Paralympics: China’s gold rush continues
September 8th, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS) China kept up its gold-taking momentum here at the Paralympics, boosting its gold total to 83.The Asian giant clinched 13 gold medals Friday, reports Xinhua.Meanwhile, Australian ... Read more...
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Army promotes Olympics medallist Vijay Kumar
August 16th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) London Olympics silver medal winning shooter Vijay Kumar was Thursday promoted as Subedar Major and was given a cash award of Rs.30 lakh along with ... Read more...
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Poverty led Colombian medallist to wrestling
August 11th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Aug 11 (IANS/EFE) Colombian wrestler Jackeline Renteria, who at age 25 has won the second Olympic bronze medal of her career, in 1999 chose wrestling classes that were free ... Read more...
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Olympic: Narang misses 50m rifle prone qualification, Karmakar in
August 3rd, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Gagan Narang, India's lone medallist in the London Olympics so far, failed to make the final of the men's 50 metres rifle prone event here ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Britain’s Murray reaches semis
August 2nd, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Andy Murray moved a step closer to becoming Britain's first Olympic singles tennis medallist since 1920, reaching the semi-finals with a straight-sets win over ... Read more...
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Olympics: Vijender, Kashyap and Ghosh keep India’s spirits up (Overall Roundup)
July 29th, 2012 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Boxer Vijender Singh, Badminton star Parupalli Kashyap and Table Tennis youngster Soumyajit Ghosh kept India's spirits up when there was despair around them on the second ... Read more...
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Olympics: Indian boxer Jai Bhagwan starts campaign against Allisop
July 28th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Indian boxer Jai Bhagwan will begin his Olympic journey when he faces Andrique Allisop of Seychelles in the first round of the lightweight category (60 kg) ... Read more...
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Nothing to lose at the Olympics: Jai Bhagwan
July 26th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A late bloomer in the world of boxing, Jai Bhagwan took rapid strides to get to the pinnacle of sport in the country. In his ... Read more...
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Haddin takes pressure off, allows me to perform: Watson
March 17th, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Mar. 17 (ANI): Australian opener Shane Watson who has scored 256 runs at an average of 64, including three half-centuries, in the 2011 World Cup so far, has credited his sparkling ... Read more...
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Railway official accused of sexual harassment by CWG medallist
February 17th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 17 (IANS) A railway official entrusted with the charge of the Indian athletics team has been accused of sexually harassing well-known national sprinter Priyanka Panwar, who won a gold medal ... Read more...
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Shane Warne ‘narrowly misses confrontation with ex-wife’s beau’
February 4th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 4 (ANI): Shane Warne has narrowly avoided running into the man who is dating his former wife Simone Callahan.The spin king was playing in a charity tribute match at the ... Read more...
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Shane Warne’s ex finds love in the arms of model Toby Roberts
January 31st, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 31 (ANI): Shane Warne's ex-wife Simone Callahan has found new love with a younger man, Melbourne model Toby Roberts.According to this week's issue of Woman's Day magazine, Callahan is dating ... Read more...
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Modi flags off sports meet in Gujarat
November 20th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday inaugurated the state's biggest sports meet, the 'Swarnim Khel Mahakumbh', at the Police Stadium in Ahmedabad.Nearly 16 lakh participants from all ... Read more...
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Punjab pacifies CWG medallists with prize money hike
November 4th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 4 (IANS) Facing resentment of players over being payed much lesser amounts than their counterparts in Haryana, the Punjab government Thursday hiked the prize money for the Commonwealth Games medallists ... Read more...
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Delhi keen to employ world champion Sushil Kumar
October 18th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Delhi government is keen to provide world champion wrestler Sushil Kumar the designation of deputy director in the department of sports, a government source said ... Read more...
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CWG wrestling: Sushil Kumar wins Freestyle gold
October 10th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Olympics bonze medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar won the gold in the Freestyle 66 kg category at the Commonwealth Games here Sunday. He defeated South Africa's Heinrich ... Read more...
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I will quit boxing in five years, says Brit boxer Amir Khan
October 8th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 8(ANI): British boxer Amir Khan has said that he will quit the sport in five years time, at the age of 28.The 23-year-old is the current WBA light-welterweight champion, and ... Read more...
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Saina to shoulder India’s CWG badminton hopes
September 26th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
(Attn Editors: This is the 12th preview discussing India's chances in various disciplines at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. This piece is on badminton)New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) One of ... Read more...
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Six-time Olympian and family duos in Canada’s shooting squad
September 17th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Sep 17 (IANS) Six-time Olympian and triple Commonwealth Games medallist Susan Nattrass will lead Canada's shooting squad for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games.
The Shooting Federation of Canada announced the squad, ... Read more...
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Wrestling team for CWG announced
August 9th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Indian wrestling team for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games was announced here Monday.
World championship medallist Ramesh Kumar (74kg category) has been left out of the ... Read more...
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Australian selector Hilditch has high hopes for Aussie Twenty20 side
February 18th, 2010 - 11:45 am ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 18(ANI): Australia's chief selector Andrew Hilditch hopes that a re-fitted Australian Twenty20 unit can finally lift the World Twenty20 trophy in the Caribbean in May.Australia was knocked out of the ... Read more...
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British boxing ace Amir Khan offers to play boxing event in Pakistan
January 7th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 7(ANI): Light welterweight world boxing champion Amir Khan has said that he would be holding an exclusive meeting with Pakistan pugilists to give them tips in the sport and ... Read more...
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British boxing ace Amir Khan to arrive Pakistan on Wednesday
January 6th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan. 6 (ANI): British boxing champion Amir Khan is arriving in Pakistan today(Wednesday) to participate in the concluding ceremony of the Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament.The Pakistani-origin boxer became the ... Read more...
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India hopes to win wrestling medals in Commonwealth Games
September 26th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 26 (ANI): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. M S Gill on Saturday said that Indian wrestlers are set to deliver well at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and ... Read more...
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Wrestler Ramesh Kumar gets rousing welcome in India
September 25th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 25 (ANI): A large number of people gathered at International Airport here with musical band and garlands to welcome Ramesh Kumar, who won India's first world championship men's ... Read more...
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We are as good as any other wrestlers in the world, says Sushil (Interview)
August 24th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) Shy, unassuming and almost self-effacing and yet very confident, is how one can describe wrestler Sushil Kumar, who till 15 minutes before he won the bronze medal was ... Read more...
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Gabbas rock hard cricket pitch giving headaches to AFL rugby hunks!
July 21st, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 21 (ANI): Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews has hinted that the Australian Football League knew the rock hard surface was unfit to play on and wanted the permanent cricket ... Read more...
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Belarus eyes medal breakthrough at Beijing Olympics
March 8th, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Minsk (Belarus), March 8 (Xinhua) The Belarussian athletes would strive to win more medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics than at the previous Athens games, an official with the Belarussian National Olympic ... Read more...
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Oz players should expect sledging: Dhoni
February 27th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, Feb.27 (ANI): With Australian opener Mathew Hayden likely to be hauled up by Cricket Australia for his obnoxious weed description of Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh just days before the two sides ... Read more...
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