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  • MMA: Indians steal Super Fight League thunder

    NEW DELHI: With a packed stadium waiting to get its share of thrills and chills, the stage was set for the third round of the Super Fight League and Delhi didnt disappoint.

    NEW DELHI: With a packed stadium waiting to get its share of thrills and chills, the stage was set for the third round of the Super Fight League and Delhi didnt disappoint.

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  • AB de Villiers blows away Deccan

    Bangalore: AB de Villiers blasted a whirlwind 17-ball 47 at the death after Tillakaratne Dilshan’s strokeful fifty to help Royal Challengers Bangalore notch up a sensational five-wicket victory over Deccan Chargers in their Indian Premier League match here .

    Bangalore: AB de Villiers blasted a whirlwind 17-ball 47 at the death after Tillakaratne Dilshan’s strokeful fifty to help Royal Challengers Bangalore notch up a sensational five-wicket victory over Deccan Chargers in their Indian Premier League match here .

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  • Bolt wins 100 meters at Jamaica Invitational

    Jamaica: Usain Bolt won the 100 meters in 9.82 seconds in the Jamaica International Invitational on Saturday night, a month before the sprinting powerhouse’s Olympic trials.

    Jamaica: Usain Bolt won the 100 meters in 9.82 seconds in the Jamaica International Invitational on Saturday night, a month before the sprinting powerhouse’s Olympic trials.

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  • Dravids Rajasthan end four-game losing streak

    MOHALI: Punjab are just finding it difficult to eke out a win at home. When they were required to raise their game, they just surrendered abjectly. What they needed was to win the toss and bat first but the coin did not favour them.

    MOHALI: Punjab are just finding it difficult to eke out a win at home. When they were required to raise their game, they just surrendered abjectly. What they needed was to win the toss and bat first but the coin did not favour them.

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  • Indias champion boxing mum eyes Olympic gold

    PUNE: The Indian heat is searing in the gym when the power goes out. A physio hurries over with an emergency lamp and boxing star MC Mary Kom resumes battering the punchbag.

    PUNE: The Indian heat is searing in the gym when the power goes out. A physio hurries over with an emergency lamp and boxing star MC Mary Kom resumes battering the punchbag.

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  • Deepika Kumari wins first World Cup gold

    KOLKATA: Indias main medal hope in archery at the forthcoming London Olympics, Deepika Kumari won her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal in Antalya, Turkey beating Koreas Lee Sung Jin by six set points to four in the final on Saturday.

    KOLKATA: Indias main medal hope in archery at the forthcoming London Olympics, Deepika Kumari won her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal in Antalya, Turkey beating Koreas Lee Sung Jin by six set points to four in the final on Saturday.

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  • Heartbreak for Pune as Mumbai sneak home by a run

    PUNE: On a slow, tricky wicket, cricketing skills have to confront a very different challenge. Team Mumbai knew that the Pune strip would test them after winning the toss and choosing to bat. But even they could not have imagined that they would manage only 120-9 after being 42 for no loss in six overs. However, it remained a difficult wicket to bat during the chase too.

    PUNE: On a slow, tricky wicket, cricketing skills have to confront a very different challenge. Team Mumbai knew that the Pune strip would test them after winning the toss and choosing to bat. But even they could not have imagined that they would manage only 120-9 after being 42 for no loss in six overs. However, it remained a difficult wicket to bat during the chase too.

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  • Five badminton players qualify for London Olympics

    HYDERABAD: Indian badminton has reached a milestone with five players earning qualification berth for the 2012 Olympics. It is also the first time that India will have a doubles team at the quadrennial Games in London.

    HYDERABAD: Indian badminton has reached a milestone with five players earning qualification berth for the 2012 Olympics. It is also the first time that India will have a doubles team at the quadrennial Games in London.

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  • Punjab jump to 4th place after 4-wicket win over RCB

    Bangalore, May 3: Inspiring bowling by Praveen Kumar and Azhar Mahmood helped Kings XI Punjab pip Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets in a thrilling Indian Premier League match and keep themselves in the play-offs contention, here yesterday.

    Bangalore, May 3: Inspiring bowling by Praveen Kumar and Azhar Mahmood helped Kings XI Punjab pip Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets in a thrilling Indian Premier League match and keep themselves in the play-offs contention, here yesterday.

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  • Jayawardene praises Viru for incredible on-spot decisions

    New Delhi: He is an established international captain but Mahela Jayawardene finds Virender Sehwag an “instinctive leader” who has done a fabulous job for Delhi Daredevils in the ongoing Indian Premier League.

    New Delhi: He is an established international captain but Mahela Jayawardene finds Virender Sehwag an “instinctive leader” who has done a fabulous job for Delhi Daredevils in the ongoing Indian Premier League.

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