Olympic champion Cameron Van der Burgh admits to cheating
August 8th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The recently crowned 100m breast stroke Olympic champion Cameron Van der Burgh has just admitted that he cheated in winning the gold. The celebrated South African gold ... Read more...
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Olympic hockey: India to play only for pride against Korea (Preview)
August 4th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) The Indian hockey team will be hoping for a win against Asian rivals South Korea in the London Olympics Sunday, following three straight defeats which have ... Read more...
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Olympics: Vijay Kumar gives India second medal from the ranges (Second Lead)
August 3rd, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Army marksman Vijay Kumar gave India its second medal of the London Olympics, winning the silver in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event after ... Read more...
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Olympic hockey: Jittery India suffer third defeat
August 3rd, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) A jittery India crashed to a 2-5 defeat against Germany for their third straight reverse in Group B of the Olympic men's hockey competition here Friday.The ... Read more...
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Classy Uchimura wins all-around gymnastics gold
August 2nd, 2012 - 2:28 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Japan's Kohei Uchimura put in a classy all-around performance to take gold in the men's gymnastics at the London Olympics here Wednesday.Uchimara put in five ... Read more...
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Olympics: Indian rowers out of medal contention (Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Indian rower Sawarn Singh and the pair of Manjeet Singh and Sandeep Kumar Tuesday were out of medal contention and now will be looking to make ... Read more...
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Asian Junior TT: India’s U-18 boys win thriller against Chinese Taipei, enter semis
July 22nd, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) India edged out Chinese Taipei 3-2 to enter the semifinals of the U-18 category at the Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships here Wednesday and assured ... Read more...
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Asian Games archery: Deepika in quarters of individual recurve
November 23rd, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 23 (IANS) India's Deepika Kumari stayed in medal contention after a entering the quarterfinals of the women's individual recurve archery event at the Asian Games here Tuesday.Deepika, a gold ... Read more...
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Asian Games golf: Rashid and Indian team slip to fourth place
November 19th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Guangzhou, Nov 19 (IANS) It was a disappointing day for the Indian golfers, even as South Korea again seemed on course to making a clean sweep of all four Asian ... Read more...
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Asian Games golf: Rashid keeps India in sight of two medals (Lead)
November 18th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
By V.Krishnaswamy
Guangzhou, Nov 18 (IANS) Rashid Khan's brilliant four-under 68, which also equalled the best round on the second day at the Asian Games golf at Dragon Lake golf course, saw India ... Read more...
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Asian Games chess: Harika gets bronze, Sasikaran disappoints (Lead)
November 16th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 16 (IANS) India's Harika Dronavalli defeated Iran's Sukandar Irine Kharisma in the final and ninth round to win bronze in the women's individual chess at the Asian Games here Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Advani wins gold, shooters add to the tally (Roundup)
November 14th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 14 (IANS) Pankaj Advani fought back from a perilous position to pocket India's first gold medal after the shooters brought in a silver and a bronze on the second ... Read more...
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CWG Hockey: Pakistan, New Zealand on course for semis (Roundup)
October 7th, 2010 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistan and New Zealand are on course for semifinal berths with two victories apiece as the competition in the Commonwealth Games men's hockey tournament increased ... Read more...
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India beat Japan 5-1, finish fifth in Asia Cup hockey
May 15th, 2009 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kuantan (Malaysia), May 15 (IANS) India trounced Japan 5-1 in a classification match to finish fifth in the Asia Cup hockey tournament here Friday.
Tushar Khandekar scored two goals (64th, 69th minutes) while ... Read more...
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Harendra says he was provoked into Pakistan remark
May 15th, 2009 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Karachi, May 15 (IANS) India's hockey coach Harendra Singh Friday clarified
that his remark about India-Pakistan bilateral series were torn out of context by two Pakistani journalists who deliberately asked ... Read more...
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India out of Asia Cup hockey medal race
May 12th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kuantan (Malaysia), May 12 (IANS) Defending champions India were knocked out of medal contention in the Asia Cup hockey tournament after they were held 2-2 by China in their concluding league fixture ... Read more...
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Saina stuns fourth seed Wang; one step from medal rounds(Second lead)
August 11th, 2008 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 11 (IANS) Saina Nehwal may well prove to be the dark horse in the Indian Olympic contingent. The shy 18-year-old from Hyderabad pulled off the biggest upset of ... Read more...
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Paes and Bhupathi to begin their Olympic campaign Monday
August 10th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
By V.Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi will look to rework their old magic in their quest for the elusive Olympic medal in men's doubles when they take ... Read more...
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Indian women archers off-target against China
August 10th, 2008 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) As dark clouds hover over the Beijing sky to occasionally open up for a drizzle, the Indian women's archery team threw away a seemingly great opportunity ... Read more...
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Chinese gymnast Yang eyeing Olympic gold
July 23rd, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, July 23 (Xinhua) Chinese Yang Wei has the most decorated record in Asian Games gymnastics history and is now looking to leave his Athens heartbreak behind and deliver the home crowd ... Read more...
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