Anzhi snatch Cup final spot
byMoscow, May 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Anzhi Makhachkala are one game away from their first major trophy after withstanding a Zenit St. Petersburg onslaught to…
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Russian medal count at 3 at Weightlifting Worlds
byLima (Peru), May 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Artem Okulov took gold in the 85 kg category at the junior weightlifting World Championship, bringing Russia’s medal…
Commonwealth TT: At 51, she is still winning titles
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) At 51, she looks good enough to overcome players half her age. Certainly, New Zealand coach Chunli Li could…
Lin Dan gets World Championships wildcard
byKuala Lumpur, May 9 (IANS) Four-time champion Lin Dan of China will defend his World Championship title in August, courtesy a wildcard given by…
Saina, Sindhu retain rankings
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu retained their women’s singles rankings in the list released by the Badminton…
Former champion Schlager to play in World TT Championships
byVienna, May 9 (IANS) Austrian star Werner Schlager has said he would participate in the World Table Tennis Championships starting in Paris on Monday….
Jamaica sprint supremacy hard to beat: Maurice Green
byKingston (Jamaica), May 9 (IANS/CMC) Former Olympic and World sprint champion Maurice Green says it will take a number of years before American sprinters…
Hulk smashes referee’s door after Zenit defeat
bySt. Petersburg, May 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Zenit St. Petersburg striker Hulk broke the door to the referee’s changing room after his team lost a…
Steve Smith to return from IPL
byMelbourne, May 9 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) has asked Pune Warriors all-rounder Steve Smith to return to Australia from the Indian Premier League (IPL)…
Malhotra-led IOA to boycott IOC meeting
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Objecting to Narinder Batra and R.K. Anand’s inclusion in the delegation, the Vijay Kumar Malhotra-led Indian Olympic Association (IOA)…