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"Walk Again Project": World Cup Soccer 2014, Brazil

April 6, 2014

Wearing a sophisticated mind-controlled exoskeleton, a paralysed teenager will start off the World Cup Soccer 2014, to be held in Brazil, with a ceremonial kick. The Walk Again Project is a nonprofit, international collaboration whose researchers have created the first real-time Brain-Machine ..

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Novak Djokovic clinched 2014 Miami Masters title by defeating Rafel Nadal in the finals

April 1, 2014

Novak Djokovic clinched his 4th Miami Masters title by defeating World No:1 Rafael Nadal by 6-3, 6-3 in the men’s singles final. Other winners of 2014 Miami Masters title Womens’ Singles: Serena Williams (USA) won by defeating Li Na (China). Men’s ..

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Mr. Sunil Gavaskar: Appointed by SC as interim BCCI chief for IPL 7

March 29, 2014

The Supreme Court of India appointed batting legend, Mr. Sunil Gavaskar as the Interim BCCI President of BCCI to oversee Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 in place of N Srinivasan and also directed him to relinquish his job as a ..

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Stuart Oliver won first edition of Tata T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship

March 25, 2014

The British racer, Mr. Stuart Oliver won the Tata T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship (India’s first truck racing championship) at the Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida. Mr. Oliver represented Castrol Vecton team in the race and took 30:26.848 minutes to ..

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Hockey to become 60-minute game from Sept. 1, 2014

March 23, 2014

To make hockey exciting and viewer-friendly, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) introduced major changes in the structure of the sport viz. reduced the 70-minute game to 60 minutes, comprising four 15-minute quarters instead of two 35-minute halves. After the first ..

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ATP Indian Wells 2014: Novak Djokovic won BNP Paribas Open by defeating Roger Federer

March 21, 2014

The World No.2 Tennis player, Novak Djokovic won the BNP Paribas Open singles title 2014 by defeating Roger Federer by 3-6, 6-3,7-6 in California. Other winners of BNP Paribas Open 2014 Women’s singles title: Flavia Pennetta (Italy) defeated Agnieszka Radwanska ..

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ESPNcricinfo Awards 2013: “Sachin Tendulkar”- Cricketer of the Generation

March 21, 2014

Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been voted the cricketer of the generation by a 50-member jury of current and former cricketers and journalists. The award is meant to honour the most outstanding cricketer between the years 1993 and 2013. The ..

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Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013-14

March 18, 2014

Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy 2013-14 by defeating Railways by four wickets at the EdenGardens in Kolkata. For the first time, Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare trophy. Its’ Karnataka’s hat-trick title, as they already won the Ranji Trophy ..

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