Olympic modern pentathlon: Lithuania’s Asadauskaite wins last gold
August 13th, 2012 - 2:23 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite won the last gold medal of the London Olympics in the women's modern pentathlon Sunday.Asadauskaite, the reigning European champion, set an Olympic ... Read more...
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South Korea’s Kim takes shooting gold in 25m pistol
August 2nd, 2012 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) South Korea's Kim Jangmi shot her way to gold in the 25-metre pistol event Wednesday, edging out China's Ying Chen despite a disappointing showing in ... Read more...
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Needed a little luck: Bindra (Second Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra, who Monday failed to defend the gold medal he won in Beijing four years ago, said luck deserted him during the ... Read more...
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I am sure Gagan will do well: Bindra (Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra, who Monday failed to defend his gold medal in the 10 metres air rifle event, hoped his compatriot Gagan Narang will ... Read more...
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Archery: Indian men a big let down on opening day (Lead)
July 27th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) In an anti-climax to the pre-competition hype, Indian archery hit a new low on Day One of the 30th Olympic Games at Lord's with the men ... Read more...
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Chepauk pitch likely to aid spin
December 10th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 10 (IANS) The Indian and West Indian camps seem unanimous that the Chepauk pitch will be slow and might assist spinners in the fifth and concluding game ... Read more...
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CWG shooting: Tejaswini, Lajja bag silver, fourth for India (Lead)
October 5th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Tejaswini Sawant and Lajja Gauswami Tuesday won the fourth medal of the day for India in the Commonwealth Games here by bagging the silver in women's 50-metre ... Read more...
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CWG shooting: Narang rues missing his perfect 600 score
October 5th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who along with Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra Tuesday won the gold in the 10- metre rifle pairs event at the Delhi Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo Display Flawless Performance At Winter Olympics Skating Event
February 15th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Vancouver, Feb 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chinese skaters Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo created a record by achieving the best scores of the season at the figure skating pairs short program ... Read more...
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Gayle hopeful about winning Perth Test
December 9th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide (Australia), Dec. 9 (ANI): West Indies cricket captain Chris Gayle and his team now have aspirations of drawing the Test series against Australia after giving the hosts a fight in Adelaide.Gayle ... Read more...
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Twin Galaxies’s Day to monitor E3
June 2nd, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by GD
Steve Wiebe is all set to dislodge Billy Mitchell from the position of record holder for "Donkey Kong". Twin Galaxies will monitor the game and keep scores when Steve will try to ... Read more...
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Old boys reunion in South Block!
May 29th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A pleasant surprise awaited Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor as he stepped inside his office in South Block Friday morning.
As the new ... Read more...
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South Africans play Australia at bullring stadium
February 26th, 2009 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 26 (ANI): Johannesburg's bullring stadium, the Wanderers Ground, provides no refuge for the timid cricketer and has always produced results either good or bad.
The last time Australian and South Africa ... Read more...
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Bindra awarded Padma Bhushan, Dhoni, Harbhajan to receive Padma Shri
January 26th, 2009 - 2:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) India's first ever individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra has been awarded the Padma Bhushan.Cricketers Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh, cueist Pankaj Advani and hockey player ... Read more...
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NSWs Warner signs up with Delhi Daredevils
December 17th, 2008 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec.17 (ANI): Young New South Wales opener David Warner has signed a two-year deal to join Indian Premier League side Delhi Daredevils.
The 22-year-old, who hit a NSW one-day record score ... Read more...
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Gagan Narang shoots to world record, wins world cup
November 5th, 2008 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Putting behind the disappointment of the Olympic Games, shooter Gagan Narang won the gold in the men's 10 metre air rifle event with a world record score ... Read more...
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Record score carries Atwal to tied second in Chatanooga Classic
October 18th, 2008 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chattanooga (Tennessee), Oct 18 (IANS) An ailing Arjun Atwal fired one of the most stunning sequences with nine birdies over his last 10 holes and an overall 12 in the last 14 ... Read more...
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Shooter Gagan sets world record at Olympic test
July 5th, 2008 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Indian shooter Gagan Narang won the gold and surpassed the air rifle men's world record at an Olympic test event held at Hannover in Germany. Narang's score ... Read more...
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IPL has more to offer to English players than Stanfords league
June 13th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 13 (ANI): New Zealand master blaster Brendon McCullum believes the Indian Premier League has more to offer England players than the big-money Stanford games.McCullum has taken the shortest ... Read more...
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Narang equals world record, but wins only bronze
May 9th, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Ace shooter Gagan Narang shot a perfect 600 in the qualification round to equal the world record in the men's rifle prone event of the 39th Grand ... Read more...
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