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Russia to send Olympic torch to space

July 6, 2013

Russia who will be hosting 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi has announced to send an unlit Olympic torch into space. The Russian Federal Space Agency will take the torch to the Soyuz TMA-11M manned spaceship in early November 2013 as part of the ..

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Marion Bartoli clinches Wimbledon 2013Women's Singles title

July 6, 2013

French tennis player Marion Bartoli defeated German Sabine Lasicki to win the women’s Singles category of Wimbledon tournament played in London. Marion Bartoli is a top-10 French professional tennis player. She has won one singles major; seven other Women’s Tennis ..

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Brazil wins Confederations Cup 2013

July 5, 2013

Brazil vanquished world and European champions Spain by registering a 3-0 win in the Confederations Cup final. Brazil who will be hosting the next World Cup has clinched the cup for a third time in a row. FIFA Confederations Cup International football ..

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India to host 2016 World T20 and 2023 ODI World Cup

July 3, 2013

As per the announcement made by the International Cricket Council (ICC), India will host the World T20 in 2016 and the 50-over World Cup in 2023. The Champions Trophy, the last edition of which was won by India recently has been replaced with World ..

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Fact Box: 'Ammu'

June 24, 2013

‘Ammu’: Mascot for 35th National Games The official mascot of the 35th National Games has been named ‘Ammu’ which is a hornbill. The games will be hosted by Kerala in November-December 2013. The characterized versions of the mascot showing ‘Ammu’ in ..

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India vanquishes England to clinch ICC Champions Trophy

June 24, 2013

India defeated England in the final match played at Edgbaston in Birmingham city of Englnad to clinch the ICC Champions Trophy which was tournament’s last edition. India defeated Egland by 5 runs, giving their skipper M S Dhoni, the unique record of being the first ..

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Rafael Nadal wins French Open 2013

June 12, 2013

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer to win men’s French Open 2013 title. With this victory, Nadal now owns eight French Open titles. With 12 majors overall, the Nadal moves into a tie for third place with Roy Emerson. ..

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French Open 2013: Serena Williams won the women's title

June 11, 2013

World no.1 American tennis player Serena Williams defeated her Russian opponent Maria Sharapova to clinch the French Open 2013 women’s title. This victory brought up her 16th grand slam title, taking her to within two of the great 1980s duo of ..

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