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Pune runners on Derby day

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:10:14 -0400

By Our Correspondent Pune Oct. 10: Following are the acceptances for the 16th day of the Pune monsoon season races to be held here on Sunday. 1. The

Pillatus fancied for main event

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:10:40 -0400

By Our Correspondent Pune Oct. 10: Pillatus is expected to win the Sir Sultan Chinoy Trophy 1200m, the mhief event of Saturday’s races here. Red Indian and Legendary

Europe’s big guns bank on youth brigade

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:12:52 -0400

By Dave James Paris Oct. 10: Rejuvenated England, European kings Spain and Italy, the defending champions, hope their young guns can fire them closer to the 2010

History repeats itself in Dempo’s loss

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:13:09 -0400

By Novy Kapadia History has an uncanny way of repeating itself. In 2007 Mahindra United were eliminated from the AFC Cup quarterfinals when their opponents Al

Brazil, Argentina out for wins

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:13:22 -0400

Buenos Aires, Oct. 10: Paraguay can extend their lead with a win at Colombia while Brazil and Argentina can ill afford to lose more points

‘Jeev catalyst for Asian golf’s rise’

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:15:55 -0400

By Our Correspondent New Delhi Oct. 10: Mentoring golf pros is no easy task and then to pick up he considers the best even more difficult, is

Jeepmen look to hit back in derby

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:16:12 -0400

By Our Correspondent Mumbai Oct. 10: Durand Cup champions Mahindra United will be looking to overcome their disappointing start to the season when they line up against

Dutchman stole the show

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:16:28 -0400

BY RAHIL GANGJEE Few know that the field for the Hero Honda Indian Open 2008 has three golfers ranked in the top 100 in the world.

Fanaa clinches feature

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:08:21 -0400

By Our Correspondent Mysore Oct. 10: Favourite Fanaa won the K.T. Shamiah Gowda Memorial Trophy (Div-I), the main event of the races held here on Friday. 1. The

Raider’s Sun in great heart

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:08:42 -0400

By Our Correspondent Bengaluru Oct. 10: Raider’s Sun and Arabian Knight impressed when the following horses were exercised on the trial track here on Friday. Inner sand: 800m: Luminous

Vijay Dhanush, Maximise excel

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:08:53 -0400

By Our Correspondent Hyderabad Oct. 10: Maximise, Sprucespringstien, Vijay Dhanush, King Size, Crocodile Hunter excelled when the horses were exercised here on Friday. Sand track: 800m: Vijay Dhanush (trainer),

Golden girl Stephanie charms all

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:13:25 -0400

Australian swimming champion Stephanie Rice honoured both past and present sports legends at the annual Hall of Fame dinner in Melbourne. The Beijing triple gold

Phelps in a secret affair?

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:13:46 -0400

Michael Phelps’ ‘girlfriend’ Nicole Johnson, who was a Miss California runner-up, wants to keep their relationship away from the public eye. Nicole, who was reportedly

Jankovic beats pain to make quarterfinals

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:14:29 -0400

Moscow: World number one Jelena Jankovic of Serbia battled through the pain barrier on Thursday to beat Russian Vera Dushevina and advance to the quarter-final

Holyfield to fight again

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:15:04 -0400

Evander Holyfield is planning to challenge Russian Nikolai Valuev for the WBA heavyweight title in a bid to become the oldest world champion in boxing

Ballesteros is stable

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:15:04 -0400

Retired Spanish golf legend Severiano Ballesteros, a five-time major winner, remained in stable condition in hospital, days after he briefly lost consciousness, the hospital said.

At 15, Chandan eyes BCCI scorer’s exam

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:15:25 -0400

Abhishek Baadkar Bengaluru Cricket, as in any sport, survives on its stars and big players. But there are players behind the scenes who are important in many

Satisfied Punter sounds stern warning

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:46:15 -0400

By Sahan Bidappa Bengaluru Oct. 9: Having conquered his 'final frontier' of scoring runs in India, Ricky Ponting was a relieved man on Thursday. It was quite

Lara wishes Sachin in quest of record

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:35:15 -0400

By Our Correspondent Mumbai Oct. 9: Brian Lara wished Sachin Tendulkar luck in the quest to break his Test record of 11,953 runs, during a stopover in

B’desh romp to historic win

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:35:32 -0400

By Shahid Hashmi Dhaka Oct. 9: Zunaed Siddique and Mashrafe Mortaza scripted Bangladesh’s first-ever victory over New Zealand in one-day cricket with a comfortable seven-wicket win in

Cricket’s loss is golf’s gain

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:36:07 -0400

By Our Correspondent New Delhi Oct. 9: One sport’s loss is sometimes another’s gain as Dubai-based golfer Yasin Ali, who teed-off at the Hero Honda Indian Open

Dempo up for return leg tie, says Lawrence

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:36:27 -0400

By Rohit Bhaskar New Delhi Oct. 9: If ever a footballer has lived up to his name, literally, it has to be dashing Dempo midfielder Climax Lawrence. After

Liang deserves course record

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:36:51 -0400

BY RAHIL GANGJEE Pressure is relative in more ways than one. Having played over seven years of professional golf one has acquired, or would at least

Chinese golfer sets DGC ablaze

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:37:21 -0400

By Rohit Bhardwaj New Delhi Oct. 9: Birdies poured on Day One of the Hero Honda Indian Open as China’s Liang Wen-Chong powered himself into the lead

Honour of the Baggy Green

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:38:25 -0400

By : Ravi Chakravarthy Steve Waugh wore his battered Baggy Green until he played his last Test match against India at Sydney in 2004. That was

‘Two early wickets will tilt things in our favour’

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:38:47 -0400

By Ravi Chakravarthy Bengaluru Oct. 9: For a long time Ricky Ponting has been haunted by his poor record in the sub-continent. For all that he has

SLC to release players

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:34:36 -0400

Colombo, Oct. 9: The controversy over the release Sri Lanka players for next year’s Indian Premier League which clashes dates with England tour was on

ICU clears Armstrong

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:34:56 -0400

Geneva, Oct. 9: Cycling’s governing body is relaxing its own rules to allow Lance Armstrong to make his road race comeback in Australia in January. The

Raptor Force, Lester impress

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:33:03 -0400

By Our Correspondent Bengaluru Oct. 9: Raptor Force, Lester and Attain impressed most in the workouts when the following horses were exercised on the trial track here

Salahuddin quits

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:33:28 -0400

Lahore, Oct. 9: Chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed ‘Sallu’ has resigned from his post, on day the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board Ijaz Butt