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May 25, 2013 9:22 AM

Five climbers on Mount Kanchenjunga are feared dead

Five climbers who went missing earlier this week on Mount Kanchenjunga are feared dead. Tourism Ministry officials in Nepal say it happened as they descended from the summit of the 8,586 meter high mountain. Expedition organiser Mingma Sherpa said those feared dead were from South Korea, Hungary and...

May 25, 2013 9:21 AM

Somdev qualifies for main draw of men's singles event at French Open

India's Somdev Devvarman has qualified for the main draw of the men's singles event at the French Open at Rolland Garros, in Paris. He defeated eight seed Wayne Odesnik of the United States 6-3 6-4 in the third and final qualifying round on Friday. Somdev will now take on Spaniard ...

May 24, 2013 8:38 PM

IPL spot fixing: Pressure mounts on BCCI Prez Srinivasan to resign

Pressure mounts on BCCI President N. Srinivasan to resign in the wake of alleged involvement of his son-in-law and Chennai Super King, CSK owner Gurunath Meiyappan in betting on IPL matches. Gurunath who was summoned by Mumbai Police reached the metropolitan city this evening a little after 5 p.m. H...

May 24, 2013 8:22 PM

Manika Batra wins silver medal in Polish Junior & Cadet Open tournament

Promising Indian paddler Manika Batra has won the silver medal in the girls singles event at the IITF Polish Junior and Cadet Open tournament. In the final in Wladyslawowo, Poland, the Delhi girl lost to top seed Japanese Miyu Kato in seven games. The 17-year-old Indian had earlier ousted Japanese A...

May 24, 2013 7:41 PM

Dipika Pallikal bows out of Allam British Open Squash Championships

India's top ranked female player Dipika Pallikal has bowed out of the Allam British Open Squash Championships. In the pre-quarter-finals of the event at Hull in England, 15th seed Pallikal put up a spirited display before going down 1-3 to second seed Laura Massaro of England. With the oust...

May 24, 2013 6:39 PM

Sports Minister: Govt to set up 25 Centres of Excellence

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh has said that the government would set up 25 Centres of Excellence with an aim to make India among the top five sporting nations in the world by 2024. Speaking at the conference of Sports Ministers and Secretaries of States/Union Territories in New Delhi today, Jitendr...

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