Olympic gold medallists’ encore at Hungarian athletics meet
August 21st, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Budapest, Aug 21 (IANS) London Olympics gold medallists Sanya Richards-Ross, Krisztian Pars and Christian Taylor all won with ease at the Gyulai Memorial Athletic Meet here.Four-time Olympic and five time ... Read more...
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Indian hockey’s worst performance ever: Olympic gold medallists
August 10th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) "The worst ever performance" is how former Olympic gold medallists described the Indian hockey team's disastrous campaign at the London Games."This is surely the worst ever ... Read more...
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Yahoo launches dedicated Olympic page
July 13th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Yahoo India launched a dedicated destination for the London Olympics 2012. The company has brought together a panel of experts comprising of Olympic gold medallists ... Read more...
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1948 hockey trio backs India to do well in London
June 24th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Three members of the Indian hockey team that won the gold at the 1948 London Olympics - Leslie Claudius, Keshav Dutt and Jaswant Rajput - ... Read more...
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Hockey Olympic gold medallists to get cash awards
June 15th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) will be honouring 34 Olympic gold medallists with Rs.two lakh each at a grand felicitation ceremony June 24, coinciding with the departure ... Read more...
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Thousands cheer Queen’s Diamond Jubilee river pageant
June 4th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
London, June 3 (IANS) The Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee River Pageant concluded Sunday as a world record-beating 1,000-strong flotilla passed under the Tower Bridge here with hundreds ... Read more...
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Lin Dan to lead China’s challenge in Thomas Cup
May 18th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Wuhan (China), May 18 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist and four-time World Champion Lin Dan will lead the Chinese men's badminton team to capture its record fifth consecutive title at the ... Read more...
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Hockey Olympic qualifier: Final can be tight, but India should win (Preview)
February 26th, 2012 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) By design or by accident, India are playing France Sunday in a match that matters the most in the men's hockey qualifiers here for the ... Read more...
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London Olympics 500-day countdown clock unveiled
March 15th, 2011 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) A countdown clock was unveiled in London's Trafalgar Square as the 500-day countdown to the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games began Monday.The clock was ... Read more...
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England push India out of knockout contention (Lead)
March 7th, 2010 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) India are out of the semifinal race after going down 2-3 to England in Pool B of the Hockey World Cup here Saturday.India bounced back ... Read more...
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Australian shooters worried about safety during Commonwealth Games
January 22nd, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Australian shooters are concerned about their safety at the Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi and an Olympic gold medallist has said that the "worry will ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods’ ‘blood-spinning’ therapist facing charges for importing and selling illegal drugs
December 9th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 9 (ANI): The Canadian doctor, who helped Tiger Woods to overcome his knee surgery using the path-breaking 'blood-spinning' technique, will be quizzed in court for allegedly importing and selling ... Read more...
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Democrats perform well despite ‘Olympics factor’ in Hong Kong elections
September 8th, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Sep 8 (DPA) Pro-democracy candidates won more than a third of the seats in Hong Kong's Legislative Council election, defying predictions they would be swept aside by China-friendly parties, results ... Read more...
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India should follow China in protecting domain names of athletes
August 22nd, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 22 (IANS) Ever tried out punching in www.abhinavbindra.com or www.leanderpaes.com Or even www.rajyavardhanrathore.com or www.sushilkumar.com?Well, the domain name expected to lead us into India's iconic tennis player's website actually sends ... Read more...
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Hockey federation chief keeps mum on debacle
March 10th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Indian Hockey Federation Chief K.P.S. Gill Monday declined to comment on the team's shocking loss to Great Britain in the qualifiers that kept it out of the ... Read more...
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Indian men’s hockey team fail to make it to Beijing Olympics
March 10th, 2008 - 11:31 am ICT by admin
(Lead)Santiago (Chile), March 10 (IANS) Great Britain shut the Olympic door on India's face as two quick strikes in the first 10 minutes of the final qualifier game here spelt disaster for ... Read more...
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Cambridge University student beats ‘Chariots of Fire’ record
November 14th, 2007 - 2:55 am ICT by admin
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