Bangkok, Dec 21 (IANS) Moments after being officially crowned Asia’s No. 1 golfer in 2008, an emotional Jeev Milkha Singh dedicated his wins, the trophy and all the success to his wife, Kudrat, his family and to his country India, who have been through so much this entire year.

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who hails from the capital, returned to the bylanes of Chandni Chowk Sunday to carry the ‘Flame of Hope’, the relay torch for the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games.

Bangkok, Dec 21 (IANS) It was all signed and sealed but the official coronation took place soon after Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh holed his final putt at the Volvo Masters of Asia on the Asian Tour for the 2008 season here Sunday. It was only a par, but the birdies through the year and some sensational performances had seen him win the 2008 Asian Tour Order of Merit by a mile.

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Saina Nehwal’s awesome run in the World Super Series Masters Final badminton ended Saturday as she went down to Hong Kong’s Cheng Wang in the women’s singles semi-final in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Taipei, Dec 20 (DPA) Taiwan plans to allow its government officials, military personnel and state enterprise executives to visit China in view of eased cross-strait tension, media reports said Saturday.

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Saina Nehwal pulled off two upsets to storm into the semifinal of the World Super Series Masters Finals badminton Friday in Sabah, Malaysia.

Karachi, Dec 19 (IANS) In a retaliatory move, Pakistan is all set to call off its hockey team’s visit to India for a quadrangular tournament February following India’s cancellation of the cricket tour.

Kathmandu, Dec 19 (IANS) As Nepal reels under its worst-ever power crisis with the government imposing a nine-hour outage daily and readying to declare an energy emergency, Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is poised to trigger a fresh controversy with plans to go on a foreign junket.