London, Apr 7 (ANI): A new survey has revealed that Britons use 13,000 carrier bags in their lifetime.
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) The Indian men’s recurve team of Rahul Banerjee, Mangal Singh Champia and Jayanta Talukdar clinched the gold medal, beating Great Britain 221-215 in the World Cup archery (Stage 1) final at Santo Domingo.
There were more medals for India as the women’s compound team of Jhano Hansdah, Bheigyabati Chanu and Manjudha Soy took the team bronze defeating Venezuela’s 219-208 in the play-off Sunday, according to information received here Monday.
London, Apr.6 (ANI): Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt has labelled Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo a “wussâ€.
The super-fast Jamaican athlete is visiting the Premier League champions next month to pass on some running tips.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Indian Army’s ambitious sports initiative launched three years ago to groom youngsters into potential Olympic medal winners has bitten the dust.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Indian Army’s ambitious sports initiative launched three years ago to groom youngsters into potential Olympic medal winners has bitten the dust.
Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): US President Barack Obama in a video welcomed Olympic evaluators to Chicago to begin the task of grading whether the city is ready to host the 2016 games.
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Indian archers are still assured of a bronze medal despite collapsing like a pack of cards after some superb performances in the FITA round qualifications at the archery World Cup (stage 1) being held at Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic
The 16-member Indian team is assured of a lone bronze from individual events as Dola Banerjee and Reena Kumari will play each other in the third place play-off in the women’s recurve Sunday.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) For kids like Ram Kewal, Raju, Anis, who have grown up living on the streets of Delhi, it was a special Saturday morning. Playing along side French World Cup footballer Vikash Dhorasso was something they never dreamt of, but it came true.
For the 35-year-old Dhorasoo, who has his roots in Andhra Pradesh, it was like a home coming though he is on his first trip to India. Dhorasoo, whose parents migrated to Mauritius from Andhra Pradesh before settling in France, said it was a wonderful experience to stand up for a social cause, which he has done throughout his career.
London, April 4 (IANS) After trying his hand at action and comedy, Hollywood star Jackie Chan has agreed to perform at a special one-off concert in Beijing.
The “Rush Hour” star will be joined by a host of musicians at the Beijing National Stadium for the May show, which is titled Descendants of the Dragon: Jackie Chan and Friends, reports contactmusic.com.
New York, Apr 3 (ANI): Ace swimmer Michael Phelps’ mother has penned a tell-all book describing the “highs and lows†of her son’s career.