Expect charming athletes at London Olympics: Chinese daily
July 27th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 27 (IANS) The attention will be focussed on good-looking athletes at the London Olympics, said a state-run Chinese daily Friday.An article "What to expect at London Olympics: ... Read more...
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Teenager Ghosh aims to create a flutter in London
July 17th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Teenager Soumyajit Ghosh knows he is not India's best table tennis player to have qualified for the London Olympics. But now that he has, the ... Read more...
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Beijing gold haul difficult in London: Chinese official
April 18th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 18 (IANS) China will not be able to repeat the glory of winning the most gold medals when they compete at the London Olympic Games this summer, a ... Read more...
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I am confident of making the Olympics: TT star Sharath Kamal
February 16th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) India's top table tennis player Sharath Kamal's form was in free fall last year. To make matters worse, he had to shift to a new ... Read more...
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Sourav Ganguly in key Bengal sports panel
July 7th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The West Bengal government Wednesday roped in former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly as vice chairman of the State Sports Council.Disclosing this, state Sports Minister ... Read more...
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Bengal rewards its National Games heroes
June 19th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) The West Bengal government, along with the Bengal Olympic Association (BOA), Sunday awarded cash prizes to 34th National Games medal winners from the state in a ... Read more...
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Sharath goes down fighting in ITTF Pro Tour Finals
December 18th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) India's top table tennis player Sharath Kamal fought hard against World No.16 Seung Min Ryu of South Korea, but lost 3-4 in the quarterfinals of the International ... Read more...
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England paddler’s mother wishes an India cap for him
October 12th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Bharat Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Table tennis player Andrew Baggaley is here representing England in the Commonwealth Games. But mother Yvonne Baggaley, who left India at the age of 19, ... Read more...
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‘You can’t survive only as an athlete in Australia’
October 8th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Bharat Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) If you thought only athletes in India find it hard to make a living out of sports and are forced to pick up a job ... Read more...
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India’s helping hand for Trinidad and Tobago hockey (Lead)
October 7th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago women's hockey team scored their first goal in three matches at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. With that they ... Read more...
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They just have one synthetic hockey turf
October 7th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) It was the same old story for Trinidad and Tobago women's hockey team Thursday -- but with a difference. They scored their first goal in ... Read more...
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Singapore’s Chinese TT import a big threat to India
October 1st, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Bharat Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) China's World No 17 Gao Ning has moved to Singapore to grow as a table tennis player as well as to develop ... Read more...
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Games will not suffer because of pullouts: Oz chef de mission
September 28th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Australian chef de mission Steve Moneghetti said Tuesday the pullout of a few athletes will have little impact on the Commonwealth Games and it will only be ... Read more...
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Aussie swimmers assured of security, but some may stay away
September 27th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 27 (IANS) The Australian swimming team was assured of fool-proof security during the Delhi Commonwealth Games at a briefing held in Kuala Lumpur Monday. But some of them might still ... Read more...
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Aussie athletes “looking forward” to having good experience in Delhi CWG despite concerns
September 27th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 27 (ANI): Australia's first Commonwealth Games athletes, who arrived in Delhi this morning, have said that they have come with an open mind despite security concerns, and added that ... Read more...
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No issue flying national flags at Games venues: Oz Commonwealth chief
September 27th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): Rubbishing security concerns over Australia's warnings that its citizens in Delhi should not fly national flags, Australian Commonwealth Games Federation chief Perry Crosswhite has said the Games venues ... Read more...
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Foreign athletes pour in; African nations frown at CWG Village (Intro Night Lead)
September 27th, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The biggest group of foreign athletes and officials arrived here Sunday for the Commonwealth Games but complaints against conditions in the Games Village continued following the ... Read more...
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CWG delegates troop in, Hooper clarifies anti-government remarks (Night Lead)
September 26th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) On a day when the biggest group of foreign athletes and officials arrived here Sunday for the Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike ... Read more...
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PM opens CWG sports injuries centre; stadia lockdown delayed (Evening Lead)
September 26th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday inaugurated a sports injuries centre for the Commonwealth Games. But there was another hiccup on the organisational front as the security ... Read more...
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CWG venues’ lockdown delayed, two Australian athletes back out (Afternoon Lead)
September 26th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) In yet another hiccup, the security agencies could not complete the lockdown of all the Commonwealth Games venues and the Village Saturday midnight as work was ... Read more...
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Two more Australian athletes withdraw from CWG
September 26th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sept 26 (IANS) Two more Australian athletes have pulled out from the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games citing security and health concerns.
Cyclist Travis Meyer and table tennis player Stephanie Sang Sunday withdraw ... Read more...
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Paddler Kamal set to break into top 50
July 15th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 15 (IANS) Having won two back-to-back tournaments, the US Open and Egyp Pro Tour, India's top table tennis player Achanta Sharat Kamal is hopeful of breaking into the top 50 ... Read more...
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Disabled athletes protest, sports minister promises panel
May 12th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Braving the scorching heat, national and international level disabled sportspersons Wednesday staged a protest in the capital against rampant mismanagement in disability sports in India.
They also ... Read more...
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Despite government apathy, some disabled people conquer all
January 16th, 2010 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Disabled people say despite their protests and a plethora of laws, government apathy towards them continues. But some of them conquer this as well as ... Read more...
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Aamir Khan becomes preachy in real life too
December 31st, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The perfectionist Aamir Khan is quite thrilled with the success of his latest release 3 Idiots. Our reliable sources reveal that 3 Idiots has made Aamir empathetic towards people. However, Aamir ... Read more...
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They play to fight discrimination against the disabled
November 26th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Bangalore, Nov 26 (IANS) They have overcome their physical disabilities and now are trying to fight discrimination on the sporting field.Meet table tennis player Raj Aravindam (27) from Chennai, who ... Read more...
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Unfriendly stadiums confront physically challenged sportspersons
November 26th, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 26 (IANS) Athletes participating in the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) World Games here have expressed dissatisfaction over lack of facilities, including ramps, at the venue, Shree Kanteerava Stadium.
"The ... Read more...
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Indian president, British queen launch Commonwealth baton relay (Lead)
October 29th, 2009 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Oct 29 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil joined Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Thursday to launch 2010 Commonwealth Games baton relay - described as the longest and most inclusive ... Read more...
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Marykom, Sushil and Vijender to get Khel Ratna
July 29th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) For the first time since the inception of the Rajiv Khel Ratna Award in 1991, three sportspersons -- four-time world boxing champion Mangte Chungneijang Marykom, Olympic ... Read more...
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More than two sportspersons likely to get Khel Ratna (correcting intro, lead)
July 20th, 2009 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) For the first time more than two sportsperson may be awarded the country's highest sporting award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
Beijing Games bronze medallists, boxer Vijender Singh ... Read more...
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More than one sportsperson to get Khel Ratna
July 20th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) For the first time more than one sportsperson may be awarded the country's highest sporting award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
Beijing Games bronze medallists, boxer Vijender Singh ... Read more...
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New Delhi school children form a human chain to spread voting awareness
April 22nd, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): Hundreds of school children formed a human chain here on Wednesday to spread awareness amongst people about the importance of voting.The event was organised with the sole ... Read more...
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Father gets seven-year jail for killing son
March 31st, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) A father, who killed his budding table tennis player son for not measuring up to his gruelling standards, was sentenced to seven years in prison by a West ... Read more...
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Chinese table tennis veteran Nan aims for gold in Olympics
July 19th, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 19 (Xinhua) Veteran Chinese table tennis player Wang Nan is excited about her Olympic appearance at home and hopes to cap it with a gold medal. "I don't want to ... Read more...
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Sheila Dikshit gives away Rs.35 mn to Delhi sportspersons
May 20th, 2008 - 8:46 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Praising sportspersons of the city for earning laurels, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday gave away cheques to more than 2,000 players and urged them to win medals ... Read more...
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