Olympics 2012: India decided to sent 2mens doubble batches
Pair 2: Mahesh Bupathi & Rohan Bopanna
and Sania-Paes to play mixed doubles
to Olympics-2012 for Tennis
Olympic flag arrives in Rio, host of 2016 Games:
The Olympic flag arrived in Rio de
Janeiro, which will host the 2016 Summer Games – a challenge which
authorities in Brazil say the city is prepared to conquer.
Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes stepped off a plane carrying
the flag, accompanied by Carlos Arthur Nuzman, president of the 2016
Games Organising Committee and Rio Governor Sergio Cabral, an AFP
correspondent at the airport saw.
13.08.2012
Following is a look at the Indian athletes performance at the Olympic Games that concluded here.
Medal Winners:
Silver Medal
*Sushil Kumar in Men's 66kg Freestyle
*Vijay Kumar in Individual 25 metre rapid fire pistol
Bronze Medal
*Saina Nehwal in Women's Singles badminton
*M C Mary Kom in Women's flyweight (51kg)boxing
*Gagan Narang in Men's 10 m Air Rifle Event
*Yogeshwar Dutt in Men's 60kg Freestyle Wrestling
ATHLETICS:
Participents are -
Men's Discus throw:
Vikas Gowda (65.20) rnked 8th in final
Men's Triple Jump:
Renjith Maheshwary crashed out in the qualifiers after fouling all three attempts
Men's Shot Put:
Om Prakash Singh (19th; 19.86m) (Failed to qualify for final round)
Women's Triple Jump:
Mayukha Johny (13.77m; 22nd) (Failed to qualify for final)
Women's Discus Throw:
Krishna Poonia (7th, 63.62 m)
Seema Antil (61.91, 13th, did not qualify for final)
Women's High Jump Qualification:
Sahana Kumari crashed out in the qualifiers after clearing 1.80m and finishing joint 15th in Group B.
Women's 800m:
Tinku Luka placed 11th in semifinals.
Women's 3000m steeplechase:
Sudha Singh (Failed to qualify for finals after finishing 13th out of 15)
Track Road events:
50km walk:
Basanta Bahadur Rana (placed 36th)
20km walk:
Irfan Thodi (placed 10th)
Baljinder Singh (placed 43rd)
Gurmeet Singh (placed 33rd)
Marathon:
Ram Singh Yadav placed 78th with a timing of 2:30:06
15.07.12:
Sushil to be India's flag-bearer at Olympics opening ceremony:
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) acting President V K Malhotra announced that Sushil will be India's flag-bearer.
Ending days of speculation, the IOA today announced that wrestler
Sushil Kumar, a bronze medalist at the Beijing Games, will be the flag
bearer of the Indian contingent at the upcoming London Olympics.
The names of top boxer Vijender Singh, tennis legend Leander Paes
and ace shooter Abhinav Bindra were also doing the rounds for the
honour.
Vijender, Sushil and Bindra had all returned with medals from the last edition of the Games in Beijing in 2008.
London 2012 closing ceremony set to be musical extravaganza:
London 2012 closing ceremony set to be musical extravaganza.
The Olympic closing ceremony will see a host of big performers
including Russell Brand, Kate Moss, Cold stream Guards and stripping
lollipop ladies, it has been revealed.
While precise details of the event at the Olympic Stadium on
August 12 are still a closely guarded secret, a working set list
suggests it will be a two-hour musical and theatrical extravaganza.
Expected highlights will include live performances by Queen.
12.07.2012:
I have seen so much of blood that I hate red now: Yuvraj:
Almost everyone in this world feel that 'red is the colour of love'
but if you are a certain Yuvraj Singh, then you have more reasons to
believe that even 'shades of grey' can have a soothing feeling than
colour red.
Even a year back, Yuvraj would have told you that he loved
everything red but not anymore for the man who has successfully battled
against a rare germ cell cancer.
"Red used to be my favourite colour but I have seen so much of
blood that now I hate red. The colour irritates me.".
It is easy to fall in love with Katrina: Salman Khan:
Actor
Salman Khan, who reportedly once dated Katrina Kaif, says it is easy to fall in love with her.
11.07.2012:
Bihar cricket bodies bowl beamers at Lalu:
Lalu Prasad Yadav
The Association of Bihar Cricket and Cricket Association of Bihar
today charged the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Bihar Cricket Association of
committing financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 50 lakh, which the
BCCI had granted for development of the game in the state in 2008.
"The BCA has gobbled up the money meant for developing cricket
infrastructure in the state as it has maintained no record as to how the
money was spent," ABC executive president Premranjan Patel and CAB
president Aditya Verma told reporters at a joint press conference here.
BCCI working committee to meet on July 16:
The BCCI Working Committee will meet in Delhi on July 16 to discuss
and ratify the recommendations made by the technical committee for an
overhaul of domestic cricket.
"It's a routine meeting. It would discuss recommendations of the
technical committee and the special committee (formed in the previous
working committee meeting for improving the domestic cricket set up),"
BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale told.
Sehwag unveils ICC World T-20 trophy in Indore:
Virender Sehwag on Wednesday unveiled the ICC World Twenty20 Championship trophy at a function in Indore.
In a statement issued on the occasion, Sehwag said the excitement
is building across the world as the ICC World T20, to be held in
September-October this year in Sri Lanka, is nearing.
New double in mix: Sania mother in team:
Sania Mirza with mother Naseema
Sania Mirza’s mother Naseema is among the five support staff who will
be assisting the Indian tennis team at the Olympics. The All India
Tennis Association (AITA) that has been grappling with criticism over
its selection for the Games may have landed itself in yet another
controversy, given that Naseema is the only one with no real expertise
or specialisation in the field.
Many see this as a move to appease Sania, who had written a
harshly worded mail to the media after she was paired with Leander Paes
in the mixed doubles at the Olympics.
07.07.2012 :
I won't even be 41 when IPL 6 starts, says Ganguly
Turning 40 might club him in the league of veterans but Sourav
Ganguly is not yet ready to throw in the towel as far as his
participation in the next edition of IPL is concerned.
"I will take a call next season. As a matter of fact, I would not
be even 41 when the IPL 6 would begin in 2013," Ganguly, who turns 40
tomorrow, said when asked about his plans for next year's Indian Premier
League.
This despite a poor fifth season for Pune Warriors India as the team's skipper.
Ganguly is a believer and 40 is just a number for him.
"40 is just a number to me. For me life is simple and consistent.
It (the age) does not matter to me, it makes no difference at all.
Taking a dig at his detractors, India's most successful Test
captain had earlier said: "I'm also a human and prone to failures.
Somehow you have to deal with it. Many captains have failed (in the IPL)
but it's Sourav Ganguly who always makes the headlines."
Asked to pick his finest moment as a cricketer, the stylish
left-hander, who guided India to the 2003 World Cup final, said his
entire life has been satisfying.
"I cherish my entire life. I've been blessed with a life full of
good memories," Ganguly, who has the most number of Test wins (21) as
captain of India, said.
At the same time, he refused to talk about former coach Greg
Chappell with whom he had a stormy relationship, leading to his ouster
from the Indian team in 2005.
Sachin Tendulkar watches Novak Djokovic play Roger Federer during a
semifinals match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at
Wimbledon.
Hope I am lucky enough to get Arjuna Award this time: Yuvraj
Yuvraj Singh, who has recovered from a rare germ cell cancer, feels
"honoured" that the BCCI has again sent his nomination for the
prestigious Arjuna award and is hoping that he will be more lucky this
time.
"It's an honour that BCCI has nominated my name for the Arjuna
Award. This is the second time that my name has been nominated and I
hope that I am lucky enough to get it," Yuvraj told mediapersons at the
launch of the "YouWeCan" an initiative by Yuvraj Singh Foundation, to
spread awareness about cancer detection.
The BCCI has decided to nominate Yuvraj for the award.
Incidentally, the BCCI's decision came after a miscommunication with the
Sports Ministry regarding the last date for filing the nomination form.
Why nobody wants to play with Leander Paes:
Saina Nehawl wins the Indonesia Open Badminten Cup by defeting muroli - China player with 13-20,22-20,21-19. This is her third cup in Saina's carrier i.e. 1.Switzerland - 2009, 2.Thailand - 2010 & 3.Indonesia - 2012
Sourav Ganguly welcomes Paes' decision to play in Olympics:
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly today welcomed the decision by
Leander Paes to participate in next month's Olympics after threatening
to pull out for being paired with lower-ranked Vishnu Vardhan.
Paes- Stepanek win, Sania-Bhupathi crash out of Wimbledon:
Indian tennis stalwarts Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, who were
locked in a selection row for the London Olympics recently, saw their
fortunes take different turns today with the former reaching the third
round of the men's doubles event while the latter crashed out of mixed
doubles competition of the Wimbledon here.
The French Open champion pair of Bhupathi and Sania Mirza, who
later joined the selection row by lashing out at the AITA for using her
as a "bait" to pacify Paes, suffered a crushing 3-6 1-6 defeat to
Australian P Hanley and A Kudryavtseva in a 50-minute mixed-doubles
match at the All England Club here.
However, Paes -- who confirmed his participation in the Olympics
just yesterday -- and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek notched up a 6-2
6-4 7-6 (5) victory over Isreali combination of Jonathan Erlich and Andy
Ram in a gruelling two hour and 20 minutes battle.
Seeded fourth in the tournament, Paes and Stepanek rode on their batter serves and broke their rivals twice in the first set.
Maximum state players in Olympics due to sports policy, says Haryana CM:
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said that it is
due to the sports policy of the state government that maximum number of
players from Haryana are participating in the upcoming London Olympics.
To inspire the players, the government has revised the award
money given to the medal winners in sporting events, an official source
said.
An official release quoting Hooda said that as per the revised
sports policy, Rs 11 lakh each would be given to those competing in the
Olympics.
Winners of gold medal would be given prize money of Rs 2.50
crore, silver medallist would get Rs 1.50 crore whereas winners of
bronze medal would receive prize money of Rs one crore.
He said that out of the seven selected boxers for London Games,
five are from Haryana and all the three players who have qualified in
wrestling are from the state.
Hooda said that with a view to inspire the players, winners of
gold and silver medal in Olympics, Asian Games and medal winners in
other international competitions are being given employment as per their
capability.
Under this policy, the state government has given employment to 398 players.
He said that with a view to strengthen sports structure, 13 academies have been set up.
Players honoured with Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award and Bhim Award are being given Rs 5,000 every month.
Spot fixing: I-T gives clean chit to banned IPL players:
The Income Tax department has given a clean chit to the five banned
domestic cricketers, who were involved in the IPL spot-fixing fiasco,
from any misconduct or receiving kickbacks in order to fix matches.
The department, which conducted an investigation into the
financial transactions of the five players for charges of spot-fixing,
found that the cricketers have not received any pecuniary benefit in
cash or by the way of fund deposits in their accounts.
The five players -- TP Sudhindra, Shalabh Srivastava, Mishra,
Amit Yadav and Abhinav Bali were also questioned by the I-T sleuths at
their special unit office in the national capital after a TV channel
aired the sting operation.
Sushil Kumar front-runner in race to be Olympic flag bearer:
Olympic bronze-medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar has emerged as the
front-runner to be India's flag bearer at the London Olympics opening
ceremony.
Besides Sushil, the Indian Olympic Association had shortlisted
Beijing Olympics gold-medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra,
bronze-medallists boxer Vijender Singh and tennis veteran Leander Paes
for the flag bearer's role in London.
The names have been shortlisted and the announcement would be made in
the next two to three days," IOA acting-President Vijay Kumar Malhotra
told reporters here.
Ind vs SL: Sehwag, Zaheer set to return for Sri Lanka tour:
The fit-again duo of opening batsman Sehwag and pacer Zaheer Khan is
all set to return to the Indian squad after missing the Asia Cup when
the selectors meet here tomorrow to choose the side for the upcoming
cricket tour of Sri Lanka.
The duo, along with Zaheer's pace understudy Umesh Yadav, sat out of the Asia Cup in Bangladesh in March on fitness grounds.
