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Rafael Nadal defeats Wawrinka to enter Shanghai Masters semis
Shanghai, Oct 17: Spain's Rafael Nadal earned his most convincing victory over a top player in more than a year, dismissing reigning French Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 6-1 here in the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters…
KISS-Bhubaneswar Rugby Star to join Indian Army
Bhubaneswar, Oct 17: Chhitaranjan Murmu, a +3 Sc. final year student of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), has made tribal community of Odisha proud by being selected in the Indian Army.
A well-known name in the Indian Rugby…
17-member Indian Athletics Squad to train in Antalya
New Delhi, Oct 16: As part of the preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympics, a 17-member Indian athletics squad will leave early Saturday from here for a 70-day training stint at the state-of-the-art training centre at Antalya in Turkey, it…
Zaheer Khan retires from International Cricket, IPL 9 to be last Event
After being ignored by the selectors in the recent months due to injury problems, Indian Test cricketer Zaheer Khan has announced his retirement from International cricket with immediate effect. The news was first tweeted by Rajeev Shukla.…
Denmark Open Badminton results
Copenhagen, Oct 15: Following are the first round results at Yonex Denmark Open 2015 badminton tournament, held in Odense, central Denmark, on Wednesday (prefix number denotes seeding), reported Xinhua:
Men's singles:
1-Chen Long,…
MS Dhoni scripts incredible win for India in 2nd ODI at Indore
Skipper MS Dhoni, who had come under fire following a 2-0 loss in T20 series and shocking five-run loss in the first ODI in Kanpur, gave a befitting reply to his critics by leading the team to a 22-run victory in the 2nd ODI in Indore to…
Dhoni’s 92* helps India post 247/9 vs South Africa
Skipper Dhoni held the fort and scored an unbeaten 92* off 86 balls with 7 boundaries and 4 sixes even if his teammates disappointed yet again, to help India post 247/9 in 50 overs in the second ODI against South Africa in Indore. The…
Anderson withdraws from 2015 Champions Tennis League
Mumbai, Oct 14: South African tennis star Kevin Anderson on Wednesday withdrew from the 2015 Champions Tennis League (CTL) this year citing unforeseen personal circumstances. The World No. 10 was scheduled to play for franchise Raipur…
2nd ODI: Amit Mishra dropped, as India opt to bat first
After losing the first ODI by just 5 runs despite being in a comfortable position, Team India is looking forward to win the 2nd ODI in Indore today. India won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa.
Rohit Sharma, who…
List of Teams in play-offs for Euro 2016
London, Oct 14: Following is a list of the teams in play-offs for Euro 2016 after all the group matches on Tuesday, reported Xinhua:
France (automatically qualified)
Group A: Iceland, Czech Republic, Turkey (best third placer)…