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South African cycling champion tests positive

South African cycling champion David George has tested positive for erythropoietin, a banned substance, the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport said.

George, a former Olympian and Lance Armst

Jamaican football officials saddened by King's exit

Some football officials in Jamaica say they are disappointed with the decision by England based striker Marlon King to end his international career.

President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF)

Ramdin says Windies not taking Bangladesh lightly

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Vice Captain Denesh Ramdin says the West Indies would not be taking Bangladesh for granted during their tour which begins here Nov 13.

The West Indian players are already in Dhaka and will meet the h

Sensex closes 85 points higher on Obama win

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A benchmark index for Indian equities markets closed 85 points higher in Wednesday's trade on hopes of more foreign institutional investment after US President Barrack Obama won a second term in offic

Indian spinners no mystery for England: Swann

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England's lead spinner Grame Swann feels that Indian tweakers will not be a threat to English batsmen on the turning tracks of the sub-continent.

England have managed to win just two of the 22 Test m

Tension in Osmania University following student's suicide

Tension prevailed in the Osmania University campus here on Wednesday after students clashed with police during the funeral procession of a youth who committed suicide for a separate Telangana state.

EC rejects Swamy's plea to derecognise Congress

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The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday rejected Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy's plea to derecognise the Congress as a party for extending a Rs.90 crore loan to Associated Journals Ltd, pub

The little-known 'pehelwan' son of Mulayam Singh Yadav

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Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has reason to be a proud father. His elder son Akhilesh Yadav at age 39 is chief minister of Uttar Pradesh while his 25-year-old younger son Prateek has

Hockey legend Leslie Claudius critical

Triple Olympic hockey gold winner Leslie Claudius, suffering from cirrhosis of the liver, was admitted to a private hospital following complications, his son Brandon said Tuesday.

"He was shifted to

Gadkari as president? Rift in BJP widens

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BJP leaders went into a huddle on Tuesday as the internal rift over party president Nitin Gadkari widened with more demands for his ouster while the man in the proverbial centre of the growing storm s

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