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  • bhupathi should have partnered leander says ganguly

    Bhupathi should have partnered Leander says Ganguly

    Tennis | Jul 08, 2012, 07:53 PM IST

    Kolkata, Jul 8: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that Mahesh Bhupathi should have agreed to play Leander Paes in the Olympics as the latter is a terrific doubles player.Heaping praise on Paes who along

  • indian boxers get acclimatization lessons in ireland

    Indian boxers get acclimatization lessons in Ireland

    Other Sports | Jul 06, 2012, 09:00 PM IST

    New Delhi, Jul 1: He was not quite sure if training abroad before Olympics would help much but after spending a fortnight preparing in Ireland, London-bound Vijender Singh on Sunday said the experience has done

  • calcutta hc directs wb govt to file affidavit on pinki

    Calcutta HC directs WB govt to file affidavit on Pinki gender test

    Other Sports | Jul 06, 2012, 06:19 PM IST

    Kolkata, July 6 :  The Calcutta High Court today directed the West Bengal government to file an affidavit within two weeks on the progress of investigation to determine the gender of athlete Pinki Pramanik.A division

  • isinbayeva to resume vaulting july 10

    Isinbayeva to resume vaulting July 10

    Other Sports | Jun 30, 2012, 04:16 PM IST

    Helsinki, Jun30: Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva says she is at 90 percent of her best shape and intends to resume pole vaulting at a small meet in France on July 10, less than four weeks

  • liu xiang to race at london meet before olympics

    Liu Xiang to race at London meet before Olympics

    Other Sports | Jun 27, 2012, 09:10 PM IST

    London, Jun27: Olympic 110 meter hurdles champion Liu Xiang of China says he will race at the London Diamond League meeting two weeks before the Olympics.Liu won gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. He

  • hewitt stosur among australians for olympics

    Hewitt, Stosur among Australians for Olympics

    Tennis | Jun 27, 2012, 01:35 PM IST

    Sydney, Jun 27: A day after Bernard Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt lost first-round matches at Wimbledon, they were officially confirmed among six Australians to return for next month's Olympics tournament at SW19.The fifth-ranked Samantha Stosur

  • sania hits out at aita indicates willingness to partner paes

    Sania hits out at AITA, indicates willingness to partner Paes

    Tennis | Jun 27, 2012, 08:45 PM IST

    New Delhi, Jun 26: Sania Mirza, who got a wild card entry for the Olympics, today indicated she has no problem in partnering Leander Paes in the mixed doubles event in London but hit out

  • rudisha makes sure of place on kenya olympic team

    Rudisha makes sure of place on Kenya Olympic team

    Other Sports | Jun 23, 2012, 09:52 PM IST

    NAIROBI, (Kenya) Jun 23: World 800-meter champion and record-holder David Rudisha made sure of his place on Kenya's Olympic team by winning the final at the national trials on Saturday, but 1,500 Olympic champion Asbel

  • vezzali given italian flag to carry at olympics

    Vezzali given Italian flag to carry at Olympics

    Other Sports | Jun 22, 2012, 06:24 PM IST

    Rome, Jun 22:  Olympic fencing champion Valentina Vezzali will carry the Italian flag at the opening ceremony of the London Games.Italian President Giorgio Napolitano handed Vezzali the flag she will carry at a special ceremony

  • aita to send two teams for olympics pairs paes with vishnu

    AITA to send two teams for Olympics, pairs Paes with Vishnu

    Tennis | Jun 21, 2012, 02:51 PM IST

    New Delhi, Jun 21: The embattled All India Tennis Association (AITA) today claimed to have worked out a compromise formula to resolve the selection crisis for the Olympics by deciding to send two men's doubles

  • new olympic challenge bike riding through london

    New Olympic challenge, Bike riding through London

    Other Sports | Jun 20, 2012, 08:35 PM IST

    London, Jun 20: Like a runner or a swimmer, you would need to be physically fit. Like a goalie or a boxer, you should be prepared for close calls. But if you are coming to

  • gatlin anxious for return to olympic trials

    Gatlin anxious for return to Olympic trials

    Other Sports | Jun 19, 2012, 10:33 PM IST

    New York, Jun 19: The last time Justin Gatlin took the stage at the Olympic trials, he was a kid on the brink of becoming the next big sprinter in track.Those days seem long ago.So

  • government asked to help select india tennis team

    Government asked to help select India tennis team

    Tennis | Jun 19, 2012, 04:45 PM IST

    New Delhi, Jun 19: India's ongoing tennis selection muddle took a curious turn when the game's national body requested help from the sports ministry to finalize the men's doubles team for the Olympics.National sports bodies

  • bhupathi blames aita for tennis crisis

    Bhupathi blames AITA for tennis crisis

    Tennis | Jun 18, 2012, 09:18 PM IST

    New Delhi, June 18: Mahesh Bhupathi today blamed the All India Tennis Federation for the selection row ahead of next month's Olympics, saying that it has resulted due to AITA's insistence on sending only one

  • we are the team to beat in olympics says sania

    We are the team to beat in Olympics, says Sania

    Tennis | Jun 08, 2012, 06:23 PM IST

    New Delhi, Jun 8: The timing of a Grand Slam title victory could not have been better for Sania Mirza, who is desperately seeking a wild card into the London Olympics, which in all probability

  • pistorius falls under olympic a standard

    Pistorius falls under Olympic "A" standard

    Other Sports | Jun 03, 2012, 04:27 PM IST

    Oregon, June 3:  Oscar Pistorius is trying to become the first double-amputee to run in the Olympics this summer in London. The chances are dwindling for the South African.Pistorius ran the 400 meters at the

  • i deserve wild card for olympics says sania mirza

    I deserve wild card for Olympics, says Sania Mirza

    Tennis | May 31, 2012, 06:08 PM IST

    New Delhi, May 31: Her participation in the Olympics may have been jeopardised by a shock first-round exit from the French Open but top Indian tennis player Sania Mirza today asserted that she has done

  • london subway staff to get extra olympics pay

    London subway staff to get extra Olympics pay

    Other Sports | May 29, 2012, 09:54 PM IST

    London, May 29: Union leaders say a deal has been reached for London subway staff to get extra pay for working during the Olympics.The Rail Maritime and Transport Union says there will be reward packages

  • i will go for gold in london olympics says sushil kumar

    I will go for gold in London Olympics, says Sushil Kumar

    Other Sports | May 09, 2012, 10:38 PM IST

    New Delhi, May 9: He might have qualified after two missed opportunities but Beijing Olympics bronze medalist Sushil Kumar on Wednesday said his confidence never wavered during the rough phase and the grappler is now

  • olympics flame lighting rehearsal goes off without a hitch

    Olympics flame lighting rehearsal goes off without a hitch

    Other Sports | May 09, 2012, 10:39 PM IST

    Ancient Olympia (Greece), May 9: The final rehearsal for the lighting of the flame that will burn at the London Olympics went off without a hitch under bright sunny skies in the birthplace and site

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