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Goal-line technology to be adopted in 2014 FIFA World Cup

February 22, 2013

World football’s governing body FIFA has announced that goal-line technology will be used during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Why is ‘Goal-line technology’? A method to determine whether the Football has completely crossed the goal line or not. This ..

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Viswanathan Anand wins Grenke Classic

February 22, 2013

World chess champion Viswanathan Anand scored an emphatic victory over German Arkadij Naiditsch to clinch the Grenke Chess Classic trophy.

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Nadal beats David Nalbandian to grab Brazil Open 2013

February 21, 2013

Spain’s tennis star Rafael Nadal vanquished Argentina’s David Nalbandian to win the 2013 Brazil Open title.

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Australia clinches women’s cricket World Cup

February 20, 2013

In the women’s cricket World Cup tournament, Australia beat West Indies by 114 runs in the final match played in Mumbai to win the title.

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Angelo Mathews appointed as captain of Sri Lankan cricket team

February 16, 2013

Angelo Mathews has been selected as Sri Lanka’s Test and one-day  international captain for the rest of 2013. He took the reins from Mahela Jayawardene, who recently nominated Mathews to replace him.

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ITPA to be set up to address players’ concerns

February 15, 2013

A collective body of Indian tennis players named the Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA) is being set up to address contemporary issues faced by the players in the country. Objective: ITPA will be a not-for-profit association, modelled on the functioning ..

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Horacio Zeballos defeats Rafael Nadal to win VTR Open

February 15, 2013

Horacio Zeballos of Argentina defeated Rafael Nadal of Spain to win the VTR Open held in Chile.

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Fact Box: Special Olympics World Winter Games

February 13, 2013

India bagged 46 Medals in 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang (South Korea) India clinched record 46 medals in the 2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics World Winter Games. The games were organized at Pyeongchang and Gangneung in South Korea. ..

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