| Old is gold |
Evergreen Roger Federer back on top of the world
LONDON, July 9: With his 31st birthday looming Roger Federer began a record-equalling 286th week at the top of the world rankings on Monday after claiming a seventh Wimbledon title.
The accepted theory is that male tennis players begin the slow decline into retirement once they hit the 30 barrier but, as he has done through... |
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| Leander Paes-Vesnina end runners-up at Wimbledon |
LONDON, July 9: Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina will have to wait for their first Grand Slam title together as they lost the closely fought Wimbledon mixed doubles summit clash to Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond on Sunday. The fourth seeded Indo-Russian pair suffered a 3-6, 7-5, 4-6 defeat at the hands of second seed Americans after battling for two hours and four minutes.
It is for the seco... |
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| India beat South Africa in hockey Test |
La Albericia, July 9: India defeated South Africa 6-5 in a thrilling third hockey Test here on Sunday night.
Strikers Shivendra Singh (13th, 38th minute), Dharamvir Singh (19th, 21st minute), Tushar Khandker (36th minute) and penalty corner specialist V.R. Raghunath (penalty stroke 53rd minute) were on target for India.
The goal-scorers for South Africa were Austin Smith (penalt... |
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| Indian eves lose fourth ODI |
Truro, July 9: England women’s team defeated India by three wickets in the fourth cricket ODI to level the five-match series 2-2. Having lost the first two ODIs, English women made a fabulous comeback winning back to back matches.
The Indian batswomen failed once again as they could score only 173 for nine courtesy skipper Mithali Raj’s 58 and Harmanpreet Kaur’s 55. Ap... |
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| Azarenka reclaims world number one spot |
PARIS, July 9: Belarusian Victoria Azarenka returned to the world number one spot in the latest rankings released on Monday thanks to American Serena Williams' victory over Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in the Wimbledon final.
Radwanska needed to win Saturday's final to take the world number one ranking but had to settle for a move up from third to second.
Australian Open champio... |
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| London Olympics 2012 |
New Zealand to send 185 athletes
Wellington, July 9: The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has finalised a team of 185 athletes to compete at the London Olympics.
The team selection ended as decathlete Brent Newdick, heptathlete Sarah Cowley and track cyclist Rushlee Buchanan were included in the team overnight. The London athlete’s contingent equals that of Beij... |
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| IOC rules out F1 as Olympic sport |
SILVERSTONE, July 9: IOC president Jacques Rogge ruled out Formula One as an Olympic sport, saying that the games are a contest between athletes, not engines.
However, Rogge said during a visit to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone that the International Olympic Committee can learn a lot from the F1 management about organizing mega sporting events three weeks before the London Games.... |
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| Chelsea captain John Terry's racism trial begins |
LONDON, July 9: The racism trial of Chelsea captain John Terry has begun with prosecutors claiming he acknowledges using offensive language as a ‘sarcastic exclamation’ in response to taunts he allegedly had an affair.
The England defender is accused of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match in October.
Prosecutor ... |
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| Gazprom unveiled as UEFA C L sponsor |
MOSCOW, July 9: UEFA on Monday announced that Russia’s state-run gas giant Gazprom has become an official partner of the Champions League football tournament through 2015.
The company, the largest natural gas extractor in the world, is seeking to promote its brand more heavily, and joins Heineken, UniCredit, Ford, MasterCard and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe as sponsors of th... |
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| Maldonado branded danger to fellow F1 drivers |
LONDON, July 9: Formula One ace Pastor Maldonado has been branded a danger to his F1 rivals after causing yet another high-speed crash at Silverstone during the British Grand Prix.
The Venezuelan, 27, who wiped out Lewis Hamilton in Valencia last month, was at it again as he crashed into Sergio Perez on Sunday, a newspaper reports.
Furious Sauber driver Perez fumed: “Pasto... |
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| Red Bull in no rush over Webber future |
SILVERSTONE, July 9: Red Bull have insisted they are in no rush to discuss a new contract with Mark Webber despite his scintillating win at the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
The Australian, who qualified second behind Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, drove a flawless race and eventually passed the Spaniard to take victory at Silverstone.
His victory cut Alonso’s lead in the tit... |
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| Kevin Pietersen ponders one-day return |
LONDON, July 9: Kevin Pietersen has said there is still a chance he could play ‘white ball’ cricket for England again despite retiring from limited overs internationals.
However, the South Africa-born batsman — who remains a Test cricketer — said it would need a drastic change to England’s packed schedule for him to consider a return to one-day and Twenty20... |
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| Rain washes out 2nd day of Pak-SL 3rd Test |
PALLEKELE, July 9: Bad weather washed out the entire second day’s play in the third and final Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Monday. The entire field at the Pallekele International Stadium was covered as incessant rain since early morning, the heaviest in the region in the last two months, kept the players indoors. Umpires Steve Davis and Simon Taufel waited till 3:00 pm... |
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| Tour riders face "race of truth" |
ARC-ET-SENANS, July 9: The time trial, pro cycling’s “race of truth,” pits rider against the clock in a one-on-one that requires the athletes to dig deep into their reserves of strength, stamina and suffering to win.
Time trials have assumed greater than usual significance in this year’s Tour de France because their combined length of over 100 km (62 miles) mean... |
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| Soccer player dies during match in Brazil |
SAO PAULO, July 9: Brazilian soccer player Arjuna Luiz Venutto Ramos, 17, nicknamed “Pele” for his skill, died on the weekend during a match his team was playing. His team Sao Bernardo FC was playing on Saturday at home against Portuguesa Santista for the Sao Paulo under-17 championship and during the first period Ramos fell to the ground with convulsions. The player was attended to on... |
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| Deschamps is new France coach |
PARIS, July 9: The French Football Federation (FFF) has confirmed former captain Didier Deschamps as the new coach of the national team, replacing Laurent Blanc. “Noel Gael, President of the FFF and Didier Deschamps had finalized their discussions and reached an agreement to name him France coach,” the federation said in a statement. No details were given on the duration and the value ... |
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| Hamilton says McLaren must pick up pace |
SILVERSTONE, July 9: Lewis Hamilton fears his Formula One title hopes could disappear unless McLaren can pick up the pace after a disappointing showing at their home British Grand Prix on Sunday. The 2008 world champion finished in eighth place, while teammate and 2009 champion Jenson Button could manage only 10th. “We are still in the fight, but unless we find something it’s going to ... |
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| WI retain squad for third ODI |
KINGSTON, July 9: The West Indies have named an unchanged side for the third One-Day International against New Zealand starting Wednesday at Warner Park in St Kitts. This comes after the Windies took a crucial 2-0 lead in the five-match series with a handy 55-run win over the Black Caps at Sabina Park here on Saturday. There had been speculation over Lendl Simmons’ spot, with the opener gath... |
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| Olympic champion Sanchez out of Tour de France |
PORRENTRUY, July 9: Olympic road race champion Samuel Sanchez is uncertain to defend his title in London after crashing out of the Tour de France eighth stage on Sunday. Sanchez, who rides for Euskaltel, suffered left shoulder injuries and fractured a bone in his right hand after coming down hard around 56 km into the 157.5 km stage between Belfort to Porrentruy in Switzerland. The Spaniard was at... |
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| 'Magnificent Mary' eyes gold medal in London |
PUNE, July 8: The Indian heat is searing in the gym when the power goes out. A physio hurries over with an emergency lamp and boxing star MC Mary Kom resumes battering the punchbag.
It's hardly an ideal training session for an Olympic hopeful, but then glory never came easily for Kom.
From her beginnings as a poor farmers' daughter in a remote and troubled corner of India, "Magn... |
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| AFI recommends all 14 qualified athletes |
NEW DELHI, July 9: The selection committee of the Athletics Federation of India on Monday met and decided to recommend all the 14 athletes who have qualified for the Olympics for their participation in the London Games which is going to begin from July 27.
AFI president Adille Sumariwala said that the selection committee felt that all the athletes should be given a chance to take part i... |
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| Tennis row strained my relation with Bhupati: Sania |
NEW DELHI, July 9: Sania Mirza on Monday said that the bitter London Olympics tennis selection row created bad blood among the players and also strained her relationship with Mahesh Bhupathi but she has left it behind to focus on winning a medal in mixed doubles with Leander Paes.
Paes was forced to pair with lower-ranked Vishnu Vardhan in men's doubles after both Bhupathi and Rohan Bop... |
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| San Jose out of Spanish Olympic squad |
Madrid, July 9: Athletic Club Bilbao defender Mikel San Jose, has been forced to withdraw from the Spanish football squad for the London Olympics due to chicken pox.
The central defender has to leave the Spain training camp to avoid the risk of infecting the other 21 players called up by coach Luis Milla.
San Jose is the second player to drop out of the squad following Barcelona... |
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