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CWG badminton: Jwala, Ashwini in women's doubles quarters

CWG badminton: Jwala, Ashwini in women's doubles quarters  New Delhi, Oct 11 : Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa pulled off a fine victory against Malaysian Eei Hui Chin and Woon Khe Wei 15-21, 21-10, 21-16 to advance into the  Read more »

CWG women's hockey: India beat Canada, finish fifth

CWG women's hockey: India beat Canada, finish fifth New Delhi, Oct 11 : India beat Canada 3-0 to finish fifth overall in the women's hockey competition of the Commonwealth Games here Monday.  Read more »

Pakistani, Canadian wrestlers find support in Indian crowd

Arjan Singh BhullarNew Delhi, Oct 11 : It was like home away from home for Pakistani and Canadian wrestlers, who not only won gold in their wrestling bouts in the Commonwealth Games here, but also an overwhelming support from Indian crowd.  Read more »

CWG athletics: Nigerian sprint winner fails dope test

Osayemi OludamolaNew Delhi, Oct 11: Nigeria's athlete Osayemi Oludamola, who won the 100 metres women's sprint, has become the first competitor in the Commonwealth Games to flunk the dope test, a top official confirmed Monday.  Read more »

Arts, sports bring best of India to Delhi's culture street

Delhi2010New Delhi, Oct 11 : The culture street of the capital - a stretch between the Copernicus Marg and Mandi House - is alive with the colours of the Indian culture to complement the 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 under way here.  Read more »

India's ascendancy at Games stumps Canada

flag canadianToronto, Oct 11: Canadian sports officials, who found virtually nothing right with India's preparations for the Commonwealth Games, now fear that the hosts may knock them out of the top three medal winners.  Read more »

CWG shooting: Tejaswini, Meena miss gold by one point, get bronze

TejaswinNew Delhi, Oct 11 : India shooters Tejaswini Sawant and Meena Kumari missed the gold by one point in the women's 50 metres rifle prone and had to be content with a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games at the Karni Singh Shooting Range here Monday.  Read more »

Crackers, sweets in Tripura as Somdev scripts history at Games

Somdev DevvarmanAgartala, Oct 11 : Tripura was in celebratory mode Monday, a day after Somdev Devvarman's gold scripted history at the Commonwealth Games (CWG). The tennis sensation, who belongs to the state's erstwhile  Read more »

200 metres sprint final postponed after appeal by disqualified athlete

Cyprus sprinter Elena ArtymataNew Delhi, Oct 11 : The women's 200 m sprint final in track and field competition at the Commonwealth Games here was postponed to Monday after a disqualified Cyprus athlete lodged a protest.  Read more »

CWG wrestling: Wrestler Anuj Kumar loses final, gets silver

CWG wrestling: Wrestler Anuj Kumar loses final, gets silver  New Delhi, Oct 10 : Indian wrestler Anuj Kumar had to be content with the silver after losing to Mohammad Inam of Pakistan in the 84kg category at the Comonwealth Games here Sunday.(IANS)

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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 »