General Sports
Russian President Angry Over Olympic Showing
Published on 2 Mar 2010, 19:32 by Ian P.Russian President Dmitry Medvedev demanded on Mar. 1 that his country’s sports officials should step down after the nation’s poor showing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
Russia, a traditional winter sports powerhouse, won only 15 medals, just three of them gold in one of its worst Olympics showings. Officials had hoped for 30 [...]
New Shooting Record for Manavjit Singh Sandhu
Published on 25 Feb 2010, 14:36 by bibanA new record has been set-up by Manavjit Singh Sandhu, an Indian shooter. The record has been achieved in the shooting event of individual trap of Commonwealth Games.
For India, the complete tally of medals stood at 17 golds, 12 silvers and finally 6 bronzes. According to some reports, if one adds the number of consolation [...]
Victory Altered Perception, Feels Saina Nehwal
Published on 20 Dec 2009, 08:37 by bibanSaina Nehwal reportedly holds the opinion that her victory has helped altering world’s perception towards India. The Badminton sensation of India further holds the opinion that her achievement assisted others in offering challenge to China.
She reportedly said that, she never took her opponents as Chinese or Indonesian. She added that, she felt with her winning [...]
Deriba Merga Wins Airtel Delhi Half Marathon
Published on 1 Nov 2009, 19:09 by bibanDeriba Merga, the Ethiopian international and an Olympian himself, was able posting a superb victory in the men race of Airtel Delhi Half Marathon. He, however, faced a tough race for securing his title. In the women’s race, Mary Keitany, the present world champion was posted a new world record.
While speaking of Merga, the [...]
Saina Nehwal Reaches Quarter Finals
Published on 30 Oct 2009, 20:10 by bibanSaina Nehwal, India’s badminton player, has reached to the quarter-final stage in French Super Series, taking place in Paris. She defeated Hong Kong’s Pui Yn Yip for reaching the stage.
Saina, the 8th seeded player of the tournament, was able securing a convincing victory by a margin of 21-15, 21-14. She would now be [...]
Baton for Commonwealth Games 2010 Launched
Published on 30 Oct 2009, 08:52 by biban2010 Commonwealth Games baton has been launched. The tournament is scheduled to be taking place in Delhi, capital city of India in the year 2010. In an event of historical significance, Pratibha Patil, the President of India, attended the ceremony when relay of Queen’s baton initiated. As pointed out by various reports, this has been [...]
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Rio de Janeiro To Host 2016 Olympics
Published on 2 Oct 2009, 23:15 by Ian P.South America will host the Olympics for the first time as Brazil has been awarded the 2016 Games. The event will take place in Rio de Janeiro as it beat out Spanish city Madrid in the final vote which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct 2.
The American city of Chicago was knocked out in [...]
Phelps involved in crash
Published on 14 Aug 2009, 11:26 by J. YapSwimmer Michael Phelps was unharmed and uninjured in a vehicle crash. Phelps was the driver of a SUV that crashed with another car. The crash happened in Baltimore.
The driver of the Honda Accord was also uninjured but was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Phelps’ passengers were also unharmed during the collision.
The [...]
Most disliked athletes
Published on 2 Aug 2009, 11:58 by J. YapA report by Forbes cites that the most disliked people in sports are New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles shooting guard Kobe Bryant, former NFL quarterback Michael Vick, Los Angeles Dodgers Manny Ramirez and outspoken NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens.
Dodgers Ramirez and Yankees Rodriguez have been involved in the recent steroid [...]
Phelps beats Cavic
Published on 2 Aug 2009, 11:46 by J. YapThe greatest Olympian ever, Michael Phelps beat out Milorad Cavic in the 100-meter butterfly. Just like in the Beijing Olympics, Cavic found himself in second place once again.
Yahoo! Sports reported: “There are always things that fire me up and motivate me,” Phelps said Saturday, after becoming the first swimmer to break 50 seconds in the 100-meter [...]