| India beat Sri Lanka in first ODI |
Kohli hits fourth ton in five innings
Hambantota, July 21: World Champion India defeated Sri Lanka by 21 runs in the first ODI of the 5 match series in Hambantota on Saturday. Chasing 315-run target, The host could manage 293 for 9 in stipulated 50 overs. Kumar Sangakkara scored his 14th ODI ton but could not save the day for his team.Sangakkara scored his century in 125 ba... |
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| Smith, Amla tame England bowlers |
LONDON, July 21: South Africa captain Graeme Smith hit a century in his 100th Test and shared a record partnership with Hashim Amla as the Proteas played themselves into a strong position on the third day of the first Test match against England at the Oval here on Saturday.
South Africa were 277 for two at tea, 108 runs behind England's first innings total of 385.
Smith (131) an... |
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| Focus is on maintaining my form: Mary Kom |
Mumbai, July 21:India’s five-time world champion female boxer M.C. Mary Kom said that she is fully prepared to take on the best pugilists at the London Olympic Games, the highest stage in the world.
Mary Kom, a mother of two, left for Liverpool, England, in the early hours of Saturday. She will be training under the supervision of British coach Charles Atkinson before moving to th... |
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| Fauja Singh to run Olympic Torch relay |
London, July 21: Fauja Singh, the world’s oldest marathon runner at 101, will be running the Olympic Torch through the streets of east London later Saturday. Singh, who carried the torch in Athens eight years ago, was born in Punjab in 1911 and has lived in Britain since 1992. He ran his first marathon at the age of 89 and has since completed six London marathons. IANS... |
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| Advani crashes out of UK C'ship |
Gloucester, July 21: India’s Pankaj Advani fought hard against England’s Michael Holt, ranked 32nd, in the fourth round of the UK Players Tour Championship, before eventually losing the match 4-0.Earlier, Advani had displayed great form to beat Britain’s Nigel Bond 4-1 to enter the fourth round of the snooker championship. Against Bond, Advani was quick off the blocks and stor... |
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| Indian boxers are fearless: Sandhu |
London, July 21: India’s chief boxing coach Gurbux Singh Sandhu said Saturday that his wards are fearless and have tremendous self confidence and self belief that could work wonders for them during the 2012 London Games.
“This generation of Indian boxers are different, they are aggressive, they look into the eyes of the opponents and they have tremendous self confidence and ... |
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| Tri colour to be raised at Olympic Village on Sunday |
LONDON OLYMPICS 2012
LONDON, July 21: India’s national flag will be unfurled at the Olympic Games Athletes Village on Sunday in the presence of a small group of sportspersons and contingent officials after their request for deferring the flag-raising ceremony was turned down by the organizers.
India had sought a postponement of date for its flag-raising ceremony, w... |
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| Brazil outclass Britain in Olympic warm-up |
LONDON, July 21: The British football team’s hopes of winning a medal suffered a minor setback as they lost 0-2 to Brazil in a warm-up match before the London Olympics Games.
The Brazilians showed why they are among the favourites to win a medal with an assured performance Friday in which they showed their technical superiority to the side coached by Stuart Pearce.
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| USA men set world-leading time in Monaco |
MONACO, July 21: The United States’ men’s 4x100m relay team set the fastest time in the world this year by prevailing in 37.61sec at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday.
The American team — Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Ryan Bailey — beat their second team of Mike Rodgers, Maurice Mitchell, Travis Patton and Jeff Demps, who finished in 37.83... |
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| Somdev heads for London |
BANGALORE, July 21: India’s Somdev Devvarman will arrive in London on Sunday for a week’s preparation on grass ahead of the Olympic tennis event which kicks-off at the All England Club on July 28.
Somdev, who has been out with a shoulder injury that needed to be operated upon, makes a return to competition in the singles event in London for which he received a wildcard.
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| Cox stripped of Athens 400m relay gold |
LONDON, July 21: American Crystal Cox, who won 4x400m relay gold at the Athens Olympics, was stripped of her medal on Saturday, the International Olympic Committee said.
Cox, the Athens relay alternate, was banned for four years in 2010 for using performance-enhancing drugs. The US Anti-Doping Agency had said Cox had used prohibited anabolic agents between 2001 and 2004.
The IOC... |
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| Eight-month pregnant Malaysian athlete to compete in London |
WASHINGTON, July 21: An eight-month pregnant Malaysian athlete is headed for a creating a record as she gears up to compete in the London 2012 Olympics.
Malaysian shooter Nur Suryani Mohamed, 29, is not only the first woman to represent her country in shooting, but also the furthest along for any mom-to-be competing in the celebrated sporting event.
“For me, nothing is imp... |
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| Overwhelmed Murray motivated by support |
LONDON, July 21: Andy Murray has cast aside the disappointment of Wimbledon and hopes to repay the “overwhelming” support of the British public by winning gold at the London Olympics.
The world number four was left devastated and in tears after being humbled by Switzerland’s Roger Federer in the All England Club final two weeks ago.
While Federer won a record 1... |
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| London welcomes the flame |
LONDON, July 21: The Olympic torch relay began its final stretch in London’s historic district of Greenwich on Saturday, a journey officials hope will help dispel a cloud of gloom and cynicism hanging over the Games.
Officials were all smiles in Greenwich as a young torch bearer jogged through the maritime district’s Royal Park past the grand colonnades of the old naval coll... |
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| Pau Gasol replaces Nadal as flagbearer |
LONDON, July 21: Spanish basketball star Pau Gasol has been chosen to replace Rafael Nadal as the flagbearer for Spain’s Olympic squad at the opening ceremony of the Games on July 27. Nadal, the winner of the gold medal in tennis in Beijing four years ago, was forced to pull out of the Games on Thursday because of knee problems. It had been expected that yachtsman Xabi Fernandez would be giv... |
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| Monfils withdraws from Olympics |
LONDON, July 21: Frenchman Gael Monfils has become the latest player to withdraw from the Olympic tennis competition, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Friday. In a statement the governing body said the world number 15 had been injured with his place in the singles draw going to compatriot Julien Benneteau. Benneteau, who led Roger Federer by two sets at Wimbledon this year, joins ... |
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| Isinbayeva likely to retire after Olympics: Coach |
MOSCOW, July 21: Yelena Isinbayeva, pole vault world record holder and double Olympic champion, is “tired” of the pressure of expectations and is likely to retire after the London Olympics, Russia’s athletics team head coach said. Isinbayeva set a new indoor world record of 5 metres 1 centimetre in Stockholm in February, her first record since 2009 following a spell marked by inj... |
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