London, May 29: Union leaders say a deal has been reached for London subway staff to get extra pay for working during the Olympics.The Rail Maritime and Transport Union says there will be reward packages
New Delhi, May 9: He might have qualified after two missed opportunities but Beijing Olympics bronze medalist Sushil Kumar on Wednesday said his confidence never wavered during the rough phase and the grappler is now
Ancient Olympia (Greece), May 9: The final rehearsal for the lighting of the flame that will burn at the London Olympics went off without a hitch under bright sunny skies in the birthplace and site
London, May 9: British archer Alison Williamson will compete at the Olympics for a sixth time.The 40-year-old Williamson was handed the final discretionary place on the squad for London after missing out on an automatic
Kharkiv (Ukraine), Apr 20: Possibly looking more toward the Olympics than the Fed Cup, Serena Williams will play overseas for the United States on Saturday for the first time in more than a decade.The 13-time
New Delhi, Apr 11: Shiva Thapa (56kg) today became the youngest Indian boxer to make the cut for the Olympics by reaching the final but the already-qualified Vijender Singh (75kg) bowed out after losing in
New Delhi, Apr 1: Geeta today created history by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the Olympics after she won a gold medal in the Asian Qualifying Tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan.Geeta
New Delhi, Feb 23: In a pulsating encounter, the Indian men's hockey team on Wednesday edged out Canada 3-2 to earn 12 points to go on top of the table and enter the final. Sandeep
New Delhi, Feb 23: In a pulsating encounter, the Indian men's hockey team on Wednesday edged out Canada 3-2 to earn 12 points to go on top of the table and enter the final. Sandeep
Jamshedpur, Jan 18: Talented archer Deepika Kumari will undergo a short training stint in South Korea in March as a part of her preparations for the London Olympics.“Deepika's performance is at par with top Korean
Perth, Jan 14: The strong emergence of the Twenty20 format has the ICC considering a bid to have cricket return to the Olympics after more than a century, ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said on
New Delhi, Dec 27: The success story that started at the turn of the millennium continued for Indian shooting in the year 2011 as well with nine marksmen making the cut for the London Olympics.While
New Delhi, Dec 16: Postponing the South Asian Games from October next year to 2013 and scrapping all the newly-formed committees were some of the major decisions taken by the Indian Olympic Association's General Body
Mumbai, Dec 14: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, who is recovering from a knee injury sustained during the US Open, on Tuesday said that staying fit and injury-free would be key to her London Olympics
Daegu (South Korea), Sep 2: India's campaign in the World Athletics Championships ended on a disappointing note with woman 800m runner Tintu Luka failing to qualify for the final round though she booked a berth
Rio De Janeiro, June 2 : Cris touches up her lipstick in the bar's dingy mirror, getting ready to work the rush hour in Vila Mimosa, Rio's bustling working-class prostitution zone.As dusk descends, bass-heavy music
Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympic Games after US President Barack Obama's emotional plea for his adopted home town Chicago failed to clinch it. The mere presence of world's most powerful man was
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