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India sign off Commonwealth Wrestling C'ships on high note

New Delhi, Oct 15: Indian lifters signed off their campaign in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships on a high note by adding as many as nine more gold medals on the fifth and final day of the event in Cape Town.Apart

Mary Kom enters National boxing's final

Bhopal, Oct 16: Five-time world champion MC Mary Kom of Manipur punched her way into the final of the flyweight division while Haryana's Pinki Jangra stunned former world champion L Sarita Devi at the 12th Senior Women's National Boxing Championship on

Bhaichung to play last match against Bayern

New Delhi, Oct 16: India's friendly match against German football giant, Bayern Munich in January next year will be Indian legend Bhaichung Bhutia's "official farewell match", said the AIFF. India will play Bundesliga leaders, Bayern Munich in a friendly here

Atwal misses cut at McGladrey Classic

St Simons Island (USA), Oct 15: Indian golfer Arjun Atwal missed the cut at the McGladrey Classic after returning a disappointing two-over 72 in the second round here. Atwal ended three-over overall, four shots off the

Paes-Bhupathi out of Shanghai Masters but make World finale

Shanghai, Oct 15: Fourth seeds Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi lost in straight sets to second seeds Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi to bow out of the ATP Shanghai Masters on Saturday.The Indian Express fought back in the second set before going

CWG gold medallist Poonia qualifies for London Olympics

New Delhi, Oct 15: Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Krishna Poonia qualified for next year's London Olympics after clinching a gold medal in the women's discus thrower event of the Fling Throw Meet in Portland, USA. Poonia came up with an outstanding

Indian Formula One: Controversy kickstarts ahead of race

Noida, Oct 15: India is eagerly awaiting the first ever Formula One race in the swanky new circuit at Noida on Oct 30, but even before the high-glam adrenaline-rushing spot has kickstarted, the event has been caught in controversies. The organizer

Mary Kom enters National boxing semis

Bhopal, Oct 15: Five-time world champion MC Mary Kom of Manipur stormed into the semifinals of the flyweight division at the 12th Senior Women's National Boxing Championship on Oct 14. Mary boxed her way into last four stage of the 51kg

Chopra in joint lead, Gangjee tied 17th on Nationwide

Miami (USA), Oct 14: Indian-origin Swede golfer Daniel Chopra grabbed a share of the lead after firing a sparkling eight-under 63 in the opening round of the Nationwide Tour's Miccosukee Championship here.Chopra shared the lead with Jason Kokrak, another player who has

Sahara Force India is born, revvs ahead in USD 100 mn deal

Chennai, Oct 13: The deal has been signed and now the Force India team will be re-christened Sahara Force India after Vijay Mallya sold part of his stake in the Formula One team to business conglomerate Sahara group owned by Subrata

Set up sports academies in CWG stadiums, says IOA chief

New Delhi, Oct 12: Government should consider setting up sports academies at stadiums built for the Commonwealth Games, according to IOA's acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra who on Wednesday said better utilisation of the existing infrastructure would help in promoting sports in

Vijay Mallya's F1 pitstop looks to Sahara group for deal

New Delhi, Oct 12: Kingfisher group Chief Vijay Mallya is in the news yet again. Mallya is all set to sell part of his stake in the Formula One team 'Force India' to the Sahara group. The stake will be held

Anand beats Vallejo Pons, avoids last-place finish

Bilbao (Spain), Oct 12: World Champion Viswanthan Anand defeated Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain in the 10th and final round to avoid a last-place finish at the fourth Final Masters chess tournament here.Languishing at the bottom of the table at the start

Vijender, Suranjoy inspired others even in their loss: Sandhu

New Delhi, Oct 11: The big shots of Indian boxing may not have clicked at the World Championships but national coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu on tuesday, Oct 11 said the likes of Vijender Singh and Suranjoy Singh made up for the

Indian swimmers bag 3 gold at Asian age group swimming C'ship

New Delhi, Oct 11: Indian swimmers made a big splash at the 7th Asian age group swimming championship, clinching eight medals including three golds on the first day of the event at Jakarta. While Sandeep Sejwal won the gold in

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