Saina Nehwal, Li Xuerui in same group at Super Series Finals

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 18:35

Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal has been clubbed with Olympic champion Li Xuerui of China in the same group after the BWF Super Series Finals draws were announced at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium here Tuesday.

IOC awaiting return of Armstrong`s medal

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 19:25

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) are awaiting the return of disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong`s Olympic bronze medal from the 2000 Games in Sydney nine months after they asked for it back, the head of the IOC`s judicial commission, Thomas Bach, revealed on Monday.

Saina gets easy draw in World Championships

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 21:22

Olympic bronze medal winning shuttler Saina Nehwal has been handed a relatively easy draw in the women`s singles section at the upcoming World Badminton Championships, scheduled to be held in Guangzhou from August 5 to 11.

Parchment resumes training after injury

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 16:14

Olympic bronze medallist Hansle Parchment has returned to training following a two-week layoff due to a sprained ankle he suffered at the National Senior Championships last month.

Grappler Yogeshwar gunning for World Championship medal

Last Updated: Monday, October 29, 2012, 16:39

With an Olympics bronze medal in his kitty, Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt now aims for the elusive World Championship medal.

India Fighters pulling out of WSB a setback: Vijender

Last Updated: Monday, October 29, 2012, 16:37

Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh said the pulling out of India Fighters franchise from the World Series of Boxing (WSB) is a huge setback for the Indian boxers.

Saina to fly IAF`s jet trainer aircraft today

Last Updated: Friday, September 28, 2012, 10:30

Ace shuttler and Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal will fly Kiran Mk II jet trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Friday at the IAF`s training academy at Dundigal in Andhra Pradesh.

Road named after Olympic boxer MC Mary Kom

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 14:25

A road in interior Churachandpur district of Manipur has been named after Olympic bronze medal winner pugilist M C Mary Kom, official reports here said on Tuesday.

I am proud of myself, says Saina Nehwal

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 16:24

Basking in glory after winning a bronze at the London Olympics, star shuttler Saina Nehwal says it was very tough for her to win the medal in a sport dominated by the Chinese.

Karmakar happy about Arjuna nomination

Last Updated: Saturday, August 18, 2012, 23:00

Bengal shooter Joydeep Karmakar, who missed an Olympic bronze narrowly in London, is extremely proud after his name was nominated for the Arjuna award.

I got confused in the semifinal bout: Mary Kom

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 10:01

She is over the moon after becoming the first Indian woman boxer to clinch an Olympic medal but bronze is not the colour for M C Mary Kom, who feels she could have finished higher on the podium had it not been for the "confusion" that gripped her during the semifinals.