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World Chess Championship 2013

November 9, 2013

India is hosting one of the most coveted chess battles- the World Chess Championship for year 2013 in Chennai. A series of matches will be played between the defending world champion Viswanathan Anand (winner of the 2012 World Championship) and Magnus Carlsen (ranked No. 1 in the world), to determine ..

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Rohit Sharma becomes third player in ODI format of Cricket to hit a double-century

November 2, 2013

India’s Rohit Sharma scored 209 runs off 158 balls in final ODI (One Day International) against Australia held in Bangalore (India), thus becoming only the third player to score a double-century in ODI format cricket. Rohit Sharma hit 16 sixes in ..

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Sebastian Vettel bags Indian Grand Prix

October 30, 2013

The Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Indian Grand Prix organized at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida, India. Registering his third successive victory in the Indian Grand Prix he left behind four former world champions Fernando Alonso, Kimi ..

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Dipika Pallikal clinches Macau Open Squash title 2013

October 22, 2013

India’s star Squash player Dipika Pallikal clinched the Macau Open title held at Macau, China. Dipika vanquished former World No.1 Rachel Grinham of Australia.  About Dipika Pallikal: Dipika Pallikal is an Indian squash player known to become the first Indian woman to make to the top 10 WSA ..

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Apex court appoints Mudgal Committee to probe IPL spot-fixing

October 16, 2013

The Supreme Court has appointed a probe panel headed by former Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mukul Mudgal, to investigate spot-fixing in IPL matches. The panel also has Additional Solicitor-General L. Nageswara Rao and BCCI member ..

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India wins its first Sultan of Johor Cup title

October 2, 2013

India vanquished Malaysia to clinch Under-21 Sultan of Johor Cup hockey tournament. It was a maiden title victory for India. Below is the roll of honour for the tournament: Champions: India Runner Up: Malaysia Third: Argentina  Most Outstanding Player: Mohd ..

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Ranjib Biswal is the new IPL chairman

October 2, 2013

Chief of the Odisha Cricket Association, Ranjib Biswal was appointment as the new Chairman of the IPL who succeeds Rajiv Shukla, who resigned at the end of his tenure. Biswal has been with the Indian cricket team as a ‘permanent ..

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N Srinivasan re-elected BCCI president

October 2, 2013

Narayanaswamy Srinivasan has been re-elected as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for a third term. However he will not take charge immediately because of a Supreme Court directive who had restrained Srinivasan from ..

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Rahul Dravid is brand ambassador for National Tobacco Control Campaign

October 2, 2013

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare named former Indian cricket team captain Rahul Dravid as the brand ambassador for its National Tobacco Control Campaign. The national anti-tobacco control campaign pursues the goal of World Health Assembly which 30% relative ..

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Liu Shiwen of China clinched Women's Table Tennis World Cup 2013

October 1, 2013

Chinese table tennis player Liu Shiwen clinched Women’s Table Tennis World Cup 2013 after beating teammate Wu Yang in the final play of the tournament held in Kobe, Japan. Liu had won the World Cup in Guangzhou in 2009 and ..

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