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Mohameddan Sporting Club wins Durand Cup after 73 years

September 22, 2013

After a long gap of 73 years, Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) of Kolkata won the Durand Cup football tournament. The club vanquished ONGC 2-1 in the 126th edition of the tournament played at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. It was ..

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Thomas Bach is new President of International Olympic Committee

September 12, 2013

Thomas Bach (59) from Germany has been elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He is the first Olympic gold medallist to become the President of the IOC. He will succeed Jacques Rogge, who stepped down after ..

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Serena Williams wins US Open 2013

September 11, 2013

World no.1 Serena Williams conquered her fifth US Open title by defeating second ranked Victoria Azarenka to clinch her 17th career Grand Slam crown. Serena became the oldest Open Era women’s winner in US Open history, 293 days older than Margaret Court when ..

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Sebastian Vettel lifts Italian Grand Prix

September 9, 2013

Red Bull’s star driver Sebastian Vettel has won the Italian Grand Prix Championship. He left behind Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso and Red Bull teammate Mark Webber, who finished second and third respectively. Sebastian Vettel: Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing ..

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Paes-Stepanek clinch US Open men’s doubles title

September 9, 2013

The pair of India’s Leander Paes and Czech’s Radek Stepanek clinched US Open men’s doubles title as they vanquished Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares  in the final held in New York. For Paes, it is his eighth men’s doubles Grand ..

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Tokyo bags 2020 Olympic hosting right

September 9, 2013

The 2020 Olympic Games will be hosted by Tokyo as it has won the right to host the games, beating Istanbul in the second round of voting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This makes Tokyo to be the first Asian city ..

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Gareth Bale signs 100 million euros contract with Real Madrid

September 5, 2013

Footballer Gareth Bale signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid on a humongous fee of 100 million euros ($132 million) which is a new world record making it a biggest transfer of a football player in the world. Previously, the ..

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England wins Ashes 2013

August 28, 2013

England clinched Ashes 2013 series with 3-0 win over arch-rivals Australia. The fifth and last test match played at the Oval stadium ended in a draw. Key Players of Ashes Test Series 2013: Man of the Series (England): Ian Bell Man of ..

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