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July 8, 2012 11:58 AM

PV Sindhu wins Asian Junior Badminton Chanpionship

India's rising badminton star P V Sindhu has won the Asian Junior Championship. In a closely contested final at Gimcheon in Korea, she defeated her Japanese opponent and second seed Okuhara Nozomi 18-21, 21-17,22-20 in 59-minutes.Earlier, in the semifinals, Sindhu tripped third seeded Thai ...

July 8, 2012 11:57 AM

Wimbledon Tennis: Paes, Elena enter Mixed Doubles Final

Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina have entered the mixed doubles final of the Wimbledon championships. The fourth seed Indo-Russian pair stunned top seeds Bob Bryan and Liezel Huber to score a tough 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 win over their American opponents in the semifinals in one hour 48 minutes.It will be seco...

July 7, 2012 9:05 PM

Wimbledon: Serena claims her fifth title

Serena Williams has claimed her fifth Women's singles title at Wimbledon. In an absorbing final at the All England Club in London, the American defeated Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in three sets 6-1, 5-7, 6-2. While Serena was playing her seventh Wimbledon final, World Number Thre...

July 7, 2012 7:28 PM

BCCI nominates Dravid for Khel Ratna, Yuvi for Arjuna

The Board of Control for Cricket in India - BCCI - has decided to recommend batting great Rahul Dravid for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Yuvraj Singh for the Arjuna award. Chief Administration officer of BCCI Prof Ratnakar Shetty said that their names will be forwarded to the Sports Ministry nex...

July 7, 2012 7:21 PM

BCCI nominates Dravid for Khel Ratna, Yuvi for Arjuna

The Board of Control for Cricket in India - BCCI - has decided to recommend batting great Rahul Dravid for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Yuvraj Singh for the Arjuna award. Chief Administration officer of BCCI Prof Ratnakar Shetty said that their names will be forwarded to the Sports Ministry nex...

July 7, 2012 7:21 PM

India gets Olympic berth in swimming

World Swimming body FINA has granted India an Olympic berth in swimming. The world body awarded the berth yesterday to Karnataka swimmer Gagan AP Ulalmath in the men's 1,500 metres freestyle event of the London Olympics under the 'Universality' quota. The surprise move shu...

July 7, 2012 7:21 PM

Sindhu wins Asian Junior Championship title<br/>

India&apos;s rising badminton star P V Sindhu has won the Asian Junior Championship title. In a closely contested final at Gimcheon in Korea today, she defeated her Japanese opponent and second seed Okuhara Nozomi 18-21, 21-17,22-20 in 59-minutes. Earlier, in the semifinals, Sindhu tripped third...

July 7, 2012 7:20 PM

India gets Olympic berth in swimming<br/>

World Swimming body FINA has granted India an Olympic berth in swimming. The world body awarded the berth yesterday to Karnataka swimmer Gagan AP Ulalmath in the men&apos;s 1,500 metres freestyle event of the London Olympics under the &apos;Universality&apos; quota. The surprise move shu...

July 7, 2012 5:33 PM

Murray & Federer to clash in men's singles final

In the Men&apos;s Singles, Andy Murray of Great Britain will meet Swiss star Roger Federer in the final of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London tomorrow. In the semi-final on Friday, Andy Murray beat Jo-Wilfried Isonga of France 6-3,6-4,3-6,7-5 in an exciting match. In the first semi-fin...

July 7, 2012 5:33 PM

Wimbledon: Leander-Vesnina reach semis

Leander Paes and his partner Elena Vesnina have stormed into the semifinals of mixed doubles in the Wimbledon. The Indo-Russian pair took just 57 minutes to record a 6-2, 6-2 win over Australia&apos;s Hanley and Russia&apos;s Kudryavtseva at the All England Club in London on Friday.

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