New Delhi: Already assured of a berth in the Olympics, Saina Nehwal said she would look to beat the Chinese shuttlers in the run-up to the London Games to gain a psychological advantage ahead of the big event. With the Olympics about three months away, the world number five Indian said she is in the best position to win a medal this time around. "I played well in the Swiss...
06:29 PM, Apr 14, 2012
Dubai: Qatar has been ranked as the world's wealthiest country in a new list compiled by the prestigious US magazine Forbes. The Gulf State with a population of 1.7 million topped the list as the world's richest country per capita, thanks to a rebound in oil prices and its massive natural gas reserves. Adjusted for purchasing power, Qatar booked an estimated gross domestic product per capita of more than $...
09:59 AM, Feb 26, 2012
Shiva Keshavan is the first Indian representative to compete in luge at the Winter Olympic Games. ...
08:33 PM, Dec 21, 2011
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has written to the 2012 London Olympics organisers and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), complaining about sponsor Dow Chemicals lying that there are no pending cases over the Bhopal gas tragedy. In a letter sent to the IOC the IOA demanded that Dow chemicals should be dropped as sponsors for the London Olympics. "A false campaign has been launched by the Dow Chemical's ...
03:17 PM, Dec 20, 2011
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has written to the 2012 London Olympics organisers and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), complaining about sponsor Dow Chemicals lying that there are no pending cases over the Bhopal gas tragedy. In a letter sent to the IOC the IOA demanded that Dow chemicals should be dropped as sponsors for the London Olympics. "A false campaign has been launched by the Dow Chemical's...
03:17 PM, Dec 20, 2011
London: The riot that tore through parts of north London's deprived Tottenham neighborhood has cast a pall over Britain's capital, echoing an earlier era of racial unrest, while spreading malaise through a city preparing to host the Olympic Games. Eight officers were hospitalized after a peaceful protest against the shooting death of a young man degenerated into a Saturday night rampage, with rioters torching a double-decker bus, destroying patrol cars...
08:47 PM, Aug 07, 2011
London: Productions of Shakespeare in Maori and Mandarin will form part of a theatre extravaganza in London to celebrate the Olympic Games in 2012. Starting on April 23 next year, Shakespeare's Globe theatre will stage all the Bard's 38 plays, each performed by a different theatre company, in a different language. "It has long been recognised that Shakespeare, as well as a great playwright, has become an international language," said...
05:04 PM, Jan 22, 2011
Sebastien Coe also praised the facilities given to the athletes during the event, adding the task to organise such events is massive. ...
10:59 AM, Oct 17, 2010
Singapore: Yuki Bhambri pulled off an upset victory to storm into the final of the tennis event but the hoopsters and swimmers came up with disappointing performances on a mixed day for the Indians in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games here on Thursday. Yuki stunned second seeded Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in the boys' singles semifinal at Kallang Tennis Centre on the fifth day of...
05:39 PM, Aug 19, 2010
New Delhi: Sai Praneeth and H. S. Prannoy will represent India in the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore and the young shuttlers said they would settle for nothing less than a gold in the inaugural edition of mega-event starting August 13. Praneet and Prannoy put up brilliant performances at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Mexico, where they won bronze medals in April, to earn a berth in the Youth...
01:11 PM, Aug 11, 2010
The Midland, Michigan-based company will become the official chemical company for the Games. ...
12:42 PM, Jul 17, 2010
Thailand was nominated on Monday to replace the barred Iranians, the Asian Football Confederation said. ...
09:58 AM, Apr 06, 2010
Lakshmi Mittal is planning to build a 115-metre tall steel tower at the Olympic Games site in London. ...
12:36 PM, Apr 01, 2010
The body of 1966 Jakarta Asian Games 400 metres gold medallist Ajmer Singh has been donated for medical research. ...
02:27 PM, Jan 28, 2010
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