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Pistorius `unwelcome` at London Olympic Anniversary Games


Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of shooting and killing his model girlfriend Ree...

Will make Delhi a safer place, assures Sheila Dikshit on Republic Day


Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit promised that no stone will be left unturned to ensure safety of...

Bolt named World Athlete of the Year


Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on Saturday won the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award for the fourth...

My success is due to hardwork and discipline: Saina


Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal today said that it is sheer hardwork and discipline that has helped her to...

UK Olympians appeal for help with stolen medals


Two British Olympians appealed for help in recovering a pair of bronze medals that were snatched fro...

Shooter Vijay Kumar adjudged `Services Best Sportsman`


London Olympics silver medallist shooter Vijay Kumar was on Friday honoured with the `Services Best...

India raises the bar, targets 25 medals in 2020 Olympics


After the country`s best-ever haul of six medals at the just-concluded London Olympics, the Governme...

Coach key to my success, says Bolt


Sprint legend Usain Bolt has hailed coach Glen Mills as the key to his recent success at the London ...

How women athletes made history at London Olympics


London Games will be fondly remembered for the kind of success achieved by women participants.

2012 London Olympics: ‘Gagan’ Narang on ‘cloud’ nine


At the London Games, Narang got his much awaited and much cherished Olympic medal.

I have had sleepless nights for last four years: Yogeshwar Dutt


Having realised his dream of winning a medal at the Olympics, star grappler Yogeshwar Dutt says, he ...

Manipur to give Rs.75 lakh to Mary Kom


The Manipur government has increased the cash reward and other benefits for Olympic bronze medallist...

Manipur govt. Enhances reward for Mary Kom


Manipur government has increased the cash reward of London Olympics bronze-winning boxer Mary Kom fr...

Russian Olympic winners to get state awards


Members of Russia`s Olympic team will meet President Vladimir Putin to receive state awards Wednesda...

Olympics 2012: Yogeshwar`s village accords him hero`s welcome


Nondescript Bhainswal Kalan village in Haryana`s Sonepat district came alive with bursting of firecr...

Indian hockey: `It`s time to take some hard decisions`


More than ever before, Indian hockey now needs clear thinking and some hard decisions if it wants to...

London Olympics 2012 closing ceremony attracts record 26 million TV viewers in UK


The closing ceremony of the London Olympics 2012 attracted a record 26 million viewers in the UK, th...

I got confused in the semifinal bout: Mary Kom


She is over the moon after becoming the first Indian woman boxer to clinch an Olympic medal but bron...

London Olympics 2012: Wrestlers provide late spark as India scale a historic high


Sushil Kumar`s historic feat of winning back-to-back Olympic medals on the very last day undoubtedly...

Parliament kudos for Olympics medal winners


Parliament on Monday congratulated Indian athletes who won medals in the London Olympics.

2012 London Olympics: Day 16 highlights


2012 London Olympics: Day 16 highlights

2012 Olympics: Fans hail Sushil Kumar despite loss in final


Despite his loss in the final match, the Indian fans are very proud of Sushil Kumar`s historic feat ...

Sushil Kumar: Profile 2012 London Olympics


Hailing from a humble background, Sushil Kumar not only realised the dream his father once harboured...

London Olympics 2012: Bronze medalist Mary Kom to be India`s flag-bearer during closing ceremony


Ace Indian boxer MC Mary Kom will be the flag-bearer for India during the closing ceremony of the Lo...

London Olympics wrestling: Sushil Kumar defeats defending champion, in quarterfinals


India`s Sushil Kumar came from behind to beat defending champion Ramazan Sahin of Turkey 3-1 in his ...

Olympic wrestling: Gold for Uzbekistan in men`s 120 kg


Uzbekistan`s Artur Taymazov won his third successive Olympic gold in the men`s 120 kg freestyle wres...

Sourav Ganguly hails performances of Indian athletes in Olympics


Even as a gold medal continues to elude India at the London Olympics, former cricket captain Sourav ...

Yogeshwar Dutt: Profile 2012 London Olympics


London 2012 will be Yogeshwar Dutt’s third Olympic appearance and the wrestler will be keen to win a...

Olympics: Canoe sprint gold for New Zealand`s Carrington


World champion Lisa Carrington of New Zealand paddled to Olympic canoe sprint gold in women`s kayak ...

Olympics: Ukrainian powers to men`s canoe sprint gold


Yuriy Cheban of the Ukraine took the Olympic canoe sprint gold medal in the men`s 200 metres here Sa...

Olympics Canoe Sprint: Ed McKeever wins canoe gold


Ed McKeever of Britain sped to canoe sprint Olympic gold in the men`s kayak singles 200 metres event...

Olympics 2012: Rudisha would beat Bolt if they went head-to-head over 400 metres says London 2012 chief


London 2012 chief Seb Coe has said that fastest man Usain Bolt would be beaten by David Rudisha if t...

Olympics 2012: ‘Living legend’ Bolt may take up long jump to ‘stay motivated’


The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has admitted that he might try his hand at the long jump event

Olympic athletics: Jamaica, T&T in hunt for relay glory


Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago will vie for three medals after booking spots in Saturday`s sprint a...

London: Chinese diver determined to bag diving gold at London


China`s diving world champion Qiu Bo launched a near-perfect display from the 10m platform to qualif...

Olympics 2012: Kerala offers international training for athletes


The Kerala government Saturday offered to bear the expenses for providing international training to ...

Athletes can hold heads high: Bermuda`s chef de mission


Although they did not win any medals, Bermuda`s eight athletes can return home proud of their perfor...

Olympic hockey: Netherlands beat Argentina to defend women`s title


The Netherlands became only the second team to retain their Olympic title with a 2-0 victory against...

Olympic taekwondo: South Korea, Argentina wins golds


South Korea`s Hwang Kyung Seon defeated Nur Tatar from Turkey to retain her Olympic title in the wom...

London Olympics: Usain Bolt hoping to find ‘love’ after cementing ‘track legend’ status


Usain Bolt, who confirmed his status as a track legend by successfully defending his 100m and 200m t...

London Olympics 2012 wrestling: Will it be third time lucky for Yogeshwar Dutt?


At 30, this could be the last chance saloon to grab an Olympic medal for Commonwealth Games wrestlin...

London Olympics 2012 boxing matches were fixed?


Following a series of controversial results in the London Olympics 2012 boxing competitions, questio...

London Olympics 2012 basketball: Spain, US set up rematch of Beijing final


Spain and the US are going to perform a rematch of the 2008 Beijing Games final at the men`s basketb...

London Olympics 2012, Day 14: Highlights


Live updates from the Day 14 of the 2012 London Olympics.

Beijing loss still rankles Olympic bronze medallist Saina


Her bronze medal in the London Olympics has sent India into a state of frenzy, but her shocking quar...

London Olympics 2012 hockey: India aim to avert bottom finish


Their reputation in tatters, Indian hockey team would look to salvage at least one victory from thei...

London Olympics 2012: Jamaica celebrates historic 200m one-two-three


Chaos erupted in Jamaica`s capital city Thursday afternoon as thousands gathered in the busy thoroug...

London Olympics 2012: US gymnast McKayla Maroney’s Olympic pout goes viral


US gymnast McKayla Maroney has become the focus of a new Tumblr account for her now famous pout on t...

Olympic football: Pele hoping for historic Brazil victory


Football legend Pele is hoping Brazil will achieve a prize that has eluded him - an Olympics gold me...

Olympics 2012: Spice Girls to make dazzling entry in Olympics closing ceremony


The Spice Girls will arrive standing on top of five black London cabs, to perform at the world’s gre...