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April 15, 2011 8:53 PM

Sports ministry to go ahead with draft bill despite IOC threat

Unfazed by the ban threat from the International Olympic Council, the sports ministry today said that it will go ahead with the draft bill which puts a limit on the age and tenure of national federation heads. Sports Minister Ajay Maken said that the government has taken into account IOC's ...

April 15, 2011 8:08 PM

Ravi Kumar bags three bronze medals in Asian Weightlifting

In China today, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Katulu Ravi Kumar won three bronze medals in 69kg on the second day of Senior Asian Weightlifting Championships at Tongling City. Ravi Kumar lifted 139kg in snatch and 167kg in clean and jerk to fetch two bronze medals. His total lift of 306kg gave h...

April 15, 2011 7:51 PM

Govt announces Centres of Excellence for football,swimming

The government today announced the setting up of two Centres of Excellence dedicated to football and swimming in the national capital to raise the standard of the two sports to international level. Sports Minister Ajay Maken told reporters in New Delhi in his customary monthly press conference that ...

April 15, 2011 6:42 PM

IPL: Rajasthan Royals set 160-runs target for KKR

In the IPL cricket match at Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals have set a victory target of 160 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders. Put in to bat, the Rajasthan team made 159 for Four in the stipulated twenty overs. The notable scorers were Ross Taylor who was unbeaten on 35, and Rahul Dravid who was out for 35. ...

April 15, 2011 10:18 AM

IPL: RR vs KKR at Jaipur today

In Indian Premier League cricket, Rajasthan Royals take on Kolkatta knight Riders at Jaipur this evening. In another match, Mumbai Indian will clash with Kochi Tuskers Kerala in Mumbai tonight. Earlier, Deccan Chargers defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 33 runs in Hyderabad last night.

April 15, 2011 10:16 AM

RR vs KKR at Jaipur today

In Indian Premier League cricket, Rajasthan Royals take on Kolkatta knight Riders at Jaipur this evening. In another match, Mumbai Indian will clash with Kochi Tuskers Kerala in Mumbai tonight. Earlier, Deccan Chargers defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 33 runs in Hyderabad last night.

April 15, 2011 9:28 AM

Sanjeev Rajput qualifies for London Olympics

Commonwealth Games bronze winner Sanjeev Rajput has become the third Indian marksman to book a berth for the London Olympics. Sanjeev qualified for the 2012 Olympics today after clinching the gold medal at the 50 metre Rifle 3 Positions Men Final at shooting World Cup in Changwon, Korea. Sanjeev sho...

April 15, 2011 9:28 AM

Alok Kumar wins Asian Billiards title

National champion Alok Kumar has won the coveted Asian Billiards championship title. In Kish Island in Iran today, he blanked Praput Chaithanasukan of Thailand 6-0 in the best of 11 games 100 points format summit clash. Alok Kumar has thus become the first player to achieve the rare feat of winning ...

April 14, 2011 8:52 PM

IPL: RCB win toss; opts to field first

In today's only match of the IPL Twenty20 Cricket tournament in Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore have elected to field after winning the toss against Deccan Chargers. The match is played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. When reports last came in, the Deccan team w...

April 14, 2011 7:49 PM

Indian women weightlifters win 5 medals in Asian Championships

Indian women weightlifters won five bronze medals on the opening day of the Senior Asian Championships at Tongling City in China today. 48kg lifter Kh Sanjita Chanu won two bronze medals. In clean and jerk, she tallied 90kg and in total, she had a lift of 158kg. The other three bronze came through M...

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