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Services defeat Kerala to win 67th Santosh Trophy

Services beat hosts Kerala in the final of the 67th Santosh Trophy football tournament played at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. It was the third Santosh Trophy title...

March 6, 2013

Novak Djokovic clinches ATP Dubai Open 2013

World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych to win the ATP Dubai Open Tennis title 2013. Indian-French win doubles title The duo of India’s...

March 6, 2013

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

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...

February 22, 2013

Viswanathan Anand wins Grenke Classic

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

February 22, 2013

Nadal beats David Nalbandian to grab Brazil Open 2013

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

February 21, 2013

Australia clinches women’s cricket World Cup

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.

February 20, 2013

Angelo Mathews appointed as captain of Sri Lankan cricket team

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...

February 16, 2013

ITPA to be set up to address players’ concerns

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...

February 15, 2013

Horacio Zeballos defeats Rafael Nadal to win VTR Open

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

February 15, 2013

Fact Box: Special Olympics World Winter Games

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...

February 13, 2013