Five Paralympic golds leave Savchenko incredulous
September 8th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Winning five gold medals in the London 2012 Paralympic pool has left swimmer Oksana Savchenko incredulous.The 21-year-old Russian set a new world record to claim ... Read more...
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Olympic taekwondo: South Korea, Argentina win golds
August 11th, 2012 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) South Korea's Hwang Kyung Seon defeated Nur Tatar from Turkey to retain her Olympic title in the women's 67 kg division while Argentina's Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich ... Read more...
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China, US to battle it out for top position in London
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) China beat long-time Olympic powerhouse United States in the number of gold medals at Beijing 2008 but in London it might be a different story.China ... Read more...
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Injuries to spikers hurt China’s Olympics medal hopes
July 11th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 11 (IANS) Again, a Chinese star player was injured. And again, a disappointing fifth finish in the 2012 women's volleyball World Grand Prix Finals, the most important competition ... Read more...
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Russia avoids US, draws Spain in Olympic basketball
July 9th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, July 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has avoided the United States but has been drawn in a group with European champions Spain for the men's Olympic basketball tournament.The Russians secured ... Read more...
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Basketball: Russia seals Olympics berth
July 8th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and Lithuania have claimed two of the last three berths for the 12-team men's basketball tournament at the London Olympics by making the final ... Read more...
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Eyes on India at London climate talks
October 19th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Oct 19 (IANS) Speculation surrounded India's position as representatives of the world's leading economies began a second day's meeting here Monday in a bid to break a ... Read more...
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Americans most successful at Wimbledon
July 2nd, 2008 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (IANS) American tennis players have been rated as the most successful in the Wimbledon Championships with as many as 37 players making to the top-100 rankings issued by a ... Read more...
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