Six Indian boxers for Olympic qualifications at Kazakhstan

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 13:59

Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh (75 kgs) and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Paramjeet Samota (+91 kgs) are among the Indian Elite Men Boxers who are selected for Asian Continental Olympic Boxing Qualification tournament to be held at Astana, Kazakhstan from April 5-12.

Injury rules Walmiki out of remainder of Olympic Qualifier

Last Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 19:03

Promising India striker Yuvraj Walmiki was ruled out of the remainder of the men`s hockey Olympic Qualification tournament due to a hamstring injury.

Sharath Kamal, Ghatak among Olympic table tennis probables

Last Updated: Friday, February 3, 2012, 20:50

Ace Indian paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal and Poulumi Ghatak were on Friday named among 12 probables for the Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Hero MotoCorp named title sponsor of hockey Oly Qualifiers

Last Updated: Monday, January 30, 2012, 18:42

Indian two-wheeler giant, Hero MotoCorp Limited (HMCL) was today named as the title sponsor for the men`s and women`s hockey London Olympic Qualification Tournament, the first of which will be held from February 18-26.

Singapore to play Olympic Qualifier in Delhi

Last Updated: Friday, January 27, 2012, 22:20

FIH announced that Singapore will take the place of the United States at the hockey Olympic Qualification Tournament to be held in New Delhi from February 18 to 26.

Siddhanth a candidate for London Olympics

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 22:26

Siddhanth Thingalaya may have narrowly missed the Olympic qualification B standard in the 110m hurdles on Tuesday, but the national record holder continued to surprise with his stupendous performances.

Shiv Kapur confident ahead of British Open Qualification

Last Updated: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 00:11

Fresh from his impressive top 10 finish at the Avantha Masters, Shiv Kapur will now head to Thailand in a bid to qualify for the world’s most prestigious golfing event, the British Open.

Olympic qualification on men’s hockey team’s mind: Harendra

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 17:36

Sealing a berth in the 2012 London Olympics is what the Indian men’s hockey team is targetting in the upcoming Asian Games in Guangzhou, national coach Harendra Singh said on Tuesday.

Govt may relax qualification norms for teachers

Last Updated: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 13:45

With huge shortage of teachers posing a big challenge to implement the Right To Education (RTE) Act, the Centre may allow states to relax the minimum qualification rules for teaching job in schools.

Eight firms file pre-qualification bids for HMR project

Last Updated: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 21:44

As many as eight companies or consortia, including Larsen & Toubro and Reliance ADAG, have filed pre-qualification bids for developing the Rs 12,132 crore Hyderabad Metro Rail Project.

Maradona turns on critics after Argentina qualify

Last Updated: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 11:44

Diego Maradona hit out at critics of his coaching after his Argentina team qualified for the World Cup on Wednesday and said he had issues to discuss with his boss.

Honduras reach World Cup finals for only second time

Last Updated: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 10:46

Honduras reached their second World Cup finals after a 1-0 win at El Salvador on Wednesday gave them the third automatic qualifying spot from the CONCACAF region.