New Delhi: Commonwealth Games gold medallist Katulu Ravi Kumar and N Soniya Chanu were Thursday selected to represent India in the weightlifting competition in the London Olympics. Indian weightlifters had earned two quota places for the London Olympics - one each in men's and women's sections - in the April 22-30 Senior Asian Championships at Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The Indian Weightlifting Federation announced that Ravi Kumar (men's 69kg) and Soniya...
09:20:22 PM May 03, 2012
New Delhi: Olympic-bound Indian boxers Shiva Thapa and Vikas Krishan started their build-up for the mega-event on a winning note by entering the second round of the third International Republic of Kazakhstan President's Cup in Almaty. After a scintillating performance at the AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying event, Youth Olympic silver medalist Shiva (56kg) and World Championship bronze medalist Vikas (69kg) registered contrasting wins on the opening day of the event....
12:05:12 AM May 03, 2012
New Delhi: A select few fans will get to spend an evening with iconic Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar when he embarks on a worldwide, six-city tour over the next three years as part of FidelisWorld 'Celebration Series'. "The first Evening with Sachin Tendulkar will take place in Dubai, the headquarters of the FidelisWorld Group," the company, which has interests in sports, entertainment, and media sectors, said in a release. The...
03:55:12 PM May 02, 2012
Chung Ju, (Korea): India's Swarn Singh Virk along with Manjeet Singh and Sandeep Kumar won their individual events at the Asian Olympic qualifiers and booked their berths for the London Olympics here on Sunday. In the finals of the FISA Olympic Continental Qualification Regatta for Asia, Virk (men's single sculls) and Manjeet Singh and Sandeep Kumar in the lightweight men's double sculls staved off very stiff challenges to qualify. This...
09:02:06 PM Apr 29, 2012
Doha: Aditya Mehta stunned fancied compatriot Pankaj Advani to become only the third Indian ever to clinch the Asian Snooker Championships here on Sunday. In his third appearance at the event, Aditya started off bit nervously but won the crucial second frame with a 49 clearance after being 40 down. Pankaj struck back by taking the lead 3-2, but soon after, Aditya levelled it 3-3 and took the lead 6-3...
01:00:21 PM Apr 29, 2012
New Delhi: 2010 Commonwealth Games broze medalist Monika Devi was the best-placed Indian so far at the ongoing Senior Asian Weightlifting Championships with a sixth-placed finish, but an Olympic quota remains elusive for the country. A 15-member Indian team, including seven women, are competing in the Championships in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Competing in the women's 69kg category, Monika lifted 98kg in Snatch and 117kg in Clean and Jerk for a...
12:22:16 AM Apr 29, 2012
New Delhi: Former world champion and Beijing Olympics bronze medalist wrestler, Sushil Kumar finally managed to seal his London Olympics berth after winning the 66kg freestyle title at the World Qualifying Tournament in Taiyuan, China on Friday. Sushil defeated Georgia's Otar Tushishvilli 3-0 in the final to qualify for the London Games in a thumping fashion. Sushil had already booked his ticket to London before the title clash when he...
07:20:40 PM Apr 27, 2012
In his latest video blog Directly Rajdeep Sardesai (DRS), the IBN18 Editor-in-Chief talks about Sachin Tendulkar's decision to accept Rajya Sabha nomination. ...
05:49:43 PM Apr 27, 2012
CNN-IBN brings you the thrills and frills of the Red Bull X-Fighters show in Dubai. ...
05:22:51 PM Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: N Soniya Chanu bagged a bronze in women's 48 kg category to open India's medal account on the opening day of the Senior Asian Weightlifting Championships at Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Tuesday. Soniya, who won a silver in the Delhi Commonwealth Games, finished third in snatch with an effort of 75 kg in the first competition of the championship, which is a London Olympic Qualification event. She was...
07:58:12 PM Apr 24, 2012
The Guiness Book of World Records has refused to list the 101-year-old as the oldest marathon runner as he does not have a birth certificate to prove his age. ...
10:10:15 AM Apr 23, 2012
One of the cricket controversies has been of players playing with injuries, because of the big money at stake in the IPL. ...
10:14:53 PM Apr 22, 2012
IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla rejects reports that India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is playing in the high-profile tournament despite being injured. ...
05:55:09 PM Apr 22, 2012
New Delhi: Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das booked their London Olympics berths on Sunday in the Asian Olympic Qualification Table Tennis Tournament in Hong Kong, but it was heartbreak for top paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal. For both Ghosh and Ankita, the berths came via the continental quotas, after they topped from the South Asian region. Ghosh defeated Anthony Amal Raj 4-0 (12-10, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7) and Ankita downed K. Shamini...
04:41:18 PM Apr 22, 2012
New Delhi: Indian ace Achanta Sharath Kamal failed to seal the fifth Olympic qualifying spot at the Asian qualification table tennis tournament in Hong Kong on Saturday, but he still has a chance to get a London Games berth. Sharath Kamal lost 2-4 (12-10, 9-11, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 8-11) to Kim Song Nam of North Korea at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium. By losing the match to the North Korean, whom...
10:51:55 AM Apr 22, 2012
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