Kerala gets ready for Onam
August 18th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 18 (IANS) Onam, Kerala's famous harvest festival, will be celebrated this year from August 26.Until August 31, when the festival ends, Keralites will push concerns over the deficient ... Read more...
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Mexico has best Olympics in over 40 years
August 13th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) The Mexican contingent for London Olympics ensured the country's best performance at the Summer Games in over 40 years, winning seven medals, including one gold, three ... Read more...
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The best Olympics for India (Review)
August 12th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) India will return with its best-ever Olympics medal tally from the London Games. If there is anything missing, it is a gold and that has ... Read more...
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Indian wrestling has a bright future: Sports minister
August 12th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) India's Sports Minister Ajay Maken said Sunday Sushil Kumar's back-to-back Olympic medals show that there is a bright future for wrestling in the country.
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We are getting better at Olympics: IOA
August 12th, 2012 - 2:09 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary general Randhir Singh Saturday said wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt's bronze medal that took the country's tally to five, from the London ... Read more...
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Olympics archery: South Korea’s Oh shoots gold
August 4th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Oh Jin Hyek won an Olympics gold for South Korea in the men's individual archery Friday, with a dominant victory over his Japanese opponent Takaharu ... Read more...
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Archers over awed by Olympic stage, says coach
August 2nd, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) A distraught women's archery coach Purnima Mahato says the only reason for India's disastrous performance at the London Olympics she could think of is perhaps their ... Read more...
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Olympics: India men bow out, Deepika now lone hope (Archery Intro Roundup)
August 1st, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) India's challenge in men's individual archery event at the London Olympics came to an unceremonious end with all three participants crashing out in eliminators here Tuesday.Chekrovolu ... Read more...
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Olympics: End of road for Indian men (Archery Roundup)
July 31st, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) It was the end of campaign for the Indian men archers as Rahul Banerjee and Tarundeep Rai bowed out from the prequarterfinals at the Olympic Games ... Read more...
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Nagaland announces award for Swuro
July 31st, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kohima, July 31 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Tuesday announced a cash award of Rs.25 lakhs for archer Chekrovolu Swuro for becoming an Olympian.Rio, accompanied by his colleagues, are ... Read more...
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Olympics archery: Rahul, Jayanta, Swuro bow out (Third Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Rahul Banerjee secured a rare win for India before being eliminated in the second round to join compatriots Jayanta Talukdar and Chekrovolu Swuro out of the ... Read more...
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Olympics: Schedule of events involving Indian athletes Monday
July 30th, 2012 - 2:50 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the London Olympic Games Monday.Archery: women's individual eliminations: L. Bombayla Devi vs Kateryna Palekha (Greece)Badminton: ... Read more...
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Olympics: Vijender, Kashyap and Ghosh keep India’s spirits up (Overall Roundup)
July 29th, 2012 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Boxer Vijender Singh, Badminton star Parupalli Kashyap and Table Tennis youngster Soumyajit Ghosh kept India's spirits up when there was despair around them on the second ... Read more...
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‘Blind’ archer smashes London Olympics’ first world record
July 27th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) South Korea's Im Dong-hyun claimed the first of world records of the London Olympics Friday with a stunning display in the men's archery ranking round at ... Read more...
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Olympics: India’s archers primed for glory (Preview)
July 26th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) Indian archers are primed for their first ever Olympic medal in London where they begin their challenge on the morning of the opening ceremony here Friday.A ... Read more...
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Indian archers adjusting well to London weather
July 24th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) Indian archers are adjusting well to the unpredictable London weather and look in top shape ahead of the Olympic competition beginning at the iconic Lord's cricket ... Read more...
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South Korea the team to beat at Olympics: Rahul Banerjee
July 14th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Olympic medal hopeful archer Rahul Banerjee Saturday pointed to South Korea as the toughest opponent and said the London weather will play a significant role at ... Read more...
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World’s top archer Deepika is now manager at Tata Steel
July 14th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jamshedpur, July 14 (IANS) World No.1 recurve archer Deepika Kumari has joined Tata Steel as a manager in the company's sports department.Many eminent sportspersons have been employed by Tata Steel ... Read more...
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‘Brave’ - fun, emotional adventure ride (IANS Movie Review)
June 23rd, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Brave"; Directors: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell; Actors: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson; Rating: ****Wisdom is a funny thing. When you could really make good use of it, ... Read more...
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World Cup archery: Indian recurve team in final
May 4th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) The Indian men's recurve team of Rahul Banerjee, Jayanta Talukdar and Tarundeep Rai sailed into the final of the team event of the World Cup archery ... Read more...
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Sahara India to sponsor Indian volleyball
April 16th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) India's corporate major Sahara India, chief sponsors of the Indian cricket team and owners of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Pune Warriors, Monday announced that ... Read more...
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Deepika bags silver in World cup archery finals
September 26th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) India's Deepika Kumari went down to China's Cheng Ming 5-6 in a tie-breaker of the women's individual recurve summit clash at the World Cup archery finals ... Read more...
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Deepika wins gold in world youth archery
August 28th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) India's Deepika Kumari won the gold in the junior women's recurve event of the world youth championship at Legnica in Poland Sunday.Deepika, seeded third, defeated top ... Read more...
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I expected the Arjuna last year itself, says archer Rahul
July 22nd, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Commonwealth Games gold medal winning archer Rahul Banerjee
was happy to be recommended for the Arjuna Award but said he expected to get the honour last year ... Read more...
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World Cup Stage I archery: Indians put up a modest show
May 4th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Commonwealth Games gold medallist Deepika Kumari was the only top-eight finisher in the FITA round as Indian archers put up a modest performance on day one ... Read more...
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Mobile phones, picnics and music banned at London Olympics
March 18th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.18 (ANI): The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (Locog), has said water bottles, mobile phones and sandwiches could be banned during the Olympics for security reasons.A Locog spokesman said: ... Read more...
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Maken promises athletes all support for London Olympics
March 16th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Sports Minister Ajay Maken said the government is providing quality training to the athletes for the 2012 London Olympics and hoping for a better represenatation ... Read more...
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National Games: Punjab and Tamil Nadu triumph in basketball
February 22nd, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 22 (IANS) Punjab won the men's gold while Tamil Nadu bagged the women's title in the basketball events at the 34th National Games here Tuesday.Punjab men proved too strong for ... Read more...
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Modern humans would easily beat Neanderthals in a marathon
January 29th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 29 (ANI): If humans were to be pitted against Neanderthals in a marathon, the former would win, says a new study.Having said that, Neanderthal bones were built for long-distance walking ... Read more...
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Sports ministry eyeing 10 medals at London Olympics
December 6th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Bharat Sharma
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Encouraged by India's best-ever medal haul in the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games, the sports ministry is ready ... Read more...
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India’s best-ever medal tally at the Asian Games
November 27th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 27 (IANS) India came up with their best ever medal tally in any Asian Games at the Guangzhou games which ended here Saturday.
India's 14 gold medals are one less ... Read more...
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Guangzhou Asian Games “one of best ever”: OCA president
November 27th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANI
Guangzhou (China), Nov.27 (ANI): The Asian Games in Guangzhou would go down in history as "one of the best ever", Olympic Council of Asia President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah said ... Read more...
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OCA chief gives thumbs up to Guangzhou
November 27th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 27 (IANS) The 16th edition of the Asian Games would go down in history as "one of the best ever", Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) president Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad ... Read more...
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Boxer Mary Kom settles for bronze, India’s Asiad tally at 46 (Evening Lead)
November 24th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 24 (IANS) World champion boxer MC Mary Kom had to settle for a bronze as did compatriot Kavita Goyat, while an archery silver and bronzes in men's boxing and ... Read more...
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India looking for more Cuban coaches
November 24th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) After the stupendous success of coach Blas Iglesias Fernandez in Indian boxing, the sports ministry is now looking to employ more Cuban coaches in other disciplines ... Read more...
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