Cuba's young boxers looked ahead to the next Olympics after they were left without a gold for the first time since 1968. ...
03:26 PM, Aug 24, 2008
Controversy was the last thing taekwondo needed in Beijing following angry scenes in Athens four years ago. ...
12:38 PM, Aug 24, 2008
Despite the loss, Vijender is the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal. ...
01:10 PM, Aug 22, 2008
Cubans dominate Olympic boxing but Vijender is riding high on confidence. ...
11:26 AM, Aug 22, 2008
He beat home two Americans, 2007 world bronze medalist David Payne and American champion David Oliver. ...
07:38 PM, Aug 21, 2008
Cuba have never won more than seven gold medals at an Olympics, a feat they achieved in 1996 in Atlanta. ...
01:28 PM, Aug 21, 2008
The Americans had already upset World Cup winners Italy in the quarter-finals. ...
01:27 PM, Aug 21, 2008
South Koreans have also defeated 2000 Olympic champions the US and Baseball World Classic winners Japan. ...
04:08 PM, Aug 19, 2008
Brazil will face either USA or Italy in the semi-finals, Cuba will face either China or Russia in the last four. ...
11:45 AM, Aug 19, 2008
Batter Jayson Nix US was struck in the left eye by a fastball from Cuban hurler Pedro Luis Lazo. ...
03:33 PM, Aug 15, 2008
Cuba have won Olympic golds but lost the 2000 Sydney final 4-0 to the US squad. ...
01:45 PM, Aug 14, 2008
Baseball has been dropped from the Games starting at London in 2012. ...
12:50 PM, Aug 04, 2008
Leading personalities are using blogs to reach out to their constituencies. ...
01:44 AM, Aug 03, 2008
Karachi: Pakistan is keen to play at Mohali during their upcoming cricket tour to India for three ODIs and two T20 matches. An official source in the Board confirmed that while the BCCI had sent the itinerary for the tour, the PCB is yet to confirm the venues. There is no problem with the number of matches or dates but we would like to play one match at Mohali as ...
01:16 PM, Jun 15, 2008
Manchester: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has admitted that the jibes he received from England fans during the successive Ashes series defeats had dented his often fragile confidence. But as he prepared for another clash with the old enemy in the fifth and final one-day international at Old Trafford here on Tuesday, the erratic 30-year-old left-arm paceman insisted he no longer carried any mental scars. The taunts from the 'Barmy...
11:17 AM, Jun 07, 2008
Deccan Chargers innings: 20th over: 150 for 5. Great shot for four through fine leg off the first ball by Christian makes it 16 to win from 5. Hilfenhaus comes back well and gives just three from the next two balls. With 13 to win from the final three balls Ashish Reddy gets hold out on the deep. A comfortable win in the end for CSK by 10 runs. Ashish ...
01:33 PM, May 19, 2008
The Indian cricketer's fans, family and fellow players welcomed him back after treatment for cancer in the US. ...
01:23 PM, May 10, 2008
Johannesburg: A South African anti-doping organization says Proteas allrounder Rory Kleinveldt has failed a doping test. The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport said on Thursday that Kleinveldt returned a positive sample for a banned substance, but declined to give further details. The South African Cricketers' Association had earlier said Kleinveldt, who has played two Twenty20 games for South Africa, should be withdrawn from upcoming domestic matches as a precaution....
02:58 PM, May 03, 2008
Pakistan are a team which have an element of surprise around them and are known to turn the tide when cornered. A year ago, marred by the infamous spot-fixing scandal, it appeared Pakistan cricket's downfall had started. But their players showed their character and bounced back to script a series of impressive wins, most notably a 3-0 Test whitewash of England in the UAE. By beating the No. 1 Test ...
08:57 AM, May 01, 2008
Melbourne: Shane Warne said on Tuesday he was almost certain to make his comeback in Australia's revamped Twenty20 competition as planned, despite burning his hand badly while cooking. Sporting a heavily bandaged hand, the former Test champion gave himself a 95 per cent chance of playing in the opening match for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League against the Sydney Thunder in Melbourne on Saturday night. It should...
05:23 PM, Mar 29, 2008
