1988 Olympics: Another dismal finish for Indian hockey (Sports Special)
July 19th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Indian hockey was limping back to normalcy after the chaotic 1985 Asia Cup final that India lost to Pakistan - and more importantly, after half a dozen players were banned for ... Read more...
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Coe, Bubka to be inducted into IAAF Hall of Fame
June 25th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) Sebastian Coe and Sergei Bubka are the latest two legends to be named among the 24 inaugural members of the Hall of Fame of International Association ... Read more...
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Indian TT players good but need better fitness: India’s Polish coach
January 18th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Indian table tennis team's Polish coach Leszek Kucharski frankly believes the standard of Indian men players is as good as that of the ... 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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Ben Johnson in Goa with Indian origin footballers
July 29th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Two time Olympic medallist Ben Johnson is in India in a new avatar. Accompanying two young Canadian brothers of Indian origin to Goa to attend ... Read more...
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India-England clash will be a battle in the trenches (Preview of India’s group)
February 24th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
India will be taking on a high-flying England, winners of the 2009 European Championships with back-to-back wins against the Netherlands (semi-finals) and World champions Germany (final), on March 6 in ... Read more...
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Mystery man admits to spiking disgraced Johnson’s drink with anabolic steroid
December 26th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec. 26 (ANI): Disgraced 1988 Seoul Games 100 meter winner Ben Johnson has reportedly obtained an explosive confession from a mystery man who had access to the Olympic doping control room ... Read more...
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Seoul sways to Bangladeshi dancer’s ankle bells
July 28th, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 28 (IANS) Bangladeshi dancer Sharmila Bandyopadhyay was adjudged "world master" at the Asia Festival in Seoul, South Korea, where a large audience swayed to the beats of her ankle bells.
The ... Read more...
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Taiwan urged to change its sports policy after poor Olympics
August 22nd, 2008 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Aug 22 (DPA) Taiwan's (Chinese Taipei) academics and sports professionals, upset by the country's poor performance at the Beijing Olympics, are urging the government to rethink its sports policy.But there are ... Read more...
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Veteran Brit athlete says cricket in Olympics will hamper individual disciplines
August 18th, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 18 (ANI): In what could be described as a setback for those who are vehemently demanding that cricket should be included in Olympics, veteran British athlete Linford Christie ... Read more...
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Lewis greater than Phelps, greatest ever, says Christie
August 14th, 2008 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, August 14 (IANS) The sporting fraternity might be hailing American swimmer Michael Phelps as the greatest Olympian, but famous British sprinter Linford Christie feels otherwise. Christie, an Olympic gold medallist, ... Read more...
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Cricket should not be allowed in Olympics: Christie
August 14th, 2008 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) might be lobbying hard to get Twenty20 cricket in the 2012 London Olympics, but famous British Olympic gold medallist Linford Christie feels ... Read more...
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This day in Olympic history: August 11
August 10th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Beijing, Aug 10 (DPA) This day in Olympic history: August 11. 1988 -- Tickets for the Seoul Olympics, which sports fans had started ordering months ahead of the start of the Games, ... Read more...
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Dog meat banned from Olympic restaurant menus
July 11th, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 11 (ANI): Dog meat has been removed from all officially designated Olympic restaurants, the official Xinhua News Agency has reported.
Beijing tourism officials are also telling other outlets to discourage ... Read more...
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Olympic torch arrives in South Korea
April 27th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by admin
Seoul , Apr.27 (ANI): The Olympic torch arrived Sunday in South Korea on the latest leg of its world tour, with demonstrators vowing to disrupt its run through the city that ... Read more...
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Football legend Maradona may carry Olympic torch
April 2nd, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by admin
(Torch Relay Diary)
Xinhua
Buenos Aires, April 2 (Xinhua) Argentine soccer celebrity Diego Maradona will be the first runner to carry the Olympic torch when it arrives in Argentine capital Buenos Aires April 11, ... Read more...
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Beijing to train more chefs for Olympics
February 27th, 2008 - 5:16 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, Feb 27 (Xinhua) Beijing is choosing chefs from cooking-major undergraduates nationwide to cater for the Olympics, according to the event organizers. This is a part of the host city's effort to ... Read more...
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