President congratulates Asian Games medal winners
President Pranab Mukherjee Monday congratulated medal winners in Asian Games 2014. In individual messages that have been sent to the winners, the President said: “The nation is proud of you and your accomplishment, which has brought joy and pride to all Indians. I wish you the very best in... read more »
Asiad boxing: Vikas keeps medal hopes alive
Three male boxers – Kuldeep Singh, Mandeep Jangra and Gaurav Bidhuri – bowed out of the Asian Games in the quarter-finals while Vikas Krishan kept alive his medal hopes here Monday. Bidhuri began the losing trend of the day, going down 0-3 (27-30, 26-30, 27-30) to Uzbekistan’s... read more »
Sunil Narine reported for suspect action
West Indies mystery spinner Sunil Narine has been reported for suspect bowling action during a Champions League Twenty20 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Dolphins. In what seems to be a crackdown on chuckers, the CLT20 organising committee confirmed the development that on-field umpires Anil... read more »
KKR warm up for CLT20 semis with impressive win over Dolphins
Kolkata Knight Riders warmed up for their semi-finals in style with a convincing 36 run win over Dolphins in their last group match in Champions League T20 cricket tournament at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday. A strong batting performance from opening batsman Robin Uthappa (85 not... read more »
Libya’s Zawiya refinery, El Sharara oil field shut: Report
TRIPOLI: Libya’s 120,000 barrels-a-day Zawiya refinery has been shut down due to damaged storage, an oil ministry official said on Thursday. The El Sharara field feeding the refinery... read more »
Could artificial sweeteners promote diabetes and obesity?
The research team, including Eran Elinav of the Department of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, recently published their findings in the journal Nature. Discovered... read more »
RLD chief Ajit Singh’s supporters threaten to cut water supply to Delhi
New Delhi: In a show of muscle power by RLD chief and former union minister Ajit Singh, his supporters on Thursday threatened to stop water supply to Delhi. Following this, a protest led by... read more »
Basketball: FIBA allowed players to wear religious head coverings
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on 16 September 2014 allowed players to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or turbans, on a trial basis. The permission was granted... read more »
Shameful act just days ahead of the Asian Games
It is utter shame just ahead of Asian games as the 29-year-old University level Gymnast has alleged that national gymnastics coach Manoj Rana and gymnast Chandan Pathak have behaved in an indecent... read more »
