20th Asian Athletic Championships begin in Pune

India will seek to re-establish itself as a continental power in athletics when the 20th Asian Athletics Championships begin in Pune today.The bienniel Championship was opened by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan at a glittering ceremony held at the sprawling Balewadi Sports Complex in Pu...

20th Asian Athletic Championships begin<br/>in Pune

India will seek to re-establish itself as a continental power in athletics when the 20th Asian Athletics Championships begin in Pune today.The bienniel Championship was opened by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan at a glittering ceremony held at the sprawling Balewadi Sports Complex in Pu...

Sri Lanka beat India by 161 runs in the tri-nation ODI cricket series in Jamaica

In the third match of the ODI Tri-Series at Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday, Sri Lanka beat India by 161 runs.After posting an imposing 348 for one, Sri Lanka dismissed India for 187 runs in 44.5 overs.In the Sri Lankan innings, Upul Tharanga smashed a career-best unbeaten 174, while Mahela Jayawardene...

Wimbledon: Rain interrupts men's doubles quarterfinal match

At Wimbledon, the Men&apos;s doubles quarter-final match between the Indo-French duo of Rohan Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Robert Lindstedt of Sweden and Daniel Nestor of Canada is now held up due to rain. Both the pairs had won two sets each.At the time of rain interruption, the Indo-...

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IOC honours Al Mana for sending first female athletes from Qatar to Olympics

A sports administrator who helped Qatar send its first female athletes to the Olympics received IOC&apos;s top award for women in sports on Monday.Ahlam Salem Mubarak Al Mana was awarded the annual World Trophy yesterday for her work as president of the Qatar Women&apos;sSport Committee.The ...

Wimbledon: Sabine stuns Serena; Paes, Bhupati,Bopanna in Doubles QFs, Sania out

Ahlam Al Mana honoured by IOC for sending first female athletes from Qatar to Olympics

A sports administrator who helped Qatar send its first female athletes to the Olympics received IOC&apos;s top award for women in sports on Monday.Ahlam Salem Mubarak Al Mana was awarded the annual World Trophy yesterday for her work as president of the Qatar Women&apos;sSport Committee.The ...

Int'l stars in action at Pune Asian Athletics meet; inaugural today

The 20th Asian Athletics Championship takes off from Wednesday at Pune. For the first time, Pune is hosting this prestigious event. The five-day event will be formally inaugurated today by Chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr. Prithwiraj Chavan and the function will be presided over by Mr. Ajit Pawar, D...