Mary Kom has no favourites; anybody can play her on big screen
September 11th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is making a film on five-times world boxing Champion Mary Kom, who has no favourites when it comes to playing her on ... Read more...
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Mary Kom to catwalk for Shabana Azmi
August 31st, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Away from the boxing ring, MC Mary Kom is set to take to the fashion ramp for a cause. The Olympic bronze medallist will walk ... Read more...
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Jamaican trio wins but Fraser-Pryce beaten again
August 27th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Birmingham, Aug 27 (IANS/CMC) Jamaican runners Nickel Ashmeade, Rosemarie Whyte and Kaliese Spencer took victories but compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce played second fiddle again to American Carmelita Jeter at the Birmingham Grand ... Read more...
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Haryana Olympics players to get over Rs.6.5 crore
August 16th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 16 (IANS) While four out of the six Indian medal winners at the recent London Olympics, with a Haryana connection, will get Rs.4.5 crore for their achievements, ... Read more...
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Could have won gold from other draw: Yogeshwar Dutt
August 15th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) India's Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt said Wednesday that he could have won the gold had he been placed in the other half of ... Read more...
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Olympic shooting: Narang, Rajput fail to qualify
August 6th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Indian rifle shooters Gagan Narang and Sanjeev Rajput failed to qualify for the London Olympics finals of the men's 50-metre rifle three positions here at the ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Paes-Vardhan go out with heads held high (Lead)
August 2nd, 2012 - 3:22 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian men's doubles pair, Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan's campaign in the 2012 London Games came to an end Wednesday after they lost to the ... Read more...
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Vijender knocked out of World Boxing Championships
October 1st, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) India suffered a major upset at the World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday as Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh (75 kg) lost his opening ... Read more...
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Indian athletes should do blood tests every month: Johnson
July 30th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, a double Olympic bronze medallist, says it is best for Indian athletes to get their blood tested every month by a ... Read more...
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Eight Indian boxers to take part in Belgrade tournament
April 15th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) An eight-member Indian boxing team will take part in the "Belgrade Winner 2011" championships in Serbia April 20-24.Announcing this, the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation ... Read more...
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Asian Games boxing: Santhosh in semis, Amandeep out in quarters
November 22nd, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 22 (IANS) India's Santhosh Kumar entered the semi-finals while Amandeep Singh lost in the quarterfinals of the Asian Games boxing here Monday.Santhosh beat Tuvshinbat Bayamba of Mongolia in ... Read more...
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Asian Games boxing: Krishan, Manpreet in semis
November 21st, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 21 (IANS) Indian boxers continued to impress as Vikas Krishan and Manpreet Singh moved into the semifinals of the 60 kg and 91 kg categories at the Asian Games here ... Read more...
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Sushil to get engaged to coach Satpal’s daughter
October 27th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Beijing Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar is all set to marry coach Satpal Singh's daughter Savi and the two will have a ring ceremony Nov ... Read more...
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CWG: India adds four Bronze medals; as pugilists disappoint
October 11th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India could add just four Bronze medals here till Monday evening, as shooters duo Tejaswani and Meena Kumari and three pugilists contributed apiece to the total medal tally ... Read more...
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Will give cash award to Papa, says ace archer Deepika
October 11th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Commonwealth Games gold medallist archer Deepika Kumari says she is too young to decide on how to spend the cash awards of Rs.30 lakh and would rather ... Read more...
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Best-ever Games tally makes for India’s euphoric Sunday (Intro Night Lead)
October 11th, 2010 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India enter the second week of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Monday after an euphoric 7-4 hockey victory over Pakistan Sunday and an encouraging 73 medals, the ... Read more...
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CWG Boxing: Vijender moves into semis, Akhil crashes out
October 11th, 2010 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Led by Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh, five Indian boxers moved into the semifinals, even as Melbourne Games champion Akhil Kumar crashed out in the quarterfinals ... Read more...
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CWG wrestling: Sushil, Anuj, Joginder enter finals
October 10th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Led by Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Sushil Kumar, three Indian wrestlers stormed into the finals of the men's freestyle category here Sunday.They will now fight their ... Read more...
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Wrestlers happy with facilities for CWG preparation
June 29th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) India's Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar is happy with the facilities for their Commonwealth Games preparations and hopes the country will impress the international athletes ... Read more...
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India sweep six gold medals in Commonwealth Boxing
March 17th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Indian boxers swept six of the 10 gold medals on offer in the Commonwealth Boxing Championships here Wednesday.
The Indian gold rush began with Parmjeet Samota winning the ... Read more...
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Four Indians in sight of gold in Commonwealth Boxing
March 15th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Four Indian boxers are in sight of gold after they stormed into the final of the Commonwealth Boxing Championship here Monday.
Suranjoy Singh (52 kg), Vijender Singh (75 ... Read more...
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Sehwag, Vijender among six sportspersons for Padma Shri (Lead)
January 25th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Dashing Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag, Olympic bronze-medal winning boxer Vijender Singh and world ranked badminton star Saina Nehwal were among the six sportspersons named for ... Read more...
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India handed over Commonwealth Games baton in London
October 29th, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 29(ANI): Visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil was on Thursday handed over the Queen's Baton by Queen Elizabeth II, signaling the formal launch of the Commonwealth Games that is ... Read more...
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World athletics: Semenya wins 800 metres amid controversy
August 20th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 20 (DPA) Caster Semenya of South Africa won the 800 metres world title amid confirmation that a gender test was conducted on her to make sure that she was really ... Read more...
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Historic day for Indian boxing, says Chautala
July 29th, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) president Abhay Singh Chautala called it a "historic" day for the sport in the country after Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh and ... Read more...
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Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil, coaches get a rap
May 10th, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has taken a serious view of Olympic bronze medallist Sushil Kumar's recent acts of misdemeanor and asked him to show ... Read more...
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Kareena, Sreesanth voted PETA’s sexiest vegetarians alive
February 16th, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor and cricket star S. Sreesanth have been crowned the winners of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' (PETA) annual Sexiest Vegetarians Alive poll. ... Read more...
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Factfile of Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar
August 20th, 2008 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Following is the factfile of wrestler Sushil kumar who won the freestyle (66Kg) bronze at the Beijing Olympics Wednesday.1998: World Cadet championships, Gold2000: Asian Junior Championships, Gold2003: ... Read more...
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