Washington: US Representative Todd Akin, under fire for controversial remarks on abortion and rape, insisted on Tuesday he would not leave the Missouri Senate race, despite pressure from fellow Republicans and talk of who might replace him on the November 6 ballot. Akin - a staunch abortion opponent - vowed to stay in the contest against Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill, indicating he represents a conservative movement that must be heard....
08:08 AM, Aug 22, 2012
Hadleigh: World champion Jaroslav Kulhavy of the Czech Republic won a two-man sprint on Sunday to take the gold medal in the mountain bike race of the London Games. Kulhavy made the most of a final steep ascent on the technical circuit in the English countryside to move ahead of Nino Schurter of Switzerland and then sprinted to the line. Schurter won the silver medal and Marco Aurelio Fontana of...
08:44 PM, Aug 12, 2012
London: World champion Jaroslav Kulhavy of the Czech Republic won a two-man sprint to claim the Olympic gold medal in the mountain bike race of the London Games on Sunday. Kulhavy made the most of a final steep ascent on the technical circuit in the English countryside to move ahead of Nino Schurter of Switzerland and then sprinted to the line. Schurter claimed the silver medal and Marco Aurelio Fontana...
08:10 PM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Elena Lashmanova of Russia set a world record in the women's 20-kilometer race walk to win an Olympic gold on Saturday, overtaking defending champion Olga Kaniskina shortly before the finish. The 20-year-old Lashmanova was behind her Russian teammate throughout the race in which Kaniskina was leading until the finish line was within sight. Lashmanova stepped up and clocked 1 hour, 25 minutes, 2 seconds - seven seconds ahead of...
11:45 PM, Aug 11, 2012
London: India's Basanta Bahadur Rana created a national record but that could only ensure him a 36th place in the men's 50km walk at the London Olympics here on Saturday. Rana took three hours, 56 minutes and 48 seconds to complete the race. Sergey Kirdyapkin of Russia strolled to the gold medal. Kirdyapkin, a two-time world champion, posted an Olympic record time of three hours, 35 minutes and 59 seconds....
06:12 PM, Aug 11, 2012
London: Sergei Kirdyapkin of Russia won gold in the 50-kilometer walk at the London Games on Saturday, breaking the Olympic record by more than a minute. Kirdyhapkin finished 54 seconds ahead of Jared Tallent of Australia, who took silver. Si Tianfeng of China was 1 minute, 17 seconds behind to win bronze in the grueling race along the streets of central London. A Russian last won the event at the...
05:45 PM, Aug 11, 2012
Tripunithura: With the 60th edition of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race all set to put Punnamada lake on fire, the boat clubs in Ernakulam are also planning to be part of the extravaganza. A chundan vallam and a few odi vallams from the district, will participate in the race. Magnificent in sight is Sree Vinayaka, the snake boat of the Amrita Boat Club South Paravur. The captain of Sree Vinayaka,...
02:17 PM, Aug 10, 2012
CNN-IBN's experts talk about the record-breaking feat by the Jamaican sprinter after retaining the 200m title. ...
11:50 AM, Aug 10, 2012
London: Eva Risztov of Hungary has won the women's Olympic open water race at Hyde Park, holding off American Haley Anderson in a sprint to the finish. Risztov was out front most of the way in the grueling 10-kilometer race, leading a five-woman pack that broke away from the rest of the field. Anderson was the only one with a chance to chase down the leader after they made the...
07:09 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Having set the track ablaze in the men's 100m sprint, Usain Bolt will once again be the favourite to clinch Thursday night's 200m dash, says nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis. Talking exclusively to CNN-IBN from London, the 51-year-old American said the three runners from Jamaica - Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir - will once again lead the charge in tonight's event. There wont be anything out of ordinary...
02:41 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Mumbai: Four years after their 'Allah Duhai Hai' track from Abbas-Mustan's 'Race' went on to become a chartbuster, the makers of the sequel have decided to recreate the song in the film. It is currently being shot at Mehboob Studios. Producer Ramesh Taurani says, "We have retained the same phrase 'Allah duhai hai...' and changed the remaining lyrics and are shooting a lavish song. The song will be picturised on...
12:18 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Bob Carter, a former Northamptonshire coach has been re-appointed as an Assistant coach of the New Zealand cricket team ...
10:55 AM, Aug 09, 2012
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace returns in Not Dead Yet with marriage on his mind- he's about to become a father as well. Of course, distractions get in the way of domestic bliss in the shape of transatlantic rock stars, murder cases, court appearances, budget cuts and police rugby matches. Born-in-Bristol rockstar Gaia is returning to shoot a Hollywood period drama at the Bristol Pavilion- after escaping an attempt on her...
04:30 PM, Aug 04, 2012
London: South African rowers pipped Britain and defending champions Denmark to gold at the Olympics in a thrilling lightweight coxless fours race here on Thursday. South Africa's James Thompson, Matthew Brittain, John Smith and Sizwe Ndlovu, world silver medalists, completed the 2-km course in six minutes, 2.84 seconds. The British team of Peter Chambers, Rob Williams, Richard Chambers and Chris Bartley put in a strong finish but wavered at the...
07:15 PM, Aug 02, 2012
London: World 100 metres sprint champion Yohan Blake has dismissed experience as a key factor in the contest at the London Olympics this weekend. The 22-year-old is one of the favourites to win the Olympic 100 metres but will enter the competition with the odds stacked against him. While he is the fastest man this year, the Jamaican is expected to face at least three others who over the years...
02:16 PM, Aug 02, 2012
Post her feisty role in 'Cocktail', Deepika Padukone says she is now working on 'Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani', 'Race 2' and 'Kochadaiyan' with Rajinikanth. ...
04:14 PM, Jul 24, 2012
Sunil Narine demolished New Zealand in the fifth ODI as West Indies pipped NZ by 20 runs and won the five-match ODI series 4-1. ...
06:59 PM, Jul 16, 2012
Moscow: McLarens Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton wants a Singapore-style night race on the streets of Moscow, the 2008 world champion said in the Russian capital Sunday. Russia is due to host its first Grand Prix in 2014 in the southern coastal resort of Sochi, but clamour has been growing to build a street circuit around the Kremlin. "I think Moscow has an opportunity, I hope, in the future to...
08:21 PM, Jul 15, 2012
All that you should know about the Indian Presidential election: What are the roles and the powers of the President of India? India has adopted the system of Parliamentary democracy, where in the powers of the Government are vested in the political office of the Prime Minister. The President of India holds the highest elective office in India. He is the head of state of the Republic of India and...
02:42 PM, Jul 02, 2012
What was expected to be a routine election, may now be a big game changer and may also decide the fate of the UPA-II government. ...
11:05 PM, Jun 14, 2012
