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Indian Tennis sensation Sania Mirza |
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Sania Mirza is a star tennis player in India.Sania Mirza was born in Mumbai, on November 15, 1986, and brought up in Hyderabad.
Coached by her father, Imran Mirza, (as well as her other family members) she began playing tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003.
She is the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India, with a career high ranking of 27 in singles and 18 in doubles.
Sania Mirza was ranked 91st in the singles category and 44th in the doubles category in the WTA rankings of September 08, 2008.
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12 year boy’s 233-metre bungee jump feat |
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12 year Vishakhapatnam boy performed a sky jump from the world's tallest bungee jump tower in Macau.
Twelve-year-old Avinash Kamal was in Macau during the Dasara vacation and visited the 233-metre tall bungee jump tower. Son of Janet and Srinivas Suresh Kamal, Avinash is a student of seventh class in MVP Public School.
His father is a well-known martial arts expert, a good gymnast and a yoga teacher .It is natural that Suresh Kamal became his son's idol and inspiration. The height of the Macau tower did not deter the young A.
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Korea win Junior Asia Cup Hockey semifinal |
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Hyderabad: The South Koreans expectedly beat Japan in the semifinal to set up the final against India in the Junior Asia Cup Hockey. The Koreans won 4-2 at the Gachibowli stadium on Wednesday. Nam Hyun Woo played brilliantly to score all the goals, in the ninth, 14th, 38th and 65th minutes. After trailing 2-0 Japan tried to hit back but could only find two goals through Keni Kitazato in the 61st minute and Ryohei Kawahi in the 69th minute. Korean coach Shin Seo Kyo was elated that his side had qualified for the Junior World Cup 2009 by virtue of Wednesday’s result....
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Sacked KPS Gill set to attend Indian Hockey Federation meet |
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Hyderabad: Axed president of the dissolved Indian Hockey Federation, KPS Gill, is set to attend the Asian Hockey Confederation’s executive committee meeting here on Thursday. Sources said Gill will attend the meeting as it is open for only the elected members of the Asian federation.
India has four persons in the Committee including K. Jothikumaran, who has resigned as IHF secretary following allegations of bribery. Other two are Indian Women’s Hockey Federation president Vidya Strokes and secretary Amrit Bose, who would also attend the AHC meeting.
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AP women win team honors in Weightlifting |
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 Andhra
Pradesh emerged the team champions in
the women’s section while hosts Uttar
Pradesh finished on top among men for
the second year running in the Junior
National Weightlifting Championships,
which ended here on Sunday. In the
absence of Manipur, Andhra women reigned
supreme with 19 medals (13 gold, 6
silver) far ahead of second-placed
Punjab (5 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze
medals). In the men’s section, Uttar
Pradesh bagged 18 medals .
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