Wednesday, January 1, 2014

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ATP World Tour Aircel Chennai Open Results - Albany Times Union

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:57 PM PST


ATP World Tour Aircel Chennai Open Results
Albany Times Union
Wednesday. At SDAT Tennis Stadium. Chennai, India. Purse: $459,140 (WT250). Surface: Hard-Outdoor. Singles. Second Round. Stanislas Wawrinka (1), Switzerland, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-3, 6-1. Dudi Sela, Israel, def. Mikhail Youzhny (2) ...

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2014 Begins With Shock Ouster for Tamil Nadu in Ranji - The New Indian Express

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:19 PM PST


2014 Begins With Shock Ouster for Tamil Nadu in Ranji
The New Indian Express
This is a setback that might hurt Chennai more than Viswanathan Anand's loss at the World Chess Championship. The city's favourite son was never as hot a favourite against Magnus Carlsen as Tamil Nadu were against Bengal in the Ranji Trophy cricket ...

Wawrinka wins, Youzhny concedes in Chennai - Journal Review

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:15 PM PST


Wawrinka wins, Youzhny concedes in Chennai
Journal Review
Benjamin Becker of Germany returns a shot to Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland during the second round of the ATP Chennai Open 2014 in Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. Wawrinka won the match. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.) Posted: Wednesday ...

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Rajasthan likely to replicate TN's Amma canteen - Times of India

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:15 PM PST


Rajasthan likely to replicate TN's Amma canteen
Times of India
A team of the Directorate of Local Bodies (DLB), Jaipur, has already visited these Chennai canteens to study the working of these canteens. Other than Jaipur, officials from Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi have also shown interest in launching the scheme ...

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Stanislas Wawrinka moves to quarterfinals of Chennai Open, Youzhny pulls out - Zee News

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:06 PM PST


Stanislas Wawrinka moves to quarterfinals of Chennai Open, Youzhny pulls out
Zee News
Chennai: Top seed Stanislas Wawrinka scored a clinical 6-3 6-1 win over Benjamin Becker to progress to the quarterfinals of the ATP Chennai Open even as second seed Michael Youzhny conceded his singles match in yet another the player pull out, here ...

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Tennis: Favourite Wawrinka through to Chennai quarters - GlobalPost

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:00 PM PST


Tennis: Favourite Wawrinka through to Chennai quarters
GlobalPost
Top seed Stanislas Wawrinka began the new year by sailing into the quarter-finals of the ATP Chennai Open on Wednesday even as second seed Mikhail Youzhny of Russia withdrew due to illness. The Swiss world number eight overcame two rain ...

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Swiss Star Happy With Good Start - The New Indian Express

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:25 PM PST


The New Indian Express

Swiss Star Happy With Good Start
The New Indian Express
It was a mixed day for top guns in the Chennai Open. Crowd favourite Stanislas Wawrinka lived up to his top billing and annihilated Benjamin Becker of Germany in straight sets. But Mikhail Youzhny of Russia, the second seed, pulled out due to stomach ...

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Wawrinka Shines Bright Amidst Pall of Gloom - The New Indian Express

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:25 PM PST


Wawrinka Shines Bright Amidst Pall of Gloom
The New Indian Express
Jinxed, the beginning of a downfall or sheer coincidence? That's the curious case of the 19th edition of the Chennai Open. It has been already plagued with injuries, illness and dwindling stars, just three days into the main draw. Stanislas Wawrinka tries his ...

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Youzhny pulls out through illness, Wawrinka sails through - Sportal.com.au

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:20 PM PST


Youzhny pulls out through illness, Wawrinka sails through
Sportal.com.au
There will be no fairytale return to the Chennai Open for Mikhail Youzhny after the 2008 champion retired from his second-round clash. The Russian second seed, who had not featured at the ATP 250 hard-court tournament since winning it, was 3-1 down to ...

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Ramkumar Arrives With a Bang - The New Indian Express

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:11 PM PST


The New Indian Express

Ramkumar Arrives With a Bang
The New Indian Express
Just hours before the 2013 Chennai Open final, Serbian Janko Tipsarevic practised with an 18-year-old Tamil Nadu player. To Tipsarevic and everyone else, he was just another practice partner but little did they know that this youngster would be the talk of ...

Sudha Ragunathan is Sangita Kalanidhi

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:20 PM PST

Mr. Narasimhan said a performer must be deeply conscious of his strengths and weaknesses

Stung by curbs, iron ore firms throw in the towel

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:15 PM PST

Codli Village, INDIA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Top trader MMTC's $80 million iron ore export terminal, ready since 2010, has never handled a cargo. Now the company wants to spend $16 million to convert the terminal to ship coal.

Stung by curbs, Indian iron ore companies throw in towel

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:34 PM PST

Codli Village, INDIA/SINGAPORE, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Top Indian trader MMTC's $80 million iron ore export terminal, ready since 2010, has never handled a cargo. Now the company wants to spend $16 million to convert the terminal to ship coal.

Rajasthan likely to replicate TN's Amma canteen

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:15 PM PST

In continuance of her popular policies, chief minister Vasundhara Raje may soon introduce yet another scheme providing subsidized food to one and all.        

Federer enters 2014 at a crossroads

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:57 PM PST

Seventeen-time major winner is 33 and failed to reach a grand slam final in 2013.        

More Calcutta News

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:56 PM PST

A United Nations armored vehicle passes displaced people walking towards the U.N. camp where they have sought shelter in Malakal, South Sudan, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben ...

5 things I learned on Day 3 of the Chennai Open

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:47 PM PST

Author : Musab Abid They say no experience is worth having unless you take something away from it. Alright, I don't exactly know who said that, or if anyone ever said that at all, but it has a nice ring to it and I'm sticking by it. So without any more beating around the bush, […]

Metro rail to be tested on elevated corridor

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:37 PM PST

People of Chennai may see the Metro train being tested on the elevated corridor from Koyambedu to Alandur in February. By September, the stretch, comprising seven stations, might be thrown...

Wawrinka cruises past Becker in Chennai

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:15 PM PST

Stanislas Wawrinka started the new year on a positive note in Chennai where he banked a 6-3 6-1 win over ATP Benjamin Becker at the Chennai Open.

Retd. Col. to spread the green message

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 11:36 AM PST

In an attempt to inspire concern for the environment, Col. M.A. Kaleem sets out on a 35,000-kilometre trip across several Indian cities