourth (17 March 12:06) |
| Aston Villa moved into the thick of a four-way battle for fourth place in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at struggling Wigan Athletic on Tuesday. |
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Kuwait FC rally to hold Churchill 2-2 (17 March 10:23) |
| Churchill Brothers let in an injury time goal as they played out a 2-2 draw against defending champions Kuwait Sports Club in a Group 'B' AFC Cup match at the Nehru Stadium in Margao. |
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CL Images Ancelotti overwhelmed by Special One (17 March 10:08) |
| Images from the Champions League second leg match played on Tuesday. |
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CL CSKA Moscow spring Sevilla surprise (17 March 08:52) |
| CSKA Moscow upset Sevilla 2-1 on Tuesday to send the Russian team into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in 17 years. |
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CL Mourinhos Inter knocks out Chelsea (17 March 08:48) |
| Jose Mourinho enjoyed a triumphant return to Stamford Bridge with Inter Milan who secured a 1-0 win at his former side Chelsea on Tuesday that sent the Italians into the Champions League qua... |
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Woods to return to golf at the Masters (16 March 09:38) |
| The world's No. 1 golfer, Tiger Woods, who had withdrawn from the game after details of his adulterous affairs surfaced late last year, will return to professional golf at the US Masters in ... |
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Pak mull pulling out of Azlan Shah (16 March 07:15) |
| Left with little option after the mass retirement of players and the sacking of the selection panel following it's dismal showing in the hockey World Cup, Pakistan might skip the inaugural A... |
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Pak national games postponed (16 March 07:01) |
| Pakistan's annual National Games, scheduled to be held in Peshawar this month, have been postponed because of security concerns, the country's National Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. |
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Jankovic survives marathon Clijsters exits (16 March 06:20) |
| Jelena Jankovic had to fight her way into the fourth round of the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Monday while former world number one Kim Clijsters was upset by Russian Alisa Kleybanova. Ser... |
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Showman Mourinho takes sideswipe at Chelsea (16 March 06:09) |
| Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho made a theatrical return to Chelsea on Monday with a masterly performance on the eve of their Champions League showdown. The Portuguese proclaimed his love fo... |
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