Top US award for India`s biotech queen

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 22:31

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw of the country`s largest biotech research firm, Biocon Ltd, has been named winner of the 2014 Othmer Gold Medal, a top award of the US-based Chemical Heritage Foundation.

Owens` s 1936 Olympic gold fetches USD 1.4 million

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 21:33

An Olympic gold medal won by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games has sold at auction for USD 1,466,574, the highest price ever paid for a piece of Olympic memorabilia.

Tom Daley says it shouldn`t matter if he`s dating older Dustin Lance Black

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 14:03

British diver Tom Daley recently took to Twitter to hit back over claims that he`s in a relationship with Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who is 20 years his senior.

Former Olympic champ barred from competing for Cuba

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 14:18

Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles, who won the gold medal in the 110-metre hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and set a world record, has been barred from representing his nation at any international competition due to a lack of discipline and ethics, the National Athletics Federation announced.

Andy Murray to miss French Open

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 11:34

British tennis player Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open which begins from Sunday due to a long term back injury.

Indian grapplers impress in Asian Wrestling Championships

Last Updated: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 22:11

It was a good day in office for Indian grapplers as they bagged one silver and three bronze medals in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship here on Sunday.

Amit wins gold, three other Indians bag a bronze each

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 23:08

Amit Kumar clinched a gold medal in men`s 55kg category while three other grapplers bagged a bronze medal each to end two days of disappointment for India in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship here on Saturday.

Usain Bolt to join London Anniversary Games

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 16:52

One year after winning three gold medals at the 2012 Olympics, sprint king Usain Bolt will return to the Olympic stadium for the July 26-28 London Anniversary Games.

Bolt `focused` on Rio 150m sprint

Last Updated: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 14:51

Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has vowed to push himself to the limit during Sunday`s 150m exhibition event on Rio`s Copabacana beach.

Batra appointed to FIH Competitions Committee for second term

Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013, 17:11

Hockey India secretary general, Narinder Batra has been appointed as a member of the Competitions Committee of International Hockey Federation (FIH) for a second consective term.

Hockey is now more about power than skill: Olympian Jaswant Rajput

Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 15:17

He was part of the hockey team which won independent India`s first Olympic gold medal, but Jaswant Singh Rajput, who played both as a left-half and centre-half, dislikes watching the national team of which he once was a proud member.

Olympians protest Batra`s nomination in Working Group

Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013, 17:43

India`s Olympians have launched a strong protest against the inclusion of the Hockey India secretary general, Narinder Batra, in the 12-member Working Group that the Sports Ministry has constituted for re-drafting the National Sports Development Bill.