Monday, July 30, 2012

Jwala-Ashwini keep Olympic hopes alive

Jwala-Ashwini keep Olympic hopes alive


Jwala-Ashwini keep Olympic hopes alive

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 05:03 PM PDT

Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa kept their hopes alive in the doubles event when they stunned world number 10 Yu Chin Chien and Wen Hsing Cheng.


Saina Nehwal sails into pre-quarterfinals

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:03 PM PDT

Saina Nehwal cruised into the knockout stage of the women's singles competition after notching up a comfortable straight-game win over Lianne Tan.


Paes-Vardhan through to second round

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:47 PM PDT

Leander Paes and his unheralded partner Vishnu Vardhan got the better of Jean Julien Rojer and Robin Haase to advance to the second round at Olympics.


India aim to go for the kill against Lanka

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:26 PM PDT

After having their opponents on the backfoot on home turf, India aim to deliver the sucker-punch in the fourth one-dayer against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Tuesday.


India goes gaga over Gagan Narang

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:03 PM PDT

Gagan Narang had won the Asian gold, the Commonwealth gold and the World championship gold. An Olympic medal was what he wanted.


India go down fighting against Holland

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 10:00 AM PDT

India put up a brave fight before going down 2-3 against the formidable Netherlands in their opening Group match of men's hockey event at Olympics.


Bhupathi-Bopanna start off with win

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 09:42 AM PDT

India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna started their Olympic campaign with a win against Max Mirnyi and Alexander Bury in the first round at Wimbledon.


Controversial decision ousts Sangwan

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 08:43 AM PDT

Boxer Sumit Sangwan lost his bout 14-15 against Brazil's YF Florentino in the 81-kg category before in what looked to be a controversial circumstances.


Sangwan loses a bout he had 'won'

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 08:43 AM PDT

Indian boxer Sumit Sangwan went down 14-15 under controversial circumstances to Brazil's YF Florentino in round 32 of 81kg category at the Olympics.


Federer enters third round at Olympics

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 07:41 AM PDT

Roger Federer took the express route into the third round of the Olympics with a victory over Julien Benneteau in just 58 minutes on Monday.


India to play natural game, says Raina

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 06:08 AM PDT

Raina said India would not put itself under pressure and would play its natural game to clinch the series as they take on Sri Lanka in the 4th ODI.


Abhinav Bindra has no plans to retire

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 05:23 AM PDT

Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra insisted that he has no plans to retire from the sport after crashing out of the London Olympics.


Narang wins bronze in 10m air rifle

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 04:43 AM PDT

Gagan Narang ended India's medal drought at the London Olympics after clinching bronze medal in the 10m air rifle event with an over all score of 701.1.


4th ODI: India on look out for series win

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 03:55 AM PDT

India would look to seal the series when they take on gritty Sri Lanka in the fourth and penultimate ODI at the R Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.


Bindra fails to qualify, Narang in final

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 03:18 AM PDT

Beijing Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra crashed out of the London Games by failing to qualify for men's 10-metre air rifle final while Gagan Narang made it.


Bindra, Narang set to take aim in London

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 05:37 PM PDT

Defending champion Abhinav Bindra is expected to face a stiff challenge from Beijing Games silver medallist Qinan Zhu and compatriot Gagan Narang.

Beijing experience will help me: Saina

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 02:22 PM PDT

Saina Nehwal, who made a rousing start to her Olympic campaign, reckons that the Beijing Olympics experience will be of great help in this edition.

Olympics: Empty seats prompt probe

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 01:08 PM PDT

The empty seats at the Olympics reminded of 2010 Delhi CWG, where some events were held to almost empty galleries despite tickets having been sold out.

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