Australia fetes its female Olympians
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Thu, 08/21/2008 - 02:34.Sydney - At school sports in Australia the boys always race first but at the Beijing Games the old order is rapidly changing with women usually the first to the medals and the men most often languishing down the order.
"The wheel has certainly turned," The Australian newspaper commented Thursday. "Now it's the men rising to applaud the women, especially in the Australian team." Read more »
Bad weather affects Olympic athletics programme
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Thu, 08/21/2008 - 02:31.
Beijing - Torrential rain on Thursday led to delays in the athletics morning session programme at the Beijing Olympics.
While the women's 20-kilometre walk got under way on schedule in terrible conditions, men's javelin qualifying was adjourned indefinitely because the slippery surface made competition too dangerous. Read more »
Argentina has "5 to 10 per cent chance" of beating US
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 17:53.
Beijing - Argentine basketball star Emanuel Ginobili said Wednesday that his team had a slim chance of beating the United States in Friday's semifinal clash at the Beijing Olympics. Read more »
Taiwan taekwondo champion Chu to retire after loss in Olympics
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 14:55.
Taipei - Taiwan's main taekwondo Olympic hope Chu Mu-yen announced his retirement Wednesday after failing to win gold, Taiwanese media reports said.
Chu, 26, gold medalist at the Athens Olympics, lost 3-2 to the Dominican Republic's Yulis Gabriel Mercedes in the men's 58kg event. Chu later beat Thailand's Chutchawal Khawlaor to win bronze. Read more »
Miankova claims hammer gold as Olympics wait for Bolt double
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 13:53.
Beijing - Aksana Miankova of Belarus won Olympic hammer throw gold on a Wednesday night to be highlighted by Usain Bolt's quest for a sprint double at the Beijing Games. Read more »
Golds for China and Mexico in taekwondo
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 13:10.
Beijing - China's Wu Jingyu took Olympic gold in the women's 49-kilogram taekwondo category Wednesday while Mexico's Guillermo Perez won the men's 58-kg event.
World champion Wu beat Thailand's Buttree Puedpong 2-1 in her final while Daynellis Montejo of Cuba and Venezuela's Dalia Contreras Rivero claimed the bronze medals on offer. Read more »
Vijender assures another medal for India in boxing
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 12:39.
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Delhi, Aug 20 (ANI): Boxer Vijender Kumar created history on Wednesday
after he became India’s third medal winner at the Beijing Olympics.
China beat Germany to reach women's hockey final
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 12:37.Beijing - China beat Germany 3-2 in a gripping semi-final to reach the final of the Olympic women's hockey tournament, where they will face either Argentina or the Netherlands.
Gao Lihua, Ma Yibao and Zhao Yudiao scored for China while Germany's goals came from Natascha Keller and Janine Beermann in a match that saw the Chinese fend off a frantic final ten minutes of German attacking. Read more »
Wrestler Sushil Kumar wins bronze medal at Beijing Olympics
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 10:49.
Beijing, Aug 20 : Wrestler Sushil Kumar on Wednesday brought further international glory to India by winning the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics after 56 years.
He won the medal in the men''s 66 kilograms freestyle category, defeating Leonid Speiridonov of Kazakhistan.
Khashaba Jadhav of Karad, Maharashtra, was the last Indian wrestler to win an individual bronze in the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. Read more »
Gasol-inspired Spain cruise through to semi-finals
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 10:48.
Beijing - Spain eased past Croatia in the quarter-finals of the Olympic basketball tournament on Wednesday.
The 72-59 victory means they will play either hosts China or Lithuania in Friday's semi-final match.
The world champions took the first quarter 22-11 and led 37-26 at half-time. Looking in much better form than in any of their group games they increased that lead to 51-38 at the third quarter before wrapping up a comfortable victory. Read more »
Milan, May 25 : Italian club Inter Milan announced that Walter Mazzarri has been appointed to replace Andrea Stramaccioni as head coach of the football team. 
London, May 25 : The winner of the Europa League will automatically qualify for a place in the lucrative Champions League from 2015, European football governing body, UEFA announced. 
Kolkata, May 25 : Chennai Super Kings (CSK) said Saturday its players and support staff have no knowledge of betting and spot fixing and were distressed by the allegations and news reports concerning the franchise and the Indian Premier League (IPL). 
Kolkata, May 25 : Mumbai Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar who has been nursing a wrist and hand injury is unlikely to play the Indian Premier League final against Chennai Super Kings at the Eden Gardens Sunday. 
Mumbai, 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. 
Dijon-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.