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  • Men’s archery team knocked out of Olympics

    The Indian men’s archery team was knocked out of the Olympic Games after losing to Japan in a tense pre-quarterfinal shoot-off at teh Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Saturday. The trio of Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Tarundeep Rai, who had qualified bottom of the heap at 12th in the rankings round on Friday, […]

    Jwala-Diju pair loses opening group match

    London : India’s badminton campaign in the Olympics was off to a disappointing start as the mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju went down in straight games to Indonesia’s Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir in their opening group match. Jwala and Diju lost 16-21 12-21 in just 25 minutes at the Wembley […]

    Sri Lanka set 287-run target for India in fourth ODI

    Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene knocked impressive half-centuries to lead Sri Lanka to a challenging 286 for five against India in the third One-day International, at the R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo today. The experienced combination of Jayawardene (65) and Sangakkara (73) mixed caution with aggression adding 121 runs in 23.5 overs for a fourth-wicket, […]

    S Korea break 2 world records at archery event

    The 2012 London Olympics saw South Korea break two world records in Archery on the opening day. South Korea’s Im Dong-Hyun, who is legally blind and wears nothing to correct his sight, created history by breaking his own 72-arrow mark of 696, which he had set in the World Cup in Turkey, by three points. […]

    India @ Olympics: Boxing, shooting tennis and a lot more

    London : India will today be seen in action in Boxing, Shooting, Tennis, Badminton, Weightlifting, Table Tennis and Rowing competitions of the London Summer Olympics 2012. In Boxing, star Indian pugilist Vijender Singh will take on Danabek Suzhanov of Kazakhstan in the men’s 75-kilogram category while Shiva Thapa will face Mexican Oscar Valdez Fierro in […]

    Stars honour great Ali

    Stars of sport and screen gathered in London to honour legendary heavyweight boxer and Olympic champion Muhammad Ali as the countdown to the 2012 Games neared its finale. The 70-year-old boxer attended the gala event at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London which was hosted by Hollywood A-list couple Brad Pitt and Angelina […]

    Indian contingent greeted with huge cheers

    London : Huge cheers welcomed the colourful Indian delegation into the Olympic Park on Friday night during the opening ceremony of the London Games. The 81-strong Indian contingent, the biggest ever, was led by wrestler Sushil Kumar, a bronze medallist in the 2008 Beijing Games. It was a smartly dressed Indian contingent. The men wore […]

    London Oly 2012 get off to a scintillating start

    The London Olympics burst into life on Friday with a humour-filled opening ceremony watched by 80,000 spectators and more than one billion TV viewers. Queen Elizabeth II and James Bond, alias actor Daniel Craig, were shown in a spoof film parachuting from a helicopter into the Olympic Stadium in east London before the real monarch […]

    Olympics 2012 to kick off tonight with opening ceremony‎ in London

    London : London is all set to dazzle the world with a grand opening ceremony to launch World’s biggest sports extravaganza, the Olympics 2012.London has many great hotels but they will be limited, so book them early. In the next two weeks, over 10,000 athletes from 204 nations will battle for glory in 39 disciplines with […]

    Saharasri with Indian Olympic Contingents at Olympics Games Village London

    by NR INDRAN / INT ‘Saharasri’ Subrata Roy Sahara, Managing Worker & Chairman of Sahara India Pariwar, a major business conglomerate and prime promoter & patron of sports in India, was invited by the Indian Contingent’s Committee at Olympics Games Village at Olympic Park, London, prior to the start of the one of the world’s […]