Olympic volleyball: Russia stun Brazil to win men’s gold
August 12th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia shocked Brazil by coming back from two sets down to win the Olympic gold in the men's volleyball event here Sunday.The result gave Russia ... Read more...
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Olympics: Russia storms to canoe sprint double gold
August 11th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian pair Yury Postrigay and Alexander Dyachenko blitzed the field for gold in the Olympic canoe sprint men's kayak double event Saturday.Postrigay and Dyachenko raced ... Read more...
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Olympics: Weber, Dietze steer Germany to kayak double gold
August 9th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) German pair Franziska Weber and Tina Dietze took Olympic gold in the women's kayak double here Thursday, depriving their Hungarian rivals of a third-consecutive title.Weber ... 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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Six quarter-milers handed one-year ban, olympics doubtful (Lead)
December 23rd, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) India's leading six women quarter-milers, including Asian Games double gold medallist Ashwini Akkunji, were banned for one year by the national anti-doping disciplinary panel here ... Read more...
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Six women quarter-milers get 12-month ban, but London hopes alive
December 23rd, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) India's six women quarter-milers, including Asian Games double gold medallist Ashwini Akkunji, were Friday banned for one year by the national anti-doping disciplinary panel and ... Read more...
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Ashwini’s big strides take her to new heights
December 4th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) When Ashwini Chidananda with her sensational burst of speed won two gold medals for India at the Guangzhou Asian Games, little did she realise that her big ... Read more...
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Tata Steel felicitates archers, Deepika gets Rs.10 lakh
October 18th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 18 (IANS) India's medal-winning archers at the Commonwealth Games were accorded a warm welcome on their arrival here and felicitated by Tata Steel Monday.Double gold medallist Deepika Kumari was given ... Read more...
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Narang shoots double gold in Asian Air Gun
December 18th, 2009 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Gagan Narang shot an individual gold and also helped the India bag the team gold in the Asian Air Gun Shooting Championships in Doha Friday.
According ... Read more...
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Sports star, matinee idol and barrister battle in Krishnanagar
May 6th, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Krishnanagar, May 6 (IANS) Rarely does one find a sports star crossing swords with a matinee idol in Indian elections. But that is the case in West Bengal's Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency ... Read more...
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Singur, Nandigram vote in round two (Poll Curtainraiser - West Bengal)
May 6th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) The second phase of elections in West Bengal will be of interest not just to politicos but also India Inc with Nandigram and Singur, the two areas ... Read more...
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Pictures suggest Michael Phelps, Stephanie Rice bonding in Beijing
August 30th, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, August 30 (ANI): Comparing a picture of eight-times gold medal winner Michael Phelps with a "mystery" girl at an Olympics party with that of swimming stunner Stephanie Rice, it is ... Read more...
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Bekele’s golden double and Kenyan double delight in Olympics
August 23rd, 2008 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 23 (DPA) Kenenisa Bekele emulated fellow-Ethiopian Miruts Yifter when he completed the first Olympic long distance double gold with a runaway triumph in the 5,000 metres at the Beijing Olympics ... Read more...
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Chinese-born Austrian sends Sharath packing in second round
August 20th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 20 (IANS) An off-colour Achanta Sharath Kamal was full of errors as he went down 1-4 to a much higher ranked Chen Wiexing, a Chinese-born Austrian, in the second round ... Read more...
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