sports updates

updates
Washington Post
Phelps wins seventh Beijing gold medalAFP - 53 minutes agoBEIJING (AFP) - Michael Phelps stunned even himself with a desperate last lunge to grasp a record-equalling seventh Olympic gold medal in Beijing, ahead of Saturday's showpiece, the athletics' men's 100 metres final.Unique eighth gold beckons for Phelps guardian.co.ukThe Only Games in Town New YorkerXinhua - Press Trust of India - International Herald Tribune - USA Todayall 5,159 news articles »
TopNews
Akhil, Jitender to get Rs 25 lakh rewardTimes of India - 2 hours agoCHANDIGARH: They are yet to win a medal but boxers Akhil Kumar and Jitender have earned a cash reward Rs 25 lakh from the state government for reaching the quarter-finals of their respective weight categories at the Beijing Olympics.Jitender is better boxer than me, says big brother Akhil Expressindia.comAfter Akhil, Jitender in boxing quarters Economic TimesZee News - Press Trust of India - Hindu - Merinewsall 143 news articles » हिन्दी में »
Times Online
Abhinav Bindra reaches homeTimes of India - 4 hours agoCHANDIGARH: India's first ever individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Saturday reached his hometown to a warm reception.Abhinav Bindra arrives home in style, keeps low profile Hindustan TimesEarly preparations key to Olympic medals: Bindra HinduNDTV.com - Times of India - Times of India - Times of Indiaall 1,420 news articles »
Cricketnext.com
Players hesitant over touring Lanka alsoCricketnext.com - 5 hours agoMumbai: As most of the Australian and New Zealand cricketers are still unconvinced about the security in Pakistan, England and South Africa players are also likely to raise their voices, and hence, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is most likely ...World cricket needs Pak but we’ve our concerns: Aus, NZ Expressindia.comCricket-New Zealand remain concerned over Pakistan security Reuters.ukCricInfo.com - CricInfo.com - CricInfo.com - CricInfo.comall 906 news articles »
Calcutta Telegraph
Zimbabwe unveil preparations for 2008-09CricInfo.com - 1 hour agoAlthough Zimbabwe Cricket might be refusing to play Kenya, it has nevertheless unveiled its preparations for the coming year, which includes series home and away to Sri Lanka and, perhaps optimistically, a home series against New Zealand.India pin hopes on fresh legs in Sri Lanka one-dayers Hindustan TimesI have no special plans for ODIs: Mendis Cricketnext.comExpressindia.com - Newindpress on Sunday - Hindu - Webnewswire.comall 158 news articles »
NDTV.com
Indian athletes disappoint as Gowda, Mandeep bow outNDTV.com - 1 hour agoIndian athletes once again failed miserably at the Olympic platform, as they were unable to produce what they had achieved to earn the Olympic berth in the first place.Gowda bites dust in discuss qualifiers Times of IndiaIndian athletes disappoint HinduSify - Press Trust of India - Times of Indiaall 23 news articles »
Goal.com
Ex-coach Nayeem hails Houghton for AFC Cup winExpressindia.com - 14 hours agoKolkata, August 14: Former national coach Syed Nayeemuddin, who had called for sacking Bob Houghton after India's SAFF Cup final defeat to Maldives, today took a U-turn and joined the chorus of those praising the Englishman and his charges after their ...Chhetri stars as India wins HinduIt doesn’t pay to play in Delhi Delhi NewslineGoal.com - NDTV.com - Newindpress - The Statesmanall 42 news articles »
NDTV.com
'I'm happy & sad'Times of India - 14 Aug 2008BEIJING: Saina Nehwal is a fighter and spoke like one after the match. "It was mine, the match was mine," she said shaking her head soon after the loss.Saina's Beijing exploit gives hope to upcoming shuttlers IBNLive.comIndians ousted in badminton, archery; Lee-Hesh in QF Press Trust of IndiaHindu - SEO Web Design Firm - Indian Express - Daily News & Analysisall 229 news articles »
Times Now.tv
Narang and Rajput exitHindu - 15 hours agoBEIJING: Gagan Narang and Sanjeev Rajput were not expected to set the shooting range on fire. Not in the free rifle prone event, at least.Gagan, Sanjeev fail to qualify for 50m rifle prone finals Times of IndiaGagan, Sanjeev fail to qualify for 50m rifle prone finals Press Trust of IndiaSINDH TODAYall 26 news articles » हिन्दी में »
Showing tonight 100M goldTimes of India - 16 hours agoThere's a stormy forecast for the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing on Saturday when Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell are expected to stage a 100-metre final showdown for the ages.Olympics: Bolt in ominous form as Gay struggles, but still makes ... guardian.co.ukBLOG: A stroll in the sun for Usain Bolt Reuters IndiaBBC News - Hindu - Mirror.co.uk - Times Now.tvall 1,156 news articles » हिन्दी में »
Sky News
Fisi keen to extend staySky News - 20 hours agoGiancarlo Fisichella has welcomed team owner Vijay Mallya's hint that he will remain at Force India in 2009. The Italian veteran joined the backmarker outfit at the start of this season and although he has yet to score a single point, ...Fisi keen on Force India stay FOXSports.comExclusive Q&A - Force India’s Giancarlo Fisichella Formula 1PaddockTalkall 7 news articles »
Zee News
Atwal moves up to 17th at Xerox ClassicNDTV.com - 49 minutes agoArjun Atwal made a significant move up from overnight 35th to tied 17th after the second round at the Xerox Classic on the Nationwide Tour.Atwal rises to tied 17th at Xerox Classic Press Trust of IndiaWaite, Iles make cut at Xerox Classic Stuff.co.nzRochester Democrat and Chronicle - PGA Tour - PGA.com - Trading Markets (press release)all 17 news articles »
BBC Sport
Clarke to lead Aussies in Ponting's absenceAFP - 23 hours agoMELBOURNE (AFP) - New South Welshman Michael Clarke will captain Australia in the upcoming one-day series against Bangladesh, with skipper Ricky Ponting sidelined by a wrist injury.Clarke given Aussie skipper role BBC SportClarke to lead Aussies against Bangladesh Cricketnext.comSydney Morning Herald - The Press Association - CricInfo.com - Sky Newsall 83 news articles »
Lancashire wins Independence CupHindu - 15 hours agoHYDERABAD: Lancashire (Christopher up) won the Independence Cup, the main event of the races here on Friday (Aug. 15). The winner is owned by M/s.Lancashire bags Independence Cup Howrah News Serviceall 2 news articles »
Abhijeet and Harika complete golden sweepHindu - 14 hours agoNEW DELHI: Bhilwara-boy Abhijeet Gupta and Guntur-girl D. Harika gave India a fitting Independence Day gift by completing the first-ever golden sweep in the history of World junior chess championship at Gaziantep, Turkey, on Friday.Parimarjan gets silver Delhi NewslineAbhijeet, Harika win World Junior Championship HinduHindu - Hinduall 9 news articles »
Ninemsn
Athletes Equipped For Sack RaceSky News - 3 hours agoUse the drop down menu below to filter stories and videos the way you want - when you want it! Olympic athletes going for gold in the bedroom have been handed 100000 free condoms in a bid to promote safe sex during the Beijing Games.Free condoms, AIDS testing for Olympic visitors in China Times of IndiaBeijing advocates safe sex during Olympics XinhuaChina Daily - SINDH TODAY - The Australian - Reuters Indiaall 55 news articles »
Penguin Club retains youth soccer champ titleMorungExpress - 14 hours agoChief Minister Neiphiu Rio presents trophy to Penguin Club- winner of 14th Youth Soccer Championship 2008 in Kohima on Friday. (Morung Photo/Chizokho Vero) Kohima August 15 : Penguin Club retained the coveted champion title of Youth Soccer ...Rio to involve all in peace effort Times of Indiaall 2 news articles »
BBC News
French foreign minister to meet Dalai Lama: aideAFP - 14 Aug 2008PLOURAY, France (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner will meet the Dalai Lama next week, according to a close aide of the Tibetan spiritual leader, at the risk of drawing an angry reaction from China.French minsiter plans to meet Dalai Lama Expressindia.comOlympics may make China more obdurate over Tibet Economic TimesNew York Times - Newspost Online - NDTV.com - guardian.co.ukall 674 news articles »
Harika world’s Junior Girls ChampionAndhra Cafe - 8 hours agoHYDERABAD : Dronavalli Harika became the second Indian to win the World Junior Girls Chess Championship. This 18-year-old, Andhra chess prodigy picked the World under-20 championship title in Turkey on Friday even as India is celebrating Independence.Harika annexes world jr crown Howrah News Serviceall 2 news articles »
Sardar Patel Stadium for ICL matchesMSN India - 15 Aug 2008Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Thursday decided to lease Sardar Patel Stadium, in Narapura area, to Indian Cricket League (ICL) for the next ten years for organising its league matches.ICL to ink Rs 10-cr deal with AMC Times of Indiaall 2 news articles »
function clicked(ln, label, ctr, cid, npp, sig, usg) {return function() {var click_params = "ct=in/"+label+"-"+ctr+"&fp=48a6a008f47ee8f4&ei=6MamSMCoFKGO6APfhZSgDQ&url="+escape(ln.href).replace(/\+/g,"%2b").replace(/\#/g,"%23")+"&cid="+cid;if (npp != '')click_params += "&npp=" + npp;if (sig != '')click_params += "&sig2=" + sig;if (usg != '')click_params += "&usg=" + usg;(new Image()).src="/news/url?sa=T&"+click_params;return true;}}if (document.images) {var h = location.hostname;var nln = document.links.length;var label = '';var cid = '';var npp = '';var ctr = 0;for (var i = 0; i next_pos) {label = id.substring(2, next_pos);} else {label = id.substring(2, und_pos);cid = id.substring(und_pos+1, next_pos);und_pos = cid.indexOf('_');if (und_pos != -1) {npp = cid.substring(und_pos+1);cid = cid.substring(0, und_pos);}}ctr = 0;} else {valid = false;break;}if (colon_pos == -1) {break;} else {id = id.substring(next_pos + 1);}}} else if (!label !cid) {continue;}if (!valid ln.host == h ln.hostname == h ln.host == "www.google.com" ln.hostname == "www.google.com" ln.host == "www.youtube.com" ln.hostname == "www.youtube.com" ln.host == "news.google.com" ln.hostname == "news.google.com" ln.host == "finance.google.com" ln.hostname == "finance.google.com") {continue;}ln.onmousedown = clicked(ln, label, ctr++, cid, npp, sig, usg);}}