Guang-Zhou (China): Somdev Devburman, a young rising Tennis star on the Indian horizon, often playing in USA, won the gold medal in the absence of stalwarts like Paes, Bhupathi and Bopanna. He created history in Indian Tennis. He defeated the top seed Uzbek Denis Istomin, ranked for higher than him (Somdev), by 6-1, 6-2. India […]
Nagpur (Maharashtra): On a turning wicket, it was off spinner Harbhajan Singh (Bhajji) and leg spinner Pragyan Ozha who combined to wreck New-Zealand in the 3rd and last Test Match in the current series to win 1-0 while two earlier tests in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad had ended in drawn matches. Harbhajan took 3 wickets to […]
Guang – Zhou (China): Somdev Deb – burman and Sanam Singh won gold medals in Tennis men’s doubles today in China. Sania Mirza and Vishnu Vardhan secured silver medals in mixed doubles. S. Deb – burman has also reached the final, the first even by an Indian for decades in the Asian Games since Dileep […]
Bangalore: History was made on Sunday, when Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath both cricketers, defeated Mysore Prince Srikantadatta Wodeyar and A.V Jayaprakash, to the winning line from retiring secretary Brijesh Patel group. Two years ago, the Prince had defeated Gundappa Vishwanath, but Brijesh had been retained as secretary for 12 years. In the new setup, […]
Guang – Zhou (China): India had a lean week in China with only 2 golds and in many games Indian athletes fell without a groan. The country slipped to 12th from 6th position in a set of 20 nations earning medals. But the real turnabout came on Sunday 21st with a week to spare. India […]
Guang Zhou (China): Saina Nehwal lost her shuttle badminton match in quarter-finals, but in Rowing contests, India won a gold medal through Bajranglal Thakur who made history, like Vir Dhawal Khade (on Nov.18) with his bronze in swimming races. India won a silver (men) and a bronze (women) through Rowing races, already. Bajrang Lal, the […]
Hyderabad: Brendon Mc Cullum, a wicket keeper turned opener for New Zealand hit a gallant 225 runs to force India to draw the second Test in Hyderabad, after the 1st Test in Ahmedabad had been drawn, thanks to Harbhajan Singh gritty innings of 115 runs there. Harbhajan again scored a century at no.8 with a […]
Bangalore: Pankaj Advani of Bangalore and former World Champion of Billiards, besides Khel Ratna at 20, won the first gold medal for India, in the 16th Asiad at Guang Zhou City in China, to raise India’s rankings among Medal winners on Sunday. Any number of silver medals would not count, but one gold won by […]
Guang-Zhou: Indian and Chinese players have entered the final round for supremacy in snooker. India defeated Pakistan, while China had difficulty in beating Thailand, 3-2 today. The final contest has created a lot of sportive interest between the two leading nations of Asia, facing each other tomorrow for a gold medal.
Hyderabad: The Punjab Inspector of Police, off spinner and No.8 player in the Indian Test team, became the only batsman in the world to hit back–to-back centuries in 2 tests against New Zealand cricketers, now touring India, on the 4th morning of second Test in Hyderabad. He was 85 not out on the 9th wicket […]
