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India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal selected for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.

Prem Kumar — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:37:02 +0100

India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal was on Friday selected for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna,the country's highest sports honour,following her outstanding achievements on the badminton court.The national sports awards (Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Dhyan Chand) selection committee, headed by P T Usha, met in New Delhi and decided to bestow the Khel Ratna on Saina after considering her brilliant performances over the last year.

The world number two Indi...

India bags four gold, one bronze

Administrator — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:45:10 +0100

Indian judokas, weightlifters and cyclists landed gold medals on the third day of the 11th South Asian Games at Dhaka on Sunday.

Balvinder Singh and Vikram Solanki grabbed the gold medals in the mens 73 and 90 kg categories of the judo event at a BKSP, Savar, which is 40 k.m. away from the capital city, lifters Omkar Otari and Rustam Sarang gave India a gold and a bronze in the men’s 62 kg class.

In the morning, the men’s cycling quartet of Ama...

Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championship

Administrator — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:56:04 +0100

Pankaj Advani defeated nine times champion Mike Russell at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds to win the elusive World Professional Billiards Championship.

Advani beat the defending champion 2030-1253 after having a 800-plus lead at the break.

Advani is the second Indian to win the title in its 139th years of history. Geet Sethi was the last Indian to win in 2006, his first being in 1992.

There w...

The World\'s Hottest Sports League

Administrator — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:38:43 +0100

Two years ago, IPL cricket was a pipe dream. Now it's the fastest-appreciating sports business on Earth.

The season opener was mere moments away when the Washington Redskins cheerleaders marched to mid-field to perform a routine that brought the crowd--draped in red and yellow team colors--to its feet.

No, it wasn't a late-summer ni...

Cricket legends hail the Little Master

Administrator — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:26:43 +0100

Below are a few quotes compiled about what others (including his competitiors) think of Indian Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar..

"Nothing bad can happen to us if we're on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it."
- Hashim Amla, the South African batsman, reassures himself as he boards a flight.

"Sometimes you get so engrossed in watching batsmen like Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar that you lose focus on your job." <...