Blogs Posts in Sports category; 181 blog posts

Beach babes: Stars take to the sands

The beaches have taken a sporting twist with the inaugural Swatch FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Dubai Open taking place at Jumeirah Beach Park.The $350,000 event has attracted some of the sport’s top names from across 40 countries incl [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2008 | Comments : 0

Venus falls to Pennetta in first round at Kremlin

MOSCOW - Venus Williams was beaten in the opening round for the second time in 12 tournaments this season, losing 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to Flavia Pennetta of Italy at the Kremlin Cup on Tuesday.The Wimbledon champion, who also lost in the first rou [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Boxing sensation Vijender Kumar assures India of another med...

With the entry of Vijender Kumar in the semi finals of 75 kg middleweight Boxing event, India is assured of another bronze medal. Hopes of another silver or even gold remain still alive.In a quarterfinal match Vijender Kumar beat Carlos G [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Torture Victims Awarded Olympic Medals

Yesterday, the olympics people, in an apparent nose-thumbing gesture to China, unanimously decided to award Olympic medals to political detainees who were jailed and allegedly tortured when they attempted to apply for a political protest pe [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

The first and the last on a night of World Cup qualifying

Sports is at its finest when a fresh young talent goes where bully boys set out to harm him and beats them in the proper manner. And it is rounded off when that same night in another hemisphere, a renowned player quits before he diminishe [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

War of words between Hammon, U.S. team ends peacefully

BEIJING - Lisa Leslie was not interested in diplomatic relations before the U.S. women's basketball semifinal against Russia on Thursday. As the teams took the court, guard Becky Hammon -- a South Dakotan who chose to play for Russia in the [...]

Posted On : Aug, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Seebohm narrowly misses berth in backstroke final

Adelaide youngster Emily Seebohm has narrowly missed a spot in the 100 metres backstroke final after finishing fifth in a hot semi final at the Water Cube this afternoon. The semi was taken out in world record time of 58.77secs by Zimbab [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Brett Favre Exits Packers Practice, Headed To Vikings?

Brett Favre did what he was supposed to do by showing up for Green Bay Packers practice on Tuesday afternoon, but ended up leaving before it actually began. Brett Favre was seen leaving Lambeau Field on Tuesday before Packers practice coul [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2008 | Comments : 0

Cricket can't afford a split - Clarke

Michael Clarke, the Australian vice-captain, has warned a split between the game's administrators in Asian and Western nations might have disastrous consequences. "It's a concern for us, a concern for cricket and we can't afford that [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Starters to pen, Red Sox are in for pitched battle against Y...

The Yankees haven't really been chasing the Red Sox since the end of the 2004 American League Championship Series, it just seems that way sometimes. But the Yankees can sure catch them with a sweep this weekend, could even be a game better [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Australian team announced for Beijing Olympics

Eight are indigenous Australians. One in 10 were born overseas, in places as diverse as Mauritius, Macedonia, Mexico and Malawi - reflecting the multicultural nation they now represent. More than half of them are new to the Olympic Games, w [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

Putin denies marriage rumours

Russian President Vladimir Putin denied Friday a newspaper report that he had divorced his wife Lyudmila and planned to marry a gymnastics champion. And he hit out at "those with snotty-noses and erotic fantasies" who delved in [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Roddick reaches third round in Miami

Former champion Andy Roddick, an American, came from behind Saturday to reach the third round at the $3.77 million Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. The sixth-seeded Roddick, a former world No. 1, needed three sets to beat Serbian qualifier Vik [...]