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Garcia stops favored Khan in 4th round
July 15, 2012 11:30 ISTLas Vegas, Jul 15: Danny Garcia stopped heavy favorite Amir Khan in the fourth round to stay undefeated and add another super lightweight belt to his collection on Saturday night.Garcia sent Khan to the canvas
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I won't respond to a chargesheeted person's comments, says Maken
July 14, 2012 20:03 ISTNew Delhi, Jul 14: Sports Minister Ajay Maken today declined to comment on Suresh Kalmadi's accusation of carrying out a vilification campaign against him, saying that he would not like to respond to a person
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Kalmadi hits back at Maken, demands his exit
July 14, 2012 17:54 ISTPune, Jul 14: Faced with mounting pressure to drop his Olympic trip to London, a defiant Suresh Kalmadi today hit back at Ajay Maken, accusing the Sports Minister of carrying out a vilification campaign against
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Indian TT players look to make London a memorable event
July 14, 2012 17:21 ISTNew Delhi, Jul 14: With big names of Indian Table Tennis missing from London Olympics, onus will be on the teenaged duo of Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das to deliver but it might be a
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Kalmadi's move to travel to Olympics evokes sharp reactions
July 13, 2012 21:15 ISTMumbai, Jul 13: A Delhi Court's ruling to allow Suresh Kalmadi to attend the London Olympics today evoked sharp reactions with Sports Minister Ajay Maken stating that he would try to ensure that the disgraced
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Court allows Kalmadi to visit London for Olympics
July 13, 2012 17:18 ISTNew Delhi, Jul 13: Sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, accused in a games-related graft case, was today allowed by a Delhi court to go to London for the 2012 Olympics.Special CBI judge Talwant
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First Chinese-born driver tests in Formula One
July 13, 2012 14:26 ISTSilverstone, England, July 13 : Ma Qing Hua became the first Chinese-born driver to test in Formula One on Thursday, completing 82 laps of the British Grand Prix circuit at Silverstone for HRT.The 24-year-old Ma
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Lifters aim to put behind doping past with clean Olympic show
July 13, 2012 20:54 ISTNew Delhi, Jul 13: They are returning to the Olympics after eight years and more than the medals, Indian weightlifters would feel the pressure of staying clear of the dope taint that has haunted the
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Indian hockey team ready to flaunt six-pack abs in London
July 13, 2012 20:54 ISTNew Delhi, Jul 13: India's hockey players have surprise celebration plans up their sleeves if they do well at the upcoming London Olympics.Proud of their newly-found toned physique, the Indian players plan to flaunt their
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Anand believes he will be champion again
July 12, 2012 21:36 ISTKolkata, Jul 12: Five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand today said he was not interested in thinking who would win the next title but believed that he would do it again.“I hope it's me. After
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Qatari female athlete to hold flag at London Games
July 12, 2012 18:55 ISTDoha, Jul12: One of Qatar's first female athletes to compete at the Olympics will be the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony at the London Games.Qatar's Olympic Committee posted a statement late Wednesday on Twitter saying
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Kalmadi moves court for attending London Olympics
July 12, 2012 17:43 ISTNew Delhi, Jul 12: Sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, accused in a games-related graft case, today sought a Delhi court's permission to attend the 2012 Olympics in London.In his plea to Special CBI
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Saudi Arabia to send 2 women athletes to London Olympics
July 12, 2012 17:36 ISTLondon, Jul 12: Saudi Arabia will send two female athletes to the London Olympics, ending the ultraconservative Muslim country's record of sending only all-male teams to the games, two officials with knowledge of the decision
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London Assembly calls for Dow Olympic sponsorship rethink
July 12, 2012 14:17 ISTLondon, Jul 12: The London Assembly on Wednesday piled up pressure on the International Olympic Committee asking for a rethink on its relationship with the Dow chemical company as the sponsor of the games, in
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Sardara, Sandeep key to India's Olympic success: Nobbs
July 12, 2012 14:33 ISTNew Delhi, Jul 12: Placed in a tough pool, India's hockey coach Michael Nobbs says vice-captain Sardara Singh and ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh's form would be crucial to the team's chances in the upcoming London
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Black power salute remembered ahead of Olympics
July 12, 2012 9:23 ISTLondon Jul 12: Tommie Smith was the first athlete to run the 200 meters inside 20 seconds, but he'll always be remembered instead for his clenched-fist black power salute on the medal podium at the
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Amir Khan reinstated as WBA jr. welterweight champ
July 12, 2012 8:51 ISTLas Vegas, Jul 12: The WBA is reinstating British boxer Amir Khan as its junior welterweight champion, just in time for a 140-pound unification bout this weekend in Las Vegas with WBC champion Danny Garcia.Nevada
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Bhutia, other sportspersons rally behind Pinki
July 11, 2012 20:06 ISTKolkata, Jul 11: Indian football icon Bhaichung Bhutia, Ranji Trophy winning Bengal skipper Sambaran Banerjee and several other sportspersons today demanded justice for Asiad gold medallist Pinki Pramanik who had been arrested on the charges
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Queen greets Olympic torch at Windsor Castle
July 11, 2012 15:44 ISTLondon, July 11: It was a banner day for the Olympic torch: It visited the queen at Windsor Castle, was carried by the man who broke the 4-minute mile and by Britain's greatest Olympic rower
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Low-profile Soniya keen to spring up surprise
July 11, 2012 12:24 ISTNew Delhi, Jul 11: Karnam Malleshwari's bronze at the 2000 Olympics raised the profile of Indian weightlifting by several notches but little is expected of London-bound Soniya Chanu and the lifter does not mind it
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Athlete Pinki Pramanik alleges police atrocities in custody
July 11, 2012 19:53 ISTKolkata, Jul 11 : Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, who today walked out of jail after spending 26 days in custody on charges of rape, alleged that police had tied her hands and legs
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Indian wrestlers out to prove a point in London
July 11, 2012 11:01 ISTNew Delhi, Jul 11: A bronze in the Beijing Games four years ago came as a surprise for many but as the London Olympic Games draw closer, the country's grapplers led by Sushil Kumar will
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Queen welcomes Olympic Torch, as relay ends with the visit at Windsor Castle
July 11, 2012 10:03 ISTLondon, Jul 11: A five-time British Olympic rowing gold medalist and the first man to break the four minute mile were among those that carried the Olympic torch on day 53 of the relay on
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Pinki released from jail after 26 days
July 11, 2012 19:51 ISTKolkata, Jul 11: Asian Games gold medalist Pinki Pramanik today walked out of jail after 26 days and said she was falsely implicated in the rape case.A Barasat court had yesterday granted the athlete bail.
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Scandal-hit athletes hope to seek solace in London
July 10, 2012 14:01 ISTNew Delhi, July 10: Hit hard by one of the biggest doping scandals in the run-up to the Olympic Games, India's athletics team, including a couple of medal hopefuls, would hope to seek solace and
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Boxing coach Sandhu to retire after London Olympics
July 10, 2012 13:34 ISTNew Delhi, Jul 10: Having served as national coach for close to two decades during which India produced its first Olympic medallist in boxing, Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu is retiring after London Games and the only
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India banks on shooters Bindra, Sodhi, Gagan Narang in Olympics
July 09, 2012 10:58 ISTNew Delhi, Jul 9: Speculation can often be a futile exercise but Indian shooters' success stories in recent years have ensured that they head into the London Olympics with bright hopes of adding on to
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Griffin, Harden, Iguodala on US team
July 08, 2012 9:03 ISTLas Vegas, Jul 8: Blake Griffin, Andre Iguodala and James Harden have been chosen for the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team, a person with knowledge of the decisions told The Associated Press on Saturday.They earned
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