Collapsed walker is Olympic hero
August 5th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian walker who collapsed while chasing a medal at the Olympics is a true example of heroism, the head of the Russian Olympic ... Read more...
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Olympics: Bolt, Blake headline weekend track action
August 3rd, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/CMC) The much anticipated track and field segment of the London Olympics runs off Friday with the first round of the women's 100 metre expected to be the ... Read more...
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Olympic boxing: Vijender powers his way to pre-quarters (Lead)
July 29th, 2012 - 5:45 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) India's strong medal contender Vijender Singh sailed into the pre-quarter final in the men's middleweight (75 kg) boxing competition with a clinical 14-10 win over Danabek ... Read more...
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High jumper Di Martino to miss Olympics
July 27th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italian high jump Olympic medal contender Antonietta Di Martino will miss the London Games with a knee injury, the Italian athletics federation said Friday.Di Martino, ... Read more...
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1992 Olympics: Indian hockey suffers due to indiscipline (Sports Special)
July 20th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
In a desperate bid to extricate Indian hockey from the quagmire it had sunk into, Balkrishen Singh was brought back to coach the team for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.There was ... Read more...
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China’s tennis team faces uphill task at London Olympics
July 9th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 9 (IANS) Superstar Li Na will lead the Chinese charge at the All England Club for the 2012 London Olympic tennis event which features the strongest ever ... Read more...
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Asian Games athletics: Gowda disappoints, Luka in 800m final (Lead)
November 24th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 24 (IANS) India's medal hope Vikas Gowda disappointed Wednesday finishing fourth in men's discus throw event in the Asian Games here.India, however, braced for a few medals from track and ... Read more...
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CWG Badminton: Cakewalk for Indian team in opening match (Lead)
October 4th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) It was a cakewalk for India in their opening pool D match in the badminton mixed team event of the Commonwealth Games with a 5-0 drubbing of ... Read more...
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Now, Scot tennis ace Baltacha pulls out of CWG over health concerns
September 26th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
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number one tennis player Elena Baltacha has withdrawn from ... Read more...
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Saina goes down fighting, India’s challenge ends in World Badminton (Roundup)
August 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
Hyderabad, Aug 14 (IANS) The Indian challenge in the World Badminton Championships ended Friday after top medal contender and sixth-seed Saina Nehwal went down fighting 16-21, 19-21 to second-seed Lin ... Read more...
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Sushil to spearhead India’s challenge in World Wrestling
August 13th, 2009 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallist Sushil Kumar will spearhead India's challenge in next month's World Wrestling Championships in Herning, Denmark.
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee is in the ... Read more...
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Comeback swim queen: Water doesn’t know your age
July 8th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, July 8 (DPA) The Olympics may still be a month away, but it looks as though the Games may already have its comeback queen. US swimmer Dara Torres, 41, will ... Read more...
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Paes, Bhupathi enters second round in Ordina Open
June 17th, 2008 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Leander Paes celebrated his 35th birthday in grand style combining with Mahesh Bhupathi in their first outing in the run-up to Olympics to beat Swiss Yves Allegro ... Read more...
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