| 'Sporting Disneyland' is ready to welcome its guests |
London Olympics 2012
LONDON, July 11: An amphitheater to host the best of the world’s athletes for 15 days, it is perhaps best described as a ‘Sporting Disneyland’.
It is no Aladdin’s cave, but the true reality of the Olympic Village and at London it will be no different for the 15,000-plus athletes who will be competing in the Games of the 30th Ol... |
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| 'I was treated like animal, blackmailed' |
KOLKATA, July 11: Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, released from jail on Wednesday, alleged that she was treated like an animal during gender tests and blackmailed for money by the complainant.
“When the gender tests were conducted in the hospital, I was treated like an animal,” said Pinki, who was freed after 26 days in judicial custody for allegedly raping her li... |
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| South Korea to send smallest Olympic team since 1984 |
SEOUL, July 11: South Korea will send 245 athletes to compete in 22 events at the London Olympics, officials said on Wednesday, the smallest number since 210 attended the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
But the Korea Olympic Committee (KOC) remained upbeat about its target of securing at least 10 golds and a finish inside the top 10 in the overall medal tally.
“We have trained and... |
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| Small town girl looks to achieve big in London |
NEW DELHI, July 11: Little known Garima Chaudhary from Meerut, the sole judoka representing India at the London Olympics, feels winning a gold medal is not a far-fetched dream for her.
The 22-year-old qualified for the Olympics in the 63 kg weight category, based on the latest rankings released by International Judo Federation (IJF) on May 6.
Garima, who is ranked 88th in the wo... |
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| Star to watch |
Nathan Stephens
Nathan Stephens has this year showcased why is one of Great Britain’s gold medal hopes at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
The Welsh athlete highlighted his enormous potential and versatility when he finished fourth in the javelin, eighth in the shot put and 11th in the discus at his debut Paralympic Games in 2008.
But Stephens demonstrat... |
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| India's hopes |
Sushil Kumar
As the nation prepares to head to London for the 30th edition of the Olympics, India will hope to add to the tally of the two bronze medals the sport has won for the country so far.
Sushil Kumar ended India’s 56-year wait for a wrestling medal at the last Olympics in Beijing.
After 2008, the sport of wrestling has progressed by leaps and bounds... |
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| Pole vaulter Isinbayeva wins French meet |
PARIS, July 11: Pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva insists winning her first outdoor competition of the year at a European Athletics Outdoor Premium Meeting in France trumps clearing a relatively modest height.The 30-year-old Russian posted an unconvincing 4.75 meter jump that rattled the bar, missing her next attempts at 4.85 meters, which would have been a world-leading mark. It was still enough to ... |
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| Haryana government launches Best of Luck India campaign |
CHANDIGARH, July 11: With a view to motivate the people, especially the youth to take interest in sports, Haryana government has decided to launch a media campaign as a build up to London Olympic games 2012.
A BOL India bus having photographs of Olympic qualifiers and the Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda would move throughout the State as per a pre-publicized programme to create awa... |
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| Clarke stunned as England thrash Australia |
MANCHESTER, July 11: Australia captain Michael Clarke admitted he hadn’t seen a 4-0 one-day campaign defeat by England coming after his side made some unwanted history on Tuesday.
England cruised to a seven-wicket in a rain-affected fifth and final one-day international, triumphing in convincing style under the Old Trafford floodlights as they made it 10 straight victories in this... |
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| Bayern sell out all 17 Bundesliga home games |
BERLIN, July 11: Bayern Munich have not won any silverware in the past two seasons but that has not deterred supporters from snapping up every available ticket for the club’s 17 home games in the Bundesliga that kicks off in six weeks.
Bayern said on Wednesday it had sold every single ticket in their 69,000-capacity Allianz Arena, including almost 40,000 season tickets, and expect... |
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| Spalletti backs Guardiola, Semak for Russia post |
ST PETERSBURG, July 11: Zenit St. Petersburg football coach Luciano Spalletti has backed ex-Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola or veteran midfielder Sergei Semak for the vacant Russia job.
The Russian Football Union on Tuesday published a list of 13 coaches it considered to be candidates to replace Dick Advocaat as national coach.
Advocaat announced before Russia’s failed Eur... |
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| Tsolekile replaces Boucher in RSA squad |
JOHANNESBURG, July 11: Stumper Thami Tsolekile will replace the retired Mark Boucher in South Africa’s Test squad on the tour of England, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Wednesday. Boucher was forced to retire from international cricket on Tuesday after suffering a lacerated eyeball during South Africa’s tour match against Somerset. Always under Boucher’s shadow, 31-year-... |
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| Sri Lanka in control despite Ali ton |
PALLEKELE, July 11: Azhar Ali’s second century of the series lifted Pakistan to 299-8 but an overall lead of only 188 runs against Sri Lanka after four days of the third Test on Wednesday.
Ali, who made a century in the drawn second test, scored 136 off 284 balls and featured in two productive partnerships - adding 94 with opener Mohammad Hafeez (52) and another 100 with Asad Shaf... |
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| India aiming to arrest Olympic hockey decline |
NEW DELHI, July 11: The onset of every Olympics gives rise to bittersweet feelings among India’s vast numbers of field hockey fans, with their pride in past gold medal performances accompanied by introspection about what has gone wrong since.
The impressive record of winning eight gold medals — six in succession starting from 1928 at Amsterdam — still makes hockey the ... |
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| Al Wasl sack Diego Maradona as coach |
DUBAI, July 11: Al Wasl have announced via their official Twitter account that coach Diego Maradona has been given his marching orders. Reports in the United Arab Emirates had long been suggesting that Maradona could be axed by the club following the 51-year-old‘s disappointing first season at the Zabeel Stadium. Al Wasl finished in eighth position in the league, while they lost the Gulf Clu... |
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| Lance Armstrong doping case: 3 associates get lifetime USADA bans |
AUSTIN, July 11: With Lance Armstrong digging in for a legal fight, the US Anti-Doping Agency issued lifetime sports bans on Tuesday to three former staff members and consultants on the cyclist’s winning Tour de France teams for drug violations.
Luis Garcia del Moral, team doctor; Michele Ferrari, consulting doctor; and Jose “Pepe” Marti, team trainer worked for Armstr... |
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| RFEF lifts Mourinho's Spanish Supercopa ban for eye-poke |
MADRID, July 11: The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has decided to lift the Supercopa suspensions of Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova and his Real Madrid counterpart Jose Mourinho.
Mourinho was handed a two-game ban last year after poking Vilanova in the eye during a touchline brawl in the 2011-12 Spanish Supercopa encounter at Camp Nou, while the new Blaugrana boss received a one-matc... |
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| 'Manchester United opposed Park Ji-Sung's transfer until the end' |
SEOUL, July 11: Park Ji-Sung’s father has revealed the South Korean was desperate for a new challenge after falling out of favour at Old Trafford but insists Manchester United opposed his move to QPR “until the end”.
The 31-year-old midfielder was officially unveiled as a QPR player on Monday, ending his seven-year career with the Red Devils.
Park’s fathe... |
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| Tour rider Di Gregorio arrested in doping probe |
VILLIE-MORGON, July 11: The longtime problem of doping hit the Tour de France head-on when a French rider was arrested at his team hotel and suspended by his team on Tuesday.
Police made their move on the Tour’s first rest day in arresting Cofidis cyclist Remy Di Gregorio, with judicial officials saying two other people suspected of supplying the Frenchman with banned substances w... |
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| Dean Jones becomes a professional golfer |
SYDNEY, July 11: Former Australian batsman Dean Jones has traded his cricket bat for golf clubs as he announced Wednesday that he will compete on the Australian seniors tour later this year. Jones, who after his cricketing career made a name for himself as a commentator, has already tested himself as an amateur in various events, including the Victorian Open, the Victorian PGA and the NSW Open ove... |
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| Bayern Munich friendly against Beijing Guoan confirmed |
MUNICH, July 11: German giants Bayern Munich will take Frederic Kanoute‘s new club Beijing Guoan as part of their Chinese tour in late July. The Bavarians will be in China from July 22 to 27, and will now officially face Guoan in the Chinese capital on July 24. The 2011-12 Champions League runners-up will also face fellow Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg on July 26 in Guangzhou. Bayern‘s cl... |
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| US sprint legend Smith tips Bolt to break nine-second barrier in 100m |
LONDON, July 11: Former 200m record-holder Tommie Smith has tipped the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, to break the nine-second barrier in the 100 metres if he gets off to a start as fast as Yohan Blake. Bolt, who was beaten by training partner Blake in both the 100 and 200 metres sprints at the Jamaican trials recently, holds the 100m world record of 9.58seconds and the 200m record of 19.1... |
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| Pogba keen to emulate Vieira after Manchester United exit |
MANCHESTER, July 11: Paul Pogba has revealed that he hopes to follow in the footsteps of former France and Juventus midfielder Patrick Vieira. The French youngster is on the brink of the completing a transfer to the Turin-based giants after he failed to reach an agreement with Manchester United regarding a new contract. Speaking ahead of his anticipated switch to Juventus, Pogba is positive he can... |
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