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Vijender dropped from Cyprus, Cuba boxing events

Vijender-SinghNew Delhi, April 6 : Olympic bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh, who has been accused of consuming drugs, was Saturday dropped from the India squad which is to tour Cyprus and Cuba.  Read more »

India Fighters pulling out of WSB a setback: Vijender

India Fighters pulling out of WSB a setback: Vijender  Read more »

New Delhi, Oct 29 : Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh said the pulling out of India Fighters franchise from the World Series of Boxing (WSB) is a huge setback for the Indian boxers.

India's star boxer Vijender moves to 81kg category

India's star boxer Vijender moves to 81kg categoryNew Delhi, Oct 10 : Having suffered heartbreak in the London Games, Indian boxer Vijender Singh has now decided to shift from his pet 75kg category to 81kg for the World Championships to be held in Kazakhstan in 2013.  Read more »

Indian boxers need to punch with more meat

Indian boxers need to punch with more meat  Read more »

New Delhi, Aug 18 - Four years ago, when Vijender Singh won India's first Olympic boxing medal, the sport received a shot in the fist. No less than eight boxers, including a woman, qualified for the

B-town celebs proud of Vijender

B-town celebs proud of VijenderMumbai, Aug 7 - Indian boxer Vijender Singh got knocked out of the London Olympics quarterfinals but Bollywood celebrities like megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actor Siddharth have congratulated him for giving a tough fight to his opponent.  Read more »

Mary Kom in semis, Vijender suffers heartbreaking loss

Mary Kom in semis, Vijender suffers heartbreaking lossLondon, Aug 7 - MC Mary Kom ensured India's best medal haul at the Olympics by reaching the women's boxing semifinal at the London Games while Beijing bronze medallist Vijender Singh failed in his  Read more »

Olympics boxing: India's Vijender knocked out

Olympics boxing: India's Vijender knocked outLondon, Aug 7 - India's ace boxer Vijender Singh was knocked out of the 2012 London Games after he went down 13-17 to Uzbek Abbos Atoev in the quarterfinal of the men's 75kg at the ExCel Arena here late Monday night.  Read more »

Olympic boxing: India's Vijender Singh goes out in quarters

London, Aug 7 - India's Vijender Singh fell short of winning another Olympic medal as he lost out to Abbos Atoev of Uzbekistan 17-13 in the boxing quarterfinal of the 75kg category here at the ExCel Arena Tuesday.

The 26-year-old Indian had won a bronze in the 2008 Beijing Games. (IANS)

Mary Kom, Vijender a win away from medal

Mary Kom, Vijender a win away from medalLondon, Aug 5 - Indian boxers M. C. Mary Kom and Vijender Singh will be in action Monday with a win in their respective quarterfinal bouts assuring them of at least a bronze medal.  Read more »

Olympics: Saina, Vijender within sniffing distance of a medal

London, Aug 3 - Saina Nehwal achieved a first by marching into Olympic badminton semifinals, while star boxer Vijender Singh is only a bout away from repeating his medal performance of the Beijing Games  Read more »

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Indian women's football team gears up for AFC qualifiers

AFC-Asian-Cup-2015Ramallah, May 20 : High on confidence after notching up a double-win over Bahrain in two international friendlies in the latter's own backyard, the Indian women's football team will look to carrying on  Read more »

Arsenal finish fourth as Premier League season ends

London, May 20 - Arsenal beat city rivals Tottenham Hotspurs to a top-four spot in the final game of the Premier League season.

The Champions League qualification was the only suspense before the  Read more »

Another arrest in IPL spot fixing case

Another arrest in IPL spot fixing caseNew Delhi, May 21 : Former Ranji player Baburao Yadav is the latest to be arrested for spot fixing in the Indian Premier League, Delhi Police said Tuesday.

Yadav was arrested late Monday.  Read more »

Focus is on playing good cricket: Rohit Sharma

Rohit-Sharma_New Delhi, May 20 : Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma doesn't want his team to get distracted by the spot-fixing controversy in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and says the focus is on playing good cricket  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

mahindraMumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine.  Read more »

Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »