India have to do lots of homework before the London Olympics, said hockey expert and Olympian Jagbir Singh. ...
08:51 PM, May 31, 2012
Lahore: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has decided not to ban the eight players, including former captains Rehan Butt and Shakeel Abbasi, for playing in the rebel World Series Hockey (WSH) in India. Instead, heavy fines would be slapped on them so that they would be eligible for selection in Pakistan's squad for London Olympics. Butt and Abbasi have been fined $10,870 each, while Waseem Ahmed, Zeeshan Ashraf, Imran Warsi,...
02:25 PM, May 31, 2012
London: The former top media adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron was arrested and charged with perjury on Wednesday in the trial of a flamboyant ex-Scottish lawmaker - the latest case tied to allegations of wrongdoing by British tabloid newspapers. Andy Coulson, 44, was detained by Scottish police at his home in London Wednesday morning over an accusation related to testimony he gave in a high-profile case at Glasgow's High...
04:05 AM, May 31, 2012
London: The British Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's plea against extradition. Assange will be extradited to Sweden on sexual assault charges. The judge said that the decision was reached with a majority of five to two. Assange wasn't present in the court on Wednesday. "The request for Assange's extradition has been lawfully made and his appeal against extradition is accordingly is dismissed," said Supreme Court president...
02:07 PM, May 30, 2012
London: A drunken woman secretary, who hurled racist abuse at fellow Tube travellers in a tirade that was viewed by thousands of internet users across the world after being uploaded by a Sikh, was on Tuesday jailed for 21 weeks. Jacqueline Woodhouse, 42, launched an expletive-laden racist rant at passengers on the Central line in London. A seven-minute video of the incident that happened on January 23, was uploaded to...
06:22 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: Former India hockey captain and India's chef-de-mission for London Olympics Ajitpal Singh feels that it won't be possible for the current team to win any medal at the quadrennial extravaganza. India have qualified for the London Olympics in February after a gap of eight years and the former players said a top-six finish will be a good performance for the current team. "I don't hope of any medal....
08:47 AM, May 29, 2012
London: A British priest has apologised for some unholy language on his Facebook page, his bishop says. Canon Paul Shackerley, Vicar of the Minster Church of St George in Doncaster in northern England, raised eyebrows by using the f--- word and remarking that "alas, I have religion tomorrow" in some Saturday evening postings. Peter Burrows, the bishop of Doncaster, met with Shackerley on Friday and later said the priest regretted...
11:13 AM, May 28, 2012
Pole dancers want the talent to be included in the Olympics. ...
10:21 AM, May 28, 2012
Hamburg, Germany: Hulk scored two goals in the first half to help Brazil beat Denmark 3-1 on Saturday at the start of a four-match tour ahead of the London Olympics. Hulk scored in the eighth and 40th minutes, either side of an own goal by Niki Zimling, as a young but polished Brazil side brushed off a team headed to next month's European Championship in Poland and Ukraine. Nicklas Bendtner...
10:16 AM, May 27, 2012
Yoga enthusiasts are campaign for its inclusion as a sport in the Olympic competitive forum. ...
09:05 AM, May 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Multi Disciplinary Steering Committee of the sports ministry has approved the preparatory tournaments for Hockey Olympic qualifiers ahead of the upcoming London Games. The committee met under the chairmanship of secretary (Sports) on May 18 and approved coaching camps and preparatory tournaments for Olympic qualifiers and the sparring partners on the basis of proposals submitted by the Hockey India. The team comprising of 22 Players, three coaches...
06:29 PM, May 26, 2012
London: As human rights campaigners alleged that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had pulled out of a lecture scheduled at Brighton on Monday, his aides insisted that there were no plans for a lecture at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). V K Pandian, private secretary to the Chief Minister, said that the plan was to share experience and benefit from inputs from IDS experts on malnutrition and poverty reduction...
08:36 PM, May 25, 2012
The 'Kookaburras' are favourites to win the gold medal in London but Australia's men's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth said the schedule, released on Tuesday, was unfair and would be disruptive to his top-seeded team. "I don't expect special treatment, I expect not to be disadvantaged, out of five matches you may expect one 5am start for our athletes not three," said Charlesworth. While Australia face Spain, Argentina and Pakistan in...
01:27 PM, May 24, 2012
London: A 17-year-old Pakistani girl was murdered by her parents and her body dumped into a river after her westernised lifestyle brought shame on her strict Muslim family's honour, a British court has heard. Shafilea Ahmed was murdered and her body was dumped near Sedgwick, Cumbria, in September 2003. Her remains were discovered five months later, The Sun reported. Her death remained a mystery for seven years, till October 2010,...
02:07 PM, May 23, 2012
New Delhi: Eight-time champions India will start their campaign against The Netherlands on July 30 in the men's hockey competition of the 2012 London Olympics. The London Olympic Organising Committee (LOCOG), alongwith the International Hockey Federation (FIH), unveiled the 12-team hockey competition schedule on Tuesday, that will be held from July 30 to August 11. India, who have been clubbed with Germany (No.2), Korea (No.6), New Zealand (No.7), Belgium (No.11)...
05:52 PM, May 22, 2012
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