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July 29, 2012 12:25 PM

India beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in 3rd ODI Cricket

India defeated hosts Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in the third one day international of the 5-match cricket series, played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo last night. After opting to bat first, Sri Lanka amassed a formidable 286 for 5 in the stipulated 50 overs, courtesy two brilliant 121-run fourt...

July 29, 2012 12:25 PM

London Olympics: Action enters into third day

As action enters into third day in the London Olympics today, athletes will be competing in 18 events as diverse as Archery, Badminton, Tennis, Hockey, Boxing, Shooting and Volley Ball. There will be a mix of elimination and qualification rounds, preliminaries, quarter finals and finals. Fourteen me...

July 29, 2012 10:28 AM

India beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in 3rd ODI Cricket

India have won the third One Day International Cricket match against Sri Lanka by five wickets. Set to score 287 for a win, India surpassed the target scoring 288 for five in 49.4 overs at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo. Gautam Ghambir was the top-scorer with 102. India now lead the five-match ser...

July 29, 2012 9:50 AM

London Olympics: Boxer Vijender Singh advances to pre-quarter final

At the London Olympics, India's top pugilist Vijender Singh has entered the pre-quarterfinals of the 75 kg category by defeating Kazakhstan's Denabek Sukhanov with a comfortable 14-10 verdict. Experienced shuttler Parupalli Kashyap and teenage paddler Soumyajit Ghosh also boosted t...

July 29, 2012 9:50 AM

India beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in the 3rd ODI Cricket

India have won the third One Day International Cricket match against Sri Lanka by five wickets. Set to score 287 for a win, India surpassed the target scoring 288 for five in 49.4 overs at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo. Gautam Ghambir was the top-scorer with 102. India now lead the five-match ser...

July 28, 2012 9:13 PM

Sri Lanka set victory target of 287-run for India

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene knocked impressive half-centuries to lead Sri Lanka to a challenging 286 for five against India in the third One-day International, at the R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo on Saturday.The experienced combination of Jayawardene (65) and Sangakkara (73) mixed cau...

July 28, 2012 8:59 PM

China bags first gold medal in shooting in London Olympics

China's Yi Siling has become the first gold medallist of the 2012 London Olympic Games. Yi Siling won the 10 metre air rifle shooting event. Two other Gold medals were also decided today. Men's 10 metre air pistol gold went to South Korea's Jonoh Jinn and in Men's...

July 28, 2012 8:47 PM

Olympic Cauldron to be broken up & given to nations

The Olympic cauldron will be broken up at the London closing ceremony. Its creator said in London o Saturday that each of its 204 copper 'petals' will be given to the competing nations as a souvenir. Thomas Heatherwick said he had wanted to create a cauldron for the Olympic flame t...

July 28, 2012 7:58 PM

China bags first gold medal in shooting in London Olympics

China's Yi Siling has become the first gold medallist of the London Olympic Games. Yi Siling won the 10 metre air rifle shooting event. The host city, in the meanwhile, warmed up to a Michael Phelps-Ryan Lochite showdown in the pool. The US team mates square off on the opening night at the ...

July 28, 2012 7:23 PM

Vijay Kumar fails to qualify in 10 metre Air Pistol finals

Shooter Vijay Kumar had a stuttering start to his Olympic campaign as he failed to qualify for the men's 10 metre Air Pistol finals after finishing a lowly 31st on Saturday tallied 570 after shooting a sequence of 94 95 94 97 97 93 at the Royal Artillery Barracks. In all, 44 shooters compet...

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