Sachin gives away BMW to Saina Nehwal
August 20th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 19 (IANS) Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar gave away a brand new BMW car to India's most successful shuttler Saina Nehwal at a function here Sunday night.The batting ... Read more...
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I want to be World No.1 shuttler, says Hyderabadi Sindhu (Interview)
July 19th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 19 (IANS) After Saina Nehwal, another Indian girl is creating ripples in the badminton circuit.Pusarla Venkata Sindhu created history by becoming the first Indian to win the girls' ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka warns life ban on doping sportsmen
June 23rd, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 23 (IANS) Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has warned sportsmen with strict punishment, including life ban on those found guilty of doping.Aluthgamage said Friday coaches and medical ... Read more...
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Sai Saravanan upsets Jaswant in chess tournament
October 5th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 5 (IANS) The inaugural United India Insurance-CDCA FIDE Rated chess tournament (below 2200) took off with an upset as 12th seed Jaswant G. lost to Sai Saravanan here ... Read more...
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Sushila Devi wins gold in Asian junior judo
October 4th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) India bagged seven medals, including a gold from Sushila Devi, at the Asian Youth and Junior Judo Championships in Beirut.Indian judokas also won four silver ... Read more...
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OCA director general praises Guangzhou’s contribution to Asiad
November 12th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 11 (IANS) Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) director general Husain Al-Musallam said that Guangzhou has made a "great contribution" to the history and the legacy of the Asian Games.Speaking at ... Read more...
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Youth Olympic medallists want more exposure trips
August 28th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Fresh from the success at the Youth Olympics in Singapore, India's medal winners asked the government and the sports federations to organise regular foreign trips and hire ... Read more...
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FBI honours Indian-American for community leadership
March 20th, 2010 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 20 (IANS) Manohar "Mike" Vaswani, an Indian-American who has worked for integrating all Asian communities into one strong and cohesive entity, has received Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ... Read more...
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Olympic official Mool Chand Chowhan dies
September 11th, 2009 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Mool Chand Chowhan, vice-president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and secretary general of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), died in Jaipur Friday after a ... Read more...
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Indians dominate Asian Youth Chess, top seven of 12 categories
August 8th, 2009 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Indians dominated the Asian Youth Chess Championship, topping seven of the 12 categories as the event concluded at the Tivoli Garden Resort here Saturday.
However, Indians won eight ... Read more...
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Grover takes sole lead in U-14 category of Asian Youth Chess
August 6th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) After a poor start, Delhi-based FIDE Master Sahaj Grover came back strongly to take the sole lead in the Under-14 Open category of the ongoing Asian Youth ... Read more...
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Shyam Nikil holds Salem A.R. Saleh, keeps joint lead
August 5th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Fide Master Shyam Nikil continued his fine run by holding top seed GM Salem A.R. Saleh of UAE in the fourth round Wednesday to remain in joint ... Read more...
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Strong Indian challenge for Asian Youth chess
August 1st, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Indian chess is on an all-time high with its players tasting success regularly at the international events, and they will be eyeing a rich haul of medals ... Read more...
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India bag five golds, take tally to 10 in Asian Youth Games
July 3rd, 2009 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Indian athletes kept up their fine performance as they won two more golds to take their tally to 10 medals at the Asian Youth Games in Singapore ... Read more...
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Teens who think they’ll die young more likely to engage in risky behaviour
July 3rd, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 3 (ANI): One in seven adolescents think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behaviour, a new research has suggested.University of Minnesota ... Read more...
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India bag three more medals at Asian Youth Games
July 2nd, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Indian athletes continued their impressive run at the Asian Youth Games in Singapore, winning three medals Thursday to take their tally to six.
According to information received here, ... Read more...
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India win three medals at Asian Youth Games
June 30th, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Indian athletes won three medals on the first day of the inaugural Asian Youth Games in Singapore.
Delhi lad Arjun Kumar won the first gold medal of the ... Read more...
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Teenagers fearing early death more likely to be wayward: Study
June 29th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 29 (IANS) One in seven American adolescents fearing early death, that is before 35 years, are likely to engage in risky behaviours, according to a latest study.
Iris Borowsky and colleagues ... Read more...
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Teens who think they’ll die young more likely to engage in unsafe behaviour
June 29th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 29 (ANI): One in seven adolescents believe think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behaviour, a new research has suggested.University of ... Read more...
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Teenage chess prodigy hopes to turn Grandmaster this year
March 14th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
By T.S.V. Hari
Chennai, March 14 (IANS) After a good outing in three international meets in Sri Lanka, India's teenage chess prodigy N. Srinath is aiming to become a Grandmaster (GM) by the ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian wins award for educating poor kids
November 10th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 10 (IANS) Malaysian Indian Dhanveer Singh has won the Most Outstanding Youth of the Year award for his work to educate poor children in Southeast Asian nations' He says ... Read more...
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India win 21 medals in Asian Youth Chess
July 21st, 2008 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) India bagged 21 medals, including half a dozen gold medals, in the Asian Youth Chess Championship which concluded in Tehran Monday. The Indian players also bagged five silver ... Read more...
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Indian judokas shine at Asian meet
July 11th, 2008 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Indian judokas won six medals, including one gold, in the just concluded 4th Children of Asia Games at Yakutsk in the Republic of Saka. Pooja Dhanda (57 ... Read more...
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Indian judokas win four gold at Asian Youth Championships
July 4th, 2008 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Indian judokas won eight medals, including four gold, at the Asian Youth Judo Championships in Sana'a, Yemen. According to information received here, Balinder (boys, 42kg), Amit Kumar ... Read more...
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