Champion Russian wrestler dies of heart attack at 35
September 13th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former European Greco-Roman wrestling champion Sergei Artyukhin has died of a heart attack aged 35, the Russian Wrestling Federation announced Thursday.Artyukhin, the brother of ex-NHL ... Read more...
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Russian PM exhorts athletes to do best at Sochi Games
August 14th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 14 (IANS) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has expressed the hope that Russian athletes would do their best at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.With the conclusion of the ... Read more...
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Olympic wrestling: Burroughs wrestles to gold in US-Iran match
August 11th, 2012 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Jordan Burroughs of the US took gold in a close final in the men's 74 kg against Saeed Goudarzi of Iran.With loud cheers from American ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Deserved triumph for Merritt on good night for US (Roundup)
August 9th, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Aries Merritt ran a personal best of 12.92 to win the 110 metres hurdles gold at the Olympic Games athletics competition here Wednesday night. It is ... Read more...
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Olympics: Merritt leads US gold rush in athletics (World Roundup)
August 9th, 2012 - 8:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) American Aries Merritt ran a personal best of 12.92 seconds to win the Olympic men's 100m hurdles title Wednesday as the US closed in upon China ... Read more...
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Olympic gymnastics: Gold for Dong Dong in trampoline
August 4th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) China's Dong Dong won the gold in the men's trampoline at the Olympics here Friday, beating Russia's Dmitry Ushakov.In a reversal of the results from the ... Read more...
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Olympic Hockey: Tough opener for India (Preview)
July 29th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) After an eight-year break, India renew their quest for the elusive ninth gold medal when they take on the Netherlands in their opening Group A fixture ... Read more...
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Putin to host Russian Olympic team in Kremlin
July 21st, 2012 - 8:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Olympic team will meet President Vladimir Putin in Kremlin Saturday prior to their departure for the Games in Britain.The Olympic Games will kick off ... Read more...
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Dix out of 200m for London Games
June 30th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 30 (IANS) American sprinter Walter Dix, third in the 100 and 200 meters at the 2008 Olympics and second in both events at last year's World championships, failed ... Read more...
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Chris Bosh’s 911 call for dying masseuse released
June 13th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Miami, June 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Miami Heat player Chris Bosh placed a 911 call after his in-house masseuse collapsed last week. Bosh requested an ambulance to be sent to his home ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily rues country’s Olympic woes
April 2nd, 2012 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) How can Pakistan that is brimming with sporting talent be "a no-hoper" when it comes to the Olympics, asked a daily that noted two of the ... Read more...
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India-China defence dialogue resumed; border mechanism gets a push
December 9th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Breaking the ice in their military ties, India and China Friday held their Annual Defence Dialogue (ADD) in "an atmosphere of cordiality" and decided ... Read more...
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Alicia Sacramone poses in ESPN’s Body issue
October 6th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Olympic gymnast Alicia Sacramone has revealed that she posed nude for the 2011 edition of the ESPN Body Issue to prove a point. The 23-year-old said ... Read more...
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CWG scam: Dutch company refutes OC charges
March 15th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 15 (IANS) Infostrada Sports, the Dutch company contracted to provide media services during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, Tuesday disputed charges of "non-performance" levelled by the ... Read more...
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Beijing Olympics pollution controls could cut lung cancer risk
February 8th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Corvallis (Oregon, US), Feb.8 (ANI): The air pollution control measures that were put in place in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games - if continued - would cut almost in half the ... Read more...
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Asian Games boxing: World No.1 Vijender in finals
November 24th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 24 (IANS) World No.1 Indian boxer Vijender Singh moved into the finals of the 75kg at the Asian Games here Wednesday with a hard fought 10-7 win over Mohammad Sattarpour ... Read more...
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Guangzhou spent lot less than Doha on opening ceremony
November 13th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 13 (IANS) The cost of the opening and closing ceremonies put together here in the Guangzhou Asian Games will be much less than what the Games organisers spent in Doha ... Read more...
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Murray ends coaching career a satisfied man
October 13th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) For Frank Murray, there were no tears of joy, but only a sense of immense satisfaction at ending his coaching career with a gold medal in ... Read more...
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Abhinav Bindra takes athletes’ oath at CWG opening ceremony
October 3rd, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Shooter Abhinav Bindra, India's only individual Olympic champion, took the athletes' oath on behalf of the 6,700 participants from 71 countries and territories at the opening ... Read more...
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Tyler Winklevoss Praises ‘The Social Network’
October 3rd, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The much anticipated movie on Facebook, 'The Social Network' released this week and fans all over have been scrambling the web for the reviews and interviews ... Read more...
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Australian businesses to talk shop during Commonwealth Games
September 28th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Australia Tuesday launched here a networking initiative that has generated deals worth over $1.7 billion internationally since 2000 to connect business people from down under and the ... Read more...
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Prince Charles, Prince Albert, Maldives president to grace Games inaugural
September 5th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Guess what is common between Britain's Prince Charles, Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed and Prince Albert of Monaco? Well, nothing much yet. But they are ... Read more...
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Bolt wants to break his records to become legend at 2012 Olympic Games in London
September 1st, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 1 (ANI): Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has expressed his desire to win the title all over again during 2012 Olympic Games in London and establish himself as a legend. ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games preparations running behind schedule
September 1st, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 1 (ANI): With just over one month left for the commencement of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the world's third largest sporting event, have turned a major challenge for ... Read more...
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Olympic games for gays and lesbians held
August 12th, 2010 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Cologne, Aug 12 (DPA) The eighth international Gay Games - an Olympics for gay and lesbian athletes - held recently in Cologne were designed to send a clear message: society should be ... Read more...
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Many top Canadian athletes to skip CWG
August 5th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Aug 5 (IANS) Many top Canadian athletes have opted out of the Commonwealth Games as Canada announced a 40-member team for the Delhi mega event from Oct 6 to ... Read more...
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Serbs will be a confident bunch in South Africa (Group D team profile)
May 29th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, May 29 (DPA) Things looked quite bleak for Serbian football in 2008 after watching the European Championships from home and crashing out of the Beijing Olympics. But that was before ... Read more...
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‘Ho visto Messi’: a superstar with infinite potential
April 10th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, April 10 (DPA) The story will grow over time, and the 93,330 fans who were at the stadium on that April evening will soon turn into hundreds of thousands.
Everyone will ... Read more...
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India’s World Cup campaign flawed from the start (Comment)
March 7th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
It is time to pick up the pieces of Indian hockey even as coach Jose Brasa is humming John Denver's "Leaving on a Jet Plane" melody. One suspects that the ... Read more...
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Germany, Australia, Netherlands to vie for hockey honours
February 27th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) If a majority of team coaches believe that there are at least half-a-dozen sides capable of winning the 12th men's Hockey World Cup beginning in ... Read more...
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Counter attacks will be key for India against Spain (Preview of India’s group)
February 23rd, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Flair, flamboyance and individual skills best describe Spain's hockey team that has often promised a lot but failed to deliver. Like India, whom them play March 4, Spain, finalists in ... Read more...
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Champions Trophy: Australia beat England 2-1 for third consecutive win
December 1st, 2009 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 1 (DPA) Title-holders Australia got their third win in as many matches over England 2-1 at the field hockey Champions Trophy Tuesday.
Des Abbott scored the winner for the hosts with ... Read more...
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China’s approved sale of endangered animal products spells doom for Indian tigers
September 3rd, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing/Mumbai, Sep.3 (ANI): The world's dwindling population of tigers could be pushed closer to extinction after China approved the sale of products extracted from endangered animals.The latest document issued by the Chinese ... Read more...
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Kerri Walsh And May Treanor Teams Up After Long Wait On “Shaq Vs”
August 26th, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
"Shaq Vs" stars American Basketball star Shaquille O'Neil of the Cleveland Cavaliers. On the show he challenges several top athletes and on Tuesday night ( 9pm., ABC). Shaq took on ... Read more...
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US disqualified from men’s relay
August 22nd, 2009 - 8:07 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 22 (DPA) The United States was disqualified from the men's 4x100 metres relay at the world championships early Saturday over a faulty baton exchange.
The British team protested that the final ... Read more...
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