India goalkeeper Adrian D’Souza on Sunday withdrew from the ongoing national camp in Pune citing “personal reasons”.
Although the 26-year old refused to state any reason, sources said the talented goalkeeper who was a part of the national squad for the World Cup earlier this year was disappointed as he may not find a place in the team for the European tour.

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Smartly dressed players on a newly-laid turf, bright floodlights and hectic activities. The hockey stadium came to life on Friday, on the eve of the Chief Minister Yeddyurappa Cup, an all-India invitational floodlight hockey tournament which gets underway from Saturday.

On the strength of her impressive track performance, the Darius Byramji-trained Rimpuche holds a thin edge over others to win the Civil Services Cup, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday.

The videotape that exposed controversial spiritual guru Nithyananda Swami’s alleged sexcapades leading to a criminal case against him by the Chennai police and subsequently the Bidadi police and Karnataka’s Criminal Investigation Department is “genuine” and “untampered”, said highly placed official sources. The videotape

Microsoft India announced that hotmail users can get alerts on SMS without GPRS connection and for free, starting on Wednesday.
Hotmail users need to log on to www.mobile.live.com, feed their cellphone number and enter verification code received on the cellphone to get started, the company said in a statement.

Ice Bound, Sky Liner and Fiorucci impressed most in the workouts when the following horses were exercised on the trial track here on Tuesday morning.
Outer sand

Immense, Hillary and Sky Train excelled in the workouts when the horses were exercised on the trial track here on Monday.
Outer sand
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The Indian Air Force will soon have its first fighter base and a squadron of combat jets in the peninsular region at Sulur in Tamil Nadu. The base will protect strategic installations and maintain Indian air superiority over the Indian Ocean.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will soon have its first fighter air base and a squadron of combat jets in the peninsular region at Sulur in Tamil Nadu. The base will protect strategic installations and maintain Indian air superiority over the Indian Ocean.