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New York : India's Leander Paes and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Black, seeded third, along with the sixth seeds Rohan Bopanna and his Slovenian teammate Katarina Srebotnik advanced to the second round of the mixed doubles at the US Open…
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Paris :Portuguese star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who led La Liga's Real Madrid to victory in the 2013-14 European Champions League, was voted as UEFA's Best Player of the Year for the first time. The 29-year-old Thursday night beat…
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New Delhi :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday paid tribute to hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand on his birth anniversary, which is being celebrated every year as National Sports Day. "Our tributes to legendary Major Dhyan Chand on…
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Melbourne :  Former Australian batsman Michael Hussey has suggested that spin will play a minimal role in the 2015 ICC World Cup and believes Australia will play without a specialist spinner in the tournament. Hussey also feels spinners…
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Dubai : The England cricket team was Thursday fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second One-Day International (ODI) against India in Cardiff Wednesday. Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match…
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Madrid :  Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso announced that he was retiring from football after making 114 appearances and scoring a total of 16 goals for his country. The 32-year-old issued a statement Wednesday in which he said "the most…
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Berlin :Bayer Leverkusen cruised to a 4-0 victory over Copenhagen as Stefan Kiessling produced a brace in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League play-offs. The "Werkself" secured a Champions League spot Wednesday as they overcame…
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New York :  Indian tennis players Leander Paes and Sania Mirza won their respective doubles matches to advance to the second round of the US Open at the Flushing Meadows here Wednesday. Men's doubles defending champions Paes and Radek…
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Washington :  Know the secret behind the world's faster sprinter Usain Bolt's mind-boggling speed? The forceful punch to the ground with his foot as he starts to run and disappears in a jiffy. According to a fascinating study, the secret…
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St.George's (Grenada) ; The Grenada government distanced itself from a decision to stop the post game party after the second One-Day International (ODI) match between West Indies and Bangladesh at the national stadium last Friday.…
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