Friday, July 29, 2011

Hardy is fastest qualifier in 2 events at worlds

Hardy is fastest qualifier in 2 events at worlds


Hardy is fastest qualifier in 2 events at worlds

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 07:16 PM PDT

American Jessica Hardy and Therese Alshammar of Sweden finished with the same leading time in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle, then Hardy returned to post the quickest time in the 50 breaststroke at the world championships.


Argentina edge Mexico 1-0 in U20 World Cup

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 06:37 PM PDT

Erik Lamela's second-half goal lifted Argentina to a 1-0 victory over Mexico on Friday on the opening day of the Under-20 World Cup.


England and North Korea draw 0-0

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 06:00 PM PDT

England was held to a 0-0 draw by North Korea on Friday in the opening game of the Under-20 World Cup.


23 years on, Ben Johnson still on track

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:52 PM PDT

"If you can't catch 'em, you can't beat 'em," said Benjamin Sinclair, popularly known as Ben Johnson.


Bartoli advances as injured Morita retires

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 04:25 PM PDT

Marion Bartoli reached the semifinals of the WTA Stanford hardcourt tournament as Ayumi Morita retired injured after dropping the first set of their quarterfinal.


Tiger Woods enters the PGA Championship

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:43 PM PDT

Tiger Woods has formally entered the PGA Championship after missing two other majors earlier this year.


CAS explains Cielo doping decision

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:28 PM PDT

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) explained on Friday the reasons why they decided not to hand Brazilian swimmer Cesar Cielo a ban following his positive doping test.


De Jonge sets early pace in second round at Greenbrier

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:26 PM PDT

Zimbabwe's Brendon de Jonge made the most of his growing comfort level on the Old White Course by charging into the early lead in Friday's second round of the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia.


Jeev survives bad start to hold on to lead at Irish Open

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:02 PM PDT

India's ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh recovered from a bad start to hold on to his lead at the end of the second round of the Irish Open on Friday.


Brazil's Teixeira calls English media 'corrupt'

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:56 PM PDT

Brazilian football federation president Ricardo Teixeira has called the English media corrupt and refused to talk to British journalists on Friday.


Cilic reaches Umag semifinals

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:53 PM PDT

Fourth-seeded Croat Marin Cilic defeated Italy's Andreas Seppi on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Croatia Open.


'Mischievous' Sreesanth invites the boos

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:57 PM PDT

A leading edge from Ian Bell fell almost a yard short; but Sree dived, took it on the bounce and flung the ball high in the air as if he had taken it cleanly.


Mighty Lagad comes to the fore

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:36 PM PDT

Trainer Narendra Lagad's horses are at it again in the Pune season. His ward Mighty Crusader put his best foot forward for the first time this year and upset the outcome of the Chakori Trophy, the feature event of the Friday's Pune races.


A year after the World Cup, vuvuzela continues to rule

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:34 PM PDT

Ronaldo called it annoying, Arsene Wenger signed a petition to ban it, but whether you liked it or not, and with all due respect to late Paul the Octopus, the vuvuzelas hogged most of the limelight at Africa's first soccer World Cup last year.


Sultan Ahmed chosen PCI chief

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Sultan Ahmed was elected president of the Paralympic Committee of India while R Rathan Singh was chosen secretary on Friday.


US tennis player Robert Kendrick gets 1-year ban

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:48 AM PDT

American player Robert Kendrick has been suspended for a year by the ITF after testing positive for a banned stimulant at the French Open.


UEFA reduces Mourinho's Champions League ban

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:41 AM PDT

UEFA has reduced Real Madrid coach Mourinho's Champions League ban on appeal, after he alleged a conspiracy to give Barca favorable referee decisions.


India 24/1 at stumps, trail by 197 runs

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:31 AM PDT

India lost Mukund in the very first ball but Dravid and Laxman steadied the ship to take the visitors to 24/1 at stumps on Day 1 of second Test against England.


England suffer Swann injury scare

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:29 AM PDT

England suffered an injury scare when offie Graeme Swann had to taken for a precautionary x-ray after he was hit on the left hand by a Praveen Kumar snorter.


Salary cap keeps MLS behind Europe: Thierry Henry

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:24 AM PDT

Thierry Henry says Major League Soccer will not attract players from Europe while they are at the peak of their careers as long as teams are forced to operate under a salary cap.


Mohun Bagan celebrate the centenary of historic IFA Shield win

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:14 AM PDT

The Mohun Bagan Club celebrated the centenary of their historic IFA Shield win in grand manner. On the day, chief minister Mamata Banerjee was given lifetime membership.


Germany's Klinsmann hired as US national soccer coach

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Juergen Klinsmann, who repalces Bob Bradley, became first foreign-born coach to lead US since Bora Milutinovic, who was in charge from 1991 to 1995.


Lankan rowers enter all six finals, India in five

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 09:57 AM PDT

Sri Lankan school rowers ruled the waters, securing final berths in all six events in the UNIFI Capital Asian School Regatta championship.


Abhinav Mukund falls for first ball duck

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 09:31 AM PDT

After bowling out England for 221, India lost Abhinav Mukund on the very first ball of the innings on Day 1 of 2nd Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.


I have always been a Mohun Bagan supporter, says Amitabh Bachchan

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 09:29 AM PDT

The legendary Amitabh Bachchan described himself as a "Mohun Bagan supporter" on the auspicious occasion of 100 years celebration of their IFA Shield victory.


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