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July 29, 2012 2:11 PM

Anand Sharma inaugurates ‘India Show’ in Colombo

Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles, Anand Sharma will jointly inaugurate the 'India Show' in Colombo with Sri Lankan Minister for Economic Development, Basil Rajapaksa. The show is scheduled to be held from the 3rd to 5th August. As many as 105 top Indian companies will be represented at th...

July 29, 2012 2:11 PM

Hockey: S Korea beat India 1-4

Indian Hockey players continued to disappoint as they were thrashed by S Korea 1-4 . At half time though, scores were at level with one goal each to India and Korea . But in the second half Koreans smashed 3 more goals completely outsmarting the Indians. This is India's fourth consecutive defeat in ...

July 29, 2012 2:11 PM

Saina to meet Yao Jie in Women's badminton Singles pre-quarterfinals

Later tonight, Saina Nehwal will meet Yao Jie of the Netherlands in the Women's Singles pre-quarterfinals of the badminton event . In Tennis, the duo of Leander Paes and Sania Mirza will play their mixed doubles opening match. The Men's Doubles match involving Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardh...

July 29, 2012 2:11 PM

S Korea beats Japan in Olympic women's hockey

South Korea beat Japan 1-0 at the Riverbank Arena in London in the Olympic women's hockey Pool A at the 2012 London Games today.Britain leads Pool A with 6 points. The Netherlands is currently second with 6 points and China is third with 4 points.

July 29, 2012 2:11 PM

Russia take Gold duet in swimming

In Synchronised Swimming, Russia took the duet gold. Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina in costumes decorated with puppets, their eyes framed by doll-like eyelashes, took gold after scoring 98.9 points out of a possible 100 in the free routine executed for the final.That marked an improvement ...

July 29, 2012 2:11 PM

US continues lead Olympic medals table

The United States continue to lead the medals table of the London Olympics. It has bagged 41 Gold, 26 Silver and 28 Bronze so far.China are in the second place with 37 Gold, 25 Silver and 20 Bronze. Hosts Great Britain are in the third position with 26 Gold, 15 Silver and 18 Bronze.

July 29, 2012 2:11 PM

Devendro Singh enters pre-quarterfinals

India's Devendro Singh has entered the pre-quarterfinals of the 49kg boxing event in the London Olympics. In the first round of the event in London today, the 20-year old registered a knock-out win over Bayron Molina Fiogueroa of Honduras. The The youngster took only two minutes and 24 seconds ...

July 29, 2012 2:11 PM

India protests AIBA’s decision on Vikas Krishan

The Indian boxing team today filed a protest against the International Boxing Association's decision overturning Boxer Vikas Krishan's win against American Errol Spence in the 69 kg category. Vikas was ousted from the Games after International Boxing Association's review of the bout t...

July 29, 2012 2:11 PM

Indian Men's Hockey team begin campaign in Olympics in short while

The Indian Men's Hockey team begin their campaign in the London Olympics in a short while from now. The team will take on formidable Holland in their opening encounter. While the men in Orange are ranked third in the world, India are ranked 10th. Hockey is being played on the blue turf and the ...

July 29, 2012 2:11 PM

USA tops London Olympics medal tally

The United States of America now hold the top spot in the medals table of the London Olympics. At the end of 13th day of competitions yesterday, the United States had a haul of 39 Gold, 25 Silver and 26 Bronze. China, who earlier led the table, were in the second place with 37 Gold, 24 Silver and 19...

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