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Jeev drops to T-30 after super start at Scottish Open
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Inverness (Scotland): It was a tale of two nines as Jeev Milkha Singh fell from being four-under after 10 holes to even par by the end of his first round of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open today. On a windy and breezy…
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Team India reaches West Indies to play four-test series
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ST KITTS: Indian cricket team, led by skipper Virat Kohli, on Thursday reached St Kitts to play a four-Test bilateral series against the West Indies starting with the opening match at Antigua on July 21.
New head coach Anil Kumble…
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Indian food on Rio Olympics menu: Sports Ministry
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NEW DELHI: Indian athletes travelling to Rio de Janeiro for next month's Olympics will get Indian food in the Games village.
The Sports Ministry today said that some athletes had requested for Indian food in the Games village. "We…
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Firebirds vs Storm Queen game ends in 14-14 tie
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Hyderabad: Firebirds and Storm Queens produced the first draw in the women's Pro Kabaddi League after the keenly-contested match ended at 14-14 stalemate here.
It was a steady start from both teams last night as after five minutes…
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Vijay Goel vows to work 24/7 as Sports Minister
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New Delhi: He does not have a roadmap ready with him just yet but newly-appointed Sports Minister Vijay Goel today asserted that he will work round the clock with an aim to take sports to every nook and corner of the country.
Vijay…
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SL to claim compensation for Perera’s steroid ruling
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is set to claim compensation from WADA for batsman Kusal Janith Perera following his wrong conviction for the use of a banned steroid.
"The ICC committee asked for a report and we made a submission on…
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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi sentenced to 21 months for tax fraud
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BARCELONA: A court in Spain today sentenced Barcelona's star striker Lionel Messi and his father to 21 months in jail for tax fraud and slapped them with a fine of 3.7 million euros (USD 4.1 million).
But these prison sentences are…
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Bengali actor Jeet acquires Kolkata team of PFL
AGENCY
Kolkata: Bengali cinestar Jeet has acquired the Kolkata franchise of the first-ever multi-nation Premier Futsal League (PFL) scheduled to start on July 15.
The team will be known
as 'Kolkata 5s' as each
franchise will be similarly…
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Advani moves to second round of Indian Open
AGENCY
Hyderabad: 15-time World Champion Pankaj Advani moved to the second round of the 3rd Indian Open following an emphatic 4-0 win over England's Elliot Slessor at the World ranking snooker tournament here.
Ace cueist Advani scored total…
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Martino steps down as Argentina national team coach
AGENCY
Buenos Aires: Gerardo Martino has resigned as Argentina's national team coach, citing the financial chaos enveloping the Argentine Football Association and lack of preparedness for the upcoming Olympics.
Argentina moved quickly to…
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