New Delhi: MC Mary Kom, India's sole woman boxer at the London Olympics, will train with her male counterparts in Patiala ahead of the summer extravaganza. The five-time world champion had lady luck to thank as she qualified for the Olympics after England's Nicola Adams advanced to the finals of the World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, China. After Mary Kom lost in the quarterfinals to Nicola on Wednesday, the Indian's...
08:53 PM, May 21, 2012
Bajaj Auto seems to be following in Hero Motocorp's footsteps, but with a twist. While Hero has famously created motorcycles at different price points in similar segments using the same engine with different cosmetic packages, Bajaj is trying to offer motorcycles in different segments using the same engine displacement. Say hello to the third 150cc motorcycle from Bajaj Auto, the Bajaj Boxer BM150 in India. The Boxer in this case...
03:00 PM, Dec 16, 2011
New Delhi: The two month old Manipur economic blockade is hurting and world boxing champion MC Mary Kom has not been spared either. With gas cylinders costing anywhere between 1800 to 2000 rupees, India's foremost sporting hero is keeping the kitchen fire burning using firewood. Mary Kom, who runs a box academy, says the blockade will hurt her preparations for the Olympics as well. "We are not getting cooking gas....
04:30 PM, Oct 02, 2011
New York: Men who like to sag their jeans down low but fear they could end up around their ankles may be interested in new pants that snap to special boxer shorts for support and improved mobility. Irese and Mark Davenport, two brothers from Newark, New Jersey, unveiled Sagz Jeans this week. They noticed their teenage children's movement was hampered by the look, which came to prominence in 1990s hip-hop...
12:53 PM, Aug 04, 2011
Vijender's bride is an old friend of his, Archana, who works for the British high commission in Delhi. ...
03:28 PM, May 17, 2011
Los Angeles: Mike Tyson - heavyweight boxing champion, convicted rapist, occasional actor and, it seems, top-flight pigeon fancier. Tyson, 44, the boxer who famously bit off part of Evander Holyfield's ear in a 1997 bout, shows a gentler side of himself in an upcoming TV show as a man with a lifelong passion for raising pigeons. Not just common or garden pigeons, but racing pigeons. Or as Tyson puts it...
04:44 PM, Jan 07, 2011
Olympian Dinesh Kumar too lost out on a possible gold medal after going down in the final of the 81 kg category. ...
01:54 PM, Feb 03, 2010
Sportsperson's family blames her coach, allege suicide. ...
05:43 PM, Nov 04, 2009
Sutherland had won a bronze medal for Ireland at the Beijing Olympics. ...
03:37 PM, Sep 16, 2009
Two companies claim they have booked Olympic medallist. ...
03:41 PM, Sep 12, 2009
Vijender and Mallika participated in a TV game show. ...
11:39 AM, Jun 17, 2009
Exodus Tyson was found with a treadmill cord tied around her neck. ...
08:01 AM, May 27, 2009
Ex-heavyweight champion's daughter on life support in Phoenix hospital. ...
12:43 PM, May 26, 2009
She clinched a fourth world title in Ningbo City, China this year. ...
12:20 PM, Dec 02, 2008
Fernandez says the competition has become pretty tough at the top. ...
07:34 PM, Aug 27, 2008
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