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Parimarjan Negi wins Politken Cup
Negi won eight rounds and drew two to finish with a score of nine points out of a possible 10.
Firestone boils down to race for second for Tiger Woods' rivals
Woods put himself in prime position to seal a record eighth victory in the event, shooting a two-under-par 68 to post a 15-under total of 195.
Katie Ledecky sets world best to win 800 freestyle
The 16-year-old Katie clocked a time of eight minutes 13.86 seconds at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.
Barack Obama kicks off his birthday weekend with golf
The White House said little about how Obama would celebrate his birthday, but the wishes started rolling in early.
Barcelona kick off two-day 'Peace Tour'
Barcelona have begun their two-day 'Peace Tour' of the Middle East with a clinic for local Palestinian children.
Telangana is an election gimmick of Congress: BJP
Terming creation of Telangana as an election gimmick by the Congress before Lok Sabha polls, BJP spokesperson Menakshi Lekhi on Saturday said a state reorganisation committee should be set up to look into justified and unjustified demands of statehood. "W...
Need to enable differently-able, homeless people to vote: EC
The Election Commission is looking at ways to improve voter turnout during polls by, among others, including differently-able and homeless people in the exercise, officials said at the conclusion of a two-day meet here in Agra of election officers of stat...
Interpol issues global security alert after prison breaks
Interpol said given that al Qaeda was suspected to be involved in some of the incidents, it was asking its 190 member countries to watch out for information connected to the prison breaks.
Britain to close Yemen embassy over terror threat
The embassy in Sana'a will be closed on Sunday and Monday as "a precautionary measure", the Foreign Office said.
Anti Corruption Bureau arrests Banker for taking bribe to sanction loan
A bank manager was arrested on Saturday by the Anti Corruption Bureau for demanding bribe of Rs 17,000 to sanction a loan.
Jennifer Lopez to return as 'American Idol' judge?
Lopez, who was a part of the 2011 season, is now in negotiations for a spot in the show's 13th edition.
Two bike-borne miscreants loot jewellery worth Rs 25 lakh from trader
A gold trader was robbed of jewellery worth Rs 25 lakh by two motorcycle-borne persons, who also critically injured him, police said here on Saturday.
Newcastle agree fee for Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis
Newcastle appeared to have cooled their interest in Gomis earlier this week, but are now set to sign the French striker.
Rohan Bopanna-Andre Begemann ousted from Citi Open
Rohan Bopanna and Andre Begemann lost 4-6, 6-7(1) to the Filipino-Briton combo of Treat Huey and Dominic Inglot in the second round.
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy have much at stake in final major
The PGA Championship has been called "Glory's Last Shot," and it takes on even greater importance to Woods and McIlroy, two of the game's biggest stars.
Tiger Woods leads by seven shots at Bridgestone
Woods missed a chance to make history with a 59 after shooting 61 to build a seven-shot lead on Friday through 36 holes at the Bridgestone Invitational.