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Exchange RatePatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won the trust vote in the assembly, proving his majority after dumping long-time ally the BJP. A total of 126 legislators voted for the motion moved by the chief minister while 24 voted against. The house has 243 members. Bharatiya Janata Party legislators walked out before the special session [...]
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Shooter Vijay Kumar adjudged ‘Services Best Sportsman’
New Delhi: London Olympics silver medallist shooter Vijay Kumar was today honoured with the ‘Services Best Sportsman’ award for 2012 at the Army Headquarters here. “The award is given to the best sportsman from out of all the three defence forces — Army, Air Force and Navy,” a release stated. The award, including the trophy [...]
The unsung ones behind India’s Olympic heroes
Kolkata: Away from the glitz and glamour of celebrations to hail the heroes of India’s most successful Olympic Games are the unsung non-governmental agencies that played a significant role in the athletes’ accomplishments. Small bands of former internationals and corporates quietly worked to see the Indian athletes fulfilling their dreams of becoming world beaters at [...]
Winning Grand Slams is Sania’s motivation after London Games
New Delhi: Winning an Olympic medal may remain an unfulfilled dream for Sania Mirza but the Indian tennis ace is not losing sleep over it and would continue to push her battle-hardened body to win one or two Grand Slam titles before ending her career. A few things are certain to change in Sania’s career, [...]
Medallists return to rousing welcome after historic exploits
New Delhi: M C Mary Kom broke into an impromptu jig with her fans as the star boxer along with wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt were accorded a grand welcome after they returned following their historic exploits at the London Olympic Games. Hundreds of cheering fans thronged the Indira Gandhi International Airport to welcome [...]
‘Why did Indian Hockey team fail at the Olympics?’
Stunned by the national team’s humiliating bottom-place finish in the London Olympics, Hockey India has ordered an internal inquiry into the debacle.
Hwang retains title
South Korea’s Hwang Kyung-Seon retained her Olympic taekwondo women’s under-67kg title after defeating Nur Tatar of Turkey 12-5. LONDON: South Korea’s Hwang Kyung-Seon retained her Olympic taekwondo women’s under-67kg title on Friday at the ExCel Arena here.The two-time world champion dominated second seed Nur Tatar of Turkey 12-5 in the final. American Paige McPherson beat [...]
In perfect sync
The Russians, with a total score of 197.030, won the synchronised team gold to maintain their total domination of the sport. LONDON: Hot favourites Russia won synchronised swimming team gold on Friday to maintain their total domination of the sport stretching back to the Sydney Games in 2000. The Russians, with a total score of [...]
Mellouli makes history
LONDON: Tunisia’s Oussama Mellouli survived a late surge from his rivals to win the men’s 10km swimming marathon on Friday and become the first person to hold Olympic titles in both pool and open water races. Mellouli broke clear at the start of the last lap and clung on in the final stages to hold [...]
USA women break world 4×100 record
The quartet sliced more than half a second off the 27-year-old record of 41.37sec set by the former East Germany in 1985, four years before the Berlin Wall fell. LONDON: The United States smashed one of the oldest world records on Friday when they won the women’s Olympic 4x100m relay title in 40.82sec.The Americans beat [...]
Lysenko triumphs in hammer throw
LONDON: Former world record holder Tatyana Lysenko of Russia won the women’s hammer Olympic title here on Friday with an Olympic record of 78.18m. The 28-year-old — who returned from a two-year doping suspension in April 2011 — edged Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk into second (77.60m) while Germany’s Betty Heidler took bronze with a throw of [...]
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