Madrid, May 15 (DPA) Sheer stupidity: that is how Juan Antonio Samaranch jr. describes how the Spanish Judiciary is dealing with the Operacion Puerto doping case, which could become a threat to Madrid’s aspirations of hosting the 2016 Olympics.
Abhinav Bindra’s arrested father remains hospitalised
Chandigarh/New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra’s father A.S. Bindra, who was arrested for fraud by a Delhi Police team in Punjab and hospitalised soon after with chest pain, continued to be in medical care in Chandigarh Friday.
Bindra senior was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police from his sprawling farmhouse in Mohali Thursday evening for defrauding a private finance company and a private bank of over Rs.90 million.
London, May 15 (ANI): Legendary soul musician Aretha Franklin is auctioning singing lessons to fans in a bid to raise money for charity.
Chandigarh, May 14 (IANS) India’s first Olympics gold medal winner Abhinav Bindra’s father A.S. Bindra was arrested by a Delhi Police team from his farmhouse near here Thursday evening for defrauding nationalised and private banks of millions of rupees.
Bindra senior was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police from his sprawling farmhouse in Punjab, 15 km from here.
Ranchi, May 14 (IANS) The Jharkhand Olympic Association (JOA) Thursday said the 34th National Games will be held from Nov 21 to Dec 5.
JOA president R.K. Aanand said: “The National Games will take place from Nov 21 to Dec 5. The infrastructure for the National Games will be ready in two months.”
London, May 14 (ANI): Call it “celebrity fever†or, simply, lack of interest – majority of people are clueless about general history but when it comes to celebs they’re pretty well-informed, finds a UK study.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Cricket will make its debut in Asian Games after the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Wednesday decided to include the sport in the multi-disciplinary mega event.
The OCA general assembly in Kuwait approved a proposal to include cricket as a discipline for men and women this week. The decision will come in effect during the 2010 Asian Games at Guangzhou, China.
Washington, May 13 (ANI): After winning seven Olympic medals in 2008 and making it to the glossy pages of magazines like Playboy and People, Amanda Beard has double good news to share — she has got married and is expecting a baby soon.
In an interview, the swimmer has revealed that she got married to photographer Sacha Brown, 34, on Wakatobi, an archipelago in the Banda Sea off southeastern Indonesia.
London, May 13 (ANI): British football fans will be hit by a booze ban during the Champions League final.
According to the Daily Star, Manchester United supporters will not be able to buy alcohol near the Olympic stadium in a bid to stop crowd trouble.
London, May 13 (IANS) She loves acting and is also passionate about sports. Now Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon is set to open a table tennis bar in New York.
The 62-year-old actress plans to launch it in June and will call it Spin New York, reports imdb.com.