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2014 Thomas and Uber Cup Finals to be held in Delhi

April 29, 2013

Indian capital, New Delhi will host famous Badminton championships– Thomas Cup and Uber Cup finals for the first time in May 2014. Thomas Cup: Also called the World Men’s Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the ..

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Chris Gayle scores fastest century in cricket history during IPL game

April 24, 2013

Chris Gayle (the cricketer from West Indies) set a new record in Cricket when he hit the fastest century in the history of professional cricket during a cricket match of IPL (Indian Premier League) tournament at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. ..

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Sher-i-Kashmir Award: Navjot becomes youngest recipient athlete of Jammu and Kashmir to be conferred

April 20, 2013

Navjot Singh (16 years) became the youngest athlete of Jammu and Kashmir to be conferred with the Sher-i-Kashmir Sports Award. He was declared the best sportsperson for 2008-09. Navjot received the award at an impressive investiture ceremony hosted after a ..

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Sania joins as 4th Vice President of of ITPA

April 17, 2013

Sania Mirza joined as the fourth Vice-President of the freshly formed Tennis body in India : ITPA (Indian Tennis Players Association). Sania, was the first female player from India to win a Grand Slam. Sania now plays only in doubles ..

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Manipur bags overall team Champion for 22nd time in North East Game 2013

April 16, 2013

In the 27th edition of North-East Games played at Imphal, the host state Manipur claimed the title of overall team champion for the 22nd time. Overall standing: Manipur Assam Mizoram Nagaland Meghalaya Tripura Sikkim This was the 27th edition of ..

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Harmanpreet Kaur – New captain of Indian Women’s Cricket Team

April 1, 2013

Harmanpreet Kaur was named the Captain of the Indian women’s Cricket team, she replaced Mithali Raj. Poonam Raut was named as the Vice-Captain of the team.

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India wins the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by a defeating Australia 4-0 in Test Series

March 29, 2013

India completed a historic 4-0 clean sweep against Australia by recording an emphatic six-wicket victory in the fourth and final cricket Test. Border–Gavaskar Trophy A Test cricket series played between India and Australia. If the series is drawn, then the ..

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Tiger Woods Reclaims No. 1 Ranking with Win at 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational

March 29, 2013

With his eighth career win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Woods reclaimed the world No.1 ranking for the first time since 2010. Woods replaces Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy atop the world rankings.

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