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Alaves Hang On For 2-1 Win Against Villarreal

Vitoria (Spain), April 18 (IANS) Deportivo Alaves took the lead in the first half and weathered a late surge by Villarreal to post a 2-1 victory here. Rebounding from three straight losses, the hosts climbed to the 11th place in La Liga with 43 points from 32 matches, while Villarreal — on 54 points — […]

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Badminton: Srikanth Faces Praneeth In Singapore Open Final

Singapore, April 15 (IANS) Men’s singles shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and B. Sai Praneeth on Saturday registered easy wins in the semi-finals of the $350,000 Singapore Open, marking the first instance of an all-India final in a Superseries event to be fought here on Sunday. World No.29 Srikanth registered a thumping 21-13, 21-14 win over No.26 […]

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Athletic Bilbao Crush Las Palmas 5-1 In La Liga

Bilbao (Spain), April 15 (IANS) Iker Muniain and Aritz Aduriz fired a brace each as Athletic Club Bilbao routed UD Las Palmas 5-1 to take a provisional hold on sixth place in the La Liga football championship here. The hosts on Friday could have scored more goals against a visiting side that seemed lacking in […]

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Sindhu, Sai Praneeth Advance At Singapore Open

Singapore, April 13 (IANS) Star Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu defeated Fitriani Fitriani of Indonesia to advance in the Singapore Open Superseries badminton tournament here on Thursday. The fifth seeded Sindhu lost the first game before staging a superb comeback to win 19-21, 21-17, 21-8 in a contest that lasted around one hour. Sindhu started the […]