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DAEGU, South Korea — The United States topped the medals table after nine days of riveting action at the world championships marked by Usain Bolt’s return to the top of his game after disqualification in the 100m.
The US amassed 25 medals, including 12 gold, eight silver and five bronze, to finish ahead of Russia, with [...]
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Bolt shines in athletics worlds as US tops table
Posted by admin on September 5th, 2011
Posted in Sport 
Tags: athletics, Bolt shines, Cuban world, false start, Jamaican, Usain Bolt, World athletics championships 
No Comments »Messi mania over Argentina-Venezuela friendly
Posted by admin on September 2nd, 2011
KOLKATA: The wait is finally over. For thousands of ‘mortals’ who will be at the Salt Lake Stadium on Friday to keep their dream date with the ‘god’ of football, the big moment has arrived. The city is in the grip of Messi mania and expectations are high from the men in blue and white [...]
Posted in Sport Tags: Argentina vs Venezuela, Copa America, Football, Lionel Messi, Salt Lake Stadium No Comments »Skipper Dhoni misses Yuvraj, already!
Posted by admin on September 2nd, 2011
MANCHESTER: Two days ahead of the first ODI at Chester-le-Street, Indian captain MS Dhoni expressed concern over the fifth-bowler option and rued the absence of Yuvraj Singh, who Dhoni feels could have done the job well like in the World Cup earlier this year.
Probably this was the reason why the team management opted for all-rounder [...]
Posted in Sport Tags: India in England 2011, MS Dhoni|India vs England, ODI series, Yuvraj Singh No Comments »Murray too good for Somdev
Posted by admin on September 1st, 2011
Andy Murray’s quest to claim his first trip to the Grand Slam winner’s circle opened with an easy 7-6, 6-2 6-3 victory over India’s Somdev Devvarman on Wednesday at sun-splashed Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Murray, a finalist at the 2008 US Open and the fourth seed this year, won the opening set in 70 minutes, [...]
What jet lag? Lionel Messi looks sharp and magical
Posted by admin on September 1st, 2011
KOLKATA: The moment Javier Mascherano delivered a telling through ball to Lionel Messi, the magician came alive. He was lurking near the edge of the centre circle, but reacted in a jiffy. A typically jinking run followed which saw him sweep past a couple of defenders before Messi was blocked at the edge of the [...]
Blow for India as Gambhir set to return home
Posted by admin on August 31st, 2011
An injury-plagued Indian cricket team was dealt another blow today as Gautam Gambhir has been ruled out of the remainder of the England tour after he failed to recover from concussion.
According to team manager Shivlal Yadav, Gambhir went to an eye specialist today and “it seems he continues to suffer from concussion”.
The left-handed opener sustained [...]
Posted in Sport Tags: BCCI, Gambhir, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Mahendra Singh Dhoni No Comments »Jenson Button putting F1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the shade
Posted by admin on August 31st, 2011
Lewis Hamilton’s accident-prone season has cost him any realistic chance of catching Formula One’s champion-elect Sebastian Vettel. But now Hamilton, after a season peppered with incidents with other drivers and confrontations with race stewards, faces a fresh dilemma: how to emerge from the season at the end of November as the best driver at McLaren.
For [...]
Dhyan Chand never expected anything: Ashok Kumar
Posted by admin on August 30th, 2011
As the nation marked another Sports Day on the birth anniversary of Dhyan Chand, his son, Olympian Ashok Kumar, reminisced about the hockey wizard.
“Babuji was against me playing hockey, and scolded me often for that.” These are the words of a famous son of a legendary father. Major Dhyan Chand didn’t want Ashok Kumar to [...]
Vinay helps India to 15-run win over Foxes
Posted by admin on August 30th, 2011
Leicester: The Indians won their third straight practice fixture ahead of the limited-overs leg of the England tour, beating Leicestershire Foxes by 15 runs in a Twenty20 fixture at Grace Road. Seamer Vinay Kumar’s spell of three for 29 in four overs helped the Indians restrict the domestic T20 champions to 146 for seven after [...]
Gautam Gambhir likely to miss ODI series
Posted by admin on August 29th, 2011
Leicester: With little improvement in his agonising condition in the last 10 days, India’s opener Gautam Gambhir could be packing his bags to return home.
In what could be a big blow to the campaign of the world champions in the forthcoming one-day series, Gambhir is likely to suffer the fate of the likes of Zaheer [...]
