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Indian woman runs in Olympic torch relay - Dt( 2008-07-07 00:00:00 )
Barot, 36, ran 50-60 metres in Lanzhou city in Gansu province, cheered and clapped by thousands of Chinese. "It was like a celebration. I have never seen anything like this in my life. It is the mo  more ...

Foreign volunteers experience pre-Games Beijing (Olympics feature) - Dt( 2008-07-07 00:00:00 )
Beijing, July 7 (Xinhua) Olympic volunteer Elizabeth Tuttle flew across the Pacific, touched down late and found herself directing a documentary on her second morning here. "Look at them! So cute,"  more ...

Nadal ruins Federer's dream of six Wimbledon victories (Second lead) - Dt( 2008-07-07 00:00:00 )
Nadal handed the Swiss superstar his first loss at the All England Club since the 2002 first round against Mario Ancic. Federer was bidding to win his 41st straight match at his favourite venue. "I  more ...

Nadal defeats Federer to win first Wimbledon title (Lead) - Dt( 2008-07-07 00:00:00 )
Nadal handed the Swiss superstar his first loss at the All England Club since the 2002 first round against Mario Ancic. Federer was bidding to win his 41st straight match at his favourite venue. Hi  more ...

Nadal wins first Wimbledon title of his career - Dt( 2008-07-07 00:00:00 )
For the 22-year-old Nadal, who lost the last two Wimbledon finals against Federer, the victory Sunday gives him a fifth Grand Slam title and first away from the French Open. --DPA skp/ (70 Wo  more ...

BREAKING NEWS: Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer to clinch his first Wimbledon title - Dt( 2008-07-07 00:00:00 )
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India failed to read Mendis: Dhoni - Dt( 2008-07-07 00:00:00 )
Dhoni said that everything went according to the plan for India except for dealing with Mendis - Sri Lanka's secret weapon - who took six wickets to pave the way for Sri Lanka's title defence with a 1  more ...

Tough weather takes toll of Jeev, finishes tenth - Dt( 2008-07-07 00:00:00 )
The tenth place finish, while being very creditable meant he missed out on what could have been a great chance to finish in top-5 and earn a berth into the British Open at Royal Birkdale. Jeev need  more ...

Sri Lanka win fourth Asia Cup, equal Indian record(Statistical Highlights) - Dt( 2008-07-07 00:00:00 )
The title win was also Sri Lanka's first ever Asia Cup final away from home. Sri Lanka have won the Asia Cup final in 1985-86, 1997, 2004 and 2008, equalling India's record of winning the title four t  more ...

Schuettler shines, Williams sisters reach final in Wimbledon - Dt( 2008-07-04 00:00:00 )
A day of sun and showers added up to more than two-and-a-half hours of rain interruptions on the grass. It took 32-year-old Schuettler five hours and 12 minutes over two days and a pair of Thursday  more ...

India beat Sri Lanka, cruise into Asia Cup final (Lead, With comments) - Dt( 2008-07-04 00:00:00 )
Karachi, July 4 (IANS) India marched into the Asia Cup final with a ruthless batting display, beating Sri Lanka by six wickets with 19 balls to spare in their last encounter in the Super-Four stage he  more ...

Tumultuous homecoming for Euro champions Spain (Lead) - Dt( 2008-07-01 00:00:00 )
Surrounded by all his teammates and coach Luis Aragones, team captain Iker Casillas raised the trophy before the tens of thousands of delirious fans who filled Madrid's Colon Plaza. Earlier, the au  more ...

Euro champions Spain fly into euphoric Madrid - Dt( 2008-07-01 00:00:00 )
Around 10,000 fans were waiting for Luis Aragones and his young team at the airport, blocking the traffic and causing other flights to be delayed. Spain picked up their second European Championship  more ...

Spain end 44-year wait for a trophy in style (Second Lead) - Dt( 2008-06-30 00:00:00 )
Fernando Torres was the hero for Spain, netting the only goal of the game in the first half, pouncing on some hesitancy in the German defence, to give the country its first European Championship title  more ...

Spain coach Aragones confirms he's quitting - Dt( 2008-06-30 00:00:00 )
"The chance of me staying in the job is nil," he told the Spanish TV station Cuatro. Aragones, 69, had already announced he would be stepping down after the tournament to take on a job in club mana  more ...

Zapatero highlights Spain's Euro success in a democracy - Dt( 2008-06-30 00:00:00 )
"It is a privilege, I believe I am the first prime minister under a democracy to witness a success," Zapatero said in Vienna, after watching Spain's 1-0 victory over Germany in the final at the Ernst  more ...

Euro victory a dream come true, says Torres - Dt( 2008-06-30 00:00:00 )
"It is a feeling of incredible joy," the Liverpool forward said. "This is a dream come true for me. Winning the European Championship is almost like winning the World Cup." Torres scored in the  more ...

Historic triumph in Vienna for classy Spain (Lead) - Dt( 2008-06-30 00:00:00 )
The handsome win culminates a wonderful Euro 2008 for Spain, who have won five games and drawn one, scoring 12 goals and conceding just three. This was Spain's first international triumph since 196  more ...

Breaking News - Dt( 2008-06-30 00:00:00 )
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FIFA remembers Argentina 1978 as 'a great World Cup' - Dt( 2008-06-27 00:00:00 )
Madrid, June 27 (DPA) It has been 30 years, but FIFA stands by its interpretation of the 1978 World Cup in Argentina: It was "a great World Cup". And any country on the planet, even a bloody dictat  more ...