‘Hockey India’ formed to avoid FIH debarring India from international arenaNEW DELHI - Indian Olympic Association (IOA) formally endorsed the formation of Hockey India, a unified body comprising of men’s and women’s hockey associations at the national level. IOA forms Hockey India after FIH deadlineNEW DELHI - Indian hockey changed from a five-member ad-hoc committee to a seven-member Hockey India (HI) to comply with the deadline set by the international body. The reins, though, remain firmly in the hands of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). No pause in India-Pakistan cricket tiesNEW DELHI - India may have paused talks with Pakistan after 26/11 Mumbai attacks. But the two cricket-crazy nations have decided not to let their diplomatic standoff get in the way of a good cricket match. Play and not fight, Gill tells India and Pakistan cricket teamsNEW DELHI - Union Sports Minister MS Gill on Wednesday said that it is good that India and Pakistan are clashing on a cricket ground today, which is better than fighting ith guns and bullets Ankita to take on Maloo in ITF quartersNEW DELHI - Top seed Ankita Bhambri swept aside Treta Bhattacharyya 6-2, 6-3, to set up a quarter-final clash with Parija Maloo in the $10,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament at the DLTA complex here Wednesday. India win five medals in Sardinia wrestling tournamentNEW DELHI - The Indian wrestling team returned with a rich haul of five medals in the Free Style, Greco Roman tournament at Sardinia, Italy. ICL rebels happy to be back in mainstream cricketNEW DELHI - It was money that lured them to the Indian Cricket League (ICL), but in two years the rebel players have realised they erred. Weather holds key in junior World hockey: BansalNEW DELHI - Adapting to energy-sapping steamy weather conditions in Singapore and Malaysia will be key to India’s title hopes in the junior hockey World Cup starting June 7, says coach A.K. Bansal. Ankita had it easy against Phadke in ITF tournamentNEW DELHI - Top seed Ankita Bhambri hardly broke a sweat in her 6-3, 6-0 demolition of qualifier Sagarika Phadke to advance to the pre-quarterfinals of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament on a hot and humid day at the DLTA complex here Tuesday. Easy for Rashmi, three-set win for Maloo in ITFNEW DELHI - Indian wild card Rashmi Teltumbde easily dispatched Australian Marisa Gianotti 6-2, 6-2, but third seed Sanaa Bhambri was knocked out by Korean qualifier Soon-mi Seo on the opening day of the $10,000 International Tennis Federation tournament at the DLTA complex here Monday. Shreyasi wins trap gold in junior shootingNEW DELHI - Indian shooter Shreyasi Singh Saturday won her maiden gold in the women’s trap event of the Junior Shotgun Competition at Orimattila in Finland. Sandeep wins silver in World Junior BoxingNEW DELHI - Indian boxer Sandeep bagged the silver medal in the World Junior Boxing Championship at Yerevan in Armenia Saturday. He lost to local hero Koryun Soghomonyan in the final of the 46 kilogram category. Duan beats Shlomo to win the ITF tournamentNEW DELHI - China’s Ying-Ying Duan overpowered Israel’s Keren Shlomo, 6-3, 6-4 to claim the $10,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) title at the DLTA complex here Saturday. Suresh Kalmadi says India is ahead in countdown for Commonwealth GamesNEW DELHI - Chairman of the organising Committee of Commonwealth Games, Suresh Kalmadi has said that India is ahead of the deadline in the completion of the all facilities to host the Commonwealth Games at New Delhi in 2010. ESPN STAR sports to launch cricket quiz show -’Stumped’NEW DELHI - ESPN STAR Sports, Asia’s leading sports broadcaster, will launch an interactive quiz show titled ‘Stumped’ starting June 1. World Junior Boxing: Sandeep in fray for goldNEW DELHI - Indian boxer Sandeep Friday kept himself in the fray for a gold medal while his compatriots Namit Bahadur, Vikas Khatri and Shiva Thapa ended their campaign with bronze medals in the World Junior Boxing Championship at Yerevan in Armenia. Gill for redesigning Arjuna, Dronacharya statuettesNEW DELHI - Sports Minister M.S. Gill has set in motion the process to re-design the statuettes of the four sports awards, including the Arjuna Award and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, on the lines of the Oscars and the Filmfare awards. From Commonwealth Games to hockey, M.S. Gill sets his prioritiesNEW DELHI - For Sports Minister M.S. Gill, Thursday was not his first day in office but a continuation after a brief vacation. From the Commonwealth Games to forming an unified hockey body, Gill will have a busy time ahead as he took charge for his second stint in office. National sports federations hail Gill’s reappointmentNEW DELHI - National Sports Federations (NSF) have given a thumbs up to the reappointment of M.S. Gill as sports minister, and have given him a long wishlist at the same time. Most of the requests are about the training of athletes. Rushmi runs out of steam, loses in ITF semi-finalNEW DELHI - Rushmi Chakravarthi, exhausted after three energy-sapping rounds, lost rather tamely 3-6, 2-6, to Israel’s Keren Shlomo in the semi-final of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament at the DLTA complex here Friday. ICC says champions league not in official calendarNEW DELHI - The Champions League Twenty20 tournament will not be recognised as part of the official calendar of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the event due to be launched this October is played among domestic teams. India strike gold in junior shootingNEW DELHI - India’s Sangram Dahiya won the gold medal in the double trap event on the opening day of the junior shotgun competition at Ormitilla, Finland Thursday. PCB too late in saving World Cup hosting rights: LorgatNEW DELHI - The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has said the Pakistan board’s efforts to salvage their right to co-host the 2011 World Cup have come too late. Rushmi lone Indian in ITF semi-finalsNEW DELHI - Rushmi Chakravarthy survived yet another gruelling three-setter in hot, windy conditions to be the lone Indian making the last four stage of the $10,000 women’s International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament at the DLTA complex here Thursday. Loss of Zaheer will weaken Indian cricket team, says Ishant SharmaNEW DELHI - The loss of fast bowler Zaheer Khan could diminish India’s chances of retaining the Twenty20 World Cup. Three Indian boxers in semifinal of World junior meetNEW DELHI - Three Indian boxers stormed into the semi-finals of the World Junior Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday. Rushmi, Maloo lone Indian survivors in ITF tournamentNEW DELHI - Rushmi Chakravarthi and Parija Maloo were the only Indians to advance to the quarter-finals of the $10,000 women’s International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament here at the DLTA complex Wednesday. Indians sparkle in junior boxing championshipsNEW DELHI - Indian boxers surged ahead in the World Junior championships with three more making it to the quarterfinals in Yerevan, Armenia. Akram blames PCB for losing World Cup rightsNEW DELHI - Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are themselves to blame for losing the hosting rights for the 2011 cricket World Cup. Rahul Gandhi took to boxing as a stress busterNEW DELHI - To keep himself fit during his rigorous political campaigns, Gandhi family scion and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi took to boxing as a stress buster. ICC to beam World T20 in record 216 countriesNEW DELHI - The soaring popularity of Twenty20 cricket has prompted the International Cricket Council (ICC) to expand its base and reach a record 216 countries through television coverage in World Twenty20 beginning in England from June 5. ‘India favourites to retain Twenty20 World Cup’NEW DELHI - India will be overwhelming favourites to retain the Twenty20 World Cup as Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s boys had huge successes in international cricket in the last couple of years and are well-equipped to handle pressure, feel former internationals Wasim Akram and Sanjay Manjrekar. Spinners to play important role in World T20: AkramNEW DELHI - Spinners will play an important role in the upcoming World T20 in England as they did in the Indian Premier League (IPL) where they were innovative and did not allow freebies to batsmen, feels former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram. Ankita sails through to ITF second roundNEW DELHI - Top seed Ankita Bhambri warmed up with a 6-0, 6-2 demolition of national champion Ratnika Batra in the first round of $10,000 women’s International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament at the DLTA complex here Tuesday. Yuki Bhambri pulls out of junior French OpenNEW DELHI - Junior Australian Open champion Yuki Bhambri has pulled out of the French Open due to a sprained right ankle. |
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