Dope-tainted Ashwini back in Indian team for World Athletics

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 23:12

Dope-tainted runner Ashwini Akkunji, double gold medallist in the Asian Games, was back in the main fold Saturday as she was named by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) in the Indian women`s 4x400m relay squad for next month`s World Championships in Moscow.

Akkunji set for World Athletics Championships

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 20:34

Double Asian Games gold-medallist Ashwini Akkunji looked set to make it to the Indian women`s 4x400m relay squad for next month`s World Championships in Moscow after she finished joint second in the trials held at Patiala today.

Cueist Chawla in last 16 in Korea

Last Updated: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 19:03

Kamal Chawla of India entered the pre-quarterfinals of the snooker singles event with a 4-1 win over Qatar’s Bukshaisha Mohson in the Asian Indoor Games here Thursday.

Malaysian royalty jailed four years over boxer assault

Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2013, 20:09

A court sentenced a Malaysian royal family member and two others to four years in jail for assaulting a national boxer, their lawyer said on Friday.

Myanmar paddlers to train in China

Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 19:32

The Myanmar table tennis team will undergo training in China next month as they prepare for the 27th Southeast Asian Games in December.

Legendary shuttler Taufik Hidayat bids farewell to fans

Last Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 17:05

Legendary Indonesian shuttler Taufik Hidayat bade a tearful goodbye to his loyal fans and his country`s badminton association (PBSI) here Sunday at the end of a 17-year-long spectacular professional career.

After failed gender test, it`s redemption time for Santhi

Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 18:39

Santhi Soundarajan, the impoverished middle-distance runner who was stripped of her Asian Games medal after failing a gender test and left to work as a labourer, will soon be able to realise her dream of becoming a qualified athletics coach.

SAI steps into gymnastics crisis, forms seven-member committee

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 17:43

In the absence of a recognised gymnastic federation, the Sports Authority of India has took the onus on itself and formed a high-level committee to provide the country`s gymnasts best training facilities and prepare them for next year`s Commonwealth and Asian Games.

Junior shooter collapses at Karni Singh Range

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 18:33

The sweltering heat in the capital is taking a toll on the junior shooters undergoing a trial camp at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges here, with one of them suffering a "nervous breakdown" recently.

Pop group JYJ publicity envoy for 2014 Asiad

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 15:46

Seoul: The organising committee of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games said Tuesday that South Korea`s pop group JYJ will act as the grand continental event`s publicity ambassador.

Players end rebellion, but discussions to continue with AITA

Last Updated: Saturday, February 9, 2013, 18:25

The five-week long crisis that rocked Indian tennis ended on Saturday as all the 11 players ended their rebellion and made themselves available for the tie against Indonesia, a day after AITA gave all the assurances with regard to Davis Cup playing conditions in writing.