| Britain's Olympic boxing champion Adams wins writers' award |
London, Oct 17: Olympic champion Nicola Adams has become the first female boxer to win an award from the Boxing Writers' Club of Britain. The 29-year-old Adams was given the Joe Bromley Award Tuesday for outstanding services to boxing also becoming the first female to be invited to the club's awards ceremony in its 61-year history, daid a report. Adams became the first British female boxer t... |
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| Australian MP questions award to Sachin Tendulkar |
Sydney, Oct 17: A parliamentarian has questioned the decision to confer a top Australian award on Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, saying “it's about the integrity of the honours list, which should be for Australians”.
Tendulkar's award was an "obvious diplomatic touch point", NSW Independent MP Rob Oakeshott said on Wednesday, a day after Australian Primer Minister Julia ... |
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| Battle lines being drawn for IOA election |
New Delhi, Oct 17: The Special General Body Meeting (SGBM) of the Indian Olympic Association on Thursday will finalise the electoral college and the poll process for electing its office-bearers on November 24.
On the eve of the SGBM the battle lines were being drawn with factions led by IOA secretary-general Randhir Singh and former president of the boxing federation Abhay Chautala hold... |
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| Aravindh, Visakh share lead at RAMCO Chess |
Chennai, Oct 17: Top seed and FIDE Master VR Aravindh Chithambaram shared the lead with his Tamil Nadu statemate NR Visakh with 6.5 points in the Open section after the seventh round of the RAMCO 26th National Under-13 Open and Girls chess championship here on Wednesday. Both the leaders won their games against Ritviz Parab (Goa) and V Karthik (AP) without much ado. Sharing the third spot with six... |
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| East meet Central Zone in Duleep Trophy final |
Hyderabad, Oct 17: East and Central Zone made the Duleep Trophy final after winning their last four clashes against South and North Zone via the first innings lead. Fast bowler Ashok Dinda's seven-wicket haul brought East Zone closer to victory before a 34-run stand for the ninth wicket saved South Zone the blushes. South Zone were reeling at 85 for eight in their second innings when the play o... |
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| CL T20: Titans trounce Auckland Aces |
Durban, Oct 17: Titans trounced Auckland Aces by 59 runs for their second straight win in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament at Kingsmead here on Wednesday. Jacques Rudolph (63), Henry Davis (36) and Farhaan Behardien (48 not out) propelled Titans to 172 for four before their bowlers dismissed Auckland for 113 in 18.1 overs. Speedsters Ethy Mbhalati (3-26) and Alfonso Thomas (3-18) starred w... |
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| I am close to my Indian roots, says Kaltenborn |
Hinwil, Oct 17: Monisha Kaltenborn, the first female team principal in Formula One, is looking forward to visiting the country of her birth, thanks to the Indian Grand Prix. Though she has been away from India for the major part of her life, the Sauber chief has remained close to her roots.
Dehradun-born Kaltenborn migrated to Austria with her parents when she was eight and has travelle... |
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| Pankaj Advani leads Indian challenge at World Billiards |
Leeds, Oct 17: Pankaj Advani spearheads a strong Indian challenge in the first ever unified World Billiards Championship, commencing here on Saturday with as many as 65 players, including defending champions Mike Russell and Bangalorean Revanna Umadevi in the fray. The tournament is being jointly organised by two world governing bodies. The newly-formed World Billiards Ltd has brought together ... |
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| Indian franchise pulls out of boxing series |
New Delhi, Oct 17: No Indian will be figuring in the 2012-13 season of the World Series of Boxing (WSB) with India Fighters, formerly Mumbai Fighters, pulling out.
Though officially neither the lone Indian franchise nor the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) is willing to go on record on the development, officials from both told IANS, without wanting to be named, that no Indian wil... |
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| 'The only way to stop Messi is to kick him' |
Bunos Aris, Oct 17: Carlos Bilardo has warned opponents that the only way to stop Albiceleste captain Lionel Messi is to foul him.
The 73-year-old coached Argentina to World Cup success in 1986 on home soil and is now general manager of the national side.
The Barcelona star has been in great form for both club and country so far this term, most recently scoring twice against fie... |
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| Pietersen might be included in squad for India tour |
London, Oct 17: Kevin Pietersen arrived in London on Tuesday to meet his England teammates as a part of the reintegration process designed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), and if everything goes well then the controversial batsman might be included in their squad for their crucial India tour.
It is believed that the talks began with team director Andy Flower to smooth... |
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| FIFA doubts Brazil's World Cup preparations |
Belo Horizonte, Oct 17: FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke said he doubts Brazil will have all six stadiums ready for next year's Confederations Cup.
Speaking during an inspection of the 66,800-capacity Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday, Valcke reiterated his concern for the slow pace of the country's 2014 World Cup projects said a report. "At this rate, we are not going t... |
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| New IPL team: Money is honey |
New Delhi, Oct 17: While 12 cities are bidding for the new franchise to be floated in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has kept the mantra pretty simple.
With the base price for the new team set at Rs 600 crore — to be paid over 10 years — the amount quoted by bidders will be the only criteria when the auction takes place post... |
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| Russia's Akinfeev sets new record |
Moscow, Oct 17: Igor Akinfeev has set an all-time record for a Russian or Soviet football team goalkeeper of playing 707 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal. The CSKA stopper broke the record Tuesday of Zenit St. Petersburg's Vyacheslav Malafeev, who retired from international duty after Euro 2012. Malafeev set the record of 653 minutes in May. Akinfeev, 26, went through that mark in the ... |
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| Fair play prize for Klose |
Rome, Oct 17: A fair play award was presented to Germany international Miroslav Klose by the German Football Association after the Lazio striker admitted he had scored a goal with his hand. In Lazio's game against Napoli in Serie A last month, Klose opened the scoring from a corner in the fourth minute using his arm. He admitted the handball to the referee after Napoli players protested and Lazio ... |
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| Arsenal named PL 'club of the year' for providing best customer service to fans |
London, Oct 17: Arsenal has been adjudged the club of the year in the English Premier League for providing the best customer service to fans under a new awards scheme being run by the League and tourism board Visit England. Top-flight clubs have been monitored for customer service for the past two seasons and a panel of industry experts voted Arsenal the club of the year for their “simply... |
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