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M.S.Dhoni became the first captain to play in four tied O.D.I.s

January 28, 2014

Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni became the first captain to be involved in four One-Day Internationals (ODIs) ties. This feat was achieved by him as India tied the third ODI against New Zealand in Auckland on January 25, 2014. ..

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Australia Open 2014: Stanislas Wawrinka won the Men’s title

January 27, 2014

Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka won his first Grand Slam title with victory over an injury-hit Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final. He defeated Rafael Nadal by 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in Melbourne. By this victory, he became the second Swiss ..

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Australia v/s England: Australia won the ODI series by 4-1

January 27, 2014

Australia beat England by 5 runs in 5th ODI at Adelaide and won the series by 4-1 in Australia. Key Players of ODI Series 2014: Man of the series:  Aaron Finch (for 258 runs in the series including two centuries) ..

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Saina Nehwal won Syed Modi India Open-2014

January 26, 2014

Indian ace shuttler Saina Nehwal clinched the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold badminton title by defeating her compatriot P.V. Sindhu in the women’s singles competition. Sania beat P.V. Sindhu 21-14, 21-17 in the final held at Lucknow, Uttar ..

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FIFA world ranking: Spain still FIFA's No:1 ranked team

January 19, 2014

The World and European champion Spain remains No. 1 for the 29th consecutive month in the FIFA men’s soccer rankings. Spain holds a big lead over Germany. Argentina was third, followed by Colombia, Portugal, Uruguay, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands and ..

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Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA Ballon d'Or Award 2013

January 18, 2014

Real Madrid forward footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo won the 2013 FIFA world’s best player awardat FIFA Awards Ceremony in Switzerland. He beat Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or Award 2013. FIFA awards ..

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Bill Gates: The most admired person in the world

January 15, 2014

As per a new poll conducted by The Times, the co-founder of Microsoft and a billionaire philanthropist Mr. Bill Gates is the most admired person on the planet. He is better known for donating large sums of money to charitable ..

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Tennis: Australian Open begins in Melbourne

January 13, 2014

The Australian Open Tennis tournament, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, inaugurated at Melbourne, Australia. It will be held at Melbourne Park from January 13-26, 2014. India’s Somdev Devvarman is the only Indian in the Singles title and ..

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