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Colombo to host 1st-ever International wheelchair tennis

Colombo, Jul 13: The first-ever International Wheelchair Tennis tournament will be held here from July 16-18.

Among others, players from India, Malaysia and hosts Sri Lanka have confirmed their parti

Woods files papers to dismiss paternity case

London, July 13: A lawyer for Tiger Woods has filed legal papers asking a court to dismiss a claim the golfer fathered a porn star's child.

Woods attorney has filed legal documents in court to have D

Spanish World Cup final pitch invader fined

Johannesburg, July 13: A Spaniard who invaded the Soccer City pitch shortly ahead of Sunday's World Cup final has been fined 2,000 rand ($260) by a Johannesburg court, news reports said Tuesday.

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Aamer confident of a good show against Australia

Karachi, July 13: Pakistan's teenage pace sensation, Mohammad Aamer is hoping to capitalise on a couple of match-winning performances in Twenty20 internationals earlier this month during a two-Test se

Octopus oracle Paul to retire

No more World Cup, no more octopus oracle. Paul, the octopus who became a pop culture sensation by correctly predicting the outcome of as many World Cup matches as he has legs - all seven of Germany's

Federer wasn't making excuses for Wimbledon loss: Bollettieri

New Delhi, July 13: Roger Federer's reasons for his shocking Wimbledon quarterfinal loss did not go down well with many, including his opponent Tomas Berdych, but tennis guru Nick Bollettieri feels th

US congratulates Spain, South Africa for World Cup

Washington, July 13: The US government praised South Africa for hosting an "excellent" World Cup and congratulated Spain for capturing the trophy with a 1-0 finals victory over Netherlands.

"We congr

World Cup squad returns to Spain in triumph

Madrid, July 13: The Spanish royal family and government welcomed the country's World Cup-winning soccer team home Monday and emphasised that the players' work projects the best image of Spain.

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Jeev Milkha Singh finishes tied 49th in Scottish Open

Glasgow, Jul 12: Jeev Milkha Singh signed off with his second successive card of three-over 74 to finish tied 49th in the Scottish Open at the Loch Lomond Golf Club here.

Jeev finished the European T

Crocodile predicts Spain to win World Cup

Sydney, July 10: Harry, a 700-kg crocodile living in a Darwin crocodile park Saturday backed Paul the octopus in picking Spain to win the World Cup.

The crocodile took less than a minute to decide an

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