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Lahiri Qualifies For British Open Golf

India will have a representation at the British Open after two years, as the Anirban Lahiri shot a final round five under-par 67 had won the top honours at the International Final Qualilfy (IFQ) on 2 March 2012 in Chonburi. The open championship will be played at the Royal Lytham St. Annes from 19 to 22 July 2012.

Bhupathi-Bopanna Wins Dubai Doubles Finals

The Indian pair Rohan Bopanna & Mahesh Bhupathi had won the doubles finals of the Dubai tennis Championships held in Dubai by defeating Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Malkowski. It was the fourth Dubai title for Bhupathi, and sixth title for Bopanna.

Roger Federer Wins Single men’s Dubai Tennis Championship

Roger Federer of Switzerland had won the single men’s Dubai tennis championship by defeating Andy Murray of Britain held on 3 March 2012 in Dubai for the fifth time . It was the 72nd title for Federer

Indian Women Wins Kabaddi World Cup

India clinched the first women’s kabaddi world cup championship title by defeating Iran by 25-19 in the final played at Patliputra in Patna on 4 March 2012.

Irishman became The World No.1 In Golf

Rory Mcllroy, a Northern Irishman who won the US PGA tour’s Honda Classic on 4 March 2012, to be the golf’s world number one ranking after defeating Tiger Woods former world’s no -1.

Anderson Wins Delray Tennis Championship

South African Kevin Anderson beats Aussle Qualifier Marinko Matosevic on 4 March 2012 and won the ATP Tour’s Delray Beach International Tennis Championship Title held in Johannesburg. This is the second career title for Anderson.

Justin Rose Wins The Cadillic Golf Championship

Justin Rose had won the Cadillic Championship Golf title on 11 March held in Miami and defeated Bubba Waston . Rose captured his 10th global title and his first in an elite world golf championship

Women Doubles All England Title For Chinese

World no-2 Tian Qing & Zhoe Yun Lei of China had won the Women’s Doubles All England championship title for 2012 by defeating world no-1 Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang held at Britain on 11 March 2012.

Men’s Doubles All England Title For Korea

World’s no-2 Jung Jae Sung and Lee Yong Dae of Korea had won the Men’s doubles All England Championship for 2012 by defeating world’s no-1 Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China on 11 March 2012 held in Britain.

Chinese Lin Dan Cliams All England Title

Chinese Lin Dan had won his fifth All England Open men’s single championship title on 11 March 2012 by defeating Lee Chong Wei held in Britain

Li Xuerui Won Women’s All England  Single Title

Chinese Li Xuerui had won the All England Open Women’s single championship title on 11 March 2012 by defeating Wang Yihan of China held in Britain

Sachin’s Century of Centuries

Sachin Tendulkar’s incredible cricket journey reaches a momentous destination at Mirpur in Dhaka on 16 March 2012. The master hero of cricket became the first cricketer to make up 100 international centuries. This hundreth century was scored against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup ODI Tournament. The 38 years old Tendulkar had made a magical collection of 51 tests matches and 49 ODI hundreds, he made his 99th century against South Africa in Nagpur on 12 March 2011.

Saina Retains Swiss Open Crown

Saina Nehwal had won her first title of the season, she retained the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold Trophy with straight game victory against China’s Wang Shixian, World no. 5 in the summit clash at Basel, Switzerland on 18 March 2012.

Kenyan Wins Seoul Marathon

Kenyan Rookie Wilson Loyance Erupe ran to a surprise victory on 18 March 2012 in the Seoul Marathon, by setting a new record. The 24 years old crossed the finishing line in 2 hours five minutes 27 seconds breaking the previous record of 2 hours six minutes 49 seconds set by SylvesterTeimet in 2010

McLaren’s Wins The Australian Grand Prix Racing Championship

McLaren’s Jenson Button had won the Australian Grand Prix Openig Race Championship on 18 March 2012 held at Melbourne. This was his 13th career victory

Donald Wins US PGA Golf

Luke Donald of England reclaimed the World no-1 ranking by defeating Rory Mcllory by winning the US PGA Transitions Championship on 18 March 2012 in Palm Harbour, Florida

Victoria Azarenka Wins The BNP Paribas Women’s Title

Victoria Azarenka of Belarusian World no-1 ranked had won the BNP Paribas Women’s  Open Single title at Indian Wells in California, defeating Maria Sharapova world’s no-2 on 19 March 2012 .It was just two months after Victoria had won the Australian Open title and this was her fourth title of the year

Federer Win’s The BNP Paribas Men’s Title

Switzerland’s Roger Federer had won the men’s single title in the BNP Paribas Open Tennis tournament at the Indian Wells in California by defeating John ISner of US on 19 March 2012

Spanish Duo Wons Doubles Title

Spanish duo of Rafael Nadal and Marz Lopez had won the Men’s Double Title in the BNP Paribas by defeating the American pair of John Isner and Sam Querrey on 18 March 2012

American Pairs Wins Women’s Doubles Title

The American pair of Lisa Raymaond and Leizel Huber had won the Women’s Double Title of BNP Paribas at the Indian Wells in California.

A.P Archer To Represent India At World Cup

Jyothi Surekha from Andhra Pradesh Volga Archery Academy Trainee, after bagging hat rick of medals in the National Archery events, had made her way into the Indian Compound Women’s team for the World Cup (stage I) to be held at Shanghai (China) from 10 to 15 April 2012.

Pakistan Wins Asia Cricket Cup Finals

Pakistan had won the Asia Cricket Cup by defeating Bangladesh by two runs in Dhaka on 22 March 2012

Eight Medals For India In Nepal

Indain weight lifters had won ten medals, including eight golds in the inaugural of South Asian Weightlifting Championship  held at Nepal

Mary, Saritha Win Gold At Asian Championship

Five time world champion M.c Mary Kom and L.Sarita Devi on 25 March 2012 won gold medals in the sixth Asian Women’s Boxing championship in Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. Mary defeated world champion Ren Cancam of China, while Sarita defeated Chorieva Mavzuna of China

Alonsa Wons The Malaysian GP

Spain’s Ferrari Fernando Alonsa, a two time world champion had claimed his first victory in eight months by winning the Malysian Grand Prix at Sepang in Malaysia .

Indo, Czech Pair Wins ATP Miami Doubles Title

Indo, Czech pair of Leander Peas and Radek Stepanek claimed the doubles title of Miami Masters on 31 March 2012. Peas by winning the Miami title took the total number of his career titles to 50. The pair had defeated the world no-1 pairing of Americans Bob and Mike Bryan held at Florida.

Radwanska Wins ATP Women’s Single Title

Agnieszka Radwanska on 31 March 2012 defeated Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova to clinch ATP Miami Masters Women’s Single title held in Florida.