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Shanghai Shenhua club planning to rope in Chelsea striker Drogba

Shanghai Shenhua club planning to rope in Chelsea striker Drogba Bejing, Dec 13 : The Shanghai Shenhua football club is planning to persuade Chelsea striker Didier Driogba to join the club.  Read more »

Increase in 2012 Olympics budget is investment for London's future: Coe

Increase in 2012 Olympics budget is investment for London's future: Coe  Read more »

Beijing, Dec 12 - Hit with the global economic downturn, the London Olympics organising committee faces significant budgetary challenges in the runup to the mega event next year.

2012 London Olympics chief dismisses security concerns

2012 London Olympics chief dismisses security concerns  Read more »

Beijing, Dec 11  : Organizing Committee President of the 2012 London Olympics, Sebastian Coe, has said that the Games would be held safely and smoothly.

Anelka set to sign 10 million dollar deal to play in China

 Anelka set to sign 10 million dollar deal to play in ChinaBeijing, Dec 7  : Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka is all set to sign a 10 million dollar per year deal with Chinese soccer club Shanghai Shenhua.  Read more »

Chelsea striker Anelka likely to join Chinese football team

Chelsea striker Anelka likely to join Chinese football teamBeijing, Dec. 2 : Chinese football club Shanghai Shenhua has confirmed it is in talks to bring Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka.  Read more »

Olympic lifting champion Liao Hui fails dope test, banned

Olympic lifting champion Liao Hui fails dope test, bannedBeijing, Nov 18 - China' Beijing Olympics weightlifting champion Liao Hui has been banned by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) till Sep 30, 2014 after testing positive for a banned substance.  Read more »

Table tennis playing robots debut in China

Table tennis playing robots debut in ChinaBeijing, Oct 11 - Chinese experts have developed two humanoid robots that can play table tennis. Wu and Kong are programmed to serve, return and score.  Read more »

Paes-Bhupathi out of China Open

Paes-Bhupathi out of China OpenBeijing, Oct 7 - India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi bowed out of the men's doubles quarterfinals of China Open tennis.

The fourth-seeded Indians went down to Croats Marin Cilic and Ivan Ljubicic 2-6, 3-6.  Read more »

Li Na becomes first Chinese to play in WTA Championships

Li Na becomes first Chinese to play in WTA Championships Beijing, Oct. 7 : Chinese tennis star Li Na on Thursday became the first Chinese singles player to book a spot on the WTA season-ending tournament.  Read more »

‘Pressured’ Li Na ‘positive about future’ despite humiliating China Open defeat

 ‘Pressured’ Li Na ‘positive about future’ despite humiliating China Open defeat Beijing, Oct 3 : Chinese tennis player and world number five Li Na is now looking forward to the next year’s tennis  Read more »

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Ukrainian clubs target Brazil winger Osvaldo

Luiz-FelipeRio de Janeiro, May 22 : Brazil international winger Osvaldo is reportedly a summer transfer target of Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist Kharkiv.  Read more »

Ajax coach De Boer agrees to extend contract

Frank-de-BoerThe Hague, May 22 : Ajax football coach Frank de Boer has agreed to extend his contract until the middle of 2017.

The Amsterdam-based club announced Tuesday that De Boer, whose current contract  Read more »

British journalist pens Lara’s biography

Brian-LaraCambridge, May 22 : British journalist James Fuller has written a biography of former West Indies captain Brian Lara, one of the greatest cricketers of all time.  Read more »

Team selection key to CSK's success: Fleming

Stephen-FlemingNew Delhi, May 22 : Coach Stephen Fleming credited his Chennai Super Kings' success to correct team selection and the loyalty the franchise has shown to the players.  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

mahindraMumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine.  Read more »

Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »