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Maroney, Uchimura Get Second Golds At Gym Worlds
October 15, 2011 14:24 ISTTokyo, Oct 15: McKayla Maroney gave the Americans a sweep of the first three gold medals by winning the vault title at the world gymnastics championships Saturday, while Japan's Kohei Uchimura took his second gold
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Boxer Vikas Storms Into World Championship Semis
October 05, 2011 23:26 ISTBaku, Oct 5: Asian Games gold medallist Vikas Krishan (69kg) was the lone Indian boxer to assure the country of a medal at the Wold Championships, advancing to the semifinals after a thrilling win over
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Three Indian Boxers Qualify For London Olympics
October 04, 2011 23:04 ISTNew Delhi, Oct 4: Indian boxers packed a powerful punch as Commonwealth Games medallists Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Jai Bhagwan (60kg), along with rookie teen sensation L Devendro Singh, qualified for the London Olympics by
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Saina Regains World Number Four Ranking
September 29, 2011 21:59 ISTNew Delhi, Sept 29: Riding on her semifinal finish at the Japan Open Super Series, Saina Nehwal on Thursday improved a rung to be placed fourth in the latest world badminton ranking.While the 21-year-old Saina
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Deepika Kumari Gets Silver In Archery World Cup
September 25, 2011 20:17 ISTIstanbul, Sept 25: India's best woman archer Deepika Kumari, lost narrowly to Ming Cheng of China in the shoot-off to settle for a silver medal in the prestigious Archery World Cup final held in Istanbul
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Makau Breaks World Record In Berlin Marathon
September 25, 2011 15:42 ISTBerlin, Sept 25: Patrick Makau of Kenya broke the world record to win the Berlin Marathon on Sunday.Makau pulled away after 27 kilometers and finished in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 38 seconds.Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia,
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Saina Ousted, India's Challenge Ends In Japan Open Badminton
September 24, 2011 14:50 ISTNew Delhi, Sept 24: Saina Nehwal was stunned by Germany's Juliane Schenk in the women's singles semifinals as India's campaign came to an end in the Japan Open Super Series badminton tournament in Tokyo on
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Saina Nehwal Storms Into Japan Open Semis
September 23, 2011 14:39 ISTNew Delhi, Sept 23: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal entered the semifinals of Japan Open Super Series badminton tournament in Tokyo after dispatching Singapore's Juan Gu in straight games in just half an hour on
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Tony Martin Wins Men's Time Trial World Title
September 22, 2011 13:58 ISTCopenhagen, Sep 22: Tony Martin of Germany led from start to finish to win the men's time trial at the road cycling world championship on Wednesday ahead of Bradley Wiggins of Britain and Fabian Cancellera
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Mayweather's Win Over Ortiz Is Right On The Money
September 19, 2011 20:35 ISTLas Vegas, September 19: Floyd Mayweather Jr. won the fight with a questionable - if legal - pair of punches that Victor Ortiz never saw coming. He followed it by berating an 80—year—old announcer in
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Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt star in Diamond League
September 17, 2011 11:16 ISTBrussels, Sept 17: World champions Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt were the stars of the show with superb displays at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels.Blake, who won 100m gold in Daegu, ran the second-fastest
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Bolt clocks Season's Best 9.85 In 100m At Zagreb
September 14, 2011 14:56 ISTZangreb, Croatia, Sept 14: Usain Bolt clocked a season best 9.85 seconds in the 100 metres in the Zagreb World Challenge on Tuesday.Bolt shaved .03 seconds off his previous season best, when he ran 9.88
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Preeja Sreedharan Wins Gold In 10,000 Meter National Open
September 11, 2011 11:26 ISTKolkata, Sept 11 : Despite being more than four minutes off her personal best, Asian Games gold medallist Preeja Sreedharan won the gold medal in the 10000m race on the opening day of the 51st
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Jet With Hockey Team Crashes In Russia, Killing 43
September 08, 2011 7:42 ISTTunoshna, Russia, Sept 8: A private jet carrying a Russian professional hockey team to its first game of the season crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday, killing 43 people—including European and former NHL players—in one of
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Bolt Leads Jamaica To 4x100 World Record
September 04, 2011 21:04 ISTDaegu, South Korea, September 4: In one whirlwind week, Usain Bolt turned the biggest disappointment of his career into another golden show capped with a world record that even he long believed was not within
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Caster Semenya Gets Silver Medal In 800 At Worlds
September 04, 2011 20:04 ISTDaegu, South Korea, Sept 4: With a shiny silver medal hanging around her neck, Caster Semenya is already looking forward to another meeting with Nelson Mandela.The South African runner, who won the 800 meters at
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Winning For Some Isn't Everything At Worlds
September 04, 2011 15:57 ISTDaegu, South Korea, Sept 4: Anti-government protests forced Yemeni hurdler Fatima Sulaiman Dahman to train indoors for six months before the world championships. And even then, she often practices alone because there are few other
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IAAF To Stick With False Start Rule
September 04, 2011 15:56 ISTDaegu, South Korea, Sept 4: The IAAF says it has no plans to change its stringent false start rule for next year's London Olympics despite the disqualification of Usain Bolt in the 100 meters at
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Chicherova Wins Women's High Jump At Worlds
September 04, 2011 20:57 ISTDaegu (South Korea), Sept 3: Becoming a mother was worth gold to Anna Chicherova.The 29-year-old Russian credited the birth of her daughter last year for a change in attitude that allowed her to win a
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Usain Bolt Wins 200 At The World Championships
September 03, 2011 18:38 ISTDaegu (South Korea), Sep 3: Usain Bolt won the men's 200 meters at the world championships on Saturday, running the fourth fastest time in history of 19.40 seconds.Bolt, who set the world record of 19.19
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Pearson Wins 100 Hurdles In Championship Record
September 03, 2011 18:36 ISTDaegu (South Korea), Sep 3: Sally Pearson ran the fastest 100-meter hurdles race in almost two decades Saturday to win gold at the world championships, a stunning performance by the Australian that changed a night
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US Wins Women's 4x400 At The World Championships
September 03, 2011 18:34 ISTDaegu (South Korea), Sep 3: The United States won the women's 4x400-meter relay Saturday, giving Allyson Felix a women's record seventh gold medal at the world championships.Felix and Sanya Richards-Ross failed to get gold in
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Pistorius Gets Silver In 4x400 Relay At Worlds
September 02, 2011 21:53 ISTDaegu (South Korea), Sep 2: More than winning a silver medal at the world championships, double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius said Friday he wished he could have earned it by running in the 4x400-meter relay final.One
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Usain Bolt Showboats Way To 200 Final At Worlds
September 02, 2011 19:56 ISTDaegu, South Korea, Sept 2: Usain Bolt didn't need his spikes anymore, at least not on this day.A few minutes after winning his heat Friday in the 200-meter semifinals at the world championships, the Jamaican
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Luka Disappoints At World Championship, Qualifies For Olympics
September 02, 2011 19:51 ISTDaegu (South Korea), Sep 2: India's campaign in the World Athletics Championships ended on a disappointing note with woman 800m runner Tintu Luka failing to qualify for the final round though she booked a berth
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Powell Out Of Jamaican Relay Team At Worlds
September 01, 2011 17:13 ISTDaegu, Sept 1: Asafa Powell pulled out of the Jamaican 4x100-meter relay team Thursday because he has not sufficiently recovered from a groin injury.Powell's agent, Paul Doyle, told The Associated Press it would be too
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Gowda Finishes 7th In Discus Throw In World Athletics
August 30, 2011 20:00 ISTDaegu (South Korea), August 30: India's Vikas Gowda finished seventh after a creditable effort of 64.05m in the men's discus throw but Mayookha Johnny failed to qualify for the finals in women's triple jump in
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Kirani James Wins Men's 400 Metres
August 30, 2011 19:07 ISTDaegu, South Korea, Aug 30: Kirani James of Grenada fought from behind to beat favorite LaShawn Merritt of the United States at the line to win the 400 meters Tuesday at the world championships.Merritt long
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