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Suwannapura bags India Open golf tournament

December 1, 2013

Thailand’s Thidapa Suwannapura won the Women’s Indian Open golf tournament played at the Delhi Golf Club. The win also made Suwannapura the second Thai to win the title, after three-time winner and defending champion Phatlum Pornanong. India’s Gauri Monga was ..

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P.V. Sindhu clinches Macau Grand Prix

December 1, 2013

India’s rising badminton star P.V. Sindhu achieved another feat as she lifted the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold title by defeating Canada’s Michelle Li in the final clash, in Macau. This is her second Grand Prix Gold title after the Malaysia ..

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Serena Williams is WTA Player of the Year 2013

November 25, 2013

World No. 1 women’s tennis player Serena Williams (32) has been named WTA Player of the Year for 2013. In 2013, she won 78 out of her 82 matches, clinching 11 titles including the U.S. Open and the French Open. ..

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Magnus Carlsen – New King of Chess

November 23, 2013

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen ended 5 times title-holder Viswanathan Anand’s reign as the world champion. Magnus Carlsen took the crown after a hard-fought draw in the 10th game of the World Chess Championship match. This was the first time in 8 world championship matches ..

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Sachin Tendulkar chosen for the prestigious Bharat Ratna

November 16, 2013

Sachin Tendulkar chosen for the prestigious Bharat Ratna (India’s highest civilian award). Thus Tendulkar will be the first sportsperson ever to be honoured with Bharat Ratna. Tendulkar retired from all forms of cricket as the most successful batsman with 15,921 ..

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Sri Lanka to set up National Inquiry on Torture: Commonwealth Secretariat

November 10, 2013

Ahead of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which is scheduled to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka this month (November 2013), Sri Lanka will set up a National Inquiry on Torture and the Commonwealth Secretariat will assist in its ..

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World Chess Championship 2013

November 9, 2013

India is hosting one of the most coveted chess battles- the World Chess Championship for year 2013 in Chennai. A series of matches will be played between the defending world champion Viswanathan Anand (winner of the 2012 World Championship) and Magnus Carlsen (ranked No. 1 in the world), to determine ..

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Rohit Sharma becomes third player in ODI format of Cricket to hit a double-century

November 2, 2013

India’s Rohit Sharma scored 209 runs off 158 balls in final ODI (One Day International) against Australia held in Bangalore (India), thus becoming only the third player to score a double-century in ODI format cricket. Rohit Sharma hit 16 sixes in ..

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