Olympic dreams over for Sinimole and Sajeesh
July 6th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India's middle-distance runners Sajeesh Joseph and Sinimole Paulose's dreams of qualifying for the London Games came crashing as they failed to achieve the qualifying mark ... Read more...
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Steeplechase runner Sudha bags Olympic berth
June 8th, 2012 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Huelva (Spain), June 8 (IANS) India's long distance runner Sudha Singh, an Asian Games gold medallist, has qualified for the 2012 London Games, breaking her own 3,000m steeple chase national ... Read more...
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Usian Bolt’s mother ‘forgives’ chief starter
September 13th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Cumbria (England), Sep 13 (IANS/CMC) Fate brought the 100 metres chief starter and the parents of sprint king Usain Bolt together during the recent World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.Alan Bell ... Read more...
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Bolt makes retaining titles a priority ahead of World Championships
August 22nd, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Aug 22 (IANS/CMC) Olympic and World sprint king Usain Bolt says all he needs is a decent start, and he would achieve his ultimate goal of defending his ... Read more...
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Noorani bags surprise pole in round two of Polo Cup
July 16th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 16 (IANS) Mumbai driver Rahil Noorani's aggressive strategy in the opening laps paid off as he claimed the pole position in the rain-affected qualifying session of Polo Cup ... Read more...
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Powell sprints to gold in Diamond League
July 11th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Birmingham, July 11 (IANS/CMC) Sprinter Asafa Powell continued his impressive form this season, winning the men's 100 metres dash at the IAAF Diamond League meet here Sunday.The 28-year-old Jamaican ran within ... Read more...
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Asian Games athletics: Abraham wins gold in 400m men’s hurdles
November 25th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 25 (IANS) India's Joseph Abraham clinched the gold in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the Asian Games here Thursday.Abraham clocked his season's best timing of 49.96 seconds to win ... Read more...
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Asian Games athletics: India’s Ashwini wins 400m hurdles gold
November 25th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 25 (IANS) India's Ashwini Chidananda won a surprise gold in the women's 400 metres hurdles while her compatriot Juana Murmu missed the bronze by a whisker at the Asian Games ... Read more...
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Asian Games athletics: Tintu Luka wins bronze in women’s 800 metres
November 25th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 25 (IANS) India's Tintu Luka won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event of the track and field competitions at the Asian Games here Thursday.Tintu, who had a ... Read more...
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Asian Games cycling: India’s Mahita and Pana finish 20th and 26th
November 23rd, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 23 (IANS) Indian cyclists Mahita Mohan and Pana Chaudhary finished 20th and 26th in the women's individual road race at the Asian Games here Tuesday.Mahita, India's lone medal ... Read more...
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Asian Games cycling: Sombir, Atul finish 27th and 32nd in road race
November 22nd, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 22 (IANS) Indian cyclists Sombir and Atul Kumar finished 27th and 32nd in the individual road race competition at the Asian Games here Monday.Sombir clocked four hours 15 minutes ... Read more...
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Asian Games athletics: Indian campaign starts with two golds, a silver (Lead)
November 21st, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 21 (IANS) Indian athletes put on a scintillating display on the opening day of the track and field compeitition at the Asian Games, with Preeja Sreedharan and Sudha Singh winning ... Read more...
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Asian Games athletics: Sudha wins gold in 3000m steeplechase
November 21st, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 21 (IANS) India's Sudha Singh raced to the gold in the women's 3000 metre steeplechase at the Asian Games here Sunday.In a neck-and-neck finish, Sudha beat China's Yuan Jin for ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Indians finish 6th, 7th in men’s 20km walk
November 21st, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 21 (IANS) India's Harminder Singh and Baljinder Singh finished sixth and seventh respectively in the men's 20km walk final on the opening day of the track and field competition of ... Read more...
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Asian Games rowing: India win bronze in women’s pair
November 19th, 2010 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 19 (IANS) India's Pratima Puhana and Pramila Prava Minz won the bronze medal in the women's pair rowing event at the Commonwealth Games here Friday.Pratima and Prava Pramila became thee ... Read more...
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Asian Games rowing: Bajrang Lal wins historic gold for India
November 19th, 2010 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 19 (IANS) Bajrang Lal Takhar became the first Indian rower to win a gold medal in the Asian Games after he triumphed in the men's single sculls event here Friday.Takhar ... Read more...
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Asian Games swimming: No medals for India on last day
November 18th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 18 (IANS) India rounded off the swimming competitions of the Asian Games here Thursday with a dismal sixth-place finish in the 4x100m men's medley team event.Melkote Badrinath, Sandeep Sejwal, Rehan ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Khade wins heat, fails to qualify for 100m freestyle
November 17th, 2010 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 17 (IANS) Indian swimmer Virdhaval Khade, who won the historic bronze medal Tuesday, won the third heats in the 100 metres freestyle event but failed to qualify for the finals ... Read more...
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Asian Games swimming: Khade in men’s 50m butterfly final
November 16th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 16 (IANS) Virdhawal Khade Tuesday qualified for the men's 50-metre butterfly final in the Asian Games at the Aoti Aquatics Centre here Tuesday.Khade topped his heat by clocking 24.56 ... Read more...
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Asian Games Swimming: Veerdhawal misses medal by a whisker in 50m freestyle
November 15th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 15 (IANS) Indian swimmer Veerdhawal Khade missed a medal by a whisker as he finished fourth in the final of the men's 50 metres freestyle event at the Asian Games ... Read more...
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CWG swimming: Indian men qualify for 4×100m freestyle relay
October 4th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) India's men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay swimming team qualified for the finals after they finished sixth in the heats at the Commonwealth Games here Monday.The team comprising ... Read more...
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Durgesh Kumar wins fifth silver for India in Youth Olympics
August 23rd, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Aug 23 (IANS) Athlete Durgesh Kumar won silver for India in the 400m hurdles final at the inaugural Youth Olympics here Monday.
It was India's second medal in the athletics event ... Read more...
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Paulose strikes gold after two years at Asian All Star Athletics
July 30th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) India's middle distance runner Sinimol Paulose bagged an international gold medal after two years, winning the women's 1500 metres while Juana Murmu registered her personal best to ... Read more...
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Tintu, Mayookha shine at Asian All-Star Athletics Meet
July 29th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) India's Tintu Luka and Mayookha Johney's performance in the women's 800 metres and long jump events respectively stood out on the first day of the Asian All-Star ... Read more...
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Hamilton raring to launch his F1 title bid
February 27th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton is counting the days until he can launch his title bid.Hamilton was eighth fastest on his penultimate day of pre-season testing for ... Read more...
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ASAL trailer resembles A Bittersweet Life
January 25th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
With the teasers of ASAL screened across all the theatres and media channels, diehard fans of Ajith Kumar are completely enthralled with the sleek and stylish make of this film. The ... Read more...
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Brits get angry after eight minutes, 22 seconds
December 7th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 7 (ANI): It takes an average of eight minutes and 22 seconds before Brits get angry, says a new research.According to the study commissioned by telecom giant TalkTalk, Internet ... Read more...
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Om Prakash wins gold, Manjeet Kaur gets bronze in Asian Championship
November 11th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) India's Om Prakash Singh won the men's shot put gold while Manjeet Kaur won the bronze in the women's 400 metres in the Asian Athletics Championship at ... Read more...
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Titles for Sudarshana, Devarag in National Road Racing Championship
October 3rd, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 3 (IANS) Sudarshana Rao of Team TVS Girling did just enough to claim the title in the Formula LGB Swift class with a race to spare in the sixth ... Read more...
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Bolts can smash 100m record yet again, reckons Wells
August 28th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug. 28 (ANI): British athletic legend Allan Wells believes that Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt can break his 100 metres world record again tonight.Just 12 days after running a staggering 9.58 seconds ... Read more...
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India bag five golds, take tally to 10 in Asian Youth Games
July 3rd, 2009 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Indian athletes kept up their fine performance as they won two more golds to take their tally to 10 medals at the Asian Youth Games in Singapore ... Read more...
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Athlete Naunidh dies in road accident
June 23rd, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Athlete Naunidh Singh, a former national record holder in the 110 metres hurdles, died in a road accident in Amritsar, Sunday.
According to reports received here Tuesday, Naunidh, ... Read more...
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Space Shuttle Atlantis damaged following lift-off
May 13th, 2009 - 2:00 am ICT by admin
A spokeswoman for the Johnson Space Center tells BNO News that debris came off the Space Shuttle Atlantis 104 seconds into flight.The spokeswoman said that NASA is investigating the damage but ... Read more...
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England cricket board suspends negotiations with Stanford after fraud charge
February 18th, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18 (ANI): The England and Wales Cricket Board has suspended relations with Antigua-based billionaire Sir Allen Stanford after US authorities have charged him with fraud.A Dallas Federal court was ... Read more...
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9 mins, 36 secs of gossip, weather and news make the perfect phone call!
November 19th, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): The perfect phone call lasts nine minutes and 36 seconds later, and contains a chatty mix of family news, current affairs, a sprinkling of personal problems and ... Read more...
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