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  Ethiopians dominate Pune International Marathon

  December 01, 2013 19:08 IST

  Pune: An unheralded Belachew Endale Abayneh clinched his maiden crown as African powerhouses Ethiopia and Kenya swept all the medals in the men's and women's sections of the 28th Pune International Marathon here today.The 27-year-old

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  Sindhu shines bright in Macau, lifts 2nd Grand Prix Gold title

  December 01, 2013 17:12 IST

  Macau: P V Sindhu continued to take giant strides towards asserting herself as the rising star of Indian badminton by lifting the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold title with a thumping win over Canada's Michelle

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  Macau Open: Sindhu cruises into final

  November 30, 2013 22:15 IST

  Macau: Indian top seed P.V. Sindhu cruised into the women's singles final of the $120,000 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold at the Macau Forum here Saturday.The World No.11 easily overcame a much lower ranked Qin

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  Indian Open 2013: Gauri finishes on a high note

  November 30, 2013 20:23 IST

  New Delhi: India's rising golfing star Gauri Monga made the Hero Women's Indian Open 2013 memorable for local fans as she finished a creditable tied fifth at her home course Delhi Golf Club (DGC) here

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  Indonesia Open: Golfer Bhullar in joint lead

  November 30, 2013 19:15 IST

  Jakarta: Golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar recovered from a shaky start with a two-under-par 69 to share the third round lead with Thailand's Jazz Janewattananond at the Indonesia Open here Saturday.The Indian, ranked sixth on the Asian

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  Know the hottest female athletes of 2013

  December 10, 2013 6:40 IST

  New Delhi: Its November and that means the year is about to end. We do remember male athletes who have made a mark we seldom pay as much attention to these attractive female athletes as

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  Former world heavyweight champion Hide jailed

  November 30, 2013 12:13 IST

  Cambridge, England: Former world heavyweight champion Herbie Hide has been sentenced to 22 months in jail for agreeing to sell cocaine in an undercover operation by a British newspaper.   The 42-year-old Briton, who was WBO

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  Winning start by Indian cueists at World Snooker Championship

  November 29, 2013 19:41 IST

  Daugavpils (Latvia): Indian cueists, 17-year-old debutant Varshaa Sanjeev, chalked up victories in the preliminary league of the IBSF World Snooker Championship here Friday.Bangalore schoolgirl Varshaa defeated Elnaz Matahar from Iran 3-1 in her opening Group

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  Know Athletes Boyfriends and Husbands of Kim Kardashian

  November 30, 2013 7:00 IST

  New Delhi: Kim Kardashian is extremely famous, and with that fame comes famous boyfriends, husbands and random lovers. Although not all of Kardashian's significant others were athletes, quite a few of them were, so it's

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  Know Lindsey Vonn, the hottest ski racer

  October 06, 2014 13:15 IST

  New Delhi: Lindsey Caroline Vonn  is an American World Cup alpine ski racer who competed with the United States Ski Team.She has won four overall World Cup championships – one of only two female skiers

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  Injured Vonn returned to snow

  November 29, 2013 14:13 IST

  Beaver Creek, Colorado: Lindsey Vonn squeezed in a little freeskiing on Thanksgiving morning, a step in the right direction for a return to racing after reinjuring her right knee in a recent training crash.   The

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  Anirban Lahiri eyes first overseas title at Hong Kong Golf

  November 28, 2013 20:42 IST

  Hong Kong: India's Anirban Lahiri is hoping to take advantage of his familiarity with the Hong Kong Golf Club to win his first title outside India at the $1.3 million dollar Hong Kong Open golf

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  MRF Challenge: Ellinas bags pole in Bahrain

  November 28, 2013 20:29 IST

  Sakhir (Bahrain): Cypriot driver Tio Ellinas beat French rival Arthur Pic for pole position in Round 2 of the MRF Challenge at the Bahrain International Circuit here Thursday.Ellinas' flying lap of 2:02.960 was enough for

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  31,100 to run in Airtel Delhi Half Marathon

  November 28, 2013 20:11 IST

  New Delhi: In excess of 31,000 runners will take over the streets of New Delhi for the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon Dec 15.Among the 31,000 runners, 11,700 will run the half marathon (21.097 km), an

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  Women's Indian Open: Vani, Gauri keep Indian flag high at DGC

  November 28, 2013 20:11 IST

  New Delhi: Vani Kapoor and amateur Gauri Monga kept Indian hopes high as they shot one-over 73 each in the first round of the $300,000 Women's Indian Open at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) here

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  Australian boxer Mundine wins WBA title fight

  November 28, 2013 15:53 IST

  Sydney: Australian boxer Anthony Mundine scored a sixth-round technical knockout win over American superstar Shane Mosley in Wednesday's World Boxing Association (WBA) international title here, media reported.Mundine won the super welterweight title fight at the

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  MRF Challenge 2013 heads to Bahrain for Round 2

  November 27, 2013 17:39 IST

  Sakhir (Bahrain): Round two of the MRF Challenge 2013 season will begin this weekend with the Indian based series heading to the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir, Bahrain.The FIA sanctioned MRF Challenge will continue

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  Know how India's famous boxer M C Mary Kom fought for her love

  December 05, 2014 11:48 IST

  New Delhi: Indian Olympian and five time world boxing champion, M C Mary Kom has been impressing everyone with her bouts in the ring since her debut in international boxing arena.Mary is very tough against

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  Webber, Eric Bana to team up for Bathurst 12 Hour race

  November 27, 2013 15:10 IST

  Sydney: Australian driver Mark Webber, who retired from Formula One (F1) Sunday, will team up with movie star Eric Bana for his first Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race in 2015.Just days after his final F1

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  Scott looks to complete Australian Triple Crown

  November 27, 2013 12:46 IST

  Sydney: Adam Scott has lifted three trophies in three weeks -- two from his Australian PGA and Australian Masters wins -- and one he shared with Australian teammate Jason Day at last week's World Cup

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  Rich haul of medals by Indian weightlifters

  November 26, 2013 22:16 IST

  New Delhi: India bagged 36 medals, including 19 gold, on the second day of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships at Penang, Malaysia, on Tuesday.Besides winning 19 gold, India secured 11 silver and six bronze today, taking

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  Waterskier Sarah Teelow dies after crash in endurance race

  November 26, 2013 16:58 IST

  Sydney: Leading Australian waterskier Sarah Teelow has died as the result of a crash during an endurance race on the Hawkesbury River north of Sydney on Sunday.   Police say Teelow, aged 20, fell off her

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  Brazilian Grand Prix: McLaren gets boost from good finish

  November 25, 2013 21:46 IST

  Sao Paulo: McLaren ended a disappointing year with a strong result at the Brazilian Grand Prix, giving the British team an important boost ahead of the 2014 Formula One season.   Team principal Martin Whitmarsh said

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  Sebastian Vettel wins Brazilian Grand Prix, equals Michael Schumacher's record

  November 25, 2013 20:15 IST

  Interlagos: Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel equalled Michael Schumacher's record of 13 victories in a year at the season-ending Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix.The 26-year-old, who clinched his fourth straight world championship title last month, also

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  NBA: Pistons hand Brooklyn 5th straight loss

  November 25, 2013 16:58 IST

  Washington: Detroit Pistons handed the Brooklyn Nets their fifth consecutive loss after beating the high-spending franchise 109-97 here on Sunday.Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey scored a season-high 27 points. Greg Monroe had 18 points and 11

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  Magnus Carlsen, Anand presented with medals

  November 25, 2013 16:45 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitthaa Monday gave away the gold cup and Rs.9.9 crore prize money to the newly crowned world chess champion Magnus Carlsen from Norway.At a prize distribution function held here,

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  Used syringes found in Kerala school athletic meet

  November 24, 2013 19:06 IST

  Kochi: With not a single official of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) present to supervise the 57th edition of the state school athletics meet, the sighting of used syringes in the boys' bathrooms have raised

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  Vettel snags pole for Brazilian Grand Prix

  November 24, 2013 16:50 IST

  Sao Paulo: Red Bull driver and four-time defending world champion Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix, the final race of the Formula One season.The German, who wrapped up this year's drivers'