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September 10, 2013 7:19 PM

IOC voting shortly to elect new President<br/>

The International Olympic Committee is voting shortly to elect a new President to succeed Jacques Rogge, who is stepping down after 12 years. The favourite is Thomas Bach of Germany. A lawyer by profession, he won a Gold Medal in the 1976 Olympics for fencing. His two main rivals are Ng Ser Miang of...

September 10, 2013 1:38 PM

SAFF Football: Afghan fans awaiting India, Afghanistan final

Football fans in Afghanistan are eagerly waiting for the final match of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup tournament to be played between Afghanistan and India in Kathmandu tomorrow. In the second semi-final yesterday, India beat Maldives by 1-0 to secure a berth in the final. Afghanist...

September 10, 2013 1:37 PM

Ranchi football eves to get mini-bus on Sep 12th: Ramesh

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, who had last month announced the gift of a mini-bus for ferrying young football playing tribal girls in Ranchi, is likely to hand over the the keys of the vehicle to the team on September 12.An official told PTI today that the minister is likely to han...

September 10, 2013 12:49 PM

SAFF Football: Afghan fans eagerly awaiting India, Afghanistan final tomorrow

Football fans in Afghanistan are eagerly waiting for the final match of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup tournament to be played between Afghanistan and India in Kathmandu tomorrow. In the second semi-final yesterday, India beat Maldives by 1-0 to secure a berth in the final. Afghanist...

September 10, 2013 9:33 AM

Sports Minister hails inclusion of wrestling in 2020 Olympics

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh has expressed happiness on the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to include wrestling in the 2020 Olympics. The Sports Ministry in a statement issued in New Delhi on sunday also said it made efforts for wrestling&apos;s re-inclusion as it wrote ...

September 10, 2013 9:18 AM

SAFF Football: India beat Maldives 1-0; enter final

India entered the final of the SAFF Football Championship after beating Maldives 1-0 in the second semi-final match at the Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu on Monday. Arnab Mondal scored the match winning goal in extra time. India will now meet Afghanistan in the final to be played on Wednesday. At hal...

September 10, 2013 8:51 AM

World Number 2 Nadal wins US Open Tennis tournament

World Number Two, Rafael Nadal of Spain has lifted the Men&apos;s Singles trophy of the US Open Tennis tournament, the fourth and final Grand Slam of the season, at New York. In the title clash played early this morning, Nadal defeated World Number One, Serbia&apos;s Novak Djokovic, 6-2, 3-6...

September 9, 2013 8:51 PM

SAFF Football: India enter final by defeating Maldives 1-0

India entered the final of the SAFF Football Championship after beating Maldives 1-0 in the second semi-final match at the Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu today. Arnab Mondal scored the match winning goal in extra time. India will now meet Afghanistan in the final to be played on Wednesday. At half ti...

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