- 'Identification of iodine reserves essential'
Chennai, Feb 12: Identification of iodine reserves was very essential to increase the supply of the mineral in the country, a top official of the Health and Family Welfare ministry said today.Talking to reporters after inaugurating a workshop on "National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP)," Director General of Health Services in the ministry, Dr R K Srivastava said Research & Development was very vital in identifying the source of iodine to build up our own capacity. - 'Jindal sought our permission to particpiate in Nat Games'
Chandigarh, Feb 26: Abhey Singh Chautala, who heads Haryana Olympic Association, today claimed that the parallel body floated by Congress MP Navin Jindal had lost its relevance as the latter had sought permission from them to participate in the National Games."There cannot be anything more ironical that Navin Jindal himself wrote a letter to me seeking permission to participate in the Games as a shooter from Haryana state," Chautala said while addressing a press conference here. - 'Underdog' Beckham claims to have 'three or four years left'
London, Mar 2: Former England captain David Beckham said in an interview published today that he was now an "underdog" but claimed he could still "perform at a high level" for another three or four years.Speaking to The Sun tabloid, the Real Madrid midfielder said: "Whether I get the chance to play for England again is not my decision but I'm a fighter and if I get that chance again I'll take it. - 'Vision Delhi' to launch school football league
Vision India's 'Project Delhi', a brainchild of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), will launch its first major tournament, an under-13 league for schools here, Wednesday. - 10 arrested in connection with group clash
Theni, Feb 14: Police today arrested 10 persons and registered cases against 63 others in connection with a group clash at Thevadhanapatti, 15 km from here, that left four persons, including a constable, injured late last night.A sugarcane field in Thevadhanapatti was also set ablaze as a sequel to the group clash today. - 11-year-old Andhra girl creates sensation at National Games
By Syed Zarir Hussain, Guwahati, Feb 13: An 11-year-old schoolgirl gymnast from Andhra Pradesh is the youngest sensation at the 33rd National Games here. A sixth standard student of Holy Mary School in Hyderabad, Aruna is the star attraction with crowds thronging to the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium here to have a glimpse of her grace and brilliance at the artistic (horse vault) event. - 16 teams to participate in Kalinga Cup Football
Cuttack, Feb 10: Sixteen teams are likely to participate in the All India Kalinga Cup Football tournament to be held from March 20 next at Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.While seven of the participating teams would be from Orissa, the other nine would be outstation teams, according to secretary of the organising committee, Asirbad Behera. - 18 FIVB-funded schools to come up in tsunami-hit regions
New Delhi, Feb 23: The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) will set up 18 new schools in the Asian countries affected by the devastating tsunami of December 2004.The schools are expected to come up by September this year at a cost of USD three million, the FIVB said in a press release. - 200 doctors on standby for National Games
By Abhishek Roy, Guwahati, Feb 15: A total of 220 doctors and more that 400 paramedics have been deployed for the ongoing National Games.There are also 25 well-equipped ambulances on round-the-clock duty to tackle any emergency. - 231 children rescued in NGO's campaign against child labour
Mumbai, Feb 14: A total of 231 children were rescued today during raids in 25 railway stations here by an NGO as part of its week-long campaign against child labour and beggging.The rescued children were sent to observation homes in Dongri and Mandkhurd here, activists of the NGO Pratham said. - 33rd National Games concludes, PM appeals private sector to invest in sports
Guwahati, Feb 18 : The 33rd National Games concluded today with a glittering closing ceremony here, where Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh urged the private sectors to come forward and invest in sports. - 600 cops on traffic duty
Guwahati, Feb 16: Over 350 traffic police personnel have been deployed in all the major venues of the National Games to control traffic. An additional 250 batallion personnel have been engaged to ensure smooth flow of traffic. - 70-year old on World Olympic bicycle tour
Tuticorin, Feb 19: A 70-year old native of Rome on a World Olympic Tour, reached here this morning after travelling 75,000 kms on his bicycle.Januriver started his bicycle tour from Rome in 2000 and would end it in Beijing in 2008, the venue of next Olympics, after covering 73 countries, a release from the district sports department said. - 8th Agriculture Science Congress from Feb 15
Coimbatore, Feb 13: Eminent scientists and economists would discuss various agriculture-related issues, with a theme 'Science for food, livelihood security and rural prosperity', during the three-day 8th Agricultural Science Congress-2007, beginning here on February 15.Issues to be discussed are science, technology and society interface, national resource management for evergreen revolution, national horticultural programme-towards national security and global changes and their impact on Indian agriculture, Dr R K Singh, secretary, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the joint organisors, told reporters here today. - A little nap at afternoon does heart good, study says
Washington, Feb 13: In a study that will give a lot of heart to lovers of an occasional snooze and encourage those who catch a little sleep at work, research has shown that people who take regular naps in the afternoon are less likely to develop heart disease."Taking a nap could turn out to be an important weapon in the fight against coronary mortality," remarked Dimitrios Trichopoulos of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, who led the study which has been published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. - A shamed and depressed Faria Alam sees a psychiatrist!
London, Feb 9: Faria Alam, who shot to fame three years ago for having a short-time affair with former England football coach Sven Goran Eriksson, and recently being exposed as a high-profile call girl, has reportedly taken refuge in The Priory, a London-based hospital treating adults and adolescents for mental health problemsThe Asian beauty is said to be suffering from deep depression and has seen a psychiatrist, after she was caught on camera while dealing with a 'decoy customer'.According to her friends, she collapsed and was admitted to the clinic in Roehampton, in South West London, after telling an undercover reporter she charged 8000 pounds for three-hour romps. - A year that brought more tears than cheers
The public spat between India's two tennis stalwarts -- Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi -- and their heart-breaking decision not to play together for the country again overshadowed the few success stories that Indian tennis witnessed in the year gone by. - AC Milan coach missing Brazilian striker Dida
Milan, Feb 19: AC Milan football coach Carlo Ancelotti misses injured Brazilian keeper Dida and laments a dearth of strikers as the Devils visit Celtic in Glasgow for a Serie A match Tuesday.International Alberto Gilardino, nursing a swollen knee, has few chances to man the attack next to Brazil's Ricardo Oliveira, who is likely to play as single striker with compatriot midfielder Kaka to support him. - ACLP congratulates Gogoi for successfully hosting Games
Guwahati, Feb 26: The Assam Congress Legislature Party (ACLP) today congratulated its leader and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for successfully holding the 33rd National Games here and hailed the state contingent for its performance at the mega sporting event.In a meeting under the leadership of its deputy leader Bhumidhar Barman today, the ACLP said "despite having manifold problems, the state under the dynamic leadership of Gogoi had been able to host the mega event most successfully. - After losing captaincy, Becks now in for a 'Real' snub!
After stepping down as England football captain, soccer star David Beckham now faces the chances of starting this season as a Real Madrid substitute. - Agassi and Graf turn luxury ski resort magnates
Tennis legends Andre Agassi and his wife Steffi Graf are getting ready to conquer another turf together this time. The sporting couple have finalized plans to build a new luxury ski resort property at Idaho's Tamarack Resort which is to be managed by the Fairmont hotel group. - Aggressive soccer at its best, East Bengal beat Mohammedan 4-2
A scintillating show of aggressive football was witnessed at the Salt Lake stadium here today as East Bengal rode past Mohammedan Sporting 4-2 in the IFA Premier Division League here. - Ailing shooter Bindra picked for Asian Games
Rifle shooter Sanjeev Rajput was Saturday named as a standby for ailing Abhinav Bindra in the 33-member Indian squad for the Asian Games in December. - Air India-JCT tie ends in goalless draw
Mumbai, Feb 27: Indifferent with their midfield play and lacking sharpness upfront, Air India shared points with former champions JCT after playing out a goalless draw in the 11th National Football League played at the Cooperage ground here today.In the seventh round clash, JCT looked in better light as they not only enjoyed the territorial advantage but also created good openings with Nigerian Adebayo Adeweisi (man-of-the-match) having a superb game in the midfield. - Albandian shocked; Rastogi sparkles on day 2 in Chennai Open
Indian wild card Karan Rastogi pulled off a stunning victory over higher ranked Thiago Alves of Brazil only to put himself . . . . - All India basketball tournament begins
Kottayam, Mar 1: Twelve teams from across the country would fight for top slots in the 13th edition of YMCA All India Basket Ball Tournament, which commenced here tonight.Four women's teams are among those taking part in the four-day sporting event the Nehru Stadium. - All India Kirti Kisan Sabha flays budget
Chandigarh, Mar 1: A farmers' union in Punjab today flayed the Union Budget, saying it was "anti-poor" and prepared as per the wishes of the corporate sector, big business houses and foreign players.All India Kirti Kisan Sabha state president Prem Singh Bhangu said that the budget is also silent on farmer's suicides owing to heavy debts. - All roads lead to Games venues
Guwahati, Feb 17 : With the 33rd National Games here about to conclude, thousands of people are visiting the various Games venues everyday, especially at the Sarusajai Sports Complex. A serpentine queue was seen at the complex since Friday afternoon. - Amardip Malik's team wins Pro-Am title
Bangalore, Feb 21: Professional golfer Amardip Malik and his team of Rajesh Jairath, Gumbhir Nitin and Ratan Kumar won the Pro-Am competition of the Solaris Global Green Open Golf at the Bangalore Golf Club here today.The winners logged 50. - Ammunition crunch hits Assam shooters
By Abhishek Roy, Guwahati, Feb 15: A shortage of practice ammunition has hit the Assam shooters at the ongoing National Games here. Shooters of the Assam Rifle and Shooting Association (ARSA) couldn't practice for the games at least three days before the event. - Anand beats Leko to regain joint lead
From Our Chess Correspondent, Morelia (Mexico), Feb 26: Viswanathan Anand jumped back into joint lead with a smashing victory over Peter Leko of Hungary in the seventh round of Morelia-Linares chess tournament in which the Morelia Leg finished.With the next half slated to be held at Linares in Spain from Friday, Anand now shares the lead with 16-year-old Magnus Carlsen of Norway who played out an easy draw with Russian Peter Svidler. - Anand concedes lead after Aronian's shock
From Our Chess Correspondent, Morelia (Mexico), Feb 23: Viswanathan Anand was stunned by Grandmaster Lev Aronian of Armenia in the fifth round conceding his sole lead position at the MoreliaLinares chess tournament underway here. Anand crushes Carlsen, shares lead
From our Chess Correspondent, Morelia (Mexico), Feb 20: Viswanathan Anand won an engrossing game against Norwegian Magnus Carlsen and jumped in to joint lead along side Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine after the end of the third round of Morelia-Linares chess tournament.Anand draws with Topalov to retain joint lead
Linares (Spain), Mar 3: Viswanathan Anand remained in joint lead in the Morelia-Linares chess tournament after drawing with top seed Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the 8th round here.Having lost to Topalov in their first encounter this year, Anand played it safe in the return game against the former world champion and signed peace in just 25 moves to stay in joint lead with wonder boy Magnus Carlsen of Norway. - Anand held by Ivanchuk in Morelia-Linares chess
New Delhi, Feb 25 : India's Vishwanathan Anand was held by Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine in the sixth round of the Morelia-Linares chess tournament in Mexico Sunday, according to information received here.Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen is in the sole lead with four points after the penultimate round of the tournament. - Anand in joint lead after win
Morelia (Mexico), Feb 26: India's Viswanathan Anand closed the first half of the Morelia-Linares chess tournament on a winning note wi`th a thumping win over Peter Leko in the seventh round here Monday.The win took Anand into joint lead with Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen and both have 4. - Anand outplays Carlsen, takes lead in Linares-Morelia chess
New Delhi, Feb 20 : World No. 2 Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand outplayed young Norwegian GM Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Linares-Morelia Super GMs chess tournament in Morelia, Mexico, to share the lead. - Anand plays Ivanchuk in Morelia-Linares chess
Morelia (Mexico), Feb 24: India's World No. 2 Grandmaster (GM) Viswanathan Anand will play world No. - Anand plays Topalov in Linares leg chess
Linares (Spain), March 2 : Joint leader world No.2 Viswanathan Anand plays world No. - Anand suffers shock defeat in Morelia-Linares chess
Morelia (Mexico), Feb 23: Indian Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand was stunned by Lev Aronian of Armenia in the fifth round and slipped from the top spot in the Morelia-Linares chess tournament here Friday.The Indian chess ace, who was in sole lead after winning his previous two games in a row, is now tied second with Aronian with three points each. - Anand thumps back into sole lead
From Our Chess Correspondent, Linares (Spain), Mar 5: Viswanathan Anand outclassed Magnus Carlsen of Norway for the second time to emerge as sole leader in the Morelia-Linares chess tournament underway here.Having beaten Carlsen in the first leg of the event held at Morelia in Mexico, this turned out to be another fine outing for the Indian ace especially as it came at a time when Carlsen was in joint lead with him. - Anand to meet Morozevich
From Our Chess Correspondent, Morelia (Mexico), Feb 21: Viswanathan Anand will take on Grandmaster Alexander Morozevich of Russia in the fourth round after the first rest day in the Morelia-Linares chess tournament underway here.Anand will have the advantage of playing white against Morozevich and is expected to try all out for a victory against the Russian, who is having a tough time in the event following two draws and a loss at the hands of youngster Magnus Carlsen of Norway. - Anand wins, takes lead in Linares chess
Linares, March 5: World's No. 2 Grandmaster India's Viswanathan Anand defeated Norwegian GM Magnus Carlsen to take sole lead after 10 rounds at the Morelia-Linares Super GMs chess tournament here. - Anand world's best rapid chess player
After winning the Mainz Classic for an unprecedented sixth time, Viswanathan Anand has proved beyond doubt that he is undoubtedly the world's best rapid chess player, Sameer Salgaocar, Vice President of All India Chess Federation (AICF) said today. - Anand-Topalov face-off in Morelia-Linares opener
Morelia (Mexico), Feb 17: Viswanathan Anand will face-off top seed Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the opening round of 24th Morelia-Linares Chess tournament beginning here on Saturday.The event kick started in a glittering opening ceremony during which the drawing of lots was also done and put Anand to launch his campaign with black pieces in the first round of the category-20, double round robin event to be played by eight players. - And now, Bangalore to brew international coffee fest
By Fakir Balaji, Bangalore, Feb 17: After flying high at Aero India last week, India's hi-tech hub gets set to host an international coffee festival next week to showcase the aromatic Indian brew and position the hot beverage as the flavour of the season. The three-day fest from Feb 23 will feature a wide-ranging exposition, conferences and workshops on coffee by renowned speakers and flavour of India-Fine cup competition to promote the best Indian coffees in the domestic and international markets. - Andhra introduces new housing programme for urban middle class
Hyderabad, Feb 23: Andhra Pradesh government today unveiled a new housing programme for urban middle classes under which integrated townships and multi-storeyed apartments will be offered at nearly one-fourth the market price."We hope to cover middle class families with monthly earnings ranging from Rs 6,000 to Rs 25,000. - Andhra Pradesh govt seeks PM's, Sonia's intervention in irrigation projs
New Delhi, Feb 27: Andhra Pradesh government today sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi in obtaining clearance for two major irrigation projects in the state.In a letter to the two leaders, State Irrigation Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah said the Chokka Rao Lift Irrigation Project, intended to irrigate 6. - Andhra Pradesh govt withdraws order on filing cases against media
Hyderabad, Feb 22: Andhra Pradesh government tonight withdrew a controversial order on filing cases against the media for carrying defamatory reports.The G. - Anju knocked out of top-10 in world rankings
Anju Bobby George's less than impressive form this season has pushed her outside the top ten in world women's long jump rankings as the latest charts see her fall six places to number 14. - Anuja Jung conquers complacency, targets Olympic berth
Guwahati, Feb 14: Shooter Anuja Jung says she has overcome the complacency factor that had got the better of her after the gold in the Commonwealth Games and is now eyeing an Olympic berth. "I became complacent after I won the gold in the Commonwealth Games. - Anuja Thakur wins national pool title
Mumbai, Feb 23: Current national billiards and snooker champion Anuja Thakur added more silverware to her list of titles when she won the ONGC-Khar Gymkhana Women's National 8-ball Pool Championships here today.In the summit clash, second seed Anuja (Petroleum Sports Promotion Board) outclassed third seed Vidya Pillai (Tamil Nadu) 6-2 to claim the honours. - Anup Sridhar in German Open quarters
New Delhi, Mar 2: Anup Sridhar continued his fine run to storm into the quarterfinals of the Yonex German Open Badminton at Bottrop defeating ninth seeded Kaspar Oedum of Denmark.The Indian got the better of his more fancied opponent in two closely fought games 21-18 21-19 in 35 minutes and will now take on Korean Park Sung Hwan for a place in the last four. - AOA officials give Games a miss
After being sidelined by the National Games Secretariat (NGS) in managing the National Games, the office bearers of the Assam Olympic Association (AOA) remained absent from all the competition venues as well as the Games Village. - Appeal to farmers, farm workers to enrol under scheme
Madurai, Feb 9: Madurai District Collector T Udhayachandran today appealed to farmers and farm workers to enroll themselves under the Tamil Nadu farm workers and farmers (Social security and welfare) scheme.In a press release here, he said 2,51,808 families of farm workers had been given family identification cards under the scheme. - Argentina, Spain pool A match drawn at World Cup hockey
Argentina came up with a determined fightback to force a 1-1 draw with Spain in a pool A match of the 11th FIH men's hockey World Cup here tonight. - Argentina, Spain pool A match drawn at World Cup hockey
Argentina came up with a determined fightback to force a 1-1 draw with Spain in a pool A match of the 11th FIH men's hockey World Cup here tonight. - Argentina, Spain pool A match drawn at World Cup hockey
Argentina came up with a determined fightback to force a 1-1 draw with Spain in a pool A match of the 11th FIH men's hockey World Cup here tonight. - Arghyadip, Satyapragyan upset GMs
Kolkata, Feb 27: Promising Arghyadip Das and International Master S Satyapragyan shocked much higher rated Grand Masters from abroad after the third round of the USD 20,000 Kolkata Open 2007 Grandmaster Chess Tournament here today.Das (2. - Armenian, Kazakh GMs emerge leaders in Kolkata Open chess
Kolkata, Mar 1: Armenian GM Tigran Petrosian and Super GM Darmen Sadvakasov of Kazakhstan broke away from the pack to emerge joint leaders with brilliant victories in the fifth round of the USD 20,000 Kolkata Open-07 Grandmasters Chess tournament here today.Tigran, who had held Super GM Serjei Tiviakov of Holland yesterday, played an exciting game against GM Safin Sukhrat with the former playing queen's gambit which was accepted by Safin. - Arun Karthik achieves IM norm
Chennai, Feb 22: Tamil Nadu's Arun Karthik achieved his first IM norm in Group two of the Aeroflot International Open Chess tournament at Moscow yesterday.According to information available here, 16-year-old Karthik, a plus one student of the Velammal SChool here, got the norm when he beat Grandmaster Hatan Baatar Bazar of Mongolia in the final round. - Ashok continues to lead in Solaris golf
Bangalore, Feb 24 : Ashok Kumar carded a two-under-par 68 to take a one-stroke lead going into Sunday's final round in the Rs.6 million Solaris Global Green Open golf here Saturday. - Ashok Kumar takes 2-stroke lead
Bangalore, Feb 22: Ashok Kumar carded a six-under-par 64 to take the first round honours in the Rs. 60 lakh Solaris Global Green Open here today. - Assam add two golds in gymnastics
Guwahati, Feb 13: Hosts Assam added to their tally two more golds in gymnastics at the 33rd National Games here today.In women's bar exercise event at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium at Amingaon, Tumpa Nath of Assam won the gold while Meenakshi of Punjab got the silver. - Assam and ULFA: of boycotts and contradictions
By Sanjoy Hazarika: It barely seems a month since the slaughter in Assam of Hindi-speakers by the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). That time of horror appears suddenly so distant with the ongoing National Games in Guwahati and the sharp controversy that has erupted about alleged payoffs by the state government to ULFA to lift its boycott of the Games. - Assam bags TT gold at N-E Sports Festival
Gangtok, Feb 26: Assam dominated the table tennis events of the 21st North East Sports Festival here today bagging gold in both men's and women's categories.Assam men beat Manipur 3-0 while their women side forged ahead of Tripura 3-1. - Assam beat Bengal, enter mens football final
Guwahati, Feb 15: Hosts Assam warmed the hearts of fans as they outclassed mighty Bengal 3-0 in a pulsating encounter to storm into the final of the men's football competition at the 33rd National Games here today.Playing before a packed Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, the home team produced scintillating soccer that left their fancied opponents spell bound. - Assam claim maiden gold in football, Haryana eves retain hockey title
Guwahati, Feb 17 : The penultimate day of the 33rd National Games Saturday saw local fans celebrating as hosts Assam clinched their maiden gold medal in the men's football while Haryana eves won their third back-to-back hockey title here. In a pulsating match at the fully-packed Nehru Stadium, Assam defeated Tamil Nadu 5-4 in tie-breaker in the title clash. - Assam clinch first ever gold in men's football
Guwahati, Feb 17: Assam custodian Govinda Boro starred in fetching the home team its maiden gold medal in men's football competition by defeating Tamil Nadu 5-4 via tie breaker at the 33rd National Games here today.Playing in an electric atmosphere with more than 40,000 spectators watching the match in the Jawarharlal Nehru stadium here, Boro blocked Tamil Nadu's striker Jamesh Singh's fifth attempt in the penalty shoot out to win 5-4 after bothe the teams finished the extra time with a one-all draw. - Assam complain against Services in 20km walk
Guwahati, Feb 14 : The sixth day of the 33rd National Games saw some controversy in the track and field event with Assam lodging protest against Services' Somendro Singh who won the men's 20 km walk here Wednesday. "We have received a complaint from Assam's Chef de Mission Bhogeshwar Barua that Singh was one lap short. - Assam defeat Maharashtra in football opener
Guwahati, Feb 9: Hosts Assam trounced Maharashtra 4-0 in the opening football match of the 33rd National Games at the Nehru Stadium here today.The winners led 2-0 at half time. - Assam defeats the odds to stage a smooth National Games
By Abhishek Roy, Guwahati, Feb 19: They say all good things must come to an end and so it was at the 33rd National Games here that ended Sunday with a colourful closing ceremony -- but not before triggering a sports revolution in Assam.The National Games, held four years after the 32nd edition in Hyderabad, was shrouded with controversy after the separatist United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) called for a boycott. - Assam footballers win on borrowed jerseys on day of goof-ups
Guwahati, Feb 9: Even as the Assam Government prematurely beat its own drum about hosting the 33rd National Games, its lack of experience in organising big-time sporting event was exposed on the opening day that saw some major goof-ups, including the embarrasment that saw the home football team take the field in borrowed jerseys.The men's football team regained some pride for the hosts by coming out trumps to notch up a 4-0 victory against Maharashtra in a Group A encounter, but not before the drama surrounding their official wear. - Assam held Kerala 2-2, enter semifinal of men's football
Guwahati, Feb 13: Hosts Assam came from behind to held a resurgent Kerala 2-2 and enter the semifinal of the men's football tournament of the 33rd National Games here today.Cheered by the home crowd, Assam fought back after Kerala slammed two goals in the first half in a keenly contested match at the Nehru stadium. - Assam may get a triathlon academy
Guwahati, Feb 14: The Assam Triathlon Association (ATTA) is trying to build a second triathlon academy, the second in the country, after the National Games get over.The academy would come up at Charon Bheel here. - Assam men's football team thrashes Maharashtra
Guwahati, Feb 9: The opening day of the 33rd National Games had some disappointment in store for hosts Assam as their men's football team played their opening match without state jersey but managed a convincing 4-0 win over Maharashtra here Friday."This is a disgrace for the state team as being the host we had to play without our state jersey. - Assam start with win in men's football
Guwahati, Feb 9: The 33rd National Games got off to a bright start for the hosts with Assam beating Maharashtra 4-0 in the men's football competition at the Nehru Stadium here today.The hosts scored twice in each half of the first round encounter to secure three points against the 1999 finalists. - Assam strikes gold in canoeing
Morigaon (Assam), Feb 13: Hosts Assam continued their good show in the ongoing 33rd National Games when it struck yet another gold in the 1000 mt boys canoeing event at Charanbeel here today.In the only event held outside Guwahati, Assam boys displayed perfect combination as their team beat Madhya Pradesh who won the silver. - Assam to face Tamil Nadu in men's football final
Guwahati, Feb 15 : Hosts Assam thrashed West Bengal 3-0 Thursday in the semi-final and will face Tamil Nadu in the title clash in the men's football tournament of the 33rd National Games being held here.Mrinal Boro scored a brace and Birjab Mushahary struck once to register a facile win over powerhouse Bengal. - Assam win two golds in cycling
Guwahati, Feb 15: The home state tasted success in the cycling arena at the 33rd National Games today when its competitors won the individual time trial events.Assam's Bikram Okram won the men's 30km individual time trial in the cycling events with a penalty point score of 2434. - Assam, Services in semi-finals of men's hockey
Guwahati, Feb 12 : Hosts Assam and Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) maintained their superb performances as they sailed into the semi-finals of men's hockey in the 33rd National Games here Monday.Assam displayed smart stick work and thrashed Tamil Nadu 6-2 while Services got the better of Chandigarh 1-0. - Atwal exits Mexico with a 75
Playa Del Carmen (Mexico), Feb 24: Arjun Atwal knocked himself out of weekend action at the Mayakoba Golf Classic with a five-over 75 in the second round.The Indian finished with a total of two-over 142 to miss the cut which came at even par. - Atwal gets late entry into Honda Classic Golf tourney
Florida (USA), Feb 28: Arjun Atwal got a late berth into the Honda Classic Golf tournament beginning in the PGA National from tomorrow.His late entry in Atwal withdrew from Johnnie Walker Classic scheduled in Phuket this week. - Atwal makes fine start in Mexico
Playa Del Carmen (Mexico), Feb 23: Arjun Atwal fired a three-under 67 in the first round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico to lie 14th, five behind tournament leader Fred Funk.The Indian showed signs of returning to form after an indifferent season plagued a back injury. - Atwal overcomes quadruple bogey to make cut at Texas
Arjun Atwal, fighting to save his PGA Tour card for next year, overcame a quadruple bogey disappointment and hung on grittily over the last five holes to enter the weekend rounds of the Valero Texas Open. - Atwal slips, Chopra moves up AT &T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Pebble Beach (California), Feb 10: A disastrous back nine by Arjun Atwal saw him return a round of three-over 75 and slip from overnight fourth to 40th after the second day of the AT and T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.After a 67 at Pebble Beach course in first round, Atwal carded a three-over-par 75 that included three bogeys and a double bogey besides two birdies, to be two-under for 36 holes at Spyglass. - Atwal tees off his season
Peeble Beach (California) Feb 8: Arjun Atwal gets his first start of the year when he tees up at the star-studded AT and T Pebble beach National Pro-Am here.Atwal, who finished outside the top-125 last year on US Tour will get limited starts this year and a lot will be depend on how he performs each week. - Australia in semis after thrashing New Zealand
Australia became the first team to ensure a berth in the semi-finals of the men's hockey World Cup with a 7-1 hammering of New Zealand Tuesday. - Bad day for Indians at Aeroflot chess tourney
Moscow (Russia), Feb 19: Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran mishandled a nearly won position and went down to Kazakh GM Darmen Sadvakasov in the fifth round as other Indians also conceded points in the Group 'A1' at Aeroflot International Open Chess tournament underway here.National Champion Surya Shekhar Ganguly lost to Wang Hao of China in what was an extremely good opening preparation by the Chinese and former World Junior Champion P Harikrishna also miscalculated in a won position to be held to a draw by Li Chao of China. - Bangalore Lions beat Hyderabad Sultans 4-2, finish 3rd in PHL
Chandigarh, Feb 28: Riding on Sandeep Michael's brace, defending Champions Bangalore Lions beat Hyderabad Sultans 4-2 in their last league match to finish third in the Premier Hockey League here tonight.The Lions may have failed to reach the finals this time, but they finished with a points tally of 20 while the Sultans suffered their sixth straight defeat in the tournament and have just six points at the bottom of the table. - Bangladesh bag 6 gold in shooting
Asansol (WB), Feb 27: Bangladesh bagged six gold medals in the Indo-Bangladesh 'Bangla Games' shooting meet here today.Bangladesh woman shooter Sarbina Sultana won double gold, when she scored 564 points in sports rifle three position today and 584 points in sports rifle prone event yesterday in the Asansol Rifle Club Range here today. - Bangladesh emerge winners in women's 50 mt rifle prone
Asansol, Feb 26: Bangladesh and West Bengal emerged toppers in the women's and men's 50 metre rifle prone events respectively on the second day of the Indo-Bangladesh Bangla Games here today.In the 50-metre free rifle prone event for men's, Bengal's Joydeep Karmakar and Joydeep Banerjee fetched gold and silver notching up 585 and 583 points respectively. - Bar dancer `kidnapped', Rs 1.10-cr ransom demanded
Mumbai, Feb 13: A bar dancer here has been allegedly kidnapped by an unidentified person who has been demanding Rs 1.10-crore ransom for her release, the police said today. - Barcelona in trouble after Champions League defeat
Hamburg, Feb 22: Defending champions Barcelona will have their work cut out if they want to successfully defend their title after they were beaten 1-2 at home by Liverpool in a first-leg pre-quarter-finals match of the Champions League.The Premiership side came from behind to win with goals by Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise Wednesday. - Barcelona to play first-ever friendly in China in August
Beijing, Mar 1: European champions Barcelona will play a friendly in Beijing in August as part of the Chinese capital's plan to mark the one-year countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games."I was in Barcelona last week and talked to the club's officials. - Barcelona-Valencia draw leaves three-way tie
The 1-1 draw between Barcelona and Valencia has left three teams tied at the top of the Spanish first division football tournament. - Beckham and Reyes out for a month
Madrid, Mar 6: Real Madrid pair David Beckham and Jose Antonio Reyes will miss a month of crucial Spanish league and Champions League action after suffering knee injuries this weekend.The club said Beckham had strained a ligament in his right knee and will need about four weeks to recover. - Beckham dropped from England squad
David Beckham will not be listed in new England manager Steve McClaren's first squad to be revealed later Friday, according to reports here. - Beckham's soccer lesson gets lowest bid
New York, March 1: Soccer star David Beckham received the lowest bid for a private soccer lesson at Sir Elton John's party. The Beckhams are moving to Los Angeles later this year after he signed a $250 million contract to play with the LA Galaxy soccer team. - Becks never paid his aftershave-maker!
Washington, Feb 19: A perfumer who created the aftershave that made footballer David Beckham millions has claimed that he hasn't seen a penny of what he was promised till date.Arthur Burnham revealed that he had made a deal with Beckham's former management company SFX.
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