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| India need to play top teams consistently, says Nobbs |
Erstwhile champions India need to play top-ranked teams on a consistent basis if they wish to return among the crme de la crme of world hockey, feels chief coach Michael Nobbs.
Nobbs said that the upcoming four-nation test event for the London Olympics, will provide the eight-time champions India a first hand knowledge about their present status.
India will lock horns against hosts Great Britain, world champion and Beijing Olympics bronze medallist Australia and reigning Olympic champions Germany in the test event, to be held in London fr .... |
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| Tame defeat for Indian eves |
India were blanked 0—3 by USA in their opening match at the second leg of the Women four—nation hockey tournament at Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium in P .... |
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Super Kings edge past Deccan ChargersChampions Chennai Super Kings, after suffering two consecutive defeats, bounced back to beat cellar dwellers Deccan Chargers by 10 runs to move up to fourth spot on the leaderboard in the Indian Premier League at the Chepauk Stadium here Friday.
Batting first on winning the toss, the Super Kings scrambled to 160 for six, .... |
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Messi breaks Mueller record with 68th goalBarcelona forward Lionel Messi reached another milestone in his incredible career on Wednesday when he broke Gerd Mueller's 39-year-old record of 67 goals in a season for a European top-flight club.
The Argentine World Player of the Year netted twice from the penalty spot and once from open play to help Barca to a 4-1 wi .... |
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Kashyap qualifies for London OlympicsIndia`s Parupalli Kashyap Friday qualified for the London Olympics with third-seeded Chinese Chen Jin pulling out of the quarterfinal match, citing a wrist injury, in India Open Super Series badminton.
The unexpected walkover helped World No 30 Kashyap gain much-needed ranking points to take him past fellow-countryman 27 .... |
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Sania-Rodionova in semis of Estoril OpenSania Mirza and her partner Anastasia Rodionova breezed past Megan Moulton-Levy and Lindsay Lee-Waters in straight sets to book a semifinal berth in the Estoril Open, here.
The second seeded Indo-Australian pair needed just 55 minutes to defeat their American rivals 6-0 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the USD 220,000 clay c .... |
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| Other Sports |
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Poonia gets silver in US event with season's bestIndian discus thrower Krishna Poonia came up with her season''s best effort of 63.67 meters to notch up a silver medal at the Altius Track Crew Throwdown Meet here.
Competing in her first meet of the season, Krishna wet beyond the 62.72 meters mark that decided the gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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