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609 athletes to represent India in Asian Games

609 athletes to represent India in Asian Games

Rediff.com30 Oct 2010

Indian Olympic Association on Saturday said that as many as 609 athletes, including 249 women, will represent the country in 35 different disciplines in the 16th Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou, China, from November 12 to 28.

Sania looking forward to Asian Games

Sania looking forward to Asian Games

Rediff.com25 Oct 2010

She may not have succeeded in winning a gold at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games, but tennis star Sania Mirza is now looking forward to give her best in the next month's Asian Games in Guangzhou.

Pak signs ex-England player Roberts as coach

Pak signs ex-England player Roberts as coach

Rediff.com15 Oct 2010

Pakistan football entered a new era when the national football federation formally signed a contract with a former England and Tottenham Hotspur defender Graham Roberts for the Asian Games.

Rajpal to lead in Asian Champions hockey

Rajpal to lead in Asian Champions hockey

Rediff.com16 Aug 2011

Forward Rajpal Singh will lead a young 18-member India squad in the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Ordos, China, from September 3 to 11.

This is what Nissan's new global sedan looks like

This is what Nissan's new global sedan looks like

Rediff.com12 Oct 2010

The new global Sedan, 'which is the second product after the launch of Micra from Nissan stable', would be displayed at the eighth China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition, scheduled to be held in December, the company said.

Wrestlers Yogeshwar, Narsingh swell gold tally

Wrestlers Yogeshwar, Narsingh swell gold tally

Rediff.com9 Oct 2010

It was another productive day for Indian wrestlers at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday, Yogeshwar Dutt and Narsingh Panch Yadav winning gold medals in the 60 and 74 kg freestyle category respectively. While Yogeshwar simply outclassed his Canadian opponent, James Mancini, 9-2 (3-1, 6-1), Narsing scored a hard-fought 4-0 victory over South Africa's Richard Addinall.

'Winning gold has boosted my confidence for Asiad'

'Winning gold has boosted my confidence for Asiad'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2010

He won the first gold in wrestling for India in the Commonwealth Games and Ravinder Singh said it will spur him up to repeat his performance at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China next month.

IBF names reserves for Asian Games women's team

IBF names reserves for Asian Games women's team

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

Former World Championship silver medallist L Sarita Devi, who lost to five-time world champion M C Mary Kom in the trials, was included in the Indian women's boxing team for the November Asian Games as a reserve.

Mary Kom ready for Asian Games challenge

Mary Kom ready for Asian Games challenge

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

The five-time World champion MC Mary Kom will lead India's challenge in the women's boxing event at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, in November. Mary, who competed in the 48kg division in the last week's historic title triumph in Bridgetown, Barbados, has been selected in the 51kg flyweight division.

Mary Kom eyes 2012 Olympics gold

Mary Kom eyes 2012 Olympics gold

Rediff.com21 Sep 2010

Five-time world champion MC Mary Kom will have to undergo a trials for the Asian Gamers in China an all-new weight category.

Sania loses to Bychkova in first round

Sania loses to Bychkova in first round

Rediff.com21 Sep 2010

India's Sania Mirza went down fighting to Russian Ekaterina Bychkova in the first round of the Tashkent Open at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Uzbekistan, on Tuesday.

Sania-Edina win doubles WTA title

Sania-Edina win doubles WTA title

Rediff.com19 Sep 2010

Sania Mirza won on Sunday won her ninth WTA doubles title when she triumphed at the Guangzhou International Women's Open along with Romanian partner Edina Gallovits.

CWG is not Tintu's main target: P T Usha

CWG is not Tintu's main target: P T Usha

Rediff.com14 Sep 2010

Her protege Tintu Luka has already broken the two-minute barrier in 800m and legendary P T Usha feels the best is yet to come for the 21-year-old who can be a bet for an Olympic medal that eluded the former track-queen in the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

Home conditions will favour us: Bhupathi

Home conditions will favour us: Bhupathi

Rediff.com13 Sep 2010

Though Brazil appear to be a better outfit on paper, factors like home conditions and crowd support are bound to work in the hosts' favour during the September 17-19 Davis Cup tie between the two countries at Chennai, said Indian doubles specialist Mahesh Bhupathi.

I don't understand why SAI is lying: Brasa

I don't understand why SAI is lying: Brasa

Rediff.com4 Sep 2010

Defying Sports Authority of India's gag order, Indian hockey team's chief coach Jose Brasa has called his employer SAI a "liar" and said he is not willing to prolong his association with the national side once his contract expires in November this year.

Suranjoy spearheads Indian boxing challenge

Suranjoy spearheads Indian boxing challenge

Rediff.com12 Jul 2011

They were the stars of India's campaign in the previous edition and led by the effervescent Suranjoy Singh, the country's boxers today took off for Brazilian capital Rio de Janeiro aiming to dominate the ring yet again at the World Military Games starting Sunday.

Asian Games to switch cycle from 2019: report

Asian Games to switch cycle from 2019: report

Rediff.com3 Sep 2010

Asian Games organisers are poised to switch the quadrennial event from 2018 to 2019 to avoid clashing with the Commonwealth Games in the future. The Olympic Council of Malaysia's (OCM) general secretary told Friday's Malaysian Star newspaper that the decision had been taken by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

Kalmadi says IOA won't pay weightlifting fine

Kalmadi says IOA won't pay weightlifting fine

Rediff.com24 Aug 2010

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi on Tuesday ruled out giving any monetary assistance to the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) in paying the US$ 375,000 fine to the game's world body because it is related to doping.

Two-time badminton world champion Xie to retire next month

Two-time badminton world champion Xie to retire next month

Rediff.com5 Sep 2009

China's former world number one Xie Xingfang announced on Friday that she will retire from badminton after next month's Chinese National Games.

Mary Kom to lead Indian challenge at Worlds

Mary Kom to lead Indian challenge at Worlds

Rediff.com16 Aug 2010

Four-time champion and Khel Ratna awardee M C Mary Kom will spearhead the 10-woman strong Indian challenge in the sixth AIBA World Women's Boxing Championship to be held in Barbados next month.

I am willing to coach the Indian team: Zaman

I am willing to coach the Indian team: Zaman

Rediff.com21 Jun 2011

Former captain and coach of the Pakistan hockey team Tahir Zaman feels that foreign coaches are not a long term solution for India and Pakistan hockey as they come from a completely different background.

FIH makes changes in hockey rules

FIH makes changes in hockey rules

Rediff.com9 Aug 2010

The International Hockey Federation's (FIH) Executive Board has made some changes to the rules of the game which will be implemented from next year.

Internet-addicted teens more prone to depression

Internet-addicted teens more prone to depression

Rediff.com9 Aug 2010

A recent study has revealed that teenagers who use the Internet pathologically are more likely to develop depression than those who don't.

Tibetan monks, migrant workers defy Chinese govt

Tibetan monks, migrant workers defy Chinese govt

Rediff.com15 Jun 2011

Tibetan monks and migrant Chinese workers have both dared to defy Chinese authorities, says B Raman

Sudha Singh sets 3,000m steeplechase mark

Sudha Singh sets 3,000m steeplechase mark

Rediff.com14 Jun 2011

Asian Games gold medallist Sudha Singh set a new meet mark in the 3,000m steeplechase, while leading middle distance runner Tintu Luka made a glorious return after an injury lay-off on the concluding day of the Senior Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bangalore on Tuesday. Sudha, representing Uttar Pradesh, ran a solo race in the women's 3,000m steeplechase to win gold in a new meet timing of 10:01.24 seconds at the Sree Kanteerava stadium.

Chinese court extends detention of Indian traders

Chinese court extends detention of Indian traders

Rediff.com23 Jul 2010

A Chinese court has extended by two months the detention of 21 Indians, who were captured from the southern city of Shenzhen in January this year on charges of smuggling diamonds worth $7.3 million.

India eyes Chinese tech to solve foodgrain woes

India eyes Chinese tech to solve foodgrain woes

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

Official data shows that the country's godowns are currently filled with 60 million tonnes of grains, and about 1.7 million tonnes are lying in the open in Punjab.

China's urban infrastructure not enough: Report

China's urban infrastructure not enough: Report

Rediff.com7 Jun 2010

Six lane highways, countless flyovers, high speed metro trains and long caterpillar buses are part of China's world class infrastructure, but urban Chinese still complain of lengthy delays in commuting to work due to traffic hold ups.

A watershed year for Indian sports despite its lows

A watershed year for Indian sports despite its lows

Rediff.com1 Jan 2015

Some stellar performances by seasoned veterans and promising youngsters continued to raise the bar in Olympic sports but there was heartbreak in equal measure when corruption scandals blighted India's favourite obsession, cricket, in a see-saw year for the country's sportspersons.

Indian cricket team to skip Asian Games

Indian cricket team to skip Asian Games

Rediff.com1 Jun 2010

The BCCI on Tuesday announced that it will not send either the men's or the women's cricket team for this year's Asian Games in China, where cricket makes its debut in the Twenty20 format.

Randhir slams BCCI for snubbing Asian Games

Randhir slams BCCI for snubbing Asian Games

Rediff.com1 Jun 2010

Olympic Council of Asia Secretary General Randhir Singh on Tuesday lashed out at the BCCI for their decision to not send teams to the Asian Games in China, saying it poured cold water on Asian Cricket Council's efforts to get cricket included in multi-sport events.

My 10-year-old cue stick is my lucky charm: Advani

My 10-year-old cue stick is my lucky charm: Advani

Rediff.com30 May 2010

Through seven World and five Asian titles and across 30 countries one thing has remained unchanged in Billiards wonder boy Pankaj Advani's life - his lucky cue.

WADA tells ICC to push for 'whereabouts' clause

WADA tells ICC to push for 'whereabouts' clause

Rediff.com26 May 2010

The World Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday said it's time for the ICC to give the "final push" and convince its member boards, including BCCI, to accept the vexed 'whereabouts' clause by November 2011, failing which it would be declared non-compliant to the WADA code.

Happy hour in Asia as global booze makers eye deals

Happy hour in Asia as global booze makers eye deals

Rediff.com28 Jan 2013

Liquor market in the continent is growing twice as fast as the rest of the world.

China denies deal with US on currency appreciation

China denies deal with US on currency appreciation

Rediff.com19 Apr 2010

China on Monday denied reports of reaching an agreement with the United States over Washington's demand to let its currency Yuan appreciate.

Tarapore qualifies for Asian Games

Tarapore qualifies for Asian Games

Rediff.com16 Apr 2010

Veteran sailor and Arjuna awardee Farokh Tarapore and team-mates Balraj, S S Yadav, Atool Sinha and Trunal Helegaonkar won the selection trials for the 16th Asian Games, to be held in Guangzhou, China, in November. Tarapore will thus represent the country for the eighth consecutive time at the Asian Games since his debut in 1982, an unprecedented feat in any other discipline.

Bombardier completes production of 100 metro cars

Bombardier completes production of 100 metro cars

Rediff.com15 Apr 2010

Bombardier Transportation has completed the production of its 100th Movia metro car for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation at its railway vehicle manufacturing plant in Vadodara.

I've not gained a rupee from the CWG: Kalmadi

I've not gained a rupee from the CWG: Kalmadi

Rediff.com20 Feb 2011

Pained by reports of his alleged involvement in the Commonwealth Games-related scam, former Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi said he will resign as Member of Parliament in case any proof of him having taken even a single rupee surfaces.

Google may reveal China plan today

Google may reveal China plan today

Rediff.com22 Mar 2010

Internet major Google could reveal today the closure of its Chinese search engine, says a media report.

SBI gets Chinese Govt nod to lend in Yuan

SBI gets Chinese Govt nod to lend in Yuan

Rediff.com11 Mar 2010

State Bank of India has received the permission from the Chinese Government to lend in the local currency -Yuan, a top official said on Thursday