Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who notched up four gold medals at last year’s Commonwealth Games, was conferred the country’s highest sporting honour — the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award — in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here. The 28-year-old rifle shooter, who was the first Indian marksman toContinue Reading
Uruguay win record Copa America title URUGUAY won a record 15th South American title today with a convincing 3-0 victory over Paraguay in the final of the 2011 Copa America. With favourites Argentina and Brazil both failing to advance beyond the quarter finals, Uruguay left little doubt about which wasContinue Reading
Ace Indian shooter Gagan Narang, who notched up four gold medals at last year’s Commonwealth Games, is all set to be conferred with the country’s highest sporting honour – the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna – after being recommended for the honour by the awards selection committee today. The 28-year-old rifleContinue Reading
India won the toss and selected England to bat first. England vs India, 1st Test Eng: 127/2 (49.2 Ovs) Day 1: Stumps India in England, 2011 Lord’s, London July 21-25, 2011 India won the toss and elected to fieldContinue Reading
Kvitova beats Sharapova to win maiden Wimbledon title Wimbledon: Petra Kvitova won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by beating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final. Kvitova was playing in her first major final, but it was three-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova that showed her nerves. The 2004Continue Reading
Li Na Becomes First Chinese to Win French Open Li Na made sporting history at the French Open today when she became the first player from China to win a Grand Slam singles title. The 29-year-old from Wuhan defeated defending champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4, 7-6 (7/0)) to takeContinue Reading
Spanish Soccer team won the World Team of the Year(2010) World Sportsman of the year: Rafael Nadal (Spain) – World number one Tennis player World Sportswoman of the year: Lindsey Vonn (USA) – Straight skiing World Cup champion and Olympic Downhill Gold Medal World team of the year: Spain FootballContinue Reading
DATE TIME MATCH VENUE Sat 19 Feb 02:00 PM IST IND vs BAN Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Sun 20 Feb 09:30 AM IST NZ vs KEN MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Sun 20 Feb 02:30 PM IST SL vs CAN Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Mon 21 Feb 02:30Continue Reading
Event Champions Prize Money (AUS$) Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic 2,200,000 Women’s Singles Kim Clijsters 2,200,000 Men’s Doubles Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 454,500 Women’s Doubles Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta 454,500 Mixed Doubles Daniel Nestor / Katarina Srebotnik 135,500Continue Reading
Kim Clijsters won her second straight Grand Slam title and the fourth of her career, struggling early before beating Li Na 3-6 6-3 6-3 yesterday in the Australian Open final. The result ended the outstanding run of Li, who became the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singlesContinue Reading
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