Olympic gold for Hungarians may be worth $155,000
August 18th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bupapest, Aug 18 (IANS) Hungary's gold medal winning Olympian may receive a reward of 35 million Hungarian forints (slightly over $155,000), Zoltan Molnar, general secretary of the Hungarian Olympic Committee ... Read more...
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Medal will motivate me to bigger things: Saina Nehwal
August 17th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) India's Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal Friday said her medal at the London Games would motivate her to attain greater heights in badminton.At a ... Read more...
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Olympic basketball: Spain, US set up rematch of Beijing final (Second Lead)
August 11th, 2012 - 7:53 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Spain and the US are going to perform a rematch of the 2008 Beijing Games final at the men's basketball event of the London Olympics after ... Read more...
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Australia glide to gold in men’s 470 sailing
August 10th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Australia's Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page gave their country gold in the men's 470 sailing event Friday after holding off a challenge from a British ... Read more...
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Olympics: Australia paddle to kayak four gold
August 9th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Last year's World Championships silver medallists Australia narrowly claimed gold Thursday in a close-run Olympic men's kayak four final.The Australians held a quarter-length advantage ... Read more...
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Olympics: Germany beat Hong Kong for table tennis bronze
August 8th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Beijing silver medallists Germany took bronze in the Olympic men's table tennis tournament here, defeating Hong Kong Wednesday.Germany's Timo Boll won the first and last singles ... Read more...
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Olympic rowing: Britain wins gold in lightweight women’s double sculls
August 4th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Britain lifted the lightweight women's double sculls gold in Olympic rowing regatta at Eton Dorney Lake Saturday.Britain's Katherine Copeland and Sophie Hosking, who were silver medallists ... Read more...
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Olympics: German eight hold off Britain for rowing gold
August 1st, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) German rowers held off a spirited challenge from Britain to take the Olympic gold in a thrilling men's eight final Wednesday.Germany, unbeaten since 2008, went ... Read more...
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China grabs third diving gold at London Olympics
July 31st, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Chinese duo Chen Ruolin and Wang Hao captured gold in women's 10m platform synchro at London Olympics Tuesday, adding the third gold to the diving powerhouse.Chen ... Read more...
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Haryana announces Rs.1 crore for Gagan Narang
July 30th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 30 (IANS) The Haryana government Monday announced a reward of Rs.one crore for shooter Gagan Narang for winning a bronze medal for the country in the 10-metre Air ... Read more...
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1996 Olympics: Divided Indian hockey team make another poor finish (Sports Special)
July 21st, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Apparently, Indian hockey had not learnt anything from past mistakes as intrigue and dissension continued to plague the national team that, along with the officials of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), ... Read more...
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Geet Sethi, Pankaj Advani for inaugural Kolkata Open snooker
April 26th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) City cueists will vie with the likes of former multiple world champions Geet Sethi and Pankaj Advani in the inaugural Kolkata Open National Invitation Snooker Championship ... Read more...
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World Boxing Championship: Devendro in second round
September 26th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Indian boxer L Devendro Singh (49kg) Monday outpointed Asylbek Nazaraliev of Kyrgyzstan 14-8 to qualify for the second round of the AIBA World Championships in ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah Cup: New-look India team has a lot to play for
May 4th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 4 (IANS) India have always done well in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament here. They shared the trophy with Korea last year and won it outright in ... Read more...
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Sports ministry sanctions cash award for medal winners
January 17th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Sports Ministry has sanctioned cash awards for 286 medallists of the New Delhi Commonwealth Games and the Guangzhou Asian Games.The cash awards, totalling Rs.22.57 crore, are ... Read more...
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FIH accommodate Pakistan in 2011 Champions Trophy
December 17th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) With hosts India getting an automatic entry in the 2011 men's Champions Trophy, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has expanded the field from six to eight to accommodate ... Read more...
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Archery coach dies in road accident
October 24th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 24 (IANS) Indian archery coach Ch. Lenin was killed and two Delhi Commonwealth Games silver medallists were injured in a road accident near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh early Sunday.International archer-turned-coach ... Read more...
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Archery coach Lenin dies in Vijaywada car mishap
October 24th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh), Oct. 24 (ANI): Archery coach Ch Lenin died in a car accident in Vijaywada on Sunday.Two Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medallists - Ch Jignas and Ritul Chatterjee - ... Read more...
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Two CWG gold medallists in weightlifting squad for Asian Games
October 21st, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) Thursday announced a 13-member squad, that also includes two Commonwealth Games gold medallist, for the Nov 12-27 Asian Games at Guangzhou in ... Read more...
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Delhi to reward city’s CWG medallists
October 18th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday declared cash rewards for all the capital's sportspersons who won medals at the Commonwealth Games which concluded Oct 14. The capital's 10 ... Read more...
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Haryana CWG medal winners to get cars too!
October 16th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (IANS) All medal winners of the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) hailing from Haryana will get Maruti cars as prize besides the cash rewards already announced by ... Read more...
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Low-key welcome in Hyderabad for champion shuttlers
October 16th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (IANS) Champion shuttlers and Commonwealth Games gold medallists Saina Nehwal, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa arrived here Saturday to a low-key welcome.It was a private television channel which welcomed ... Read more...
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CWG: New Zealand bags hockey bronze
October 14th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) New Zealand returned to the podium after eight years with a 8-6 tie-breaker win against England to claim the bronze medal in the men's hockey competition of ... Read more...
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Pakistani hockey legends lament loss to India
October 12th, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 12 (IANS) Pakistan's hockey legends have lambasted the people at the helm of national hockey for the team's "embarassing" defeat against India in the Commonwealth Games."The people at the ... Read more...
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Indian archers win silver in men’s compound, women bag bronze (Roundup)
October 7th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Bharat Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India's unsung compound archers won the men's silver and the women's bronze in team events to give the country its first ever Commonwealth Games medals ... Read more...
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CWG archery: First-ever medal for India (Lead)
October 7th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India won its first-ever archery medal in the Commonwealth Games Thursday as the trio of Gagandeep Kaur, Jhano Hansdah and Bheigyabati Chanu bagged an unexpected bronze in ... Read more...
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Women’s hockey: India look good for podium finish
October 3rd, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Australia and England begin favourites for the gold medal in the women's hockey competition of the 19th Commonwealth Games commencing at the Major Dhyan Chand ... Read more...
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India hockey women train eyes on CWG medal
September 30th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team's preparations are well on their way and their sights are firmly trained on a medal at the Commonwealth Games competition beginning here ... Read more...
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Cash award for medal winners at CWG, Asian Games doubled
September 7th, 2010 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The sports ministry Tuesday doubled the cash award for medal winners at the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games.
A gold medallist will now get Rs.20 lakh while ... Read more...
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Youth Olympic medal winners to get cash rewards
August 28th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced cash rewards of Rs.400,000 for silver medallists and Rs.200,000 for bronze medal winners of the inaugural edition of the Youth Olympics ... Read more...
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India finish eighth, Spain fifth in Hockey World Cup (Round up)
March 13th, 2010 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) India went down 2-4 to Argentina to finish eighth while Spain took the fifth place getting past Korea 2-0 in classification matches of the Hockey ... Read more...
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India draw with South Africa to finish fourth, Pakistan last (Roundup)
March 9th, 2010 - 1:36 am ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy and Sirshendu Panth
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) India saved the blushes with a late goal to finish 3-3 with South Africa, while Australia joined England in the semifinals ... Read more...
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Relaxed England lose their last Pool match to Spain (Lead)
March 8th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek RoyNew Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Playing their last Pool B match in a relaxed mood, having made sure of a place in the semi-finals, European champions England suffered their first ... Read more...
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Pakistan now face the Aussie test (Preview)
March 7th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) It cannot be more punishing for a team to fight the best when it is going through its worst phase. Four-time champions Pakistan's World Cup campaign has ... Read more...
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India lose to Spain in Hockey World Cup (Lead)
March 5th, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) India's prospects in the Hockey World Cup suffered a setback as the hosts went down 2-5 to Spain in their crucial Pool B match at the Major ... Read more...
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