More From Other
-
Media Coverage Motivates Sports-Persons To Excel: Saina
July 03, 2010 8:25 ISTExtensive media coverage of the achievements of sports-persons would motivate them to excel in their game, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal said in Hyderabad."I was not happy with the coverage I got after I lost
-
American Coach For Indian Boxing Team
July 01, 2010 19:20 ISTA little-known American Ronald Simms and Dronacharya awardee Jagdish Singh have been roped in as coaches for the Indian team, comprising the likes of Olympic medallist Vijender Singh and Akhil Kumar, for the World Series
-
Vintage Cars To Ferry VIPs During CWG
June 28, 2010 9:11 ISTA fleet of vintage cars is being readied for ferrying VIPs during the Commonwealth Games. Carrying the Commonwealth logos, these customised vintage cars including Bentley, Chevrolet, Auburn Speedster, Stutz, Cadillac, Triumph, Rolls Royce will also
-
Saina Storms Into Indonesian Open Super Series Semifinals
June 25, 2010 23:14 ISTJAKARTA: Defending champion Saina Nehwal overcame an opening game deficit to reach the semifinal of the Indonesian Open badminton tournament and stay on course for back-to-back Super Series title on Friday. Saina, who on Friday
-
Tiger Woods Gets Ready To Play In US Open
June 17, 2010 16:22 ISTA chilly breeze swept through Pebble Beach on Wednesday, prompting players to put on sweaters and doing little to calm their fears that the seaside course will get so fast it will almost be unplayable
-
Saina Clinches Indian GP Badminton Singles Title
June 14, 2010 10:03 ISTTop seed Saina Nehwal rallied from behind to beat Mew Choo Wong of Malaysia 20-22, 21-14, 21-12 and clinched the women's singles title in the Yonex-Sunrise India Grand Prix badminton tournament here on Sunday. After
-
Azhar Backs Out, Verma Re-Elected BAI President
June 13, 2010 12:59 ISTThe much-anticipated face off between Mohd Azharuddin and V K Verma ended in a damp squib on Sunday in Chennai after the former cricketer backed out of the Badminton Association of India elections, clearing the
-
Satisfied With Security Arrangements For Commonwealth Games: Australia
June 10, 2010 23:26 ISTAustralia on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the security and other preparations regarding the Commonwealth Games to be held here in October. An Australian delegation led by High Commissioner Peter Varghese met officials at the Home
-
CWG Tickets Range From Rs 50 To 50,000
June 05, 2010 9:34 ISTThe Commonwealth Games organizing committee on Friday launched the sale of tickets for the mega event. The sales got off to a scorching start with OC sources saying tickets worth around Rs 20 lakh were
-
Mechanical Doping Rocks Cycling World
June 04, 2010 15:30 ISTHesperange, Luxembourg : French cycling team chief Alain Deloeil wants checks at next month's Tour de France to ensure that racers are not cheating by using motors hidden in their bike frames. Recent speculation has focused
-
London 2012 Olympics Mascots Unveiled
May 20, 2010 16:39 ISTLONDON: Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Wednesday unveiled the one-eyed mascots - Wenlock and Mandeville - saying they will be a big hit among children and young people.The two animations were created
-
PM Describes Anand As Grandest Of Grandmasters
May 13, 2010 21:31 ISTPrime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday hailed chess wizard Viswanathan Anand for becoming a World champion for the fourth time and described him as "grandest of Grandmasters" . Anand defeated Veselin Topalov in the decisive
-
Sports Ministry Limits Tenure For Kalmadi And Other Politicians
May 02, 2010 11:57 ISTPoliticians, bureaucrats and businessmen who have been occupying the top posts in various National Sports Federations (NSF) for more than a decade will have to step down after their current term expires, the Sports Ministry
-
Tiger Receives Warm Reception At Masters
April 06, 2010 12:11 ISTAUGUSTA, Georgia: Tiger Woods received a friendly reception in a Monday morning practice round at the Masters, his first public golf appearance since the sex scandal that overtook him last November.“Welcome back Tiger” and “We
-
World Heavyweight Champ Klitschko Knocks Out Chambers
March 21, 2010 23:18 ISTWorld heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF titles on Saturday with a 12th-round knockout of challenger Eddie Chambers from the United States.This was Klitschko's eighth defence of his IBF title, the fourth
-
Tiger Still A Terrific Golfer: Obama
March 18, 2010 11:40 ISTPresident Barack Obama Wednesday implicitly welcomed Tiger Woods' announced return to the links next month, by calling him "a terrific golfer" during a television interview. After fielding weighty questions on domestic and international politics, Obama
-
Australia, Canada, Pak Boxers To Miss Commonwealth Championship
March 11, 2010 15:51 ISTAustralian boxers will miss the Commonwealth Championships in New Delhi because of a clash of dates, not because of security concerns, Boxing Australia said on Wednesday.Boxing Australia chairman Ted Tanner said his organisation was happy
-
Germany Tops Winter Olympic Medal Tally
February 25, 2010 12:27 ISTFollowing is the medal tally for 64 of 90 total medal events Gold-Silver-Bronze-Total Germany 7-10-7-24United States 7-9-12-28Canada 7-6-2-15Norway 6-6-6-18Switzerland 6-0-2-8South Korea 5-4-1-10Austria 4-3-3-10China 4-2-2-8Sweden 4-2-2-8Russia 3-4-6-13Netherlands 3-1-2-6France 2-3-5-10Australia 2-1-0-3Czech Republic 2-0-3-5Slovakia 1-1-1-3
-
Pak PM Allots Flats To Gold Medal Winning Female Athletes
February 23, 2010 22:05 ISTPrime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has announced allotment of flats to women athletes Nasim Hameed and Sara Nasir on winning gold medals at the South Asian Games in Dhaka. Nasim Hameed became the fastest
-
Argentina's Haedo Wins Tour De Mumbai
February 21, 2010 23:26 ISTArgentina's Jose Juan Haedo on Sunday won the inaugural Tour de Mumbai, India's first professional cycling race sanctioned by the sport's governing body.The Team Saxo Bank sprinter took the 50,000-dollar first prize after shaking free
-
Indian Shooters Bag 2 Golds In Commonwealth Championship
February 19, 2010 20:11 ISTGagan Narang and PT Raghunath set a new meet record in the 10m air rifle team event as Indian shooters dominated the proceedings with two gold, a silver and a bronze on the opening day
-
Holland's Kramer Wins Men's 5000 M Speedskating Gold
February 14, 2010 23:32 ISTDutchman Sven Kramer won the 5,000-meter men's speedskating gold medal on Saturday at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, finally capturing a title that had eluded him four years ago at Turin.Kramer won in 6mins, 14.60sec, setting
-
Kearney Wins Women's Moguls Freestyle Skiing Gold In Vancouver Olympics
February 14, 2010 23:29 ISTAmerica's Hannah Kearney won the women's moguls freestyle skiing gold Saturday, beating Canada's Jennifer Heil, who notched the host country's first medal of these Games, into second place.Kearney, who was in top spot after qualifying,
-
Kramer Celebrates First Winter Olympics Gold
February 14, 2010 18:05 ISTDutch world champion Sven Kramer who had earlier stormed to gold in the 5,000 metres brought some much-needed joyous scenes to the Vancouver Olympic Games on Saturday celebrating his first first Olympic gold with Dutch
-
Winter Olympics: S. Korea's Lee Wins 1,500 M Gold
February 14, 2010 18:03 ISTLee Jung-su won the men's 1,500m short-track speed skating gold at the Winter Olympics on Saturday, but powerhouse South Korea's hopes of a podium sweep were shattered on a last-bend collapse.American Apolo Anton Ohno finished
-
Glitch Mars Lighting Of Winter Olympics Flame
February 13, 2010 17:21 ISTThe moment everyone had been waiting for misfired a little at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday when the equipment failed in the BC Centre and part of the arms of the Olympic cauldron
-
South Asia's Fastest Woman Gets Rewards In Pakistan
February 11, 2010 23:18 ISTNaseem Hameed received a hero's welcome on Thursday, as she became South Asia's fastest woman by winning the 100-metre race in the South Asian Games played in Dhaka.The 22-year-old clocked 11.81 seconds to clinch gold
-
South Asian Games Conclude, India Tops Medal Tally
February 10, 2010 23:02 ISTThe South Asian Games concluded in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, with India on top of the medal tally.India won 90 out of the 157 gold medals. Pakistan finished second on the medal tally with 19 golds
Top News
-
NCP merger in final stages, leaders' roles to be clear soon: Maharashtra Minister makes big claim
-
'Deport All Dot Heads': Diwali celebrations in Seattle disrupted by far-right activists | VIDEO
-
'Not finished with Iran': Israel hints at fresh strikes amid Netanyahu's political uncertainty
-
Hamza Zahoor's century propels Pakistan to beat India by three wickets in U19 Rising Stars Asia Cup
Latest News
-
NCP merger in final stages, leaders' roles to be clear soon: Maharashtra Minister makes big claim
-
PM Modi calls on President Droupadi Murmu, exchanges greetings on Diwali
-
'This is not a political book': Sonia Gandhi on her memoir 'Belonging: A Journey of Love'
-
Bollywood's Diwali photos: Katrina-Vicky with Vihaan, Kareena poses with Randhir Kapoor
-
Hamza Zahoor's century propels Pakistan to beat India by three wickets in U19 Rising Stars Asia Cup
-
Two employees watch live cricket from office overlooking stadium, get caught on giant screen
-
Woman shares why she 'felt like a man' during a routine 2 am cab ride in Mumbai
-
Sanjiv Goenka identifies man in viral Bengali family's rickshaw video, calls it 'heartening'
-
'Ravan strikes back': Viral video shows rockets firing from burning effigy in UP's Bulandshahr
-
Bulandshahr: Man jumps from 60 feet after setting himself on fire, stunt captured on video