| RAF jets, snipers ready to use 'lethal force' |
London Olympics 2012
LONDON, July 14: Britain’s Royal Air Force, military helicopters with highly-trained snipers and the Navy’s largest warship, HMS Ocean, have all been pressed into service to thwart any attempt to disrupt or attack the London Olympics.
A leading RAF officer has warned that pilots who break no-fly rules over London during the Olympics risk b... |
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| LOCOG may ask for more troops |
London, July 14: London 2012 Organizing Committee of Olympic (LOCOG) chairman, Lord Coe has refused to rule out possibility of asking more troops for security purposes during the games, after G4S, the private security firm, failed to provide enough staff.
When asked if more troops will be required when the Games begin in two weeks, Lord Coe replied: “We are working on it at the mo... |
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| Kazakh Olympians want 'horsemeat sausages' |
London, July 14: The Kazakh Olympic team is hoping to boost its chances of sporting success at the London 2012 Olympics with specially shipping horsemeat sausages to the UK.
As horsemeat is learnt to be an indispensable part of the traditional Kazakh diet, sports officials in the Central Asian country believe that the traditional dish may help the athletes“ performances. “We... |
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| Being world No.1 is added pressure for Olympics: Deepika |
Kolkata, July 14: Though highly hopeful of winning an Olympic medal, world number one archer Deepika Kumari Saturday said being at the top of the rankings does not guarantee a podium finish at the London Games.
"Being the world number one is an added pressure and it does not guarantee a medal unless I and all the team members perform well. However, our preparation has been good and we h... |
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| My last desire is to see an Olympic gold in athletics: Milkha |
CHANDIGARH, July 14: Legendary athlete Milkha Singh still feels the pain of missing out of an Olympic medal five decades ago and says his one last dream is to see an Indian win an Olympic gold in athletics.
“My last desire before I leave this world is that I want an Indian boy or a girl win an Olympic gold medal for the country and for my sake. I failed to win it in Rome Olympics ... |
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| Gay grabs morale-boosting win ahead of Olympics |
London, July 14: Former World champion American Tyson Gay continued his comeback ahead of the Olympics with an important morale-boosting win in the men’s 100 metres at the London Grand Prix here on Friday.
Gay clocked 10.03 seconds to finish ahead of fellow American Ryan Bailey (10.09) while Jamaican Nesta Carter finished third in 10.13. Jamaican Michael Frater was fourth in 10.15... |
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| India's hopes... |
Abhinav Bindra
All eyes would be once again on Abhinav Bindra who created history by winning the only individual gold medal for India at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
The ace shooter received the Arjuna Award at the age of 17 and is also the youngest recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – the highest sporting honor in the country. Abhinav has also been dec... |
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| Star to watch |
LEBRON JAMES (United States)
Miami Heat guard LeBron James was a part of the gold medal winning Team USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. USA defeated Spain 118 to 107 to win their first gold medal since the 2000 Games. James is possibly the biggest name in the world of basketball. ... |
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| Great Olympians |
TEOFILO STEVENSON (CUBA, 1952-)
At the age of 20, Stevenson won his first gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, an event where for the first time Cuba demonstrated its dominance in amateur boxing with their first three titles, plus a silver and a bronze.
Stevenson won on a walkover after his injured Romanian opponent loin Alexe failed to appear.
His second gold ... |
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| Beckham backs Giggs |
WASHINGTON, July 14: David Beckham, who was left out of Britain’s Olympic football squad, has backed his former Manchester United teammate Ryan Giggs as skipper of the side. “Ryan has had such an amazing career with Manchester United. He deserves to be there,” said Beckham while he was training with MLS side Los Angeles Galaxy.
The 37-year-old Beckham made into coach S... |
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| Van Grunsven ready for her 7th Olympics |
Soest, July 14: At 42, triple dressage Olympic champion Anky van Grunsven is aiming for gold in her seventh Summer Games’ appearance, a Dutch record.
Van Grunsven debuted at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and became champion for the first time in Sydney 2000 with her horse Bonfire. In 2004 and 2008, she defended her title with Salinero. She had also grabbed silver in 1996 and cap... |
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| England maintain lead, India slip to 5th |
ICC Test rankings
DUBAI, July 14: England extended their lead as the top team in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings released Saturday while India slipped one place to be fifth.
England’s position at the top was strengthened after they leapt 122 ratings points but the leaders can still be overhauled by South Africa in the forthcoming series ... |
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| Kalmadi and Malhotra attack Maken, minister retaliates |
New Delhi, July 14: Suresh Kalmadi, standing trial for alleged irregularities in the conduct of the Commonwealth Games, and union Sports Minister Ajay Maken attacked each other over the former's trip to London for the Olympics while Indian Olympic Association (IOA) acting chief Vijay Kumar Malhotra also took on Maken for misrepresenting facts.
Insisting that he had every right to go to ... |
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| Kagawa's girlfriend set to sizzle Manchester |
LONDON, July 14: Manchester United’s newest signing Japanese Shinji Kagawa is set to add a dash of glamour to Old Trafford, thanks to his girlfriend Ameri Ichinose.
Ichinose, an adult entertainment sensation, is set to join the likes of Coleen Rooney to add spice to the Manchester families lounge.
The 24-year-old Kanagawa-born babe is open about her love for sex — &l... |
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| Chennai to host Chess Olympiad for blind |
Chennai, July 14: The 14th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind will be held here on Aug 9-19. It will be the first time Asia will host the event.
After the successful conduct of the 11th Individual World Chess Championship for the Blind 2006 in Goa, the International Braille Chess Association (IBCA) Congress awarded this event to India unanimously.
The last edition at Heraklion in... |
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| Ukraine seek to better Beijing performance: Bubka |
KIEV, July 14: Ukraine’s Olympic team is heading to the London Games seeking to improve on its performance in Beijing of 27 medals, which included seven golds, said legendary pole vaulter Sergei Bubka, its Olympic Committee chief.
Bubka also said that in London 245 Ukrainian athletes would be competing in 28 sports, ranging from athletics and gymnastics to weightlifting and judo.<... |
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| Ferrer racks up 50th win of season on way to final |
BASTAD, July 14: Spanish tennis star David Ferrer won his 50th match of the season on Saturday beating highly-rated Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 7-5 in the semi-finals of the ATP event. Ferrer, 30 and a semi-finalist at the French Open and a quarter-finalist at Wimbledon, will play compatriot Nicolas Almagro in Sunday's final as he bids to win his fifth title of the season.
Ferrer, wh... |
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| India knocked out by Vietnam |
ASEAN Cup
KUALA LUMPUR, July 14: India were knocked out of the U-13 Yamaha ASEAN Cup football tournament after they suffered a humiliating 0-7 loss to Vietnam in their last group match at the Petaling Jaya Stadium here on Saturday.
India needed just a draw to qualify for the semi-finals while Vietnam were in a must-win situation. The nimble footed Vietnamese made the best... |
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| Armstrong's old mentor to fight doping charges |
LE CAP D’AGDE, July 14: Lance Armstrong’s former team manager Johan Bruyneel has confirmed he will fight charges of allegedly engaging in a long-running doping conspiracy.
Bruyneel is one of six people, along with seven-times Tour de France champion Armstrong, facing serious charges of being involved in a major doping conspiracy by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USAD... |
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| Drogba arrives in China to hero's welcome |
SHANGHAI, July 14: Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba was given a hero’s welcome as he arrived in China on Saturday to start a two-and-a-half year contract that is expected to make him one of football’s highest-paid players.
Hundreds of fans, many clad in “Drogba 11” shirts, greeted the former Chelsea star at Shanghai’s Pudong airport, some carrying bouquet... |
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| Kevin Pietersen all set to come out of ODI, T20 retirement |
LONDON, July 14: Kevin Pietersen, who took retirement from ODI and T20 cricket almost a month’s back, has revealed that he was ready to play all forms of cricket for England again.
He has also said that he would love to play another three to four years in all forms of cricket.
It is understood that Pietersen’s representatives met with ECB officials this week as the... |
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| Sleepy Serena reaches Stanford semis |
STANFORD, July 14: Serena Williams fought off fatigue to post a 6-4, 6-0 win over Chanelle Scheepers on Friday to reach the semifinals of the WTA hard court tournament in Stanford.
Williams, the top seed and defending champion, won a 43-minute first set punctuated by five breaks of serve against her sixth-seeded South African opponent.
She said she was still feeling the effect... |
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| QPR's Ferdinand silent on Terry acquittal |
KOTA KINABALU, July 14: Anton Ferdinand declined to comment Saturday on John Terry being cleared of racially abusing him, as the QPR defender arrived in Malaysia with his team-mates for a pre-season tour. Chelsea captain Terry was found not guilty on Friday at a court in London, in a high-profile trial that overshadowed the English Premier League and the national team for months. Ferdinand &mda... |
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| Manchester City defeated in pre-season opener |
INNSBRUCK, July 14: Premier League champions Manchester City slumped to a 1-0 defeat to Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in their opening pre-season match on Friday.
Coach Roberto Mancini used 24 players in the match with Carlos Tevez, Yaya Toure, Vincent Kompany, Pablo Zabaleta and Adam Johnson all in the starting eleven.
The only goal of the game came in the 68th minute when Shaker Na... |
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| Michael Schumacher aiming to deliver something special |
LONDON, July 14: Michael Schumacher hopes that he can give his fans something special to celebrate in next weekend’s German Grand Prix when he makes what may be his final appearance as an F1 racer on home soil.
The 43-year-old seven times champion believes he and his Mercedes team have this season demonstrated the potential to challenge at the front and he hinted this week that he... |
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| India beats Germany at World Junior squash |
DOHA, July 14: Fourth seeded India began their campaign in the World Junior men’s squash championship with a comprehensive 3-0 victory against Germany here on Friday. The Indians were not in a mood to give any chances to the Germans and won all their matches in straight games.
The results: India beat Germany 3-0: Abhishek Pradhan bt Lucas Wirths 11-9, 11-5, 11-1 (22m); Mahe... |
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| Poland's former boxing champion Kulej dies |
WARSAW, July 14: Poland’s Jerzy Kulej, a former double Olympic boxing champion, has died at the age of 71. Kulej won a gold medal in the light welterweight at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo and defended the title four years later in Mexico. He was also a two-time European champion, winning the title in 1963 and 1965. Kulej was in ill health since a heart attack in December last year. IANS... |
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| Southee drafted into New Zealand Test squad |
BASSETERRE, July 14: Fast bowler Tim Southee has been drafted into the New Zealand squad for the two-Test series against West Indies starting later this month. The right arm pacer had been originally named in the Twenty20 and One-day International squads but has now been named to replace Mark Gillespie, who has been ruled out with injury. “Tim has impressed with the way he bowled in the one-... |
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| De Villota crash shook team up, says Pic |
MOSCOW, July 14: Formula One driver Charles Pic says the crash in testing that left Marussia test driver Maria de Villota critically injured had a powerful effect on the team, but has not made him fear for his safety in the sport. De Villota remains in hospital after suffering severe facial injuries in the July 3 crash at Duxford airfield in Britain, including the loss of her right eye. In an inte... |
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| Capello to live in Russia if chosen as coach |
MOSCOW, July 14: Former England coach Fabio Capello would live in Russia if he is chosen to fill the vacant Russia job, the acting head of the Russian Football Union Nikita Simonyan said. Capello was in Moscow Thursday for talks about taking the job after he was named on the union’s shortlist of 13 coaches, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko told R-Sport. Other coaches are due to come to M... |
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