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Anand beats Short in London Chess Classic

London, Dec 9 : World Champion Viswanathan Anand finally found his winning ways when he defeated Nigel Short of England in the fifth round of London Chess Classic. After as many as 11 drawn games in competitive classical games and a

Bihar beat Odisha 5-3, win E Zone Sub-Jr Hockey

Patna, Dec 8: Bihar lifted the East Zone Sub-junior Hockey championship trouncing Odisha 5-3 here at the Dungdung Stadium in the Regimental Centre ground, Danapur Thursday 08, December.The visitors took an early 2-0 lead within 12- minutes with Odisha skiper Sumit Toppo

Kunjarani's outburst is unwarranted & sponsored: Malleswari

New Delhi, Dec 8: Olympic medallist Karnam Malleswari has shot back at Kunjarani Devi for putting her weight behind the Indian Weightlifting Federation, saying her compatriot`s view regarding the current office bearers of IWF is "unwarranted and sponsored"."The outburst of my

IOA calls meeting to discuss Dow Olympic sponsorship row

New Delhi, Dec 7: With growing resentment in India over Down Chemicals association with the London Olympics, the IOA has convened a meeting on Friday to discuss the issue following IOC chief Jacques Rogge's suggestion that they should enter into a dialogue

Ronaldo, Maldini, Higuita to play exhibition match in India

Gangtok, Dec 6: World soccer stars of yesteryears such as Ruud Gullit, Ronaldo, Paolo Maldini and Rene Higuita will take on Indian celebrities in an exhibition match in January to raise funds for the earthquake-ravaged Sikkim. Coached by Shyam Thapa, the Indian

Churchill Brothers ends Dempo's unbeaten run, win 2-1

Margao, Dec 4: Churchill Brothers ended Dempo SC`s dream run of seven straight victories as they overcame a second half challenge to edge past 2-1 in the eighth round I-League clash at the Nehru Stadium on Sunday.Dempo`s coach Armando Colaco`s worst fears

Hockey: Champions Challenge loss disappoints coach Nobbs

Johannesburg, Dec 4: India coach Michael Nobbs is disappointed that India lost the finals of the Champions Challenge hockey tournament from a commanding position, a victory that would have secured their entry into the elite Champions Trophy next year. India led 2-0

Ukraine: Female activists strip to protest Euro 2012

Keiv (Ukraine) , Dec 3: Five activists from Ukraine's Femen women's right group staged a strip demonstration at Keiv's Olympic Stadium to protest against Uefa for encouraging the legalisation of prostitution during the 2012 European Championship, which kicks off in June,

Platini happy to change football calendar for 2022 World Cup

KIEV, Ukraine, Dec 3: UEFA President Michel Platini is willing to reschedule Europe’s football calendar to allow the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be played in the winter.Speaking a year to the day since Qatar was controversially awarded football’s biggest

Raghunath's golden goal puts India in hockey semifinals

Johannesburg, Dec 1: V R Raghunath slammed a golden goal in the last minute of extra-time as India beat Malaysia 5-4 in a thrilling match to advance to the semifinals of the Champions Challenge hockey tournament here on Friday.Raghunath sent a low

Out-of-form Sushil to wrestle in every tourney till Olympics

New Delhi, Dec 1: Not in the best of form of late, Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar wants to participate in each and every tournament leading upto next year's London Games to regain his mojo back.Making his comeback in the

Footballers clean stadium ahead of Ind-WI ODI for Rs 2.75

Indore, Nov 30: A group of aspiring footballers from Indore were forced to clean the stadium seats ahead of India-West Indies ODI that is scheduled to be held on Dec 8.Members of Anand XI Football Club were roped in to clean

Won't cut down on number of events to avoid injuries: Sania

New Delhi, Nov 29: A knee surgery cut short Sania Mirza's 2011 season after the US Open but the Indian ace says she cannot afford to be selective about the events she competes in to avoid injuries.Sania underwent a surgery on

Jharkhand state boxing championship on Nov 30

Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Nov 27: Kamani Memorial Cup 7th Jharkhand State Boxing Championship will begin at JRD Tata Sports complex here on 30 November. A total of 247 pugilists including 40 women from 20 districts and four institutes including South Eastern

Vinod Kumar wins Tata Open Golf

Jamshedpur, Nov 27: Delhis Vinod Kumar emerged champion of the 10th Tata Open Golf at Beldih golf course here on Sunday. Kumar produced three under 68 in the fourth round totalling eight under 276 (68-76-64-68) to earn the prize money

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