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Dates for Ranchi Games finalised

May 26, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

After five postponements, the Indian Olympic Association on Tuesday said that the 34th National Games will be held from December 9-22 in Jharkhand. The Games, originally scheduled to be held in 2007, were first postponed due to delay in infrastructure construction.

After another three postponement due to one reason or the other, the Games were slated to be held in November-December last year only to get postponed as the dates clashed with the Assembly polls in the state.

State capital Ranchi will host 24 disciplines, including athletics, badminton, shooting and aquatics. Dhanbad and Jamshedpur will stage six and four disciplines respectively, an IOA release said.

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South Korea stun champions China to win Uber Cup

May 16, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

South Korea stunned champions China 3-1 to win their first Uber Cup on Saturday and snap a run of five final losses to the badminton powerhouse.

Unheralded Bae Seung-hee upset world number one Wang Yihan 23-21 21-11 in the first singles match before Lee Hyo-jung and Kim Min-jung ground out a comeback 18-21 21-12 21-15 win over top-ranked doubles pair Ma Jin and Wang Xiaoli.

Wang Xin kept China’s hopes alive with a 21-14 16-21 21-7 victory against Sung Ji-hyun but Lee Kyung-won and Ha Jung-eun sealed the championship when they toppled Olympic champions Du Jing and Yu Yang 19-21 21-14 21-19.

South Korea’s triumph broke their opponents’ unbeaten record in the prestigious biennial women’s team tournament, China having won all six titles since 1998.

The loss was also at odds with China coach Li Yongbo’s confident pre-match prediction.

“The final will be tough but the outcome will be the same. We will win again,” Li told Chinese state news agency Xinhua.

(Writing by Ian Ransom; Editing by Ken Ferris; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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Full, comprehensive security for Commonwealth Games: Chidambaram

September 7, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Sep 7 (ANI): Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram on Monday assured full and comprehensive security will be provided during the Commonwealth Games to be held in October 2010 in Delhi.

Speaking to a private news channel on the security arrangements for the Commonwealth Games, Chidambaram said the participating countries need not have any fear.

“I make this promise that the Commonwealth Games will be conducted under full and comprehensive security. Nobody need fear, no country need fear,” Chidambaram said.

The England shuttlers pulled out of the World badminton Championship (WBC) held in August at Hyderabad, fearing terror attack.

Chidambaram himself witnessed some of the final events at the WBC sitting in the common visitors gallery, to allay any apprehension on the security front.

Noting that threat faced by political leaders should not be underestimated, Chidambaram said, “If a political leader faces a threat, he has to be provided security and I think the government is committed to provide security to every political leader who faces a threat.”

He also negated the reports published in a section of the media, that the security cover by the National Security Guard (NSG) provided to some of the politicians would be withdrawn. (ANI)

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Rahul Dravid at a fund raising campaign for poor

September 5, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Bangalore, Sep 5 (ANI): Cricketer Rahul Dravid graced a weeklong fund raising campaign called ‘Joy of Giving Week’ for the poor and downtrodden in Bangalore.

The scheme has been conceptualised by ‘Give India’ an organization, which works with voluntary groups all over the country.

The stars and celebrities from all walks of life including Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, former badminton player Prakash Padukone and corporate bigwigs have extended support to the cause.

“It is a great concept to get so many people together. It is not necessarily just about celebrities and the well known figures. It is really about each one of us, every one of us, in our own small way contributing during that week and just getting a movement together which is something that can grow into something really big in the years to come,” said Dravid.

The weeklong scheme would include giving clothes to the needy, helping orphanages, providing school bags, health aid and educational support to the downtrodden. (ANI)

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President Patil presents National Sports awards to 25 sportspersons

August 29, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Aug.29 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Saturday presented the National Sports awards to 25 sportspersons at an impressive ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhawan here.

In a unique departure from established tradition, the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award was presented to three sportspersons – two boxers and a wrestler – for the first time.

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was presented to woman boxer M C Marykom and Beijing bronze medalist boxer Vijender Singh, and to wrestler Sushil Kumar.

The country’s best boxer and four-time World Champion, MC Mary Kom, got the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna after applying for it for the past three years.

Vijender Kumar got the highest national sports award a year after he won the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics, while wrester Sushil Kumar also got the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award a year after winning India a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics.

Sushil said the recognition would be a huge fillip for wrestling in India and the country can look forward to more medals in future.

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal received the Arjuna award for her excellent show in the last one year, as also cricketer Gautam Gambhir.

Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand achieved the rare feat of being the only sportsperson in the nation to have won the Khel Ratna, the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shree and now the ronacharya award due to Saina Nehwal’s superb performance. (ANI)

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Two boxers, one wrestler to get Khel Ratna award

August 29, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Aug.29 (ANI): The President, Pratibha Devisingh Patil, will confer the national sports awards on 25 sportspersons on Saturday.

For the first time, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award will be presented to two boxers-woman boxer M C Marykom and Beijing bronze medalist boxer Vijender Singh, and wrestler Sushil Kumar.

The country’s best boxer and four-time World Champion, MC Mary Kom, gets the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna after applying for it for the past three years.

Vijender Kumar gets the highest national award a year after he won the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics, while wrester Sushil Kumar also gets the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award a year after winning India a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics.

Sushil said the recognition would be a huge fillip for wrestling in India and the country can look forward to more medals in future.

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal will receive the Arjuna award for her excellent show in the last one year, as also cricketer Gautam Gambhir.

Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand will achieve a rare feat when he receives the Dronacharya award.

He is the only sportsperson in the nation to have won the Khel Ratna, the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shree and now the Dronacharya award due to Saina Nehwal’s superb performance. (ANI)

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Indian prodigy boy completes PhD in physics at the age of 21

August 29, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Bangalore, Aug 28 (ANI): After creating waves by completing Bachelors’ degree at the age of 10 and Masters at 12, Tathagat Avatar Tulsi, well known as child prodigy has achieved another milestone by becoming a PhD in Physics.

He has completed his doctorate in Physics at the age of 21 from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, spending six years like anyone else.

Tulsi has the special distinction of being one of the world’s youngest scientists.

He credited his family members especially his father for helping him achieve the feat.

“Of course, there is some gift part there. I cannot ignore that because not all six-year-old boys are that sharp in Maths and have that kind of memory, which I had. So I think that there was a gift and I feel very lucky that I got proper environment in terms of my family members particularly my father. He did his best to encourage my talent,” said Tulsi.

The young Indian scientist has an invite from the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, Canada, for post- doctoral work.

But he wants to continue his research in software development for quantum computing, the super fast future of number crunching in India given a chance and proper funding.

He said that he hopes to set up his own quantum computing company someday and is working hard for it.

Tulsi got a place for himself in the Guinness Book of World Records for holding MSc in physics from Patna University, at the age of 12 years and 2 months in 1999.

A native of Bihar, he was born into a lower middle-class family on September 9, 1987. His over ambitious parents wanted him to finish studies at the very young age to break all the world records.

Apart from spending his time amid an array of computers, Tulsi likes to play badminton, snookers, billiards and loves to listen to music. (ANI)

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Saina to miss China Masters

August 21, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Hyderabad, Aug 21(ANI): Badminton star Saina Nehwal will not participate in the China Masters Open due to negligence on part of the Badminton Association of India (BAI), who forgot to send her entry for the tournament on time.

The World Number seven expressed disappointment over her missing the tournament.

“We actually sent it one day later, and it was not accepted. It is really a sad thing because I played semis there last year and ya I’ll be losing some of my ranking points. Nothing can be done now, I just have to train and get my points back by playing tournaments after that,” said Nehwal.

The China Masters Super Series Badminton Tournament will be played from September 15-20. (ANI)

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Saina Nehwal makes a triumphant return home

June 28, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Hyderabad, June 28 (ANI): After winning her first ever super series badminton title in Indonesia, Saina Nehwal arrived in Hyderabad, her home city on Saturday.

Ranked number eight in the world, Nehwal won her first super series event in Indonesia on June 21, raising India’s hopes of a strong performance at the World Championships to be staged here in August.

Nehwal who is the world junior champion beat China’s Lin Wang 12-21 21-18 21-9, having lost to world number three at the Singapore Super Series the previous week.

However, her dream of pocketing back-to-back titles went up in smoke as Chinese qualifier Xin Wang stunned the second-seeded Indian in the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament at Johor Bahru on Friday (June 26).

“I don’t want to compare myself with players who have already won that. So I tried to compare with the Chinese but it is really great, fantastic. Now I think I will be able to win more super series event and I look forward to win some bigger events like All England Championship. (Q. What happened in Malaysia?) I was little bit tired because it was really tough tournament. I played all the top 20 players in the tournament from day one, it was really hectic,” said Nehwal.

Nehwal, 19, became the first Indian woman to reach the Olympic singles quarter-finals in Beijing last year. (ANI)

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Nature and colours merge on canvas

April 5, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Pune-based artist Madhuri Bhaduri is inspired by the bright shades of nature, which seep into her works in vivid patches of oil paint.

The artist showed her works at the Romain Rolland Gallery at the Allaince Francaise in the capital March 28-31 in a solo exhibition titled ‘Madhuri Bhaduri – The Theme – In backdrop – On Canvas’. It was presented by Ragini Gallery.

The medium to large format works were mostly in oil – a medium which artists rarely experiment with these days as it takes longer to dry. ‘But even then I prefer oil,’ Bhaduri told IANS while she was here for the exhibition. The artist has been at work for more than two decades now.

Most of the works are abstract. Patches of colour come together on the canvas to convey crystalline and geometric hints of natural contours like mountains, valleys, plains, rivers and plateaus. The floating mysterious shapes – distinctly cubist – blend into each other, forming a homogeneous landscape.

Bhaduri, a graduate of SNDT University, says: ‘Painting for me is a quest for depth within the organised space of the canvas, a narration of inner experiences through the sharply defined play of texture and the rippling warmth of light and colour.’

Born in 1958 into a family of sporting professionals, Bhaduri spent her early years playing badminton and became a national champion in the game. After graduating in economics from Fergusson College, Bhaduri acquired a postgraduate degree in Arts and Painting from SNDT. She has more than 60 solo shows to her credit, both in India and abroad. She also works with acrylic, stained glass and mixed media.

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Saina fails to reach Indian Open semi-final

March 28, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Hyderabad, Mar 27 (ANI): India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal bowed out of the Indian Open on Friday after losing a tough quarter-final encounter of the Women’s singles badminton to Malaysia’s Julia Pei Xian.

World number nine, Saina lost to fifth-seed, Xian 21-12, 13-21, 18-21.

This was the fourth encounter between the two players, in which Saina leads 3-1.

Saina was put on the back foot right from the start as her Malaysian rival opened up a 4-0 lead. But, Saina came back strongly to draw level at 6-6 and then grabbed the lead at 10-13. The Malaysian pocketed two more points but Saina soon raced away, winning the game 21-12.

But in the next game the Malaysian walked away with the second game 21-13. The third game witnessed a see-saw battle as the duo moved neck and neck from 6-6 to 14-14.

The home favourite put up a brave fight and narrowed the gap to 19-18 but the Malaysian had the last laugh. (ANI)

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Force India launches a reality show

February 11, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Mumbai, Feb 11 (ANI): Force India launched a reality show in collaboration with an entertainment channel in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Airline baron Vijay Mallya along with Bollywood star Deepika Padukone and video jockey Rannvijay, flagged off the hunt.

Twenty girls will be short listed through auditions to take part in the show at the end of which four will be selected to become the speed divas for the Force India team.

The four chosen girls will travel with the Force India team to the Formula One Grand Prix’s around the world and they will also get a chance to feature in the Force India calendar to be shot by Atul Kasbekar.

Talking to mediapersons, Deepika Padukone said that she used to play badminton which required a lot of strength mental and physical and these qualities are also required in formula one racing.

“It is very fast sport and you have to be really quick on your feet and it’s a game that requires a lot of strength mental and physical. I think these are some of the qualities that racing also requires,” said Padukone.

Narain Karthikeyan became India’s first Formula One driver in 2005.

India will host its first Formula One grand prix in 2010. (ANI)

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Force India launches a reality show

February 11, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Mumbai, Feb 11 (ANI): Force India launched a reality show in collaboration with an entertainment channel in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Airline baron Vijay Mallya along with Bollywood star Deepika Padukone and video jockey Rannvijay, flagged off the hunt.

Twenty girls will be short listed through auditions to take part in the show at the end of which four will be selected to become the speed divas for the Force India team.

Talking to mediapersons, Deepika Padukone said that she used to play badminton which required a lot of strength mental and physical and these qualities are also required in formula one racing.

Narain Karthikeyan became India’s first Formula One driver in 2005.

India will host its first Formula One grand prix in 2010. (ANI)

Prime Minister nominated for “NDTV Indian of the Year award”

January 17, 2009 By Rajesh Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Jan17 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been nominated for the Indian of the year 2009 award.

Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra , Cine actor Naseeruddin Shah and ISRO Chief G Madhavan Nair are amongst a few chosen for the run to win this prestigious award, sponsored by January 2.

The news channel announced the nominees in six categories in the Capital on Friday. The awards will be conferred on Wednesday.

Golfer Jeev Milkha Singh, Chess Champion V Anand, Indian cricket team captain M S Dhoni, Badminton player Saina Nehwal and Olympic Bronze metal winner Vijender Singh were nominated in the Sports category. Industrialists Ratan Tata and Mukesh Ambani, Bankers Deepak Parekh and Kundapur Vaman Kamath have been nominated for the award in the Business section.

In the Arts and Culture section, the nominees are distinguished painter MF Hussain, artist Subodh Gupta, Kiran Setha and writer Arvind Adiga.

The jury for selecting the winner includes Shashi Tharoor, Harshe Bhogle, Fali S Nariman, Anu Aga, Rahul Bajaj and William Dalrymple.(ANI)

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Saina Nehwal enters final of World Junior Badminton Championship

November 3, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

Pune, Top seed Saina Nehwal, India”s badminton sensation, has entered into the finals of World Junior Badminton Championships in Pune today.

Nehwal will clash with ninth seed Sayaka Sato of Japan in the finals.

She had no problems in quelling the challenge of third seed Shixian Wang and took just 37 minutes to sent packing the Chinese 22-20 21-12.

Nehwal is the first Indian to reach the World juniors final twice.

In the last world junior championships in Incheon, South Korea in 2006, Nehwal had won silver medal.

The BWF World Junior Championships (also known as the World Junior Badminton Championships) is a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to crown the best junior badminton players (under-19) in the world. (ANI)

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Dates for Ranchi Games finalised

South Korea stun champions China to win Uber Cup

Full, comprehensive security for Commonwealth Games: Chidambaram

Rahul Dravid at a fund raising campaign for poor

President Patil presents National Sports awards to 25 sportspersons

Two boxers, one wrestler to get Khel Ratna award

Indian prodigy boy completes PhD in physics at the age of 21

Saina to miss China Masters

Saina Nehwal makes a triumphant return home

Nature and colours merge on canvas

Saina fails to reach Indian Open semi-final

Force India launches a reality show

Force India launches a reality show

Prime Minister nominated for “NDTV Indian of the Year award”

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