New Delhi: Addressing questions raised over the process of selecting Rafale fighter planes, Government is going ahead with the procurement of 126 French combat aircraft and effort is being made to complete the deal within this financial year. Contract negotiations for the multi-billion dollar deal will resume soon, Government sources said. Questions had been raised over the process by an MP besides some other quarters but a committee of independent...
05:43 AM, Aug 27, 2012
New Delhi: Addressing questions raised over the process of selecting Rafale fighter planes, the government is going ahead with the procurement of 126 French combat aircraft and effort is being made to complete the deal within this financial year. Contract negotiations for the multi-billion dollar deal will resume soon, government sources said. Questions had been raised over the process by an MP besides some other quarters but a committee of...
12:40 PM, Aug 26, 2012
Lance Armstrong received a lifetime ban and disqualification of competitive results for doping violations stemming from his involvement in the United States Postal Service Pro-Cycling Team Doping Conspiracy. Here is what the USADA said in its statement released on Friday. USADA announced today that Lance Armstrong has chosen not to move forward with the independent arbitration process and as a result has received a lifetime period of ineligibility and disqualification...
11:04 AM, Aug 25, 2012
Colorado: The US Anti-Doping Agency stripped Lance Armstrong's seven Tour de France titles on Friday, erasing one of the most incredible achievements in sports after deciding he had used performance-enhancing drugs to do it. Armstrong, who retired a year ago, was also hit with a lifetime ban from cycling. An athlete who became a hero to thousands for overcoming cancer and for his foundation's fight against the disease is now...
10:11 PM, Aug 24, 2012
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief John Fahey has told Reuters that American cyclist Lance Armstrong's decision not to fight doping charges meant there was substance' to those allegations and that he should be stripped of his seven Tour de France titles. Armstrong on Thursday said he would no longer fight charges by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which quickly said it would strip him of his titles and ban him from...
04:16 PM, Aug 24, 2012
Austin, Texas: There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough." For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999. Over the past three years, I have been subjected to a two-year federal criminal investigation followed by Travis Tygart's unconstitutional witch hunt. The toll this...
12:20 PM, Aug 24, 2012
Lahore: A Frenchwoman flew from the Pakistani city of Lahore to Paris and back again after sleeping through the stop in the French capital because she had apparently taken sleeping pills, officials said on Wednesday. The woman, identified as Patrice Christine Ahmed, had boarded Pakistan International Airlines flight PIA-7333 to Paris via Milan at noon on Tuesday. She returned to Lahore on Wednesday after failing to get off in the...
10:32 PM, Aug 22, 2012
New Delhi: A senior Russian official has hinted that India could cancel the results of the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender and refloat it. A report in the The Hindu newspaper quoted Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Vyacheslav Dzirkaln as saying that India and France had failed to reach agreement on crucial issues including technology transfer and financial terms. Dzirkaln indicated that Russia would bid again if the tender was...
10:46 AM, Aug 22, 2012
London: France won its second consecutive Olympic gold medal in men's handball with a 22-21 win over Sweden on Sunday. After trailing 10-8 at halftime, Sweden tried to get back into the match as France missed several chances. Sweden player Johan Jakobsson scored on a penalty to make it 22-21 with one minute to go, but France held on for the win. The result gave Sweden its fourth Olympic silver...
09:41 PM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Julie Bresset of France won the mountain bike gold medal in her first Olympics, rolling through the English countryside and waving her country's flag as she finished. Bresset dominated the picturesque course at Hadleigh Farm on Saturday. She seized the early lead, then took advantage of a mistake by defending champion Sabine Spitz of Germany to build a massive lead. She cruised through last of six laps alone, soaking...
06:42 PM, Aug 11, 2012
21-year old Francesca Jones of Great Britain finished at a disappointing 24th place as she missed out on the final of the individual all-round event of Rhythmic gymnastics. Jones held the last spot, finishing with a total of 94.625 after 23.900 and 21.975 with the ribbon and clubs respectively. She was following on from Friday's hoop (24.200) and ball (24.550) routines. This was Jones' first Olympics which ended on a...
08:38 AM, Aug 11, 2012
London: A stoppage-time goal from Diana Matheson gave Canada their first Olympic women's football medal with a 1-0 victory over France in Thursday's bronze medal match here. The outcome was cruel for France, who had dominated the game until that point and missed a string of excellent chances. Matheson struck with 30 seconds left of the match after a teammate's shot fell to her on the rebound. At the beginning...
09:02 PM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Allison Schmitt pushed the United States in front in the anchor leg to win the 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the London Olympics on Wednesday. The Americans clocked an Olympic-record 7 minutes, 42.92 seconds. Australia led by a half-second entering the anchor leg but had to settle for silver in 7:44.41. France touched third in 7:47.49. ...
02:26 AM, Aug 02, 2012
London: The longest set in Olympic history was played at Wimbledon on Tuesday when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France defeated Milos Raonic of Canada 6-3, 3-6, 25-23 in the second round. Tsonga leaped and roared when he won on his fourth match point with a drop volley. Raonic congratulated Tsonga with a smile at the net after the match, which lasted 3 hours, 57 minutes. "This is the only way for...
02:16 AM, Aug 01, 2012
London: Tony Estanguet got to beat his great rival one last time at the Olympics. In what was probably the final act of a rivalry stretching back more than a decade, Estanguet regained the canoe slalom Olympic title from Slovakia's Michal Martikan on Tuesday in a rattling finish on the white water rapids. The Frenchman set a winning time of 97.06 seconds to win gold and edge young Sideris Tasiadis...
12:29 AM, Aug 01, 2012
London: Yannick Agnel of France beat a stellar field to win the 200-meter freestyle at the London Olympics on Monday. Having pulled France ahead of the United States in the last leg of the 4x100 freestyle relay a day earlier, Agnel led from start to finish and clocked 1 minute, 43.14 seconds. Park Tae-hwan of South Korea and Sun Yang of China shared silver in 1:44.93. World champion Ryan Lochte...
01:04 AM, Jul 31, 2012
Wimbledon: Top-seeded Roger Federer made only a brief appearance on Centre Court, beating Julien Benneteau of France 6-2, 6-2 in less than an hour on Monday to reach the third round of the Olympic tennis tournament. Routine wins have been elusive at the Olympics for Federer, who is playing in the games for the fourth time and still seeking his first singles medal. He was pushed to three sets in...
08:49 PM, Jul 30, 2012
London: France upset Australia and the United States to win the gold medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the London Olympics on Sunday. The Americans led all the way until Yannick Agnel pulled ahead of Ryan Lochte in the final lap. France clocked 3 minutes, 9.93 seconds, and the Americans settled for silver in 3:10.38. Russia took bronze in 3:11.41. Pre-race favorite Australia was fourth. It was sweet revenge...
02:05 AM, Jul 30, 2012
London: Camille Muffat of France edged Allison Schmitt of the United States by less than half a stroke to win the Olympic gold in 400-meter freestyle on Sunday. Muffat clocked an Olympic-record 4 minutes, 1.45 seconds, while Schmitt was second in 4:01.77. Defending champion and local favorite Rebecca Adlington made a late charge to take bronze in 4:03.01 for Britain's first swimming medal in the London Games. Two-time world champion...
01:26 AM, Jul 30, 2012
London: Kevin Durant scored 22 points, LeBron James added eight assists and the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team opened tournament play with a rough-and-ragged 98-71 win over France on Sunday. Seeking a second straight gold medal to match the one they won in Beijing four years ago, the Americans expected a tough test from a French team featuring San Antonio guard Tony Parker and five other NBA players. The U.S....
11:00 PM, Jul 29, 2012
