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Nadal eyes participation in Davis Cup Finals, 2020 Olympics
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Capetown [South Africa], Feb 12 (ANI): Former world number one Rafael Nadal has revealed that he is looking forward to being a part of the upcoming Davis Cup Finals and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Roger Federer rules out Monte Carlo participation
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Capetown [South Africa], Feb 12 (ANI): Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer has ruled out his participation in the upcoming Monte-Carlo Masters tournament.
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Ruchira Kamboj appointed India's Ambassador to Bhutan
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 11 (ANI): Ruchira Kamboj has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to Bhutan on Monday.
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South Africa to assume African Union's chairship in 2020
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Adis Ababa [Ethiopia], Feb 10 (ANI): South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, will be taking over as the Chair of the African Union (AU) in 2020 after Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi completes his term.
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More than 500 dead in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Feb 10 (ANI): The death toll in Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo rose to a whopping 500, the country's health ministry said on Saturday.
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South Africa President Ramaphosa confirms national elections scheduled on
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb 8 (ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, during his State of the Nation address here on Thursday (local time) announced that national elections in the country would be held on May 8 this year.
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Wiaan Mulder added to Proteas Test squad for SL series
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Feb 7 (ANI): Uncapped allrounder Wiaan Mulder made it to South Africa’s Test squad for their two-match series against Sri Lanka, beginning on February 13.
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SA fast bowler Andile Phehlukwayo enjoys thriving under pressure
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Feb 6 (ANI): Fast bowler Andile Phehlukwayo, who is emerging as one of the adept white-ball performers for South Africa, says he enjoys thriving under pressure.
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Sri Lanka drops skipper Chandimal from SA tour, Karunaratne named captain
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 5 (ANI): Sri Lanka have dropped skipper Dinesh Chandimal from their recently-announced squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa and have named opener Dimuth Karunaratne as captain for the entire tour.
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Merck Foundation marks World Cancer Day by increasing the limited number o
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI)[BusinessWireIndia]: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marks ‘World Cancer Day 2019’ themed ‘I am and I will’ through their Cancer Access Program with the aim to improve patient’s access to quality and
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Lucas Pouille chooses Nadal over Djokovic for French Open
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb 4 (ANI): “Nadal stays Nadal at the French Open. He is at home. On clay, he (Djokovic) is just behind Nadal to me,” said French tennis player Lucas Pouille, who faced reigning Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-final of the recently-concluded
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Babar Azam will be among top-five batsman of world soon: Coach Micky Arthu
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Feb 4 (ANI): Pakistan cricket team coach Micky Arthur has praised top-order batsman Babar Azam saying that he is just getting better and better. The coach hoped that soon the cricketer would be among top five players of the world.
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