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'Free Spirited' South Africa Unburdened By T20 World Cup Expectations
South Africa, perennial under-achievers in ICC events, will go into the T20 World Cup unburdened by high expectations.
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World Cup 2018, Round Of 16, France vs Argentina Preview: Lionel Messi Key As Argentina Face Under-Achieving France
Lionel Messi the focal point for Argentina and France as they prepare for their Round of 16 clash.
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My Heart Wasn't In It Anymore, Says Ana Ivanovic After Retirement
Ana Ivanovic, who also reached the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open finals, said she would not classify her career as being one of under-achievement
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Failure Not an Option for Students Till Class 8. But That Could Change.
Under-achievers in school who are enrolled in Class 8 or below are not failed. They get grades, not marks, and are promoted to the next class even if they perform abysmally. That policy, introduced five years ago by the Congress-led government, could be up for review.
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Australian Under-Achiever Breaks 10-Year Jinx at Australian Open
Australian Jarmila Gajdosova has played the Australian Open every year since 2006 and been knocked out in her first match each time. She finally cleared the hurdle by beating Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru 6-3, 6-4 and said the relief was so great it felt like winning the final.
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Decision-makers should run India, says Narendra Modi in speech to India Inc
Narendra Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, told industry leaders in Gujarat today that India has become "a country of under-achievers" largely because of the failed economic policies and inaction of the central government.
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Captain Wayne Rooney vows to make up for England woes
Wayne Rooney admits he is desperate to make amends for years of under-achievement with England after being named as captain for Friday's World Cup qualifier against San Marino.
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South Africa outright favourites against Zimbabwe
Perennial under-achievers at big-ticket ICC events, South Africa will start their campaign to shed the 'chokers' tag when they take on minnows Zimbabwe in their opening Group C match of the World Twenty20 on Thursday.
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Roger Federer cruises past hapless Donald Young
Roger Federer began his campaign to win a record sixth US Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory on Monday over America's Donald Young, whose season of under-achievement hit another low.
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Who's the under-achiever now? Outlook magazine gives Obama the title
Outlook magazine, in its next edition which hits the stands soon, has a cover story that brands President Obama "The Underachiever." That was the title bestowed on Dr Manmohan Singh two weeks ago by Time Magazine in its Asia edition.
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Who's the under-achiever now? Outlook gives Obama the title
After some serious bashing by international media over the slow pace of reform, the Prime Minister found two white knights today. First, Ratan Tata tweeted that "Attacks on the architect of 1991 reforms which brought us prosperity is sad and unfortunate. It's wrong to single out the PM for inflation, low investment confidence and slow growth."
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UK daily headline on PM dithers between 'poodle', 'puppet' and 'under-achiever'
A UK daily has been dithering online with its headline on the Indian Prime Minister. The Independent's story on Dr Manmohan Singh fluctuated this morning between asking if he is Sonia Gandhi's "poodle" or her "puppet." It's now settled on asking if the PM is, as Time magazine suggested last week, 'the underachiever'.
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BJP chief minister defends PM on 'under-achiever' story
While the BJP leaders have been criticising the Prime Minister being an underachiever especially after being labelled as that, by Time magazine, Manmohan Singh has found support from unlikely ground. Madhya Pradesh's BJP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan who was in Pune meeting potential investors defended the Prime Minister saying 'we don't nee...
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Time magazine is late to the party, say BJP and Nitish about PM critique
Time magazine's branding of the Prime Minister as an "under-achiever" in its cover story has predictably been dismissed by his party.
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Sharapova vows to make clay mark in Paris
Maria Sharapova has vowed to put years of claycourt under-achievement behind her, starting with victory over German 15th seed Andrea Petkovic in Wednesday's French Open quarter finals.
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'Free Spirited' South Africa Unburdened By T20 World Cup Expectations
South Africa, perennial under-achievers in ICC events, will go into the T20 World Cup unburdened by high expectations.
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World Cup 2018, Round Of 16, France vs Argentina Preview: Lionel Messi Key As Argentina Face Under-Achieving France
Lionel Messi the focal point for Argentina and France as they prepare for their Round of 16 clash.
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My Heart Wasn't In It Anymore, Says Ana Ivanovic After Retirement
Ana Ivanovic, who also reached the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open finals, said she would not classify her career as being one of under-achievement
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Failure Not an Option for Students Till Class 8. But That Could Change.
Under-achievers in school who are enrolled in Class 8 or below are not failed. They get grades, not marks, and are promoted to the next class even if they perform abysmally. That policy, introduced five years ago by the Congress-led government, could be up for review.
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Australian Under-Achiever Breaks 10-Year Jinx at Australian Open
Australian Jarmila Gajdosova has played the Australian Open every year since 2006 and been knocked out in her first match each time. She finally cleared the hurdle by beating Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru 6-3, 6-4 and said the relief was so great it felt like winning the final.
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Decision-makers should run India, says Narendra Modi in speech to India Inc
Narendra Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, told industry leaders in Gujarat today that India has become "a country of under-achievers" largely because of the failed economic policies and inaction of the central government.
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Captain Wayne Rooney vows to make up for England woes
Wayne Rooney admits he is desperate to make amends for years of under-achievement with England after being named as captain for Friday's World Cup qualifier against San Marino.
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South Africa outright favourites against Zimbabwe
Perennial under-achievers at big-ticket ICC events, South Africa will start their campaign to shed the 'chokers' tag when they take on minnows Zimbabwe in their opening Group C match of the World Twenty20 on Thursday.
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Roger Federer cruises past hapless Donald Young
Roger Federer began his campaign to win a record sixth US Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory on Monday over America's Donald Young, whose season of under-achievement hit another low.
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Who's the under-achiever now? Outlook magazine gives Obama the title
Outlook magazine, in its next edition which hits the stands soon, has a cover story that brands President Obama "The Underachiever." That was the title bestowed on Dr Manmohan Singh two weeks ago by Time Magazine in its Asia edition.
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Who's the under-achiever now? Outlook gives Obama the title
After some serious bashing by international media over the slow pace of reform, the Prime Minister found two white knights today. First, Ratan Tata tweeted that "Attacks on the architect of 1991 reforms which brought us prosperity is sad and unfortunate. It's wrong to single out the PM for inflation, low investment confidence and slow growth."
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UK daily headline on PM dithers between 'poodle', 'puppet' and 'under-achiever'
A UK daily has been dithering online with its headline on the Indian Prime Minister. The Independent's story on Dr Manmohan Singh fluctuated this morning between asking if he is Sonia Gandhi's "poodle" or her "puppet." It's now settled on asking if the PM is, as Time magazine suggested last week, 'the underachiever'.
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BJP chief minister defends PM on 'under-achiever' story
While the BJP leaders have been criticising the Prime Minister being an underachiever especially after being labelled as that, by Time magazine, Manmohan Singh has found support from unlikely ground. Madhya Pradesh's BJP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan who was in Pune meeting potential investors defended the Prime Minister saying 'we don't nee...
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Time magazine is late to the party, say BJP and Nitish about PM critique
Time magazine's branding of the Prime Minister as an "under-achiever" in its cover story has predictably been dismissed by his party.
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Sharapova vows to make clay mark in Paris
Maria Sharapova has vowed to put years of claycourt under-achievement behind her, starting with victory over German 15th seed Andrea Petkovic in Wednesday's French Open quarter finals.
