Olympics Athletics: Sally Pearson fastest hurdler, reinstated Toufiq triumphs (Roundup)
August 8th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Sally Pearson of Australia set a new Olympics record to win the gold in the women's 100 metres hurdles while reinstated Algerian Taoufik Makhloufi produced a ... Read more...
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Danes snatch rowing gold from Britain
August 4th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Danish rowers Mads Rasumessen and Rasmus Quist exacted revenge on Britain to win gold in the men's lightweight double sculls Saturday.Rasumessen and Quist overtook Zac ... Read more...
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Olympic swimming: Manaudou takes 50m freestyle gold
August 4th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) French swimmer Florent Manaudou shot to the Olympic 50 metres freestyle gold, consigning defending champion Cesar Cielo to his first major final defeat in four ... Read more...
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Phelps scrapes into 400m individual medley final
July 28th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Fourteen-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps scraped into the final of the men's 400 metres individual medley of the London Games Saturday, qualifying last ... Read more...
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Vote fraud too small to make difference: Putin
March 8th, 2012 - 8:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister and president-elect Vladimir Putin has said there might have been violations in the vote but they did not go beyond hundredths of ... Read more...
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Bolt’s peerless victory in Zagreb 100 metres
September 14th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Zagreb (Croatia), Sep 14 (IANS/CMC) Usain Bolt continued to rebuild his air of invincibility with a peerless victory in the men's 100 metres in an IAAF World Challenge meet here Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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World atheletics: Jamaican quartet claim 4×100 relay record
September 5th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Sep 4 (IANS) The Daegu world championships finally reached a thrilling peak, witnessing a world record falling in the last event with Usain Bolt's final ... Read more...
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Kenya’s David Rudisha sets 800 m world record
August 23rd, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 22 (DPA) Kenya's David Rudisha posted a world 800-metre record at the ISTAF World Challenge in Berlin Sunday.
The 21-year-old former junior world champion crossed the line in one minute 41.09 ... Read more...
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Hamilton enjoying productive relationship with Button
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 2(ANI): Former Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has said he is enjoying a productive relationship with new McLaren team-mate and reigning champion Jenson Button.Hamilton and Button have registered excellent ... Read more...
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Hamilton leads McLaren as the team to beat in Bahrain Grand Prix
March 1st, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Barcelona, Mar 1(ANI): McLaren will head to the Bahrain Grand Prix as the team to beat after British Formula One racing driver posted the quickest time of the Barcelona test on the ... Read more...
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Shannon Bahrke Grabs Bronze Medal At Women’s Moguls
February 14th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Vancouver, Feb 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) American freestyle skier Shannon Bahrke registered the bronze medal in the women's mogul on Saturday at the Winter Olympics at Vancouver. The 29 year old ... Read more...
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World, championship records fall in Rome
July 29th, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 29 (DPA) Mary Descenza Wednesday broke the world record in the heats of the women's 200m butterfly at the world championships, while Aleksandra Gerasimenya set a new championship record ... Read more...
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Phelps happy with his swim as records fall
July 28th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 28 (DPA) An astonishing eight swimmers managed to swim under the championship record in the heats of the men's 50m breaststroke, as the third day of swimming got underway ... Read more...
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Water snakes startle fish to make them flee into their jaws
June 19th, 2009 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): A tentacled snake from South East Asia has developed a unique line of attack to catch its prey-it startles a fish in a way that the prey turns ... Read more...
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$7.5 million for Innovalight’s New Technology
March 13th, 2009 - 12:23 am ICT by GD
With plans to speed up the development of ultra-low cost lightweight solar cells using a proprietary silicon ink-based technology, Innovalight has decided to rake up additional $7.5 million in private equity led ... Read more...
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Usain Bolt could have run 9.55 seconds in Olympic final: Scientists
September 11th, 2008 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 11 (ANI): Scientists believe that Jamaican Usain Bolt could have run 9.55sec at the Beijing Olympics if he had not started celebrating before the finish line.Bolt set a world ... Read more...
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Bolt from the Blue laughs his way to a world record (Lead)
August 16th, 2008 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 16 (IANS) Call it what you want: Bolt from the Blue. Greased Lightning. Or simply Usain Bolt. Bolt, almost last off the blocks, few from behind to pluck ... Read more...
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I’m not unbeatable, insists history-making Phelps
August 13th, 2008 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Beijing, Aug 13 (DPA) Shortly after crushing the opposition in the 200m butterfly and 4x200m freestyle relay, American swimming superstar Michael Phelps said he did not regard himself as unbeatable. Phelps, who ... Read more...
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History-maker Phelps takes his gold tally to 11
August 13th, 2008 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Beijing, Aug 13 (DPA) - Michael Phelps Wednesday rewrote the Olympic record books when he won his 10th and 11th gold medals in another awesome swimming session that saw six more world ... Read more...
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Bailey predicts Bolt will win 100m in Beijing
August 1st, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, Aug 1 (Xinhua) Former men's 100 meters world record holder Donovan Bailey expects Usain Bolt to win the showpiece sprint event at the Beijing Olympics. Bailey, who won the 100 meters ... Read more...
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Pole vault queen eyes more than Olympic gold
July 31st, 2008 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 31 (Xinhua) If there is any athlete going with the tag of unrivalled gold medallists in the Beijing Olympics, Yelena Isinbayeva has to be one of them. The Russian pole ... Read more...
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‘Lane 1 advantage’ for sprinters closest to starter’s pistol
June 22nd, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 22 (IANS) Sprinters in lane eight may well be at a disadvantage, says a new study that suggests the reaction time of those close to the source of a loud ... Read more...
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Racers closest to starter pistol likely to be ahead of competitors further away
June 19th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): Sprinters running in lane 1 in the upcoming Olympics would certainly have an advantage over those running in other lanes, for researchers at the University of Alberta ... Read more...
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Force India’s Fisichella qualifies 17th for Malaysian F1 GP
March 22nd, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by admin
By Anand Philar
Kuala Lumpur, March 22 (IANS) Giancarlo Fisichella of Force India qualified 17th in the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix at the Sepang circuit here Saturday. Ferrari came up with a ... Read more...
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