Jessica Ennis will feature on the cover of the Beano
August 22nd, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Participating in the Olympic Games might be lucky for Jessica Ennis who has just increased her fortune as well as her fame through a children comic magazine.
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London Olympics to go down as Athletes’ Games: IOC chief
August 13th, 2012 - 2:43 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The London Olympics have been proclaimed as the best Games ever by IOC president Jacques Rogge.That may sound impressive, but in reality it's a ... Read more...
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Jessica Ennis’ gold postbox vandalized
August 9th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A postbox that was painted Gold to celebrate Jessica Ennis’s Olympic victory was vandalized and left with graffiti markings on it. The box, which was painted with ... Read more...
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Farah first Briton to win Olympic 10,000m gold
August 5th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Mo Farah became the first Briton to win gold in the Olympic 10,000 metres Saturday, kicking home in the final straight to shake off the ... Read more...
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Ennis captures dream Olympic gold on home soi
August 5th, 2012 - 5:53 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Britain's Jessica Ennis won gold in the Olympic women's heptathlon Saturday, winning the 800 meters race.Ennis had a virtually unassailable lead of 184 points going ... Read more...
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Olympics: Britain’s Rutherford leaps to long jump gold
August 5th, 2012 - 5:52 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Greg Rutherford of Britain won gold in the men's long jump Saturday, leaping 8.31 meters.Rutherford claimed the gold when Will Claye of the US, the ... Read more...
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Jessica Ennis ‘labelled “overweight” by UK Athletics’
May 25th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, May 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The track and field athlete Jessica Ennis has been labelled as overweight by a high rank UK Athletics official, according to her coach Toni Minichiello.
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Pentathlete Dobrynska first to break 5,000-point barrier
March 10th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, March 10 (IANS) Natallia Dobrynska of Ukraine set a new world record in the Pentathlon tallying 5013 points to win the world title on the opening day of the ... Read more...
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Liu Xiang, Robles set for Birmingham showdown
February 10th, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Reigning Olympic champion and world record holder Dayron Robles will go head-to-head with reigning world indoor champion Liu Xiang of China in a blockbuster 60-metre hurdles ... Read more...
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Trafalgar Square’s Olympic Clock stops working
March 16th, 2011 - 2:05 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Mar 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The officials at Omega have got a lot of explaining to do because the Trafalgar Square’s Olympic Clock has stopped working. And sadly the most remarkable thing ... Read more...
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UK athletes to miss out 2012 London Olympics’ opening ceremony
March 11th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 11 (ANI): Britain's track athletes will not participate in the opening ceremony of next year's London Olympics.Spectators paying up to 2,012 pounds will be denied the chance of seeing athletes ... Read more...
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Nadal, Messi nominated for Laureus Sportsman of the Year award
January 11th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 11 (IANS) Tennis star Rafael Nadal, Barcelona footballers Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi and Formula One driver Germany's Sebastian Vettel are among those nominated for the Laureus World ... Read more...
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All top athletes will be present at Glasgow CWG: Scott
October 16th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 16 (ANI): All the games' top stars will be present during the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, John Scott, chief executive of the organising committee, has said.The world's fastest man Usain ... Read more...
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India real force to reckon with during Delhi CWG: England chef de mission
October 2nd, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 2(ANI): England's chef de mission Craig Hunter reckons that India would be a real force to be reckoned with during the Delhi Commonwealth Games.When asked which nation Team England ... Read more...
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Brit withdrawals from Delhi CWG may hit winning momentum: UK Athletics chief
October 2nd, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 2(ANI): UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee believes that the withdrawal of many top stars from the Delhi Commonwealth Games could undermine the winning momentum that his team ... Read more...
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Olympians back Brit athletes’ decision to participate in Delhi CWG despite security concerns
September 26th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
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backed British athletes' decision to go to India for the Commonwealth Games
despite concerns over the poor facilities.Speaking at the 2010 ... Read more...
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Pole vault champ Hooker says Aussies will beat Poms in Delhi CWG track and field
September 19th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept.19 (ANI): National team captain and Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker has predicted that Australia will topple England in the track and field at next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games.Hooker ... Read more...
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Oz world long jump champ may skip Delhi CWG over security, infrastructure fears
August 15th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 15 (ANI): The security situation, infrastructure problems and the event falling so late in the season is set to take another toll in star cancellations, with world indoor long jump ... Read more...
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Man U midfielder Giggs stunned by ‘BBC Sports Personality of the Year’ award
December 14th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 14(ANI): Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs has become the 56th BBC Sports Personality of the Year after edging out reigning Formula One champion Jenson Button, heptathlon world champion Jessica ... Read more...
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Bolt runs into sports history with 100m record (Lead)
August 17th, 2009 - 8:46 am ICT by IANS
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Berlin, Aug 17 (DPA) Usain Bolt produced one of the greatest moments in world sport when he lowered the 100 metres world record to an astonishing 9.58 seconds for the world ... Read more...
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