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Exchange RatePatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won the trust vote in the assembly, proving his majority after dumping long-time ally the BJP. A total of 126 legislators voted for the motion moved by the chief minister while 24 voted against. The house has 243 members. Bharatiya Janata Party legislators walked out before the special session [...]
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Officials move to defuse row
Players will be consulted on deciding the choice of courts and venues in the future. NEW DELHI: India’s tennis chiefs on Sunday attempted to end a simmering Davis Cup row with the country’s players by agreeing to most of their demands ahead of next month’s tie against South Korea. Eight India players, headed by Somdev [...]
India fail to defend Asian Champions Trophy, loses 4-5 to Pakistan
Doha: India ended the year on a sordid note as they failed to defend their title, losing 4-5 to arch-rivals Pakistan in a high-soring final of the second Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here today. Sans experienced players, a young Indian outfit put up a brave fight before surrendering before their much-experienced opponents, whom they [...]
Higher, faster,stronger
For keen followers of sports, 2012 was an exceptional year. Shockers, toughies, tender tussles and what-have-we were the order of the year in nearly all sports. Here we have listed for you the sporty, sporting moments, best and worst, and those of farewell as well. Ryder Cup They said they had “belief”, but nobody took [...]
6 Sportstars who retired this year
Sachin Tendulkar Many Sachinites are glad that his retirement is only from ODIs. Perhaps the world’s best and greatest batsman, his reason for calling it a day shows how committed he is to the game. “The preparatory process to defend the World Cup in 2015 should begin early and in right earnest,” he said. He’s [...]
The worst sporting moments of 2012
In another embarrassment to Indian sports, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) due to the adamant attitude of the IOA administrators to go ahead with its elections despite IOC’s warning
A new sun rises over Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad IPL franchise which was recently named the Sunrisers Hyderabad by its new owners, Sun TV Network, named former Australian all rounder, Tom Moody, as the coach of their team here on Thursady while Kris Srikkanth and VVS Laxman as their mentor and mentor-ambassador respectively. The franchise which was earlier called Deccan Chargers, [...]
5 takeaways from World Junior Table Tennis Championships held in Hyderabad
Here are five observations we made at the 10th World Junior Table Tennis Championships held in the City from December 9 to 16 at the world-class Gachibowli Indoor Stadium.
China boys dominate action
The big boys of table tennis got into the action on Saturday morning in the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium. The handful of spectators witnessed some attacking and fast-paced games of table tennis.
Eves provide glimmer of hope
Indian girls Spoorthy Karnam and Sutirtha Mukherjee came up with a spirited performance to raise the spirits of Team India as they beat the Wales pair Charlotte Carey and Angharad Phillips in a fierce contest. Hyderabad: Indian girls Spoorthy Karnam and Sutirtha Mukherjee provided the much-needed impetus to Team India on Friday morning in the [...]
Are India down and out?
Time after time senseless and inept batting in favourable conditions has cost India dearly. It first happened during the second Test in Mumbai and this was repeated once again at Kolkata.
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