Rs. 30 lakh each for U.P. Asian Games stars
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has announced a cash award of Rs. 30 lakh each to Priyanka Pawar and Danish Mujtaba for winning the gold for India in the Incheon Asian Games. Ms. Priyanka from Muzaffarnagar was in the 4X400-metre relay team and Mr. Mujtaba from Allahabad was in the... read more »
Mohammad Hafeez ruled out of Pakistan’s ODI, T20 squad for Australia series...
Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan all-rounder is all set to miss the upcoming ODI and T20 series against Australia in UAE after suffering a hand injury during a practice session at Sharjah on Thursday. Hafeez, an opening batsman and an off-spinner injured himself while practicing when the webbing... read more »
Asian Games 2014: India end mixed campaign in eighth position with 57 medal...
Incheon: The medal count went down but Indian sports still had lots to celebrate with the men’s hockey team coming good after a long time to strike gold even as the legend of M C Mary Kom got bigger in a mixed Asian Games campaign for the country’s athletes here. Pistol shooter Jitu Rai... read more »
What exactly happened? How Sarita Devi refused her boxing bronze medal
The Asian Games have taken a controversial turn after India’s boxer Sarita Devi refused to accept her bronze medal at the prize giving ceremony of the 57-60 kg (Lightweight) category. Sarita came into the auditorium after the gold medal bout between Park Jina (KOR) and Junhua Yin (CHN) came... read more »
