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August 30, 2010 8:43 AM

Delhi hosts cycling road race as rehearsal to CWG

Delhi successfully hosted its first ever cycling road race event on Sunday. Over 5,000 cyclists from across the world participated in this event organised by BSA Hercules India. Apart from professional and amateur cyclists, school going children also participated in this test event before the upcomi...

August 30, 2010 8:43 AM

PM reviews preparedness of CWG

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh visited the Jawaharlal Nehru sports complex on Sunday, the main venue of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. He oversaw various facilities including playing fields, royal box, stands for spectators, security and other arrangements. Dr Singh asked authorities to ...

August 29, 2010 9:32 PM

Indian cricket team fined for slow over-rate

The Indian cricket team was fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their defeat to Sri Lanka in the final of the tri-nation series at Dambulla. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was fined 40 per cent of his match fee while each of his players were docked 20 per cent of their match fees. Alan Hurst...

August 29, 2010 9:02 PM

London police interrogates Pak cricketers for alleged match fixing

Pakistan cricket fraternity reacted with shock and anger on Sunday to the latest 'spot-fixing' scandal that rocked the national team in the fourth Test against England at Lord's. London Metropolitan police had arrested one Mazhar Majeed for allegedly paying bribes to some ...

August 29, 2010 9:02 PM

London police interrogates Pak cricketers for alleged match fixing

Pakistan cricket fraternity reacted with shock and anger on Sunday to the latest 'spot-fixing' scandal that rocked the national team in the fourth Test against England at Lord's. London Metropolitan police had arrested one Mazhar Majeed for allegedly paying bribes to some ...

August 29, 2010 8:29 PM

Saina Nehwal gets Khel Ratna award; 15 given Arjuna Award

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal was conferred the nation's highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna while 15 sportspersons received the Arjuna Award from President Pratibha Patil at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Sunday. Apart from a medal and citation, Saina was also...

August 29, 2010 8:18 PM

Flood situation in UP remains grim

In Uttar Pradesh, the situation remains grim in several eastern districts. Gonda and Barabanki remained worst affected where an embankment was breached yesterday. The government has suspended three engineers of the irrigation department for dereliction of duties in maintaining the embankment. The ri...

August 29, 2010 8:16 PM

Saina Nehwal gets Khel Ratna award; 15 sportspersons given Arjuna Award

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal was conferred the nation's highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna while 15 sportspersons received the Arjuna Award from President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Sunday. The Khel Ratna award is considered to...

August 29, 2010 8:09 PM

Match fixing hits Pak cricket; players being interrogated

Pakistan cricket fraternity reacted with shock and anger on Sunday to the latest 'spot-fixing' scandal that rocked the national team in the fourth Test against England at Lord's. London Metropolitan police had arrested one Mazhar Majeed for allegedly paying bribes to some ...

August 29, 2010 7:27 PM

Bopanna -Qureshi lose Pilot Pen tourney final

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi lost the final of the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament to Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau in New Haven, USA. The unseeded Indo-Pak pair lost 4-6, 5-7 to the Swede-Romanian combination in the summit clash. This was for the third time this season that Bopanna and Qur...

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