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The 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony was held today in Turin, Italy. Stefania Belmondo touched the flame to ignite the fireworks and light the Olympic caldron.

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Davenport loses top ranking
Date: 01/23/2006

Lindsay Davenport was knocked out of the Australian Open quarter-finals by losing to Justine Henin-Hardenne 2-6 6-2 6-3.

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Sania Mirza out in second round of the Australian Open
Date: 01/19/2006

Sania Mirza lost to Michaella Krajicek from Dutch in the 2nd round of the Australian Open in less then 81 minutes. If this was not enought, Sania Mirza and her American partner Corina Morariu also lost there doubles match against Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) and Amelie Mauresmo (France).

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Lotto launches Sania Mirza signature collection
Date: 12/15/2005

LOOKING to cash in on the huge fan following of Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza , Italian sportswear major Lotto has launched the star`s signature collection of sportswear in the domestic market and would be introducing it in the international markets by fall winter of 2006.

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Sania Mirza slips to 34th rank
Date: 12/05/2005
Almost two months of inactivity due to a back injury took its toll on Sania Mirza as the tennis ace slipped two rungs down the ladder to 34 in the latest WTA rankings released today. The sizzling 19-year-old has not played competitive tennis since she pulled out the Bangkok Open in October. One woman's loss is another's gain and Russian Anna Chakvetadze displaced Sania form 32nd position while Spain's Anabel M Garriguess pushed the Indian further down to 34th.

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Sania Mirza unexpectedly left press conference
Date: 11/21/2005
Sania Mirza unexpectedly ended the press conference when journalists in Kochi repeatedly asked Sania Mirza her response to the pre marital remarks made by Tamil star Khushboo and Suhasini. Movie star Mohonlal was also present in the conference as the brand ambassador of Malabar Group of companies, a jewelry group who are eying a commercial complex venture in Kerala.

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Hattrick for Indian pace bowler Irfan Pathan
Date: 01/31/2006
Hattrick for Indian pace bowler Irfan Pathan in the 1st over of the 3rd test match against Pakistan being played at National Stadium, Karachi.

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Another century for Afridi
Date: 01/22/2006
Shahid Afridi scored another century before he was caught by Yuvraj Singh at fine leg on a ball by Anil Kumble . Pakistan reached 558 for their first innings score and in reply India were 110 for one at close of second day, after Virender Sehwag was dismissed for 31.

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Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid near record
Date: 01/17/2006

On the forth day of the first test match, Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid are nearing a opening-wicket partnership record of 413 runs set by another Indian batsmen pair against New Zealand back in 1955-56. Sehwag is batting at 247 while Dravid is batting at 128.

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Former captain Saurav Ganguly to rejoin India cricket squad for matches against Pakistan
Date: 12/29/2005

Former captain Saurav Ganguly will join the Indian squad in Pakistan after participating in the next round of the national championship. The Indian cricket team will arrive in Lahore on January 5, 2006 and are scheduled to play warm-up match from January 7, 2006 before starting the three-test series.
Currently Saurav Ganguly , spin bowler Anil Kumble , opening batsmen Virender Sehwag and wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel are scheduled to play for their states in the Ranji Trophy from Jan 3 to Jan 6, after which they will depart to join the Indian squad in Pakistan.
Ganguly has last match was the second test against Sri Lanka in New Delhi two weeks ago in which he scored 40 and 39 in India's 188-run victory.

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Tendulkar partcies against bowling machine for Pakistan tour
Date: 12/29/2005

Sachin Tendulkar is preparing for India's test series, scheduled to start Jan 7, 2006, in Pakistan by practicing against a bowling machine. Sachin is returning to international cricket after he had a surgery for a tennis elbow in October.

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