Sports Shorts: Dipa qualifies for final round of Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar performed a higher difficulty Handfront 540 vault for the first time in the competition. Photograph:......

Gebrselassie fails in Olympic 10,000 bid

Former 10,000 metres world record holder Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics after finishing seventh at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo, Netherlands on Sunday. The......

Cech's injury has Czechs worried ahead of Euro game

Goalkeeper Petr Cech has tried out a specially-designed mask to protect his broken nose and allow him to try to play for the Czech Republic in their Euro 2012 playoff against Montenegro on Friday.......

IOC says China Games leave positive legacy

China basked in the glow of their 51st gold medal and got a clear thumbs-up from International Olympic Committee on the last day of the Games on Sunday. The hosts finished well clear atop the......

Surendra finishes 26th in 10,000m

Surendra Singh's hopes of a top 10 finish went up in smoke as the Indian long distance runner finished the energy sapping 10,000m race at the 26th place in the Beijing Olympicson Sunday night.......