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High praise for Indian pugilists, from the land of boxingSubscriber Only
October 01, 2005 01:13 IST
The proof of the pudding is in its eating. And the time has come for the Indian boxers to taste it and savour the occasion. After having bee...
Sat, Oct 01, 2005Now, officials face rap for dope bungleSubscriber Only
August 31, 2005 00:31 IST
The first heads are set to roll in the Mukesh Khatri doping fiasco as sports minister-in-charge Prithviraj Chauhan, has ordered SAI Director...
Wed, Aug 31, 2005‘Medal-fetish is fine but keep it constant’Subscriber Only
August 30, 2005 01:33 IST
Moments after receiving the country’s highest sporting honour, Lt-Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said there was nothing wrong with the ...
Tue, Aug 30, 2005Suddenly, boxing has that ring to itSubscriber Only
August 28, 2005 00:19 IST
Things are looking up for Indian boxing, in the ring and out of it. The absence of men boxers in the world championships — for the firs...
Sun, Aug 28, 2005Coaches or clerks, SAI doesn’t know the differenceSubscriber Only
August 25, 2005 01:18 IST
It is a tragi-comedy scene for most of the Central Region coaches who are being forced to do clerical works as a result of the latest orders...
Thu, Aug 25, 2005Arjuna bar raised for cricket awardsSubscriber Only
August 23, 2005 01:24 IST
It’s just become tougher for cricketers to win an Arjuna Award. A new Sports Ministry policy decrees that only World Cup performances, ...
Tue, Aug 23, 2005Shooters blank as ministry misses targetSubscriber Only
August 21, 2005 00:15 IST
The lack of a fulltime Union Sports Minister may have found its first victim: India’s shooters. Thanks to a combination of delays at th...
Sun, Aug 21, 2005IAAF plans decentralisationSubscriber Only
August 17, 2005 00:48 IST
As the World Championships draw to an end in Helsinki, he International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has woken up to the needs...
Wed, Aug 17, 2005Flawless Finn finesse floors allSubscriber Only
August 16, 2005 00:00 IST
One Olympics, two World Athletics Championships, couple of European Championships, world and European ice hockey and figure skating. Helsink...
Tue, Aug 16, 2005The spearhead goes bluntSubscriber Only
August 16, 2005 00:00 IST
At the medal ceremony for the men’s javelin on Wednesday, a capacity crowd at the Olympic Stadium heard a tune familiar to their nation...
Tue, Aug 16, 2005History beckons RashidSubscriber Only
August 15, 2005 01:22 IST
Rashid Ramzi became the first ever man to win the 800 metres and the 1,500 metres double at the World Athletics Championships here tonight.T...
Mon, Aug 15, 2005Radcliffe conquers course, self doubtSubscriber Only
August 15, 2005 01:21 IST
The Britons had to endure a real long wait — nine days to be precise. At last, they struck gold — their first — when Paula Ra...
Mon, Aug 15, 2005Drug was used to fight fatigue, not injurySubscriber Only
August 15, 2005 01:21 IST
Neelam Jaswant Singh, after testing positive, had appeared before the dope commission for a hearing on August 7 but did not have a convincin...
Mon, Aug 15, 2005Now dope shame badge on discus thrower NeelamSubscriber Only
August 14, 2005 01:58 IST
There's no medal for India at the World Athletics Championships but the country has just got a dubious distinction. Discus-thrower Neelam Ja...
Sun, Aug 14, 2005US women scratch the relay itchSubscriber Only
August 14, 2005 01:23 IST
What the US men’s 4x100 relay quartet could not do, their women’s counterpart did. After yesterday’s goof-up in baton changin...
Sun, Aug 14, 2005The other distinctly world classSubscriber Only
August 14, 2005 01:19 IST
Yelena Isinbayeva is a machine which does not wear or tear; she has the enthusiasm of a child that does not know what pressure is. Her dream...
Sun, Aug 14, 2005The Yelana show continues…Subscriber Only
August 13, 2005 00:57 IST
History may be replete with uncertainties but there is never an iota of doubt when it comes to Yelana Isinbayeva.The Russian, as promised af...
Sat, Aug 13, 2005Did Anju miss a step in her bid for the Great Leap?Subscriber Only
August 12, 2005 01:01 IST
Diagnosis is always easier with the benefit of hindsight but as Anju and Robert Bobby George sift through the data from her effort at Helsin...
Fri, Aug 12, 2005Season’s best, but not good enoughSubscriber Only
August 11, 2005 01:12 IST
The blustery conditions, coupled with a steady rain and bone-chilling cold on the fifth day of the World Athletics Championship were hardly ...
Thu, Aug 11, 2005Anju fights wind to make the cutSubscriber Only
August 10, 2005 01:40 IST
For someone making her fourth consecutive appearance in a big-event final, Anju Bobby George reacted with a strange mixture of relief and el...
Wed, Aug 10, 2005Weather’s glum, so are Anju’s chancesSubscriber Only
August 09, 2005 00:37 IST
It has been raining since morning. But unmindful of the weather outside, Anju Bobby George went about her routines with husband-and-coach Ro...
Tue, Aug 09, 2005Princes Charming and the Magnificent SevenSubscriber Only
August 09, 2005 00:35 IST
She’s the Princess Charming of world athletics, ready to spare time for friends, fans, rivals and the media. But that’s what she&#...
Tue, Aug 09, 2005Gatlin wins 100 metres by biggest marginSubscriber Only
August 08, 2005 02:17 IST
Justin Gatlin of the US was crowned the world champion as he kept his date with destiny in the tenth World Athletics Championships at the Ol...
Mon, Aug 08, 2005Disappointing show by NeelamSubscriber Only
August 08, 2005 02:17 IST
Two casualties in two days! Well, nothing surprising about it. They were along expected lines, at least the second one. So, after Vikas Gow...
Mon, Aug 08, 2005Poster girl Anju can Just Do ItSubscriber Only
August 07, 2005 02:00 IST
Anju Bobby George may be battling the worst form of her career but, as she gears up for the World Athletics Championships here, the omens lo...
Sun, Aug 07, 2005Journalism of Courage
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