Thulasi, Arundhati, Sai Praneeth enter main draw in Singapore Tuesday, 18 June 2013 17:27
Singapore: Indian shuttlers P.C. Thulasi, Arundhati Pantawane and B. Sai Praneeth entered the main draw after winning the qualification rounds of their respective categories at the Singapore Open Super Series here Tuesday.Sai Praneeth, who sent legendary Taufik Hidayat into retirement…
Russian judoka commits suicide Tuesday, 18 June 2013 12:21
Moscow: Russian judo champion Elena Ivashchenko committed suicide because of her failure during the London Olympics.Russian judo officials said Monday that Elena Ivashchenko, 28, a four-time European champion (in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012), jumped from a 15th floor in the…
Mahindra's Locatelli takes double win at Misano Monday, 17 June 2013 19:31
Misano (Italy): Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV Moto3 which concluded at the Misano World Circuit here.Locatelli won the first race while Rinaldi finished second, providing the…
Russian judoka commits suicide after failure in Olympics Monday, 17 June 2013 19:28
Moscow: Russian judo champion Elena Ivashchenko committed suicide last Saturday because of her failure during the London Olympics, a judo official said Monday.Elena Ivashchenko, 28, a four-time European champion (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012), jumped from the 15th floor in the…
Junior Indian wrestlers win 17 medals at Asian championship Monday, 17 June 2013 19:28
Phuket (Thailand): Junior Indian wrestlers won a rich haul of medals at the recently concluded Asian Junior Championships here.The grapplers won in freestyle, greco-roman and female categories in the tourney held June 12-16.The freestyle team won three gold, two silver…
Karun Chandhok eyes top-five finish at Le Mans Monday, 17 June 2013 17:14
New Delhi: Karun Chandhok is banking on his past experience at 24 Hours of Le Mans for a top five finish in the world's oldest sports car race, zooming off this weekend at the Circuit de la Sarthe.Chandhok will be…
Ashis Roy, 81, adds a half marathon to his bag of 115 Monday, 17 June 2013 15:59
Washington: India's marathon man Ashis Roy added another half marathon to his bag of 115 full marathons as he completed his 11th 13-mile run in the San Francisco marathon 2013.Clocking a time of 3 hours and 37 minutes, the 81-year-old…
Mahindra pair finish in top six Sunday, 16 June 2013 19:58
Barcelona: The Mahindra pair Efrén Vázquez and Miguel Oliveira finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the Catalunyan Grand Prix, here Sunday.The double top-six is the only Indian international motorcycle racing team’s best result so far, earning valuable points to improve…
Ahsan-Sethiawan win Indonesia Open men's doubles title Sunday, 16 June 2013 17:12
Jakarta: Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia won the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier men's doubles gold, beating their South Korean counterparts in the final here Sunday.The unseeded Indonesian players ended the match against No.2 Ko Hyung Sun and…
Gill completes sweeping victory at New Caledonia Sunday, 16 June 2013 16:30
Noumea (New Caledonia): Gaurav Gill (co-driver Glenn Macneall) of Team MRF Tyres, driving a factory-supported Skoda S2000, completed an overwhelming victory in the Rally New Caledonia here Sunday by finishing 19 minutes clear of second-placed Sanjay Takale (Sean Gregory), who…
