2009-11-17
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Monday presented a model of the Olympic Torch to Bollywood star Akshay Kumar at a special function here.
2009-11-12
Eighteen-year-old Gauri Gadgil was awarded the Dr Batra's Positive Health Award last night.
2009-10-04
"The president of the US raced to Denmark to lobby to have his hometown, Chicago, host the 2016 Olympics and came home with his tail between his legs," howled an editorial in the New York Post
2009-10-03
Rio de Janeiro was elected the host city of the 2016 Olympics on Friday as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) finally entrusted the unchartered territory of South America with the world's premier sports event.
2009-10-01
The 2016 Olympic Games could be one of the last for mankind warned Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara last night because of the parlous state of the environment.
2009-09-25
Ramesh Kumar became the second Indian wrestler to win a medal at the Worlds, but he couldn't have done it without the Sushil factor
2009-09-24
Reigning Olympic silver medallist Jaouad Gharib of Morocco is one of seven international stars who were added to the field for the 40th New York Marathon on Wednesday.
2009-09-24
Reigning Olympic silver medallist Jaouad Gharib of Morocco is one of seven international stars who were added to the field for the 40th New York Marathon on Wednesday.
2009-09-22
An Olympic gold medal won by Australian swimming legend John Konrads in 1960 has been returned to its rightful owner 25 years after it was stolen, police said Tuesday.
2009-09-15
India tennis ace Leander Paes dished out yet another virtuoso performance to win the US Open men's doubles trophy, taking his Grand Slam tally to 10, but his taste for success is far from being cloyed.
