2012 London Olympics: Indian Wrestlers All Set to Revive Medal Hope
With the medal hopefuls failing to measure up to the expectations at 2012 London Olympics, Indian sports lovers are now looking up to the wrestlers, who will enter the fray on Thursday, to resurrect...
View ArticleIndia’s Medal Hope in Wrestling Fades: Amit and Narsingh's Olympic Dream...
India's medal potentials Amit Kumar and Narsingh Pancham Yadav were knocked out of the competition at London Olympics on Friday, while failing to resurrect the hopes of raising the poor medal tally of...
View ArticleYogeshwar Dutt Beats Ri Jong Myong to Win India's 5th Medal [PHOTOS]
India's wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt won bronze medal in the men's freestyle wrestling 60kg category at the London Olympics on Saturday, adding the country's medal tally to five.
View ArticleHenderson to Ride to Rio and Success
Australia's Rebecca Henderson says her performance in London will have her primed for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016.
View ArticleLondon Olympics 2012: Round-Up of Indian Achievers Who Created History [PHOTOS]
The 2012 London Olympics Games formally came to an end on Sunday, with a grand closing ceremony while assuring to return four years later with the same enthusiasm.
View ArticleNEC Announces ₹4 Million Cash Award for Mary Kom
North Eastern Council (NEC) on Monday announced ₹4 million cash award to MC Mary Kom for winning a bronze medal for the country at the just concluded London Olympics 2012.
View ArticleYogeshwar, Vijay to Get Khel Ratna Award; Cricketer Yuvraj Gets Arjun
International wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt and shooter Vijay Kumar will be bestowed with India's highest sportsperson award, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, for their contribution towards the nation's sports...
View ArticleCAG’s Coalgate Bomb: Is PM Manmohan Ready to Face it?
Over the past one year the Comptroller Auditor General of India was extensively involved in auditing expenditures by the government for public developmental works, which had invariably shed negative...
View ArticleIndia's Coalfield Scandal: Another Black Mark Against PM Singh?
“Nothing short of the prime minister’s resignation will satisfy us,” said senior BJP official Yashwant Sinha.
View ArticleIndian Railway Sweeps Eight National Sports Awards
The Ministry of Railway swept eight National sport awards announced by the Government of India for the year 2012. These include Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2012, 6 Arjuna Awards and 1...
View ArticleLondon 2012 Paralympics Day Six: Weir, Simmonds and Danielle Brown in Action,...
David Weir will look for his second gold of the Games in the 1500m, while Danielle Brown - the first Paralympian to compete at a Commonwealth Games (2010) for England - will defend her individual...
View ArticleOlympic Team in Hot Water
Australia's Olympic swim team is now in submerged in hot water after a panel was requested to be established to review the team's lackluster performance in the recently concluded 2012 London Olympics...
View ArticleBradley Saunders Hopes to Bring Big Time Boxing Back to the North East
There is a genuine fell good factor around British boxing after the recent success of the five amateur fighters that won medals at the London Olympics. While these proud fighters ponder the next step...
View ArticleGreg Rutherford: I Almost Abandoned Athletics for Football Return
Greg Rutherford recovered from numerous injuries to win Olympic gold in London, but the 25 year old explains he almost never made it to his home Games
View ArticleScotland's Push for Independence Looks to Avoid Fate of Quebec's...
First Minister Alex Salmond's drive for Scottish independence has uncanny echoes to a failed attempt by Quebec's Separatists nearly seventeen years ago.
View ArticleDavid Price Confirms His Status as Heir to the Klitschkos Throne
Much emphasis has been placed on the lack of excitement in the heavyweight division since the Klitschko brothers gained a monopoly on the world championship titles. However, on Friday night in...
View ArticleGaudry Nominated for President of the Oceania Cycling Confederation
The Board of Cycling Australia has nominated dual Olympian and current Amy Gillett Foundation Chief Executive Officer, Tracey Gaudry, for the position of President of the UCI Oceania Cycling...
View ArticleAdams, Murray and Wiggins: BBC SPOTY Nominees Prediction
IBTimes UK looks at the potential nominees for the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award
View ArticleIOC May Suspend India if it Does Not Abide by Olympic Charter and IOA...
India faces suspension by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to government interference in the forthcoming election of its national Olympic body.
View ArticleIndia May Face Olympic Ban
Former Commonwealth Games official Lalit Bhanot was left as the only candidate in a controversial election for the post of secretary-general of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) which is likely to...
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