Olympic pole vault: France’s Lavillenie soars to gold
August 11th, 2012 - 5:18 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) France's world and European pole vault champion Renaud Lavillenie took the gold medal Friday with an Olympic record leap of 5.97 metres.World silver medallist Bjorn ... 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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Prakash wins in doubles but Somdev loses
August 13th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 13 (IANS) Third seeds Prakash Amritraj of India and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan have entered the second round of the doubles at the Levene Gouldin & Thomas Tennis ... Read more...
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Somdev loses, Prakash advances in Binghamton challenger
August 12th, 2009 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Binghamton (US), Aug 12 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman went down fighting while Prakash Amritraj advanced in the $50,000 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) challenger tournament here.
Somdev, seeded eighth, ... Read more...
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Athletics world moves on from pioneers Lewis and Bubka
August 10th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
By John Bagratuni
Berlin, Aug 10 (DPA) Youngsters Carl Lewis and Sergei Bubka made a first impression in 1983 when the Olympic showcase sport of athletics finally held its first World Championships.The two ... Read more...
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Prakash advances in singles, doubles in Wimbledon qualifiers (Lead)
June 17th, 2009 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 17 (IANS) India's Prakash Amritraj moved into the final round of Wimbledon qualifiers with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Britain's Daniel Cox. He also cleared the doubles qualifier ... Read more...
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Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers’ final round
June 17th, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 17 (IANS) India's Prakash Amritraj moved into the final round of Wimbledon qualifiers with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Britain's Daniel Cox.
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb ... Read more...
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Wimbledon qualifiers: Prakash advances; Somdev crashes out
June 15th, 2009 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 15 (IANS) India's Prakash Amritraj advanced to the second round of the Wimbledon qualifiers while Somdev Devvarman crashed out at the All England Club here Monday.
Prakash, seeded 28, ... Read more...
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Somdev out, Bopanna in second round of ATP challenger
June 4th, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham, June 4 (IANS) India No.1 Somdev Devvarman went down fighting to Australian qualifier Samuel Groth 6-7(4), 7-6(10), 4-6 while Rohan Bopanna survived a stiff challenge from Russian Alexandre Kudryavtasev in ... Read more...
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Prakash-Ram in Turkey challenger doubles final
May 16th, 2009 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Izmir (Turkey), May 16 (IANS) India's Prakash Amritraj and American Rajeev Ram overcame stoic resistance from Russians Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 7-6(8), 1-6, 10-5, to enter the doubles final of ... Read more...
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Sushil wrestles his way through Repechage for a historic bronze (Wrestling, Overall Lead)
August 20th, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 20 (IANS) As India's interest in the Olympics seemed to wane after Abhinav Bindra's gold medal, diminutive Sushil Kumar gave the contingent here an unexpected boost with his bronze medal ... Read more...
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